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Originally Posted by chilswelluk
I take your point, but I have decided to buy the Asus tablet. I looked at a range of Samsung tablets, but the specs seem to fall behind the Asus tablet. I have also read a few articles directly bench marking the Asus tablet with a number of Samsung tablets. As for the iPad, it's hardware does not seem significantly better than the Asus tablet, also no internal card slot is a deal breaker. In light of this I would find it very hard to justify the cost.
Despite my thinking, I do acknowledge it may not be wise to rely on one device. As such I plan to take a very cheap Android phone (probably a few years old off ebay) as a backup in case the tablet breaks. But I hope with a waterproof / shock proof case the tablet will be fine.
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Just my two cents but buyer beware. The build quality of the ASUS stuff isn't great. Sure, for the price you get a great spec and for sitting at home watching movies and playing Candy Crush that's all well and good - if it dies it's no great loss, you can send it in for a warranty repair.
Out in Whereveristan, when you are both putting greater physical demands on it and relying on it for navigation failure is probably a touch more inconvenient! I'd be going for a proven premium brand with a huge worldwide presence and known reliability, like Samsung.
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