An iPad can do wonderful things, but the price tag for the premium version — often around $1,000 — may make you wince.
Fortunately, you don’t have to splurge on Apple’s iPad Pro. Plenty of other great tablets are available — even from Apple itself — for roughly one-third the cost.
Consumer Reports recently highlighted some of its best choices for budget tablets. They are:
- Apple iPad 9.7 with 32GB of storage (Note: Apple has since released a new version of this product, the Apple iPad 10.2)
- Amazon Fire HD 8 with 16 GB of storage
- Lenovo Tab 4 8 with 16GB of storage and 2GB of memory (Note: Consumer Reports reviewed model TB-8504F of the Lenovo Tab 4 8, which since has been replaced by a newer model that boasts a better display.)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 with 32GB of storage
So, what makes these models so great? According to CR:
“Those on the list … are more than adequate for web browsing and watching episodes of ‘Glow’ on Netflix.”
Many tablets also allow you to expand storage “quickly and inexpensively” thanks to built-in micro-SD card readers, CR says — although it notes that the iPad does not offer this capability.
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