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net bookor tablet fro 9 year old

nichola8676

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Posted October 17, 2011 at 4:11PM

I have a 9 year old daughter who wants a net book for xmas as well a many other things I have a budget of up to 200 pounds maximum but I dont know whether to buy her a netbook or a tablet she wants to surf the net facebook etc and also play online games such as friv and moshi monsters what should I do

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chub_tor

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Posted October 17, 2011 at 4:51PM

Here is a guide to tablets under £300 some may be £200 by now but I'm not sure that I would recommend one for a 9 year old, I would have thought that they may be a bit fragile. Netbooks are heavier and more sturdy but they nearly all come with limited RAM and Windows 7 Starter Edition - not the friendliest of interfaces. But here is a selection from Revoo

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Peter

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Posted October 18, 2011 at 9:03AM

nichola8676

Dabs have got several Acer 10.1" netbooks on offer at around the £200 mark.

Acer Netbooks on offer at Dabs

Peter.

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mobing

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Posted October 18, 2011 at 9:44AM

why not you go to ebay to compare it ,i think more choices there !

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wee eddie

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Posted October 18, 2011 at 7:23PM

Unless you have a very serious minded 9yo, I get them a Tablet.

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