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Originally Posted by AUGUY55
Bought my girlfriend the cheaper model galaxy tab 8.0 for her birthday a few weeks ago. It's great for what it is. 16 gb memory. Screen looks great. Can do all the standard droid apps that she has on her phone. It's not the fastest thing in the world but it's great for what she is using it for... And that is surfing the internet and watching netflix and stuff. Great value for the price. The battery on it is outstanding.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00JKC...&robot_redir=1
I highly recommend it if you don't wanna spend money for an iPad mini or whatever.
That's the one I was originally going to get, but after thinking about it longer I decided it was worth it for me (personally) to pony up and get the newer/better model. But I completely agree that the 8.0 is more than sufficient for 99% of the population. This is my first tablet and I wanted to get something that was on the cutting edge even if I don't truly need to specs. (which are just ridiculous on this tablet and after using it for a full day I'm extremely impressed. Hasn't lagged once and the screen is flat out amazing to look at. (SUPER AMOLED 2500x1600)
I'll be writing up a full review in the Android thread at some point and may cross post it here as well. Cheers.
Of course we all tend to "justify" our purchases and ofc I'll say I like it...but something to keep in mind is that I probably return things more than anyone I've ever met. Before I settled on a gaming headset I bought and returned 5 other pairs. It was a huge hassle to unpack each one, set it up, try it out, box it back up, go back to the store, etc, etc, but when I spend any decent amount of money I'm going to make sure I get the most out of it. I basically look for reasons to return things I buy lol.
I did take back the cover I bought at first for this tablet. The second one I bought is much, much better. (will give specifics once I put up a review in the Android thread)