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What electronic device should I get and where should I get it?

Asked by make (14points) March 1st, 2013
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I am a teenager living in the UK and I want to buy an electronic device to do this on:

Browse the internet.
Stream music.
Use Deezer (deezer.com).
Check emails.
Manage files.
Shop online.

I want to do this for as cheap as possible, so what should I get and where should I get it?

Also, I don’t mind people outside of the UK answering this, but they probably won’t know where to buy it from in the UK. Any help is greatly appreciated though!

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mrentropy's avatar

Have you looked at a Chromebook?

make's avatar

Yes, mrentropy, I have. However, they need the internet all the time. I want to be able to use my device offline. Thanks for the answer though

tom_g's avatar

@make: “I want to be able to use my device offline.”

You may have missed this in your list of intended uses.

jerv's avatar

I have a Nook Color (one of the old ones) that I bought solely due because it was easy to root/flash and turn into a full-on Android tablet for cheap. You can’t do that with the new Nook Tablet, but those cost more anyways.

make's avatar

@tom_g: I think ‘manage files’ pretty much suggested that. However, I shall make sure that I am more precise in the future.

@jerv: Thanks for your contribution, but in order to fully use Deezer I need to upload files. Although I can get apps to manage files on an android tablet I cannot have the capability to upload files onto websites. This is one of the main problems that I have been running into. Thanks for your answer though!

tom_g's avatar

@make: ”@tom_g: I think ‘manage files’ pretty much suggested that.”

It is pretty vague. Especially considering that it was listed as 1 of 6 intended uses. Also, in 2013, “manage files” doesn’t necessarily exclude purely cloud-based services.

Get a cheap Windows notebook. Then you can “manage files” and do all of the other things, which are internet-dependent.

jerv's avatar

@make I’ve uploaded as well, but generally to FTP servers. That requirement may require a netbook; I liked the value of my old Aspire One, which seemed to do better than peers that cost twice as much.

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