Does anyone have any recommendations for a cheap tablet for notes, books and occasionally movies?
Are you looking to type notes, write notes, or both?
The 9th generation iPad (the last one with a home button) is $199 new right now, and the accessories for that model are both plentiful and being phased out, so those should be available for cheap.
Micro center has been selling the 10th Gen. for like $270 and it’s a nice upgrade over the 9. Plus USB c is cool. It’s been out for a while so accessories shouldn’t cost too much. But last year when I bought mine the only things I liked weren’t cheap.
Also the killed the folio cover which is stupid. I loved easily being able to pop on and off the cover so I don’t get it all nasty.
Xiaomi Pad 6
this is the only real answer as long as your check list includes not being killed with plastic explosives planted by terrorists
Stone. Soft.
If you can find a Samsung Galaxy Tab s5e, they’re cheap and remarkably functional for the price and size. I’ve been using one for years for light use. Mainly streaming media and internet browsing. Accessories can be a bit limited due to the age of the device.
Otherwise, an older iPad will not disappoint.
Tablets have really matured recently. Not all changes have been good but the average price for an actually usable tablet has dropped across the board.
For the ridiculous cheap broke option I’d recommend the fire 7th generation from 2017 since they’re like 20 dollars tops on ebay or similar, flash lineageos so it doesn’t have the Amazon trash.
The 5th generation is ancient from 2015, but does fine for reading (wouldn’t recommend notes on something so old, its a battle and its not very responsive), had one for about 9 years before the battery finally died on me. I’d recommend getting a cheap phone repair kit along with a protective case if you go this route, since you may need the kit to flash the things anyhow.
