Want a tablet for the wife to read PDF's

[Lumpus]

She has a ton of books and magazines mostly all in PDF format on our PC and she wants a tablet so that she can read them on the train during her commute.

Bad eyes, so prefer @10" screen
Needs to have a 'normal' USB port and ability for PC connectivity
Does NOT need Wifi, etc... won't ever connect to the Internet.
Does NOT need a keyboard... no work, just read only use
Simple is better.

Want to buy sometime around Black Friday for a Christmas gift.
Budget +/- $200

Thanks

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

All tablets will come with WiFi, so there's no getting around that. They'll also have an on-screen keyboard that pops up when the need arises. All tablets will also use a standard USB port for PC connectivity. The difference in connector lies at the tablet end, but most are micro USB.

If you don't mind buying second-hand, look at the Nexus 10. If you definitely want something brand new, look at the Lenovo Tab 2. Just don't buy a generic, unbranded tablet.

 

[jaguarskx]

Perhaps the Lenovo - Tab 2 A10-70 Android tablet for $180 will do. However, it only has 16GB of storage so you need to purchase a microSD card to more storage capacity. I think it officially supports up to a 64GB microSD card. It has a 1920x1080 resolution screen so your wife may need to increase the text size if she has poor vision.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-tab-2-a10-70-10-1-16gb-navy-blue/4097025.p?id=1219618213212



An alternative could be the following ASUS ZenPad 10 Z300C-A1-BK Android tablet for $160. Again, it only has 16GB of storage so buy a microSD card. It has a resolution of 1280x800 so by default everything will look larger on the screen compared to the above Lenovo tablet.

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ZenPad-Z300C-A1-BK-Tablet-Black/dp/B010XHCSKE/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1446566028&sr=1-6&keywords=asus+10%22+tablet+32gb


All tablets have WiFi. It can be disabled by going into the settings or by putting the tablet into airplane mode.