I was thinking of getting some kind of tablet for fondling - mainly music selection, just needs a browser, and maybe some browsing.
Not much in the Black Friday sale, some mid price one with a few quid off at the £150-200 mark, but a bit meh.
Then I saw that you can get a used Surface Pro from £110, that’s i5 gen 4, 4GB, no keyboard, 12" screen. Has anyone used one of these? At first sight it looks ideal…
Used iPad will be better in all the key areas: touch screen, battery life, instant on/off.
So this, say…
I’m concerned that the Surface might be less good with touch, as they usually work with a stylus, but I’ve never used one
I think for browsing and consuming media, the iPad is peerless.
The Surface is basically a full Windows laptop with associated power draw. It definitely will be less good for touch because the OS is less good for touch.
I reckon your probably right tbh. Shame, as the 12" screen on the Surface is tempting
Ok I’ve gone cheap Android tablet then 
https://www.currys.co.uk/products/lenovo-tab-m10-10.1-tablet-64-gb-grey-10245135.html
Berk.
Well it was that or a four year old iPad. I think this will be fine…
for the next 12 months until they switch off security updates for it.
A 2022 Lenovo Android tablet is likely to be better than a 2017 iPad in that respect, I would think. Apple are better than most manufacturers, sure, but not that much better
Leave him to it. 
Android tablets are utter shite.
As you will discover in due course.
Even hardcore Android phone users still buy iPads.
I can’t disagree with this.
Well I’m delighted with this shite tablet so far 
Bookmarking this thread to see how pleased Adam is after 6 months…
The will be whining.
Remember, he’s an accountant, so no penny will remain unpinched, even if it causes mucho pain.
Is it six months now? I really like the tablet, it’s a great screen size, good screen quality and it’s responsive and generally very good.
I’ve been travelling around a fair bit, and it was great to have Sky Sports while I’m away from home, on a much larger screen than my phone.
Easy to recommend, and they are regularly discounted to silly money.