How often should you change your tablet ?

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30-07-20, 11:38
SLUDGE FACTORY

How often should you change your tablet ?

I have a Samsung galaxy tab a and I am really pleased with it but I have had it 18 months now . When should I be looking to upgrade and what signs do I need to look for to suggest its on its ars3 ?

Also how do I change the size of the letters and symbols and general set up of the screen ? It seems to have shrunk ?

Cheers
30-07-20, 14:35
SLUDGE FACTORY

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

Calling radio Moscow
30-07-20, 14:50
jon1959

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

I have got an iPad4 (32GB) - got it in early March 2013. WiFi only.

It is still going strong - although has started to freeze about once a month so I have to reboot it. Also maxed out on memory very early so can't sync photos any more and have had to delete some apps if I want to load any new.

It always goes on holiday with me.

Thought I might look at upgrading sometime around mid 2023.
30-07-20, 14:52
SLUDGE FACTORY

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by jon1959

I have got an iPad4 (32GB) - got it in early March 2013.

It is still going strong - although has started to freeze about once a month so I have to reboot it. Also maxed out on memory very early so can't sync photos any more and have had to delete some apps if I want to load any new.

Thought I might look at upgrading sometime around mid 2023.

That's a long time

How do you reboot it ?
30-07-20, 14:53
jon1959

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

That's a long time

How do you reboot it ?

Turn it off and turn it on again! :hehe:
30-07-20, 14:58
A Quiet Monkfish

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I have a Samsung galaxy tab a and I am really pleased with it but I have had it 18 months now . When should I be looking to upgrade and what signs do I need to look for to suggest its on its ars3 ?

Also how do I change the size of the letters and symbols and general set up of the screen ? It seems to have shrunk ?

Cheers

I think Samsung recommend upgrading as soon as a new version comes out..
30-07-20, 15:05
SLUDGE FACTORY

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by jon1959

Turn it off and turn it on again! :hehe:

As in the on off switch ? I do that all the time
30-07-20, 15:06
SLUDGE FACTORY

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish

I think Samsung recommend upgrading as soon as a new version comes out..

just like apple lol
30-07-20, 21:14
tforturton

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

There'll be a 'settings' tab somewhere. Usually looks like a cog wheel. Click on that and look for text/font or display settings.
30-07-20, 21:16
SLUDGE FACTORY

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by tforturton

There'll be a 'settings' tab somewhere. Usually looks like a cog wheel. Click on that and look for text/font or display settings.

sorted

Bluebirds
30-07-20, 23:08
xsnaggle

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish

I think Samsung recommend upgrading as soon as a new version comes out..

There's a surprise! :tumbleweed:
31-07-20, 11:17
Philo2

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

If your getting any performance issues with the galaxy tab you could try a "hard" restart

Hold the power button and volume down button for 7 seconds.

This will perform a complete reboot and clear anything in memory.

https://www.samsung.com/hk_en/suppor...%207%20seconds.
31-07-20, 11:30
SLUDGE FACTORY

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by Philo2

If your getting any performance issues with the galaxy tab you could try a "hard" restart

Hold the power button and volume down button for 7 seconds.

This will perform a complete reboot and clear anything in memory.

https://www.samsung.com/hk_en/suppor...%207%20seconds.

That won't affect passwords , saved downloads etc will it ?
31-07-20, 11:57
Philo2

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

No they will be kept.

If you did want to start again there will be a factory reset option buried in the menus somewhere.
31-07-20, 12:23
ToTaL ITK

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

I have an old sammy tab 4 about six years old. It is disgustingly slow with websites and is even laggy with some app games. I would like to buy a new one but they dont seem have come very far.
31-07-20, 12:32
the other bob wilson

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

My IPad is coming up to eleven years old now I believe and the battery is finally showing signs of packing up. It's also pretty slow, but not so bad as to make me think of getting a replacement - the thing that I feel will make me do that. is the increasing number of modern day apps for which it is obsolete.
31-07-20, 13:18
CCFCC3PO

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish

I think Samsung recommend upgrading as soon as a new version comes out..

I thought you were a critical thinker :hehe:

Samsung would say that- it's how Apple have made a fortune. "Look at this iphone, it is brilliant". Next iphone comes out "You must upgrade, that last iphone wasn't all that good to be honest".

If it works, and does what you need, keep it. Absolutely no need to replace just because a new version comes out.
31-07-20, 14:29
SLUDGE FACTORY

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by Philo2

No they will be kept.

If you did want to start again there will be a factory reset option buried in the menus somewhere.

cheers
31-07-20, 14:32
The Hooded Claw

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by CCFCC3PO

I thought you were a critical thinker :hehe:

Samsung would say that- it's how Apple have made a fortune. "Look at this iphone, it is brilliant". Next iphone comes out "You must upgrade, that last iphone wasn't all that good to be honest".

If it works, and does what you need, keep it. Absolutely no need to replace just because a new version comes out.

They copied that approach from the washing powder makers!
31-07-20, 20:13
CCFCC3PO

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by The Hooded Claw

They copied that approach from the washing powder makers!

Oh yes.

Ariel, gets your whites white.

New Ariel, better than the old Ariel - they'd then show the old Ariel being really shit. :hehe:
31-07-20, 21:48
SLUDGE FACTORY

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by CCFCC3PO

Oh yes.

Ariel, gets your whites white.

New Ariel, better than the old Ariel - they'd then show the old Ariel being really shit. :hehe:

my mother fell for all that
01-08-20, 07:02
Porth Pouncer

Re: How often should you change your tablet ?

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Originally Posted by jon1959

I have got an iPad4 (32GB) - got it in early March 2013. WiFi only.

It is still going strong - although has started to freeze about once a month so I have to reboot it. Also maxed out on memory very early so can't sync photos any more and have had to delete some apps if I want to load any new.

It always goes on holiday with me.

Thought I might look at upgrading sometime around mid 2023.

Photos end up taking up huge amounts of space. My Mrs had 12000 of which over half were repeats/retakes or ones of the floor. Delete them as they are often between 4 and 12 MB each when watching mindless repeats on tv or the cricket.

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