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Want to update your tablet? From top-of-the-range iPads to more affordable Androids and a bargain from Amazon, our expert reveals the best on the market
by JONATHAN MARGOLIS
Only a few times during 30-plus years keeping tabs on technology have I been surprised by how a particular genre of gadgetry has appealed chiefly to a specific age group.
One such is the way older people swiftly embraced eBook readers like the Kindle – and later took to tablets, especially Apple’s iPad.
The surprise for me was that tablets are tricky to handle if your hands are not nimble. For writing more than a short email, they are not ideal compared to a laptop or desktop. But for websites and streaming video, seeing photographs to their best advantage, video calling and shopping online, tablets are superb.