Laptop/Tablet Hybrid?

[Mr Burns]

Evening!

My dad is 74 and wants to start selling on eBay, but as you can imagine he struggles with technology. He currently has a cheap notebook/laptop thing but he wants something that takes pictures, and I also think he'd find a tablet with apps easier to use than something like Windows.
An iPad would've been ideal but my dad insists on a keyboard, and I'm having trouble convincing my dad that Apple products worth the extra.
So basically I'm after a tablet with a keyboard that takes decent pictures...

Any ideas?

 

[Gally]

The market became busy with these things not long ago.

IMO... You want a keyboard that attaches to the iPad. So simple for him.

 

[Louis]

Microsoft Surface?

 

[Mr Burns]

The market became busy with these things not long ago.

IMO... You want a keyboard that attaches to the iPad. So simple for him.

Are those the rubberised keyboards I've seen, or can you get proper plug-in keyboards?

 

[Mr Burns]

Microsoft Surface?

Too expensive... He's too old to benefit from spending large amounts.

 

[ForceIndia]

What's the budget?

 

[Louis]

The older ones aren't too expensive are they?

 

[Daz...]

Either older iPad as suggested or an iPad mini? Either can be used with a keyboard and are so much easier for people to use who aren't the best with new tech.

 

[Mr Burns]

I'd say something around the region of £300. It's literally for eBay and nothing more.

 

[Daz...]

£240 for a new iPad mini 2 and then just add a keyboard or case with one built in.

 

[ForceIndia]

I'd say something around the region of £300. It's literally for eBay and nothing more.

Any tablet and keyboard combo will work. Install the ebay app, use the inbuilt camera for taking pictures.
I'd go for a full size tablet, at 74 the eyes don't tend to work quite as well!

 

[Padso]

Have a look at the Acer w700p

 

[Knuckles]

If your dad is used to a regular sized keyboard I wouldn't recommend a regular sized iPad or iPad mini.

I had a keyboard/stand for my old iPad 4 and it was a bit awkward to use for big documents. Granted, it was much better than the on screen keyboard but still.

I got an iPad pro when they came out and got a keyboard case for it for when it arrived. From the off it was perfect. Perfect size for typing and works so well with the larger screen.

But, they're mega bucks (for a tablet) so unless you can find a cheap used one or convince him it's what he needs then I don't think it's for him.

Have you taken him into Apple/currys/John Lewis for a play on them?

 

[iain187]

Love my surface pro - might be worth seeing if you can get a surface pro 3 in budget.

 

[Oggy997]

I got my SP3 128GB i5 last year for £430 with docking station, which I then sold on for £105.