LETTERS
ISSUE386|COMPUTER SHOPPER|APRIL2020 7
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David Mullen
Memory matters
Itdrivesmeroundthe
bend!Ijustreceived
Shopper 38 5.I’mlookingfor
anewsmartphone,so
straight to the reviews, page
- None of the smartphones
listed includes RAM details.
Smartphones are,after
all, computers. Iwouldn’t
buyacomputerwithout
knowing how much RAM it
has. Whydon’t youlistRAM
forsmartphones? Please include this
information in future editions.
ChrisAdam
Restassuredthatanysmartphonegood
enough tomake it intoBest Buys,which you’re
referring to,will have sufficient RAMfor its
price.Wealways list the amount ofmemory
in each phone’s respective full review–we
include the issue dateintheBest Buysspecs
list –and in group tests.
Star of thebig screen
My partner,whohas been using a
Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2Pro with alarge
13.3in Quad HD displayrunning on Android
(it’sbeginningtogiveupthe
ghostslowlybutsurely;it’s
nearlyfiveyearsold,afterall,
so built-in redundancy is
kicking in) is asking fora
new tablet withthe same
displaycapabilities. Theywant
to read theirmagazines and
books on it without having to connns
keepzoominginandout.
WheredoIstart?Theonlythingthat
comesanywherenearitinsizeisthe
AppleiPadPro,whichcostsanabsolute
fortuneforwhatitis.Itwouldbeusedfor
occasional surfing of theweb,emailsand
typing out theodd letter. Themain thing it
is used forisasanePub reader,whichgiven
itsscreensizeisideal.
The more modern tabletstend to be a
maximum of 10in screen size and arenot
ideal forreadingon. Imention reading books
because my partner is an avid reader,being
an ex-English teacher,and can go through a
book in no time at all. The 13.3in screen is
also great forreading PDF magazines on.
So much forthe tablet revolution we
were all promised. Theyare much more
flexible than you think andyou can achieve
agreat deal, so come on manufacturers,
whereare the large tablets?
Is there anytechout there that can do
the jobbut not cost youover £1,000 to do
so?The Yoga Tablet 2Pro cost just over
£300, or thereabouts,when new.
It reminds me of carmanufacturers
who dare to bring something new to themarket annndthendonothing
wwwithitandlose
interest,onlyfora
cooompetitortopickup
thebatonsomeyears
laterandmakea
worldwide success
with it –for example,
nsightofthelatenineties,and
mealonnngwiththePriussome
yearslaterandittookoff.
Ahwell,backtothesearch...
IanPeace-BrearsNewtabletsareindeedrare,andbig-
screenedmodelsespeciallyso.Unfortunately,
ourresearchsuggeststheYoga2TabletPro
was and remains unique in offering Quad HD
forsuch alowprice,though if you can live
with Full HD,we’drecommend the Linx 12X
(Shopper360): it has a12in touchscreen and
only costs £160.Ninite fan
Regardingyourarticleonamazing
websites(Shopper385), Ithinkyou
should addninite.comto the list.
Ihaveused this foryears as an easy
means to install and updatethe usualfree
software and utilities, which everyone uses.
It’s freefor personal use,and installs the
latest versions without further input,
installing multiple appsasrequired –perfect
forsetting up anew PC or laptop.
Alasdair Henderson
(not in any wayassociated with Ninite)AremachinesBeeyond
Googgle
Howttosearch
betterr,using
differeenttools
fordifffferentkinds
ofinfoormation