[Q] Need advice on Tablet purchase for wife

[lartomar2002]

I want to buy my wife a 7" tablet for Christmas. Desired specs are: Android 2.2+, easily rooted and market install(I have rooted and installed market on a Pandigital Novel 7" table and a Viewsonic Gtab with a lot of help from members). She primarily uses it for crossword puzzles(shortz) and web surfing. I would like for it to be able to access a ad-hoc wifi, the Pandigital(hers) can not do this. I do not think she would need a lot of storage(memory?). Would 512mb of ram and 1ghz processor be over-kill? And it needs to be in the $150.00-$200.00 range. Could go slightly higher for an exceptional deal. Thanks

 

[TxGoat]

I'm waiting for Verizon to offer the 4G Xoom again for $199.00 They have the "certified pre-owned" right now at that price, but I don't think I'll buy a used one knowing that they were selling a new one for the same price. Everyone I talk to at Verizon claims they won't be offering the Xoom again new at that price, which is fine by me. I have no problem buying a different Tablet from a different provider. A guide here suggested the Kindle Fire which is a little intriguing for the price but I wish they had a free 3G version for purchases. What good is a Wifi only device if you're giving it to someone that doesn't have free Wifi in their area?