best back-to-school tablet buying guide for 2015

NEW YORK (TheStreet)--
Ashiny, the new laptop may be on your shopping list for the new school year.
But you can also consider lowering
The price of the tablet.
Nowadays, tablets can easily complete many tasks that students may face.
At the same time, buyers can save a lot of money by choosing a new tablet instead of a laptop.
This year\'s list includes tablets from a very small 6 inch to a very large 10 touch screens. inch models.
Our suggestions are included in Apple (AAPL -Get Report)iOS, Google\'s (GOOG -Get Report)(GOOGL -Get Report)
Android and even Microsoft (MSFT -Get Report)new Windows 10.
The price starts below $100 and the super price can reach $700. deluxe model.
Here are the ten best pills to go back to school.
Apple\'s iPad Air 2 is the leader in the tablet industry, and there is a good reason.
It has a great hardware design and great software.
The latest iPad Air 2 with 9. 7-inch, high-
The definition of touch screen is no exception.
The display is capable of providing 3.
When fully charged, 1 million pixels, battery life up to 10 hours. Apple\'s quad-core, 64-
The bit processor can handle anything you throw on it. There are high-
High quality camera in front and back, everything in a superthin (6. 1 mm)
Less than a pound of parcel.
There is a price for the quality of Apple. Wi-
Only tablets with 16 gb of internal storage start at $499, $599 64 gb models and $128 GB devices start at $699.
Adding LTE to the iPad Air 2 will cost you another $130.
Get Apple iPad Air 2 on Amazon iPad mini 3. The iPad mini 3 is a slightly smaller, cheaper version of the iPad Air 2.
The latest version of the Apple iPad mini has some innovations that are not usually available on less expensive tablets.
The latest iPad mini comes with Apple\'s iOS 8, Touch ID security, and 7. 9-inch high-
Definition touch screen, 64-
Apple A7 processor bit
High quality camera in front and back.
All of this is packed in a package that weighs less than three pounds.
A pound of coins.
Price of Wi-
The Fi version of the IPad mini 3 starts at $399 and the built-in version of 16, 64 or 499 GB starts at $599 or $128in storage.
Like its big brother, adding LTE to the iPad mini 3 will cost an extra $130.
Get Apple iPad mini 3 on Amazon Google Nexus 9But not too big)
Thin, light, beautiful.
The biggest tablet with the Google brand is the Nexus 9.
This is made by HTC for Google. This is a full-
Tablet with size 8. 9-
Inch HD touch screen but weight-
Under 15 ounces. The quad-
The core processor is 2.
NVIDIA Tegra K1 heavy land in the month.
There are 8 MP, 1.
6 MP cameras before and after.
The Nexus 9 offers 16 gb storage for $399 and 32 gb for $479.
There is also a 32 gb version built in
LTE is priced at $599.
Get Google Nexus 9 on Amazon\'s Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.
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Galaxy Tab is a mid-range modelsized, Wi-
Only powerful and attractive Fi tablets.
Released a few months ago, 8-of-
The HD resolution of the inch screen is 1024 by 768 pixels.
5 pixels and 2 pixels are measured before and after the camera. There\'s 1.
5 GB of memory and 16 GB of built-in memory
In storage, you can choose to add a Micro SD expansion card.
It runs Android 5. 0 (Lollipop)
The operating system is light weight, only 11 ounces, and it is very convenient to transport. Samsung\'s Tab A is currently priced at $229. 99.
Get Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.
0 on Amazon Kindle Fire HDX (AMZN -Get Report)
Fire, Fire HDX tablets are currently on sale--
Make it better than usual. The third-
Generation Kindle Fire HDXwith high-density, 7-
Four-inch touch screen
Core processors, 2 gb RAM, and 16 gb storage are currently priced at $179-a $20 savings.
Kindle tablet provides unlimited cloud storage for Amazon
Basic documents including books, movies, etc.
All Kindle tablets are running on a modified version of Android so they can use many apps from the Android store, as well as any apps downloaded from Amazon\'s own online Kindle store.
Get Amazon Kindle Fire HDX on Amazon Kindle Fire 6, the smallest tablet on our backto-
List of schools for Amazon Kindle Fire.
But this is not a toy.
Its extremely compact look inside is a tablet that will surprise you. From the 1. 5 GHz quad-
Core processor to 6-
Inch HD touch screen, front and rear camera, built in 8 gb or 16 gbin storage.
The Kindle tablet also offers unlimited free cloud storage.
The Kindle Fire 6 costs $99, which is a bit heavier than it looks (
Due to the large rechargeable battery inside)
But still perfect for smaller hands and exploring minds.
Get Amazon Kindle Fire 6 on Amazon Lenovo Tab 2 A710 Lenovo (LNVGY)
Produce a full range of tablets, including a very affordable Tab 2 A7-10.
As you might guess, its movement is 7-
Inch touch screen.
This is combined with 1. 3 GHz, quad-Core ARM Cortex
A7 processor, 1 gb RAM, 8 gb internal storage and small front-end-facing camera.
It runs on Android 4.
4 operating system.
Tab 2 A7-it\'s true
The size of the 10 is slightly smaller, but the price is also lower: only $79.
Get Lenovo Tab 2 A7-
Asus knows how to make affordable Android tablets.
It\'s the company behind the Nexus 7 two-generation tablet.
So, it\'s not surprising that one of its own brand equipment is produced on the back of this year --to-school list.
The MeMO Pad 8 is slightly larger than the Nexus 7. It has an 8-inch (1,280 by 800)
HD touch screen, 1 gb RAM, 16 gb of internal storage, plus one year of cloud storage, 2 megapixels and 5 megapixels camera, battery life is 9 hours after charging.
The retail price originally suggested in 2014 was $199.
You can now find memo 8 for less than $100.
Get Asus MeMO Pad 8 on AmazonHP 10 Hewlett-Packard (HPQ -Get Report)
Produce an impressive range of tablets including HP 10 and HP 10 Plus. These are full-
The size of the Android tablet is to compete in price with tablets such as Apple\'s ipad and Google\'s Nexus 9.
There are 10 big ones. 1-
Inch touch screen (
1080 by 800 pixels)
And run on Android 4. 4.
2 operating system.
HP monthly Quad Core
Core, when HP 10 Plus runs on 1, the A31s processor matches 1 gb of RAM. 0 GHz, quad-
Core Arm Cortex A7 chip with 2 gb ram.
Both models have 5 and 2 pixel cameras, stereo speakers and 16 gb on-board storage.
The best part is the price.
The basic model retails for $249 and the Plus for $279. 99.
Both are very affordable for large companies.
Tablets screened.
Get HP 10 on Amazon Microsoft Surface 3. Surface 3 is the only tablet to get into this list and also our back officeto-
Recommended by the school.
Unlike other tablets here, the Surface 3 runs the full PC operating system, Microsoft\'s brand new Windows 10.
This means that Surface 3 should be able to handle more complex calculations than the iOS or Android model.
It depends on what you are going to do with your tablet.
There are 10 Surface 3. 8-
Intel Atom processor and HD touch screen.
There are three configurations: $499 model for 2 gb ram and 64 gb storage and $599 version for 4 GB/128 GB.
When used purely as a tablet, thankfully you don\'t need to buy one of Microsoft\'s keyboard cases.
What Microsoft currently offers isto-
School discounts for students and teachers.