Carl Spiby
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Just mulling over ideas for a present, I don't want to spend lots but want the recipient to fully enjoy TPA.
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Cheapest Phone and Tablet that will run TPA well?
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do the recipients own a gaming console? get a XBL or PSN gift card for TPA, or buy a PS3! 
Jutter
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TPA is supposedly made run on even single-core devices, but you could always go for at least a dual core to be on the safe side. Don't flake out on screensize though. 10.1 inch for the win.
Perhaps it would help if you specified what "not lots" would boil down to.
Perhaps it would help if you specified what "not lots" would boil down to.
Well then, get the best, least stressful piece of hardware available...iPad!!!!!
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There's a minimum requirement for resolution as a Galaxy Ace won't download it from the market.
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Nik Barbour
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My (soon to be replaced - yay renewal time) 1ghz single core 1mb int ram Desire S plays it, I think is minimum spec, but it struggles, and needs overclock for RBION. Anything better than this should do it.
I'll bet an Samsung Galaxy SII can be had cheap now and would play very nicely! A HTC sensation goes new for £150 (dual core - nice screen - root it to get rid of sense ui).
My sister has a Note1 - that plays TPA well.
As soon as someone gives me a device to try, first thing I do is download TPA.
I've got Nexus 7 (£160 16GB / £199 32gb) no lag even in LITZ, very happy with it.
My Mum got a Kindle Fire HD which got TPA installed when I was setting it up for her- it played TOTAN (free table) nicely, but screen and processor don't compare to Nexus.
Don't buy chinese - tried a Stealth Hydro X someone at work bought - the screen quality was awful, you had to stab with your finger so hard just to get it to register. Scary thing is, the guy who bought it is my company's IT manager.
I'll bet an Samsung Galaxy SII can be had cheap now and would play very nicely! A HTC sensation goes new for £150 (dual core - nice screen - root it to get rid of sense ui).
My sister has a Note1 - that plays TPA well.
As soon as someone gives me a device to try, first thing I do is download TPA
. I've got Nexus 7 (£160 16GB / £199 32gb) no lag even in LITZ, very happy with it.
My Mum got a Kindle Fire HD which got TPA installed when I was setting it up for her- it played TOTAN (free table) nicely, but screen and processor don't compare to Nexus.
Don't buy chinese - tried a Stealth Hydro X someone at work bought - the screen quality was awful, you had to stab with your finger so hard just to get it to register. Scary thing is, the guy who bought it is my company's IT manager.
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Jutter
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Doing a bit of browsing around that Nexus 7 is probably the best bang for your buck around at the moment. It's a Tegra3 quad-core! The only cheaper candidate would have to be a smartphone rather than a tablet. But do you really picture playing this on an itsy bitsy smartphonescreen? Can be done I guess, but would that be fully enjoying?
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Ahh - the modern way to a girls heart, buy her a smartphone for TPA.
In my day - you got 'em pishky, and bought her some chips to eat whilst you were doing your thang!
Buy her an S3 you cheap Bar steward - it'll cost less than a diamond ring
(only joking mate).
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I am using the nexus 7 and it works great for TPA. I would recommend it, but make sure you spend the extra money and get the 32 gig. The smaller one will fill up to fast. Nexus 7 TPA all day........
Carl Spiby
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Haha how did you knowAhh - the modern way to a girls heart, buy her a smartphone for TPA.
In my day - you got 'em pishky, and bought her some chips to eat whilst you were doing your thang!
Buy her an S3 you cheap Bar steward - it'll cost less than a diamond ring
Yeah I completely forget about the Nexus 7
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Haha how did you know
Yeah I completely forget about the Nexus 7
Your forgetting I've got access to your Facebook page.
Nexus 7 is great - very pleased with mine. If you can swing the extra dosh, definitely get the 32gb.
Only wierd thing with the Nexus that I've not come across before, is because it's non removable simulated sd memory, you can use Titanium backup, but can't protect the backups apart from manually copying them away.
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Carl Spiby
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Your forgetting I've got access to your Facebook page.
Nexus 7 is great - very pleased with mine. If you can swing the extra dosh, definitely get the 32gb.
Only wierd thing with the Nexus that I've not come across before, is because it's non removable simulated sd memory, you can use Titanium backup, but can't protect the backups apart from manually copying them away.
Have a look at DataSync on the Android market, it will backup to the cloud and sync data across devices
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Have a look at DataSync on the Android market, it will backup to the cloud and sync data across devices
Cheers Carl! - I'll have a look on my dinner break.
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