I am a college student looking to purchase a tablet because the cost of my textbooks for this semester is ridiculous. I am studying health science and physical therapy and will be using the tablet for mostly non-science books. I think I have narrowed it down to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 and a refurbished 3rd generation iPad. As I said earlier, the most important thing for the tablet is to support textbooks. I will also use the tablet for browsing the internet. I am familiar with both operating systems. Are there any differences in the textbook aspect of each tablet and what are the differences between each tablet?
Another thing that I am concerned about is at some point a few years from now, whether Apple will stop supporting updates for older iPads. I bought an itouch in 2010 and Apple has since stopped supporting updates for it. My ipod can no longer download new apps and is extremely glitchy. I would hate to spend money on an iPad and only be able to use it for a few years.
Also, what are people's opinions on the Lenovo A10 tablet and the Lenovo Idea Pad 9.7? I don't love that these don't have a physical home button, but if someone spoke highly of it, I would considering purchasing one of these.
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