My daughter has dyslexia and the school told us that Learning Ally is a great source for audio books. The problem I’m running into is that Learning Ally will not work with any of our devices. I don’t want to spend a lot so an iPad is not an option. Learning Ally will not work with Fire tablets , Nook e-readers or my Windows RT tablets either. She’ll wear headphones so sound quality is not real important but she’ll need to follow along on the device while it reads to her so the screen quality would matter some.
Learning Ally will work with Full windows, Android 4.1 or higher. It will work on Chromebooks also but think those would be to expensive. Does anyone have any experience with the NuVision tablets that go on sale on Microsoft? I really wish it would work with the Fire tablets since something similar to it would probably work the best. Thanks
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<p>If you're on a budget and OK with a Chromebook, check out the Dell Chromebook 11 ($215) or HP Chromebook 14 ($170). Yes, Chromebooks are limited in what they can do, but you may want to consider these options.</p>
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<p>I agree entirely with the previous commenter, <em>jimchamplin</em>, that "NuVision tablets are junk". However I beg to differ with the remainder of his statement, suggesting an iPad/Nexus would be ideal, for they are far from being "great little machines".</p><p>The suggestion from <em>AnOldAmigaUser</em> to look into purchasing a 7" to 8" Windows tablet, is most certainly words of wisdom. You already alluded to the Windows tablets, HP Stream 7 and the Dell Venue 8 Pro.</p><p>I personally purchased a Lenovo ThinkPad 8 Windows 8.3" tablet in late 2014. The main specifications are a WUXGA 1920×1200 (16:10) resolution IPS screen (slightly larger than full HD), 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage space, a microSD card slot for additional storage, and Intel's Ivy Bridge Atom (Bay-Trail) CPU. It currently runs Windows 10 x64 Pro.</p><p>Rather than carry a cumbersome laptop, I use this device during the day and it does everything I need it to do when out of the office, executes Adobe Photoshop CC (2017) x64 without issue, and it also come equipped with the optional 4G LTE connectivity too for when there's no Wi-Fi.</p><p>(Not that it's relevant to your query, but for the sake of completeness, the ThinkPad 8 also has a GPS sensor that works great with maps.google.com and the UWP Windows Map app.)</p><p>I do recall checking eBay in the fall of 2016 for a brand-new Lenovo ThinkPad 8 for my sister. I purchased a brand-new (unopened box) one for her for about £225 (US$292). Considering I purchased mine for about £425 (US$552) when these were being sold direct from Lenovo in late 2014, I believe a price tag of £225 (US$292) represents value for money.</p><p>It's about two years since Lenovo, HP, and Dell have discontinued their 7" to 8" Windows tablets, as they were poor sellers, so you might pick one cheap on eBay too.</p><p>In a nutshell, my Lenovo ThinkPad 8 is for all intents and purposes my "Surface Mini", and I'm fairly confident if the price were right for you, your daughter would greatly take advantage of any 7" to 8" Windows tablet that has 4 GB RAM.</p>