iPad mini or laptop

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Comment by Andrew on January 3, 2013 at 4:36am

An iPad is the best for portable, but the storage is little. Laptops are still the best out there. I use my laptop and iPad a lot even deployed. This is after Christmas and a few weeks later so I don't even know if this helps.

Comment by Nigel Burns on December 15, 2012 at 11:39am

Cellphone definitely! I got my girlfriend a tablet she can use it in place of a laptop, it's smaller portable and has an incredible battery life. He can play games, watch movies, watch netflix, skype, video chat, read books, listen to his music like an ipod, and countless other things with it. It's basically like an Ipad. I only paid $250.00 for this model. It's just a little smaller than an I pad but does a lot more. Here's a link if you are interested. https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_7_32gb&f... What you need to consider is they won't have wifi unless a room mate or someone close has it. A lot of sailors will pay someone with wifi like $10.00 a month to use someone that has it's service, or they can sign up for their own service, but without it a lap top or tablet would be pretty useless. My girlfriend got lucky and the girl next door has it she pays her $10.00 a month and uses her connection.

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on December 8, 2012 at 6:16pm

As Jim suggest, it is important to find out from ombudsman what electronics are allowed and what they suggest.  There is limited secure storage space and limited access to power for recharging and OPSEC considerations.