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First, I'm not tech illiterate but I am an old head who has difficulty sorting through all of the crap online to find the answers I need. I'm hoping someone here has experience in what I'm looking for. Background: I have an electrical service company. I need to be able to build an estimate in front of the customer and have the capability to print the estimate as a contract for them. I have an app that I'm currently using and need to run android for it. Question: what is a good tablet and mobile printer setup that won't break the bank while providing good functionality? Price is a factor, and my previous experience with tablets was the click and wait because of a lack of processing power.

Thanks to all who respond.

First, I'm not tech illiterate but I am an old head who has difficulty sorting through all of the crap online to find the answers I need. I'm hoping someone here has experience in what I'm looking for. Background: I have an electrical service company. I need to be able to build an estimate in front of the customer and have the capability to print the estimate as a contract for them. I have an app that I'm currently using and need to run android for it. Question: what is a good tablet and mobile printer setup that won't break the bank while providing good functionality? Price is a factor, and my previous experience with tablets was the click and wait because of a lack of processing power. Thanks to all who respond.

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Are they the same level as an iPad compared to an average tablet?

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Samsung tablets are up there with iPads and the Surface. Again you're paying for features and build quality.

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Processing power is the only feature im concerned with. I hope I don't have to pay for all of the other features just to get the one I need.

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Yeah, by 'features' I meant the CPU and memory. And ports. Having enough RAM and sufficient ports is as important as the CPU, trust me on this. If you don't need a high resolution screen that should save you some $$.

Otherwise pretty much all tablets do the same things these days, some just do them much faster.

Have you considered emailing the document instead of printing it? I know a piece of paper is nice but I've yet to see a good solution for printing while on the road. Other than one of those places that does printing, like Staples.

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I have a galaxy tab A 10.1. No processing power issues, at all. For a single use case it'll be overkill, and it's under 200.

Printer... Couldn't say. If people insist on paper I would preprint estimates with blanks and fill them in by hand. Printers are nothing but headaches.