If you’re planning on using it for productivity purposes, rather than as a detached-keyboard Windows PC, then the iPad is your best choice (Pro devices being th

If you’re planning on using it for productivity purposes, rather than as a detached-keyboard Windows PC, then the iPad is your best choice (Pro devices being the best option, new or used). Amazon-curated Android-based Fire tablets are cheaper, but with a shorter lifespan and dodgy expansion storage (WTF is wrong with Android platform storage?!?). If you’re located in a developing market, stick with pen, paper and bicycles: decent data throughput is a hard requirement for high-end tablet use.