amazon fire or kindle fire is cheap and will do everything you want.
I just need a tablet to do some basic emails/online surfing (news, etc.), occasionally some very basic data entry on excel or google docs, and most of all, watching movies (on the plane, in particular). An iPad would be nice but don't have the budget for it at the moment, so I'm searching for cheaper alternatives. Don't need anything fancy... just something that does the job.

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