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I've been in search of a tablet to buy recently and I just wanted to be safe this time and make a better buy. I've previously made some mistakes in electronics, so trying to double check and do research this time.
I'm basically looking for a tablet for gaming when I'm away from home, I travel a lot for my job. The main game I'm interested in playing is Star Wars Knight of The Old Republic but sure I will be playing many other games over time. So my question is what specifications should I be looking for to play games comfortably. I do not need top of the line performance in the graphics department but it's kind of a pet peeve of mine when my devices are sluggish going from app to app and just day to day operations. Any recommendations on a specific tablet to buy would be very welcome. I do prefer android though. Thanks people for your time.

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