The best tablets for students

The best tablets for students; a mix of tablet computers on a blue background
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Students are often painfully short of money. And so it's natural to want to seek out the absolute cheapest tablet. However, if you're using this for educational purposes, you don't want to cut off your nose to spite your face. You still want something pretty decent, both to help you be more productive in your studies, and help you relax and unwind when you get some downtime.

To help you make the right choice, we've put our tech experts to work. They've assessed a range of tablets, looking at everything from power, versatility and size to accessories and available apps. We've put this information together weighed up the pros and cons, and come up with a list of what we feel are the best tablets for students today, balancing price, power and performance.

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Editor, Digital Arts & 3D

Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.

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