From the Mailbag
BUTCH needs a decent portable charger for his phone. He saw several during a recent trip to Walmart and wants to know which one he should buy.
Out of the list you sent me, THIS ONE is the one I would buy. You can charge two devices at the same time and the 20,000 mAh capacity will give you plenty of juice. You will probably be able to charge your phone at least 3-4 times before you need to recharge the portable charger.
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RHIANNON saw a 10.1" ONN brand Android tablet at Walmart and wants to know if it is any good?
I think she is referring to THIS TABLET on sale for $129 at the Walmart Web site. She wants to use this tablet mainly to surf the Web and watch streaming video. It should be OK for that.
A few warnings . . .
The built-in speakers are probably not very good, especially at high volume. They will probably lack bass and sound a little tinny.
The front and rear cameras are both only 5MP. This is adequate but very low-res by today's standards. Assuming you have a late model phone, it probably has better cameras than this tablet.
It only comes with 32GB of built-in storage. You will definitely want to pick up at least a 128GB microSD card to supplement that.
Having said all that, the reviews on the Walmart Web site are good - 4½ stars on 22 ratings - and the price is right. However, you are not going to get everything for that price. So long as you understand the shortcomings, then I think this tablet will be fine for you.
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SARA wants to start an audio podcast and is looking for a microphone recommendation.
This is an easy one. I have seen at least a dozen different podcasters using the Blue Yeti.
At this time, it has 4½ stars on 21,170 ratings! At $130 it is pricey but you cannot go wrong with numbers like that.
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