The iPad is a beautiful machine, and I was sorely tempted, but I was concerned about having no Flash capability and being locked into the Apple market. I wasn't sure how limited I would feel, but I knew how much flexibility I would have with Android. While getting the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was a bit of an indulgence, the one at Costco came with an instant rebate, and a free leather protective pouch. Another important factor was that Costco offers a second year of warranty for free on their tvs and computers, and I got a third year by paying for it with a Costco/Amex credit card. This saved me from having to buy a separate, extended warranty, so it's something to factor in if you are shopping for a tablet. You also have a 90-day period in which you can return almost any electronics item for a refund if you don't like it. (I'm not shilling for Costco: I have no connection with them other than as a satisfied customer. Their second year warranty saved me once when my big screen tv died in the 13th month and they did a $1000 repair for free.)

oh yes you can do all the same email functions you can on your pc, it does use that smaller virtual keyboard but it is larger than a smartphone keyboard. It took me about 2 mins to get my hotmail set up on it and the gmail was even quicker. Plus should you choose to use an app there are a LOT of email apps. I use one called better hotmail on my smartphone. But I just use what came with this tablet. I can come and post here from it too. Same things I do at my pc basically. I really am on my desktop much much less these days because I have this tablet sitting on my table beside my recliner! this one does not come with a case but there are a lot of the sleeve cases that will fit it for pretty cheap. It does do horizontal and vertical views. It has a very responsive touch screen mine takes just taps, it is not quite as responsive as my HTC smartphone but for me it is just right the one on my phone sometimes gets away from me LOL. Janie I don't understand why the kindle app is not wanting to install, I would try uninstalling it from the unit and going to get the app from a different app store. I know the amazon app store has it so that would be a good place to go. When you go to the amazon app store you may have to install their little app installer but then you can just tap on the amazon store icon on your device and go right to the store and download your apps right straight to it. If you have not tried the Aldiko reader app I highly recommend it. Tami it may not come with any email associated with it, I would think they would clear that out before selling it if it is a used one. With my sylvania tablet it did have to do an update as soon as it was charged up and I connected to wifi so my guess is this one would have to do that also, Always a good idea to immediately check for any updates anyway and always do that with it plugged into power! Just in case the battery decides to go dead in the middle of an install (not good)

Internet – Security & Encryption Vulnerabilities Late 2014: Heartbleed As is often the case, this vulnerability was not discovered for two years. Hackers and malware also can and do go undetected for years. ‘The Electronic Frontier Foundation,[13]Ars Technica,[14]and Bruce Schneier[15]all deemed the Heartbleed bug "catastrophic". Forbes cybersecurity columnist Joseph Steinbergwrote, "Some might argue that [Heartbleed] is the worst vulnerability found (at least in terms of its potential impact) since commercial traffic began to flow on the Internet."[16]’ (Wiki) CNN article: ‘The 'Heartbleed' security flaw that affects most of the Internet Heartbleed is a flaw in OpenSSL, an open-source encryption technology that is used by an estimated two-thirds of Web servers. It is behind many HTTPS sites that collect personal or financial information. These sites are typically indicated by a lock icon in the browser to let site visitors know the information they're sending online is hidden from prying eyes. Cybercriminals could exploit the bug to access visitors' personal data as well as a site's cryptographic keys, which can be used to impersonate that site and collect even more information. Heartbleed is the result of a small coding error but it could have far-reaching consequences and affect the majority of Internet users. Researchers discovered the issue last week and published their findings on Monday, but said the problem has been present for more than two years, since March 2012. Any communications that took place over SSL in the past two years could have been subject to malicious eavesdropping. What makes the bug particularly problematic is that there is no simple fix. Action needs to be taken by both the compromised sites and individuals who have visited them. Many major websites including Google, Facebook, Yahoo and Amazon have said they've taken steps to secure their sites. Security researchers demonstrated the flaw by stealing Yahoo e-mail logins on Tuesday morning, but Yahoo has since fixed the issue across its major sites, including Tumblr. It's not just an issue for major sites. Smaller online stores and services use OpenSSL, and those sites might take longer to make the necessary fixes. Websites don't typically publicize whether they're using OpenSSL, so the process will also be bumpy for consumers.’ http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/tech/web/heartbleed-openssl/index.html

I'm going to try Bugspop1's suggestions. I have Xfinity1 and ATT routers, so it may be perilous and require calling them again for help. Also both routers have been replaced in the past 2 weeks because of other problems: The ATT router suddenly and mysteriously stopped allowing any telephone caller ID and calling features...the technician who replaced the router said he didn't know why this happened or what caused it. ATT provides 3 mbps speed, which is (from my experience) not fast enough for Amazon video, so we use ATT mainly when Xfinity isn't working. We have just one phone connected to ATT. The Xfinity/Comcast router was replaced last week because of tv issues. I got fed up with the poor service on the last cable boxes. All channels not HD were stretched to fit the format of our HD tvs. So all the people on tv look like they weigh 500 lbs. Comcast refused for months to provide info to change this in the setup menu of the cable box. So after hours on the phone to them and several trips to their store, we now have tv that shows HD and SD in the proper formats. I also had to accept yet another phone line from Comcast, their bundle, to save money. Their internet/tv bill was $270. The new bill including phone is now supposed to be $190. The stupid downside to this is the Comcast rep said I have to call Comcast on the phone number they provide, otherwise they won't provide any support. I already have 4 phone numbers so this is very annoying to me. After the cable boxes were replaced the internet router was reset by Comcast when they set up the cable boxes. That evening I logged in to the xfinity web site and saw that some videos would play and others wouldn't. CNN wouldn't play anything at all (though accessing the site outside of the xfinity portal allows some videos to play). So I called up Xfinity support who weren't helpful at all. They actually said they don't support video playback help issues on their own site! So their support is less than adequate imho. I tried the suggestions about changing video quality...Amazon works ok in SD. In HD videos start off in very poor quality and gradually get better. I don't use amazon streaming when I'm out of town because the site only streams in HD and would quickly use up my data allowance. Windows Defender is up to date. Nvidia has automatically updated it's drivers several times since I got the MSI laptop. The MSI also did the update where it installed a new version of Win10 (It took about 17 hours). There isn't any software in common on the two laptops. I tried a system restore on the MSI. It didn't help, but it didn't hurt. I uninstalled and reinstalled Adobe flash several times. If I can get inside the router setup menus is it easy to figure out if the routers are allowing adobe flash video? I'll keep working on this....