@streakmachine My sister needed a basic internet machine for her international travels so she paid AU$75 for a cheap & frankly, quite nasty 7-inch Android tablet. It died within 4 weeks, just wouldn't power on one day. It was replaced under warranty only to fail to accept all passwords one day. It was getting horribly close to the departure date so I gave her the 2012 Nexus 7 that I just wasn't using. It was just what she needed, something useful but cheap enough not to be missed if it should vanish through theft or misfortune. After three months throughout the Greek islands & the Baltic states it was as good as when she'd left.
// @matigo