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Originally Posted by karomata
FRC 1511 has been considering using tablets for a scouting system this year, in previous years we used 2 car batteries to power laptops for the entire competition. The largest difficutly we are facing with tablets in the price, power usage without large power source, and how it networks. But another gain to scouting using tablets is that it is easier for the scouters to move around and get better views if nessesary, though a new Ipad mini can go for $300, which not many teams can afford to buy 6 or 7 of.
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I would recommend the Nexus 7 over the iPad mini for this situation. It's $100 cheaper, doesn't require a mac to develop apps for, uses cheap generic USB chargers and has multi-user support, which are all (especially the price) desirable features when it comes to FIRST teams.