AIBU to think an Ipad could be a shared present between

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12yo DD and 5yo DS?

There's no way we would spend the money to buy one each - even as a shared present it's above usual budget. I do think they'd both like it and obviously DD stays up later than DS so she would have some times that she could have it to herself...

My DH and I spent last weekend discussing this! We have DD 9 and DS 8, and came to the conclusion that it would end up being DD's present! Like you we would not buy 2 Ipads, so we have decided to buy them each an Android Tablet - about £100 each so will be cheaper actually.

I wouldn't buy a joint present between children of such different ages, OP. I'm sorry as I know it would be a lovely present. Is there any way your older child could have it and your younger child have cheaper (but physically bigger) presents?

YABU. It is really difficult to share an iPad. I bought one a year ago, and DH commented that, as I was so bad at sharing it with him (my wink, that is) he would have to buy his own. Which he did.

DCs can share playstations, or dolls house or train sets. I really don't think they can share iPads.

Why don't you make it a family gift? We got most of an iPad as a family gift last year (we contributed a third) and it has really worked for us (5 of us, dcs 15,13 &11). If it belongs to you all I think it would sort of dilute the tension between your kids iykwim. We all love it and wouldn't be without it now. Go for it!

Sorry, my point is that even nominally sensible adults cannot share iPads!

No hope of a 12yo and a 5yo sharing one.

Err this will not end well between a 12yr and 5yr old.

YABU expecting them to share.

I would buy the 12yr old one and the 5yr old one something else.

I think you are delusional TBH :)

No way.

No

I mean no, don't do it not no yanbu. Impossible to share.

I have an iPad and the whole family share it, so I don't see why not. It's not like you'd want them to be on it all day anyway, so surely they can take turns?

(BTW, great for watching 4OD in bed)

What about two kindle fires? They are supposed to be really good.

What about ipod touch for DD and cheap tablet for DS?

Adds up to less and the touch does almost as much as an ipad. Otherwise a medium priced tablet.

A definite NO . My DD had one for her birthday last year and we ended up getting another this year which I am supposed to share with my DS . It really bloody annoys me if he touches it and I can usually share quite nicely! having said that we looked at some of the cheaper tablets when we bought our latest one and they were not anywhere near as good IMO.

BTW QVC have a tablet on TSV today that's on easy pay and looks reasonable.

Ok we have a family ipad.
I never get to touch it
DP rarely gets to before its whipped out from under his nose by DS age 3
DS1 gets to but he gets infuriated when his profile on a certain game gets wiped or used by DS2 who likes to remove apps which loses all the data.
DS2 uses it most of the time and can access youtube and some pretty erm not very nice videos so it got removed (youtube app) until i work out how to block unsuitable videos
If you think you can get round that.. lol

IMO you should get two cheaper android tablets .. ipads aren't all they're cracked up to be anyway

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Not a sharing present, just get something else.

Not a good idea imo. Buy it for the 12yo. Get the 5yo something else.

Again,I would say no. Imagine Christmas day when they both want to play. It will end in tears. 2 android tablets or re think the gifts.

I wouldn't . For that reason I'm getting the boys one each for Christmas

Yh yh android tabs . The galaxy tab looks a reasonable price and they can have one each then for the price of 1 iPad

thanks all - the comments about apps getting deleted, etc have made me think maybe not.

unfortunately i think that means a no full stop as the galaxy tab 10" isn't that different in price to the ipad, and DD got an ipod touch last year (which she adores) so i wouldn't get her the ipad just for herself (it would be waaaaay over budget too).

There are cheaper ones out there. Someone mentioned the kindle fire. That is £159. The google nexus is £199. Archos £170. Check quidco and topcashback for any deals and cashback for your purchase.

problem is that most of those are 7" so you're not comparing like for like - i wouldn't buy smaller than an ipad. we have got a 7" archos tablet which is fine but it's too small and the performance definitely isn't up with ipad.