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Is a Slow Tablet Still Worth Fixing?

Tablets

Tablets get replaced far earlier than they need to be. Before you spend hundreds on a new one, it is worth knowing what is actually slowing yours down.

March 9, 20264 min readBy Sean O'Rourke
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Three fixable causes of slowness

A degraded battery forces the system to throttle performance. Nearly full storage stops the device caching anything. A damaged digitizer makes touch feel laggy even when the hardware is fine.

All three are bench-fixable, and all three are cheaper than a replacement tablet.

When the age really is the problem

If the model no longer receives security updates and your apps have dropped support, a repair only buys time. We will tell you when that is the case.

For tablets used as kids' devices, kitchen screens, or note-takers, a battery and screen refresh often adds years of useful life.

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