GadgetWatch: Swot up on the top gadgets for college

School pupils are already back in the swing of things, but third-level students are only starting to get ready for the coming year. We’ve put together a guide to gadgets that should come in handy for anyone looking to hit the ground running this term

Apple iPad Mini

Apple iPad Mini

Price: from €469

There’s the iPad, the iPad Air and the iPad Mini to choose from across Apple’s tablet range but for students the Mini is the winner. The cost is an obvious upside, but it has all the user experience advantages that iOS models have long delivered. There are few tablets easier to use than the iPad range, and the Mini is compact enough to serve as a solid ...