Some newsagents have been offered cheap tablet computers from China. These unbranded devices look appealing as they could get us better connected with the migration of readers to digital platforms – that is the sales pitch being put to newsagents. Priced at under $150, the devices I have seen look good, cheap but good. The problem is that they are not a known brand and do not appear to have reasonable local backup support. This could be problematic should a device fail and a customer return to the newsagency expecting satisfaction.