Reviews On Top Tablet PCs I Know in the Digital Market
1. Asus Eee Pad Transformer
Asus is keeping all its bases covered by offering a variety of different tablet options, and waiting to see what people buy. The Eee Pad Transformer comes with a keyboard dock and the whole package costs just 429 pounds - a veritable bargain. Definitely the best Android tablet of the current crop.
2. OSHIBA FOLIO 100 Tablet PC
Toshiba's latest android tablet, Folio 100 was launched at IFA 2010 in Berlin. This is the first attempt by Toshiba to launch something similar to the Apple iPad slate computer. This is a tablet unique in its looks, design and features. A detailed review of this has been discussed in the following sections.
3. Motorola Xoom
The Motorola Xoom is one of the second-generation Android tablets that the tech world is getting very excited about. Packing Nvidia's super-powerful Tegra 2 chip and running the tablet-friendly Android 3.0 OS, the Xoom is going to be big.
4. BlackBerry PlayBook
The BlackBerry PlayBook is designed to be mobile and business-friendly. That means, at 130x194mm, the device is small enough to hold with one hand, slip in a laptop bag side pouch, and even carry around all day to meetings. The problem's start, though, with the lack of an email app, the dependence on owning a BlackBerry smartphone and a terminal lack of apps. The Playbook is powerful and has brilliant multitasking capabilities, but for now it's one to watch rather than one to buy.
5. HTC Flyer
HTC flyer has decided to release its first tablet running on Android Gingerbread (2.3), which will upset some purists that only believe these tablets should run on Honeycomb. However, it does come with a new version of HTC Sense with dual-pane windows which works well with videos and email. As a single-core device in a dual-core world, though, will the Flyer be good enough?
6. LG Optimus Pad
The LG Optimus Pad is a super-looking tablet and has the USP of having dual 5MP rear-firing cameras for 3D image capture. Add to that dual-core Tegra 2 CPU, a decent screen and Android 3.0 and you've got an exciting tablet on your hands. What's more, take best iPad 2 covers that compatible with Optimus Pad, makes it look more perfect. But pricing could be this tablet's Achilles heel – it's going to be pricey.
7. Samsung Galaxy Tablet GT-P1000
While the Galaxy Tab promised the world, it didn't quite deliver the tablet experience we were hoping for. As the first big-name tablet to take on the iPad, it failed to live up to its billing. That said, user response has been positive, and despite a high asking price of over 500 pounds SIM-free, this is about as good as it gets out of the current crop of Android 2.2 tablets. A Wi-Fi only model is imminent.
8. HP TouchPad
The touchpad looks like one of the most powerful tablets yet announced, running the as-yet unreleased dual-core Snapdragon APQ8060 1.2GHz CPU. It's also running Palm's webOS 3.0 which sets it apart from all the Android tablets but at 740g it's rather heavy.
9. Viewsonic ViewPad 7
Not technically built by Viewsonic, this tablet is also available under various different titles. Essentially it's a Chinese-built OEM device, but you'd be wrong if you think that means it's not very good. It is. It's responsive, it's a nice size and it's usable. The problem is that it should cost 200 pounds, not 400 pounds.
10. Acer iconia Tablet A500
As Acer's flagship tablet we were expecting big things from the A500 but from what we saw at MWC it doesn't look like the A500 is as high-end as we were expecting it to be. It's still a powerful Tegra 2-powered Honeycomb tablet though, so if it has an attractive price, and match some nice and cheap iPad covers compatible with A500, that could be one to watch.
Of course, what I know now is limited. There are still many other good famous tablet PCs in the world that I haven't known. Yes, maybe you know more than me and you can write them down for people to share.
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