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Best Tablet PCs

May 29 2011 by Kerry Kobashi

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As a surge in the rising demand for tablet pc's heat up, down goes the demand for desktop pc's. There is no doubt the craze will continue as the convenience in mobility, form factor, and usefulness through applications drive the market. Here we take a quick look at the best tablet pcs on the market today through comparison..

Apple iPad 2

Apple iPad 2

  • 1Ghz Dual core A5
  • Up to 64GB storage
  • 9.7" display
  • 1024x768 resolution
  • 10 hour battery life
  • Dual cameras
  • Up to 64GB memory
  • iOS 4
  • Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Very thin and light
  • Starting at $499

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Samsung Galaxy Tab

  • Android 3.1 Honeycomb
  • 1Ghz Dual core
  • 1GB RAM
  • Up to 64GB storage
  • 10.1" display
  • 1280x800 resolution
  • 2/3 MPixel cameras
  • Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Adobe Flash capable
  • Thinner than iPad 2
  • Starting at $499

Motorola Xoom

Motorola Xoom

  • 2 Ghz Dual Core
  • Android 3 Honeycomb
  • Onboard GPS
  • 32GB memory
  • Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
  • 10.1" Display
  • 1280x800 resolution
  • 2/5 MPixel cameras
  • Adobe Flash support
  • Starting at $599

Blackberry Playbook

Blackberry Playbook

  • 1Ghz Dual core
  • Blackberry Tablet OS
  • 1GB RAM
  • Up to 64GB storage
  • 7" Display
  • 1024x600 resolution
  • 3/5 MPixel cameras
  • Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Adobe Flash compatible
  • Starting at $499

ASUS Transformer TF101

Asus Transformer

  • 1Ghz Dual core CPU
  • Android 3.0 Honeycomb
  • 10.1" Display
  • 1280x600 Resolution
  • 1GB memory
  • Up to 32GB storage
  • 1.2/5 MPixel cameras
  • Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Adobe Flash compatible
  • Starting at $499

Viewsonic G Tablet

Viewsonic G Tablet

  • 1Ghz Dual core
  • Android 2.2
  • 10.1" Display
  • 1024x600 Resolution
  • 512MB memory
  • Up to 32GB storage
  • 1.3 MPixel camera
  • Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Starting at $399

If you want the best of breed, the choice is easy - the Apple iPad 2. Quality and leadership shows and the iPad will remain a top choice, even with the iPad 3 coming out soon. For those into the growing Android market, the Samsung Galaxy Tab is a very good choice for the price. In fact, if there were no such thing as an Apple iPad, the Galaxy would win hands down.

But what's driving this market? I believe it has to do with the importance of form factor. We all know the desktop PC is like a paper weight sitting on your office desktop. It is a fixture handed down from the past. Then came the laptop computer giving us mobility on a whole different level. Then, came the convenience factor - smartphones.

The tablet PC offers a little bit of all worlds. A convenient, middle ground sized form factor with mobility, convenience and power. Best of all, they have become personal and can be easily adapted into your lifestyle. You can take it anywhere with you and as long as there is a wifi or 4g network in your vicinity, you are connected.

If there is ever a computing technology that should be embraced, it is the tablet pc.It is the new electronic briefcase for the 21st century and beyond.

About Kerry Kobashi

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Kerry is the founder of KerryOnWorld. He lives in Silicon Valley and has worked as an engineer and project manager. He owns Kobashi Computing a consulting company.