Tablet Comparison

Which Tablet PC Should You Choose? See Our Tablet Comparison Chart Below.

Top Rated Tablets:

Apple iPad 3
Apple iPad 2
Samsung Galaxy Tab
Kindle Fire
Coby Kyros

Compare Between Different Types of Tablet PCs:

Click for Details	Tablet PC	Product Details	Reviews	Price US$	OS Support	Display	Disk (GB)	Resolution	CPU	RAM (MB)	Lbs.
	Acer Iconia A500	Details	Review	399.00	Android 3.0 Honeycomb	10.1	16-32GB	1280 x 800	NVIDIA Tegra 2	1024	1.69
	Amazon Kindle Fire		Price and Buy	199.00	Customized Android 2.3 Gingerbread	7"	8	1024 x 600	1GHz TI OMAP Dual Core	512	.91
	Apple iPad	Details	Review	399.00	iOS	9.7"	16-64	1024 x 768	Apple A4 1Ghz	256	1.5
	Apple iPad 2	Details	Review	499.00	iOS 4	9.7"	16-64	1024 x 768	Apple A5 1GHz Dual-Core	512	1.33
	Archos 101	Details	Review	294.00	Android 2.2	10.1"	8-16GB	1024 x 600	ARM 1 GHz with DSP	256	1.05
	BlackBerry PlayBook	Details	Review	400.00	BlackBerry OS	7.0"	16 - 64	1024 x 600	ARM Cortex A9 1Ghz	1024	.90
	Cruz Tablet T103	Details		249.00	Android 2.0	7"	4-8GB	800x480	800Mhz (ARM-7)	512	.85
	Dell Streak 7	Details	Review	600.00	Android 2.2	7.0"	16-32	800x480	nVidia Tegra T20 1Ghz	512	1.0
	HP Slate 500	Details		800.00	Windows 7 Pro	8.9"	64	1024 x 600	Intel Atom Z540 1.86 GHz	2048	1.5
	HP Touchpad	Details	Review	499.00	HP webOS	9.7"	16-32	1024×768	Dual-CPU APQ8060 1.2GHz	1024	1.6
	HTC EVO View 4G	Details	Review	399.00	Android 2.3	7"	32	1024 x 600	1.5 GHz processor	1024	.90
	LG G Slate	Details		699.00	Android 3.0 Honeycomb	8.9"	32GB	1280×720	NVidia Tegra 2 1Ghz DC	1024	1.3
	Motorola Xoom	Details	Review	600.00	Android 3.0 Honeycomb	10.1"	32	1280x800	NVidia Tegra 2 1Ghz DC	1024	1.5
	Notion Ink Adam	Details		499.00	Android 3.0 Honeycomb	10.1"	16GB	1024 x 600	NVIDIA Tegra 250	1024	1.6
	Samsung Galaxy Tab	Details	Review	500.00	Android	7.0"	16-32	1024 x 600	PowerVR SGX540 1Ghz	512	.80
	Sprint EVO View	Details		TBD	Android 2.3	7.0"	32GB	1024x600	1.5Ghz SnapDragon Dual Core	1024	TBD
	Toshiba Thrive	Details	Review	429.00	Android 3.1 Honeycomb	10.1"	8-32GB	1280 x 800	1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core	1024	1.69
	Viewsonic Viewpad 7	Details		430.00	Android 2.2	7.0"	0.5 - 32	800x480	ARM 11 MSM7	256	.90
	Viewsonic Viewpad 10	Details	Review	599.00	Dual Boot Android & Windows	10.1"	16-32GB	1024x600	Intel N455 1.66GHz	2GB	1.93

What is a Tablet PC?

A Tablet PC or also known as a slate pc is a cross between a notebook PC and a personal digital assistant (PDA). It’s essentially a flat-panel portable PC with a slate form factor. Generally, a user will input data either by touching the screen with your fingers and in the case of some older tablets using the stylus to write directly on to the screen. The tablet PC wirelessly connects to the Internet and other PCs and is intended to provide the power of a notebook in a small hand-held form.

What are the Pros and Cons of using a Tablet PC?

Everyone seems to have fallen in love with tablet pcs lately (in particlular the ipad) but what makes these devices so attractive?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a tablet pc over a laptop?

Pros:
First and foremost, the obious big win with a tablet pc is that it’s made for mobility.  At a fraction of the weight and size of a laptop you can take them virtually anywhere.  Another advantage of tablet pcs is that they consume less power when compared to laptops which is perfect when traveling or out of the office.

Cons:
What?  There are actualy cons to using a tablet?  In actuality yes, there is a small price you pay for the mobility mentioned above.  Although most tablets have touch screen keyboards it’s just not a replacement for the standard size keyboard. That said, many tablet pc accessory makers such as ZaggMate have created aftermarket physical keyboards for tablets. The second drawback, ports are somewhat limited on tablet pcs.  Tablets without certain ports such as USB would not be able to copy files/music from a thumb drive for example.
We hope you find this tablet computers comparison chart helpful!

What are the different types of tablet pcs?

Slate Tablet PC
A slate tablet pc is a single touch screen tablet which does not come with a keyboard and mouse. Most of the new slate tablets can be utilized with an additional purchase of a wireless keyboard and mouse though.

Convertible Tablets
Another common type of tablet pc is the convertible tablet. They are very much like laptops, except the fact that the screen can usually be rotated at 180º angles as it is attached to the base of the PC. Convertible tablet pcs are widely used across the world because they offer the advantage of using a keyboard and also a stylus or a digital pen. These were more popular several years ago but recently the slate pc has gained in popularity.

Booklet Tablets
Booklet tablets are dual screen tablets and the name comes from the fact that they can be opened like a book. Booklet tablet computers typically come with digital pen as well as touch detection abilities and these can be used for a number of purposes including streaming movies, internet browsing, e-reading, etc.

Hybrid Tablet PC
Another popular type of tablet personal computer is known as the hybrid tablet. This type of tablet incorporates the functionality of both the convertible as well as the slate tablet computer. It can act as a convertible tablet with the keyboard affixed and act as a slate tablet computer when the keyboard is removed.

Rugged Tablet PC
Rugged Tablet computers features differ by price range but they generally can include outdoor-readable screens, moisture and dust-resistant screens, keyboards and touchpads. They usually have shock-mounted hard drives it makes it easy to work in just about any environment imaginable. Rugged Tablet PCs are portable, easy to use, and in most cases are the best choice for a variety of mobile professionals. This extra durability comes at a price though because most rugged tablets are twice the weight of a slate pc.