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Hooch Tan
06-28-2011, 09:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://blog.laptopmag.com/top-10-ipad-alternatives' target='_blank'>http://blog.laptopmag.com/top-10-ipad-alternatives</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Between a slew of new Android Honeycomb slates and the HP TouchPad, shoppers have plenty of compelling Apple alternatives to choose from. Here are the 10 tablets we&rsquo;re most excited about."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/lpt/auto/1309281019.usr20447.jpg" style="border: 0px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>The iPad has been out for over a year now and continues to dominate the consumer tablet marketplace.&nbsp; Competitors have had over a year to develop their own slate goodness and some alternatives are starting to gain traction.&nbsp; Unfortunately, few will ever seen a fraction of the media attention that the iPad gets, but Laptop Magazine has compiled a useful list of some options.&nbsp; After being inundated with tablet after tablet, I have to admit that they are all starting to look alike to me, even the iPad.&nbsp; I wonder how long it will be before the slate tablet, with all the energy put into it, will start turning out to be a commodity item, much like how the traditional computer is seen.</p>