A Short Feature-by-feature Comparison of Six Tablets

[Michael Knutson]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/06/tablet-showdown/all/1' target='_blank'>http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011...-showdown/all/1</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"In today&rsquo;s crowded market, looking for a tablet is like buying a new car. Everything looks great when it&rsquo;s slick, polished and sitting on the lot. The hard part is keeping track of what&rsquo;s under the hood."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/lpt/auto/1309449572.usr17748.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Here we have a short feature-by-feature comparison of six current tablets: The HP TouchPad, Motorola Xoom, Apple iPad, Apple iPad 2, RIM Blackberry PlayBook, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The seven categories and the winner (frontrunner) of each:</p><ul><li>Body (no winner, a matter of taste, based on size and weight)</li><li>Power (HP TouchPad with great multitasking)</li><li>Cameras (Motorola Xoom. PlayBook better than expected.)</li><li>Connectivity (Motorola Xoom for port connectivity/iPad and iPad 2 for 3G connectivity)</li><li>Browser Performance (iPad 2. The TouchPad had the slowest browser.)</li><li>Battery Life (iPad 2. TouchPad surprisingly good)</li><li>Price (No winner, but a loser was crowned, the Xoom.)</li></ul><p>The bottom line here (No winner overall) is that the author recommends that you try before you buy, as each tablet has its pluses and minuses. Find a tablet that you enjoy using, and is right for your needs, and ignore the hype.</p>