A Short Feature-by-feature Comparison of Six Tablets

"In today’s crowded market, looking for a tablet is like buying a new car. Everything looks great when it’s slick, polished and sitting on the lot. The hard part is keeping track of what’s under the hood."

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:

• Body (no winner, a matter of taste, based on size and weight)
• Power (HP TouchPad with great multitasking)
• Cameras (Motorola Xoom. PlayBook better than expected.)
• Connectivity (Motorola Xoom for port connectivity/iPad and iPad 2 for 3G connectivity)
• Browser Performance (iPad 2. The TouchPad had the slowest browser.)
• Battery Life (iPad 2. TouchPad surprisingly good)
• Price (No winner, but a loser was crowned, the Xoom.)

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.