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Touch 'N' Go: 6 Tablets Gunning For The iPad

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Touch 'N' Go: 6 Tablets Gunning For The iPad

With the iPad reaching three million units, it's no wonder that every computer maker wants to get in on the paper. Over the past couple months, we've seen a number of different tablets announced looking to add their own twist on the market that Steve Jobs has currently got on lock. Most recently, we've seen BlackBerry announce its tablet computer, the PlayBook. But which of these are actually going to make any kind of impact? We picked out six of our favorite tablets currently gunning for iPad's throne.

Samsung Galaxy Tablet

Availability: November

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Archos 7o Tablet

Availability: October '10

Price: $274.99 (8GB), $349.99 (250GB)

Key features: 7-inch TFT LCD touchscreen, FROYO (Android 2.2) OS, 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU, 8GB flash, up to 250GB HD, USB/HDMi support, wi-fi, Bluetooth

Complex says: You can

BlackBerry PlayBook

Availability: Early 2011

Price: TBA

Key features: 7-inch touchscreen, BlackBerry 6 OS, 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, Dual-HD cameras, HDMI/USB, HTML5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support

Complex Says: Billed as the

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HP Slate

Availability: 4th Quarter

ViewSonic ViewPad 100

Availability: October '10

Price: $769

Key features: 10-inch LED touchscreen, Intel Atom N455 1.66GHz CPU, Windows 7 OS, Android 1.6, 1GB of DDR3 RAM, VGA/USB support, 1.3-megapixel webcam, wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPS

Complex says: Considering the 10-inch screen is a little bit overdrawn, it still produces 1024 x 600 pixel resolution. And it also has the ability to dual-boot both Windows 7 and the Android OS. Sick! Unfortunately, though, that hefty price tag doesn't help, especially since the iPad runs for less.

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Dell Android Tablet

Availability: 4th Quarter

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