The Best Tablets

It feels like the tablet market has been bursting at the seams, but for now the top choices are still relatively straightforward. Expect this list to get a lot more crowded in the coming months.

Best Tablet
Here's the simple truth about the Apple iPad 2: there is nothing else like it. Maybe it won't replace your laptop. Maybe it could be even thinner and lighter and faster. But there is nothing else like it. (March 17, 2011)

Best eReader
This one's an about-face. We loved the Nook Simple Touch from the time we laid eyes on it, but the Kindle Touch's amassment of features swayed us. After extended day-to-day use, though, smaller software features melted away and the superior reading and use experience of the Nook won out.

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Best Android Tablet
If you know you want an Android tablet, the Transformer Prime is the one to buy. It's the best constructed, fastest Android tablet out there. The only people who should hesitate are those who don't want to be confined to Wi-Fi. (January, 2012)