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Apple iPad
4.5 stars
The best version of the iPad yet is also the best tablet on the market. If you're...
Best premium Android tablet

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700
4.0 stars
The 1.6GHz Tegra 3 and DDR3 RAM make this the fastest Android tablet available. Drop...
The best small tablet

Google Nexus 7
4.0 stars
Still the best small tablet, the Nexus 7's smooth interface, fast performance, and...
Best media consumption tablet

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
4.0 stars
Amazon doesn't sleep on content. And here it provides it. Um, all of it. That's great...

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Latest Tablet Reviews & Previews

Barnes & Noble Nook HD+

At $269, the 9-inch Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ is a fantastic tablet value. Just don't expect much in the way of media options.

3.5 stars
Sep 25, 2012, 1:45 PM By Eric Franklin
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 gets a larger screen, faster performance, and still has access to Amazon's deep coffer of books, movies, TV shows, and music.

4.0 stars
Sep 5, 2012, 2:22 PM By Eric Franklin
Google Nexus 7 (16GB)

The Nexus 7 still has excellent design and smooth performance, while gaining new Android 4.2 features.

4.0 stars
Jun 25, 2012, 2:50 PM By Eric Franklin

Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro

Microsoft's next tablet, the Surface with Windows 8 Pro, is due in January. Will it be worth the wait?

stars
Jun 18, 2012, 4:59 PM By Rich Brown
Google Nexus 10

The Google Nexus 10 has one of the best tablet designs yet, and its screen is beautifully sharp. However, this prerelease version has a few issues.

4.0 stars
Oct 25, 2012, 9:05 AM By Eric Franklin
Apple iPad (4th generation)

Apple’s fourth-gen iPad gets a surprise autumn upgrade less than a year after its debut. But do the faster processor and other tiny tweaks make it worth upgrading from previous versions?

4.5 stars
Sep 11, 2012, 9:57 AM By Scott Stein
Apple iPad Mini

Less expensive, less heavy, and less powerful: the iPad Mini is seductive, but not the ultimate tablet.

4.0 stars
Sep 7, 2012, 1:47 PM By Scott Stein
Barnes & Noble Nook HD

The Nook HD feels like a mostly successful attempt at an e-reader doing its best impression of a full-featured tablet. It excels at books and magazines, but it's currently starved for more media options, and some typical tablet features are missing.

3.5 stars
Sep 24, 2012, 2:39 PM By Eric Franklin
Google Nexus 7 (32GB, HSPA+)

Google's new premium Nexus 7 model includes 32GB of memory and adds a pentaband HSPA+ radio for $299.

4.0 stars
Oct 26, 2012, 2:01 PM By David Carnoy
Asus Vivo Tab RT

Just like the Surface, Asus' Vivo Tab RT is a tablet and keyboard combo that runs Windows RT, has a Tegra 3 CPU, and a screen larger than 10 inches. But does it have what it takes to beat Microsoft's flagship tablet?

3.5 stars
Oct 4, 2012, 2:18 PM By Lynn La

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