Riding the wave of worldwide success of the Apple IPad, the major manufacturers have rushed in recent months, in the area of touch pads. It is true that there is still a year or two, the real utility of such a product, halfway between notebook and smartphone - without, so far, it really can replace one or the other - was not easy. Today, the shelf, despite a high price and use not necessarily essential, is increasingly a place in the home.
One reason for this enthusiasm? More elegant and less cumbersome than a notebook, it delivers the content instantly the most popular with users (e-mail, online news, weather, music, video) with distinct advantages over the computer (to slow ignition) or telephone (recharge daily, reduced size of the screen). Furthermore, the development of application stores - all categories (games, social networks or desktop, free to download or order fee) - has also increased the possible uses of the shelves, contributing to their success. As proof, the first five months of this year, it has already sold 350,000 tablets in World and forecasts of 1 million units by the end of 2011.
A different size depending on the use:
But as good as new models and manufacturers how to make the right choice? To help, we offer a selection of ten tablets among the best-equipped models of the leading manufacturers and may well meet the main uses, with maximum ergonomics. In short, models can be measured by the iPad 2, which remains the best selling tablet in the world!
Two trends come together, models, small and large formats, we have classified these ten references into two categories: the shelves from 8.9 to 10.1 inches, more comfortable to use as part of a family use and in the home, and seven inches better suited for mobility and easy to transport on holiday. We have considered the same criteria, but with a rating scale may be slightly different as not to penalize one group over another. Finally, we opted for 3G models and a database of 32 GB of internal memory, where possible, to obtain relatively similar prices.
Three operating systems
To achieve this classification, we relied on the characteristics and tests to evaluate all our models. The quality of the touch screen, independence, ergonomics and functional richness (included or potential through the application stores) to hold a prominent place. Aside from Windows, which is not really suitable for shelves, all operating systems are present: IOS (Apple), Android (Google) for many models, and the recent Tablet OS BlackBerry (RIM).
New ARM processors to double heart alongside older models (at least 1 GHz single-core): a criterion that we chose not to note, emphasizing the opinions of the jury to determine the actual performance of these tablets.Our selection comes out with flying colors - with a few exceptions - but sometimes very different reasons. Just make the right choice according to your expectations in terms of design, equipment or usage.
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