Best WiFi Tablets 2012
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The Best Wifi Tablets for 2012
A WiFi tablet will save you a little money over buying a 3G or 4G capable model. You can still do all the things you want to do, you just will have limited online abilities when traveling. But since so many places now offer free WiFi, this is becoming less and less of a limitation.
Amongst WiFi tablets you will have a few different operating systems to choose from as well as screen and memory sizes.
Below are some of the best WiFi tablets of 2012 at a variety of price levels and sizes.
ANDROID TABLETS
The Kindle Fire
Amazon Tablet
Kindle Fire, Full Color 7" Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi
Amazon Price: $199.00 (as of 05/30/2012)
7 inch tablet. Comes with one free month of Amazon Primer.
Release Date: 12/31/1969
Usually ships in 24 hours
The Acer Iconia Tab A500
Android WiFi Tablet
Acer Iconia Tab A500-10S16u 10.1-Inch Tablet Computer (Aluminum Metallic)
Amazon Price: $469.99 (as of 05/30/2012)
10.1 inch HD screen and Android 3.0 OS.
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
Android Tablet
ASUS Transformer TF101-A1 10.1-Inch Tablet (Dock Sold Separately)
Amazon Price: $310.00 (as of 05/30/2012)
10.1 inch HD screen and Android 3.2 OS.
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
The Samsung Galaxy Tab
Android WiFi Tablet
Samsung Galaxy Tab (10.1-Inch, 16GB, Wi-Fi)
Amazon Price: $431.80 (as of 05/29/2012)
10.1 inch HD screen and Android 3.1 OS.
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
The Motorola XOOM
Android Tablet
MOTOROLA XOOM Android Tablet (10.1-Inch, 32GB, Wi-Fi)
Amazon Price: $365.00 (as of 05/30/2012)
10.1 inch HD screen and Android 3.0 OS.
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
The Toshiba Thrive
WiFi Tablet
Toshiba Thrive 10.1-Inch 16 GB Android Tablet AT105-T1016
Amazon Price: $379.99 (as of 05/30/2012)
10.1 inch screen and Android 3.1 OS.
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
The Coby Kyros Tablet
Cheap Android Tablet
Coby Kyros 4 GB 7-Inch Tablet with Touchscreen and Android 2.2, MID7024-4G (Black)
Amazon Price: $140.00 (as of 05/30/2012)
7 inch LCD screen and Androind 2.2 OS
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
BLACKBERRY TABLETS
The Blackberry Playbook
Blackberry WiFi Tablet
Blackberry Playbook 7-Inch Tablet (16GB)
Amazon Price: $182.00 (as of 05/30/2012)
7 inch screen and Balckberry OS.
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
WINDOWS TABLETS
Acer Iconia Tab W500
Windows Based Tablet
Acer Iconia Tab W500-BZ467 10.1-Inch Tablet (Silver)
Amazon Price: $525.87 (as of 05/30/2012)
10.1 inch HD screen and Windows OS.
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Tablet Comparison Shopping
What to Compare
In general, the cheap Android tablets will come with smaller screen, less storage memory, or be an off-brand. Checking the customer reviews at Amazon can be very helpful to see what people like and do not like. Many reviewers have tested more than one tablet or understand all the nuances and that information can be quite valuable.
When shopping for a WiFi tablet, here are some of the top features to compare:
1. Screen size and resolution.
2. Operating system and version.
3. Speed of the processor and amount of RAM
4. Storage size.
5. Weight
6. Additional features like camera or keyboard
7. Warranty
Cheapest Tablets
Tablets on a Budget
Which WiFi Tablet Do You Prefer?
Tablet Headlines
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- It's a tablet, not a phone. Carriers will have nothing to do with a wifi-only version. Yes, but if you want a data plan with your tablet you can by it at, lets say, AT&T; similar situation as an iPad. Pretty sure the SGT8.9 LTE by AT&T isn't any ...
- iGR Finds That 11 Percent of Consumers Have a Worsened Perception of Apple ...
- Aside from questions about use of WiFi, tablets, smartphones, applications, content and LTE, iGR also added a question about respondents' image of Apple since Steve Jobs died. Specifically, the question asked: How has your perception/view of Apple ...
- Asustek new 4G tablet to go on sale in June
- The LTE-enabled tablets will likely start from US$699 per unit, while a WiFi model will be priced cheaper -- at between US$499 and US$699 -- when it goes on sale in Taiwan next month, said Chris Chang, an Asustek product manager.
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Kindle Fire, Full Color 7" Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi
Amazon Price: $199.00 (as of 05/30/2012)
