Best Windows Tablets 2012

With the growing selection of tablets on the market today it is getting more difficult to know how one compares to another. But we can break down tablet computers into 3 main categories based on their operating systems: Windows, Android, and Apple's iOS.

The iPad is the device that really opened up the market for tablets. With the popularity of Apple's iPhone and it's growing application market, a large device with all the same functions and more was a great gamble. People use their iPad for internet browsing, email, videos and as an eReader among other things.

Android tablets are used for the same purposes as an iPad. Android has its own market of apps and Android phone users enjoy having a tablet that is compatible with their phone. Android tablets have gained in market share likely also due to their multiple price points.

Windows tablets are still a bit young in the market. But there does appear to be a market for the added functionality that a Windows-based tablet can provide that the others don't: the functionality of a laptop as far as computing power. A Windows tablet can run all of the same software as your laptop or netbook, yet is even more portable.

So if you would like to have the functionality of a laptop in a smaller size (software, printing, etc), then a Windows tablet is worth considering. The best Windows tablets will come at a cost and will also be heavier, but it all comes down to what you will get the most use of.