Tablet computers 2012

Tablet computers

Tablet	Mfr.	OS	Starting price ($US)	Ship date/ est. ship date	Notes
Transformer Pad 300	Asus	Android	$ 379	04/22/12	Runs Android 4.0 ICS
Toshiba Excite 13	Toshiba	Android	$ 650	06/10/12	Largest screen size on the market to date.
Iconia Tab A510	Acer	Android	$ 450		1280-by-800 display
New iPad	Apple	iOS	$ 499	03/16/12	4G models start at $629. Latest models feature HD display and video.
PF100	ZTE	Android
Toshiba claims 'world's thinnest' tablet with Excite LE	Toshiba	Android	$ 530		Features include front and rear-facing cameras, and micro-USB and HDMI ports.
Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)	Samsung	Android	$ 350	03/01/12
Eee Pad Transformer Prime	Asus	Android			Will ship with Android 3.2, but will upgrade to Android 4.0. Will ship sometime in December.
Nook Tablet	Barnes & Noble	Android	$ 249	11/18/11	Running 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Slate 2	HP	Windows 7	$ 699
Latitude ST business tablet	Dell	Windows 7		11/01/11
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus	Samsung	Android		10/30/11	Available in Indonesia, Austria, in late October, then gradual rollout in other countries, including U.S.
Kindle Fire	Amazon	Android	$ 199	11/15/11	No camera or mic; free cloud backup
Galaxy Tab 7.7	Samsung	Android			Super Amoled screen
Note	Samsung	Android			Users can write on Super Amoled screen with digital S pen. Has 1G RAM, 8M HD camera
AT200	Toshiba	Android			0.3-in thick, shipping in Q4
IdeaPad	Lenovo	Android	$ 199	09/30/11
Iconia Tab A100	Acer	Android	$ 329	08/12/11	Android 3.2 (Honeycomb)
IdeaPad Tablet P1	Lenovo	Windows 7			Pricing not announced; available in Q4
ThinkPad Tablet	Lenovo	Android	$ 479	08/31/11	Available in August; Model with digitizer touch pen is $509; 3G version coming later
IdeaPad Tablet K1	Lenovo	Android	$ 500	08/11/11	Available in U.S. sometime in August 2011; outside U.S. later in the year
HP 4G TouchPad	HP	webOS
MediaPad	Huawei	Android			Shipping in U.S. in Q4 2011, running Android 3.2
TouchPad	HP	webOS	$ 500	07/01/11	AT&T 3G version due this summer
Padfone	Asus	Android			Combination phone and tablet. No word on ship date.
ViewPad 7x	ViewSonic	Android			Shipping in July in Taiwan
ViewPad 10Pro	ViewSonic	Windows 7, Android	$ 699		On sale in Taiwan in June
WindPad 110W	MSI	Windows 7			2GB RAM
WindPad 100A	MSI	Android			1GB RAM
WindPad Enjoy 10	MSI	Android	$ 299	07/29/11	Running 2.3 Gingerbread
WindPad Enjoy 7	MSI	Android	$ 199	07/29/11	Running 2.3 Gingerbread
Acer 10-in. MeeGo tablet	Acer	MeeGo		12/01/11	Part of Acer's Iconia "M Series." Shipping end of 2011.
Stylistic Q550 Slate PC	Fujitsu	Windows 7	$ 729	06/01/11
Archos 101 Internet Tablet	Archos	Android	$ 350	11/22/10	Runs older Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS.
Archos 70 Internet Tablet	Archos	Android	$ 300	12/29/10	Runs older Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS
Cius	Cisco	Android	$ 750	07/31/11	Runs older Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS; will be updated to 3.0 Honeycomb but unclear when
Slate 500	Hewlett-Packard	Windows 7	$ 799	10/21/10
Galaxy Tab 7-in.	Samsung	Android	$ 359	11/15/10	Runs older Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS
Galaxy Tab 10.1-in.	Samsung	Android	$ 499	06/08/11	Includes enterprise mobile mgmt. software
Galaxy Tab 8.9-in.	Samsung	Android	$ 469		Est. to ship early summer 2011. Includes enterprise mobile mgmt. software
Thrive	Toshiba	Android	$ 429	07/10/11	Runs Android 3.1 Honeycomb; has removable battery pack
Tablet S and Tablet P	Sony	Android			Wi-Fi only shipping in Europe in Sept.; 3G in November; 20.6mm thick
iPad 2	Apple	iOS	$ 499	03/11/11
Xoom	Motorola	Android	$ 600	02/24/11	First tablet to run Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) OS
BlackBerry PlayBook	RIM	BlackBerry	$ 499	04/19/11	3G/4G connectivity from Sprint, Verizon & AT&T promised for summer