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This report covers slate tablets and convertible laptops or netbooks that have a swivel screen or detachable keyboard to transform into a tablet. If you don't need a touch screen or the ability to take notes with a stylus, ConsumerSearch has separate reports on cheap laptops, laptops and netbooks. Full-size computers are also covered in our reports on desktops and gaming desktops, and Apple computers are covered separately in our report on Apple computers.
PCMag.com offers a nice overview of how to select a tablet -- or decide whether you need one at all -- including the differences among Apple, BlackBerry and Android devices.
CNET surveys the current tablet landscape and offers advice on how to buy.
Google's Android operating system is now used on dozens of tablets. Android.com provides an overview of the system and details any new releases. Android 3.0 is named Honeycomb and is the most common OS on newer Android-based tablets. (Android operating systems have always been named after dessert items, in alphabetical order: Cupcake, Donut, Éclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich.)
Apple.com has more information about the iOS operating system for the iPad.
TechCrunch.com offers a nice overview of how to decide whether you want a tablet computer.
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