Three less expensive than the iPad 2

$499, The iPad down 2 is in many respects an interception. But it is also more expensive that a low range laptop or a desktop, even if it cannot fully replace either.

During this time, sell tablets extremely good Android markets for as little as $150, but they are slow and virtually disposable. And their resistive or pressure, touch screens with styli plastic-based listen dates back to the time of the Palm Pilot, rather than the iPad glass multi-touch screen.

Is there a happy medium somewhere between the two price points? It turns out that there are many.

Asus Eee Pad transformer

Retail for $399, the Asus Eee Pad transformer has a lot to it. He received a processor dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2, front and rear facing cameras and a HDMI, which are the standard for Android tablets. But it also has two unique characteristics: MyCloud and a docking station keyboard.

The ASUS MyCloud allows "remote access and control of any PC or Mac, system" more get your music and movies from anywhere. You get a year worth of free and unlimited online storage for purchase on a transformer of Asus Eee Pad. During this time, the optional keyboard dock accessory gives the transformer name, over a total of 16 hours of battery life. And the suite included Polaris's Office allows you to put the keyboard properly, as well as Google has recently published its own app for Google Docs for Android tablets and smartphones.

Toshiba Antares

The upcoming Toshiba tablet was not released, and his real name is not yet known. A leak of Newegg said that he will be priced from $449, however, and also reveals its technical specifications: this entry-level model gets you only 8 GB of storage, the model of 16 GB for $499 (equivalent to the price of an iPad 2).

It has a size SD card slot to read memory cards camera with, however, more a USB size. And with card 32 GB SD selling right around $50, that 8 GB tablet could become a 40 GB compressed for much less than the cost of an iPad 2 with comparable storage.

The Apple iPad

What is it? We are looking for tablets are less expensive than the iPad 2.

It turns out that the original iPad is, in fact, cheaper. You can buy an iPad 16 GB for $349 from the Apple Store, original when they are available. Other original iPad models are available there as well, all for less than list price last year, several for less than $500.

Droid or step Droid?

Even if I am an Android fan, I'm not sure that I would recommend two Android tablets on this list, unless you tried in nest Android "to bee" in stores and know what you get in. There are many Android apps on the market, but not which are designed for tablets yet. And honeycomb itself is more complicated than the iPad and the normal version of Android iOS, moreover he had a few bugs in it yet.

Once Android tablets are a little more mature and have more available for them, I would feel more uncomfortable recommend to buyers. If you are already an Android fan, however, you can buy a bunch of Tablet for under $ 500.

Jared Spurbeck is an avid open-source software, which uses an Android phone and a laptop PC to Ubuntu. He has written on technology and electronics since 2008.