Where to Buy Android Tablet

Unlike Apple's closed system of hardware and software, the open-source nature of Google's Android OS makes it inviting for many hardware manufacturers to try their hand at making an Android-based device. That said, it's a system that has been slow to bear fruit when it comes to viable competitors to the Apple iPad, but that seems to be slowly changing.

If you're looking for a tablet and don't fancy an iPad, then Android is currently the way to go. (Don't know what an Android tablet is? Check out: what is an Android tablet?)

Whether you opt for an Apple iPad or one of many Androids, choosing the right media-consumption tablet isn't necessarily a snap. Here's what you need to know before you hit the store. It's difficult to remember a time before tablets, but it's been three short years since the original Apple iPad hit the scene, and the current tablet market was born.

Summary: Just because Apple appears to be releasing the iPad Mini is no reason to ignore the Android tablets that forced Apple to enter the 7" tablet space. I like iPads. I own one and often use it.