I am considering purchasing a tablet to better manage work and my personal social media. My mom recently got a Transformer Prime. I’m not an Apple fan so no iPad for me. Feel free to include them in the discussion, however, as I know many people do and we need to hear from all sides.

I have a Pandigital and have had it since Dec and love it! My daughter also has a tablet. They seem to do the same thing and have the same features.

I highly recommend the ASUS Transformer series. I have the first generation and can’t wait to get the new one.

Motorola Xoom. I’ve had mine since September and still think I made a great decision. BTW, bought it from Target who has a 90-day return/exchange policy

@corabledsoe Thanks for the tip about Target. It wouldn’t have been my first choice.  @trudy I agree that the tablet should have more functions than your phone (and a larger screen).  

@russellallert @taliafoster @joanmuschampfagnani @michaelraia @dianebianchi Thanks for the feedback and suggestions.

@kc_kreative

I have the first iPad and I really like it. I do feel it’s better for consuming content than creating it, although with new apps coming out all the time, that’s probably not true anymore. 

A lot of my friends who never bought an apple product in their life bought the iPad and they are addicted.

Good luck in your choice!

I have the Toshiba Thrive and love it. Like @michaelraia I almost got the Asus Transformer, but the Toshiba Thrive is just as good; both have some of the best ratings. Good luck on your purchase!

I have a 7 inch Acer tablet that I use daily. When I travel I prefer to have the tablet with me than my laptop computer. It is smaller, lighter and it fits in my purse. The screen is about the size of a paperback book. Roocase makes a well designed sturdy holder that keeps it well protected. I carry my tablet with me always.

I’ve used an iPad, Playbook, Galaxy Tab, and Kindle Fire. Of the four, the Playbook and Galaxy Tab were my favorite for work related jobs (with the Playbook being #1, and the GTab being a distant #2) and the Fire was my favorite for content consumption combined with shopping capability. The iPad I gave back to my sister. It is a fun little toy, but I didn’t like the fact that I had to sync it to one computer in order to make things work on it, load new aps, etc. The Galaxy Tab and Kindle Fire just need a wireless connection and their done, no fuss, no headaches, just search and go. The Playbook required an actual Blackberry for tethering and account issues, which I hear is being ended on the next update. I would have cared, but I always have my blackberry on me (yeah yeah, I know).

so , so glad you asked this and have gotten great answers…. curious to see what you end up getting…what are your top priorities for use? I’d like to compare to see if I should follow you down this road! @kc_kreative

you can take pictures with it, too? @kc_kreative

In a couple of weeks i will be looking into purchasing a tablet.   I figure a tablet with USB or memeory card would be a great choice. Leaning more to the USB port tablet.

Although Brand is a factor for many people, I’d say if I was in the market for an ipad type device, it would probably be the ipad by Apple.

I have so many of these things >>> “gadget toys” with no real use, that I falter to purchase any more these days. 

I have the Nokia 810 and (pretty much) only play games on it. It’s about the size of (a little bigger than, actually) the iphones are these days and has a slide out qwerty keyboard. I also do use it to check how websites look and operate on a small device, which I also do with the iphones we have here. The newest iphone also has a slide out qwerty keyboard (Samsung Indulge). 

A double check so to speak on how websites deliver on these devices. But for use as actual “working on business” items, they are not used. Nokia has been a good brand for me as is Toshiba laptops.

My Kindle Fire, that I use each and every day now, is my favorite new gadget. It’s great, I LOVE it and peruse newly built websites on that too. THIS is a never ending cycle with all the gadgets.  Sorry, getting windy again.

Since I am a real qwerty keyboard fan (is that old-fashioned?) I think the choice your Mom made in the Asus Transformer Prime is a great choice. Did hers come with the qwerty keyboard docking system? I assume they all do. At any rate, that seems like a great choice to me. Since the prices run a little cheaper than the Apple ipad, that might be my choice too.  

IF I was in the market for another “gadget” – plus I don’t know where I could possibly find room for another thing like this!  When I got the Kindle Fire last November I was almost bamboozled about where to plug the thing in! Yikes.