Best Tablet of 2011?

**UPDATE 2013!!
it is literally INSANE how different the market is now for tablets, everyone has an ipad, or a laptop with a touchscreen, there are litterally hundreds of tablets in all brands and sizes on the market now, what was once (when i originally wrote this article... a sliver of the electronics market).  Not only is this article outdated, its a relic of the past by now. If anything, the tablets I showcased back then are still verry great and a fraction of the price they once were now that tablets have become so popular. Goodluck shopping! Start here: 

By far, at this point 03/2013... I reccommend the Ipad mini or Ipad 4th generation, otherwise any new tablet, HP and Lenovo have great touch screen options with windows 8. Although personally, if you have the money, i would spend and get the Macbook Pro. If you are strapped for cash... like most of us... and you enjoy the Android OS, DEFINATELY go with the Google Nexus 7. Its by far the best option for you. There is a slightly larger version the Google Nexus 10. Cheers!

THE Rest of this article is merely a Tablet Graveyard I wrote about in the years past. My, have tablets flourished since then...

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UPDATE: 2012
GoodReader and Dropbox 
 http://doctormuggle.blogspot.com/2011/05/goodreader-for-ipad.html

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**tablet expectations for medical use post**:

http://doctormuggle.blogspot.com/2011/05/tablet-computer-ideas-2011.html, 

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So, I'd like to announce my two favorite Tablets on the market right now. 

1) ASUS Eee Pad E121

-This thing is SEXY.

Cons: It's a little thicker than the ipad, but it is as light weight. Hardly a con for me.

The biggest issue so far is battery life and price. 3 hours and $1200. Still better than my latptop, but not that great compared to ipads boasting 10 hrs @ $550 for a machine lacking a lot of features. I think set at lower brightness and with turning off wifi, the Asus should increase battery life quite significantly.

As for what it can do... WOW no comparison. 

Now, i don't speak German, but I think these guys knew I would see this video so they already have "Ryan, hi" written in custom script on the screen. 

This guy does an EXCELLENT job showing off what this this looks like. Enjoy.

Pros:

1) digitizer pen with actual responsiveness like a piece of paper

2) i5 processor - blazing fast as my laptop

3) windows 7, that means i can have oneNote, EverNote, skype, aim, microsoft word, whatever programs i need. This thing will even run photoshop CS3, and windows video editor! This also means multitasking and customization.

4) high quality screen

5) multi card reader - so you can expand storage space by the size of your SD card

6) 2 USB ports. yes, I said TWO. 

7) big solid state hard drive

8) Unlimited digital paper for note taking, drawing custom diagrams, and reading digital textbooks.

Awaiting competition from Acer, and a price drop, but those of you daring enough, I think this guy beats Ipad 2 in terms of productivity anyday of the week. Batterylife doesnt mean much when you get this much out of a slim piece of paper. Buy it, I dare you

2) HP Elitebook 2740p

In December of 2010, this was the best tablet I've seen on the market. I know a lot of people don't like HP, but this is a quality machine. Remember, Brand only means the outer shell. A lot of the internal components are made by intel, etc (other reputable companies), so don't pin everything on brand.

Pros:

1) lightweight

2) Fast

3) runs cool, not hot like previous models

4) high quality

5) multitouch

6) durable, and stable rotating screen mechanism (don't want this stuff to break, so i checked) 

7) pleasing to the eye

8) High quality digitizer pen- i used to have the older cheaper HP version, the pen is incredibly accurate. 

9) HD output

10) VGA output for putting on external monitor

11) multi card reader

12) 5 hour battery life!

13) HUGE harddrive... the list goes on. 

Cons:   

Only one. Price. Its almost $1500 for this puppy, and it looks like it's not dropping anytime soon. But with good reason, this thing is a beast of a laptop. Fast, and everything you need from a tablet.

Price is always the issue, but if you want a decent machine that has all the durability, performance, speed, and features, you gotta pay the price.