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ModBook

The ModBook is the original Apple Tablet — besides the Newton of course. Except it’s not made by Apple proper, but rather Axiotron who has been making them since 2007. Prices start out at $899, but customers have to provide a pre-polycarbonate unibody Macbook making the total price closer to $2,000.

Advantages over the iPad

• Full OS X
• Multitasking
• Flash support
• Built-in camera
• Built-in optical drive
• 13.3-inch screen
• 120GB hard drive
• Windows compatibility

Disadvantages

• No 3G modem
• No multitouch
• No access to the App Store

Viliv X70

Viliv came out of nowhere last year — South Korea actually — and introduced a round of sleek portables with the X70 heading up the tablets. This widescreen 7-inch tablet has nearly every piece of hardware missing from the iPad. Prices start out at $597.

Advantages over the iPad

• Windows
• Flash support
• Multitasking
• Unlocked 3G GSM modem
• GPS
• SD card slot
• Camera
• USB slot
• Haptic-feedback touchscreen
• Video out
• 128GB SSD

Disadvantages

• No multitouch
• No access to the App Store
• Only a 7-inch screen

Archos 9 PC tablet

Archos has been a major player in the MID market since it started. The Archos 9 PC Tablet is the company’s largest slate device to date. It also proves that Apple isn’t the only one to out beautiful looking devices. Prices start out at $549.

Advantages over the iPad

• Windows 7
• Flash Support
• Multitasking
• Two USB slots
• SD Card slot
• Webcam
• A kick stand
• Optical trackpad nub

Disadvantages

• No multitouch
• No access to the App Store

Upcoming

Viliv S10 Blade

The S10 Blade is Viliv’s first product of 2010, and it’s a looker. It has a 10-inch multitouch touchscreen in a convertible notebook setup that’s not much thicker than the iPad. The Viliv S10 is shipping soon at a starting price of $699. (We just got our review sample yesterday so look out for a hands-on shortly)

Advantages over the iPad

• Windows 7
• Multitasking
• Flash support
• Unlocked 3G modem
• Webcam
• 2 USB ports
• SD card slot
• Video out

Disadvantages

• No access to the App Store

Notion Ink Adam

News about the Notion Ink tablet broke late last year and many chalked it up to a fanboy dream. But it’s real and supposed to be coming this spring.

Advantages

• Android
• Multitasking
• Nvidia Tegra 2 platform
• 10-inch Dual-mode display (full color to ePaper)
• Rear-facing trackpad
• USB and HDMI ports
• Unlocked 3G modem

Tie

• Android Market to Apple’s App Store
• Multitouch

HP Slate

We joked that CES 2010 would be full of tablet computers. It wasn’t and only a few major players like HP and Dell showed off prototypes. Both take a totally different approach too as the HP Slate (the unofficial name, btw) opts for a Windows with full flash support. It should hit the market this year at a rumored price of between $500-$600.

Advantages

• Windows 7
• Multitasking
• Flash support
• Camera
• USB ports

Disadvantages

• No access to the App Store
• No 3G modem (at least not yet)

Dell Streak

While HP decided to go with Windows, the 5-inch Dell Streak uses Android. The 5-inch Streak is clearly meant for a different market than the 9.7-inch iPad, but it’s also possible that we’ll see a larger version sometime soon, too. At least we hope we do.

Advantages

• Android
• Multitasking
• Front and rear facing cameras
• USB ports
• Dual microSD slots
• Rumored unlocked 3G modem

Tie

• Android Market for the App Store
• Neither support Flash

Disadvantages

• Smaller screen
• No 3G modem