An Inexpensive Option To Ipad & Galaxy Tabs - Andoird Tablets

In early 2010, after Apple's iPad shown successful debut and signaled the beginning

of new tablet PC market, many computer hardware manufacturers noticed and acknowledged the possible large market for tablet PC and prepared during the year. Tablet PC, in design, should be light, portable, and inexpensive while the computing power should be fast enough for daily tasks such as web browsing, email, Twitter, and Facebook. The most important thing about tablet computers is that they are very, very portable. Unlike a laptop that requires a backpack or a laptop bag to carry around, the tablet computer will fit in most coat pockets or women's handbags.

However, the drawback to the iPad and other popular tablet computers such as the Samsung Galaxy is that they can get quite expensive. Most people cannot afford to spend about $600 on the latest iPad and just pass on the thought of owning a tablet PC. However, people with smaller budgets can now still own a tablet computer by buying a cheaper Android tablet.

Android tablets are much cheaper than the iPad or the Galaxy. To understand why they are cheaper, you will need to know a little bit more about the Android operating system. All Android tablets use the Android operating system to run the tablet. This is an open source operating system that is free to use by anybody. In other words, any manufacturer can make a tablet PC and install the powerful Android operating system as software to run the tablet.

There are some Android tablets in the market today that you can buy for even half the price of the iPad or the Samsung Galaxy tab. The best part about Android tablets is that most of them will also use the same hardware that is used by reputed brands such as Samsung. For example, the Samsung Galaxy tab uses the Cortex A-8 or A-9 chip architecture. The Cortex A-8 and A-9 are open source technology which means that it is not just Samsung who has the right to install their chips on their tablet PCs. Many manufacturers of tablet PC's have taken advantage of the Cortex A-9 technology by installing it in their Android tablets.

Products like the iPad and Galaxy tablets are so expensive because the selling price includes a heavy marketing cost that has to be recovered. So, if you are going to buy a Tablet PC, you will be well advised to consider purchasing an Android tablet that will save you a lot of money while giving you the same powerful performance as the leading brands.

by: Jennysa Deniel

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