The original Toshiba Thrive 10-inch tablet impressed us with its support for full-size ports and the fact that we could remove its battery and swap in a new one. Features that are still unmatched in mainstream tablets. The 7-inch version is here now, but with its smaller form factor can it possibly offer the same …

Since the launch of the iPad 2, I’ve been waiting for the Asus Transformer Prime. While I didn’t know it existed until a few months ago, just the thought of a powerful, robust, and sexy Android tablet has invaded my dreams for months now. Well, maybe not my dreams, but at least my thoughts. The moment tablets start invading my …

Do not adjust your monitors. This is, in fact, only a hands-on and not a full review of the Asus Transformer Prime. Unfortunately, during the review process, we experienced some very suspect performance issues (detailed below), which led us to believe we were possibly in possession of a faulty unit. So, we are going to hold off on giving final …

Editor’s note: Updated with correct physical dimensions facts. You’ve been patient. You’ve done your research and are now ready to finally plop down the cash for a tablet. For whatever reason, you’ve chosen to overlook the iPad 2 and are dead set on bringing an Android tablet home this year. There are plenty of available Android tablets to choose from, …

Here’s how much space my videos, music, apps, and books took up in preparation for an imaginary 8-hour trip. Eric Franklin/CNET First off, let’s be clear. When you get your brand-new Kindle Fire, you’re not getting 8GB of free storage. Not even 8GB?! Thanks to OS bloat, the Kindle Fire actually offers only 6.54GB of free storage, with an additional …

Now playing: Watch this: Battle for speed supremacy: Kindle Fire vs. iPad 2 2:47 Yes, in case you were wondering, the Kindle Fire is a tablet. It downloads apps, surfs the Web, displays books, and plays music and video. Its chief interface tool is a capacitive touch screen and it’s a small, relatively thin device. Based on those facts, comparing …

As more tablets are released, manufacturers need to continually come up with good reasons for consumers to buy their latest device. Whether they do this through price, features, or a unique design, with a $200 tablet like the Kindle Fire out there, tablets will need a hook to keep consumers interested. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus‘ hook is Peel, …

Not seven months after its debut, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer is consistently one of the most popular tablets on CNET. So, it came as a surprise when I heard that Asus was preparing a follow-up tablet so soon after the original. On Tuesday, Asus officially unveiled the Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Touted as the world’s first tablet to house …

The Nvidia Tegra 2 was the new hotness earlier this year as Honeycomb tablet after Honeycomb tablet embraced its dual-core architecture. Now, it’s garbage. On Tuesday, Nvidia officially unveiled the Tegra 2’s successor, announcing the quad-core Tegra 3 CPU. The CPU will debut inside the Asus Transformer Prime in December and according to Nvidia, it’ll offer up to three times …

$180 isn’t a bad price for a Honeycomb tablet. Too bad that price doesn’t tell the whole story. Josh Miller/CNET I’m against signing up for multiyear contracts for tablets. The way I see it, the market is still too young to be committed to only one device for so long. My advice is the same my uncle gave me in …