Apple iPad 2, once called the king of tablets, is now facing stiff challenges from its rival in what is being billed as a tablet war.

Tablet customers can now walk into a store and be bombarded by various choices that they could make. Do they want a tablet that is fast and powerful? Or one that has a lot of quality apps? Or simply do they want something that is affordable?

Following slides include brief description and spec of five popular models of tablets: Apple iPad 2, HP TouchPad, Motorola Xoom, RIM BlackBerry PlayBook, and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.

Which one would you go for? What makes you want to buy one over the other?

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HP Touchpad
Jon Rubinstein, senior vice president and general manager for Palm, holds the Palm TouchPad during a media presentation at the Herbst Pavilion at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco February 9, 2011. Reuters
Motorola Xoom
Motorola Xoom is a powerful tablet boosts its beefy specs. Some of the complaints include its heavy weight (1.6 pounds)OS: Android 3.1 (Honeycomb) Processor: 1 GHz dual-core Storage: 32 GB Camera: 2-megapixel front; 5-megapixel back Battery Life: 8-8.5 hours Dimension: 9.8 x 6.61 x 0.51 Weight: 1.56-1.6 lbs Price (32GB): $599.99 Reuters
RIM BlackBerry PlayBook
RIM BlackBerry PlayBook Reuters
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is advertised as thinner and lighter than the iPad 2. The device is very comfortable in hand and the specs are nice.OS: Android 3.1 (Honeycomb) Processor: 1 GHz dual-core Storage: 16, 32, or 64 GB Camera: 2-megapixel front; 3-megapixel back Battery Life: 9-10 hours Dimension: 10.1 x 6.9 x 0.338 Weight: 1.25 lbs Price (32GB): $599.99 Samsung.com
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