Jason Hiner's 10 best tablets of 2011

I have the acer iconia and the apple ipad, much prefer the acer

I would not agree that touch screens are horrible, but YES to the Overpriced/Under-Powered comments! Still prefer keyboards here also! Once the price point gets down to $200 or less, might consider one?

Anyone working and immersed in the tech community can tell you stories like yours about every manufacturer out there... I know I can. I'm wondering about the 2 stories that you told... your son's laptop and your 24" monitor. Both were under warranty, and I assume you replaced them both and didn't just throw them out. How did you find the replacements... good, bad, indifferent?

Most Acer monitors have a 3 year warranty... one of the best in the industry. I recommend Acer laptops to most of my clients because they generally give you more for your money. I have 2 Acer laptops myself... 1 for about 4 years, another for about 2.5 years... both going strong... and I beat them to death all the time. I also have 3 Acer monitors, all over 3 years old and all going strong. Does this mean that Acer is better than any other manufacturer... no.

I can tell you horror stories about HP, Gateway (pre and post Acer) Lenovo, Toshiba, Samsung, Apple and yes... Acer. Would I leave any of them out of an assessment of laptops, monitors or tablets... no.

Unjustified bias has no place on tech sites or in tech reviews. I want the facts, not just anecdotal stories.

Surprised these aren't all Apples given the Android Prejedice often found in Hiner columns.

How much would you want to sell the ipad for? I want to get one for my dad.

acer=crap !