And yet quite a bit has changed in the last twelve months.

With Mobile World Congress in the rear view mirror its time to revisit our list of favorite tablets.

If all you care about is specs, it shouldnt be too hard picking out a winner.

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But you should know that when you are buying a tablet youre also buying into a particular ecosystem.

The fastest processor or sharpest screen is worthless if you cant use them for the things you want.

In that regard, if you strictly adhere to pure tablets, iOS often comes out on top.

Making Some Picks

That’s the gist of it when it comes to platforms.

This may change in the future but until then better to be safe than sorry.

In the 10-inch category the iPad is a popular choice.

Google has taken that advantage away with the Nexus 7.

The Wi-Fi only version is$139 or $179for the 3G version with free connectivity.