I think most tablets now can do what you need so it really depends on your budget on what to purchase. If you are more inclined to personalize your tablet I think Android products are much reliable, otherwise iPads are your best bet (of course since only Apple products runs in iOS)
I don't have an iPad but I do have an Acer Iconia and an Asus Transformer laptop running in Windows that I can also use as a tablet. I use them both for reading and surfing online, emailing and so on.
I am thinking about getting a tablet. My needs would be to read : PDF magazine files, DOC, TXT, email, Facebook and maybe books. Are tablets capable of reading these file types? If so which ones with about a 9-10" screen or am I barking up the wrong tree? Thank you.
Duane

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