Transformer Prime vs. iPad 2 vs. Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet

There is more than enough room for tablet players. Current estimates suggest tablet sales will increase on average 83% a year to 185 million units in 2014; RBC estimates Apple will sell 50 million iPads in fiscal 2012 (up 54% yearly) and 65 million in 2013.

Asus' newly announced Eee Pad Transformer Prime, the first tablet to feature Nvidia's new Tegra 3 quad-core processor. The Prime will get an upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich. The Prime joins Amazon's Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet as the latest set of tablet devices hitting store shelves before the end of the year. Ian Paul, PCWorld, gave comparisons between four tablets: