5 of the best new iPad (iPad 3) alternatives

iPad 3 alternatives – iPad 2

You've heard the hype about the iPad 2, you know Apple's sold more of these than Malcolm Tucker has sold lies – but there's a reason for that. Not just the iPad 2's specs like the A5 dual-core processor or its 8.8mm depth – it's Apple's ability to make everything work perfectly.

If you want to check emails, play games, watch films, socialise online, write a document… alright, it does most things. And it all comes at a cheaper-than-the-latest-iPad price, making it still a perfectly capable tablet for most.

Read our iPad 2 review here.