This tablet PC has similar name with one of Nokia phone series. Eston N97 is one of the tablet PC as the competitor of Apple iPad with smallest screen among the other tablet PC competitor. Eston N97 screen has only 7 inches wide and it uses Marvell PXA303 624 MHz as the processor. The processor is not as fast as Apple iPad, but you’ll be amazed by the ability of Eston N97 because the Eston N97 able to run multiple operating systems. Reportedly, in addition Eston N97 uses Android as the default operating system, Eston N97 also can run the Windows CE OS and Ubuntu. Eston N97 uses battery 2.800 mAh & can be used actively for 4 hours.

Asus has made a breakthrough to compete with Apple iPad. The iPad competitor that made by Asus is called Asus EeePad and ready to launch in June and Asus ready to release the Asus EeePad in July 2010. The Asus EeePad use Android as operating system and it has price about USD $ 479 – $ 510.

This is a hot rumor & it can be a real. Blackberry ready to compete with Apple iPad in tablet PC market & the hot rumor is the Blackberry ready to launch new tablet PC called Blackberry BlackPad or Cobalt. This Blackberry BlackPad / Cobalt has smaller than iPad (about 8.9 inch) and it’s also supports Wi-Fi or 3G and of course it has an easy synchronize with Blackberry phones. The hot rumors also said that Blackberry BlackPad or Cobalt will be launched in 2011. Let’s wait and see the progress.

Only a few days after the launch of the Apple iPad, a hot issue about the plan of the launch Mini iPad has rush up. The Mini iPad has 7-inch screen & the price will be cheaper. DigiTime, a media that focused on the electronics industry in China and Taiwan said, Apple was working on a smaller iPad with 5 to 7-inch screen. Meanwhile the existing iPad currently has 9.7 inch screen. Based on this report, the device will be priced under U.S. $ 400 and planned for release in the first quarter of next year. The most expensive iPad currently is 16GB WiFi with price U.S. $ 499.

Hott MD500 is a tablet PC with size about 4.8 inch (800 × 480) that ready to kil the Apple iPad. Hott MD500 has very cheap price, the distributor price only U.S. $ 92. As the killer of iPad, Hott MD500 has a design like iPod with a shiny back part and use Android as operating system with ARM9 Rockchip as processor. Hott MD500 can be used like other tablet PC, like the applications, multi-media, internet browsing, Wi-Fi and the battery itself can last for 5 hours.

Nav 9 Slate PC is another competitor of Apple iPad with smaller screen size (only 8.9 inch). Nav 9 Slate PC has a touch screen with Multi-Touch features and it uses Solid State Disk with capacity ranging from 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB. Nav 9 Slate PC uses 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 2 GB DDR memory and Windows 7 as operating system. Just like any other iPad competitor, Nav 9 Slate PC supports & provides SD memory card slot that you can use as an additional hard drive when the SSD is not sufficient.

How strong the Apple iPad? To know the answer, the senior editor of PC World, Tim Moynihan performs some test about ‘iPad Stress Test’. The iPad stress test including: the iPad was dropped several times, flush the iPad with coffee and wash the iPad like you wash dirty dishes. So, how the result? The team was disappointed, when the testing was began, iPad has show the weakness. There are a few lines on the screen that indicate that damage has occurred. However, this product still can be used but not in normal condition.

Looks like Apple iPad has a lot of competitor. After X2 iTablet, Haleron iLet Mini Hal, iiView ViewPad, a new competitor ready to challenge Apple iPad. The new Apple iPad competitor is WePad. WePad is a tablet PC that made by German company and claimed ready to “kill” Apple iPad. In their website, WePad openly compare WePad vs iPad and the result is WePad has more better specification. WePad has larger screen, faster processor and more connectivity.

In addition Windows 7 Phone, Microsoft also produce tablet PC to compete the Apple iPad. The tablet PC that produce by Microsoft has name Microsoft Courier. Microsoft Courier has two screens & each screen has size about 5 “x 7″ (12.7 x 17.78 cm), smaller than the size of a photo. The design of Microsoft Courier looks like a book, so you can fold it when it is not in use. Microsoft Courier also can be used as an eBook Reader.

Looks like the Apple tablet iPad has a lot of competitor. One of them is Haleron iLet Mini HAL. Haleron iLet Mini HAL is a tablet with size 7-inch, touch screen, use Android 1.6 as operating system & it is planned to be sold at a price only U.S. $ 199. A good alternative for you who wants to buy tablet PC that similar with Apple iPad but has no much money. Haleron iLet Mini HAL specifications: