2012 Holiday Gift Guide: The 5 Best Tablets (and e-Readers)

Amazon Kindle Fire HD (8.9-inch)

Price: $300 (w/16GB) and $370 (32GB)
Everyone counted out the multinational electronic commerce company when it came to both the e-reader and tablet race. Amazon proved it could take on all comes in either category with the Kindle and continues to silence its naysayers with the latest addition to the family: the Kindle Fire HD. The 8.9-inch model expands the screen size and produces full HD at 1920 x 1080 pixels, along with great viewing angles and amazing sound. Though it runs a modified version of the Android OS, users can easily adapt to the UI and enjoy numerous forms of content such as books, games, and videos.