Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9 are holding the fort at the $400 price point, reduced from around $500 to compete with the flood of Android tablets out there. Both models are scheduled to receive an update to ICS sometime during Q2 2012, when the new Galaxy Note is also supposed to arrive. Otherwise the Sony Tablet S, which has received high marks for its unconventional yet ergonomic design, is also available for ~$400.
Asus' Transformer Prime is only available in 32GB and 64GB varieties starting at around $500 (used to be a hundred more bucks only a week ago). The Taiwanese firm is pitching this as a premium tablet, with plenty of power courtesy of Nvidia's Tegra 3 chip and some neat add-ons like a keyboard dock -- if you're willing to part with another $150. The Transformer Prime has received plenty of praise but that enthusiasm hasn't been backed up by huge sales volume.
Regardless of that, Asus plans to keep pushing out powerful tablets in the coming months. The upcoming Transformer Infinity will up the ante with a high-resolution 1920 x 1200 pixel 10.1-inch Full HD display and optional 4G, while the Padfone will essentially combine a smartphone and tablet in one package.
Lastly, we have the Kindle Fire. Amazon is one of the few players that bet on a low-cost tablet coupled with a host of tightly integrated services. It's far from the most powerful device out there, but as we've learned already, tablets are about the whole experience and specs are only part of the picture. This strategy -- together with Amazon's sales platform and expertise -- has resulted in the best-selling non-iPad tablet. No doubt, Amazon will follow with a second generation Kindle Fire sometime this year, but nothing concrete has been revealed thus far.