IPad Takes First and Second Place in Consumer Reports Tablet Ratings

The tablet wars rage on, but Consumer Reports has already declared a winner: Apple’s iPad 2, which outscored rival devices from Motorola, Dell, Samsung, ViewSonic and Archos. Judged against 17 criteria, including touch-screen responsiveness, versatility, portability, screen glare, and ease of use, the 32GB Wi-Fi+3G verison of the iPad 2 came out with a top rating of “Excellent” in nearly all of them. Its closest rivals were the Motorola Xoom and the first generation iPad, which tied for second place.