Dave and I did a little comparison shopping after the launch of the iPad 2.

If you want to be cool, get the iPad 2.

If you like fit and finish, get the iPad 2.

Andy Ihnatko:

But you kind of have to hold the iPad 2 to really get the redesign. It’s thinner by a third, plus its edges taper to a thin line of metal. It’s almost inconceivable that this thing you’re holding is a multicore tablet computer. The Xoom tablet is trim, light, and very pretty … but when you place it next to the iPad 2, it looks as though it was designed and built by angry Soviet prison labor instead of by Motorola.

If you’re an annoying Apple fanboy, get the iPad 2.

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I’m an annoying Apple fanboy and there are some things superior with the Xoom.

Click PLAY or watch the Xoom promo on YouTube.

OK it’s not as friendly as an Apple device:

… The Xoom is not a tablet you would hand to your mother; it is cold and complex and industrial and vaguely foreboding, the look and feel resembling a glossed up slice of Blade Runner. Everything is black, with glowing blue accents. …

Gizmodo

The operating system (Android 3.0 Honeycomb) is arguably more powerful. And within a few months will be much more powerful.

The built in Chrome browser is as good as the Safari browser on the iPad, and getting better, faster.

The Xoom has an SD card slot (function coming soon), something I really miss in Apple devices.

Overall, for a brand new product … it’s amazingly ready to compete with the iPad 2.

By summer, as apps roll out, the software will be as good. Or better.

And far more customizable. I’d change the dark theme to a light one, ASAP.

I have faith in Google to throw millions into the operating system until it’s superior to the iPad. That might take a year. It might take 6 months.

Motorola Xoom Review: The Future Of Tablets (Whether You Like It Or Not)

Click PLAY or watch a comic comparison on YouTube.