iPad 2 (or even iPad 3) Android Alternative/Counterpart

[cliftonite]

Ask for a $500 gift card.

 

[TheStu]

Kindles are $80 now. IMO if you already have an Android phone and are happy with it get an Android tablet. Otherwise get the iPad

He may have meant the $199 Kindle Fire.

 

[CupCak3]

If you think you may want to get a future product and they won't give you a gift card, I'd get the iPad 2 if you don't have a strong preference. It will have the best resale value.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Don't get a Fire, just buy one yourself if you want one, they don't have GPS, BT or expandable memory.

If you simply have to own something other than an iPad, get a TF Prime, and try to get the dock too.

 

[Don66]

As someone who owns an iPad 2 and a TouchPad and formerly a Transformer, I have to say iPad 2 by far. Yes ICS would be awesome on an Android tablet, but I can tell Flipboard alone makes the iPad 2 worth it as a reading device. That and all the games. I don't even touch games on my TouchPad. It's not even worth it.

iPads are also very good for battery life. The standby is amazing. The only way you can match that with Android is to turn off Wifi when standby is on. The iPad uses polling intervals so you still get notifications coming through even on standby rather than keeping wifi always on. As a result I can leave it for 2 weeks and its still got battery.

QFT

 

[Geekbabe]

It sounds like they're open to giving two devices for the price of an iPad. My co-worker just requested two Kindles (Kindle Fires, I believe).

What would you guys recommend if I could parlay the iPad into either one or two (three would probably push it) Android devices (so, ≈$500 altogether)?

(Also updated OP)

Take the free ipad2 straight to ebay, get $, then buy whatever android tablet you like