It?s been a while since our first look of Research In Motion?s contender in the newly-sprouting tablet market, and since then we?ve get acquainted with the quaint device and feel out the kinks. In our hands we?ve held the Wi-Fi-only 16GB model.

Intuitive controls; classy design; BlackBerry smartphone pairing

Not as ?professional-grade? as touted; no larger screen option; lacking App World

I bought my Playbook back in May or June. My laptop was really playing up and as I run my own very s

Good price; great for internet browsing; good battery life

Wont work on ebay; typings difficult

This is a good tablet. There are however some *quirks* when you have a Blackberry playbook that you quickly come to terms with. Generally, I just use this as what I like to phrase as 'the imdb machine' - you know when you're watching TV and want to know who so-and-so off of thingy is?

I have had this tablet for about a week and find it very useful. I haven't needed to switch my laptop on for the whole time I had it, mainly because of the great browser and email application.

the browser is fantastic; on board memory of 64GB

can sometimes be a bit slow firing up apps.

A very goob tab to buy.Its a package filled with features which the the other vendors are asking much more.Don't worry about netconnectivity as it can be tethered not only with BBphones but with any smart phone.

The PlayBook might be the ultimate diamond in the rough. It features fantastic hardware and great stock features, but with a disappointing app selection and a handful of weird bugs thrown into the mix. I can't recommend this tablet to the average consumer at its $499 entry price.

+Great form factor; +Fast and very powerful multi-tasking; +Excellent camera and file storage

-Terrible at sharing media; -Buggy browser and mixed flash support; -No meaningful app selection

This is the best os system on the market by far. A multitaskers dream tablet and gamers will not be disappointed. All business with docs to go pdf etc

This is the best os system on the market by far; A multitaskers dream tablet and gamers will not be disappointed; All business with docs to go pdf etc

The guys at microsoft and apple can't duplicate it and therefore campaign against its ability

Six months after it was first announced in San Francisco, Research In Motion's tablet is finally here. But has it been worth the wait, should you be resisting your urges for an iPad, and has RIM with its new operating system got what it takes?

Screen; size; speed; performance

No apps; currently no email; no calendar; no contacts

PlayBook OS 2.0 still isn't quite as rounded as Android or iOS, but it's got everything you really need for not a lot of cash

Research In Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook was released in the UK last week and is the first commercial tablet to run the QNX operating system (OS), the OS the company acquired when it bought QNX Software...