earned its top spot on the list
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Pros:
- brilliant screen
- exceptional battery life (double the capacity of the 1st Gen Xoom tablet)
- flawless software interoperability with over 60 installed apps from the marketplace
- seamless integration with iTunes
- ease of navigation
- better office application support as a BYOD item

Cons:
- lack of root directory access(former Android user)
- higher price

Update: 6/1/2015
I've had this tablet over 2 years now and the battery is still holding up well. I love the tablet and have found it indispensable on work travel trips as well as personal use for watching movies and reading. When I travel I use it as a second monitor (using Duet) and it allows me to multitask applications. I have found about 60 apps that I use on a daily basis for fun and productivity. This was an excellent purchase and no regrets 2 years later. The only negative I have about apps is that the Apple Store doesn't offer Wifi Analyzer, which is the only reason I keep my android Xoom around.
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Okay so this one may not be on top of my shopping list... but it's still on the list. Thanks for this!
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I would give it 10.  It was selected for our book club and everyone loved it.  Could hardly put it down til it was read
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It was very entertaining, and funny! On my "To Buy" list. Enjoy!!!
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I recently read an ARC from edelweiss for Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff.  It was amazing! I loved it!  I wouldn't be at all surprised if this doesn't become an instant hit.  It had all the qualities needed for a fantastic book, and I think that people will really like it.
It reminded me a bit of Paper Towns by John Green, except it was much more intense.

The Cover:
The cover shows Sam, our protagonist, listening to Hayden's playlist with Astrid.  I particularly like the sentence at the top of the cover, "You never really know someone until you listen."  It really fits this book, and I'm glad they put it on the cover.

The Description:
Sam found Hayden his best, and only, friend dead one morning.  He had committed suicide and all he left Sam to help him comprehend this was a playlist of songs and a note: For Sam- Listen and you'll understand.  But that's not enough for Sam as he attempts to uncover the events that led up to Hayden's suicide.  The mystery unravels a little further with every page and every person Sam meets, including a girl, Astrid, who claimed to know Hayden before he died.  Song after song go by on the playlist as Sam learns more and more about his friend and even more about himself.
It was partially a mystery, love story, thought-provoking, and grief book all in one.

My Review:
I loved it! It had everything that you could possibly want in a book.  It was deeply thoughtful, funny, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at the same time.  Playlist for the Dead is kind of similar to both Perks of Being a Wallflower and Paper Towns.  It falls under the same categories as those books and cause you to think about the same type of issues that the above books do.
It was also organized in a really neat way.  Instead of chapter titles, it had song titles from Hayden's playlist that corresponded to each chapter.  They fit the story perfectly and really added to the experience of reading this book.  I strongly, strongly suggest listening to the songs during or after each chapter.  You might even find a new song/band that you like!
The characters were superb.  I felt really connected to the main character, Sam.  That might have been mainly because it was written in first person, but he was a really developed character who went through changes throughout the book.  Character development definitely occurred to most of the established characters.  Everyone was very complex and different.  They were also written to be very relatable to.  Even the characters that I am nothing like, let's say Ryan or Eric, I found connections to by the end of the book.
Even while set in a normal school setting, I found myself on the edge of my seat throughout entire chunks of the story.  The plot was interesting and kept me hooked.  Every few pages, we would learn a little more about the circumstances leading up to Hayden's death.  I was constantly surprised by the next installment of the story!
I'd highly recommend reading Playlist for the Dead to anyone looking for a new book to read!

Phrase:
Metallica T-shirt
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Although it can be difficult to decide which is the best, there is no doubt that this and its companion book are in my top ten list.  It's good to have it in my iPad.
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The title sounded intriguing so I decided to read the book. Wow, it turned out to be one of the 10 best books I have read.
Every page was more exciting then the next. This is the authors first book and it reads like the best of the top authors.
I can't wait for the authors next book to come out. This book should be on the top best sellers list very soon.
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Of course SP Chicken was the first on this list!! Just by reading this I wanna go back and do all the things that I missed on my last visit!! Parabns guapo!
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Would put it up there as one of the best purchasing decisions of my life.
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I'm a judge in a couple different awards programs this year so I've been reading a lot of books. We're talking quantities that limit my ability to be a functional human being. I have been relegated, rather happily, to the role of literary hermit. But it was a random tweet that brought the title of this particular book to my attention and, despite my monstrous "To Read" pile, I immediately added it to my collection. And in the space of one day, read the whole thing.

I'm kind of ticked off that the book doesn't qualify for the awards programs I'm judging because DAMN, was it ever a compelling read. Intelligent, zany, evocative, and thought-provoking are only four of the many words I could use to describe this fascinating narrative.

But perhaps the highest praise I can give this book or any other, is that I can recommend it without qualification to any of my friends. It holds true universal appeal, and is literally my favourite of all the (many) books I've read this past year. Highly recommend!
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I have to admit I thoroughly enjoyed Vivian's List.

The book starts in a night club, where Vivian runs into an old FRIEND. Before you even meet her boyfriend, Brody, you can sense her hesitation and slight fear. When Brody storms up, yells at her for flirting, and insinuates she's dressed like a slut, you realize, uh oh, something's not right.

This is where Liam shines. He is an old friend of Vivian's and her brother's best friend. Liam is home on leave and stays with Vivian to help her upkeep her parent's house. He witnesses first-hand the psychological abuse Brody shows to Vivian and he does everything he can to make her see the light.

Once Vivian opens her eyes, she realizes she's lost herself being in a relationship with Brody so she develops a "list" of sexual explorations she wants to so to prove she's not frigid. Liam comes across the list, and BAM, sparks and panties go flying.

The steamy scenes are generic, but hot. Liam is amazing. He's patient, strong, and troubled (due to his military career). It's also amazing to see the confidence Vivian once again gains.

Vivian's List is a quick, sweet, emotional, steamy romance. A solid 4 or 4.5 star novel!
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Due to all the media fire about this book and show, I put myself on the wait list at the library. Glad I did. It was a quick and engaging read. Deep subject matter, but so relevant in today's world. Kindness matters.
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It grabbed my attention from the start and kept it till I finished. Top rate book!
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I'm reading everybody's lists of best 100 books and books like this are making it worthwhile.
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We chose this book because it was on the "approved" list, but came to really appreciate it because the students liked it so much.  I think they will keep their copies for reference as they continue on their journies.
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The Ultimate Book of Top 10 Lists is subtitled A Mind-boggling Collection of Fun, Fascinating and Bizarre Facts on Movies, Music, Sports, Crime, Celebrities, History, Trivia, and More, a mouth-boggling title/sub-title combination if ever there was one.

Like many other titles in this genre, it is filled with strange trivia and minutiae. Each entry in its lists of ten is described or its inclusion is justified in a brief paragraph. Unlike many other titles in this genre, it also contains some good advice -- hints and tips for living better, enjoying more, and preparing for the future (a lot of stuff that provokes, "hmmmm...why didn't I think of that?").

You may not need the "Top 10 Prison Survival Tips" if you take the "Top 10 Tips for Outrunning the Cops" to heart. There are top-10s of cooking tips; ways to appear intelligent, live frugally, win arguments, and remove stains; and prepare for another depression (important to read with the related "Top 10 Tips for Surviving the Street"). Of course, it's not the useful information that is the most entertaining.

The first of its 14 chapters gets right down to the good stuff, or as the author puts it, "Bizarre Stuff." Urban legends are debunked, medical anomalies are described, and (for the e-shoppers out there) "Top Ten Bizarre Things You Can Buy on Amazon.com" are revealed. Religion and science, people and nature, movies and music, and literature and history all have their own chapters (as well as food and drink, crime, tips for life, travel, and the ever-popular miscellaneous).

Browsing through the table of contents entices with "Codes You Aren't Meant to Know," "Poisonous Foods We Love to Eat," and "Modern Methods of Execution." The Ultimate Book of Top 10 Lists is 706 pages long, and even if you tell yourself you're not interested in some of the topics, you'll find yourself reading your way through to the last page.

Many of the lists are funny, some are sad, others are shocking; best of all, there's so much in The Ultimate Book of Top 10 Lists with which you are unfamiliar or were only vaguely aware that it could be included in "Top 10 Tips for Sounding Smarter than You Are."

Keep The Ultimate Book of Top 10 Lists in the car and read it while you're waiting in line at Motor Vehicles or sitting in a waiting room, the bathroom for brief reading (but don't tell anyone or you'll never have access to the privy), next to the bed for some light reading before dropping off, or anywhere that offers short reading opportunities. Warning: The Ultimate Book of Top 10 Lists is addictive and there's really no such thing as  "reading just one list." As with potato chips, one leads to another, and another, and...

Bottom Line: Would I buy The Ultimate Book of Top 10 Lists? Yes, I've always liked books of lists, and this one is particularly entertaining. Turn to any page and be shocked, amused, scared, mystified, or amazed.

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I found this song on my recommendations and was really pleasantly surprised that it meant my criteria. You should buy it.