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Whether you're looking for a tablet on a shoestring budget or dying to replace your laptop, today you're in luck. We've rounded up five Editors' Choice聽聽to help you make the right choice. Opt for the cheapest Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 we've seen, score a $30 price low on a Kindle Fire HD, or save $381 on a Microsoft Surface Pro.

1. 
   Store:听厂辫谤颈苍迟
   Price:聽$49.99聽with聽free shipping
   Lowest By:听$216

   Is It Worth It?:聽If always having Internet access on your tablet is priority number one, you could do a lot worse than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 from Sprint. Available for just $50 when you sign up for a 2-year contract, this tablet offers 4G LTE connectivity for $216 less than you'd pay without a contract, making it the cheapest 16GB 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab we've ever seen. Plus, it's a solid tablet for the casual user; Gadget Review said "听蹿辞谤 watching movies, listening to music, streaming either, or browsing the internet and/or conducting a little business." The Galaxy tab 3 features a 1.7GHz dual-core processor, a 7" 1024x600 touchscreen LCD, 1.5GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, a 3-megapixel rear camera, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, and Android 4.2 OS (Jelly Bean).

2. 
   Store:聽B&H Photo Video
   Price:聽$109聽with聽free shipping
   Lowest By:听$30
   Expires:聽January 18

   Is It Worth It?:聽Amazon Prime members in the market for a tablet would be remiss if they didn't at least consider this Kindle Fire HD from B&H. At聽$109, it's tied with last week's mention as a $30 savings. (Note that聽聽charges a buck more.) Prime members will get the best experience from this tablet, having access to Prime Instant Video and the Kindle Lending Library. That said, the Kindle Fire HD also features a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, a 7" 1280x800 IPS LCD, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, 802.11a/n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, Dolby Digital Plus audio, and Fire OS 3.0 (Mojito).

   If you've gotta have more storage, B&H Photo Video also offers the聽听蹿辞谤$139聽with free shipping. It's also a $30 price low.

3. 聽bundled with聽
   Store:聽Best Buy
   Price:聽$249.99聽with聽free shipping
   Lowest By:听$50

   Is It Worth It?:聽A great small tablet choice for Windows aficionados, the Lenovo Miix 2 packs a lot of performance into its 0.8-lb. shell. Laptop Mag called it "," although the reviewer said you'll want to look elsewhere if you're planning to use it as a PC replacement. This tablet features an Intel Atom Z3740 1.33GHz quad-core processor, a 8" 1280x800 multi-touch LCD, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a 2-megapixel front camera, an 8-megapixel rear camera, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, and Windows 8.1 32-bit.

4. 聽bundled with聽
   Store:聽Best Buy
   Price:听$299.99聽in-cart with聽free shipping
   Lowest By:听$29

   Is It Worth It?:聽For Windows users looking for a tablet they can work on, the Microsoft Surface RT is a good option. Although the tablet's OS takes some getting used to and you'll need the separately-sold touch cover to get the best experience, CNET's reviewer said "聽(the best in tablet form) and if your entertainment needs don't go far beyond movies, TV shows, music, and the occasional simple game, you're covered there as well." The Surface RT features an NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 1.4GHz quad-core processor, a 10.6" 1366x768 multitouch LCD, 2GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, and front-facing and rear 720p cameras.

5. 
   Store:聽Microsoft Store
   Price:聽$599聽with聽free shipping
   Lowest By:听$381

   Is It Worth It?:聽A true PC replacement, the Microsoft Surface Pro is a steal at$599, saving you $381. (聽offers it for a buck more.) Weighing in at 1.5 lbs., the Surface Pro is more ultrabook than tablet. Like the Surface RT above, this tablet is best used with the aforementioned separate touch cover keyboard, but Tech Republic's review lauded the Surface Pro as a productivity tablet: ", that's where Surface Pro really shines." It boasts an Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz dual-core processor, a 10.6" 1920x1080 (1080p) multi-touch LCD, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage, front-facing and rear 720p HD cameras, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, and Windows 8 Pro.

Marcy Bonebright is a features writer for Dealnews.com, where this article first appeared:聽http://dealnews.com/features/The-Best-Windows-Android-Tablets-Tab-3-for-50-Kindle-Fire-HDs-from-109/960165.html