Just to confuse you even more

have you seen the Samsung Galaxy Tab2 tablets? I just bought two today at
Best Buy for $199 each.
I tried them out several times before buying and really like them. And I myself have an IPad which I love. I thought the responsiveness was better than a Kindle Fire and like that it has a Micro Sd slot so you can expand the memory if it fills up.
We have several Apple products we love, but it is becoming harder for me to justify the price difference between this and the IPAD mini.
Hope this helps!