What do American consumers want more than money or peace and happiness this Christmas season? If you said a tablet, you're correct - at least according to a Consumer Electronics Association poll.

The same poll also found that a year ago, 14 percent of American consumers owned a tablet. It's more than double that now. And tablets are even more coveted than smartphones and laptops.

So why is tablet fever so high? For the first time since the iPad debuted in 2010, consumers have some really good choices among competing tablets made by Amazon and Google. You can see the iPad vs. its competition with this handy chart. 

It's a good time to review those choices and help you pick the tablet that's best for you - or that special someone on your gift list.

Don't forget that you can win some of these great tablets in my 17th Annual Great Giveaway. Enter to win a 64GB iPad from Que Publishing, a Nexus 7 or His and Here is iPad Minis from Postable.com. There are plenty of other fantastic prizes as well. Enter daily for your chance to win!