The best one is the one that you will use and that does what you want it to do, does it well, and doesn't fight against the user. I will never understand why people seem to get their undies in a bunch because someone says "I think x is better than y and here is why..."
If I prefer x it is better, to me, for me, than y. If you don't like x and you prefer y, bully for you. But why hang out on an x-message board? Just so you can stand up and sanctimoniously proclaim that anyone who likes x is a "fanboy".
I was recently complaining about configuring a Dell Tablet, wishing that it was as easy to configure as my iPad. Not because I don't understand Dells or Windows XP, or because I am an "apple fan girl". The original requisition for one of our programs (I teach IT in a technical school and am the on site tech) was for iPads, but the district tech person said "No, these do the same things!" which anyone who has used an iPad knows is like saying "You don't need a car, this bike is the same thing." Yes, both are vehicles, but they are not interchangeable in all situations.
Of course out of the woodwork come the trolls..."Why an iPad? Why not the other tablets on the market? Ipads are for stupid people who don't know what they're doing. Apple sucks!"
First of all, grow the heck up. I could care less about someone else's opinion. Why an iPad? Because that's what the non-technical program researched and found apps for; apps that cannot be played on a Dell POS tablet. Why was I irritated? Because in trying to find a purpose for these ridiculous Dell tablets I was continuosly frustrated by the notion that a useable option is a computer OS in a tablet format that isn't touch-friendly, uses too much RAM, is absolutely maddening to install a driver on, etc.
I love to tinker as much as the next guy. I have Linux, Chrome OS, Server 2008 and 2012, Windows 7 and 8 all on both of my Macs. I also have two PCs that I built and 2 iPads, an iPhone and various and sundry iPods. When I want to tinker, I'll take a netbook or use a virtual machine to tinker my way through something I'm interested in. When I just want something to work, I reach for my iMac or my iPad. I'm not sure why that is threatening to some nimrod who prefers Windows, but it seems it always is.
If you don't like Apple, don't buy one. Easy peasy, but don't assume that this somehow elevates you to a higher plane.