(Should have posted this earlier)
I am not a huge Vizio fan but they do make some inexpensive stuff.
Their 8" Android tablet (refurbished) is being sold on Woot for about 160 and includes a Folio holder.
I was un-sure if I would like a tablet but a friend persuaded me to get a $250 Viewsonic from Woot a few months ago. I was surprised at how quickly I came to love the thing. I keep it next to the home computer and I am going through Netflix with it. The color is much better with the Amazon Kindle app than the Kindle 2 we have. (The weight is a different issue.)
The Vizio is a 8" instead of the 10" Viewsonic so this may be the best weight/screen size compromise.
If you have been thinking about a tablet - but not wanting to go $499 for the Galaxy tab or $900 for the full iPad - this might be a low-risk way to try out a tablet and see if you like it.
http://www.woot.com/