14 DAY TRIAL // ASUS unveiled several tablets and convertibles at Computex 2014 this week and if you got really excited about some of them, the good news is the company will not be making you wait too long.
For example, the ASUS MeMO Pad 7, MeMO Pad 8 and Transformer Pad TF103 are already up for pre-order from Amazon for $149 / €109, $199 / €145 and $299 / €219 respectively.
If you missed our earlier coverage of the three new products, keep reading as we attempt to highlight the most important specifications of the new products.
ASUS MeMO Pad 7 (ME176)
This small 7-inch IPS display tablet arrives with an Intel Atom Bay Trail Z3745 quad-core processor and delivers the average resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.
ASUS also throws in 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage and is offering the tablet in a range of vivid colors including black, white, red, blue or yellow.
Other specifications include 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, Miracast wireless display support, GPS, stereo speakers, microSD card reader. On top of that, the 15Whr battery should provide users with about 9 hours of battery life.
Even if this is a budget tablet, it’s not half bad, especially considering that for $149 / €109 you’ll be getting Android 4.4. KitKat out of the box too.
ASUS MeMO Pad 8 (ME181)
This is the larger version of the Pad 7, which has almost identical specs as the tablet we’ve described above. However, color options vary so you’ll be able to grab the 8-incher in black, white, gold or purple.
ASUS Transformer Pad (TF103) Until now, the Transformer Pads machines have been marketed by ASUS as devices that could be used in concert with an optional keyboard dock. So the choice was yours; if you wanted a 2-in-1 experience, you could have picked up the optional dock.
But the new Transformer Pad TF103 will come bundled with a QWERTY keyboard out of the box. So you won’t have to go spending extra money on the keyboard, which is surely nice.
ASUS has added Android 4.4. KitKat on the Transformer Pad TF103 and is selling them a little cheaper than their Transformer Book Windows-embedded counterparts. Like the two tablets we outlined above, the Transformer Pad T103 arrives with Intel Atom Z3746 Bay Trail processor, 1280 x 800 pixel IPS display, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage.
The 2-in-1 also comes with a microSDXC card slot, stereo speakers, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, Miracast, GPS, microUSB cable, two cameras (2MP on the back and 0.3MP in front) and a battery capable of sustaining a life span of 9.5 hours.