A downgraded version is available for just $100

Jul 14, 2015 00:30 GMT  ·  By

Asus announced the ZenPad S 8.0 tablet last month and promised that the slate would go on sale sometime in July. The good news is the company's brand-new Android tablet is now available for purchase in the United States.

One of the best small tablets launched by Asus on the market, the ZenPad S 8.0 hardly breaks the bank. The tablet is now available for purchase via Best Buy for just $200.

That's a great deal considering the tablet's specs sheet which includes some of the latest display and SoC (system-on-chip) technologies.

For example, the slate is powered by a 64-bit Intel Atom Z3530 quad-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz, which is complemented by a PowerVR G6430 graphics processing unit and 2GB of RAM.

Asus also announced an improved version of the Asus ZenPad S 8.0, which comes with an Intel Atom Z3580 quad-core processor and 4GB of RAM, but this isn't available on the market yet.

On the other hand, the slightly downgraded version of ZenPad S 8.0 sells at Best Buy for only $100, but it comes with lower specs than the regular version.

Can it get lower than $200 in the coming months?

The regular Asus ZenPad S 8.0 sports an 8-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display that supports QXGA (1536 x 2048 pixels) resolution and features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 coating.

Also, the tablet is equipped with a 5-megapixel photo snapper on the back, which features autofocus and video recording, but no LED flash. In the front, there's a modest 2-megapixel camera for selfies.

The ZenPad S 8.0 now available at Best Buy comes with 32GB of internal memory, but also packs microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 64GB).

Obviously, the slate ships with Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system right out of the box, but also packs some Asus bloatware that you might not be able to uninstall.

The cheaper version of ZenPad comes with a smaller 7-inch display that supports 1024 x 600 pixel resolution. It packs 16GB of internal memory and 1GB of RAM.

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