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Asus VivoTab Smart ME400 Review

Candice Lanier — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:50:55 +0000

Clever accessories make this inexpensive tablet

CNET Editors’ Rating

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3.5 stars – Very good
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$484.99 to $583.06

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The good: The Asus VivoTab Smart ME400 is as inexpensive as Atom Windows 8 tablets get, and the add-on keyboard/touch-pad combo is excellent.

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The bad: The keyboard doesn’t actually attach, which can be a hassle, and the folding magnetic cover takes practice to set up properly.

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The bottom line: In a sea of hard-to-distinguish Atom-powered Windows 8 tablets, the Asus VivoTab Smart ME400 stands out a bit thanks to clever accessories.

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This laptop has a screen on the back of its screen – Asus Taichi 21 Review

Candice Lanier — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:07:07 +0000

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CNET Editors’ Rating

3.5 stars – Very good

$1,589.95 to $1,599.99

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The good: The Asus Taichi 21 offers a clever implementation of a dual-screen design in a slim Core i7 chassis.

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The bad: Only one of the screens is touch-enabled, which feels like a major oversight. There are probably only a handful of situations where you’d need an outward-facing display.

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The bottom line: More of a clever proof-of-concept than a practical product, the Asus Taichi still delivers on its basic promise, combining two displays for a unique take on the laptop/tablet/hybrid genre.

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Google tablet set to limbo in at low $199 entry point

Candice Lanier — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:16:43 +0000

h/t – Jeff Adams

CNET – Google will launch a $199 tablet this week at its developers conference co-branded with Asus, Bloomberg is reporting.

This follows a series of reports that have been trickling out for months about a 7-inch Nexus tablet being developed with Asus. The tablet is slated to debut at the Google I/O conference that starts Wednesday. More

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity Review

Candice Lanier — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:49:07 +0000

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The good: The Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700‘s high-resolution screen rivals the new iPad’s display in sharpness and clarity. Also, apps launch quickly, GPS works well, and its rear camera is the best I’ve seen on any Android tablet. The tablet’s body has the same great thin and light design as the Prime.

The bad: So far, not enough Android apps take advantage of the TF700′s higher pixel count. Also, its battery life isn’t as good as the Prime’s.

The bottom line: The Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 is one of the fastest Android tablets out there, combining an already proven design with a better camera, a faster processor, and a beautiful screen.

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ASUS intros three new ROG TYTAN gaming desktops, Ivy Bridge on board

Candice Lanier — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:55:13 +0000

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Those of you looking for a fresh, Ivy Bridge-powered gaming rig may want to look ASUS‘ way. The Taiwanese outfit just welcomed a trifecta of new ROG TYTAN machines to its lineup, which include the CG8580, CG8270 and CM6870 — all sporting similar aesthetics as that CG8490 we showed you a while back. For starters, the higher-end CG8580 packs a quad-core, 4.6GHz Core i7-3770k CPU alongside a single-touch Turbo Gear button for overclocking, a twin 128GB SSD and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX680 graphics card. More

Asus Essentio with Intel’s new CPU

Candice Lanier — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:54:41 +0000

The good: The Asus Essentio CM6870 is a reasonably well-equipped mainstream PC that is one of the first to feature Intel’s new third-generation (aka Ivy Bridge) Core i7 CPUs.

The bad: This boring commodity desktop has little to recommend it over similar systems, and Asus also focused too much on pleasing everyone with the configuration.

The bottom line: Intel’s new CPUs are the most compelling feature in this new Asus Essentio CM6870 desktop. Otherwise, it’s just another midtower.

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New Asus Transformer Pad 300 tablet coming April 22 for $399

Candice Lanier — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:33:47 +0000

The follow-up to the Transformer Prime gets a little upgrade and a significant price drop.

It looks as though we’ll have another new big-name tablet hitting stores in a little more than a week as a new Asus Transformer Pad 300 has started popping up for preorder at some online retailers.

The French tablet maker has apparently dropped the “Eee” from the name, and the new Transformer will join the Galaxy Tab 2 to make its debut on April 22, according to a report from PC World.

Like its predecessor, the Transformer Prime, the new tablet features a quad-core processor and snaps into a keyboard dock (sold separately) to become a full-fledged Android laptop, but at a lower starting price than the Prime.

Retailers including BJs and Office Depot show a price of $399.99 for the Transformer Pad 300 with 32GB of memory, 1GB of RAM, and an Nvidia Tegra 3 processor — once it comes into stock. More

Review: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

Candice Lanier — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:08:34 +0000

The good: The Asus Transformer Prime sports an iPad 2-inspired design that’s even thinner and nearly as light, while also managing to include microSD and Micro-HDMI support. The Prime delivers smooth and clear 1080p video, and the 8-megapixel camera captures detail and color more accurately than any other tablet we’ve reviewed. Ice Cream Sandwich makes small, but significant improvements to Honeycomb.

The bad: Not every game takes advantage of the quad-core CPU, and frame rates can suffer as a result. When connected to the dock keyboard, the tablet is top-heavy and can easily slide off a lap or table if you’re not careful.

The bottom line: The Asus Transformer Prime is the best full-featured Android tablet yet, with a sexy design, thoughtful features, and an impressive camera.

Editors’ note: We changed the Asus Transformer Prime review text to reflect the Ice Cream Sandwich update the tablet received in Januaray 2012.

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ASUS roadmap outed: Transformer Prime 3G incoming; Win8 tab this year

Candice Lanier — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:36:41 +0000

ASUS has confirmed that there will a 3G-equipped version of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime in March, with the company also saying it plans to launch an ARM-based Windows 8 slate by the end of the year. The much-anticipated tablets were confirmed in a pre-CES briefing attended by NetbookNews, though there’s still room for some surprises next week: ASUS says it has two new models for the show, along with a further two tablets pencilled in for the latter half of 2012.

ASUS had disappointed many by announcing back in November that it had no plans – at launch, at least – for a 3G variant of the Tegra 3-based Transformer Prime. The company’s German division then reiterated that last month, claiming that no UMTS/HSPA model was incoming. More