Asus Releases it's Answer to The Microsoft Surface Pro

Asus is stepping up to the Windows 8 tablet game with its Intel Atom powered 10.1-inch tablet, the Asus VivoTab ME400 alongside a rather familiar clip-on keyboard cover. Is this your Microsoft Surface Pro beater, or is it just a wannabe?

Asus’ affordable tablet measures up at a mere 9.7mm thick and weighs 580g, and packs an HD touchscreen display. Much like Microsoft’s foray into tablet hardware, Asus also offers an optional keyboard cover priced at £89.99 that protects the device, serves as a stand and also adds some added tactile input.

The tablet’s powered by a nippy dual-core Intel Atom processor and 2GB RAM, which means that it should be able to keep up with all the tasks you can throw at it. And because it’s Intel-powered, it’s also compatible with both Windows 8 Store and your regular Windows desktop apps – just don’t expect to be playing all the latest high-end games on it.

The tablet also has an 8-megapixel, 1080p full HD video recording camera with autofocus on the back, while a two-megapixel front facing camera gears up the tablet for video chat. Priced at £399, it makes it a reasonable alternative to Microsoft’s Surface Pro, especially since that’s not on sale yet. Microsoft’ Surface RT is out now, but it’ll only run new, full-screen apps from the Windows store.

Will this be your new tablet based workhorse, or are you holding out for the Surface Pro? Let us know what you think in the comments below. [GadgetShow]

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