Asus Tablet PCs

Internet giants Google have joined forces with Asus to produce the great value Nexus 7 tablet PC, a serious contender for the iPad's throne.

This great-looking 7 inch tablet is the first to feature the impressive new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system and has a NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor at its heart, ensuring everything happens quickly and smoothly. You also get a GeForce graphics card for seriously impressive graphics processing.

It weighs only 340g and is less than 11mm thick, so the Asus Google Nexus 7 tablet was built with portability in mind, including your comfort while holding it for extended periods.

The 7 inch touch screen is made with Gorilla Glass, which not only offers scratch resistance but also features viewing angles up to 178 degrees wide. This makes it perfect for sharing, and with the 1280 x 800 resolution, you can be sure that whatever you're using your tablet for it will look superb.

The Asus Google Nexus 7 is also the first tablet to support NFC (Near Field Communication), meaning all you have to do is bring compatible devices into close proximity to share information and transactions.

Other great features include Light Sensor, E-compass, GPS, a 1.2 megapixel camera and Android Beam.

Useful info:

• NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30l Quad Core Processor
• Android 4.1 OS (Jelly Bean)
• 1 Gb RAM (1333 MHz)
• 7 inch touch screen 1280 x 800
• 32Gb storage
• 1.2 megapixel camera
• Size: 198.5 x 120 x 10.45 mm
• Weight: 340g
• Asus Google Nexus 7 inch tablet

Internet giants Google have joined forces with Asus to produce the great value Nexus 7 tablet PC, a serious contender for the iPad's throne.

This great-looking 7 inch tablet is the first to feature the impressive new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system and has a NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor at its heart, ensuring everything happens quickly and smoothly.

You also get 3G and WiFi for internet access on the move, as well as a GeForce graphics card for seriously impressive graphics processing.

It weighs only 340g and is less than 11mm thick, so the Asus Google Nexus 7 tablet was built with portability in mind, including your comfort while holding it for extended periods.

The 7 inch touch screen is made with Gorilla Glass, which not only offers scratch resistance but also features viewing angles up to 178 degrees wide. This makes it perfect for sharing, and with the 1280 x 800 resolution, you can be sure that whatever you're using your tablet for it will look superb.

The Asus Google Nexus 7 is also the first tablet to support NFC (Near Field Communication), meaning all you have to do is bring compatible devices into close proximity to share information and transactions.

Other great features include Light Sensor, E-compass, GPS, a 1.2 megapixel camera and Android Beam.

Useful info:

• NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30l quad core processor
• Android 4.1 OS (Jelly Bean)
• 1 GB RAM (1333 MHz)
• 7 inch touch screen (1280 x 800)
• 32Gb storage
• 3G, Wi-Fi
• 1.2 megapixel camera
• Size: 198.5 x 120 x 10.45 mm
• Weight: 340g
• Asus Google Nexus 7 inch 3G tablet

The Asus ME172V is a great value 7 inch touch screen tablet featuring the latest Android Jelly Bean operating system.

Weighing just 340g, the Asus ME172V with its curved edges is comfortable in your hand and easy to carry around.

Powered by the Android Jelly Bean, this versatile Asus tablet is great for browsing the web, social networking, reading ebooks and magazines or customising by downloading apps from the 600,000 available on the Google Play market.

The Asus ME172V tablet's stunning 7 inch 1024 x 600 resolution screen is designed to maximise content enjoyment, providing the same rich multimedia, gaming and web experience you can enjoy on your home PC with the added user-friendliness of multi-touch technology.

You can also use the built-in 1 megapixel camera to shoot photos and video or to enjoy face-to-face video chats with family, friends and work colleagues.

The Asus ME172V's built-in microSD card slot gives you the option of adding up to an extra 32Gb for all your music, photos and video.

Useful info:

• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS
• 1GHz processor
• 1Gb RAM
• 16Gb Storage, expandable by 32Gb via micro SD card
• 7 inch touch screen (1024 x 600 resolution)
• Wi-Fi
• Weight: 340 g
• 1 megapixel camera
• Size: 196.4 x 119.4 x 11.2 mm
• Battery life: 7 hours
• Asus ME172V 7 inch tablet - Pink

The Asus ME172V is a great value 7 inch touch screen tablet featuring the latest Android Jelly Bean operating system.

Weighing just 340g, the Asus ME172V with its curved edges is comfortable in your hand and easy to carry around.

Powered by the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, this versatile Asus tablet is great for browsing the web, social networking, reading ebooks and magazines or customising by downloading apps from the 600,000 available on the Google Play market.

The Asus ME172V tablet's stunning 7 inch 1024 x 600 resolution screen is designed to maximise content enjoyment, providing the same rich multimedia, gaming and web experience you can enjoy on your home PC with the added user-friendliness of multi-touch technology.

You can also use the built-in 1 megapixel camera to shoot photos and video or to enjoy face-to-face video chats with family, friends and work colleagues.

The Asus ME172V's built-in microSD card slot gives you the option of adding up to an extra 32Gb for all your music, photos and video.

Useful info:

• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS
• 1GHz processor
• 1Gb RAM
• 16Gb Storage, expandable by 32Gb via micro SD card
• 7 inch touch screen (1024 x 600 resolution)
• Wi-Fi
• Weight 340 g
• 1 megapixel camera
• Size: 196.4 x 119.4 x 11.2 mm
• Battery life: 7 hours
• Asus ME172V 7 inch tablet - White

The new Asus Vivo Tab ME400 is the perfect gadget for life in the fast lane, switching between a tablet and notebook laptop in seconds.

Some occasions call for the power of a notebook and others for the freedom of a tablet – now you can have both thanks to a magnetic Bluetooth keyboard.

If you want to browse the internet on the sofa, just remove the keyboard and enjoy the freedom of a 10.1 inch touch screen tablet. When the time comes to write an email or catch up on some work, just slot the keyboard into place and you’re ready to go.

The Asus Vivo Tab ME400 comes with Windows 8 installed, giving you a beautifully user-friendly touch screen experience and you tap and slide through the Windows tiles.

You can download apps from the Windows store to customise your Asus tablet according to your interests and lifestyle.

An 8-megapixel camera built into the back lets you shoot crystal clear photos and video, as well as a front-facing webcam that's ideal for enjoying chats with friends and family anywhere in the world via Skype.

With a battery life of up 9.5 hours you can get a lot done during a day on the move. You also get 64Gb of storage space built in, which can be expanded using a microSD card.

Useful info:

• Can be used as a tablet or notebook
• Attachable Bluetooth keyboard
• Intel Atom dual core processor
• Windows 8
• 2Gb RAM
• 64Gb Storage
• 10.1 inch touch screen (1366 x 768)
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth® 3.0
• Weight: 580 g
• Dimensions: 262.5 x 171 x 9.7 mm
• Asus Vivo Tab ME400 tablet