The new breed is out, from the rising popularity of computers, laptops and tablets, come a breed that functions as a tablet and laptop in one. Acer and Asus, both market leaders in creating laptops and tablets has emerged with their new laptop hybrids. Though looking at both hybrids you will notice the similarity of the functions as well as size.
Taking a deeper look and ensuring that you are able to effectively choose between the two is key to finding the best fit. Talking about similarities and functionality, these tablet hybrids have detachable latches that allows the tablet to be separated from the keyboard. Both hybrids run on Windows 8, with a 1366 x 768 resolution display, they have efficient keyboards that allows efficient typing despite the size and have storage drives attached to the keyboard dock and both also have an expandable memory card slot.
So what sets them apart? Asus T100 (Asus T100TA in some countries) also known as Asus Transformer book has a 64GB memory for the tablet. It has been released with several color variations namely white, red and grey. It has plastic finish, which allows you to connect the dock to the keyboard quickly. The battery on the other hand lasts about 12 hours when used lightly based on the review from laptopmag . Asus T100 has been dubbed as one of the good buys due to price and performance.
The Acer Switch 10 only as one color, silver or metallic grey. The tablet only has 32GB memory but similar to Asus it is also expandable. It has a metallic finish as compared to an Asus T100 which gives you a better grip and definitely provides a more sophisticated look. Acer compensated for the lack of memory with a magnetic latch. This magnetic latch allows you to have multiple positions for the dock and it has a scratch resistant Gorilla glass 3. However in the battery test conducted by laptopmag. Acer was only able to deliver at 6 hours 34 as compared to Asus' 12 hours and 38 minutes ().
These tablets are priced at less than $400 with that in consideration, it definitely provides value for money, both are meeting up expectations as regards functionality and versatility. The wide array of applications on the Microsoft store definitely has adjusted to the need of the market. Each consumer has different needs and preferences, which has been addressed accordingly to allow the use of the tablet functionality. Based on the reviews, when it comes to style and functionality Acer Switch 10 definitely has that sophisticated look to top it off, it also includes a Microsoft office activation code. Asus switch on the other hand despite its plastic feel and finish has a bigger memory and a longer battery life. It all boils down to what you intend to use it with.
