Asus launched a few days ago in the form MeMO Pad HD 7 official for just $ 149, the 7-inch tablet that was presented as a vitaminized version of the first model in this same size of the line. Before appearing in official distributors worldwide for the indicated price, we have been able to verify that the first model has begun to drop in price dramatically.
MeMO Pad HD 7 surpasses its predecessor in several respects. First of all, the screen happens to have X compared to the 1024 x 600 that we found in the first one. In addition, we have IPS panel. It also improves the processor Quad Core Cortex-A7 1,2 GHz from the initial single-core Cortex-A9. In the rest they are basically the same, both in RAM, as in internal and external storage, provision of cameras and connectivity.
The only deficiency or deterioration is in the operating system, which will be initially Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwichalthough we understand that Asus will fix this in a hurry.
The price of MeMO Pad HD 7 is really low and having a better endowment forces dealers who had the previous model to clean stocks to be able to sell the new one. If we go to several online stores we see that prices have already dropped. In the United States, some stores like Amazon or B&H, have reduced it to only $ 89 in some cases or $ 109 in others. Other stores like BestBuy have directly withdrawn it.
In Spain we see that Amazon has lowered its initial price from 169 euros to 135 euros or Redcoon that lowers it to 142 euros.
It is difficult to know for how long we will see it in Spain, since different prices with respect to the United States are the order of the day. Beyond the abuse made by brands in Europe, it is clear that there is a good opportunity to get the first before it runs out and that the second will come at a great price.
Source: Tom's Hardware