Asus is launching a new line of Windows 8 tablets with Intel Atom Z2760 Clover Trail processors. At $499, the VivoTab Smart is the cheaper model, with a 10.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, while the $799 VivoTab has a larger, higher resolution display, an optional keyboard dock, and an active digitizer for use with a digital pen.
Asus VivoTab The Asus VivoTab features an 11.6 inch, 1080p display, 2GB of RAM, and a 64GB solid state disk.
It has a Wacom active digitizer and digital pen (but no place to store the pen). The tablet has a 30Whr battery, a 2MP front-facing camera, and an 8MP rear camera.
Asus also offers an optional keyboard dock with a 25Whr battery. When using the tablet and dock together, Asus says you should be able to get up to 19 hours of battery life.
Asus VivoTab Smart The VivoTab Smart is a cheaper tablet that’s basically what you’d get if you took the VivoTab RT and swapped out the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor for an Intel Atom chip and replaced Windows RT with Windows 8.
The VivoTab Smart and VivoTab RT are about the same size, shape, and weight. Even the $499 starting prices are the same.
Asus will offer an optional sleeve which attaches to the tablet via magnets. The sleeve doubles as a kickstand, and there’s an optional Bluetooth keyboard.
Pricing for the sleeve and keyboard haven’t yet been set.
This model is thinner and lighter than the VivoTab, but offers similar performance. Unfortunately it won’t work with the VivoTab keyboard docks and there’s no active digitizer, so if you want to use a pen you’ll need to find a capacitive stylus.
