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I was looking for replacement for my Ipad 1. My tablet usage scenario involves a lot of browsing, book reading, some movie watching and very light gaming. After some research I bought Asus Memo Pad FHD 10. It is a 10" tablet wiht 1920x1200 resolution which puts is above Galaxy Tab 3 and most of the tablets that feature 1280x800, on par with Sony Xperia Tablet Z and below Google(Samsung) Nexus 10 and Apple iPad. Please note, that while Sony Xperia Tablet Z has the same resoluton, the Sony screen is brighter and the color space is closer to RGB than on Memo Pad. Memo Pad FHD 10 runs Intel z2560 CPU based on x86 architecture while all other tablets use ARM architecture CPU. This implies that is really difficult to compare the performance, since some operations are faster and other opeations are slower than in ARM based CPUs. For example, the MemoPad Antutu test results are better than Nexus 10, the Sun spyder tests results are better than on Sony Xperia Tablet Z, while the Geekbench puts Asus Memopad below last year Tegra3. Also, some application that use native ARM code or mixed code may have problems with this product. Even if Intel handles the code translation with the magic libhoudini.so, the translation is not perfect and may affect the performance and stability. Fortunately, it happens with very few applications. Why I chose Asus Memo Pad over Ipad 4: - I decided to switch from Apple to Android ecosystem. - Ipad has just 1Gb of RAM. My fear is that in 2 years the retina resolution Ipad4 will crash with 1Gb as my current Ipad one constantly crashes with 256Mb of RAM. (The crashes started after IOS upgrades, and I can't downgrade the OS version) - Ipad 4 is more expensive Why I chose Asus Memo Pad over Sony Tablet Z: - All reviews point that the battery life is lowest among the competitors. - My everyday use scenario involves a lot of browsing and Tablet Z scores pretty low on browser related tests. - According some message boards and reviews, Tablet Z runs hotter (> 100F) even in simple scenarios. - TabletZ is ~$150 more expensive. - The TabletZ beauty and lightweight design will not be appreciated with a case or cover. Why I chose Asus Memo Pad over Nexus 10: - Nexus 10 doesn't have microSD slot, so the 32Gb version is mandatory, this makes Nexus 10 ~$80 more expensive (as of today). and still I have my storage space limited. - While 2Gbs are enough for 1920x1200, there are some reports of crashes due to not enough memory in Nexus 10. - I don't like Nexus 10 design. - According some message boards and reviews, the Nexus 10 tends to heat up considerably in some circumstances. Also there are some complains about random freezes and reboots. What you should choose: If you're happy with Apple ecosystem, don't want to spend time learning android, and don't mind paying few $$$ more - get an Ipad. If you want the best colors, best design or you plan to use your tablet outdoors - check the Sony Tablet Xperia Z If you need the highest resolution, but by some reason don't like the IPad - Nexus 10 is your choice. I expect that in few months new models will be released making this review partially obsolete.