Asus Transformer Pad 300

Superb value ; Well-built, still thin and light ; Quad-core yet excellent battery life ; Keyboard dock adds connectivity and battery ; Full HD video plays smoothly

App selection still inferior to iPad ; No 3G option ; Top-heavy docked design requires care on lap ; Poor speaker positioning

Powerful and versatile ; Seamless docking experience ; Great for gaming ; Top value

Lacklustre screen ; Noticeable drop in build quality ; Buggy browser ; Bouncy keyboard

The Asus Transformer Pad 300 has been hotly anticipated since its announcement at MWC 2012, and for good reason. This is the lowest priced quad-core tablet we've seen, which goes big on value, something that's welcomed by double-dip recession hit...

Fantastic price with keyboard ; Top Tegra 3 performance ; Great usability and docking

Flimsy ; bouncy keyboard ; Plasticky build ; Average screen

Thus far I haven't really touched on the usability of the Transformer Pad 300 as a tablet, mostly because it's a topic I've addressed many times before in previous tablet reviews. I do believe a quick summary and update are necessary in this case however.

The Transformer Pad 300 offers an attractive package for a reasonable price. £399 will get you 32GB of storage and the keyboard dock thrown in too. The excellent selection of ports, decent screen, competent performance and Android 4.0 Ice Cream...

Competitive price point ; Packs a speedy quad-core CPU

Inconsistent web browsing performance ; Terrible low lighting performance with its camera

Obviously, we like that the Asus Transformer Pad 300 boasts a price point that’s $100 less than the cream of the crop Transformer Prime – without sacrificing on the hardware. Frankly, many people will find some value in that, especially when it packs...

The Transformer Pad has a few failings. It doesn't have a 3G connection, making mobile use a pain. It's screen is very reflective, and lacks a little vibrancy. It's also not quite a match for the build quality of its stablemate the Transformer Prime,...

The Transformer Pad 300 offers an attractive package for a reasonable price. £399 will get you 32GB of storage and the keyboard dock thrown in too. The excellent selection of ports, decent screen, competent performance and Android 4.0 Ice Cream...

Build quality quality could be better, but at £399 the Asus Transformer Pad 300 offers great value for money, tremendous performance, the ability to download apps, and all the features one would expect of a tablet, with extra laptop functionality. If...

The original Transformer was a big deal because it offered unmatched features at a much lower price than typical tablets. In the year since its introduction, others have stolen some of the budget mystique. The Kindle Fire set a new low with a $200...