Most of us know that if you want a relatively inexpensive Android tablet, you have several options. The Galaxy Tab series can be affordably priced and then there’s the Nexus 7 that starts at $199. But what if you want something bigger, perhaps with a 10-inch screen? Those usually cost more.

If you’re in the market for a 10.1-inch Android tablet and you don’t want to make any real sacrifices on quality or performance, the Asus MeMo Pad Smart ME301T-A1-BL could be just the thing. The tablet sells for just $299.99, making it $100 cheaper than the Google Nexus 10. For that money, you get the 10.1-inch IPS display and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, along with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor clocked at 1.2GHz. Like the entry-level Nexus 10, this also has 16GB of flash memory, but there is a microSD slot in there for expanded storage.

Rounding out the main specs are the 1GB of RAM, 5MP rear camera, 1.2MP front camera, and the usual array of wireless radios, sensors and inputs. As an added bonus, Asus is providing 5GB of free WebStorage for life. The slick package weighs in at 1.28 pounds and is 0.39 inches thin.

It only officially launched earlier this month, so head over to Amazon.com to buy the Asus MeMo Pad Smart now. You can get it in your choice of pink or blue for the same $299.99 price point, including free super saver shipping.

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While Apple might have given us a new iPad 4th gen recently, it is no longer the king of displays. Today Google announced the Samsung Nexus 10 with an extremely impressive 2560 x 1600 display.

The new Nexus 10 not only has a sharper display than the iPad 3rd and 4th generation models, it also has a powerful Samsung Exynos 5 SoC. As for graphics, the Mail 604 GPU is nothing short of incredible. At every level, the Samsung Nexus 10 seems to raise the bar, even though we don’t know everything about the hardware yet. As for the battery, it should provide about 9 hours of video playback on just one charge.

If that doesn’t intrigue you, the Nexus 10 is just $399 for a 16GB model or $499 for the 32GB variant. Honestly, no, the Samsung Nexus 10 isn’t as aesthetically pleasing as what Apple is offering but it is more powerful and yet still manages to cost $100 less. If you don’t have a ton invested into Apple’s iTune ecosystem and don’t mind giving Android 4.2 a chance, this could certainly be a tempting alternative to Apple’s iPad.

What do you think, interested or will you stick with the iPad, or perhaps the Microsoft Surface, instead?

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