ASUS unveils MeMO Pad at an enticing price in India

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Posted in: Laptops & Computers on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 07:36

Published on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 07:36

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ASUS unveils MeMO Pad at an enticing price in India

ASUS, a global leader in the new digital era, today announced the launch of the revolutionary MeMO Pad, which offers a smooth browsing experience and fantastic quality at an affordable price. Venturing in the Rs. 5,000/- to Rs.10,000/- tablet market with the best-in-class features, the 7-inch ASUS MeMO Pad is the company’s first tablet in the segment. It is light in weight, easily fits in your hands and is great for your life on the go. Available in three colours,  sugar white, titanium gray and cherry pink, the MeMO Pad™ sports an elegant, non-slip diamond-patterned finish.

“After offering various mid and high end products in the Indian market with innovative technologies, we believe it’s time to bring the same grandeur to the low end market. We are pleased to announce the launch of the ASUS MeMO Pad that gives you the mobility to stay connected in today’s socially connected environment. With an ultra-light, minimalistic and anti-slip design, the

MeMO Pad will not only help you to keep in touch with friends, but will also fulfill all your entertainment requirements- and all this at the irresistible price of Rs.9.999/- only,” affirmed Mr. Peter Chang, Regional Head, South Asia & Country Manager, System Business Group, ASUS India.

MeMO stands for "My Mobile. My Moment" and reflects the position of ASUS MeMO Pad as a tablet for people on-the-go. Weighing just 358gms and measuring 196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2mm, the MeMO Pad fits the hand easily. Designed beyond expectation, ASUS MeMO Pad ME 172V is comfortable, friendly, sleek, dynamic, self-expressive and attractive. This handy mobile companion ensures a smooth user experience with 3 most popular usages on the tablet i.e. web browsing, social networking, and researching.

ASUS MeMO Pad ME172V is an Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean Tablet, which has a 7-inch Twisted Nematic (TN) display with a resolution of 1024x600 (169 PPI), 10 finger multi- touch functionand wide view technology. The tablet has up to7 hours of battery life for all-day computing. Its front facing HD camera can take HD videos (720p) with up to 30 frames per second and the ƒ/2.0 aperture captures more light, providing a better image quality and more accurate colors and enhanced video calls. Furthermore, it encompasses 8 GB internal storage and a Micro-SD slot that supports up to 32GB extra storage. 

Along with the Tablet, ASUS has bundled functional Apps like ‘ASUS WebStorage’ with 5GB online Lifetime Space and ‘ASUS Webstorage Office’ to empower users to view, create, edit and share Microsoft Office documents on the mobile device. Enhancing the Sound experience, the ME172V also has ‘SonicMaster’ audio technology with audio wizard, which is equipped with award winning Maxx Audio to deliver precise and crystal sound effects. It eases multimedia, creativity and entertainment on the go with ASUS Studio (manage, edit, and tag photos), SuperNote Lite (read, type, and scribble anytime and anywhere) and MyPainter (creativity to record exciting moments).

ASUS MeMO Pad ME172V offers fun on the run and helps in connecting with friends with social applications including floating app with multi-tasking, browser, video, sticky memo, stopwatch, countdown and BuddyBuzz. In addition, the ASUS cloud experience is Super Convenient to sync data and edit files online.

Pricing and availability:

The Asus MeMO Pad will be available in India at a price point of MRP Rs 9,999/-.

For more information, please visitwww.asus.com

Product Specifications

MRP9999

OSAndroid 4.1 Jelly Bean

CPUVIA WM 8950 1GHz

Display7", 1024x600 TN + Wide view (10 finger multi touch)

Dimension196.2x119.2x11.2 mm

Weight358g

RAM1GB

ROM8GB

CameraFront: 1MP

Wireless Connectivity802.11 b/g/n

Battery LifeUp to 7 Hrs*/ 16Wh Li-polymer/ 4270 mAh

AudioSonicMaster

Card ReaderMicro-SD Card Reader

(Supports up to 32 GB)

AccessoryOTG USB Cable

ColourPink / Gray / White

* Under specific test conditions

About ASUS

ASUS is a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor and maker of the world’s best-selling, most award-winning, motherboards. A leading enterprise in the new digital era, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home and office, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktop and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers, multimedia devices, wireless solutions, networking devices, tablets and smartphones. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 4,168 awards in 2012 and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with its Eee PC™. ASUS has more than 12,500 employees around the globe with a world-class R&D team of 3,800 engineers. Company revenue for 2011 was approximately US$11.9 billion and as of September 2012, the brand is estimated to be worth US$1.662 billion.