The 12 -
inch slate measures 11.4 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches and weighs 1.68 pounds as a tablet alone, and bulks up to 0.55 inches thick and 2.38 pounds with the included keyboard attached.
Not exact matches
Measuring 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.4
inches, RIM's
slate is a hair thinner than the original Samsung Galaxy Tab but is an ounce and a half heavier (14.9 vs 13.4 ounces).
The smaller reMarkable
slate weighs 12.5 ounces and
measures a slightly bulkier 0.3
inches thick.
The
slate part of the Transformer
measures 10.7 x 6.9 x 0.5
inches, which is about the same size as the Acer A500, but a little larger than the Motorola Xoom (9.6 x 7.5 x 0.5
inches).
Design and Features
Measuring 0.27 by 10.98 by 7.64
inches (HWD), the MateBook is a slim
slate tablet that's available in either gold (like our test unit) or gray.
On the Laptop Audio Test, in which we
measure the volume of a single tone from a distance of 13
inches, this
slate pumped out 91 decibels.
Measuring 9.4 -
inches tall and 6.5 -
inches wide, the device is similar in size to Apple's iPad, though it is slightly narrower than the popular
slate.
There's not much of a difference in design, but Google promises that the new Nexus
slate measures 0.3
inches thin and weighs 10.22 ounces — which is lighter than the 0.41 -
inch thin and 12 - ounce older Nexus 7.
This budget
slate measures 7.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
inches and weighs 12.6 ounces.
Like its predecessor, the Transformer 2 has a 10 -
inch screen and keyboard dock, but this
slate measures just 8.3 mm thick, and sports USB and mini-HDMI ports, an SD slot and a 14.5 - hour battery.
A 2 - megapixel front facing camera is now joined by a 5 - megapixel rear facing shooter, and the
slate as a whole
measures at 0.91 pounds and 0.42
inches thin.
The smaller reMarkable
slate weighs 12.5 ounces and
measures a slightly bulkier 0.3
inches thick.