ASUS MeMo Pad tablets launching in the UK beginning early March

More ASUS related news has emerged from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, this time concerning the UK launch of their MeMo Pad tablets. Both the 7-inch and 10.1-inch tablets will be available to buy in the UK, with the first launching from March 7.
The 10.1-inch ME301T -- more commonly referred to as the Smart 10 -- is a Tegra 3 packing, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet with an extremely competitive price point of £249. It houses a 1280x800 resolution IPS display, 16GB of on-board storage and will only be available in Midnight Blue at launch with other colors to follow. Several retailers have picked up the MeMo Pad Smart 10 including Currys PCWorld, Tesco and Amazon. Pre-orders should be available from each of these online now, with in-store purchases set to begin on March 7.
The MeMo Pad ME172V -- or MeMo Pad 7 as we shall refer to it -- again runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, but is a more budget oriented offering. It's powered by a 1GHz VIA WM8950 processor, and has a display resolution of 1024x600 with 16GB of on-board storage. The killer feature on the MeMo Pad 7 though is the price, set to arrive for just £129 some time around mid-April.
The full press release can be found after the break.

ASUS MeMO Pad™ 7-inch and 10.1-inch tablets launch in the UK

10.1” model features powerful NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 quad-core performance, a brilliant HD display, Android 4.1 and SRP £249 (inc VAT).  7” model is a compact and stylish Android 4.1 tablet with high-resolution multi-touch display, memory card slot and SRP £129 (inc VAT)

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain (25th February, 2013) — ASUS today announced the UK availability of MeMO Pad™ 7-inch and 10-inch tablets.
MeMO Pad™ ME301T (10.1-inch)
The ME301T10.1-inch model is an Android 4.1 tablet with an NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 quad-core processor with an SRP of just £249 (inc VAT).  Designed for mobile entertainment, MeMO PadME301T is the first 10.1-inch tablet in the new ASUS MeMO Pad range.ASUS also announces the Folio Key, an optional wrap-around protective cover for the MeMO Pad that incorporates a Bluetooth keyboard for enhanced productivity.Billige Smartphones ohne Vertrag online kaufen
Brilliant HD display and incredible sound quality
Pronounced “meemo”, MeMO stands for "My Mobile. My Moment" and reflects the position of ASUS MeMO Pad™ as a tablet for people on the go. MeMO Pad ME301Tfeatures a 10.1-inch display with crisp 1280 x 800 HD resolution and 10-point multi-touch for easy interaction with Android apps. IPS technology gives a brilliant image with 170-degree wide viewing angles and, thanks to its 350 nits brightness, the display is always bright and clear, even under direct sunlight.
MeMO Pad ME301Tmobile entertainment credentials are further cemented by ASUS SonicMaster technology. This combines high-quality audio hardware, including large resonance chambers and stereo speakers with 25x12mm metallic drivers, with sophisticated audio processing to give the best sound quality of any tablet this size. Just 9.9mm thick and weighing 580g, MeMO Pad ME301Tfeatures the powerful NVIDIA®Tegra® 3 quad-core processor for smooth and responsive performance with Android 4.1, and has up to 8.5 hours’ battery life measured under power saving mode, playing 720p video, with a brightness of 60nits and default volume with headphones.G¨¹nstiges Smartphone ohne Vertrag online bestellen