Stay tuned and subscribe to Wind8apps to get more fights like this delivered to your inbox. The best way to play Windows 8 apps is on tablets like these, so that’s why we’re trying to see which of them is better suited for your needs. Without further ado, let’s put these two cheap, yet great Windows 8.1 to the specs comparison battle!

Toshiba Encore vs Asus Transformer Book T100

First of all, a few things need to be said about these two devices: the Toshiba Encore comes with a 8-inch size while the Asus T100 is a 10.1-inch convertible 2-in-1 touchscreen laptop. So, they are from two different leagues, so we can’t really compare this, as it depends on your tastes and needs. Therefore, before jumping to the specs comparison from below, decided whether you need a convertible 10 inch laptop or a smaller tablet that is also more portable.

Price and capacity: the 32-GB Toshiba Encore model is $330 while Asus T100 is more expensive, but comes with an impressive 64 GB Solid-State Drive for the price of $400 Processor and RAM: Toshiba Encore has a 1.8 GHz Atom Z3740 processor and Asus T100 comes with the same 1.86 GHz Intel Atom kernel and they also have the same 2 GB DDR3 RAM Battery life: Toshiba said that a final estimate for Encore’s battery life hasn’t been yet released, but we’ve seen in many places 7 hours being listed. Compare that to the 11 hours that Asus claims for its T100 Windows 8.1 notebook. Camera: the Asus T100 comes with a mediocre 1.2 front camera, because it’s a notebook while Toshiba Encore has a 8MP back sensor with a 2MP one in the front

So, as you can see for yourself, the Asus T100 has much more strong points than the Toshiba Encore and is currently cheaper only by $70. But if you’re looking for a cheap Windows 8.1 convertible laptop, then this is it. Let’s not forget that you also get the keyboard dock included in the price, which is a very, very sweet deal. Here’s what Anand from AnadTech had to say about the Asus T100 To be fair, we don’t have yet too many reviews of the Toshiba Encore, so we will wait for an updated on that, as well. But, in my opinion, you should go for the Asus T100, as it seems to be the best choice. You can always leave the keyboard dock home if you don’t want to carry it around.

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