For a lot of markets, the wait for the Z580CA flagship model has been long and somewhat painful. Certain markets may not even see the release of the Z580CA. We can report that Canada should be getting the ZenPad S 8.0 in stores this week. In fact it could be any day now. The price […]
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Asus ZenPad S 8.0 (Z580CA) Review
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 (Z580CA) Review (Rev. 1) Z580CA-C1-BK Software Version: WW_V4.3.1 Introduction Gone are the Asus MeMO Pad and Transformer Pad tablets. As part of a strategy shift, Asus decided to rebrand their entire Android tablet line-up to simply ZenPad. Asus has a variety of ZenPad tablets on the market, including two 7-inch models […]
Unboxing ZenPad S 8.0 (Z580C) and First Impressions
The ZenPad S 8.0 is the premium Android tablet series from Asus. The Z580C is essentially the second best ZenPad in terms of specs and sells for a very cheap price of $199 USD. This particular model has the Intel Z3530 @ 1.3GHz, 32GB storage and 2GB of RAM. We have a review coming, but […]
Fire HD 8 vs ZenPad S 8.0 (Z580C)
We’ve already taken a look at the Amazon Fire HD 8 vs the more budget friendly ZenPad 8.0 (Z380CX/Z380C). Now it’s time to look at the more premium ZenPad S 8.0 vs. the Amazon 8-inch tablet. Price: The price comparison is a bit tricky. The Fire HD 8 has many options which can lower the […]
USB Type C on ZenPad S 8.0 (Z580CA) is USB 3.0 not USB 3.1 Gen 2 – What it means.
We’ve made mention of the USB Type C port on the hero ZenPad, the Z580CA. We need to revise our thoughts of “value added” in terms of this USB Type C port. Saying we are annoyed may be an understatement. At times technology companies and organizations are clueless. In this case, we say USB has […]
Unboxing and First Impressions: ZenPad S 8.0 (Z580CA)
I’m going to get into the initial thoughts and first impressions, some of which I briefly talked about in the ZenPad S 8.0 Z580CA retail box post and photos. Some of this bares repeating, for good reason! If you’re considering the cheaper Z580C model, some of the details below will apply to that model also. […]
