Samsung and Asus continue to release tablets targeting different markets. From time to time, their product offerings could overlap giving people tough choices to select from. With both companies offering their tablets, it is important for shoppers to understand which tablet fits which. A rundown of their features should be a great help in deciding which one to get these holidays.

Asus Transformer Book T100

The Asus Transformer Book T100 offers a 10.1-inch screen. It has a keyboard dock, quad-core Intel Atom processor and Windows 8.1. Although it may not appear as a high end tablet, the Transformer Book has its appeal. It sports a dark-grey plastic and brushed-metal finish. Users can also find a glossy plastic appeal on the lid.

The tablet measures 11mthick and weighs only 550g. Although it may not have the same premium felling as with Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014, the slate still offers a great build compared to other tablets in its range. The rear is sturdy and comfortable enough to work with.

Asus may not have put out too much on the appearance but the company made sure the device has good hardware. The Transformer Book T100 comes with Intel's Bay Trail Atom platform. This is one of the biggest improvements Intel made on its processor set.

The Bay Trail follows 22nm Silvermont microarchitecture. This introduces the quad-core design and out-of-order execution. It also has a 64-bit operating system supporting USB 3mm DDR3 RAM. The tablet also comes with a cut-down Ivy Bridge-class GPU.

Other features include mid-range Bay Trail CPU, the quad-core, 1.33GHz Atom Z3740. While the tablet may not sound as fancy, it does meet the needs of the average user. People will get their money's worth for a budget tablet as such.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition comes with Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors offering up to 2560 x 1600 pixels, 10.1 inches (~299 ppi pixel density). It runs on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 and Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model)/ Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (3G model).

Other features include:

- SNS integration

- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player

- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player

- Organizer

- Image/video editor

- Document viewer

- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,

YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa

- Voice memo/dial

- Predictive text input (Swype)

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 has a more premium and higher end features but it also costs higher. People looking for the ultimate professional tablet then this should be a good choice. Otherwise, those looking for a slate that can do the job without costing as much can stick with the Transformer Book. It can address basic needs like web browsing, email, social networking and other entertainment activities that does not require as much resolution and processing power.