What's the Best Haswell Ultrabook 2013: ASUS Transformer Book T300 vs. Acer Aspire S7 (2013)

The newest generation of Haswell Ultrabooks has something to say to the fancy tablets in the market today - eat my dust. Although a tablet is undoubtedly great for surfing the Internet, watching videos and doing a couple of light productivity tasks, you need a laptop for playing real games, editing digital media and sorting a ton of files. Truth is, a tablet won't cut it.

Haswell or the fourth generation of Core CPUs from Intel built a chip with laser like precision that could deliver excellent performance for mobile computers. These Haswell processors generate less heat so you wouldn't expect the noisy fans; they also have a longer battery life because they consume less power. The Haswell is also integrated with better graphics technology hence, there is no need for a GPU that would generate more heat and more load on the battery. And most importantly the fourth generation of Haswell Core CPUs are more powerful than any mobile CPU in history.

These days, Ultrabooks are the hottest thing in laptops. They are "ultraportable", can wake and sleep instantly and they have impressive battery life that is especially made for heavy users and frequent travellers. Ultrabooks plus Haswell means ultra-powerful. As such, here is the comparison of the two hottest Haswell Ultrabooks in the market today. ASUS Transformer Book T300 vs. Acer Aspire S7 (2013). What is the best Haswell powered Ultrabook 2013?

CPU, Storage and Memory Specs

The ASUS Transformer Book T300 and the Acer Aspire S7 (2013) compete head-to-head when it comes to the CPU and Memory. In fact, the two devices have similar specs in this category. On the other hand, the ASUS Transformer Book T300 has a slight edge over the Acer Aspire S7 (2013) as its Storage reaches up to 265GB SSD.

Weight, Graphics and Display Specs

In terms of Graphics and Display, the two Haswell powered Ultrabooks have similar specs. However, the ASUS is .60kg heavier than the Acer Aspire S7 (2013). But, although the ASUS Transformer Book T300 is heavier it is convertible to a tablet.