<s>
Asus	B-Application
Memo	I-Application
Pad	I-Application
ME172V	I-Application
is	O
a	O
low-end	O
,	O
budget	O
Android	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
manufactured	O
by	O
Taiwanese	O
corporation	O
Asus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
$149	O
(	O
launch	O
price	O
)	O
it	O
was	O
$50	O
cheaper	O
than	O
its	O
competitors	O
,	O
the	O
Google	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Kindle	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
but	O
critical	O
design	O
flaws	O
led	O
to	O
poor	O
ratings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
runs	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.1	O
(	O
codename	O
:	O
Jelly	O
Bean	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
include	O
a	O
7-inch	O
IPS	B-Architecture
LCD	I-Architecture
display	O
,	O
1GHz	O
single-core	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A9	I-Application
processor	O
,	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
1	O
MP	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
has	O
approximately	O
a	O
7-hour	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
compared	O
the	O
Asus	O
to	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
Kindle	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
solid	O
alternative	O
"	O
but	O
would	O
not	O
recommend	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
for	O
more	O
than	O
surfing	O
the	O
web	O
and	O
reading	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disappointing	O
battery	O
life	O
also	O
hurt	O
the	O
tablets	B-Device
ratings	O
.	O
</s>
