Gadgetory

hey guys this is Austin what's the best tablet for gaming Nvidia have been known for the graphics for years but only recently have they gotten into actual hardware the tablet k1 originally came out in 2014 but after some issues with the battery it's been updated with the new name price and Android 6.0 marshmallow at $200 you're getting a tablet that still holds up today with a nice bright 1920 by 1200 8-inch display and several accessories like the shield controller and cover moving up the price ladder a bit we've got the assist transformer T 100 H a this is a $300 Windows tablet with one big addition a keyboard dock with the help of a couple magnets the T 100 turns into a touchscreen laptop with a small but usable trackpad and keyboard it's also got a solid variety of ports like micro USB for charging HDMI for using external display or TV along with USB type-c pair this with the MacBook USBC adapter and you've got a full USB 3.0 port for using something like an external hard drive the iPad is the most popular tablet out there for good reason and the iPad Mini 4 has a lot going for it at $400 it's the most expensive option here that it absolutely feels its price with an all-aluminum build it's then while still supporting features like touch ID it has a fantastic 7.9 inch Retina display not only is it the best here on paper but it also has killer color on viewing angles it shows up even more expensive options like the iPad air with Android iOS and windows covered what kinds of games can you play on these tablets NVIDIA has done a lot of work on Android the last couple years and it shows on the shield vainglory is the mobile equivalent of a League of Legends the Caitlyn has more than enough power to keep things running smoothly Leo's fortune is a more casual game that performs well which shouldn't be a huge surprise but a nice addition is the shield controller support this is the same gamepad from the shield console and I like it it has built-in Android controls like back and home but more importantly it opens up games that aren't well-suited to just a touch screen with g-force now you can stream full PC games this is relying on you having a good connection but if you do it's a solid experience pair that with an Android version of shadow play to let you record your gameplay and you have a very cool way of playing and even streaming your games to twitch the assuage t100 has the advantage of running full Windows 10 give you access to the massive Steam library this is a tablet so don't expect it to destroy a gaming PC but hook up an Xbox one controller and you've got yourself a decent Little Rock machine with a mouse and keyboard we'll have no problem playing lighter titles like league of legends and even bumping settings up a bit games like counter-strike go aren't quite as smooth even with the graphics on low but it is playable for a quick game or two the full PC version of Minecraft also works here and might not be able to keep up with a ton of mods but it's not bad the iPad on the other hand has tons of titles that are well suited to a touchscreen but Gardo started out as a browser game but you can sing just as many hours into the iPad version by tapping and swiping Laura Croft Go is another great example of a fun tablet game the art style is on point and while it wouldn't look out of place on a console it works well here speaking of telltale has most of their games like Game of Thrones available on iOS and while graphically they aren't too impressive if you've never played titles like The Walking Dead you're missing out while all three tablets can handle gaming inside they could be much more different the shield is rocking an NVIDIA Tegra k1 with a quad-core processor 2 gigabytes of RAM and a cut-down version of a Kepler graphics card the t100 is no slouch either with a quad-core Intel Atom x5 processor 4 gigabytes of memory along with Intel HD graphics the iPad Mini uses an apple a dual-core CPU 2 gigs of ram and potent power VR graphics in Geekbench 3 the single trader performance helps the a8 overcome its lack of quarters where an GFX bench the killer NVIDIA GPU helps pull out the win over both the iPad and a soos while it might be down in raw power it is worth noting that the t100 not only has twice as much RAM but also 64 gigs of storage versus 16 on the others which is especially important for running full Windows 10 of course things aren't perfect while the addition of the keyboard dock is a huge advantage the tablet itself has large bezels and the plastic build looks fine but the 2/100 feels by far the cheapest here the screen also isn't anything special it's a 10-inch 1280 by 800 panel which is totally usable but it's not as sharp nor is nice to look at as the others the iPad Mini has the design battery life and performance to easily keep up with gaming but at $400 not only is it significantly more expensive than the others it's also only a bit cheaper than the more useful iPad here as by far the cheapest option here there are some cut corners with the shield like no microUSB charger included in the box throw in the cover and controller and it quickly approaches $300 but even factoring in its age there's not a lot to complain about the software is essentially pure Android with legitimately useful additions by Mb needing little things like the front-facing speakers go a long way and making it a nice experience to game on it might not be perfect but for the price it's hard to argue with the shield's k1