Flip the tab onto its belly and you'll come face-to-face with the grippy, hard plastic that plays host to an extraneous bit of Lenovo branding and the slate's 5-megapixel camera module.
We were torn in which one we liked more -- we loved the lighter and more grippy material provided by the first, yet we enjoyed the silver look of the second.
Having only one tyre manufacturer would also make it easier to keep cornering speeds under control, as the company could be asked to supply only harder, less grippy, tyres for all teams.
From the light but solid construction of the tablet's chassis, to its grippy molded rear -- which helps both for gripping the tablet without the controller attached and assists sound amplification when the device is laid down -- nothing about the device feels cheap.