TBH, I wouldn't even consider an Android tablet with less than 2GB of RAM. Why would I want a tablet with less RAM than my phone? 2GB is not overkill. Where's the "future-proofing" in less than 2GB of RAM in 2013? ...and 1280x800? 1920x1080 is showing up on a lot of phones, why would we want a lower res'd tablet? These are obviously very low-end devices. Where's the mid- to hi-end? Again (didn't Asus just announce some similarly weakly spec'd tablet?), perhaps the market IS only demanding low-end low-cost designs.
It'd be nice to see at least one 8-10" tablet with the Exynos 4+4 "Octo" (or better) and 2-4GB of RAM with 32-64GB of on board storage, and a 1920x1080+ display. Asus? Samsung? Anyone?
EDIT: Asus is releasing an appropriately spec'd update to the Transformer Infinity.