Nobody can deny that Asus is a
hyper-innovative company, the Ducati of consumer technology, a company
that makes products that look like they were mere concept designs an
hour back.
Staying true to that tradition, Asus showed off the Transformer AiO at CES
earlier this year, an Android tablet with a massive 18.4-inch full HD
display that when docked turns into a Windows 8 PC. Unlike other
Transformer devices from Asus, this looked more conceptual than
something that you could see on store shelves. However, Asus has other
ideas because the Taiwanese company has revealed that the Transformer
AiO will be launched globally on April 12 for $1,299 (Rs. 71,000
approx.).
Asus
has uploaded the full hardware specs of the Transformer AiO which gives
us a little more information how this strange, magnificent beast works.
When undocked, the Transformer is an Android tablet running 4.1 (Jelly
Bean) on a quad-core Tegra 3 processor and 2GB of RAM. It’s 18.4-inch
display is LED-backlit and supports ten-point multi-touch. It offers
32GB of internal storage, comes with a 1MP camera and supports Bluetooth
and WiFi
When you want to use the Transformer AiO
as a PC, you need to attach it to a docking station which has built-in
hardware that helps the device to work as a powerful HTPC. Asus is
launching these docking stations in multiple variants with different
specs. When plugged in, the Transformer AiO can be powered by an Intel
Core i7 3770, Core i5 3350P or a Core i3 3220 with RAM from 4GB to 8GB.
The station comes with either a 1 or 2TB hard disk for storage and a
bunch of connectivity options including four USB 3.0 ports, a
card-reader, a headphone port, a microphone port and an HDMI port.
We reached out to representatives of
Asus India who informed us that the Transformer AiO is also expected in
India in April but there were no details about the price.
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