A price for the Asus Transformer AiO and its release date have been etched out, indicating the arrival of yet another generation of electronics and the device will go up on sale for $1,299. So far, we have seen smartphones almost sizing up to tablets’ dimensions, slates that double into computers and also witnessed launches of various phone-like slabs.
It however is a full-fledged desktop PC with its monitor serving as a home for an 18.4-inch tablet. The device not only lives up to its name by hopping from slate mode into a computer, but it will also be able to switch from packing Android 4.1 as a slab to employing Windows 8, when docked.
In addition to this, there will be different CPUs fitted within each, furnishing them with the necessary speed. Fueled by a quad core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor when it is disguised as a slate, the device seeks momentum from a third generation Intel Core processor when it regains its PC form. A 1MP camera takes refuge on the front surface and is the only medium of capturing pictures.
At 2.4kgs, the tablet cannot exactly be termed light and definitely not convenient to carry around. The company on the other hand, suggests it to be apt for usage while shifting from one room to another. A post on Mashable points out that the idea might seem appealing on paper, although in person it is hard to tell how well it will work.
The Asus Transformer AiO is expected to release in the early weeks of the next quarter. Anyone who isn’t bothered by the magnanimous outline of the device and would still like to take it home should note that the report on the website explains April 12 to be the D-day.
The key specifications of the device comprise of the following:
Tablet
– 18.4-inch LED backlight multi-touch display
– Android 4.1 OS
– Quad core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor
– 2GB of RAM
– 32GB flash memory
– 2.4kg weight
– 466mm x 294mm x 18mm in dimensions
PC Station
– Windows 8 platform
– Third generation Intel Core processor
– 4GB to 8GB internal memory
– 1TB to 2TB expandable storage via SATA Hard Drive
– 4.1kg weight
– 466mm x 267mm x 162mm in dimensions