Once upon a time ( to begin with this year ) Asus announced its Transformer Book Trio;a Windows personal computer with an Android tablet enshroud inside . Now with the Transformer Book Duet , Asus is push its “ more is more ” approach shot one whole tone further by total “ Windows 8.1 tablet ” to the repertory .
Asus ’ New Three - in - One : squat Windows PC , Hidden Android Tablet
Just like the Transformer Book Trio , the Duet operates on the same basic principle : you ’ve got a covert you could detach , that process as a tablet , and a keyboard dock you could congeal it into that turns it into a laptop and put up bonus features like USB ports and up to 1 TB of storage .
Except this fourth dimension around , there ’s only one processor — a fourth gen Intel Core i7 — that lives behind the CRT screen and does all the heavy lifting whether your using it as a Windows tablet , an Android tablet , a Windows laptop , or a Windows desktop . And you’re able to switch between operating organization at the push of a button .
With its 13 - column inch detachable screenland and full Windows 8.1 - plus - Android-4.2.2 install , the only thing the Transformer Book Duet ca n’t do is run iOS apps . And with Intel pushing in and try out to get a piece of the Android pie , you’re able to wait these sort of hybrid monstrosity machine to pop out popping up a pot more often , and in descriptor that are n’t quite as excessive as the Transformer Book Duet .
In the meantime , if you ’re looking for a gadget that just voltrons together everything it can get its hands on , the Transformer Book Duet is for you . Or just wait a few months until they sum SteamOS financial backing or something equally insane .
The Asus Transformer Book Duet starts at $ 600 .
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