ASUS has revealed world’s first three-in-one notebook, tablet, and desktop PC a new hybrid device called Transformer Book Trio which runs both Windows 8 and Android on Intel Core i7 and Intel Atom processors respectively at Computex 2013.
The Asus Transformer Book Trio can be placed into a desktop dock, or used as an Android tablet or Windows 8 laptop, switching between both OS at the touch of a button.
No waiting for each different OS to boot. It features a 1,920 x 1,080 IPS 11.6-inch Android 4.2 Jelly Bean slate rocks an Intel ATOM processor running at 2.0 GHz, comes with 64GB of internal storage, 19.5Whr battery should last for around 15 hours running Android.
The Asus PC dock or the keyboard unit actually got its own mainboard, a Haswell Core i7 processor, a 33Whr battery, up to 1TB of built-in storage and running Windows 8 OS. Asus also updated the Transformer Pad hybrid tablet-laptop, giving it Nvidia's latest Tegra 4 processor. The 1.9GHz chip features ARM's Cortex A15 CPU and 72-core GeForce GPU.
Asus said. "Despite the different operating systems, the Transformer Book Trio has been designed to smoothly transition between modes, allowing users to sync data or continue to surf the webpage they’re on even when moving from notebook to tablet mode,"
The PC Station dock has its own 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor, keyboard and 750GB hard drive, and with the tablet display detached, can be hooked up to an external display for use as a desktop PC. The PC Station also serves as a charger for the tablet for extended battery life. The tablet features a 2.0 GHz Intel® Atom™ processor and a 16:9 aspect ratio IPS display with Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution and up to 64GB storage.
No pricing indications by Asus but the product is confirmed to be available in Q3 this year.
