Category: computex 2014

Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi unveiled!

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One of the surprising device that was unveiled today was the Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi which is a detachable 2-in-1 laptop.

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The Chi is perhaps the thinnest laptop we’ve seen. It measures 14.3mm in the laptop mode and just 7.3mm in the tablet mode. The lid detaches from its body and still run Windows 8.1 in full throttle.

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It is said to be powered by a new Intel multi-core chip. The 12.5-inch IPS display has a resolution of 2560×1440 (WQHD). It will also have 4G LTE connectivity.

That is all the details that have been shared by Asus CEO Jony Shih in this afternoon’s announcement.

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Asus Zenfone 5 comes with Snapdragon 400 and LTE

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Asus refreshed one of their Zenfone this year and re-introduced the Zenfone 5 with LTE, replacing the dual-core Intel Atom processor with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chip.

The design is the same as the older Zenfone 5 so there’s really no cosmetic changes.

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ASUS ZenFone 5 LTE A500CG specs:
5-inch IPS+ panel @ 1280 x 720 pixels, 294ppi
Qualcomm MSM8962 Snapdragon 400 1.2GHz quad-core
Adreno 305 Graphics
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
up to 64GB via microSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
FDD LTE 3/7/8/28 150Mbps/50Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
8MP BSI rear camera, Sony sensor w/ LED flash
1080p video recording @ 30fps
2MP front-facing camera
GPS with aGPS support
Li-Ion 2,050mAh battery
Android 4.3 (Android 4.4 Kitkat by July)
148.2 x 72.8 x 10.3mm (dimension)
144 grams (weight)
Colors: Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red, and Champagne Gold

We don’t have any other details as to the suggested retail price but we’re expecting it would be a little more expensive than the Atom-touting one.

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Asus goes 360 with the Transformer Book Flip

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Asus makes their own version of Lenovo Yoga and calls it the Transformer Book Flip. They new line will come in 4 models (TP300, TP450, TP500 and TP550) and in various configurations.

asus transformer book flip

Asus Transformer Book Flip specs:
13.3-inch, 14.4-inch, 15.6-inch IPS display, HD or FHD resolution
Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processor
Intel HD 4400 Graphics + NVidia GeForce 820M/840M with 2GB VRAM
4GB built-in DIMM + up to 8GB additional RAM slot
500GB, 750GB, 1TB HDD + 128GB, 256GB SSD

All models will run on Windows 8.1 and some will have built-in DVD drive. The thickness of the laptop starts at 22mm (for no ODD) and 27.2mm for the ones with ODD.

You can check the more detailed configurations per variant in the table below (click on the image to enlarge).

transformer-book-flip

We still don’t have details on release dates and pricing but we’ll updates this once we get them.

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Asus goes 360 with the Transformer Book Flip

Abe Olandres Leave a comment

Asus makes their own version of Lenovo Yoga and calls it the Transformer Book Flip. They new line will come in 4 models (TP300, TP450, TP500 and TP550) and in various configurations.

asus transformer book flip

Asus Transformer Book Flip specs:
13.3-inch, 14.4-inch, 15.6-inch IPS display, HD or FHD resolution
Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processor
Intel HD 4400 Graphics + NVidia GeForce 820M/840M with 2GB VRAM
4GB built-in DIMM + up to 8GB additional RAM slot
500GB, 750GB, 1TB HDD + 128GB, 256GB SSD

All models will run on Windows 8.1 and some will have built-in DVD drive. The thickness of the laptop starts at 22mm (for no ODD) and 27.2mm for the ones with ODD.

You can check the more detailed configurations per variant in the table below (click on the image to enlarge).

transformer-book-flip

We still don’t have details on release dates and pricing but we’ll updates this once we get them.

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New Asus MemoPad 8 has quad-core Atom, 1080p display

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Asus is going all out with Intel in this year’s Computex line-up here in Taiwan. The new Asus MemoPad 8 (ME581CL) is perhaps among the first 64-bit Intel Atom Moorefield quad-core tablet to be announced.

The tablet is also very thin at just 7.45mm on the side and weighs 299 grams. The Asus MemoPad ME581CL runs on a new Moorefield chip that supports its own XMM 7260 LTE modem.

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Asus MemoPad 8 (ME581CL) specs:
8-inch IPS LCD display @ 1200×1920 pixels
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Intel Atom Z3580 @ 2.3GHz quad-core processor
2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
LTE 300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0, BLE
5MP rear camera
1.2MP front-facing camera
15.2Wh Li-Po battery (up to 9 hours)
Android 4.4 Kitkat

The device also comes with a free 5GB Asus WebStorage for life with additional 11GB on the first year. We’re looking forward to that Intel Atom Z3580 chip and see how it performs against the top chips from Qualcomm.

Expect the MemoPad 8 to be priced at a premium, perhaps between Php15k to Php20k and be released sometime in 3rd quarter of 2014.

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