Asus has unveiled a range of Windows 8 products to the South African market.
The company says it has shifted from being a brand that specifically manufactures motherboards, and now focuses on the growth of its notebook and tablet offerings.
Among the product releases are the Taichi, which Asus says is a combination of a multi-touch tablet and ultrabook with a dual screen that allows for convenient ways of sharing information, multimedia and apps.
The Taichi also features IPS display technology, a 178-degree-wide viewing angle and a stylus.
The Transformer book is an ultraportable device that combines features of a notebook and tablet. With detachable HD display, the device becomes a multi-touch Windows 8 tablet with its own SSD storage.
The Zenbook series of ultraportables features a range of specifications and screen sizes to suit every mobile need. HD displays, quad-core processors and optional multi-touch on select models give full gesture control with Windows 8.
Specifications
Model: ASUS VivoBook S200 (X202E) Processor: Intel ULV Pentium 987 Intel ULV Celeron 847 Memory: 1333MHz DDR3 up to 4GB Hard drive: 500GB, 5400rpm Retail price: R5 999 Model: ASUS VivoBook S400 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 1600MHz DDR3 up to 8GB (onboard 2GB/4GB + 1 DIMM) Hard drive: 500GB 5400rpm + 24GB SSD (cache) Retail price: R8 999 Model: TAICHI 21 Processor: Intel Core i5-3317U processor Memory: 4GB RAM Hard drive: 128GB SSD Retail price: R17 000
The VivoBook series features screen sizes ranging from 11.6 to 14 inches, all developed around touch. Optimised for Windows 8, the VivoBooks feature SonicMaster audio, and all models include 32GB of WebStorage, a cloud storage service.
The VivoTab series offers HD multi-touch displays; both the 11.6-inch VivoTab and the 10-inch VivoTab feature Super IPS+ technology.
Both models also feature an optional keyboard dock with built-in batteries for up to 19 hours' mobile use and include a Wacom stylus.
VivoTab Smart is the thinnest and lightest tablet with a full Windows 8 experience for mainstream users. Its optional TranSleeve Keyboard combines a compact wireless keyboard with colour-co-ordinated screen protection.
Asus added that, by early next year, it would unveil entry-level products with Android-based solutions.
"The concept is to provide tablets and notebooks that suit consumer needs; by early next year, we should have entry-level offerings priced from R2 000 upwards," noted country product manager, Cheying Lin.
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