ASUS, a global leader in the new digital era, today announces the launch of a slew of invincible Windows 8 Products from Asus Touch Family including a dockable tablet (Asus VivoTab RT TF600TG), lightweight notebooks (Asus VivoBooks F202E & S400) and the Asus Taichi dual screen convertible ultrabook/ tablet that can display two screens simultaneously, making even the laptop a social gadget.
“We are ecstatic to announce Windows 8 launch with huge variety of touch enabled models in India. These models have the superlative technology with simple package yet the most essential features to offer the state-of-the-art technology to the Indian market. We intend to surpass the ‘touch future’ of IT industry by launching Asus Taichi & Asus VivoBook. We are assertive that our Windows 8 line-up will touch customers’ heart in terms of incredible product, incredible design, incredible quality and incredible service,” affirmed Alex Huang, Managing Director, System Business Group, ASUS India.
Further briefing on the superior technology, Unaez Quraishi, Sales & Distribution Director, System Business Group, ASUS India said “Today’s launch of Asus Taichi, Asus VivoBook F202E, Asus VivoBook S400 and Asus VivoTab RT TF600 TG is an alluring proof to substantiate our prime focus on the mastery of technological innovation and design perfection. In view of the launch of these models in India, we intend to establish how important India is for Asus. Our consumers have given affirmative responses to our notebooks, tablets and other products. We anticipate capturing the market as to when they think of touch notebooks and tablets, they think of Asus,”
Incredible user experience has been extensively taken into consideration with the Beauty, Audio and Touch enhancements. With instant on and Instant connect in 2 seconds time and standby time up to 100 days; Customer Happiness has been given chief importance. This new innovation raised the industry standard with an array of innovative ultrabook, notebooks and tablet – in sync to a whole new user part of the core element of ASUS design thinking DNA in delivering customers’ happiness. Innovation and perfection are the prime focus points and Asus never compromises for Customer’s Happiness.
Asus Taichi – Two Screens – Endless Flexibility
ASUS TAICHI™ is an incredible fusion of notebook and tablet for unparalleled mobile flexibility. Lid open, TAICHI is a powerful notebook with a crystal-clear Full HD screen, Intel® Core™ processor and backlit keyboard. Lid closed, TAICHI is a lightweight tablet with a slim, tapered profile and a multi-touch Full HD screen for intuitive fingertip control with Windows 8.
The 13.3” Dual LED-backlit Windows 8 Pro ultrabook come with TFT LCD display Full HD Non-glare with Touch function, Intel Core i7-3517M (1.9G, 4M), HD Camera 5M, Stylus Pen, Ram 4GB DDR3 1600, and storage 256GB SATA3 SSD. The backlit keyboard with ambient light control and large multi-touch touchpad make light of productivity tasks, too. Built-in motion sensors also make TAICHI™ the ideal for mobile gaming, while dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 connect to the latest wireless devices.
TAICHI is more than just a mere table or notebook — mirror mode offers a unique way to share information. Mirror mode shows the same image on both back-to-back screens, so it’s perfect for showing a presentation without the need for a bulky projector or clumsy external monitor, or sharing a movie without worrying about where everyone will sit. Each back-to-back screen can be used separately with different apps: one with the keyboard and multi-touch touchpad; the other with the multi-touch screen and stylus. Dual-Screen mode is also ideal for presentations and the supplied Screen Share app lets the presenter see the script on one screen while the audience views slides on the other.
Asus VivoBook is designed as a constant companion that blends the renowned advantages of ASUS notebook design with futuristic touch based solutions. These mainstream notebooks with its super responsive touch screen ensure an incredible computing experience by providing the excitement of touch based interface & the convenience of using traditional keypad. Characterized with all new aesthetic design, VivoBook provides superior performance & fits everyday life usage at an affordable price point.
Asus VivoBook F202E
Asus VivoBook F202E comes with 11.6″ LED Backlight HD screen (1366X768, Glare); 3.6mm panel and a capacitive touch panel with multi-touch function. It has the latest Genuine Microsoft Windows® 8 operating system with 3rd Generation Intel Core i3- 3217U (1.8G, 3M) Intel Chief River processor. Its ultra slim profile for superior mobility weighs only 1.3 KG. It has elegant esthetics &robust built quality for everyday life and has metallic chassis with aluminum hair-brush textures (A & C part) to enhance great look. It further encompasses USB 3.0 which is 10 times faster than USB 2.0; multi gesture & larger click pad [104mm*60.5mm] for pleasant computing experience, dual speakers of capacity 2Watt each powered by Asus exclusive Sonic Master Technology &high quality HD Camera (720P) for ultimate multimedia enjoyment. Longer battery life up to 5 Hrs is another advantage it provides.
Adding more to the extraordinary experience it offers unmatched performance & connectivity through its DDR3 4G memory on board, large storage capacity with 500GB HDD, WLAN 802.11b/g/n & Bluetooth4.0. HD CODEC Audio along with Asus exclusive Sonic Master Technology produces superior sound.
Asus VivoBook S400
Asus VivoBook S400 comes with 14” LED Backlight HD screen, a capacitive touch panel with multi touch function. It has the latest Microsoft Windows® 8 with 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3517U (1.9G, 4M) processor. It offers extraordinary experience with unmatched performance and connectivity through its DDR3 4 GB RAM and 500 GB HDD, WLAN 802.11b/g/n& Bluetooth4.0, alongwith superior sound quality. Asus VivoBook comes with high quality HD camera for ultimate multimedia experience.
Asus VivoTab RT TF600 TG
The Vivo Tab RT has the innovative Transformer design and is supplied with its own mobile dock that provides a QWERTY keyboard, track pad, USB port and built-in battery. It has a 10.1″ HD Glare with capacitive touch/multi-touch and Nvidia Tegra3, RAM 2G DDR3 and Storage of 64G EMMC. It also encompasses WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, Webcam Front: 2M & Back: 8M with Flash, 2 Cell Battery and Windows 8 RT operating System. It comes with Docking Station and 3G & GPS Embedded.
Pricing &Availability
The Asus Taichi will be available in India at a price point of MRP Rs 139,999/-.
The ASUS VivoBook F202E will be available in India at a price point of MRP Rs 39,999/-.
The ASUS VivoBook S400 will be available in India at a price point of MRP Rs 59,999/-.
The Asus VivoTab RT TF600 TG will be available in India at a price point of MRP Rs 61,999/-.For more information, please visit www.asus.com.
About ASUS
ASUS, the world’s top 3 consumer notebook vendor and the maker of the world’s best-selling and most award winning motherboards, is a leading enterprise in the new digital era. ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home, office and person, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktops, Eee Box and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, tablet devices, servers, multimedia and wireless solutions, networking devices, and mobile phones. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 3,886 awards in 2011, and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC™. With a global staff of more than 11,000 and a world-class R&D team of 3,100 engineers, the company’s revenue for 2011 was around US$11.9 billion.