MANILA, Philippines — ASUS recently introduced its new Transformer Book T-100 in the Philippine market, as the Taiwan-based hardware maker expects high demand for detachable laptops before the year ends.
During the launch, Armelle Baylen, deputy channel manager at Asus Technology Philippines told Interaksyon.com the introduction of T100 in the Philippine market would boost its sales during the Christmas season this year.
Asus is targeting to sell 6,000 units of T-100 for the months of November and December in the local market, she said, as the company is focusing as its main product during the Holiday season.
“The T100 will create a new product for the IT industry,” she said.
T100 is a two-in-one ultraportable laptop with a detachable 10.1 inch tablet HD display.
It has an Intel Atom ‘Bay Trail’ Z3740 quad-core processor and a detachable 1366 x 768 IPS display that can be used as a standalone Windows 8.1 tablet.
“It has slim design and durable finish and one of the lightest and 10-inch tablets around,” Baylen said.
The 10.5 mm thin tablet has a display that features IPS technology for a wide 178-degreee viewing angle.
Its lightweight keyboard dock has precision-engineered keys for comfortable extended use, plus a large multi-touch touchpad with full Windows 8 gesture support.
Bundled with Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 and an unlimited Asus webstorage, the T100 is available in the market for P23,995 with 64GB internal storage.
At the same event, Asus introduced newest offerings in the new N series, the world’s first notebook with a Quad-Speaker Array and Subwoofer powererd by 4th generation Intel core processors, equipped with NVIDIA GeForce graphics for outstanding visual performance. While the introduction of the G750 gaming notebook comes as a full desktop replacement in a sleek notebook form factor without comprimisng performance.
For multitasking and entertainment, on the other hand, Asus unveiled the X550 notebook, which also powered by 4th generation Intel Core processor; together with its spun-circle finish and patterned palm rests, the X-series adds a touch of elegance to everyday computing.
source: interaksyon.com
