Asus Launches 3 Transformer Book Chi Tablets With Windows 8.1 at CES 2015

Asus, alongside the launch of its ZenFone 2 and ZenFone Zoom, launched a trio of Windows tablets from its Transformer Book Chi Series at the ongoing CES 2015 event in Las Vegas.

All three tablets, the Transformer Book T90, Transformer Book T100 and the Transformer Book T300, run on Windows 8.1 and true to the Transformer series feature bundled keyboard docks.

While the Asus Transformer Book T90 (seen above) and Asus Transformer Book T100 (seen below) are priced at $300 (roughly Rs. 19,000) and $400 (roughly Rs. 25,300) respectively, the most notable of the three tablets, the Asus Transformer Book T300, is priced at $699 (roughly Rs. 44,300) and $799 (roughly Rs. 50,600) based on the screen resolution. The availability details of all three 2-in-1 tablets are not yet known.

The Transformer Book T90 and Transformer Book T100, as suggested by their names, feature 8.9-inch and 10.1-inch screen sizes respectively. While the Transformer Book T90 sports a 1280x800 pixel resolution, the larger tablet includes a full-HD resolution display. Both devices are powered by a 1.46GHz Intel Atom Z3775 processor (2MB-Cache, 4-Core, 4-Thread, 2.3GHz Burst Frequency) and are available in 32GB and 64GB inbuilt storage variants.

While all the specifications are not known for the two tablets, it has been revealed that Transformer Book T90 and Transformer Book T100 are 7.5mm and 7.2mm thick respectively.

The highlight of the event, Asus Transformer Book T300 (seen above), features a 12.5-inch screen size and is available in two different display resolutions - full-HD (1920x1080 pixels) and QHD (2560x1440 pixels). The tablet, with the docked keyboard, still measures a slim 1.65 inches, which is thinner then Apple's MacBook Air. The device also includes a 128GB inbuilt storage.

The Asus Transformer Book T300 tablet is also powered by the Intel's new cool-running Core M Broadwell processor, hence the sleek design profile. Other specifications of the device are not known yet. All the aforementioned three tablets sport Type B USB ports, which also supports USB 3.0.