ASUS Transformer AiO Goes On Sale For $1,299

Back at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, ASUS revealed the Transformer AiO, a device which is actually a tablet/desktop hybrid. The Transformer AiO runs dual operating systems, Windows 8 when its a desktop and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean when its a tablet. It was expected to go on sale in Q2, 2013 and it indeed has for a price tag of $1,299.

The Asus Transformer AiO has an 18.4 inch 1920×1080 full HD display with IPS technology and 10 point multi-touch. Yes, it is an 18.4 inch tablet, not exactly one you’d carry around in your backpack. In tablet mode it is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor and 2GB of DDR3 RAM. Its 32Whr Li-ion battery is said to good for 5 hours of usage. On the PC front, the AiO will be powered by a 3rd generation Core i5 processor with Windows 8 pre-installed. There’s an NVIDIA GeFore GT 730M with 2GB of VRAM, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, 1TB SATA HDD and SuperMulti DVD drive on the PC version. It includes SplashTop Remote Desktop, which would allow wireless connection to the base unit while the Transformer AiO is in tablet mode. All of this can now be yours for $1,299.