Asus has three convertibles announced in the new ‘Transformer Chi’-series. The convertibles have screen sizes of 8.9″, 10.1 in” and 12.5″ and feature Intel’s Atom and Core M processors.
Asus seems to be with the Transformer Book Chi series is a ‘luxury’ variant, want to offer of the ordinary Transformer series. So does the manufacturer use of metal housings, which also are very thin.
The top model in the series is the Transformer Book Chi T300. This convertible has a screen diagonal of 12.5″ and features an ips panel with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels or 2560×1440 pixels. Under the hood there is a choice of a Core M 5Y10 or 5Y71 processor, which can be combined with four or eight gigabytes of ram and a ssd of 64GB or 128GB. The tablet itself is 7.6 millimeters thick and weighs 720 grams. The device is 799 dollars when you choose for the version with the highest resolution. The T300 with a full hd screen for 699 dollars.
The Transformer Chi T100 is in addition to the 10″-convertible within the Chi series. The device has a lot in common with the ‘ordinary’ Transformer T100. The Chi-tablet, which is 7.2 millimeters thick, it features an ips touchscreen with a resolution of 1920×1200 pixels and has a Atom Z3775 processor as the heart, adele. The memory is one or two gigabytes in size, while there is 32GB or 64GB of eMMC storage is present. The tablet weighs 570 grams, while the docking station 510 grams heavy. The price comes out at 399 dollars.
The smallest member in the Chi series is finally the T90, with a screen diagonal of 8.9″. The screen resolution is 1280×800 pixels is significantly lower than its big brothers, though the rest of the hardware similar to the T100. Thus, there is again an Atom Z3775 processor, which can be combined with one or two gigabytes of ram and 32 or 64GB eMMC storage. The tablet weighs just 400 grams, while the docking station 350 grams. The cheapest version of the T90 will be 299 dollars is going to cost you.
All three of the Chi-convertibles will be in the United States in February is already available. About the pricing and availability is still currently unknown.