Asus launches dual-screen UltraBook, 2 notebooks, tablet in India

Personal computer maker Asus India launched 4 new devices in India and said it expects to garner 7 percent market share of the country’s laptop and netbook market by the end of this year. “Size of India laptop and netbook market is around 5 million units per annum. We expect to have 7 percent of the market share by end of this year,” Asus’ Managing Director for System Business Group Alex Huang said. According to IBN-Live, the four devices launched were two notebooks; The Asus VivoBook F202E, and Asus VivoBook S400, a dockable tablet called the Asus VivoTab RT, and the Asus Taichi dual screen convertible ultrabook/tablet that can display two screens simultaneously. Key features are as follows: The Asus Taichi: This has a full HD screen with a backlit keyboard. With the lid closed, Taichi functions as a touch-screen tablet. The 13.3-inch screen is dual LED-backlit. The device includes an Intel Core i7 processor, a 5 megapixel camera, a Stylus Pen, 4 GB RAM, and a 256GB flash storage space. The Asus Taichi will be available in India at Rs 139,999 The Asus VivoBook F202E: This has an 11.6-inch screen with a capacitive touch panel, a  3rd Generation Intel Core i3 processor and USB 3.0. This will cost Rs 39,999 The Asus VivoBook S400:  The S400 has a 14 inch LED Backlit HD screen, and a capacitive touch panel with multi touch function. It also includes a 3rd Generation Intel Core i7 that comes with 4GB RAM and 500 GB HDD. This will cost Rs 59,999. Asus Vivo Tab RT: This device has a mobile dock with a QWERTY keyboard, track pad, USB port. It has a 10.1-inch capacitive multi-touch display and Nvidia Tegra3 processor plus 2GB RAM. This will cost. Rs 61,999. Speaking further on the company’s ambitions of capturing 7 percent of the tablet market Alex Huang said, the company was continuously expanding its product portfolio for Indian consumers and increasing reach with the expansion of its retail network. [caption id=“attachment_519051” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  The Asus Logo is seen in this file photo. Reuters[/caption] “We have started selling Nexus tablets through Croma stores. We are going to launch 10 more SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) tablets built on Windows 8 to offer more choice to consumers,” Huang said. The most recent of these was the Google Nexus 7 tablet that went on sale in India from today for a price of Rs 19,999. The company has recently launched a new Nexus tablet built on Google’s Android Platform. No word on when that will come to India as yet! With inputs from PTI