Hot on the heels of Acer’s delicious Switch Alpha 12, is another Microsoft Surface competitor – the ASUS Transformer 3 series. Just revealed at its Zenvolution media event at Computex Taiwan 2016 today, the new 2-in-1 series sports 7th Generation Intel Core processors and a Surface-like design.
The Transformer 3 looks stunning, if familiar, all the way down to the Surface’s much-loved kickstand at the rear.
There are two variants – Transformer 3 and Transformer 3 Pro – both packing a 12.6-inch display, USB Type-C, Thunderbolt 3, a fingerprint scanner, HDMI and USB 3.0 ports.
The both come with a backlit keyboard cover, that features a glass-covered touchpad.
The Transformer 3 measures just 6.9mm thin, while the Pro version has a 8.35mm profile. It has a 7th Generation Intel Core i7, with up to 8GB RAM and up to 512GB SSD storage.
The Transformer 3 Pro on the other hand also packs a 7th Generation Intel Core i7 processor, mated to 16GB RAM and up to 1TB SSD storage.
Both run Windows 10 out-of-the-box.
Pricing and availability
The ASUS Transformer 3 will be priced at US$799/MYR while the Transformer 3 Pro will start from US$999.
Source: Soyacincau
The Asus Transformer 3 series looks a lot like Microsoft’s Surface
