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The two Windows 8 tablets that Asus showed us during Computex in Taiwan last June were now renamed to Vivo Tab and Vivo Tab RT. The designs remained the same though the specs were bumped up a bit.
The Asus Vivo Tab is the one running Windows 8 Pro and uses an Intel Atom processor. It has a Super IPS+ display with Corning Fit Glass protecting the 11.6″ screen (1366×768 pixel resolution). It also comes with high-precision Wacom digitiser stylus.
The system comes with an Intel Atom, 2GB of RAM and 64GB eMMC (embedded multimedia card) for internal storage. There’s an 8MP rear camera, 2MP front-facing camera, WiFi, Bluetooth and NFC. The tablet is only 8.7mm thin.
On the other hand, the Asus Vivo Tab RT runs on an Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 12-core NVidia GeForce GPU, 2GB RAM and 32GB eMMC internal storage. This ARM-based tablet will run on Windows RT. The Vivo Tab RT is thinner at 8.3mm with just a 10.6-inch display.
Both tablets will be available sometime after the official Windows 8 launch in October. We’ve also learned that the tablets will be priced somewhat similar to the Asus Transformer line — in the range of Php30k or more.
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Enya says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
My lappie of 4 years is still alive & kicking! And is an Asus. I’m eyeing the same brand for my Win8 tablet.
Ren says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Asus design and specs’ definitely a winner!
Michael says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Wow! Yung Vivo Tab nila mas manipis and mas magaan pa sa Samsung ATIV tabets.
It looks like ASUS and Samsung are in a role to dominate the Windows8 market.
Pero asus nalang ako since laptops ko ay asus at di pa nasisira for 3 years now.
Jaclyn says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
My Asus laptop is older than my youngest daughter (lappie is at 5 years now and counting) and has never failed me – not once. I’m looking to purchase a Win8 tablet for work purposes, so this is wonderful news.
Nikko Me says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
I have an ASUS B121/EP121 that works perfectly with windows 8. It was released last year but the specs is far better that the fastest VIVO tab. intel 15 processor and 4G RAM and it also comes with a digitizer pen. I expected Asus to build a faster tab but they did not.
Sanj says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Heya! Where’d you purchase your EP121? I can’t find a unit in the phil, I even contacted ASUS and they said they don’t have that unit available in the phil.
Nikko Me says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
I asked a friend from Canada to ship it to Cebu