Unusual Tablet PC by ASUS - Taichi

Now the competition in the market of ultrabooks, laptops and netbooks is very high. Manufacturers are struggling to attract the attention of customers of all kinds of innovations. Sometimes these are really interesting innovations, practical and effective, but there are some rather strange novelties. It is to such new devices that the tablet belongs (otherwise it is difficult to characterize the device) from ASUS. The device is called Taichi.

This is a netbook (or ultrabook) with two displays. Two displays does not mean that the screen unfolds, as it happens. No, the displays are on both sides of the cover. Strange decision, right? Both displays support 1920x1080 resolution, both sides are equipped with cameras. There are 2 USB 3.0 ports, a mini VGA port, mini HDMI, DisplayPort. The processor is installed Core i7 processor (Ivy Bridge). The device is equipped with 4 GB of RAM and SSD-drive. There are two models that differ in size. One of the models is equipped with displays with a diagonal of 11.6 inches, the second - displays with a diagonal of 13.3 inches.
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One of the displays, which is on the outside, is touch-sensitive. The developers claim that the external display is bright enough, even with minimal settings. External and internal display can show the same picture, and different. The developers are positioning the device as a hybrid of a tablet and an ultrabook - the external display also works with the lid closed, so it turns out something like a tablet.

The presence of two displays - rather the whim of the manufacturer than the need. Of course, there will be users attracted by this feature of the device. But we must think that the external display makes the tablet even more fragile than in the case of a conventional ultrabook / netbook. Many users have a habit of leaving something on the lid of a closed laptop, some put laptops in a stack - provided there are several such devices at home or in the office. And here there is one careless movement, and that’s all, the end (and possibly the inner) display is over.

Anyway, this is not a concept, but a device that will be sold in October of this year. The price, unfortunately, is unknown.

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