Asus has impressed the tech market once again by producing the Asus Transformer Book Trio that runs Android and Windows 8. I remember Asus coming up with a Transformer tablet that swept every single tablet out there off their feet when it comes to specifications. Now this Asus Transformer Book Trio is not just amazing because it comes with Android and Windows 8, the switching between the 2 operating systems is instantaneous, just by pressing a hotkey on the keyboard.

 

ASUS Transformer Book Trio: a hybrid laptop running Windows and Android (hands-on)

 

At first glance, it’s visually quite similar to the Transformer Book we just reviewed, except this time it has 11.6-inch, 1080p screen. And, you know, twice as many operating systems. If you’re wondering how that works, there’s a physical hotkey allowing you to switch OSs, similar to the setup on the Transformer AiO, which was announced last year at this same show. It’s important to note, though, that that hotkey will only work if you have the tablet latched into the keyboard dock; once you unplug the tablet it will only run Android Jelly Bean.

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ASUS Transformer Book Trio runs Android and Windows on lap, desk & in hands

 

 In the slate section itself, there’s a 2.0GHz Intel Atom Z2580 processor and up to 64GB of storage: that can run either Windows 8 or Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, depending on which mode you switch between. There’s a dedicated key to hop between the platforms, and ASUS says that users should not only be able to access data from the other OS, but stay on the same webpage they’re currently viewing

 

The PC Station gets its own, dedicated processor, however: a 4th-gen Intel Core i7 no less. There’s also a 750GB hard-drive, and connectivity for an external display if 11.6-inches isn’t quite your ergonomic ideal for desk-bound operations. The dock recharges the slate section’s battery, too.

 

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Asus Transformer Book Trio is tablet, laptop, and desktop rolled into one

 

You can access 700,000 apps in the Google Play store and over 50,000 apps in the Windows store, and they all run natively on the device,” Shih said. He didn’t give a price or a shipping date, but most of the products unveiled at Computex are on sale in time for the end of year holiday season.

It’s not clear how much demand there will be for the all-in-one product, but Asus is doing more than most companies to innovate around the PC and help it compete with tablets and smartphones, which many people are turning to for their computing.

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I am one such person that cannot decide between buying a Windows 8 or Android PC, With Windows 8, you get a full functionality of a desktop web browser, but Android gives you the vast selection of apps to use. Now you can have the best of both worlds. Isn’t it great?