Reviewers Liked
- Handsome design
- Gorgeous 1080p display
- Solid performance
- Long battery life
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Heavy for 13inch notebook
- System heats up easily
- Subpar webcam
Asus Transformer Book TX300 / TX300C / TX300CA
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By Engadget
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The Transformer Book was an innovative concept when it was first announced a year ago. But now that it's finally shipping with old components, you're better off waiting for a possible Haswell...
By TechRadar AU
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The Asus Transformer Book TX300 is a well-built machine with bags of power and a unique twist. It's one of our favourite hybrid devices, because usability isn't hobbled by the impossible dream of fulfilling both laptop and tablet uses. As a laptop, it's...
By avforums.com
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With the ever increasing pace of technology these days and a constant stream of all kinds of new and innovative devices being released it's only a matter of time before you have have a class of product that is neither one thing or another. Take the...
By NotebookCheck
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Asus is heading in the right direction. At a price of 1,400 Euros (~$1873) the big screen convertible Transformer Book TX300CA + keyboard dock is certainly no bargain. However, it impressively shows how a notebook can be used as a tablet with (almost)...
By AsiaOne
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For this hybrid PC, the keyboard dock is not just an attachment to the main tablet's body.The Transformer Book goes two steps further by fitting an extra battery and an additional hard drive into the dock.This drive adds valuable internal storage -...
By Computer Shopper
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With its large 13.3-inch, 1080p screen and fast Core i7 CPU, the Transformer Book makes for a unique and powerful Windows 8 tablet, but as a laptop, it's heavier and more expensive than its competitors....
By CNET Australia
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Asus adds a lot of what I've been looking for in a hybrid to the Transformer Book, but no one has yet really nailed the perfect laptop/tablet...
By LaptopMag
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The ASUS Transformer Book TX300 offers a premium design, a full HD detachable display and great battery life, but it's on the heavy...
By uk.hardware.info
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The ASUS Transformer Book was a pleasant surprise. It has a relatively low weight for a 13.3-inch tablet (950 grams), and while it's no Nexus 7, it's still a very fine Windows 8 device to use on the road or on the couch. The combination with keyboard...
By thunderbaylive.com
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Lisa Gade reviews the Asus Transformer Book TX300 Windows 8 Convertible notebook and tablet. Think of this as the 13.3″ Zenbook Prime Ultrabook, but this time you can remove the display portion and use it as a tablet. It has a full HD IPS touch screen, a...
By TechRadar
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Is the tablet / laptop combo the ultimate dream? Do we so desperately need the choice that we'll fork over extra cash for plausible extra flexibility? The hybrid market isn't yet mature enough for a definitive answer to have formed, so we'll reserve...
By Trusted Reviews
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The “world's first convertible Ulrabook”, the Asus Transformer Book is arguably a natural progression from the Android-based Transformer tablets of old. But the Windows 8-powered Transformer Book isn't a tablet. Or, to be more accurate, it isn't just a...
By gadgetstouse.com
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Asus Transformer Book TX300 is a great replacement for a powerful desktop machine and on the other side it provides a great portable detachable screen on which you can pretty much do anything you do on PC. The only no so good thing about this device is...
By pc-magazin.de
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vergrößern © WEKA Media Publishing GmbH „Das beste Notebook ist nicht gleichzeitig auch das beste Tablet.“ -Klaus Länger, Redakteur Wer primär ein leistungsstarkes Notebook sucht, das zwischendurch auch als Tablet dienen kann, der ist mit...
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