In addition to various Windows 8 tablets and hybrid devices, ASUS announced the Transformer Book, a line of notebooks with detachable touch screens that can function as standalone slates. Wondering which side of the laptop / tablet hybrid fence these fall onto? Look no further than the large screen sizes: 11.6, 13 and 14 inches. What's more, they patch laptop-grade chips to match, including a Core i7 Ivy Bridge processor, backed up by discrete graphics. Storage options include SSDs and traditional hard drives, and we're told these lappies can accommodate up to 4GB of RAM. At the same time, you'll find some features designed to give users tablet functionality when they decide to un-dock from the keyboard. This includes not just your standard webcam on the front, but a 5-megapixel shooter 'round back. Sadly, no word just yet on pricing or availability, though with a final version of Windows 8 a good four months off, we're not surprised that ASUS is keeping those details to itself. In the meantime, we've got photos and video coming. Stay tuned, and please be patient with us: the internet in this event hall is very slow.
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