Asus launches Tablet 600 with Windows RT and Tablet 810 Windows 8 at Computex 2012

If you feel like the dual-display wielding Asus Taichi is simply too much computer for you (and if so, what kind of a geek are you?), then perhaps you’d like to take a look at the two new Transformer tablets that Asus unveiled at Computex in Taiwan this year. First up, there’s the Asus Tablet 800, which is built on top of an x86 processor and designed to run the full desktop version of Windows 8. And then there’s the Windows Tablet 610, a similar-looking alternative based on the Asus Transformer blueprint but made to run on an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor and Windows 8 RT instead. Both tablet devices can be used just fine with or without their accessory docks. Continue reading for more info on the Asus Tablet 600 with Windows 8 RT and Asus Tablet 810 with Windows 8.

Asus Tablet 810 with Windows 8 for x86/x64

The Asus Tablet 810 is what the Asus Taichi would be if you took the whole “notebook” part out of it. It’s an Intel Atom-powered tablet computer design to run Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system. Here’s a quick list of specs:

• 11.6-inch Super IPS+ display
• 2-in-1 mobile dock with hidden hinge design
• 8.7mm thin profile
• 8-megapixel camera
• Built-in Wacom digitizer with stylus support
• Asus SonicMaster technology

Asus Tablet 600 with Windows 8 RT

Meanwhile, the Asus Tablet 600 is looking mighty fine for one of the first Windows 8 RT devices ever shown in public. As mentioned earlier, instead of using an x86 chip and the full-desktop version of Windows 8, it will run on NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 processor and Windows 8 RT. That probably means it will pack some serious GPU-power as well, but that still remains to be seen. Its list of specs include:

• 10.1-inch 1366×768 Super IPS+ screen
• 2-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash
• 2GB of onboard RAM
• 32GB of onboard storage
• 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 4.0
• Built-in ambient light sensor, gyroscope, compass, magnetometer, and accelerometer

From the looks of it, the Asus Tablet 600 is a proper next-generation tablet computer. But since it will run Windows 8 RT instead of something like Android, it’s difficult to say how exactly one will utilize the power it packs inside its thin metallic casing.
Both the Asus Tablet 600 and Asus Tablet 810 can be attached to accessory docks which give them extra USB ports, full QWERTY keyboards, multi-touch trackpads, and additional battery life. It’s also worth noting that both will come with built-in NFC chips, which should make it easier to share information between these and similarly-equipped devices. Expect to see these two Transformer tablets from Asus to come out at around the same time Windows 8 is scheduled to be released. That is, before the end of 2012.