ASUS VivoBook a Notebook with touchscreen

Finally the new competitors for Apple has come. Not only Samsung as iOS competitors with his Android, not only Microsoft as MacOS competitors with his Windows OS. But now there is a new competitor come from Notebook (For Apple known as MacBook).

With the advent of Windows 8, some vendors are starting to introduce touch screen notebook. One of them ASUS by presenting VivoBook.VivoBook will present in two screen size,  there are 11.6 inches called S 200  and 14.0 inches called S 400. Screen both use the touchscreen technology that ASUS presented as a new experience for the consumer.

 

 

Specification of  ASUS VivoBook

This is the specification for ASUS VivoBook Series:

ASUS VivoBook S200
Processor : Intel dual core CPU; Intel core i3-3217U CPU
OS : Windows 8
Display : 11.6" 16:9HD ( 1266 x 768 ) LED backlit
Graphics : Intergrated
Memory : 1333MHz DDR3 4 GB
Hard drive : 500 GB 5400 rpm
Optical drive : N/A
Dimensions : 30.3 cm x 20.0cm x 2.17cm
weight : 1.40kg ( with 38W/h polymer battrey )


ASUS VivoBook S400:
Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U CPU; Intel Core i5-3317U CPU
OS: Windows 8/Windows 8 Pro
Display: 14" 16:9 HD (1366 x 768) LED backlit
Graphics: Integrated
Memori: 1600MHz DDR3 4GB
Hard drive: 500GB 5400 rpm + 24GB SSD (cache)
Optical drive: N/A
Dimensions: 33.9cm x 23.9cm x 2.1cm
Weight: 1.8Kg (with 44W/h polymer battery)

The ASUS VivoBook model is like Apple MacBook Air with ultra thin body and using alumunium materials. Apple seems to be working hard to compete this Notebook. Because the prices offer ASUS start from $500 for the lower specification. But seems the prices for the highest specification will not be more expensive than Apple MacBook Air. So for the same shape, the higher specification (for some series), also using a touchscreen and certainly cheaper price than Apple MacBook Air, which notebook that you choose.