Asus’ two in one notebook

Running a computer eats up a lot of power. Sometimes, you just don’t need gigahertz of processing power to watch a DVD or check the weather. While those instant-on operating systems are not too demanding, they still pull resources. Asus thinks they have the answer by putting two computers in one form factor.

In place of a touchpad is another computer with a touchscreen. It does not require a lot of power but can still access the rest of the system. In the demo, you can watch a movie using the low-power computer and the full monitor.

This is an interesting take on the standard laptop. I know I have been in plenty of situations where using a full-fledged laptop was overkill and a lower-energy device would have sufficed. There is no information as to whether this two in one computer will actually be released or the pricing.

There are couple of oddities to this device. It does not appear you can pop the touchscreen device out for solo use. The design seems to indicate that you must open the laptop up completely to access the device which doesn’t save you any space when you are trying to work in a cramped area.

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