Samsung Ativ Smart PC: Top 5 Rivals of Windows 8 Tablet-Laptop Hybrid

Asus Taichi

Asus, the Taiwanese tech giant has also launched its Windows 8 hybrid – Taichi with dual displays. It is a combination of notebook and tablet and has double sided display to switch seamlessly between different modes.

Taichi features dual 11.6 inch mulit-touch capacitive touchscreen LED backlit displays – both with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, Intel’s Ivy Bridge processor, Windows 8 Pro, 1.6GHz 4GB DRR3 RAM, 128GB/256GB SATA SSD flash memory, 5MP 1080p auto focus camera, HD 720p camera, mini VGA port, 2 USB 3.0 ports and a micro HDMI port, whereas, IdeaPad Yoga has 2 USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI port and a 2-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC).

Further, Taichi is packed with connectivity features including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and is loaded with a 35Whr delivering up to 5 hours backup.

When it comes to pricing, Asus has priced the tablet-notebook hybrid at Rs 1,39,999, which could be a too high as compared to Ativ Smart PC, but the device comes with dual displays and improved storage capacity.