Asus' transforming T100 tablet promises 11 hours of Windows 8 for just $349

At the 2013 Intel Developer Conference (IDF), Intel is primarily promising two things. One, cheaper tablets, and two, silicon fast and power efficient enough to give both those tablets and a new class of "2-in-1" hybrids a fighting chance in our Apple-obsessed world. If those are the trends, then the new Asus Transformer Book T100 is the poster child: it's a 10.1-inch transforming tablet that runs the full Windows 8 operating system for just $349.

The T100 puts Intel's new quad-core Bay Trail Atom processor into Asus' trademark detachable form factor, giving you what appears to be an undersized laptop at first, but once you press a button you can detach the screen and walk away with a fully-fledged tablet computer. Since this particular...

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