Asus' Vivo Tab RT tablet priced higher than Microsoft, Dell

23.10.2012

The tablet has a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, which will give the device strong graphics and application performance. Other features in the tablet include 32GB of storage, 2GB of memory, a 2-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front camera, a micro-HDMI port, a micro-SD slot and Bluetooth.

Like other RT tablets, the Vivo Tab RT will come with Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT, which will include Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote. However, the OS will not run existing Windows applications.

Asus is offering the Vivo Tab tablet that will run existing Windows applications, which is priced starting at $799 with a dock. The tablet has an 11.6-inch screen and will come with Windows 8 and Intel's Atom processor code-named Clover Trail.

Shipping information was not immediately available from Asus. However, retailers like and are taking orders for the tablet.

Other companies that have announced Windows RT products include Samsung and Lenovo.