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ASUS launches 2-in-1 Vivobook laptop in India

Users can charge up to 100 per cent in just 30min, which gets you over 140 hours of use…reports Asian Lite News

In a bid to empower users, ASUS India on Thursday launched a new 13.3-inch OLED Windows detachable laptop, Vivobook 13 Slate OLED, in the country.

With a starting price of Rs 45,990, the newly launched product, which features the new ASUS Pen 2.0 Stylus, a magnetically detachable full-size keyboard and a detachable hinge, will is available across online and offline stores.

“We are thrilled to introduce the world’s first 13.3-inch OLED Windows detachable laptop, which will give a new meaning to flexibility and make entertainment more personal and portable for our consumers,” Arnold Su, Business Head, Consumer and Gaming PC, System Business Group, ASUS India, said in a statement.

“We have seen a major shift in content consumption patterns as the world around us changes rapidly. People are always on their toes, but they also do not want to miss their favourite TV series, hence Vivobook 13 Slate OLED is your go to companion device for work and entertainment on the go,” Su added.

The ASUS Pen 2.0 supports charging via a hidden USB-C port. Users can charge up to 100 per cent in just 30min, which gets you over 140 hours of use. It features a bundled slim and detachable keyboard.

The ASUS Vivobook 13 Slate OLED features a 13.3-inch 16:9 OLED HDR display, 1920 x 1080 resolution, a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 0.2 ms response time, 1.07 billion colours, up to 550 nits of peak brightness and 0.0005 nits of deep black brightness, providing a brighter and more detailed viewing experience, the company said.

The company claimed that it houses a 50Whr battery to keep you going for longer, providing over 9 hours of battery life on a single charge.

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Acer launches 2nd made in India laptop

PC brand Acer India announced that it has launched its second laptop — Aspire 3 — under the Make in India scheme…reports Asian Lite News

The company said that the price point it is aiming to bring is below Rs 30,000 and Acer believes this is a unique offering at a price point which “we don’t see any other competing models which are made in India”.

“Acer Aspire 3 is the first laptop under Aspire series that is manufactured locally with world-class manufacturing standards that is on-par with global processes to deliver performance and quality which the customer demand,” GS Sondhi, Senior Director — Product Management, Acer India, said in a statement.

“Built on the Intel platform, this laptop delivers enough power to see you through your day be it work, learn or for general use,” Sondhi.

The laptop is manufactured at the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Noida. This is the second laptop to come out of the manufacturing line after the acclaimed TravelMate series laptops.

The Aspire 3 laptop is powered by Intel processors, which deliver class-leading performance and features which allow the Acer Aspire 3 to handle everyday tasks with ease while providing a great value proposition to enable PC penetration and help India to be digitally empowered.

“We are already manufacturing desktops, all-in-one PCs and tablets in India, with this new initiatives, we have the capability to produce our complete PC product range starting with TravelMate series laptop and now the Aspire 3 series laptop for mainstream segment,” the company said.

The company said it will focus on manufacturing laptops under the value segment, mainstream segment and education segment category with leading partners like Intel.

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