Taiwanese electronics major Asus on Thursday launched in India the Transformer Book TX300CA, which is claimed to be the world's thinnest Windows 8 hybrid notebook with a detachable display.

Asus Transformer Book TX300CA: World’s Thinnest Windows 8 Tablet Cum Notebook Launched in India for ₹91,999
Asus Mumbai Launch Event Attended by (from left) Mr. Rohit Shetty, Mr. Apratim Sharma (ASUS India) and Mr. Shah Rukh Khan

The ASUS Transformer Book sports a 13.3-inch full HD IPS multi-touch display panel with 178-degree wide viewing angles and runs on Windows 8 Pro powered by the third generation Intel® CoreTM i5 processor.

The device houses a 720p HD webcam on the front and a 5-megapixel camera on rear side. Another striking feature of the device is that it comes with ASUS SonicMaster audio with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower® for giving users an incredible audio experience.

In terms of storage, the Transformer Book comes with separate 500GB high-capacity hard drive on notebook and 128GB ultra-fast SSD on tablet mode.

Asus has confirmed that the Transformer Book TX300CA will be made available in the Indian market by the second week of July.

Key specifications of Transformer Book TX300CA:

Model Asus Transformer Book TX300CA
Display 13.0-inch IPS Full HD (1920x1080) screen
OS Windows 8
Processor Third generation Core-i5 processor 1.7GHz CPU speed
Graphics Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000
RAM DDR3 1600 MHz 4GB SDRAM
Storage Capacity In Notebook- 500GB with 5400 rpm.In detachable display-128GB SSD
Camera Front side: HD 720p cameraRear side: 5.0-megapixel camera
Battery 2-cell 5000 mAh polymer battery + 2-cell 3120 mAhpolymer battery
Add-ons SonicMaster audio technology, 4-speakers, 3 x USB 3.0 portsBluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n),
Dimensions Detachable display: 340.0 213.0 x 4~11mmDock: 340.0 x 219 x 3~12.9 mm
Weight Detachable display: 950 gDock: 950 g
Price ₹91,999/-