Actually the Asus Taichi is both. When open it works just like a laptop, with a full backlit Qwerty keyboard and trackpad, but close it and it doubles as a tablet, thanks to the screen on the lid.

More Info ASUS outs Tablets 600 and 810, Transformer-like slates running Windows 8 ASUS outs dockable Windows 8 VivoTab and VivoTab RT ASUS VivoTab RT 10.1-inch Windows 8 RT tablet comes to AT&T ...

So I was really happy to open up the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime last week. The tablet is well-built. I mean, there's actually metal on this thing.

Well, folks, it's time to put your money where your mouth is. ASUS just announced the Tablet 600 and the Tablet 810, two Transformer-like slates running Windows 8. The difference?

Asus may not enjoy the high kudos of some of its rivals, but it certainly knows how to make its products stand out. The Transformer Pad gave us one of the first tablet/laptop hybrids with a ...