ASUS Announces Transformer Book T302

Exquisitely-styled thin and light 12.5-inch 2-in-1 detachable laptop features keyboard with secondary battery pack that increases battery life up to a class-leading 15 hours

ASUS today announced Transformer Book T302, the latest in its pioneering family of detachable 2-in-1 laptops. Transformer Book T302 features a detachable keyboard with an integrated secondary battery that extends T302’s total battery life up to 15 hours^[1] when attached — currently the longest for any 12-inch-class 2-in-1 laptop.

At the heart of T302 is its remarkable 8.05mm-thin 12.5-inch tablet, which weighs a mere 750g for effortless portability. With the keyboard attached via its precision-engineered magnetic hinge, T302 transforms instantly into a productive laptop, powered by the latest 6th-generation Intel® Core™ M (‘Skylake’) processor and featuring a lightning-fast up to 512GB SSD, two USB Type-C ports and two full-size USB Type-A ports.

Exquisitely crafted from solid aluminum, and finished in sumptuous Chocolate Black with brilliant diamond-cut edging, the sleek Transformer Book T302 also features a precision active stylus for easy pointing, drawing and OneNote®-compatible handwriting input.

Incredible battery life: Two batteries for up to 15 hours autonomy

ASUS Transformer Book T302’s detachable backlit keyboard houses a powerful 39Wh secondary battery that augments the tablet’s battery when attached, providing up to 15 hours of autonomy — longer than any other 2-in-1 laptop in the 12-inch class. The keyboard is attached via a robust, precision-engineered 6-magnet hinge that incorporates pogo-pin power and data connections for the keyboard, battery and dual USB Type-A ports.

Exquisitely thin and light: crafted for the style-conscious

Harnessing the latest precision manufacturing technologies, ASUS Transformer Book T302’s tablet is crafted from a solid block of aluminum, in a process comprising more than 100 steps. At only 8.05mm thin and weighing in at only 750g, the tablet is effortlessly portable for take-anywhere productivity and creativity. It is also incredibly sleek and stylish, finished in Chocolate Black with brilliant diamond-cut chamfered edges.

Powerful performance: Featuring the latest 6th-gen Intel Core M processor

To ensure superb all-round on-the-go performance, ASUS Transformer Book T302 is powered by the latest 6th-generation Intel Core M (‘Skylake’) processors, supported by up to 8GB of RAM and a lightning-fast up to 512GB SSD.

The 12.5-inch up to WQHD 2560x1440 IPS multi-touch display uses ASUS TruVivid direct-bonding technology to reduce reflections and improve outdoor visibility, while ASUS Splendid technology ensures vivid and accurate color reproduction for any type of visual content.

Fully connected: USB Type-C, USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and super-fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi

ASUS Transformer Book T302’s tablet has two reversible USB Type-C ports that offer easy any-way-up connections and support for the next generation of peripherals. In addition to fast data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps — ten times (10X) faster than USB 2.0 — these multi-function ports can also be used for charging T302 and connecting an external up to 4K UHD display.

Additionally, T302’s keyboard also provides two USB Type-A ports for added compatibility and convenience when docked.

Transformer Book T302 also includes an active stylus for intuitive and natural pointing, drawing or handwriting input, with +/-0.5mm precision and a tip force of under 10g for a pen-like feel.