By: iPadfanzz staff on March 12, 2013
ASUS has announced the availability of the VivoBook S500 and S550 -- the biggest of the new VivoBook range, with 15.6-inch, 1,366 x 768 displays supporting multitouch for prodding at Windows 8.
The displays also support multitouch, supporting Windows 8.
The S500 comes with: 1.7GHz Core i5, 6GB RAM, Intel GMA HD GPU and a 500GB HDD with 24GB SSD and Windows 8. The S550 has the same specs like S500, like Core i3 / i5 / i7 options. They are available with 6GB of RAM and 500GB hard drives and 24GB of solid state storage for faster boot times, with the S550 also throwing in a DVD burner.
The S500 is listed at $699, while you can pick up a S550 with Core i3 processor for $749 from Frys.com.
