Also at no additional cost, the Modbook Pro will now have 8GB of RAM in its base configuration, doubling the previous specification.

ENGADGET: Baseline Modbook Pro gets its RAM, storage and screen sensitivity doubled, stays at $3,500

The Transformer AiO has a laundry list of specs: An Intel Core i5 and an NVIDIA Tegra 3, 8GB of RAM on the base station side with 2GB inside the tablet display. 4 USB 3.0 ports, and HDMI out for running a secondary display. (For example, if a user wants to take the tablet and you want to remain working at your desk).

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The solid- state drive (SSD) capacity and random-access memory (RAM) in the base configuration of the Modbook Pro are also being doubled.

ENGADGET: Baseline Modbook Pro gets its RAM, storage and screen sensitivity doubled, stays at $3,500

Also, the amount of RAM in the Modbook Pro's base configuration goes from 4GB to 8GB.

ENGADGET: Baseline Modbook Pro gets its RAM, storage and screen sensitivity doubled, stays at $3,500

Perhaps most incredible is what you get in the base model: a 400MHz G3 processor, 64MB of RAM, a 6GB hard drive, and a DVD-ROM drive.

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If the average installed base was (just as an example) 486s with 4 MB of RAM, then everyone was assured that Windows version whatever would work on a 486 with 4 MB.

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In any case, if those base specs are too weak for you, you can get it with an i5 or i7 processor, 8GB of RAM and discrete NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M graphics with 2GB of memory.

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