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Asus Transformer Offers Dual Software and Hardware Systems, but They Don't Offset a Weighty Downside

Updated March 19, 2013 6:29 p.m. ET

Just because two things work well on their own doesn't mean they'll be great together. Think spaghetti and ice cream or Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. In the tech world, companies regularly try to combine two or more products into one device. Sometimes they succeed and sometimes they fail.

This week, I reviewed an example of the latter. I tested Asus's Transformer AiO, a $1,300 PC available April 12 that offers dual functionality in both its software and its hardware. It's an all-in-one desktop computer with a wireless...

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