Asus Transformer Book Flip Signature Edition Now Just $299 at Microsoft Store

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Great price on a snazzy 2-in-1 hybrid

This holiday shopping season has been highlighted by numerous deals on lots of different items, though the sales didn't end after Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Several retailers continue to pitch discounts, including Microsoft, which is in the home stretch of its 12 Days of Deals promotion. Effective today (and today only), Microsoft is offering the Asus Transformer Book Flip (TP500LA) Signature Edition Laptop for a comparatively low $299.
That's $200 off its normal selling price of $499 and representative of the kinds of ongoing deals that are out there. This happens to be one of the better ones, as the discounted price approaches budget territory for a decently spec'd 15.6-inch 2-in-1 device.
The Asus Transformer Book Flip's HD touchscreen display is powered by an Intel Core i3 4030U processor and 4GB of RAM. It also boasts a 500GB HDD, 2-in-1 card reader, two USB 2.0 ports, a single USB 3.0 port, HDMI output, headphone/microphone combo port, GbE LAN, webcam, 802.11n Wi-Fi (Miracast enabled), Bluetooth, and Windows 8.1 64-bit.
As its name implies, the Transformer Book Flip's display can flip to any angle from 0 to 360 degrees, allowing you to use it as a laptop or a tablet.
It's available now at the Microsoft Store for $299, or $379 with Office 365.
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