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Asus Transformer Prime goes up for pre-order
ONLINE RETAILER Clove has put the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet up for pre-order.
The tablet come netbook hybrid has been priced at a fairly steep £550, with availability next month. Splashing out the cash will get you either a 32GB model with the keyboard dock or a 64GB model without.
Clove said, "Both models are grey in colour and the price of both is confirmed at £459 (£550.80)." and "First stock expected in January 2012."
We're pretty keen to get our hands on the second generation of the Transformer, which will come equipped with an Nvidia 1.3GHz Tegra 3 'Kal-el' quad-core processor.
Unfortunately the Transformer Prime will ship with Android 3.2 Honeycomb, but it will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich some time after launch.
Asus has trimmed the device down since the first Transformer and it is now a mere 8.3mm thick and 586g. It also has a sleeker and shinier design reminiscent of the firm's Zenbook laptop.
We can't see the Transformer Prime on any other retailers' web sites so we'll have to wait and see if they tout the same price or we get a specific availability date. Asus is sticking to January as the planned launch period for the UK. µ
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I foolishly assumed that as prices were quoted in pounds the article was talking abot UK availability, in which case what relevence has Amazon.ca? Anyway, the "technical reason" could be that they don't want to sell it against the Kindle Fire. Amazon are not the only company to sell tablets. Asus could have decided it was not worth the hassle arguing with Apple in the US about who first invented a processor / screen / finger etc. and decided to let you lot import it instead :o)
To KT: What I meant is that £550 is too high for a low-resolution tablet. If we have to choose among low-resolution tablets, why not choose much cheaper (£400) and much better user-experienced (more beautiful, easier to use, more apps, and smoother to scroll) iPad 2? On the other hand, resolution DOES matter. Lower resolution means more blurred texts and images. If you have compared the screens of iPhone 4 and iPad 2, you know what I mean.
Then why do I still choose iPad 2 then? Because buying iPad 2 gives me enough time to wait for whole-level upgrades such as iPad 3 or other tegra 3 tablets from Lenovo or Acer, at a relatively lower price. "Whole-level" means dual-core to quad-core, AND low-resolution to high-resolution.
My previous comment was directed at 'Chong'.
"Retina display" has no meaning, it is nothing more than an Apple marketing buzzword. Congratulations for falling for the hype.
What makes the comment particularly ridiculous is the fact that the ASUS Transformer Prime actually has the largest screen available on a tablet (joint first with the galazy tab 2, ACER Iconias and eepad slate). You i could /i wait for higher resolutions to become available, but you will always, at any point in time be able to make this same argument.
The iPad 2, in comparison, has a 1024x768 display. Not even HD Ready, and in a 4:3 aspect ratio, awful for watching videos, which is impractical for something considered to be an 'entertainment device'.
It is a bit steep but as everything goes, the price will drop for this awesome piece of tech.
http://bit.ly/dI3hcF
I was looking forward to buying this tablet, but not at that price... I'll buy an iPad now.
I was expecting something like £500 (approximately $800) which is already much higher than what US customers pay ($650+%7 tax = $695). But ask us to pay £550 = $880? No way. I'm not gonna buy it. I'll simply wait for iPad 3 or Lenovo/Acer quad-core ones, for they will have retina displays, unlike the ASUS one which is still the low resolution 1280x800.
Why would anyone buy these things at any price let alone an absurd price?
Unfortunately, you are quite mistaken about the availability of this product. According to an email I received today from Amazon.ca the tablet is not available due to "techincal issues" of the product. They have no other information at all regarding specifics, but the tablet will not be available, so better start looking at other manufacturers tablets, specifically on the Tegra 3 chip in the near future. It's just an Asus scam!
I still wait for an Motorola Atrix like quadcore phone which can connect to a display panel. But now Android is running on MIPS and ARM quadcore & VIA x86. Considering the number of powerful backers like ASUS and Samsung behind Android, and the ARM version of Windows 8 cannot run legacy windows applications, it will be nice to see if Android can give Windows 8 a run for its money and succeed where linux failed and topple the cart of Microsoft and Apple. Chrome and Windows mobile 7 seem to be pushed out as Android and Windows 8 push forward
I know we often get exchange rate screwed by the Americans, but really if I get charged £550 for £459 something has gone wrong.