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ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime Tablet Reviews


Tue 2012-01-31 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan
Guru3D and PC Perspective have reviewed the new ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet, which features a 10.1" screen, quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 SoC, and has just received an update to Android 4.03 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Let's see what they had to say:

  • Guru3D:

    "Overall the Prime is just a very impressive product really. Fast, great screen, nice functionality and with a dock you can extend battery lifetime. Currently the Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32GB with docking keyboard sells at EUR 599 and the Eee Pad Transformer 64Gb without docking keyboard also retails for EUR 599.

    Whether or not a tablet is worth that kind of money I'll gladly leave to you to decide. Hardware wise though, Tegra 3 in combo with ICS for the Eee Pad Transformer Prime is by all means impressive and forms a match made in heaven, definitely the leading tablet anno Q1 2012."


    Click here to read the full review.


  • PC Perspective:

    "As such, the Prime finds itself in a similar place as the original Transformer. Yes, this is a very good tablet - and the best Android tablet for the money. However, the iPad 2 still appears to be the better choice. The OS is better, battery life is better, app selection is better, and performance is generally on par. The Prime is the closest any Android tablet has come to leaping the high bar set by the iPad 2, but it still can't top it - and it won't really have a chance of doing so unless battery life is improved and Android 4.0 is a major improvement over Honeycomb."


    Click here to read the full review.

If the iPad 2 just isn't for you, this is definitely the best tablet on the market right now. Having said that, the 1920x1200 resolution Transformer Prime HD has already been announced, the 2048x1536 resolution iPad 3 is right around the corner, and Samsung will be unveiling their next generation of tablets at MWC in late February, so patience might be a virtue right now when it comes to the tablet market.

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