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Asus Transformer Prime (Last Update)

Nathan Simon — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:40:09 +0000

I say the last update because I am tired of posting falsely, well I can only post what I find on the net so maybe its not false, just the worst launch of a product ever, and the most sought after Android Tablet to date… My update is this. The Transformer Prime has shipped to some customers, I am not one of them, if you pre-ordered around the end of November, do not expect to see it till January, most likely mid-January. For the time being you can browse the download page for the Transformer Prime, Asus finally launched it. There are some firmware updates, USB Drivers for Windows, Utilities to pair and sync contacts, (if you aren’t using Active Sync), also the source code for the Eee Pad Kernel, and finally, Eee Pad PC Suite. Go here for the downloads.

So go ahead, pre-download the software, then wait patiently for Asus to start shipping you your Asus Transformer Prime(if that is what it will be called, Hasbro is demanding that Asus drop the name Transformer Prime, why didn’t they act earlier?)

If you did get your Asus Transformer Prime, congratulations to the rest, its worth the wait!

-NS

Asus Transformer Prime Update!

Nathan Simon — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:02:19 +0000

Okay… so i think it’s about official… the Transformer Prime will be available before Christmas! I just hopped on over to Bestbuy.ca and as of now they have a release date for the 20th of December… that is 1 day past what everyone in the whole world seems to think…

I have mine on pre-order at MemoryExpress.com, hopefully I got in early enough…

Asus Transformer Prime

Nathan Simon — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:06:34 +0000

What is being dubbed the best tablet on the market today (well it’s not quite here yet) is almost ready to be released to the masses. Some stores even have demo units of the Transformer Prime. What I hear is that it will be release December 19th, but some say December 8th or 12th, so I am not too sure what to believe. geek.com states a US release date of December 19th, so I will have to go with that. I already pre-ordered two of them, so lets hope it makes it in time for my trip to Las Vegas on the 25th! I can give you a nice little review in January. Here are the specs. Note that it is a Quad Core CPU, but has a 5th core to deal with mundane background tasks, I believe this is how it can get 12 hours of battery life while having a 1.4Ghz Quad core powerhouse processor.

CPUnVidia Tegra 3 Quad-Core

Processor Speed 1.4 GHz

Operating System Google Android 3.0 or higher

Screen Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels

Screen Size 10.1 inches

Battery Life 7 hours 38 minutes

Battery Type Supported Rechargeable

Storage Capacity (as Tested) 32 GB

Dimensions 10.4 x 7.1 x 0.3 inches

Weight 1.25 lb

Networking Options 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Email Access Dedicated email app

Web Browser Yes

Flash support Yes

GPS No

Camera(s) 1 front-facing and 1 rear-facing

Video Chat Yes

Music Playback Formats AAC, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA

Photo Formats BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF

Video FormatsAVI, DivX, MPEG4, WMV, QuickTime, H.264, XVid

I also wanted to include this link where it shows the Transformer Prime running Ice Cream Sandwich OS. So this Christmas holiday I have 2 things to be really excited for, the new Asus Transformer Prime, and my Vegas trip. Merry Xmas to me!

**UPDATE** Dec 7th 2011

It Doesnt look like the Transformer Prime will hit stores on the 15th like they wanted. Apparently and I have seen this at 2 sources already, the WIFI on model TF201 didn’t meet Asus’ quality standards and they are working on a solution. This can’t be good. I know Apple put their WIFI antenna behind the plastic “Apple” logo to boost their WIFI signals… What is Asus going to do?