"FIRST REVIEW Android 4.0 Asus Transformer Prime Tablet"
By David Richards | Published:20/01/2012
Asus the Company that pioneered the original netbook has just delivered one of the fastest tablets I have ever seen. The new Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF700T which went on sale in Australia yesterday comes with the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 CPU.During a visit to Asus offices in Sydney I was able to get a firsthand look at the new Wi Fi only tablet which comes with a keyboard dock and a new 8MP rear auto-focus camera with LED flash, back-illuminated CMOS sensor and large aperture design.
Under the bonnet Asus has loaded new camera software that opens up the capabilities of the camera to include a Photoshop Lite option and filters that allow users to deliver such features as stretched faces or eye popping eyes which due to the increased processing power of the Nvidia processor delivers very fast results.
The speed of the Tegra 3 processor along with the new software delivers enhanced 1080p HD video playback while allowing users to play 3D games.
There is no doubt that this device is way ahead of any other Android tablets we have seen to date, it is one of the fastest we have handled with the new processor delivering faster access to applications.
Transition between applications is instantaneous and the device is able to playback HD video effortlessly. The Tegra 3 processor also improves battery life, with the firm claiming 12 hours for the tablet and 18 hours when it is docked.
The device has a micro HDMI output port however I would have ideally like to have seen a full HDMI port similar to what is in theToshiba 10" Android tablet. The device also has a microSD card slot and a headphone microphone jack.
The USB ports are 2.0, there is also an SD card slot Connectivity includes 802.11b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1. Unlike the Toshiba tablet the device is devoid of an Ethernet port.
The new tablet is only 8.3mm thick and 586 grams however when the keyboard is attached the weight went up significantly which is disappointing as it will really add to the weight of a bag when being carried.
What you do notice is very easy to handle and at times felt lighter than the 586 grams.
The big benefit of the keyboard dock is that the battery life is extended to 18 hours and as a writer I found that the dock keyboard was significantly faster than many of the Bluetooth keyboards that are being sold for use with the current range of Android tablets.
The tablet has a full QWERTY keyboard with touchpad; there is also a USB port.
This tablet Wi Fi only but what I would like to see is Telstra develop an app that allows a 4G card to be attached via the USB port. This would not only keep the price of the device down but allow a user who has an external 3G or 4G Telstra Next G card for their notebook to simply attach an existing wireless card to a tablet.
When it came to the display the new Transformer Prime really delivered and the ultra-wide 178° viewing angle of the device was very noticeable on the 10.1" screen, what I really liked was the use of Gorilla Glass on top of the bright Super IPS+ panel.
Source : http://smarthouse.com.au/Reviews/Home_Office/V3F3J3U7
Under the bonnet Asus has loaded new camera software that opens up the capabilities of the camera to include a Photoshop Lite option and filters that allow users to deliver such features as stretched faces or eye popping eyes which due to the increased processing power of the Nvidia processor delivers very fast results.
The speed of the Tegra 3 processor along with the new software delivers enhanced 1080p HD video playback while allowing users to play 3D games.
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There is no doubt that this device is way ahead of any other Android tablets we have seen to date, it is one of the fastest we have handled with the new processor delivering faster access to applications.
Transition between applications is instantaneous and the device is able to playback HD video effortlessly. The Tegra 3 processor also improves battery life, with the firm claiming 12 hours for the tablet and 18 hours when it is docked.
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The device has a micro HDMI output port however I would have ideally like to have seen a full HDMI port similar to what is in theToshiba 10" Android tablet. The device also has a microSD card slot and a headphone microphone jack.
The USB ports are 2.0, there is also an SD card slot Connectivity includes 802.11b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1. Unlike the Toshiba tablet the device is devoid of an Ethernet port.
The new tablet is only 8.3mm thick and 586 grams however when the keyboard is attached the weight went up significantly which is disappointing as it will really add to the weight of a bag when being carried.
What you do notice is very easy to handle and at times felt lighter than the 586 grams.
The big benefit of the keyboard dock is that the battery life is extended to 18 hours and as a writer I found that the dock keyboard was significantly faster than many of the Bluetooth keyboards that are being sold for use with the current range of Android tablets.
The tablet has a full QWERTY keyboard with touchpad; there is also a USB port.
This tablet Wi Fi only but what I would like to see is Telstra develop an app that allows a 4G card to be attached via the USB port. This would not only keep the price of the device down but allow a user who has an external 3G or 4G Telstra Next G card for their notebook to simply attach an existing wireless card to a tablet.
When it came to the display the new Transformer Prime really delivered and the ultra-wide 178° viewing angle of the device was very noticeable on the 10.1" screen, what I really liked was the use of Gorilla Glass on top of the bright Super IPS+ panel.
Source : http://smarthouse.com.au/Reviews/Home_Office/V3F3J3U7
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