While the original was mainly covered in plastic, the Prime is swathed in aluminum. Amazingly, the sole downside of the shrinking seems to be the loss of a full-size USB port - a fairly reasonable trade-off in my book.īuild quality was good on the original TF, and with one exception, has been improved upon with the TP. This should come as especially good news to owners of the really rather portly TF. Even better, the dock has seen a size-shrink to match. Two available colors: Amethyst Gray and Champagne GoldĪndroid 3.2.1 - will be updated to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) as soon as possible after releaseĭimensions and build quality are probably the two most significant factors in tablet purchases for casual consumers, so it should be no surprise that Asus placed an emphasis on how thin and light the Prime is. MicroSD slot and microHDMI port (with support for 1080p video output) on tabletĨMP F2.4 rear shooter with 1080p video recording and continuous flash, 1.2MP front camera But how does it compare to its older brother, the Transformer (TF101)? Is it worthwhile for TF owners to upgrade to the TP? The Specsīefore diving in, let's run over the Prime's specs:ġ0.1-inch 1280x800 Super IPS + display with Gorilla Glassġ.3GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 Processor with 12-core GPU (up to 1.4GHz in single-core mode) Based on the universally glowing reviews (including my own), you're probably well aware by now that the Prime is a truly excellent piece of tech.

Although we heard rumblings that the Prime would be delayed, some lucky customers have already received their Asus Transformer Primes, and it was briefly available (again) on Amazon before quickly selling out (again).

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