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The Transformer Prime is a thing of beauty. Despite being easily as thin and light as most rivals, this aluminium-clad Android tablet is far more powerful thanks to its quad-core Tegra 3 internals. This also means that smooth 1080p video playback on a tablet and console-quality gaming on Android are finally realities, and the Prime shows them off on the best tablet screen we’ve yet seen. The keyboard dock is the icing on a very tasty cake, and though there are a few concessions compared to the original Asus Eee Pad Transformer’s dock, it’s still an amazing add-on that not only makes the Prime one of the most versatile devices on the market, but also one of the longest-lasting. Quite simply, the Transformer Prime is the best Android tablet available and arguably the best tablet per se.

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Ardjuna Seghers

By Ardjuna Seghers
Reviewed 16 December 2011
Updated 16 March 2012

Price as reviewed

£499.00

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    • 1: Introduction and Overview
    • 2: Design and Build
    • 3: Connectivity, Dock and Usability
    • 4: Camera, Screen, Audio and Video
    • 5: Gaming, OS and Apps
    • 6: CPU and Battery, Value and Verdict
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  • 16 December 2011
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Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime details

Battery Life
9/10
Design
9/10
Features
9/10
Performance
9/10
Screen Quality
9/10
Value
10/10
Overall
10/10

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Thinner and lighter than most
  • Gorgeous, super-bright IPS screen
  • Quad-core yet excellent battery life
  • Keyboard dock adds connectivity and battery
  • Full HD video plays smoothly

Cons

  • Dock’s keyboard inferior to original Transformer
  • Metal finish relatively smudge-prone and slippery
  • Top-heavy docked design requires care on lap
  • Poor speaker positioning
  • App selection still inferior to iPad
  • No 3G (yet)

Price as reviewed

£499.00

Manufacturer

Asus

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12:58 PM on 16 December, 2011

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If I was Google, I'd be working my butt off to make sure that my tablet/phone OS was extremely Desktop friendly. What I mean is hurry up the VLC Media Player guys to release for Android, with Google Music or something like it, make an interface like iTunes so sync between your tablet and phone and PC. (Make software that comes with the OS that syncs music between your tablet and ipod for that matter, something Apple refuses to do for their iPad.) Create drivers that work with things like Samsungs USB external DVD writer... If Google don't knuckle down and get to work on this, they will have their heads kicked in when Windows 8 get's released for the Asus Transfomer Prime....

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6:51 PM on 16 December, 2011

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This is EASILY the best tablet on the market! beats any tablet/pad! - Quad-core yet excellent battery life (fantastic achievement) - Superb design, top-notch performance. - Super slick and smooth UI! all this for only 499 euros Love it!

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7:33 PM on 16 December, 2011

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This does look like a gorgeous bit of kit. Hats off to Asus!! However, (inevitably) I do have a slight gripe! Inferior dock, smudge prone metal, top heavy screen and poor speaker position.......you still give it 9/10 for design!?!? All the other catogaries I would say fair enough.

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8:30 PM on 16 December, 2011

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I have been waiting for this tablet for what seems like an eternity. Just ordered it (from Ebuyer, you cannot beat them when it comes to quick shipping). I just hope it arrives before I spend some time in hospital in mid-January.

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8:41 PM on 16 December, 2011

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Even though Honeycomb isn't quite sufficient to make me give up replacing my iPad with the next model (although that's as much down to my purchased apps as anything), this makes me incredibly hopefuly for Windows 8 and a world where I won't need both a laptop and a tablet but one device that does both tasks perfectly well. Bravo Asus.

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1080p playback on a 1280x800 screen? Um. Am I missing something?

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You guys at TR are very slow to reply to these comments?

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8:06 PM on 19 December, 2011

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No 3G is the deal breaker. NBG.

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This tablet is very nice for the price I paid. Don't expect the brightness and clarity you see on an Apple iPad which costs $100-150 more, but you won't be disappointed with the screen. The tablet is very responsive, apps open quickly and touch functionality is very adequate. I've had no issues with wi-fi or GPS. If you have wi-fi connection issues, it could be your brand of router or your router security settings (try different security protocols, WPA-AES, WPA-TKIP, etc.) What I like most about the Android OS is the freedom to customize the device, as well as the ability to easily copy pictures, music and other data from a PC to the device. Connecting the Transformer to a PC allows you to do this without any additional, cumbersome software (i.e. iTunes).

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Transformer-TF101-B1-10-1-Inch-Tablet/dp/B004U78JT8?tag=emjay2d-20

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Nvidia plan to incorporate a 3G modem into their upcoming SOCs, so perhaps the Asus Transformer Optimus of 2013 with a 2400 by 1600 screen will have the 3G option built in. I wouldn't be surpised to see this in a year's time (that's if the economy hasn't collapsed), as Asus seem to be on a twice-yearly update schedule for their tablets.

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