ASUS’s Eee Pad Transformer tablet successor is launching December 12th. The Transformer Prime became available for pre-order last week, and industry reviews of the new gadget have been pretty stellar. This could be one of the most eagerly anticipated Android tablet launches to date.
The convertible Asus Transformer Tablet features a 1.3GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor, Android 3.2 Honeycomb with an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich due in the near future, a 10.1-inch display, 1GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera, a microHDMI-out port and SD card support. A 32GB model is available for $499.99 and 64GB of storage will cost $599.99, and while December 12th marks the start of the tablet’s availability online, it won’t reach retailers’ shelves until the 19th.
The Transformer Prime is going to be the first Tegra 3 quad-core tablet on the market and that feature, along with a thin design and some pretty nifty accessories make it an extremely attractive device for those uninterested with price tags similar to the Kindle Fire or the Nook Tablet.
Check out ASUS’s promotional video…
http://youtu.be/jIK51LRLud4
