Asus Transformer Prime - First Impressions

[KSKSKS03]

Y NO LEFT AUDIO?

[mrvud25]

I wish he would stop moving his hand uselessly.

[lukas918273642]

i like the passage,where you talking,it is super fast and it starting game long as hell :)

[SteveJawbs]

How did Samsung get sued for their older design for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 while this one looks EXACTLY like an iPad (and consequently the old Galaxy design)?

I mean seriously, it's IDENTICAL other than the 16:9 widescreen; isn't the design the reason that Samsung got sued up the ass?

[ronniepooch]

samsung slate 7's are far superior.

[robertlam18]

zoom and scrolling hugh jitters

[edeece]

Hate when people don't use there normal speaking voice...

[weirdmichael999]

i want them to push the xbox and ps2 emulators now i think its about time

[mrdgall]

I was going to like, but then I saw a Ghost Rider 3D ad... sooo... soz

[TheNinjinx]

2:44 "The back is still plastic" - WRONG! The back is aluminium!

[DiogoBailao]

@TheNinjinx its plastic.

[TheNinjinx]

@DiogoBailao Umm no, it's not. The ASUS CEO said it himself that it's made from "finely crafted aluminium". If it was plastic, why would have an impact on signal strength?

[lilPOPjim]

@TheNinjinx Yeah you know dude! i was like.. retarded... how on earth are you going to get a METALIC spun design on a plastic backing... Plus the support on the keyboard where the tablet sits will have to be longer to support the tablet more as plastic is less durable and has less strength than aluminium

[BannyBunch]

correction: QUAD CORE PLUS ONE STAND BY LOW POWER PROCESSORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR­RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

[matthmatthmatth]

hey another thing you cocksucker OP - why the fuck are you saying "JESUS" (pronounced like a mexican) instead of ASUS.

TAKE THE COCKS OUT OF YOUR MOUTH AND TRY AGAIN, SHIT PUMP!

[AJFedora]

@matthmatthmatth Please shut up.

[pizza573719]

@matthmatthmatth Get educated you foul fingered keyboard crusader. Screen sizes for tablets and laptops are always measured in inches.

[matthmatthmatth]

The idiot to review this is soooo lame. He goes on on and using the metric system, trying to sound like some kind of SMART AMERICAN .. THEN HE SWITCHES TO INCHES FOR THE SCREEN SIZE??

Go SUCK a bag of DICKS you cunt chewing ASS SHITTER!!!

[Eddsworld1010]

Sorry to tell ya but the back of the Prime's back is metal.

[Wadensten]

"let's go ahead and..."

[cahlitox]

Hi Jon! I would like to know if the GPS on the Transformer prime, works just as good as a Garmin GPS. I mean, if I ca go and navigate in some place without knowing it and without WI-FI signal, just the GPS working. Greetings from Venezuela!

[gandalfwiz20007]

we all know that something like this will be the next generation portable console, like PS Vita, but better.

[TheN0o0o0B]

Does wireless xbox 360 controllers work too?

[CHA0SBLEEDS]

@TheN0o0o0B They aren't bluetooth so I highly doubt it.

[theAlvinTran]

Tranformer Prime or original for a non-gaming, web-surfing, email, social network, documents high school student?

[Duffvader1984]

I had an iPhone 3G and im happy that i switched to android. I hated it to sync everthing on itunes... Now i can drag and drop easily the files. Sure i wasted some money on itunes but i dont care. Now im free from itunes and can customize everything with my galaxy s2. Next week im going to get the transformer prime... IMHO android is nice and gives u the freedom to do what u want with the devices u bought. I cant say this about apple products.

[xxxismeny]

can flash be turned off for internet browsing? if it can be shut off, will it make internet browsing faster and smoother?

[xxxismeny]

my right ear OMG

[icancount123578]

My left ear is getting jealous.

[gc200exe]

oh my goodness it will be crazy if I can use keyboard and mouse for gaming!

[battlehobo911]

@VinXClanPs3 its aluminium

[mustafa1t]

@VinXClanPs3. Everyone else has said it's aluminum, and it probably is because of the gps issues.

[Alwyn1000]

this guy....

[TheLocoboy81]

Now I am an 'Apple Fanboy'... I love the iPhone and it is all I use phone wise.. And I have had the iPhone since the very first generation one came out. I have all my songs and music and movies and videos and all that good stuff on iTunes... That is why I am debating between this an the iPad as I can put everything and all my apps and everything onto my iPad for free. Although with the T. Prime I have a much more powerful system. Could you help me decide?

[ContinuanceRS]

My right ear hearin it all :/

[ssjvackar]

Can't wait till this comes out.!!!!!!!!!!

[BugattiNinja]

Asus transformer vs Galaxy Tab 10.1 vs Nexus Tablet

[MrEcksDeah]

Ok can someone explain the whole android market thing to me? I've never used android before and have always used apple devices but instead of upgrading to an iPad 2 I'd like to purchase this one. And because I dont have a credit or debit card (underage) I'd like to know how I can purchase things without one. what I did with my apple divice is I'd go to 7eleven and buy some iTunes cards to buy apps and songs, does android offer these such cards or is my only option to use my dads debit card and

[MutatedElephant]

My left ear is lonely. Awesome first impressions, though!

[Vivadent123]

Excuse me... Did you do this video in one whole segment or did you do it in various combine clips? ( If you noticed the battery started in 62% and end in 55%...this video only lasted 17.23 min)

[cosmindroid]

@Vivadent123 And you just gave me a very strong reason not to buy this tablen even if I really love it. Android... kinda cool... but... :-"

[jjoeshaw]

@cosmindroid It has the best battery life on any tablet.

[Duantuideguaiwu]

You say "go ahead" too much.

[Ghostrider03Z]

Oh boy, Its got a speaker like the ipad! I hear a apple lawsuit coming!

[XfarglesX]

@Ghostrider03Z you're forgetting the magic piece of glass that produces images whcih you can manipulate by only using your fingers!!

[acondie13]

@Ghostrider03Z AND A SCREEN!!!!!!!! DOUBLE LAWSUIT!!!

[tlh2498]

i accidently orderd the eee pad transformer and got it in and opened it ....i ment to get the transformer prime :(

[igrenade]

esque esque esque esque... geez.

[luckyunderladders]

My subscription box consists of makeup gurus...and Jon. Well rounded. Yup.

[lukehutsell1]

I want one of those that would be cool

[Gilren1]

You could have done this within 5 minutes ... this is too much bla and nearly no information.

[TheJohndrud]

So who else has the problem of their local retail stores saying that they have, and I quote, "no idea when it will be coming in to stores," or is that just my local BestBuy not having any idea what's going on? Asus has beaten us over the heads with their claims of it being available "the week of the 19th," but how can retailers be just days away from receiving them and not know it?

[AQA5G4RD1AN]

QQQQQQQQUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD core

[Justinba1010]

@AQA5G4RD1AN Its a Tegra3. So yes.

[huplips]

screw ipads im getting this

[kepplerh]

thanks for pushing ALL of the audio to the right!

[secret4722]

gorilla glass FTW

[hellsmachine]

If ur gonna buy an android tablet, you've gotta be stupid to pick anything else over this

[bindkeys]

My right ear likes this.

[HyeUntiliDie]

guys i got a question, does this Andriod OS runs apps by double-clicking? or something wrong this this tablet or anything else? Did you notice the guy opened everything by touching to it twice, does touchscreen of this thing works so bad or just guy can't balance his finger to open it at first attempt? it's weird there is no single app he could run by touching to it once, every app took twice touch, who can explain it ?

[jdam28k]

2:40 i thought the back was aluminium?

[jdam28k]

quuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaa­addddddddddddddd core!!!!

[dstocks205]

so is the controller bluetooth?

[jdolson17]

@dstocks205 There are Bluetooth controllers that work with the tablet by itself and there are USB controllers that can be used with the keyboard dock.

[thispecialk]

When is this release in US

[Macmizan]

Better than Galaxy Tab 10.1 enough said :)

[JoshuaCecilJohn]

Is there a reason my left ear only heard the logo woosh?

[Moneyisnotanissue]

My left ear didn't hear any of this video.

[Roger5970]

My right ear loved the video., My left ear didn't so much.

[prestaeus]

I am assuming the full review is going to be on your website?

[girthymanrodd]

so how come on this beast text scrolling is shithouse (9:10) but 3d games run awesome... maybe it uses that 5th core for web?... :(

[KashmirShahzad]

whats with the touchscreen? seems like ur double tapping everything cause first tap doesnt work

[ghost91827]

The double touching of everything is really annoying. But this only on this video

[BrendenOwns]

when can you buy this at like best buy? it just says coming soon on there website

[hi5258271]

@BrendenOwns its been said that it will be released on Jan 19, but they are considering delaying it due to a wifi malfunction.

[jocrazi]

@hi5258271 It's actually dec 19th and Asus said those rumors were not true and it's still on schedule.

[BugattiNinja]

it is made out if aluminum

[rahmanroni]

The back is made of radial spun aluminum not plastic.

[amtab0901]

Which color do you like better champaign gold or the grey version

[PieceOfArtwork13]

I would like to see you guys compare this device to the original Transformer because I'm in the market for a tablet and the original Transformer is $300 at my local BestBuy and to be honest this one looks great but I don't need all that extra horsepower and I'm trying to save money aswell. I would like to see the two devices versus each other for the people who are trying to bargain or for those who have the original and are debating whether or not they should upgrade. Thanks! :D

[AltecLansing3006]

@PieceOfArtwork13 I literally have the exact same problem. My friend is trying to convince me to get the prime. It's more future proof. Many new apps will be optimized for quad core, so you might eventually need more horsepower. Go for the Prime

[Justinba1010]

@PieceOfArtwork13 I only buy Tegra3 now.

[chrispen9]

Can you make a review on the OnLive app?

[smashbro35]

"Asus has said that ice cream sandwich will be coming on it" O know its sick, but I can't be the only one who laughed, right?

[CplMcmuffins]

you smell like shit Jon

[ZVPEnt]

Can you show how skype video calls works on prime?

[mayur1234560]

Why do you have to touch everything twice then if its so fast?

[DannleChannel]

@mayur1234560 I'd imagine its anti-"phantom touch" (which all capacitive touch screens have) software is screening out some finger presses because he's touching it with just the tip of his finger, so very little surface area is being pressed. Tablets are meant to be touched with a little bit more skin I'd imagine. The same thing happens with some larger smartphones.

[RonaldinhoRules10]

The double touching of everything is really annoying. I see this on a lot of tablet reviews.

[wildreams]

This is Honeycomb? Dang.

[techghost43]

shadow gun 11:30

[ToshiroMifuneSan]

I'm buying both so I can piss the beret wearing, "look at me I'm so cool drinking my coffee at the coffee house" Apple IPAD owner off that my Prime is higher quality in terms of hardware ad material and is customizable and so I can piss off the "look at me I'm so elite with my stupid emulator and super mario brothers video game" Android lover because the IPAD has better game support.

[cliffjumpingisfun]

??? looks much better than a ps2 to me...

[RobinDisengage]

What kind of devices is usable for the USB port? Can I put in 3g Adaptors to make this 3g?

[halo56822]

Yeah...... Not enough power to run crysis......yeah I don't see tablets beating pcs in gaming at all any time soon. And I don't think they will bring any popular franchises to the tablets like battlefield, crysis, metro 2033 and others.

[SaZ1D123]

i would get this if i was rich

[zethca]

You should mix down your audio to mono.

[discovermyband48]

does the prime still have the asus customized ability to remote control a local networked computer that the original transformer had? please compare the speakers with some of the staple tablets in the full review!

[syrgant]

@discovermyband48 yes it still has all of the Asus apps, that one is myCloud. And yeah, I would also like a comparison of the speakers too

[MrSteelyRevolution4]

QUAD cores?! God damn!

[BrandinoG]

I love your reviews, and this tablet.. and my right ear.

[DemiAps]

I would buy this over an iPad any day.

[XxMACH0NACH0xX]

Can anyone tell me what the tegra 3 processor is clocked at?

[iamterence77]

@XxMACH0NACH0xX its capable of 1.3ghz quad core but i bet its under clocked. Tegra 2 was supposed to be 1.2 but it was under clock to 1ghz. Most likely this one is also 1ghz.

[hypermoro]

u need to work on your touch jon, u press every icon twice!

[BugattiNinja]

This is the right way to do a tablet, did you see this Samsung, Motorola, Apple

[killbot4590]

This thing has more cores than my desktop computer. -_-

[Jarhead1407]

iPad is a joke compared to this beast.

[GamesArt86]

ok, 2 things you need to do with your reviews, 1- Learn how to tab. 2- Move the camera above the tablet screen in straight view (0 angel), because now cant see the real colors or the text! thanks

[TheCodeUnique]

Like For A Transformer Prime vs iPad 2 :-)

[IsJesseBeast]

@TheCodeUnique the original transformer beat it. Prime would kill the ipad 2

[igrenade]

@TheCodeUnique no such thing necessary, it's clear who the winner is.

[clanteh]

During this review, it went from 62% bat to 55% bat

[crazygamerw]

it's not plastic. It's aluminum...

[upsguyz]

i have a tegra 2 is good but this is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! getting it for chrismas!

[TheDarkdsl]

6% of battery for 10 minutes play around.... thats not what i'm waiting for!!!!!!!!!

[WG15796]

@TheDarkdsl He had brightness set to absolute maximum outdoor mode :/

[HoigeyBoobsLOL]

I personally think those graphics are better than ps2 (but probably only because it's on a smaller screen)

[187omg]

Looks okay, but I don't endorse Android. =)

[ffgou]

honestly I think sony tablet s is comparable to it,despite of having a duo core processor..it is smooth and fast too..

[FlapjakIan]

@ffgou I tried the Sony Tablet at BestBuy, it was laggy as shit and the PS1 games were all very pixelated and not optimized for touchscreen controls. Sony sucks at everything they do except PMP's/Phones.

[pigs3littleones]

That's well beyond what a PS2 looked like. It's easily on par, as least with pixelation or lack of, with the current console offerings. Disappointing to see you have to touch links/buttons several times and repeatedly.  Hopefully that will be addressed with the ICS upgrade. I'm getting one regardless of this review but that was discouraging to see. I get it's not a full review but a better movie and more jpeg images would have been nice. Typing on the keyboard you dissed et...

[yadavkrishna11]

quad core wow... Nice review :)

[puneetisthebest53]

i thought you said the battery could last 12 hrs? within 10 mins its gone down 12%

[matrixghost1]

@puneetisthebest53

remember the keyboard gives another 6 hours of battery , around that . So the keyboard plays a big role

[671bmx]

when r u gonna do a full review or vs. ipad 2

[ffgou]

always prefer android tablets than ipad(no customisation,no flash,useless bluetooth,low RAM,low resolution,lousy camera bla bla bla)

[mrreggin1]

more cores then my laptop -_-

[iammt00]

i would like to see you unbox optimus prime

[tyler22295]

IPAD SUCKS

[TheSiban]

Buy this for Christmas or wait for a 2gb of ram tablet? Would 2gb be pointless and 1gb be fine? And would it drain the battery more? Thanks in advance :)

[fagerbag]

@TheSiban more ram dosent affect battery life, and 2 gb on tablets probably will not come for another year or 2, since their run on a mobile os, they dont have many services running in the background, and the apps dont use as much ram as a full fledged computer, so anything over 1gb is pretty much a waste on a tablet right now.

[Shadowthehedgehog835]

@TheSiban 2gb is pointless ipad runs great on 512mb and android tablets have 1gb. If I were you I would get this product (well I am an android tablet fan so)

[kedwardsTWO]

@TheSiban with 2gb you can run more programs, buffer the web quicker, and loading the programs can be quicker, yes 1gb is fine right now, but in a years time when you compare to a 2gb ram tablet youll quickly notice the difference.

[iLoganC]

My right ear liked this video. The left however... Not as impressed.

[thechevron]

@iLoganC hahahaha

[Feircejaguar]

@iLoganC I pulled my headphones out of the socket just slightly and BOOM, surround!

[Flingi2]

@iLoganC I read this and understood that my headphone wasnt broken

[sorajima1]

@iLoganC well played.

[htcfanatic]

Also The I pad 3 their just gonna upgrade The cam and a bit faster that's it if more they'll copy asus

[htcfanatic]

1gb of ram and u don't know if The I pad 3 is going to be better so don't talk

[HeroSlayer18]

@htcfanatic lol no

[axxxd]

1.2 mega pickle

[kedwardsTWO]

asus why 1 gb of ram? wanna impress us and beat the ipad 3 with flying colours? if so give us 2gb of ram!!

[Shadowthehedgehog835]

@kedwardsTWO The ipad 2 had so much hype about how their gonna improve the ipad 1, out of all those rumours the only ones that actually happened was cameras (which suck) and faster processor. So dont say anything about the ipad 3 until you get your facts!

[sgtmoe93]

iOS is just so much better. Apple products perform the way they are suppose to with no problems.

[htcfanatic]

@ffgou he had bad aim lol mine that I got especially before it comes out but its awesome I have.an I pad 2 as well this is way better in gaming and display and customization and speed and browser The only reason I would get an iPad 2 over The prime is.if I love ios but I just like it :)

[xxgetpwnzuerxxyy]

i hope santa brings this to mi casa..... when is the release date for the public?

[ffgou]

the gaming is awesome,basically the graphic is stunning..but I saw it was not responding when he tapped on the icon,basically almost every time he had to tap twice in order to launch an app..@htcfanatic I'm saying this particular asus prime in this review had this problem,i don't mean it for all asus prime in general =)

[TheCodeUnique]

Finally Mabye A Competitor For The iPad 2 :-)

[htcfanatic]

@ffgou it doesn't suck I just got one best tablet out there very quick and responsive and The gaming is awesome

[ffgou]

yea,it is fast in some aspects thanks to the quad core...but the touch screen just sucks..very not responsive..obviously the pinch to zoom was laggy..bad review (bias)

[gamerdude5000]

please do a video comparing this to the ipad 2! im determining which one for Christmas!

[sickjaguar5]

The back is aluminum not plastic dude

[mruberduck2]

Also when he goes on the TB website it doesnt look very smooth

[mruberduck2]

I would have preferred a better screen rather than better specs

[holntra]

The back is brushed aluminum...