Eee Pad Transformer Prime Tablet Hands-on Review

[REINEJAK012]

can you print off of it?

[billyboy8888]

anyone able to find a thindpad style digitizer pen for this thing? i looked all around and could not find any stylus that is pointy and writes like an actual pen. they're all huge rubber balls that feels weird to write with.

if anyone is able to get one, please let me know.

[cchris214]

i hope the iPad 3 has a connectable keyboard : /

[TrippleGiggles11]

@cchris214 it might considering the iphone 4 has a keyboard accessorie to it

[8211992]

Hi i am just wondering about the prime because i've been looking at reviews from other people and they stated that the prime has a flaw and that's the wi-fi and gps having awful connection. is that true? i want to get it but because of this i am not sure anymore

[gamerdragon89]

Can't wait for february 20. when i get my prime :D

[mikegonzalez2012]

For all of you that are wondering if you can do Office and other Windows based apps, this tablet can be dual booted. So you can run it in Android 4.0, Ubuntu, or even Tablet Windows 8. Currently there aren't translations for Office due to x86 and x64 differences, but they will soon come out. At which point it replace a laptop except for high end 3D rendering and sound recording.

[mikegonzalez2012]

My dad just got his Prime, let me just say something to Apple... Be afraid... Be VERY AFRAID...

[GetPatriotized]

@mikegonzalez2012 This isn't going to do anything to the iPad -_-

[espanto101]

Does it have flash?

[adinaa18]

Sorry o break it up to y'all, but iPads r not old tech...so no, can't use the argument that iPads r old, they r not, let's see what apple does since Jobs died...iPhone 5 blows up on first run lol

[breales12345]

iPad seems out dated to this

[GetPatriotized]

@breales12345 How,mind elaborating?

[andrei89]

Does it have or work with MS Office? like Word, Power point and excel? Also, can you install skype?

[BloodyRory]

@andrei89 Use Google Docs instead, it's free.. also skype is on the android marketplace.

If you want Microsoft word (idk why since there are many free alternatives that are just as good and sometimes better), buy an actual laptop or netbook, not an android tablet.

[girlsdrinkfeck]

ipad got raped AGAIN

[Karlisiyo1188]

@girlsdrinkfeck hmm if i remember correctly ipad was released 2 years ago :D:D :D :D :D :D.

[girlsdrinkfeck]

@Karlisiyo1188 your point being ?

[Karlisiyo1188]

@girlsdrinkfeck you are comparing old tech to a new tech. Of course transformer prime is better than any ipad.

[girlsdrinkfeck]

@Karlisiyo1188 yh but apple fangays thnik ipads rule no matter how old it is

[Karlisiyo1188]

@girlsdrinkfeck they are idiots, fools

Yea the thing is that just some people think if they buy something apple brand that they are special and start acting ridiculous. And there are the other kind of people who just laugh about each apples mistakes, basically apple haters, the thing is that both of these kinds of people are totally equal fools.

[1lann]

@vizbao300 Gaming on battery saver mode does make it play at a less fps. So it just becomes very jumpy and slow instead of being smooth and fast in normal mode. The person in this video actually has already unboxed it btw. What's inside when you open it for the first time is the tablet covered with clear plastic you peel off and it fits tightly into the box and there is actually foam at the top of the box. This prevents it from shaking around during delivery and prevents it from any damage.

[Tygr246]

Argh! The front-facing camera is not in the centre!

[Ferzurio]

Which kind of latest tablets do you suggest if I want a tablet with at least these 3 proberties:

windows 7, pen, keyboard dock.

[anthonyboii1211]

are they going to provide 3g

[Halo7x7]

@ definingmoments7 yeah if you dont mind waiting a few months then asus is releasing a quad core table for 250 bucks...its basically this tablet but with a smaller screen

[EvanGamingAcc]

and thanks for watch---

[Dwozzer123]

Could have relly done with two or more usb ports ( 1 for mouse another for large ex hard drive

[definingmoments7]

Tryna find a tablet more affordable than a iPad or prime, have the money but the price is more than what I would like to pay for a tablet, any tablets that are great and cheap?

[Korakira]

@definingmoments7 try the sony tablet s. Only $399 for the 16 gig model and has an sd card slot so storage space is not an issue. Comes with a built in universal remote and has playstation games built into the system. Very good tablet for a good price.

[tomsimon080]

@Pilkingtube it's video by Asus company teams or worker they should make the sound clearly for customer to know about it's feature in right way!!

[fredm316]

why is everyboday always showing a game , i wont pay 500 for this to play games on it i want so that i can replace my laptop when traveling not to replace a ps3 or xbox

[GetPatriotized]

@fredm316 because they want to show off tegra 3,even though it doesn't

[tomsimon080]

@asusrog next time please take a portable microphone and put on ur cloth to make the sound clear and loud!! I can't even hear u clearly also have echo sound too!!

[Pilkingtube]

@tomsimon080 Oh please, it's not a TV show, it's fine for what it is.

[Kid3t3rnity]

Would be really awkward if that tablet really was a transformer (autobot or decepticon)!

[RuneNetwork]

Just ordered From Best Buy :) This will be my first Asus Product Ever! Can't wait to rub it into my friends and my cousin who got a Ipaid 2 Much for Christmas ^_^

[gocountry1391]

Very nice tablet!

[F1NGER]

Rob from Asus reviewing the Asus Transformer Prime.

I don't think this counts as a review. More like a sales pitch.

[Rimoz95]

Can anyone help me if i plugged the charger 220 volt socket will it work ???

[barnyard27]

Picked mine up friday and yes the tablet is wifi.I'm trying to find the keyboard dock now.

[VraiDiouf]

@barnyard27 lucky man, try Amazon, this is by far the best tablet at the moment.

[DeathSack12]

hehe snow!!!

[llim16]

this device looks very promising given its specs.. it's just frustrating that i pre-ordered mine on November from Staples and I still haven't received it yet :(

[EliseoRocha]

This a Wi-fi only tablet, isn't it?

[martinmischpult]

not delivered before Xmas :(

[skpamnani]

Surely it must be a crime to not have my transformer prime by the dec 25th, christmas time. i feel so sad, sad as a mime and leaves a sour taste, taste of lime Oh santa please, make it mine that transformer prime, so sublime. Thats it, now, im out of rhyme time to make a dangerous climb to the north pole to give santa a chime. to let him know i want my prime

[PS3TheJamesS]

Go away ifanboy

[bunozen1]

Will buy a transformer only if Asus drop android! Android sucksssssssss

[liveandlet1]

@bunozen1 Yeah man they should put iOS on it instead then fuck everything up

[jakegunit]

Keyboard a bit pricey for what it is. Now if it was backlit that may justify the price :)

[hooloovoo1st]

@jakegunit It contains another battery, so more or less doubles battery life. I don't know why he didn't mention it.

[jasper96jasper]

Ill do thx

[flahr1]

lol Jiggabytes 7:58 , You must have just watched Back to the Future (jiggawatts).

and Wow it's not raining in Vancouver!

[asusrog]

@flahr1 - Do you know how hard it is to find a sunny day to film on in Vancouver? We have to wait weeks sometimes :)

[QWW12345678]

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[fearsfaith]

Does anyone know if you can install windows on this? or maybe word or openoffice?

[Lunarek]

will it get the ICS update as soon as it releases on the 19th?

[alchoholicsementhful]

Does not become a Truck so it is a fail for me(Transformer Prime,get it?)

[puttersonsale]

I wonder why we still dont see any versions that we can put in a sim card for 3g/4g? I mean what good is it unles we have access when no wi-fi is available?

[Lunarek]

@puttersonsale

I was thinking exactly the same, till recently when I thought about it more. Honestly speaking, you won't need the 3g, and even if you did, you'd have that on your phone (assuming your phone does tethering). So all I need to do is set the phone on tethering and use my tablet.

[daniel151994]

I wish this would cost less:(

[BrandinoG]

How much is a mini hdmi to the tv thing cost? (I don't know much about how to connect a tablet to a tv) What would I need to do to get the tablet onto the tv?

[oOTheMuffinManOo]

@BrandinoG that is all you need. Although make sure to get the correct cable. There is a difference between Mini hdmi and Micro hdmi. Unfortunately I don't recall which one the Prime uses.

[jasper96jasper]

Is your test device Champagner gold or amnesty grey ?

thx

[oOTheMuffinManOo]

@jasper96jasper amethyst grey. Go for the Champagne :p looks and sounds classier.

[chistogo3]

Where is the 16 gb version like the old one? The price was way more affordable and with the money you save from buying the cheap version you could buy the keyboard but with new transformer the price of 650 to get the cheapest model and keyboard and it's way too much for a tablet even though its one of the best ones. You are better of buying a mid range laptop for 700 bucks. Sorry Asus i loved the the first transformer but this one seems to be out of my price range for a tablet.

[Halo7x7]

@chistogo3 the thing is though..tablet wise this is actually cheapers than an ipad 2 with the keyboard dock while being at least 2-4 times as powerfull. Plus the screen is higher quality (hello super ips +) than an hd laptop as well as the prim having over 4 times the battery life of any decent laptop...windows 8 will be arm compatible so a developer will definitely hack it onto the prime so the os is there (although ICS) is HEAVILY optimized (think IOS smoothness for Android)..

[chistogo3]

@Halo7x7 I am also a student. I am looking for device i can get my work done on and play some games on my down time. The Transformer Prime look ideal for these purposes. I mean 18 hour battery life is crazy awesome. Windows 8 is a bit steep I would say for the device. I realize its a quad core but its a 1.3 GHz Quad-core. So overclocking would be recommended. Anyway Remote Desktop seems more practical till it gets all worked out.

[chistogo3]

@Halo7x7 I guess the only reason i got on my soapbox about the price was that the last generation had cheaper models and since they upgraded to Tegra 3 they had to raise prices. Boils down to if i had the money i would get it.

[Halo7x7]

@chistogo3 for me anyway the prime is a better option than a laptop mainly because of the better battery as well as the higher quality screen while still being portable (im a student so i need portability and a touch screen is easier to work on)..Also if i really do need to do something from my main pc (its a gaming pc so its pretty powerful) i can just use SplashTop to Host a remote server and therefore i can do everything from my pc on my Prime (while still having a great Battery).

[oOTheMuffinManOo]

@chistogo3 I thought the same thing. Although 32 GB is probably necessary seeing as how I plan on using it for the next few years.

[whatismyusername2882]

What kinds of programs will I be able to use comparable to Microsoft Office on tablets? I'm thinking of getting something like this for school next year and would this serve as a replacement laptop?

[rahmanroni]

@whatismyusername2882 It definitely comes close to bridging that gap between tablets and fully functional laptops, but not exactly. It will do your word processing, excel, email, music, photos etc. but obviously it wont be a full windows notebook replacement. With windows 8 being released in 2012 with tablets thinner and lighter than this being promised (and showcased) from Samsung and others already, you might want to hold off for a bit longer if you can for full laptop like functionality.

[oOTheMuffinManOo]

@rahmanroni Or...you could get it now and then when W8 is released wait a month or two for fully working rom ported to the Prime :) hopefully with a way to dual boot android and w8 :O that would be so cool!

[MileyGagaBoy]

i wish it has a 3G module so i would totally buy it

[technologyissocool]

I hope that they will offer a bundle with the keyboard and the Prime! I can't wait to get my hands on one!

[TheGlenvile]

Good video man.

[Wazir118]

Nice review man

[webmastertool]

woah this is really cool. how are the apps?

[Gaaryx]

I heard from multiple sources (Phandroid, XDA, Transformer Forums, etc) that the Prime is delayed internationally due to Wifi problems. Is this true?

On a side note, does Asus give a fuck about its customers? Enough with tweeting shit about how reviewers are praising the device. No up to date information, no official release dates, no responses to rumours. So we put down $700 dollars to preorder this and this is the kind of shit that we get? Way to treat your customers Asus.

[MentalLemur]

I hate that people are using Honeycomb as a non-selling point for this, fucking idiots, it'll be running slow Honeycomb for a couple weeks, then it'll be fast as greased lightning with ICS.

[MentalLemur]

I say no comparisons to the iPad until ICS, Honeycomb is going to make this run slower no matter what, ICS will run a shit ton faster.

[joba78]

Could you answer how secure the tablet is in the dock? Would it be secure enough to mount on the cabin roof of a SUV?

Showing a video of the Prime docked upside would give me a great reference.

[asusrog]

@joba78 - it's pretty sturdy - I think it would be fine the way you reference it although I don't know why you would do that. There are two latches that hold it in place.

[duinchlfc]

is there a 3g version or just wifi?

[stripbookspears]

@duinchlfc i'm waiting foe 3G version

[BrandinoG]

Holy poopy this is the best tablet ever! 10x better than ipad, galaxy tab and xoom 2 combined! No wonder I can't even get a website that hasn't sold out in pre-orders!

[GTRMclaren722]

Spanish version of the keyboard ?? or English only ??

[Fuzunga]

Not a question specific to this tablet, but can you ever hide the menu bar when playing a game? I feel like it would be really easy to accidentally hit something when you hold it in landscape like that.

[cloverasx]

not a bad review, you should go a little more in detail about features that haven't already been shown on debut though: browser speed, other apps, how well it works with new apps, ics.... also, your audio kinda sucks; there are some tutorials out there that show you how to get tv/movie-ish quality audio with a mobile mic

[DreVielo]

Low..

[MrOmega7109]

When will this be released in NA?

[l0gically]

@MrOmega7109 I could be wrong, but I think I saw somewhere that it would be 12/19.

[gramprasa]

Nice video about upcoming Prime. Thanks

[jmluis07]

I have been trying to find ASUS battery replacement policy but couldn't find one. The tablet and keyboard have both built-in batteries. Lithium batteries range from 500-1,000 charge cycles (about 14 months average use). I can't seem to find any manufacturer's policy, repair fees, etc. on battery replacement beyond the devices' warranty period. Could you post the link for all of us? Thanks!

[MuNii4]

how come you guys can get but we can't?

[slayaman22232]

can we please get some browser performance???? and hows the sound quality????? is it loud???

[asusrog]

@slayaman22232 - I'll try to put together a video this week with the iPad 2 vs. Prime to compare browser performance, brightness, sound, etc. That should give everyone a good idea!

[Theking196]

@asusrog that wouldnt be a fair comparison considering the prime cant use all 4 of its cores yet until the ICS update

[jdolson17]

@slayaman22232 Just played with this beast at Gamestop. The speaker is loud and has decent quality. Although, if you are right handed you will find yourself covering the speaker up quite often. The gaming and screen is sick though.

[yogman10]

@asusrog Some people say you can slightly see the "touch screen overlay" on the prime. (a grid of dots). Is that true?

[asusrog]

@yogman10 - They must have super-human eyes..  I can't see it :)

[nstgc379]

@yogman10 I'm sure some people can. I know I can see it on many other touch devices even though I don't look for it. Just about everything bothers me, but that doesn't, so don't worry.

[Drepidge]

Would've preferred a real, first unboxing,but still pretty decent.

[dlzerocool]

another proprietary connection to charge it....

[asusrog]

@dlzerocool - Yeah, but replacement adapters are only $29.99 vs. Notebook adapters that usually cost $80+. It's a big improvement I think.

[dlzerocool]

@asusrog The problem is not the adapter, in fact Asus uses a standart usb port in on side of the cable but to connect to the eee pad itself, you have to use the proprietary connection. So it means carrying with you that cable, that you will only able to use on this device.

Micro USB is a standard, there might be reasons to not use it, but for sure there is more reasons to use it.

[GuyFromNebraska]

@dlzerocool No tablets use microUSB, it can't provide the power to charge it.

[imraanLQ4ever]

Can I haz???

[sheerfe4rstudios]

I seriously would buy one right here and now if I had the money

great review, I really want a tablet, especially this one, Asus is my favorite company.

[Gaaryx]

@sheerfe4rstudios You won't be getting one anytime soon even if you HAD the money

[sheerfe4rstudios]

@Gaaryx ummm, actually I am because I recently got a well paying job... so yeh.. I'm buying one.

[Gaaryx]

@sheerfe4rstudios No im implying that they are all out of stock and you can't even get one even if you had the money.

[sheerfe4rstudios]

@Gaaryx oh, well, could you please say that? You sounded like a psycho lol, I'll try to find it on ebay or something, but good to see its doing well.

[icguilty]

u kill that hw putting andorid sht there

[mrlbattle1]

Now this is the way you are suppose to do a review. Bravo to U and thanks.

[asusrog]

@mrlbattle1 - Thanks for your feedback! Really appreciate it.

[starwarsfan76]

WANT!!!

[croarsenal]

Will it be compatible with Windows 8?

[SwissyChief1265]

I WANT NOW!!! Hurry up and ship these out to retailers >.<

[Mesagne1987]

am i right and they're is no home button?

[asusrog]

@Mesagne1987 - That's right. There's an on-screen home button but no physical one.

[rezurecta]

pre ordered! Anyone want to buy a TF101? Xo

[camaroone123]

When will it be on sale in the USA.? I wont one.

[mixarrpg]

joust one speaker?

[skaterwouter1]

if it includes 3g i will buy it.

[TrojaSucks]

Would the docking-station from my TF101 work on the Prime?

[cpttransit]

@TrojaSucks Not very well. I wouldn't recommend it: The Prime is lighter and thinner, so while you may be able to attach it, it would not be a sturdy fit.

[olds442hurst]

does this one have netflix??unlike the last one!

[cpttransit]

@olds442hurst

Netflix is downloadable in the Market

[yanndesfyb]

@olds442hurst yes, and the first one have it too.

[asusrog]

@olds442hurst - The Transformer and Transformer Prime both have Netflix. The original Transformer got an update a few weeks ago that added official support.

[GT5Enthusiast]

Power and speed dont mean shit if you aint got squat for support, OH which the android has.

[CRAZCHEVBOY]

but can it run crysis!??!

[elmovie78]

first comment of many and that's all you said??

[sunil198925]

does the usb port on the lapdock support external 3g usb dongles for 3g connectivity ??

[PCModderMike]

I want

[Roger5970]

first comment of many