New ASUS Transformer Prime High-End Model Introduced at CES

Author: Jesse Bauer
Published: January 09, 2012 at 4:39 pm

With all the hype about to be unleashed on us technology folk at the CES 2012 show in Vegas this week, it will be hard for manufacturers to stand apart. ASUS is making a good run at it, unveiling yet another Transformer Prime model, just a step above the one launched in December 2011. This model is not meant to be a replacement model for the last Transformer Prime, but rather one that will serve its purpose for high-end users who maybe need a little more battery and resolution. Don't go throwing out the Prime you just got yet.

This Transformer Prime has a new back panel, which will address some of the backlash ASUS received over the GPS reception of the last model. Also, this model (TF700T) has 1920 x 1200 display resolution, which is over the 1280 x 800 resolution of the first Tegra 3 Transformer Prime. Aside from that, the specs are very similar, and just to be nice, this new Transformer Prime will also work with the same keyboard dock as the first Transformer Prime.

Press Release Below:

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF700T
10.1″ Tablet with an emphasis on Entertainment, Media, Gaming and Productivity. Thin and Light chassis design with a 1080P capable display screen.
MSRP – $599~$699 Availability – Q2 2012 in North America
Processor- NVIDIA Tegra 3 Mobile Processor (1.3 GHz Quad core Cortex A9, 12 core GeForce GPU)
Display – Brilliant 10.1″ HD (1920×1200), 178 degrees ultra-wide viewing angle Super IPS+ panel display with Gorilla™ Glass
Camera – Rear facing 8MP Auto-Focus camera with dedicated LED Flash, 2.0MP Front Facing camera for Video Chat
Storage – 32GB or 64GB internal memory plus 8GB of ASUS Web Storage2
Media Capabilities – 1080p MPEG-4/H.264 High Profile, High Bit Rate video decode and playback
Media Capture – 1080p MPEG-4/H.264 video capture
Connectivity – Wi-Fi – 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
Ports – 2-in-1 3.5mm jack, micro-HDMI output, microSD card reader
Audio – Built-in stereo speakers, microphone
Dimensions – 263 x 180.8 x 8.3mm, 586g
Battery – 25WHr Lithium-Polymer Battery

ASUS Transformer Prime Keyboard Dock with Trackpad – (same dock for TF201)
Ports – 1 x USB 2.0 ports, Full-size MMC/SD/SDHC card reader
Battery – 22 WHr battery for extended battery life
Dimensions – 263 x 180.8 x 8 to 10.4 mm, 537g
OS – Android 4.01

Source - Engadget

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