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Asus Transformer Prime unboxed, in the flesh!

Villman did not get back to me regarding my online order of the Asus Transformer Prime the other day. Fortunately, the good folks from Asus PH gave me a tip that Accent Micro still has units left and took the liberty to reserve one for me.

So yesterday afternoon, I shelled out Php32,995 to get the first Tegra 3, quad-core tablet in the Philippines. The package price includes the keyboard dock.

I am told by the sales guy that the units came only this week and are in very limited stocks only. It wasn’t even on display yet (I think mine was only the second unit they sold so far).

There’s no option for the tablet only package and the box already came with the keyboard dock.

Asus Transformer Prime TF 201 specs:
10.1″ Super IPS+ display @ 1280×800 pixels
Gorilla Glass Display
NVidia Tegra 3 1.6 GHz quad-core processor
32GB and 64GB internal storage
1GB DDR2 RAM
1.2MP front-facing camera
8MP autofocus camera with LED flash
3.5mm mic & headphone combo jack
micro HDMI port
micro SD card slot
USB 2.0 port (dock)
SD Card slot (dock)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ EDR
up to 18 hours of battery life (w/ dock)
Google Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich

The tablet has the genetic make-up of an ultrabook, albeit a smaller one and could have been easily mistaken for an Asus Zenbook.

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What is most surprising with this batch is that they already run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and according to Antutu and Quadrant Standard, the processors run at 1.6GHz each (not the 1.4GHz originally reported).

I also have the first Asus Transformer tablet with me and placed them side by side for a quick comparison. Even the USB charger is also the same as the old one.

The Transformer Prime looks much thinner than the Asus Transformer because the edges are tapered, just like the Zenbook. The keyboard has sunk a little bit and trackpad seems wider with the left and right clickers now integrated into it (not separated as it used to the with the first one). This could have help shave a few millimeters off of the thickness of the device.

Will post full review in a week so stay tuned for that.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

36 Responses

  1. Avatar for rose rose says:

    asus transformer series are very limited for sale here in the phil. hard to find one even though the 1st one was on the market since last year. why is this so?

  2. Avatar for Harlequin Harlequin says:

    When will be the next shipping of the Asus Transformer Prime to the Philippine market? I heard that Asus had stop the production here in the Philippines just so to cater first other Asian countries?

  3. Avatar for retrac retrac says:

    Hay naku, bwisit na bwisit na ako!
    Bought mine last Feb.2 at Villman Megamall. Felt lucky at first kasi last unit na yung nakuha ko.
    Pero ilang araw lang nagtagal yung akin. After kung mag-upgraded to ICS, laging naghahang/restart yung unit ng kusa. Maswerte na ako kung makatagal ng 15 minutes na tuluy-tuloy ang gamit.

    Kaya binalik ko yung unit sa Villman… They said it will take 2 to 3 weeks to repair the item… Tapos, hindi ako eligible for refund kasi may nakita silang maliliit na gasgas sa likod nung pad… Ingat na ingat ako sa unit pero nagasgasan parin, sobrang scratch prone yung likod!

    One time na tumawag ako sa Villman, second week na, sabi daw ng Asus ay for replacement na lang yung item kasi hardware daw ang sira. Sabi din nila first week ng March daw darating ang next batch ng Asus Transformer Primes.
    Well, wala akong magawa kundi maghintay…
    First Week of March: Everyday ko silang tinatawagan. Then one time, sabi nila ay second week na naman daw. Nadelay daw yung shipping blah blah blah…
    Second week of March: Nung napatawag ako, sabi na naman ay First week of April na daw darating… GRRRRRR!!!
    April 1: Baka next week daw!
    Today: Wala pa daw units! Di pa daw alam kung kelan!..

    • Avatar for retrac retrac says:

      Ano po dapat kong gawin? Help naman mga sir!

    • Avatar for faithd faithd says:

      Exacto tayo retrac… badtrip. I bought mine in amazin. Sabi ng asus int’ t for replacement. Then asus manila said its only for repair. I bought mine feb 20 lang. Imagine that! Ill never buy Asus again ever!

    • Avatar for faithd faithd says:

      Exacto tayo retrac… badtrip. I bought mine in amazon Sabi ng asus int’ t for replacement. Then asus manila said its only for repair. I bought mine feb 20 lang. Imagine that! Ill never buy Asus again ever!

  4. Avatar for imbos imbos says:

    where can I buy at this point? Villman lacks units (with mobile docks).. =(

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