Updated: See official announcement below. Sat down with the folks from Asus Philippines this afternoon to talk about a contest we’re launching for our readers here at YugaTech. So I asked them what’s with the delay of the Asus Transformer and when it will be released to the public.
Apparently, there’s been a huge demand for the Transformer that it pushed back the release of the tablet in the Philippines. Obviously, we’re not really that big of a market to be prioritized.
Still, it’s good to know that the Asus Transformer is finally coming by end of this month (the date July 23 was bounced around but that’s not yet solid).
Update:
Manila, Philippines (July 15, 2011) – For all the Filipinos who have been anxious and impatient about the availability of the the Eee Pad Transformer, Asus Philippines officially announced its availability locally. This is the same tablet that immediately sells out in the US upon launch last May. A lot of the consumers buy tablets mainly for the Andorid Apps. The Asus Eee Pad Transformer is not only a tablet for entertainment, but also for productivity and creativity.
Powered by Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, this Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablet has a unique mobile dock. That’s a full QWERTY keyboard and touch pad with multiple I/O ports 2 USB slots, mini HDMI port, Micro SD and SD slots. This is the tablet for content creation, social communication, HD media playback and smooth realistic game play. If you are currently looking for a tablet for media consumption and mobile productivity, the Eee Pad Transformer is it!
Asus Philippines announced as well that all buyers of the Eee Pad Transformer/Eee Pad on July 20- 23 in any of the Asus authorized dealers in SM Megamall, Mandaluyong can get a chance to win a trip to any Philippine destination!
After purchasing, customers will receive a raffle coupon from the dealer store they purchased the item from. Customer must fill in their name, address, e-mail, contact details and serial # of purchase. Customers must drop off their raffle stubs at ASUSworld Megamall, 4th floor Cyberzone, SM Megamall. Entries will be accepted until 6pm on July 23. Raffle entries will be drawn by an ASUS representative on July 23, 7pm. Log on to http://ph.asus.com or find Asus Philippines on Facebook, facebook.com/asusph.
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JmBalicano says:
Awesome idea implemented by ASUS. I was hoping that Sammy would come up with something similar as all their Android tablets and phones have been hitting the mark in terms of pricing and functionality. Here’s hoping that the 3G version is affordable enough..
Anti RH Bill says:
Ipad 2 is the king of tablet. With Jailbreak you can download all the paid apps in itunes for free.
Calvin says:
Asusa Transformera!
RH Bill: actually android has its fair share of games including HD ones thanks to gameloft. no need to jailbreak. ;) and you can play NES, SNES, NEoGeo, Sega, GBA or what have you ROMS by using a single emulator made for Android.
Emman says:
Any idea how much will this transformers will cost once it reaches our shores?
Haroh says:
As per the ASUS branch here in Davao, it will be available at Php 29,995. You have to pre-order it though.
Messie says:
It should be around $450 w/o the keyboard right? Sana tulad din ito ng Apple who can pretty much sell their stuff at a standard price across the globe.
dre says:
What?!?! Another delay! Move ng move yung date from mid June to mid July. Now it’s end of July. Next they’ll be saying 1st week of August or mid August. I was really excited pero nawalan na ako ng gana.
ice says:
The asus pad sells around 1700SR here in KSA around 19900php.good deal, and the build of the unit is very good.I’ve read reviews about this device and they said that it’s the cheapest android tablet available; cheaper than acer iconia
Jonaflormicfren says:
Very nice, I like the idea and the style.
Jepotski says:
May pre-ordering na ba? Saan at paano?
Bullet says:
Wow,splendid! Been waiting for Asus Transformer from the time I read about it when it was first posted at Yugatech..Great!!!
alain says:
at last. ive been waiting for this. i can finally buy the keyboard dock and usb adaptor.
JoMi says:
It looks very promising, I just hope that it won’t be that expensive.
janvier says:
napanood ko na yata lahat ng video reviews nito sa YT, nagsawa na ako sa lahat ng unboxing videos, tagal pa rin ng release, parang hindi ko naata maaantay, sawa na ako… kung 30k din lang bili nlang ako ipad.
eman says:
mahal nga lang talaga ugn transformer compared to acer iconia. pareho sila ng proc at RAM tama?
Sir Abe, can you do a comparison of specs between iconia and transformer? salamat
mike says:
give me a break. do people need stuffs that overlaps in purpose with a laptop and smartphone? please make a survey
newbie says:
Bought the transformer in Taiwan. I already sold my mbp and happily moved on to android. Haven’t looked back since.
About the transformer, the screen is crisp. Waybetter than what I’ve expected. Battery life is A+ having used the original ipad. Apps and everything else does overlap with apps I commonly used and was the same reason why I let go of my laptop. Any actual work like Photoshop is desktop material, naturally, but 95% of my work is emails and spreadsheets so I’m happy to use a tablet with a keyboard option.
delecroix says:
http://easonfandom.blogspot.com/
i found this Asus pad Transformer review, I think its from an Asus Philippines staff.
Raphael says:
I’m anticipating one of my rich friends will have this product by the end of July. Haha!
iMaldita says:
Meron na nyan dito sa Taiwan.. Mabigat sya….
Maynard says:
Gusto ko yung Asus EP121.. kelan ba irerelease yun dito?
Gene says:
This is interesting!
watrboy says:
ayon sa fb ng asus..
SRP
22,995 Pad Only
29,995 Pad and Mobile Dock
hays mahal paren.. sana man lang mas mababa ng 3k sa IPAD2 para masarap bilhin..
Bryce says:
Even at that price, I’d still buy this instead of the iPad
Jepotski says:
Just bought my eee pad today!!!
Bizman MTC says:
Sold one of my iPad2s for this. Hopefully by Wednesday I will be posting from the new Asus Transformer. The name sucks. Asus Assasin, Asus Switchblade… better names. Why call it after a movie? Transformer is so Jologs.
lukin says:
Yes, but they don’t have the eeepad transformer 32gb with dock available here in the Philippines.
pong says:
The pricing for the 16GB is all hyped up, that should be the price of a 32GB, also this model is about to be phased out pretty soon due to Icecream sandwich. People who’ll buy this will be crying pretty soon.