At first glance, the Asus EEE Pad Transformer Prime is very like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Turn it over and you’ll see how well made it really is
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The device connects to its own keyboard via its USB and HDMI ports. The Galaxy Tab is able to link to any Bluetooth keyboard, while Asus has seen fit to bundle the keyboard dock – bringing the price to £499 – not exactly cheap but highly desirable. Especially as tablets start to take over from HP COMPAQ Presaio CQ32 Battery HP COMPAQ Presaio CQ42 Battery HP COMPAQ Presaio CQ62 Battery HP COMPAQ Presaio CQ72 Battery
It is also highly customisable and has an incredibly powerful chip, which can handle far more in the Inspiron 9400 Battery way of software than is currently available. So could it finally be the tablet to rival the iPad?
The Prime differs from the Galaxy Tab when it comes to build quality. You may remember the Tab is pretty laptop batteries plastic, while the Prime has a futuristic look about it, with a sleek patterned aluminium chassis and vast expanse of touchscreen on the front. It is surrounded by a 2cm bezel.
There are two colourways - Amethyst Grey and Champagne Gold. It measures its 263x180.8x8.3mm and feels great to hold in landscape mode, although it’s not so hand-friendly in portrait Inspiron 9300 Battery mode.
Without the keyboard, the Prime is quite light – weighing 586g. It is still heavier than the Galaxy and the iPad 2, though Inspiron 9200 Battery , and once you attach the keyboard it tops it up to 1.1k - more than a MacBook Air.
However, consider how many Inspiron 640m Battery devices the Transformer Prime could replace – laptop, console and so on – and it’s not so bad.
You’ll find the 3.5mm audio jack on the right side of the device, and a miniHDMI on the left. On the base Inspiron 6400 Battery sits the charging port, which lets you connect the device to a monitor or HDTV, slot the Prime into the keyboard and plug in speakers. The keyboard performs as a docking station and can also be Inspiron 630m Battery charged up separately.
The keyboard itself has the usual five rows, as well as a top row for functions such as changing Inspiron 6000 Battery media player control, taking screen shots and going straight to the browser. It is made from metal and features a stylish brushed metal finish, as well as chiclet keys.
While this is all very nice, what we really want to tell you about is the serious amount of power lurking under the hood. Anyone who likes checking out spec lists will get a very pleasant surprise when they take a peek at the Transformer Prime’s list of goodies HP HSTNN-181C MU06 Battery MU09 Battery WD548AA Battery WD549AA Battery .
Top of the list is Nvidia’s quad-core Tegra 3 1.3GHz processor. This ensures the device runs at an impressively speedy rate. You’ll experience no lag when switching between programs – the multitasking HP ProBook 4510s/CT Battery tab at the bottom of the screen makes this task even easier.
The Transformer Prime is just made for all your media needs – you can surf the net, play music, keep a HP 535808-001 Battery film on pause and be downloading something all at the same time.
When it comes to pictures you’re well covered. The rear snapper is an eight-megapixel model complete with 1080p HD video capabilities and LED flash. There’s geo-tagging too, for keen HP 513130-321 Battery snappers.
There is also a front-facing, two-megapixel snapper for making Skype calls. And while a 10in device is not necessarily going to be your first choice for a photography session, the cameras’ results are surprisingly good HP Pavilion DM4 Battery DM4t Battery G62 Battery G72 Battery Envy 17 Battery
.
We have seen better HP ProBook 4510s Battery pictures from cameras on smartphones such as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and the Nokia N8, but nevertheless our images proved clear when viewed on the Prime’s display. There was quite a lot of noise evident when we zoomed in, though. Low-light images weren’t quite so impressive – mind you it’s hard to hold the tablet still when taking a HP ProBook 4210s Battery snap.
The screen itself is of the Super IPS+ type – it’s bright and easy to see in direct sunlight. It is a true widescreen display at 1920x1200 resolution and HP HSTNN-DB91 Battery offers wonderful clarity. With a covering of Corning Gorilla Glass, it is built to fight off scratches. Our review Inspiron 1750 Battery model fell off a shelf, and was carted about in a crammed handbag, and it survived scratch-free.
Asus improve the resolution on its original Prime after it had gone on the market – it’s nice to have but if you compare VGP-BPL5 side by side you won’t really notice much difference.
On the top left of the display you’ll see Google voice and search actions. This should allow the VGP-BPS20_S device to turn your voice commands into actions. It’s not as clever as Apple’s Siri personal assistant, but it’s very good for navigation, as Google has included an excellent set of place names. It’s a tad large to stick on a dashboard, but if you can find somewhere to put it, it makes a great sat nav VGP-BPS4 device.
The device’s vital stats can be seen on the bottom right of the display, so that’s HP Laptop battery status, time, net connection and updates. Tap on this and you’ll see an expanded view – just tap on your chosen update and it will take you straight to the relevant app.
The browsing Sony VGP-BPS4A Battery experience is top-notch – it offers Flash support, full HTML support, tabbed browsing and the option for history deletion and private browsing. The whole VGP-BPL4 experience is smooth thanks to that quad-core processor and the 1GB of RAM under the bonnet.
Touch and type
The Transformer Prime has a top virtual PA3612U-1BRS keyboard, offering five full rows, and it is really sensitive – although nothing really beats the tactile experience of a hard keyboard. And while the Prime’s real keyboard is quite neat in size, Asus has managed to make it feel spacious – it’s a trick that Apple PA3595U-1BRS has managed with the MacBook Air. However, the Prime’s trackpad proves over-sensitive in use and we often saw our cursor speed off where we didn’t want it, or found PA3595U-1BRM ourselves clicking windows we didn’t intend to open.
Despite this, we found the hard keyboard was our tool of choice for writing emails or any lengthy HP EliteBook 8740w battery communication. And when watching a film, the keyboard’s built-in control keys are really handy.
Play the game
Game players are also treated by Asus to a few preloaded games that would be pretty costly if you had to download them from Android Market. Riptide GT really shows off the Prime’s HP DV7 Battery capabilities – this is a jetski racing game that uses the accelerometers of the device to race around hairpin bends. There are other games such as DaVinci QHD and Bladeslinger, which require the player to tap at virtual controls or tap the screen, but it’s on the accelerometer games that the HP HSTNN-XB75 Battery device really comes into its own.
Graphics are all-important in games – but there are none available yet that take full advantage of the quad-core onboard the Transformer Prime, but that will come in time.
For movie buffs HP 464059-121 464059-141 Battery
The Transformer Prime only supports a few file formats for movie watching – such as MP4 and H.264/H.263. This means your AVI, MKV and DivX movies can’t be watched unless you download an all-formats player from HP HSTNN-IB75 Battery Market.
Even so, we found that players such as RockPlayer and Mobo didn’t work perfectly – some films appeared in half-size windows when we tried them out.
This is an amazing tablet with some top specs – quad-core processor for gaming and HP HSTNN-DB75 Battery multimedia, up to 100Gb of storage, two-megapixel and eight megapixel snappers and Android Ice Cream sandwich.
It’s incredibly speedy, ready to tackle forthcoming powerful software and the bundled keyboard brings it into the realms of the hp laptop batteries . As we said at the beginning, it isn’t an iPad or Galaxy Tab – and that’s exactly why everyone will want one.
The HP Pavilion ZV5000 Battery design is pretty slick. The only assembly is making sure you insert the tiny round battery into the top of the pen cap. Aside from everything being self-contained, you can charge both the pen and the receiver simultaneously, just by connecting the small HP 371914-001 Battery cable to any free USB port on your computer.
Then, with the pen inserted into the charging case, you see two separate LEDs while charging the Inkling, one for the device and one for the pen. Both charge in less than three hours; the receiver contains a lithium-polymer HP Pavilion TX1000 Battery , while the pen uses a replaceable nickel metal hydride cell.
Wacom is a little nebulous as to its target customer here. On the one hand, the company cites highly HP HSTNN-XB37 Battery specific accuracy claims, and shows pictures on its Web site of fine, detailed drawings made with the Inkling.
On the other hand, Wacom says the Inkling is designed for "rough concepting and creative HP Compaq Business Notebook NC6400 Battery brainstorming," which is work that requires decidedly less accuracy. As our testing indicated, the Inkling is suited more to the latter tasks, although it does its job really well within that context.
Artists looking for a precision sketch tool would do better to HP 395791-001 Battery ignore Wacom's fancy marketing photos and focus on the existing Intuos4 and Cintiq lineup.
It will be interesting to see how Wacom improves the HP Pavilion DV5 Battery product over time, and whether the company introduces a more precise version in the future.
HP 586028-341 586006-321 586006-361 593553-001 588178-141 Battery .
The device connects to its own keyboard via its USB and HDMI ports. The Galaxy Tab is able to link to any Bluetooth keyboard, while Asus has seen fit to bundle the keyboard dock – bringing the price to £499 – not exactly cheap but highly desirable. Especially as tablets start to take over from HP COMPAQ Presaio CQ32 Battery HP COMPAQ Presaio CQ42 Battery HP COMPAQ Presaio CQ62 Battery HP COMPAQ Presaio CQ72 Battery
It is also highly customisable and has an incredibly powerful chip, which can handle far more in the Inspiron 9400 Battery way of software than is currently available. So could it finally be the tablet to rival the iPad?
The Prime differs from the Galaxy Tab when it comes to build quality. You may remember the Tab is pretty laptop batteries plastic, while the Prime has a futuristic look about it, with a sleek patterned aluminium chassis and vast expanse of touchscreen on the front. It is surrounded by a 2cm bezel.
There are two colourways - Amethyst Grey and Champagne Gold. It measures its 263x180.8x8.3mm and feels great to hold in landscape mode, although it’s not so hand-friendly in portrait Inspiron 9300 Battery mode.
Without the keyboard, the Prime is quite light – weighing 586g. It is still heavier than the Galaxy and the iPad 2, though Inspiron 9200 Battery , and once you attach the keyboard it tops it up to 1.1k - more than a MacBook Air.
However, consider how many Inspiron 640m Battery devices the Transformer Prime could replace – laptop, console and so on – and it’s not so bad.
You’ll find the 3.5mm audio jack on the right side of the device, and a miniHDMI on the left. On the base Inspiron 6400 Battery sits the charging port, which lets you connect the device to a monitor or HDTV, slot the Prime into the keyboard and plug in speakers. The keyboard performs as a docking station and can also be Inspiron 630m Battery charged up separately.
The keyboard itself has the usual five rows, as well as a top row for functions such as changing Inspiron 6000 Battery media player control, taking screen shots and going straight to the browser. It is made from metal and features a stylish brushed metal finish, as well as chiclet keys.
While this is all very nice, what we really want to tell you about is the serious amount of power lurking under the hood. Anyone who likes checking out spec lists will get a very pleasant surprise when they take a peek at the Transformer Prime’s list of goodies HP HSTNN-181C MU06 Battery MU09 Battery WD548AA Battery WD549AA Battery .
Top of the list is Nvidia’s quad-core Tegra 3 1.3GHz processor. This ensures the device runs at an impressively speedy rate. You’ll experience no lag when switching between programs – the multitasking HP ProBook 4510s/CT Battery tab at the bottom of the screen makes this task even easier.
The Transformer Prime is just made for all your media needs – you can surf the net, play music, keep a HP 535808-001 Battery film on pause and be downloading something all at the same time.
When it comes to pictures you’re well covered. The rear snapper is an eight-megapixel model complete with 1080p HD video capabilities and LED flash. There’s geo-tagging too, for keen HP 513130-321 Battery snappers.
There is also a front-facing, two-megapixel snapper for making Skype calls. And while a 10in device is not necessarily going to be your first choice for a photography session, the cameras’ results are surprisingly good HP Pavilion DM4 Battery DM4t Battery G62 Battery G72 Battery Envy 17 Battery
.
We have seen better HP ProBook 4510s Battery pictures from cameras on smartphones such as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and the Nokia N8, but nevertheless our images proved clear when viewed on the Prime’s display. There was quite a lot of noise evident when we zoomed in, though. Low-light images weren’t quite so impressive – mind you it’s hard to hold the tablet still when taking a HP ProBook 4210s Battery snap.
The screen itself is of the Super IPS+ type – it’s bright and easy to see in direct sunlight. It is a true widescreen display at 1920x1200 resolution and HP HSTNN-DB91 Battery offers wonderful clarity. With a covering of Corning Gorilla Glass, it is built to fight off scratches. Our review Inspiron 1750 Battery model fell off a shelf, and was carted about in a crammed handbag, and it survived scratch-free.
Asus improve the resolution on its original Prime after it had gone on the market – it’s nice to have but if you compare VGP-BPL5 side by side you won’t really notice much difference.
On the top left of the display you’ll see Google voice and search actions. This should allow the VGP-BPS20_S device to turn your voice commands into actions. It’s not as clever as Apple’s Siri personal assistant, but it’s very good for navigation, as Google has included an excellent set of place names. It’s a tad large to stick on a dashboard, but if you can find somewhere to put it, it makes a great sat nav VGP-BPS4 device.
The device’s vital stats can be seen on the bottom right of the display, so that’s HP Laptop battery status, time, net connection and updates. Tap on this and you’ll see an expanded view – just tap on your chosen update and it will take you straight to the relevant app.
The browsing Sony VGP-BPS4A Battery experience is top-notch – it offers Flash support, full HTML support, tabbed browsing and the option for history deletion and private browsing. The whole VGP-BPL4 experience is smooth thanks to that quad-core processor and the 1GB of RAM under the bonnet.
Touch and type
The Transformer Prime has a top virtual PA3612U-1BRS keyboard, offering five full rows, and it is really sensitive – although nothing really beats the tactile experience of a hard keyboard. And while the Prime’s real keyboard is quite neat in size, Asus has managed to make it feel spacious – it’s a trick that Apple PA3595U-1BRS has managed with the MacBook Air. However, the Prime’s trackpad proves over-sensitive in use and we often saw our cursor speed off where we didn’t want it, or found PA3595U-1BRM ourselves clicking windows we didn’t intend to open.
Despite this, we found the hard keyboard was our tool of choice for writing emails or any lengthy HP EliteBook 8740w battery communication. And when watching a film, the keyboard’s built-in control keys are really handy.
Play the game
Game players are also treated by Asus to a few preloaded games that would be pretty costly if you had to download them from Android Market. Riptide GT really shows off the Prime’s HP DV7 Battery capabilities – this is a jetski racing game that uses the accelerometers of the device to race around hairpin bends. There are other games such as DaVinci QHD and Bladeslinger, which require the player to tap at virtual controls or tap the screen, but it’s on the accelerometer games that the HP HSTNN-XB75 Battery device really comes into its own.
Graphics are all-important in games – but there are none available yet that take full advantage of the quad-core onboard the Transformer Prime, but that will come in time.
For movie buffs HP 464059-121 464059-141 Battery
The Transformer Prime only supports a few file formats for movie watching – such as MP4 and H.264/H.263. This means your AVI, MKV and DivX movies can’t be watched unless you download an all-formats player from HP HSTNN-IB75 Battery Market.
Even so, we found that players such as RockPlayer and Mobo didn’t work perfectly – some films appeared in half-size windows when we tried them out.
This is an amazing tablet with some top specs – quad-core processor for gaming and HP HSTNN-DB75 Battery multimedia, up to 100Gb of storage, two-megapixel and eight megapixel snappers and Android Ice Cream sandwich.
It’s incredibly speedy, ready to tackle forthcoming powerful software and the bundled keyboard brings it into the realms of the hp laptop batteries . As we said at the beginning, it isn’t an iPad or Galaxy Tab – and that’s exactly why everyone will want one.
The HP Pavilion ZV5000 Battery design is pretty slick. The only assembly is making sure you insert the tiny round battery into the top of the pen cap. Aside from everything being self-contained, you can charge both the pen and the receiver simultaneously, just by connecting the small HP 371914-001 Battery cable to any free USB port on your computer.
Then, with the pen inserted into the charging case, you see two separate LEDs while charging the Inkling, one for the device and one for the pen. Both charge in less than three hours; the receiver contains a lithium-polymer HP Pavilion TX1000 Battery , while the pen uses a replaceable nickel metal hydride cell.
Wacom is a little nebulous as to its target customer here. On the one hand, the company cites highly HP HSTNN-XB37 Battery specific accuracy claims, and shows pictures on its Web site of fine, detailed drawings made with the Inkling.
On the other hand, Wacom says the Inkling is designed for "rough concepting and creative HP Compaq Business Notebook NC6400 Battery brainstorming," which is work that requires decidedly less accuracy. As our testing indicated, the Inkling is suited more to the latter tasks, although it does its job really well within that context.
Artists looking for a precision sketch tool would do better to HP 395791-001 Battery ignore Wacom's fancy marketing photos and focus on the existing Intuos4 and Cintiq lineup.
It will be interesting to see how Wacom improves the HP Pavilion DV5 Battery product over time, and whether the company introduces a more precise version in the future.
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