This is the time of year that everyone one is busy and everything seems to get delayed. Although there were reports of a Wi-Fi problem on the Asus Transformer Prime, Asus has confirmed to several sources that it will be released the week of December 19.
Those who have purchased preorders have gotten various dates from retailers and promises for shipping. We are aware that shipping industry is also slow due to holiday traffic and pressures. In Canada, there is word of a delay of the Asus Transformer Prime from Futureshop.ca that is offering customers $25 as a perk apology.
Different media outlets are reporting different phrasing of the delay of the Asus Transformer Prime the Verge quotes the Asus spokesman , "At this point, we still show to be on schedule to start shipments the week of 12/19. I will provide an update once I have additional information."
There have also been reports of preorders being cancelled from various online retailers as well as preorders sold-out.
The Asus Transformer Prime is worth waiting for due to its cutting edge specs and features.
The Asus Transformer Prime is 8.3mm thin and weighs 586g, which is a bit heavier than the Tab 10.1, but lighter than the iPad 2. Features include, mini-HDMI output, microSD slot, 1280 x 800, Super IPS+ Gorilla Glass touchscreen, 1GB of RAM, GPS, gyroscope, SonicMaster audio, 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera and 8MP camera with 1080p video recording.
The Asus Transformer Prime comes in two colors - metallic swirled Amethyst Gray and Champagne Gold and has a special clip /clasp to hold the two pieces together
The Asus Transformer Primee has a battery life of up to 12 hours, but when combined with the mobile dock, it lasts up to an incredible 18 hours.
The Asus Transformer Prime keyboard dock turns the tablet almost into a netbook computer:
- The keyboard dock sold separately is very thin and matches the brushed aluminium
- The dock adds an SD card reader, USB 2.0 port, browser launch key, screen brightness key, touchpad and connects easily.
- The dock adds a mute control, Wi-Fi control, page up/down and other keyboard features.
The Asus Transformer Prime is priced at $499.99 for the 32GB version or $599.99 for the 64GB version. It is expected to get an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich soon.
See all features of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Ice Cream Sandwich will definitely be a sweet addition to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime. when it is updated. A video by Nvidia shows Android 4.0 running on the Prime.
"If you build it, they will come." The world will come in droves, and has with preorders. Now we just need ASUS to release the friggin' thing.