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Next Generation Asus Transformer technical specifications spotted on a fuzzy screenshot – Seems legit

Asus doesn’t have to go to the neighbor for some innovation. They single handedly kicked-off the netbook revolution (Anyone remembers the 701?), spearheaded the Ultrabook movement and now, they’re pushing hard with their hybrid tablet/netbook.

Just a couple months after releasing the TF201 (also known as the Transformer Prime), there is a sidegrade (as it hardly is an up or a downgrade) cooking: TF300T.

Since there isn’t much in the ways of a stronger processor they can build a tablet around, the TF300T will be equipped with the same Nvidia Tegra 3 CPU as the TF201, albeit clocked 100 MHz lower at 1.2GHz instead of 1.3GHz.

TF201 contained either 32GB or 64GB internal storage, TF300T allegedly comes with ‘only’ 16GB. I wouldn’t start flailing my arms in shocked disbelief just yet, there is a MicroSD card reader slot for those who walk around with their entire music collection on their tablets.

Asus put the same amount of operating memory in the tablet — 1GB — as they put in the Transformer Prime. This time, however, it apparently follows the DDR3L standard rather being LPDDR2. According to Engadget, there are multiple benefits to utilizing Low-power DDR3 vs. its DDR2 counterpart:

[...]debuting its LPDDR3 chip, brushing aside LPDDR2 with twice the data rates at 6.4GB/s a slice, and a 25 percent smaller power-drain in tow[...]

If that doesn’t offset the performance loss stemming from the lower CPU clock-frequency, I’m not sure what does.

The new Transformer seems to have put up some weight since the TF201 days, being exactly as wide and long as the predecessor but 1.6mm (~1/16th inch) thicker. It weighs 60 grams (2.2 oz) or almost 11% more than the previous model.

Despite having the same resolution –1280×800– screen (though it isn’t rated as Super-IPS, just IPS), more efficient operating RAM, lower internal capacity and CPU clock-speed, thicker chassis and heavier body, the TF300T runs 8.5 hours on one charge versus the 9.5 hours its predecessor pulls. When connected to the keyboard-dock the battery-life gap widens to 5.5 hours between 12.5 hours and 18 hours.

Making sense

The TF300T seems like a facelift on the TF201 if anything. Its specs come really close to that of the older model, while in some respects it’s worse than that. There is one logical explanation I can come up with. If these specs aren’t completely bogus, the new model will arrive at a lower price point, essentially catering for a different target audience.

I hope the new, 4.0 Android OS by default coupled with a lower price-tag isn’t all that ASUS has up its sleeves, but plans to put a definitive end to the weird software and firmware issues, too.

via BGR, tabletowo.pl

How Fast Nvidia Tegra 3 Really Is?

There are a couple new videos showcasing the powerhouse that is Tegra 3 from Nvidia. The first device to have the chip will be the Asus Transformer Prime, which is due to hit the US market before Christmas this year.

Armdevices.net collected the all footage you need to see about the new chip.

I must say I really love using my iPad 1 still, but having five cores of computing powerhouse under my fingers is tempting. Very tempting.

Asus EEE Transfromer Prime to Ship in December, First Tablet with Tegra 3

The first Asus Transformer was something funky and unique. It was a tablet that could dock to a… there is no better way of describing than comparing it to the bottom half of a netbook. A touchpad, a keyboard, battery and some ports turned the Transformer into an Android based netbook of sorts, only with ARM based CPU and an IPS panel for a screen.

Now we’re waiting for the Transformer 2, also known as Transformer Prime, which will be the first tablet to ship with Nvidia’s Tegra 3 GPU/CPU (it’s going to be awesome, performance demo in the video above) Four cores, plus one to deal with mundane tasks such as background processes and anything else that does not need the powerhouse cores.

While four (actually five) cores in a tablet may sound like a plan to drain the battery like never before, the thing goes on for 12 hours, six more when docked. Compared to my iPad 1 that’s about twice the productivity, and I have to carry around my separate bluetooth keyboard.

It will definitely be an interesting tablet to consider if you don’t already have one from Apple (you do, don’t you).

The battery life and computing performance promises to be spectacular, but there is still one thing I can’t put my finger on. It’s going to sport a 8Mp camera at the back with the capability of shooting 1080p videos. The question is, who will walk around flailing a 10″ tablet shooting videos and taking pictures. That’s hipster tourist unleashed.

Release Date is set to December in the US, and January (bundled with the keyboard for 499 Pounds) in the UK according to V3.

This engadget article does a very good job at walking you through what to expect from the Asus Transformer Prime.

The official Asus EEE Transformer Prime page shows nothing more than a silhouette at the moment, expect it to change soon.

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