Thank you so much for this review. I bought an iPad on May 12 and I am returning it tomorrow. Having no Flash on Apple iPad is a deal killer for me. Again, thank you for a great detailed review.
I love Prime because the hardware kicks ass, and it looks good. But when it comes to software, it lacks behind. For example, when I try to navigate the menu of a website on the Prime, it loads a new page instead (hard to explain). iPad's browsing is seamless because tablet optimized webpages are meant for it.
I've waited over a month, sent 6 repair tickets, had them reply once with "We lost your emails, please tell us what the problem is" after 3 weeks of dealing with them, and the latest support ticket sent 10 days ago, was closed without any reply. This is all to fix the lcd screen which cracked while trying to put the GPS dongle on it (force is a better word, as it doesn't fit well at all.) That dongle is a "fix" for the broken gps that all transformer primes came with. Nice product, Asus.
You can open up power points, word and excell documents, you may need to download an app when you buy it or it might come with its own inbuilt document editing app
@jiggymonk00 If I can just add to what you typed, the AEPTP (without the optional keyboard) is actually significantly cheaper than the iPad 2. In fact, the 32gig model of AEPTP costs 20 bucks less than the 16 gig model of iPad .
Could't afford an iPad 2, so I just ordered this today, from your review it looks like a great device; however, I just hate finding "your device is not supported" like how my girlfriend constantly complains about how she can't use apps on her EVO 4G LTE. If someone around Lowell wants to trade their iPad I might be interested
Most people reviewed the tablet for video and gaming speed, but not in base software and hardware supports. The WIFI receiver not as strong compare with laptop or desktop computer.
My screen broke while trying to put on the gps dongle that they sent me to fix the gps that was broken on all transformer primes. The GPS dongle doesn't fit well, and needs to be applied with so much pressure it actually removed the paint from the aluminum around the power socket on the device. P.S. After 10 days of waiting for a response to my latest support ticket, I checked its status to find it's been closed. This is after 6 tickets, and 3 responses that didn't at all address the problem.
Any android device can run microsoft office documents or fils through aspecific application like Polaris office or Documents to do. By using any of them you can browse,edit or even create microsoft office documents.
@Murrzeak C'mon its QUAD CORE processor,and it's not just one "hiccup"you can see clearly that pinch to zoom is also not buttery smooth like in safary or IE9!!And they can run smoother than this tablet with single core processor!Think about that!
The iPad and Transformer Prime both king tablets. Me pointlessly having both of them, I feel that I can say that. Although I use the prime more. Looking forward to selling them and getting the infinity though. The iPad and Prime both have lower than I expected internet connectivity if that makes sense.
John, can you please do some white balancing before you start recording videos. That white really glares in the eye. Along with that the glossy screens just dont do justice to the detail we want to get out of this video.
@ujivan87 im sure dual core cortex a15 will have much much performance, hence when using your phone the CPU is never stressed at maximum frequency or using multiple cores at once
Quad core ?!!! :D I have the MyTouch 4G and it's single core & I still think it's faster than iPhone and in general fast ! Imagine quad core awesome ! I want this even though I don't need it. Best tablet ever !
Asus transformer prime was first tab to havee Ics update and now Asus gonna bring Jellybean first to it from asus nexus 7 After having Jellybeam...this would be a killer tablet
@mskoffeebrown I was thinking about getting one shipped from the US, but with some of issues with the GPS, Wifi and 4.0 upgrade; I picked one up here for the premium price just to make things easier if anything goes wrong.
@Rayz093 haha 3 more processors, 8 megapixel camera with better quality then the iPhone 4s, better screen and cost about the same as a iPad 2 with the better operating system ANDROID. Also i bet when the iPad 3 comes out it will be like 700 to 800 dollars for the same specs as the transformer prime apart from the retina screen.
Let the ipad3 come. Everyone will shout again this is the best tablet!! I agree Transformer Prome is best in specification. But in UI aspect its iPad2!! Don't y'all agree?
You can not test GPS indoors! Not even if you compare other devices which are also indoors. GPS DOES NOT WORK INDOOR on ANY device. Can people please learn this once and for all?!
@blabla365love because you always compare to whats currently best on the market and the best selling one. Next time new tablet comes out it has to be compared to this for example
I don't think I'll ever understand the point of tablets. If you've got a smartphone and you've got a laptop, why get a tablet? Is there a point in between a phone and a laptop where it's not acceptable to use either and therefore you need a tablet? No. A tablet is a cross-over between the 2 that is not as good as either. What's worse is where OSX and Windows are heading with their new tablet like desktop operating systems. Definitely getting a W7 ultrabook before it's too late.
The only reason why people buy iPad 2 is because of the gigantic App Store. Yeah, Android has a pretty decent Market, but the amount of apps summed up to their quality is what makes the iPad 2 kick the ass of Android. And now the NEWiPad is out, so its gonna be a kickass product. And by a big margin. Because the apps in addition to the screen in addition to the processor and graphics are just worth it. But, I hate iOS in terms of its restrictions. Anyway, Transformer Prime is great.
I need help i've got like something over 600$ and I don't know if I should get this or some new phone (SG3, HTC ONE x,...) cos I've got 400$ and I'm gonna have to sell my phone to get the leaving 200$ ,
@shikori7 You are just here complaining because you dedicated a significant amount of your budget to a 'discounted' ipad and is now trying to justify your purchase, for you have realised you could have gotten a better device for the 'same price'. Then again the prime probably doesn't bother you for you are all about following the 'trend'. When I buy I buy for quality not for trends regardless of price thats why I will get one. Besides the ipad doesn't have gorilla glass, its feeble.
@blabla365love Because the ipad is very successful. It is at the top of the market as far as tablets go and if a company wants to compete they've gotta knock that top guy off his pedestal or at least be on par which is where the ipad is sitting at. That is why everything is compared to the ipad.
@stylesmcjay Can't stand itunes either, my aunt got me a ipod nano for Christmas and using itunes to sinc music to it is so much more tedious than just copying files to my mp3.
Great review mate, just bought one and it's on its first charge... I'm pumped!
Thank you so much for this review. I bought an iPad on May 12 and I am returning it tomorrow. Having no Flash on Apple iPad is a deal killer for me.
Again, thank you for a great detailed review.
I love Prime because the hardware kicks ass, and it looks good. But when it comes to software, it lacks behind. For example, when I try to navigate the menu of a website on the Prime, it loads a new page instead (hard to explain). iPad's browsing is seamless because tablet optimized webpages are meant for it.
I've waited over a month, sent 6 repair tickets, had them reply once with "We lost your emails, please tell us what the problem is" after 3 weeks of dealing with them, and the latest support ticket sent 10 days ago, was closed without any reply. This is all to fix the lcd screen which cracked while trying to put the GPS dongle on it (force is a better word, as it doesn't fit well at all.) That dongle is a "fix" for the broken gps that all transformer primes came with.
Nice product, Asus.
You can open up power points, word and excell documents, you may need to download an app when you buy it or it might come with its own inbuilt document editing app
@jiggymonk00 If I can just add to what you typed, the AEPTP (without the optional keyboard) is actually significantly cheaper than the iPad 2. In fact, the 32gig model of AEPTP costs 20 bucks less than the 16 gig model of iPad .
Could't afford an iPad 2, so I just ordered this today, from your review it looks like a great device; however, I just hate finding "your device is not supported" like how my girlfriend constantly complains about how she can't use apps on her EVO 4G LTE. If someone around Lowell wants to trade their iPad I might be interested
This tablet has shot straight to the top of my list of desirable tech. Definitely worth considering when I graduate university!
The Prime has facelock, it came with one of the firmware updates a few months ago.
i think you did a very good thorough review. and are very knowledgable and did your homework on the prime unlike some other reviews. great video
Most people reviewed the tablet for video and gaming speed, but not in base software and hardware supports. The WIFI receiver not as strong compare with laptop or desktop computer.
My screen broke while trying to put on the gps dongle that they sent me to fix the gps that was broken on all transformer primes. The GPS dongle doesn't fit well, and needs to be applied with so much pressure it actually removed the paint from the aluminum around the power socket on the device.
P.S. After 10 days of waiting for a response to my latest support ticket, I checked its status to find it's been closed. This is after 6 tickets, and 3 responses that didn't at all address the problem.
Any android device can run microsoft office documents or fils through aspecific application like Polaris office or Documents to do. By using any of them you can browse,edit or even create microsoft office documents.
John V. - another great review and thanks. Your written review is also very thorough and a pleasure to read. Woohoo
now for the Samsung quad core to come out and I'll be making my decision from there hopefully they got a dock like the prime.
@Murrzeak C'mon its QUAD CORE processor,and it's not just one "hiccup"you can see clearly that pinch to zoom is also not buttery smooth like in safary or IE9!!And they can run smoother than this tablet with single core processor!Think about that!
The iPad and Transformer Prime both king tablets. Me pointlessly having both of them, I feel that I can say that. Although I use the prime more.
Looking forward to selling them and getting the infinity though. The iPad and Prime both have lower than I expected internet connectivity if that makes sense.
John, can you please do some white balancing before you start recording videos. That white really glares in the eye. Along with that the glossy screens just dont do justice to the detail we want to get out of this video.
That was a very good review, right now I have the first ASUS Transformer and I still love it but I just have to test drive the new tablet...
@ehnook how do you like it? I was checking out a few tabs online and this one seems to blow the others away. I want.
i wanna see its performance with a custom cleaned up rom
the keyboard charges separately. and when you connect it with the tablet. the keyboard then charges the tablet.
Back camera is 8.0 megapixel?
You are into my New Year wish list! :P
@ujivan87 im sure dual core cortex a15 will have much much performance, hence when using your phone the CPU is never stressed at maximum frequency or using multiple cores at once
Does it bother you when you keep on finding the tiny home button?
That's why I like the TF101! got the device+ dock on craigs list for $300 :)
@Crustenscharbap Well it does have 1gb of RAM i think. And Tegra 3 quad core + another core = 5 core processor from Nvidia.
yes, the galaxy tab 2 is still dual core processor.
Should I buy this now or wait for the tf700?
would you take this for a laptop substitute if you were a college student?
1:31
Whoops there buddy, it looks like you dropped that tablet a bit.
@Murrzeak I know, but I when I saw the device in my neighbourhood the spec list read 5mp. So I'm slightly confused.
Yes but will it blend...
i saw that and was like that was one of the main ads that it was the slimmest tab
Nice tablet, too bad they retail for $853 USD (799AUD) in Australia (including keypad).
Can you transfer movies and music from and external hard drive?
I fish in Alaska. So cloud, server or anything else is not an option.
@TWTAGaming yes, it is thinner than galaxy tab, ipad2 and all other rush!
Quad core ?!!! :D I have the MyTouch 4G and it's single core & I still think it's faster than iPhone and in general fast ! Imagine quad core awesome ! I want this even though I don't need it. Best tablet ever !
I tried to save this recording using the sound recorder app, where can I find the saved file and listen to it?
Asus transformer prime was first tab to havee Ics update and now Asus gonna bring Jellybean first to it from asus nexus 7
After having Jellybeam...this would be a killer tablet
Not going to address the WiFi Issue?
14:44 it's a quad core processor or you didn't touched the display
@chaddlesg USA price is 499.00 without the keyboard.
@000Kach000 at no point did he say ''super smooth'', Why do u accuse?!
Wow, that is expensive. It is $499 in the US.
Does it have ports for 3.5mm Headphones? and/or a microphone port.
7:48 PLEASE SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT WALLPAPER IS THAT ?? I WANT THAT WALLPAPER . THE SAND THINGY
wow is that true? and is that posible to run polar office documents in windows ? can I open the polar office doucuments in microsoft office?
just curious in what month this tab will be feel outdated.
does it support flash for games & can we see live streaming videos ?
Why does EVERY tablet have to be compared to the Ipad?
I will get one in June but i want to know how to update Honeycomb to ICS !!
@mskoffeebrown
I was thinking about getting one shipped from the US, but with some of issues with the GPS, Wifi and 4.0 upgrade; I picked one up here for the premium price just to make things easier if anything goes wrong.
@Rayz093 haha 3 more processors, 8 megapixel camera with better quality then the iPhone 4s, better screen and cost about the same as a iPad 2 with the better operating system ANDROID. Also i bet when the iPad 3 comes out it will be like 700 to 800 dollars for the same specs as the transformer prime apart from the retina screen.
this dude knows good music
also thank you for ditching the godawful asus stock wallpaper with the tree on it while doing the software review
Let the ipad3 come. Everyone will shout again this is the best tablet!! I agree Transformer Prome is best in specification. But in UI aspect its iPad2!! Don't y'all agree?
waiting for ipad3 thn will decide which one to go for ...
@RandomAccount922 I think even blendtec would have problems blending this...
You can not test GPS indoors! Not even if you compare other devices which are also indoors. GPS DOES NOT WORK INDOOR on ANY device. Can people please learn this once and for all?!
How do I get that 8 GB of Asus' web storage? It says I've got only 2 GB of space
Jesus how many times are you going to swipe the screen? You swiped probably 150 times in 1.5 min
does it have screenshot with the multi-task button has it is found on the tf101 ?
With Splashtop THD, you can.
haha, actually no , tegra 3 offers up to 2GB Vram, quad-core processor this is a good competitor for the ipad 11
Hey, which 10.1 Android Tablet comes with Vanilla ICS?
the thing is its a tablet not a laptop
@blabla365love because you always compare to whats currently best on the market and the best selling one. Next time new tablet comes out it has to be compared to this for example
You should do your own reviews!
Why do these guys have an Android tablet but NOT an android phone? x__x
I don't think I'll ever understand the point of tablets. If you've got a smartphone and you've got a laptop, why get a tablet? Is there a point in between a phone and a laptop where it's not acceptable to use either and therefore you need a tablet? No. A tablet is a cross-over between the 2 that is not as good as either. What's worse is where OSX and Windows are heading with their new tablet like desktop operating systems. Definitely getting a W7 ultrabook before it's too late.
I just bought this from Mediaworld, including the dock with 400 euros
Well how did your screen break?
i thought it was thinner then iPa 2?
The only reason why people buy iPad 2 is because of the gigantic App Store. Yeah, Android has a pretty decent Market, but the amount of apps summed up to their quality is what makes the iPad 2 kick the ass of Android. And now the NEWiPad is out, so its gonna be a kickass product. And by a big margin. Because the apps in addition to the screen in addition to the processor and graphics are just worth it. But, I hate iOS in terms of its restrictions. Anyway, Transformer Prime is great.
@TheSarthakgoyal Never, the Ipad3 will have nowhere near the proccessing peer IR functionality of this.
i heard that this tablet only has wifi, so sad :'(
first time I've ever heard ice cream sandwhich so many times without actually meaning a dessert
@joon9498
of course, I wouldn't consider this a laptop substitute
what is the difference between 499.99999999 en 500 ?
How's the battery life
Where's Niko?
apps do run smoother on the ipad...true
Question: Can I download a game such as Metin2 on it?
I need help i've got like something over 600$ and I don't know if I should get this or some new phone (SG3, HTC ONE x,...) cos I've got 400$ and I'm gonna have to sell my phone to get the leaving 200$ ,
@shikori7 You are just here complaining because you dedicated a significant amount of your budget to a 'discounted' ipad and is now trying to justify your purchase, for you have realised you could have gotten a better device for the 'same price'. Then again the prime probably doesn't bother you for you are all about following the 'trend'. When I buy I buy for quality not for trends regardless of price thats why I will get one. Besides the ipad doesn't have gorilla glass, its feeble.
It's actually thinner than iPad 2 and the galaxy tab.
just ordered it, i cant wait! :D
john said transformers prime is the fastest tablet he use thus far :) yeaaayy!
i want same specs, 7"inches!!! im waiting!
is it better than galaxy tab 2 10.1?
still leg i don't understand why
still ipad 3 better
also am waiting asus tablet 3g also use qualcomm more power full than tegra 3
Where's decepticon?
this tablet ROCKS
GIVE TO INSTALL THE OFFICE?
I really want windows 8 on this tablet.
@blabla365love Because the ipad is very successful. It is at the top of the market as far as tablets go and if a company wants to compete they've gotta knock that top guy off his pedestal or at least be on par which is where the ipad is sitting at. That is why everything is compared to the ipad.
I HAVE THIS TABLET, AND ALSO IPAD 2, I LOVE MY ASUS, I STILL USE IPAD 2 MORE, BECUASE OF THE APPS.
Don't think I've ever heard a reviewer say 'Ice Cream Sandwich' so much.
@stylesmcjay Can't stand itunes either, my aunt got me a ipod nano for Christmas and using itunes to sinc music to it is so much more tedious than just copying files to my mp3.
I wish I could afford one of these things. Looks pretty damn nice...sigh.