Asus Eee Pad shows up at 400 bucks in BB's system

[SAWYER]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/31/asus-eee-pad-transformer-shows-up-at-best-buy-for-400/

Now this is more like it!

 

[gorcorps]

hot damn, 10" IPS display... that should look pretty solid

Hope best buy puts one on display. I want to play with it

 

[Genx87]

Been waiting on this tablet since January. Excited it will be affordable. Hope it ships soon!

 

[randomlinh]

best buy link doesn't work now, but earlier, it was slated as 2.2lbs and .5" thick... damn.

 

[theeedude]

Good stuff. How much for KB dock?

 

[KDOG]

Excellent! Anyone know what version of android it runs?

 

[gorcorps]

Excellent! Anyone know what version of android it runs?

The 10.1-inch Honeycomb tablet

via the article which may be blocked for some

 

[KDOG]

Oh, duh...lol. Very interesting! Gonna have to look for that! Don't see it on Asus's website though....

 

[el_brio]

Official Specs: (the 2lb weight is WITH the keyboard dock)

• Nvidia Tegra 2 (1.0GHz Dual Core) CPU
• Display is a 10.1" LED Backlight screen
• 1280 x 800 resolution
• 10 finger mult-touch
• Gorilla glass
• 2-in-1 audio jack (headphone/mic-in)
• 1 mini HDMI 1.3a
• 1 micro SD card reader
• 1 internal microphone
• dual SRS premium sound speakers
• weighs 680g with battery
• size is 271 x 177 x 12.98mm
• Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system
• 1G DDR2 RAM
• 16GB/32GB + 1 year Unlimited ASUS Webstorage
• Wireless b/g/n
• Bluetooth 2.1
• 1.2 mega pixel front facing camera
• 5.0 mega pixel rear facing camera with auto focus
• g-sensor, light sensor, gyroscope, e-compass, GPS
• optional 3G
• 9.5 hours battery life with 24.4Wh battery
• 16 hours battery life with dock

 

[el_brio]

http://www.asuseeepad.net/asus-transformer.php

 

[gorcorps]

http://www.asuseeepad.net/asus-transformer.php

Very slick looking. The keyboard is of higher quality than I expected, so that alone will probably run $200 or so.

 

[theeedude]

Amazon UK has it listed for L 379 without keyboard L429 with. If we scale that proportionally to $399 without keyboard in the US, that would make keyboard dock $50. They could make it $100, I suppose, but probably not $200.

 

[cronos]

Amazon UK has it listed for L 379 without keyboard L429 with. If we scale that proportionally to $399 without keyboard in the US, that would make keyboard dock $50. They could make it $100, I suppose, but probably not $200.

Rumors said that it's going to be $150

 

[SAWYER]

gps, very nice

 

[el_brio]

The price delta on the Amazon UK site is 50 Pounds Sterling. That is about $80 USD. Ohhh... and the 2.2 lbs figure is WITH the keyboard.

 

[el_brio]

In a video it shows a full size USB on the base that the demonstrator says is compatible with a USB mouse. Does Android 3.0 have mouse support?

 

[BoberFett]

Most interesting...

 

[Pliablemoose]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-018-_-Product

Newegg...

 

[LostPassword]

this thing got usb ports? not listed on specs page.

 

[badb0y]

When is release? I might just cancel my iPad 2 and get this.

 

[MagickMan]

Ooooo... I want. Got my CC ready.

 

[richierich1212]

wow that tablet looks slick. When is it going to be released?

 

[richierich1212]

Rumors said that it's going to be $150

J&R shows $149 for the docking station: http://www.jr.com/product/productListing.jsp?Ntt=asus+transformer

 

[badb0y]

iPad 2 has shipped already....oh well.

 

[boomhower]

If this thing sells for that price it will finally give the ipad some solid competition. To say I'm intrigued is an understatement.