Transformer 2 News - Anything?

[Tristicus]

The only thing I'm weary about is getting a tablet without a USB port...but that processor sounds oh so nice.

 

[makken]

So i guess the big questions I have are:
1) will it work with the previous generation dock?
2) will it still be priced at $399 for 16gb?

 

[Bateluer]

The only thing I'm weary about is getting a tablet without a USB port...but that processor sounds oh so nice.

Full or Micro? I think the Micro USB connectors are pretty universal on all Android tablets.

So i guess the big questions I have are:
1) will it work with the previous generation dock?
2) will it still be priced at $399 for 16gb?

1- Not sure, but would it even match the styling on the original dock?

2- No idea. But, it is Asus, so it'll be priced competitively.

 

[Red Storm]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/26/asus-transformer-prime-shots-leak-out-apes-the-tao-of-zenbook-d/

Leaked shots of the tablet + dock! Engadget shows two, click the source link to see all 4 images. It's an Italian article, but you don't need to know Italian to look at pictures.

It looks a lot like the Intel Ultrabooks/MacBook Air.

Anyone know Italian? :awe:

 

[NikolaeVarius]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/26/asus-transformer-prime-shots-leak-out-apes-the-tao-of-zenbook-d/

Leaked shots of the tablet + dock! Engadget shows two, click the source link to see all 4 images. It's an Italian article, but you don't need to know Italian to look at pictures.

It looks a lot like the Intel Ultrabooks/MacBook Air.

Anyone know Italian? :awe:

The translated version is easy enough to read

 

[poofyhairguy]

100% chance I am getting the dock.

 

[JD50]

I'm dying to find out the price of this thing. I'll pay $399, but probably not any more.

 

[poofyhairguy]

I'm dying to find out the price of this thing. I'll pay $399, but probably not any more.

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/21768

 

[Aikouka]

Hmm I was hoping that it would be $399 again. They don't actually state the memory size in the article though... I assume it's 16GB (like the original was). Maybe they pulled a Motorola and decided to start with 32GB.

 

[luv2liv]

i wanna know if it can play mkv files from usb drives. off course, outputting vid through HDMI to a bigger screen! that would be sweeettttt

 

[Red Storm]

i wanna know if it can play mkv files from usb drives. off course, outputting vid through HDMI to a bigger screen! that would be sweeettttt

I'd really like to know this as well. If it can do these two things, it's most definitely replacing my MBP.

 

[theeedude]

$500 is kind of pricey, especially if the keyboard is still $150 extra.

 

[Aikouka]

I believe the original Transformer was capable of playing MKV files like that, but it had the whole Tegra 2 B Frame problem that made it unable to play a decent amount of high-profile h264 video.

 

[badb0y]

Pretty cool tablet.

EDIT: Tegra 3 is the quad-core version of Tegra 2 right?

 

[Aikouka]

Pretty cool tablet.

EDIT: Tegra 3 is the quad-core version of Tegra 2 right?

It's a quad-core A9 with another low-power A9 and a new GPU. Tegra 2 had an A9 as well, but it won't operate as quickly. You can see some of that here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegra_2#Tegra_2_series

 

[BenSkywalker]

Tegra 3 is the quad-core version of Tegra 2 right?

Close, besides the aforementioned low power core it is supposed to support NEON also.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture#Advanced_SIMD_.28NEON.29

Some of the odd performance Tegra2 had Tegra3 shouldn't suffer from(ie- being very competitive to superior in most benches and then tanking under others).

 

[gorcorps]

I want it... but not at that price. Tablet + dock would cost quite a lot of money. Despite knowing I'd use it I just don't see me buying it until it drops in price to match at least the first Transformer.

 

[aceshigh23]

I was quite interested until the price was announced. Sorry tablet guys, I'm simply not paying $500 for your tablet (unless it's a Windows 8 tablet using Ivy Bridge).

 

[sygyzy]

The leaks are not informative at all. I hope they come out with better pictures/info. Right now I can't tell the difference (visually) from the existing Transformer and dock.

 

[Aikouka]

The leaks are not informative at all. I hope they come out with better pictures/info. Right now I can't tell the difference (visually) from the existing Transformer and dock.

Isn't the Transformer 1 built mostly out of plastic? This guy is brushed aluminum which is a lot like your fancier tablets.

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I want it... but not at that price. Tablet + dock would cost quite a lot of money. Despite knowing I'd use it I just don't see me buying it until it drops in price to match at least the first Transformer.

It's really just about the convenience of the real keyboard combined with being able to play the majority of my media that I want. The Transformer 1 handles the first part fine, but not the second. I own an iPad and a TouchPad, but frankly... I can't stand typing a lot at once.

I tried doing some IMing from my iPad the other night, and I absolutely hated it. I just got up and went back to my desktop. I kept feeling like I was limited to 20 words or less or else I'd fall behind in the flow of the conversation. As you can see by my posts, I tend to be quite the wordy bastard.

 

[poofyhairguy]

It's really just about the convenience of the real keyboard combined with being able to play the majority of my media that I want. The Transformer 1 handles the first part fine, but not the second. I own an iPad and a TouchPad, but frankly... I can't stand typing a lot at once.

I tried doing some IMing from my iPad the other night, and I absolutely hated it. I just got up and went back to my desktop. I kept feeling like I was limited to 20 words or less or else I'd fall behind in the flow of the conversation. As you can see by my posts, I tend to be quite the wordy bastard.

This 100%.

 

[Red Storm]

This 100%.

Yep that's why I'll be getting both tablet and dock.

 

[jtvang125]

Isn't the Transformer 1 built mostly out of plastic? This guy is brushed aluminum which is a lot like your fancier tablets.

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It's really just about the convenience of the real keyboard combined with being able to play the majority of my media that I want. The Transformer 1 handles the first part fine, but not the second. I own an iPad and a TouchPad, but frankly... I can't stand typing a lot at once.

I tried doing some IMing from my iPad the other night, and I absolutely hated it. I just got up and went back to my desktop. I kept feeling like I was limited to 20 words or less or else I'd fall behind in the flow of the conversation. As you can see by my posts, I tend to be quite the wordy bastard.

I haven't typed that much when I was trying my brother's ipad2 but the OS seems to be a lot smoother and responsive than my TF. Even after all the honeycomb updates there is still that delay while typing. Sometimes the typing will freeze for a second or two before the letters show up on the screen. Makes you think that it didn't receive the input and you'll retype the letters only to find out you repeated the letters. Makes me want to smash my TF on the ground when it does this.