ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101: Price, Specs, and Features Get Official

ASUS in an announcement today just made the Eee Pad Transformer TF101 tablet official.

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer

The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer is one of the tablet devices unveiled ahead of CES early this year from the Taiwan-based company. Featuring a 10.1-inch IPS (in-plane switching) panel display, powered by a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor; the Transformer is a Honeycomb device that is, well – a unique slate that behaves converting itself into something we’re familiar with: a notebook. With an optional docking station with integrated keyboard, the Transformer let you access functionalities of a full QWERTY set of keys for your typing pleasure. In-house with the Eee Pad Transformer include a 1GB memory, 16GB or 32GB of storage with unlimited access to cloud-based ASUS WebStorage, both front and rear-facing cameras, and the ASUS’ Waveshare UI which melds with Android 3.0 for a unique user interface.



ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Specs



Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)

1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual-core processor

10.1-inch IPS (In-plane Switching) 1280 x 800 resolution touchscreen display

1GB RAM

16GB / 32GB Storage, Unlimited cloud storage with ASUS WebStorage

1.2MP Front camera for video conferencing

5MP Rear AF camera, HD video recording and playback

Optional Docking Station with integrated Full QWERTY keyboard

Wi-Fi, 802.11 b/g/n

3G (optional)

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Mini-HDMI

3.5mm audio jack

USB 2.0 (2x)

Micro-SD Card

Stereo Speaker

Sensors (G-sensor, Light, Gyroscope, Compass, GPS)

10.6 x 6.9 x 0.51”

1.49 lbs (with battery)

24.4 Wh Li-Polymer battery



Reports say ASUS has a planned launch of Eee Pad Transformer next week; however, initial announcement says the tablet will be priced between $399 and $699, and will be available next month. Stay tuned as we’ll update this post if we got the official pricing details next week.



Update: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer: Philippines Price and Launch Update

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