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One of the most hyped tablets at the end of this year, the ASUS Transformer Prime (read our coverage) just got a detailed first look preview that highlights some of the things we knew already, but also makes sure to point out less obvious things about how it feels like in daily use.
The first thing you notice once docked, is that the Transformer Prime looks a lot like a 10 inch netbook, albeit a premium one, being a smaller cousin of the UX21 and UX31 Zenbooks. Upon closer inspection it becomes clear that’s not a netbook with battery such as Compaq OmniBook XE3 Ac Adapter , Compaq PG803EA Ac Adapter , Compaq Presario 1700 Ac Adapter , Compaq Presario 1800 Ac Adapter , Compaq Presario 2100CA Ac Adapter , Compaq Presario 2500 Ac Adapter , Compaq Presario 2700 Ac Adapter , Compaq Presario 700 Ac Adapter , Compaq Presario DK558A Ac Adapter , Compaq Presario V5000 Ac Adapter , Compaq Presario X1000 Ac Adapter , Compaq Prosignia 190 Ac Adapter , mainly because the tablet is thicker than your usual netbook screen. Being slimmer and lighter (not by much) than the iPad 2 also helps when you hold it in hand, and the rigidity of the aluminium case makes for a very good first impression.
The gorgeous Super IPS+ is protected by a gorilla glass layer and its colors, contrast and viewing angles are clearly an improvement from the previous Transformers generation, so you’ll be pleased with it. You’ll have to pay more for the privilege, as prices start at $499, not $399 like the case with the previous version. Add the docking keyboard and you’ll soon find yourself at $100 more than the base Apple iPad 2, but that one features only 16 GB storage, not 32, as the lowest capacity Transformer Prime.
The docking keyboard feels firm with the tablet docked, and it’s got a premium feel to match that of the tablet itself. If you’re a fan of island separated keys you won’t be disappointed by it, nor by the large touchpad with a bottom click area (I hate clickpads since they’re crappy, except the ones made by Apple). There are special Android specific keys for home, menu and back, which the reviewer said he finds very useful. Once you plug the tablet into the keyboard dock the integrated battery starts to charge the main unit on the Prime tablet.
I hope there’s an option somewhere in the menus to stop that from happening automatically as we all know charging a battery is not a 100% efficient process (no process in nature is that efficient), so you end up loosing battery life when charging the internal battery. The normal process, as I see it, would be to use the keyboard battery when docked and then the one inside the tablet. This is how you can even come close to the 18 hours of battery life promised by Asus.