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Asus EeePad Transformer TF300T specs leak, Tegra 3 on the cheap

By on February 20, 2012 at 3:39pm in Mobile News


The Asus Transformer Prime TF201 is considered one of the best Android tablets currently available, but it’s also quite expensive at a starting price of $499. While we’ve covered the 1080p follow-up, the TF700T, a few more details have emerged of the upcoming cheaper, and slightly thicker, entry into the EeePad Transformer family. The TF300T doesn’t manage to break thinness records or specs records, but when it likely debuts during Mobile World Congress it may be a little less troublesome on the wallet.

It is expected to mostly match the Transformer Prime in specs, though the CPU is slightly slower: 1.2Ghz quad-core Tegra 3, 1GB DDR3 RAM, 10.1-inch (non-Super) IPS 1280×800 display, 16GB internal memory, 8MP back camera with no flash, 1.2MP front camera. Where it makes some concessions is in its battery, and its size: the TF300T is considerably thicker at 9.9mm to the Prime’s 8.3mm, and it weighs 640g to the Prime’s 582g. The battery is meant to last 8.5 hrs to the Prime’s 9.5hrs, and with the dock 12.5hrs to the Prime’s 18hrs.

If Asus can release the TF300T at $399 or less it will have a good chance of being a high seller; as we’ve learned with Android tabs, the price is key to success more than anything else.

Source: Tabletowo
Via: Pocketnow

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18 comments for “Asus EeePad Transformer TF300T specs leak, Tegra 3 on the cheap”

  1. Nice. Most of what people care about in a high-end tablet, with a significantly lower price.

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    Posted by Nick | February 20, 2012, 3:44 pm
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    • Most people don’t care or understand about specs. They care about a good experience (which still depends on specs among other factors).

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      Posted by Dono | February 20, 2012, 4:08 pm

  2. They might release this as a bundle like the old Transformer, hope so at least. Something new to carry.

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    Posted by Matt | February 20, 2012, 4:02 pm
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  3. How on earth can it have an inferior screen, a smaller battery and still be both thicker and heavier? Did they fill it with plastic? I mean I realize that the aluminum back of the current model allows for a very slim design but so does the plastic Samsung uses.

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    Posted by RedArmada | February 20, 2012, 4:11 pm
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  4. Wait a minute… original Transformer not getting Android 4.0?

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    Posted by chris2 | February 20, 2012, 4:21 pm
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  5. Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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    Posted by waiting for 3300 mAh battery | February 20, 2012, 4:47 pm
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    • There are lots of people (non techies) that still buy the 16GB Galaxy Tab to save $100.

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      Posted by cloakster | February 20, 2012, 5:18 pm

    • The same reason why the Kindle Fire and the Nook Color/Tablet sold so well, because it meets the needs of the casual user without including features/hardware they wouldn’t ever use and are relatively inexpensive… A quad core tablet for under $400 is a steal, especially considering the iPad 2 is inferior in pretty much every way and sells for a few hundred more than the Prime TF300t.

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      Posted by d3v14n7 | February 22, 2012, 2:20 am

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    Posted by jon_d0e | February 20, 2012, 5:18 pm
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  7. This will sell a load if it’s priced 199-250

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    Posted by Cody | February 20, 2012, 5:33 pm
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    • The cheapest name brand 10in Android tablet that i know of is the $300 Lenovo Ideapad. There’s no way that this will come in under $300, and most likely will go for around $400 IMO.

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      Posted by Jim R | February 20, 2012, 6:37 pm

  8. Has to be $199-$250. Otherwise, it’s just ASUS trying to max out profits on the dud parts.

    Transformer Prime is nice and all, but it just had too many issues to really be useful. ESP. the whole GPS thing.

    Wake up ASUS. Quality has to go up and price has to go down. Not because we’re cheap, but because it’s the only way you’ll compete against Apple.

    (and I’m not an Apple fan by any stretch!)

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    Posted by Omega | February 20, 2012, 6:35 pm
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  9. how is this expensive when the ipad (LOL at proview patiently waiting to sue apple haha) is almost 300$ more than this!??!!?!
    Compare it to all tablets, it is the best tablet on the market for android, and relatively cheaper.

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    Posted by ace | February 20, 2012, 8:41 pm
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  10. let toughs dum asses that dont care about specs have there watered down tablet, i wont mine decked out!

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    Posted by kevin | February 20, 2012, 8:50 pm
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    • I honestly have no idea what it is that you’re trying to say.

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      Posted by graham | February 20, 2012, 11:58 pm

  11. 1.6mm is “significantly thicker” compared to what? A sheet of paper? There’s a limit to usable thinness.

    A Transformer Prime 9000 (TF9000) that’s thinner than a sheet of paper and keeps on falling over/bending due to lack of structural support is useless even if the battery last a million years.

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    Posted by Bob | February 21, 2012, 12:09 pm
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    Posted by Asus EeePad Transformer TF300T specs leak, Tegra 3 on the cheap | G Guild – IT Support Blog | February 21, 2012, 1:01 pm
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  13. Considering the iPad 2 is a couple hundred dollars more than the Transformer Prime, how is the Prime “quite expensive”? Especially when the Transformer Prime completely destroys the iPad 2 in specs, features, performance, display resolution, usability, productivity and more…

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    Posted by d3v14n7 | February 22, 2012, 2:11 am
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