CES 2012: Asus Transformer Prime 'HD' 700 Series

A new version of the Asus EeePad Transformer Prime was spotted just before the CES opened its doors in Las Vegas earlier this week. The new and improved tablet boasts, among other things, a Full HD screen!

A few blocks away from the Convention Center where the main event is taking place, Asus invited us to a luxurious suite in the Trump tower to present a few new products, including the Transformer Prime HD that was leaked a few days ago. Note that its official name is the EeePad Transformer 700 Series.

Asus therefore seems to be gradually establishing a tablet range with models that offer varying specs and price tags.

The Prime HD can basically be seen as a high-definition version of the Transformer Prime, as the 10.1-inch Super IPS+ capacitive touchscreen has a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels (16:10), compared with 1280 x 800p for the Prime. Otherwise, the new HD model runs on the same 1.4 GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor and has 1 GB of RAM. 
 

As well as a new screen that'll no doubt boost viewing quality for HD content and web browsing, the Transformer Prime 700 Series does have a few other updated features. Asus has, for example, corrected the GPS connectivity issues caused by the aluminium casing in the Prime. The 700 Series therefore has a soft-touch strip on the upper part of the rear face, which is home to the GPS and the 8-Megapixel photo and video camera with LED flash. Plus, the aluminium on the back of the tablet now has a brushed finished rather than an iridescent finish. 

The model we saw was running on Android Ice Cream Sandwich version 4.0.3. Release is slated for Q2 2012 with prices at $599 and $699 for the 32 GB and 64 GB tablets without the optional keyboard dock.

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