News - ASUS Transformer Prime at a Prime price of £550

[HEXUS]

Say it ain't so ASUS, say it ain't so...

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[cheesemp]

"would it be best to wait and see what the market holds?"

Yes - I'd love a tablet but the market is evolving very quickly at the moment and i can't help but think waiting another 6-12 months and you'l get a lot more for your money (Higher res displays being one definite).

[vrykyl]

With windows 8 being developed for arm as well as x86, tbh I dont think its that far off until they'll start packing specs like this into the low end laptop form factor - at which point pricing should become a bit more realistic... as £550 will buy you a pretty cracking laptop atm!!

[Hicks12]

just wait till i win the lottery, i have some solid ideas for the tablet market and will make them work asap!. It will destroy all these current gen tablets however as usual im lacking funds .

overpriced asus, overpriced! Would wish companies didnt use Apple as a maximum, i find £200+ for a tablet to be a stupid price for a basic unit where as my phone is the same all i need is a hdmi cable between my phone and display and im sorted for hdmi mirroring and along with bluetooth keyboards and mice, it works flawlessly .

[Pyrii]

Yikes, tablet pricing is way out of control. They're overtaking netbooks and laptops by a fair margin now.

[Guppy]

Considering I got a brand new Asus Transformer for £330, sans keyboard, £550 is pretty ridiculous. If people are mainly buying iPads then how is that high a price going to sway them. I was very happy with paying £330 and I honestly wouldn't spend much more than that on a tablet. I don't think I know anyone who would spend much more than that either.

[Scarlet Infidel]

When comparing tablet prices to laptops/netbooks:

Don't underestimate the cost of a good display.
Don't underestimate the value of a good display.

[crossy]

Yikes, tablet pricing is way out of control. They're overtaking netbooks and laptops by a fair margin now.

Yep, I barely managed to "justify" £400 for my current Transformer, but £150 premium for three (or is it two-and-a-half?) extra cores is taking the utter michael. Come on Asus - do the thing properly, £450-500 for the Prime, and drop the cost of the "lower-end" (current) Transformer.

Just because Apple have the gall to charge silly money, (and find fools eager to pay), doesn't mean that you can.

Think I'll be sticking with my old Transformer for the forseeable.

[vicar]

Currently waiting for Win 8 to come out, but it all depends on price.

[[GSV]Trig]

Sticking with my Xoom here tbh, I havent seen anything of the new tablets that makes me want to upgrade and other than being a bit faster and having higher res screens I really dont see the need, its not as if I use mine for much more than keeping the kids amused, email, browsing, ebay etc..

[Brewster0101]

Currently waiting for Win 8 to come out, but it all depends on price.

While your waiting, why not wait for windows 9 and 10

[HW_90]

pricing isn't that bad when you take into account VAT, ends up at about $715, so $65 extra, or about £45 or 10% of the non-VAT price.

[Scarlet Infidel]

Good news, the RRP seems to be £499 for 32GB including keyboard.