News - ASUS Transformer Prime at the slightly less Prime price of £499.99

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Due to hit UK stores January 12th.

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Read more.

"would you consider placing an order for an ASUS Transformer Prime tablet?"

i'm sure many would for the name alone!

Would love to purchase but price too steep for me, hopefully get one this time next year for a smidgen under £300

So, can anyone justify the price?

Keep in mind that most people on here slate the relative high price of the iPad, claiming that it's so expensive because of the "Apple Tax"..well here we have a near identically priced tablet (£479 for 32gb iPad 2, + £21 for a keyboard), but made by a competitor (so no Apple tax claims can be made..)

Crazy pricing, at least £100 over what it should be to remain competitive..I presume that once this gets officially release we'll start seeing some more realistic pricing.

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Originally Posted by Spud1

So, can anyone justify the price?

Keep in mind that most people on here slate the relative high price of the iPad, claiming that it's so expensive because of the "Apple Tax"..well here we have a near identically priced tablet (£479 for 32gb iPad 2, + £21 for a keyboard), but made by a competitor (so no Apple tax claims can be made..)

Crazy pricing, at least £100 over what it should be to remain competitive..I presume that once this gets officially release we'll start seeing some more realistic pricing.

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Once Android 4.0 rolls out my personal opinion is that this bests the iPad 2 (which I do own! - but for business use), Android is really starting to come into its own as the functionality of tablets extends meanwhile iOS feels more cluttered and less intuitive with each update. I think it is worth the money if you want a high-end tablet and don't currently own any existing model, otherwise I'd suggest holding onto the current model, the changes aren't significant enough yet to match the high price, perhaps the next iteration in the series or when the cost is lowered.

I'm not so keen on people comparing tablets with notebooks, I own both and I use both for different tasks, each has its advantage, though I'd say if they keep working on tablets and Windows adaptation becomes strong enough I'd no longer have a need for my notebook or the upcoming ultrabooks, but it feels a long way off unless x86 chips can be made in the same power envelope as ARM chips.

what's not mentioned in this article is that that £500 includes the dock

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Originally Posted by Spud1

So, can anyone justify the price?

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Maybe. Well, not that price. However, I get 10% off Currys/PC World/Comet vouchers through work, so next time there's a 10% off code doing the rounds for one of those stores I might be tempted, £400 is a much nicer price. Factor in (hopefully) £220-£240 for my iPad and I'd certainly consider picking the Prime up.

Otherwise? Naaaaaahhhhhh.

EBuyer have them at £499 with dock, ships with 3.2 O/S ugradable to 4.0...shipping Jan 19

Any news on the $249 7" tablet? will this be available in the uk?