Printed from  ASUS preps quad-core Transformer Prime, Padfone
for 2012  updated 10:15 pm EDT, Wed October 19, 2011  ASUS
Transformer Prime official Nov 9 with Tegra 3  ASUS CEO Jonney
Shih took the stage at the AsiaD conference to tease the
Transformer Prime, its sequel to its relatively hot-selling Eee
Pad Transformer tablet. The 10-inch slate should be the first
major tablet, if not tablet of any kind, to ship with NVIDIA's
Tegra 3. The chip is considered the first real quad-core mobile
processor and technically has a fifth core to handle low-level
tasks.  Moving to the newer chip, as well as ASUS experience and
competition with the iPad 2, has slimmed it down dramatically
versus the original. The tablet itself now measures 8.3mm
(0.33in) thick, and its signature notebook add-on is both much
thinner and reminiscent of the Zenbook's MacBook Air-like
design. ASUS claims a longer 14.5-hour battery, although that's
most likely with the extra battery of the dock. Mini HDMI, an SD
card slot, and USB give it full