![]() Asus Transformer Pad TF3. Asus Transformer Pad TF3. For Android tablet fans, the Asus Transformer Prime TF2. Pad 2- toting buddies: ! I have something thinner, lighter, and - - at least on paper - - more powerful than you do. Also, starting at $5. Enter the Asus Transformer Pad TF3. Series. The TF3. 00 starts at $3. GB of storage, comes with Android 4. Prime's metal unibody with plastic, lowers the speed of its Tegra 3 processor, and removes the flashlight from the rear 8- megapixel camera. Are those changes enough to diminish the enthusiasm tablet enthusiasts should have for this new tablet? I'll give you a hint: No. Design. Again, if you took the Transformer Prime TF2. Transformer Pad TF3. There are a few other design differences, but those are the basics. The Prime (on the left) is still the thin king. The TF3. 00 (middle) is even thicker than the . Pavtube Video Converter helps users convert WMV, AVI, TiVo, MKV, AVCHD MTS files to H.264, TS, MKV, MPEG, MP4, 3GP In the market for a new computer system or other technology product? Computer Shopper reviews all the latest consumer and business hardware.The TF3. 00 measures 0. Prime's 0. 3. 2- inch thickness - - and the plastic outer shell doesn't feel quite as sturdy or as full as the Prime's metal body does. Those differences are readily apparent (although the TF3. I initially had trouble discerning which was heavier. In fact, the TF3. Prime. Weight in pounds. Width in inches (landscape)1. Height in inches. Depth in inches. 0. Side bezel width in inches (landscape)0. Our TF3. 00 model sported a Royal Blue finish with a finely grooved back and an embossed silver Asus logo in the middle. Other, less regal- sounding colors, Torch Red and Iceberg White, will be released in June. Along the right side of the back is a 1. Prime. The TF3. 00 brings over every physical slot and input from the Prime. Along its left edge sit a Micro- HDMI input, a micro. SD slot, and a volume rocker that protrudes more dramatically from the tablet's body than on the Prime. An equally protruding - - and now easily depressible - - power/sleep button pokes out from the top edge. The 1. 2- megapixel front camera and 8- megapixel back camera from the Prime are here, however, sans an LED flashlight. The TF3. 00 now - - even more easily than the Prime did - - slides into its keyboard dock. If you own a Prime, you can also place it in the TF3. Attempting the opposite, though, isn't advised. While technically you can force the TF3. Prime's dock, it never fully locks into place. Also, you're probably risking damaging the connector by doing so. Officially the TF3. Prime's dock, so don't expect much help from Asus if you damage something by going down this ill- advised path. The TF3. 00's keyboard dock works pretty much like every other Transformer's, giving you the option to leave touch- screen typing in the stone age. Or, the future, I guess. The keyboard dock itself feels identical to the Prime's aside from its plastic body, with the only other major difference being that the USB port has a cover that remains adhered to the device when you open it. The keyboard still feels comfortable, if maybe slightly cramped for large hands like mine, and while the buttons are smaller than a Mac. Book Air's, they're fairly soft and well- spaced. Using this keyboard on a regular basis wouldn't be my first choice, but I could see myself getting used to its somewhat cramped (for my hands) feel after a while. Still, with Asus reverting to plastic, I'm a bit perplexed as to why the TF3. Prime's. They're both $1. Prime's keyboard just feels like it's a better- built device. Software features. The TF3. 00 is the first Asus tablet to come preinstalled with Android 4. Ice Cream Sandwich), and while it's the best version of the Android OS yet, unfortunately for the TF3. OS in app support. Check out the Ice Cream Sandwich section of the Transformer Prime TF2. Ice Cream Sandwich brings to the table over the previous version the Android operating system, Honeycomb. The TF3. 00 also comes with plenty of Asus goodies installed. Once you register the TF3. Asus My. Cloud gives you 8. GB of free cloud- based storage space for the lifetime of the tablet, at Asus Web. Storage. It also provides remote access to the desktop of a PC or Mac and connects you to the @Vibe online music and radio service. The File Manager accesses the TF3. My. Net lets you stream content to DLNA- enabled devices on your network, and with My. Library, Asus' e- reader software, you can read and purchase new books directly through the interface. With Super. Note you can not only type notes, but . You can also draw graphs and take pictures or video right from the interface. This could be especially useful for taking notes in a class or maybe getting in a little Draw Something practice. With App Backup you can back up any installed application to the internal storage or micro. SD card. This makes it so you can reset your tablet without losing apps or app data. The Prime also comes with a free Polaris Office app that pretty successfully approximates Microsoft Office, allowing users to create Power. Point, Word, and Excel docs. Finally, App Locker lets you password- protect any app on your tablet, preventing anyone from opening it unless the correct password is entered. While in normal mode, the CPU runs at full speed. In balanced mode and power- saving mode, the CPU speed is throttled to save on battery life. This CPU- throttling feature was also on the Prime, and I'm still waiting for other vendors to adopt similar modes, as they are pretty useful. Without the Prime's Super IPS mode, the TF3. HOW TO RESET ASUS TABLET REVIEWVer.
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