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Asus dates £379 Honeycomb powered Eee Pad Transformer for April 6 debut

Or £429 with additional keyboard dock

Asus dates £379 Honeycomb powered Eee Pad Transformer for April 6 debut
The price of Asus' forthcoming Eee Pad Transformer looks competitive, but it's the functionality of the firm's Android-powered Honeycomb tablet that could set it apart from the competition.

Boasting a 10.1-inch LED backlit display, the tablet's selling point is that it can be docked with a keyboard, turning the device into what Asus claims is a fully functioning notebook.

Transforming the market

Eee Pad Transformer has a confirmed release date in the UK of April 6, retailing without the keyboard for £379, but coming in at a bundled price of £429.

The tablet comes equipped with Nvidia's Tegra 2 dual core processor and Asus's Waveface interface – facilitating media streaming though MyNet and cloud based storage via MyCloud.

"The Eee Pad Transformer does exactly what it says on the box – it transforms," Asus says of the tablet.

"Thanks to a unique docking keyboard, the modernistic device can be used either as an independent tablet when you want a lightweight option to carry around the home or whilst travelling, or with a simple clip-in-place action it transforms into a traditional netbook perfect for longer typing demands or recharging."

Asus also has three other tablets due for release in 2011 – one sporting Windows 7, the other two running Android.




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