Asus Transformer Pad Infinity Coming Late June or Early July

[dgstorm]

We have a pretty solid rumor that the Transformer Pad Infinity from Asus may actually hit U.S. retail shelves in late June or early July. A spokesperson from Asus supposedly confirmed as much to PC World Magazine on Wednesday. Here's a refresher on the spec sheet of this high-end behemoth:

• 10.1-inch display (1920-by-1200 pixels) - with wide 178 degree viewing angle
• Android 4.0
• Optional 3G/4G mobile broadband connectivity
• Quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 chip for gaming & Multimedia focused models
• Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chip for models with 3G/4G LTE connectivity
• Corning's Gorilla Glass 2 technology
• 8-megapixel camera on the back with LED flash
• 2-megapixel front camera
• 10 hours of battery life - can be extended to 16 hours with an optional ultra-thin keyboard dock (with built-in battery and a full QWERTY keyboard)
• The tablet weights 586 grams, which goes up to 1.1 kilograms with the dock.
• Up to 64GB of storage
• A micro-SD card reader and a USB port
• HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) port

Asus really is trying hard to throw everything but the kitchen sink into making this one a hard-core competitor to the iPad. Obviously many of us here in the forums view the Asus Transformer tablets in a much higher light than the iPad, but from a marketshare point-of-view, could this new one from Asus actually start stealing some of that marketshare? Share your ideas.

Source: TransformerForums via PCWorld

 

[94lt1]

I can't wait for the pad phone that they're supposed to release... well rather my wife can't

DROID RAZR MAXXIMIZED!!!! XPARENT BLUE!!!

 

[timrock]

This will be my next tablet

 

[tjk629]

Make it $299, and $49 for the dock, and I'm sold.

 

[cybertec69]

Make it $299, and $49 for the dock, and I'm sold.

Keep on dreaming, more like $600 for the 32GB version and close to $700 for the 64GB version, and the previous models will probably drop by a hundred bucks maybe more.

 

[tjk629]

Keep on dreaming, more like $600 for the 32GB version and close to $700 for the 64GB version, and the previous models will probably drop by a hundred bucks maybe more.

Couple of hundred is fine. The TF300 is $399 and TF201 is $499. I wouldn't mind grabbing one of those for a cheaper price.

Though, I'm not getting what the diff is between this, the TF300, and TF201.

 

[nikecar]

Couple of hundred is fine. The TF300 is $399 and TF201 is $499. I wouldn't mind grabbing one of those for a cheaper price.

Though, I'm not getting what the diff is between this, the TF300, and TF201.

oh let it be that those drop a $100 or more. I would like the rumored Google/Asus Nexus 7" for $200-250, but if the TF300 goes under $300, Its tempting.

 

[tjk629]

oh let it be that those drop a $100 or more. I would like the rumored Google/Asus Nexus 7" for $200-250, but if the TF300 goes under $300, Its tempting.

I was also holding out for the Nexus Tablet, but I think I'm sold on the 10" ones. OH, and rumor has it that ASUS is working on a dual boot Windows 8/Android Tablet. I'd love one of those.