14 DAY TRIAL // Amazon has now started shipping the keenly awaited Asus Transformer Prime to its customers who are expected to receive the 10.1-inch tablet in the first part of this week.
As Phandroid reports, the orders that have started shipping are for those clients who have pre-ordered the Prime on Amazon’s website in the past few weeks since it has been listed.
The news comes right after a series of users have reported that Amazon has cancelled their pre-orders for the Asus tablet citing lack of supply to meet demand.
As many of you know, the 10.1-inch Transformer Prime is powered by Nvidia’s quad-core Tegra 3 SoC that is paired together with 1GB of RAM, an GPS, a gyroscope, SonicMaster audio and a 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera.
The rear 8MP resolution camera comes with auto-focus support, an f/2.4 lens, a back-illuminated CMOS sensor, and is capable of recording 1080p video (a sample is available here).
Together with the tablet, Asus will also release a keyboard dock (the original Asus Transformer dock isn't compatible with the Prime) which adds another six hours of running time to the tablet's 12 hours battery life estimate.
The basic Transformer Prime model comes with 32GB of storage space and can be upgraded via a microSD slot, but users also have the option of going for a beefier 64GB Prime.
Asus’ tablet has been available for pre-order from various retailers across the US for the past few weeks, with prices starting at $492 (363.5 EUR).
In related news, Phandroid also informs that Best Buy will start shipping its pre-orders for the Prime by the end of this week. Other retailers should also get the Asus tablet until this week ends.