CNETAnalysis: The Asus Eee Pad Transformer UK release date has been announced by the Taiwanese giant, with the company’s first Android Honeycomb tablet/laptop hybrid arriving on 30 March. The Asus Transformer, which comes with a Tegra 2 dual-core processor and a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen, has just been made available for pre-order in Taiwan. The Eee Pad Transformer’s major selling point is an optional keyboard which slots in and converts the tablet into a laptop-like machine. Optional functionality As TechRadar’s Hands on: Asus Eee Pad Transformer review points out, the tablet section sports a miniHDMI port, but the (possibly crucial) USB ports are only on the optional keyboard. The date, as revealed in DigiTimes , has not arrived with confirmed UK pricing, but we’re still expecting the price to be between £379 and £399, depending on the amount of storage (16, 32 or 64GB) and whether it includes 3G, with a probable £479 price tag for a bundle including the keyboard. Asus is expecting to ship 1.5 to 2 million tablets from its Eee Pad range – which includes a larger 12-inch Windows toting version (Eee Slate EP121), and will be joined by an Eee Pad Slider with Android 3.0 Honeycomb in May, and the 7-inch Eee Pad MeMo in June. Related Stories 120 London Underground stations to get Wi-Fi hotspots Jovial iPad 2 queue looks to make a quick buck BlackBerry Playbook confirmed to run Android apps In Pictures: Apple mania hits as iPad 2 goes on sale Hands on: Google Chrome OS netbook review Posted by: Maryum
