Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 Review

The rear of the Transformer Prime is home to a metallic circular pattern which is available in both “amethyst gray” and “champagne gold” colours. We had the champagne gold edition and the person that named the colours should be fired. The back casing doesn't live up to its naming and is a light grey colour with the faintest of gold tints.

It should be said that the aluminum can be scratched rather easily. While the front has a full Gorilla Glass casing the aluminum back is left exposed. We're not sure how many other reviewers have got their hands on our unit before us but there is quite a collection of small hairline scratches that are very obvious under the right lighting.

Although if you ever get stranded in the desert, the Prime's rear casing will act as a wonderful visual signalling tool.

The centre of the aluminum back is occupied by a Asus badge while above it is the 8 MP rear facing camera. It isn't a cheap sensor either, possessing an impressive F2.4 aperture plus a LED flash for better shots in poor lighting. Video is able to be recorded at Full High Definition 1080p resolution.

The single speaker is located in just about the most bizarre place possible, right where your right hand will mostly likely be when the Prime is used in a landscape orientation. Surprisingly the speaker is difficult to drown out completely using your palm and in general use you will only suffer a minor muffling effect at worst, at best, you won't even notice the strange placement of the speaker.

More positively, the speaker itself does sound wonderful and is easily loud enough to enjoy a movie in a lounge where there is some degree of background chatter.

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