If you’ve been thinking about purchasing the new Tegra 3 ASUS Tranformer Pad TF300T, you might want to act fast as BJ’s Wholesale is offering the tablet at what it claims to be the lowest price. For $389.99 and free shipping, you’ll be able to get your hands on ASUS’s latest tablet featuring:
[Update: No need to wait for an email, you can go get your dongle now. Simply follow the instructions laid out here: ASUS]
When we told you ASUS would be providing its Transformer Prime customers with an add-on dongle to improve GPS, we had no idea they’d be turning it into the Hunchback of Transformer Prime. ASUS must be fans of Crocodile Dundee: “That’s not a dongle, that’s a dongle!” Okay, that’s enough analogies for now, you can see for yourself that this thing is quite the add-on. The good news is it improves GPS significantly, but then again, so would a GPS IIF satellite (okay, this time I’m done — for real).
Owners of ASUS’ Transformer Prime have most likely noticed the tablet’s poor GPS performance. ASUS has tried to remedy the situation by releasing a myriad of software updates, but the issue seems to really be around bad hardware design. According to an ASUS support employee, ASUS will soon be sending out a free GPS dongle to Transformer Prime owners. The dongle will connect via the proprietary charger port, to offer better GPS performance.
A rumored press shot of Google's tablet, which is said to be launching in June.
The Google-branded Nexus tablet has been in the rumor-mill for quite sometime. According to rumors, the Mountain View-based company is expected to ship its own branded tablet, with the help of Asus to manufacture it. Google has also been rumored to sell it through an online store, much like it did with the Nexus One. According to a new report this morning, Google is waiting to ship the new tablet in June, pushing it back from the rumored May launch. The wait is reportedly to lower costs from $249, which will put the tablet on a more competitive level.
For those looking to get their hands on the Galaxy Nexus, boy do we have a good deal for you today. Undercutting the lowest price we’ve seen by $30, Ebay is offering an unlocked version of the GSM Galaxy Nexus for only $430. At such a low price you’re getting one of the best Android handsets out there, featuring Android 4.0, a 4.65-inch AMOLED display, 1.2GHz processor, and 16GB of internal storage. If a new handset isn’t up your alley, perhaps a new tablet is. Ebay is also offering a great deal on the Asus Eee Pad Transformer:
