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[ASUS outs lower-end Transformer Pad 300 tablet][4]
[ASUS Transformer Pad 300 hands-on][5]
[ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime review][6]
It doesn't feel like a year has passed since we reviewed the [original ASUS Transformer][7] and its innovative keyboard dock, but indeed time flies, and quite a bit has happened since then. The company has released the [Prime][6], for starters, followed by [two][8] [other][9] high-end models. And now, the OG Transformer is going the way of the dodo, as the affordable new [Transformer Pad 300][5] (aka the TF300) takes its place. Though this newest tablet was announced back in February, it's only just going on sale in the US this week, starting at $379 for the 16GB version, and $399 for one with 32GB of built-in storage.
In addition to the fact that this replaces a truly memorable product, the TF300 is intriguing because it represents an even better deal for consumers: it borrows some design cues from the higher-end Prime, and also steps up to a similar 8-megapixel camera. Like the Prime, too, it runs an unskinned version of Android 4.0 and packs a quad-core Tegra 3 chip -- something you don't often see in a tablet this price. In short, the main differences between this and the Prime are battery life (10 hours versus 12), and the quality of the display (the 10-inch screen here offers 350 nits of brightness instead of 600). Those all _sound_ like reasonable trade-offs and, frankly, they are. That's our abridged review, over and done with in just two paragraphs, but meet us past the break if you're craving a _little _more detail.
**Gallery: [ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 review][10]**
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