The Asus Transformer Prime Ice Cream Sandwich update appears to have already started with users reporting their tablets to be downloading the update.

Users who are based at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas have reported that their super-slim tablets have already started to get the upgrade to Android 4.0.

This comes just days after reports appeared suggesting the Prime was to get an ICS filling this month. Asus then went to Twitter to declare the latest Eee Pad device will be on the receiving end of an Android 4.0 filling in the coming days.

“Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich coming to the @ASUS #TransformerPrime starting Jan 12th!” the company confirmed via its official Twitter feed in the US.

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Specs

Making headlines as the world’s first quad-core tablet the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime hosts a bevy of premium innards that extend far beyond its Nvidia Tegra 3 CPU with a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800p LED backlit display featuring with life proof Corning Gorilla Glass.

An 8-megapxiel rear-mounted camera with integrated flash and a f2.4 aperture partners with a 1.2-megapixel forward-facing snapper to complete the imaging offerings whilst 1GB of RAM is paired with the option of 32GB or 64GB internal storage.

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime UK Release Date

Currently available in the US the latest tablet come laptop hybrid from Asus is currently available for pre-order in the UK with an Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime UK release date expected in the early part of Q2 2012.

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Via: Recombu, Endgadget