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April 2011
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The editors liked
Extra battery life when docked (~16 hours)
Great IPS display (probably the best on a Tablet currently)
Only Tablet in Australia currently running Android 3.1
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This is a serious challenge to the dominant iPad. The Android operating system is superior to iOS
With true file management. The touch screen is smooth and responsive.
Unique keyboard dock accessory
Good battery life
Flexibility of Android OS
High-quality IPS display
Excellent keyboard integration
Great design and value
Highquality IPS display
Affordable Android 3.1 tablet with excellent screen
Excellent build quality
Fullsized USB ports and SD card reader on dock
Dock gives extra battery charge
Useful bundled software
At $350
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer is one of the lowest priced full-sized
Android 4.0-upgradable tablets. Also
Its high-quality screen and relatively cheap keyboard/dock make it an attractive option
Honeycomb looks is slick
Loads of expansion ports
Excellent keyboard dock
With extra battery life on tap
Cheaper than every other Android 3.0 tablet
But no sacrifice in quality
Some excellent pre-installed apps for home entertainment
The editors didn't like
A little bit bulky
Especially when docked
No haptic feedback
No camera flash
Dislike
The combined tablet and keyboard is heavy
Top-heavy when connected to dock
No USB ports without dock
No 3G capability
Honeycomb-optimised apps are sparse
Android 3.0 is a tad buggy
No standard USB slot on tablet
Honeycomboptimised apps are sparse
No 5GHz WiFi
No charging over USB
Android isn't yet fully notebook ready
Lack of palmcheck on touch pad is annoying
No delete key
A few things keep the Transformer from completely blowing us away
The choppy recording and playback of the camcorder
Its sharp edges
A build quality that's somewhat lacking
And problems that arise when docking
Keyboard is a little slow when used in the web browser
Stylish, well built, sensibly priced, easy to use, brilliant performance
Not capable of everything a regular laptop can do, keyboard can be fiddly
With the Eee Pad Transformer, Asus has succeded in making a tablet that offers more to business users than the iPad. It's not a complete success, especially where some PC functionality is concerned, but it's still a fantastic piece of equipment....
In spite of my minor complaints about its design, this tablet is worthy of consideration. Asus's aggressive pricing, coupled with its above-average display, make the Transformer a serious contender. Even if you factor in the extra cost of the docking s...
In terms of Android tablets, this is the best that you can currently buy and the keyboard dock gives it the edge if you want a device that you can really work on. That said, the iPad 2 is still that bit slicker and smoother to use. It also has a much w...
Fantastic screen for the price, Honeycomb has been sensibly tweaked
No more attractive than the Xoom
Asus has been trying to break into the mobile category for a long time, and rarely with much critical success. We’d say that with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, it’s finally cracked it, and at a superb asking price. It still suffers from the fate of loo...
Marginally better than the Xoom, although we’d only buy the extra keyboard for the extended battery ...
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Published: 2011-04-08, Author: Rob , review by: itproportal.com
Abstract: Asus has been around for a number of years, but are fairly unknown to the average person despite the high chances of having used a computer with an Asus part already. The company is renowned for their computer motherboards and graphics cards, in addition ...
Highquality IPS display, Excellent keyboard integration, Great design and value
Honeycomboptimised apps are sparse, Android 3.0 is a tad buggy, No standard USB slot on tablet
Hardware-wise we have almost no complaints about the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, but what about its software? The most serious shortcoming of the tablet in use isn't one that Asus has any control over – it's Android 3.0 Honeycomb apps. While many Android es...
