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TallMomof2 · 05-05-2011, 01:32 PM

I was able to get my hands on one of the hard to find Asus Transformer tablets yesterday. It is a very, very nice tablet. I have a Viewsonic gTab which is fun to try out new ROMs but the screen is lacking.

The Transformer has an IPS screen which has very good viewing angles. With the Viewsonic I needed to be within a couple of degrees of parallel in portrait mode or the screen would look off.

Out of the box, the Asus ships with Honeycomb and there is an update available at Asus. They removed an OTA update that apparently bricked a few units. I was able to update with no problems. The TF comes with an ebook app that will do split pages in landscape mode. I haven't played with it yet, darn work gets in the way but from what I've read the app supports epub.

The interface is very snappy, video works great and all the apps I've tried work flawlessly. Asus includes a lot of apps that I haven't looked at but the TF has serious potential as both a work and a play machine.

Physically, the TF is very thin (half the thickness of the gTab) and a little lighter. The case is actually a dark textured brown and slightly curved so it fits well in your hands.

I have the dock on order and have no idea when I'll see it but the dock is why I am trying out the TF. I'm seeing the TF as a laptop/netbook replacement.

If you can find one, you won't be disappointed in the Asus Transformer.

05-05-2011, 01:32 PM	#1
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Asus Transformer I was able to get my hands on one of the hard to find Asus Transformer tablets yesterday. It is a very, very nice tablet. I have a Viewsonic gTab which is fun to try out new ROMs but the screen is lacking. The Transformer has an IPS screen which has very good viewing angles. With the Viewsonic I needed to be within a couple of degrees of parallel in portrait mode or the screen would look off. Out of the box, the Asus ships with Honeycomb and there is an update available at Asus. They removed an OTA update that apparently bricked a few units. I was able to update with no problems. The TF comes with an ebook app that will do split pages in landscape mode. I haven't played with it yet, darn work gets in the way but from what I've read the app supports epub. The interface is very snappy, video works great and all the apps I've tried work flawlessly. Asus includes a lot of apps that I haven't looked at but the TF has serious potential as both a work and a play machine. Physically, the TF is very thin (half the thickness of the gTab) and a little lighter. The case is actually a dark textured brown and slightly curved so it fits well in your hands. I have the dock on order and have no idea when I'll see it but the dock is why I am trying out the TF. I'm seeing the TF as a laptop/netbook replacement. If you can find one, you won't be disappointed in the Asus Transformer.