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mgmueller · 04-23-2014, 12:26 PM

http://www.asus.com/AllinOne_PCs/ASU...mer_AiO_P1801/

Just saw it in German Media Markt.
Of course it's gargantuan for a tablet.
But it switches from Windows 8 to Android within about 2 seconds.
I thought all manufacturers had abandoned the idea of multi-OS, reportedly due to pressure from both Google and Microsoft?
Anyway...
I only saw 2 issues with this unit:
a.) It's from ASUS. Not a big fan, almost as bad as Samsung. They both build great gadgets for reasonable prices. But their design and haptic...
b.) What to do with such a huge unit? I certainly wouldn't use it as a tablet. Some reviews in Amazon state, you can't hook it up to your home theater. So basically it's kind of a desktop replacement, nothing more...

Still:
I love my Windows 8 tablets.
But I miss a few apps, which I could have on Android.
Switching back and forth within less than 3 seconds...

EDIT:
Just read a few articles:
Apparently, there are 2 processors.
1 in the tablet for Android.
1 in the dock for Windows = you can use Windows only in desktop mode, not in tablet mode.
Way less appealing then for me...
Still: Interesting to watch, what will be next...

04-23-2014, 12:26 PM	#1513
mgmueller Member Retired Posts: 3,308 Karma: 13024950 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Augsburg (near Munich), Germany Device: 26 Readers, 44 Tablets	ASUS Transformer AiO P1801 http://www.asus.com/AllinOne_PCs/ASU...mer_AiO_P1801/ Just saw it in German Media Markt. Of course it's gargantuan for a tablet. But it switches from Windows 8 to Android within about 2 seconds. I thought all manufacturers had abandoned the idea of multi-OS, reportedly due to pressure from both Google and Microsoft? Anyway... I only saw 2 issues with this unit: a.) It's from ASUS. Not a big fan, almost as bad as Samsung. They both build great gadgets for reasonable prices. But their design and haptic... b.) What to do with such a huge unit? I certainly wouldn't use it as a tablet. Some reviews in Amazon state, you can't hook it up to your home theater. So basically it's kind of a desktop replacement, nothing more... Still: I love my Windows 8 tablets. But I miss a few apps, which I could have on Android. Switching back and forth within less than 3 seconds... EDIT: Just read a few articles: Apparently, there are 2 processors. 1 in the tablet for Android. 1 in the dock for Windows = you can use Windows only in desktop mode, not in tablet mode. Way less appealing then for me... Still: Interesting to watch, what will be next... Last edited by mgmueller; 04-23-2014 at 08:17 PM.