This review is from: ASUS Transformer TF300 T-B1-BL 10.1-Inch 32 GB Tablet (Blue) (Personal Computers)
This is an awesome tablet. Extremely powerful and versatile. Some purists will say the display isn’t up to par, but that’s ridiculous. This is a stunning display even if it falls short of the highest pixel count available. The performance is better than the iPad 3, it’s a beautiful device and it offers the unique ability to pop into a keyboard base and “transform” into a laptop. Combine that with it’ s low price and Apple is outdone and forgotten. Buy it now.
Update I originally bought this for my wife, after spending some time using the tablet, I’ve decided to purchase another one for myself. Ease of use, convenience, portability and awesome power make it a better option for me than my laptop.
The unit is made of plastic, but it’s very sturdy and I feel it will last quite a while, I did order a leather case for it though. As I previously stated, the screen is great regardless of what anyone else says. I have poor eyesight, but I can clearly read the screen even with full sun shining on it. I tested the GPS with the unit tethered to my iPhone and it works flawlessly. Wifi reception is so good, it found more servers around my house than any other device I own and has had full strength connected to mine since I fired it up, regardless of where I use it in the house.
I was able to easily conect to my main computer via DLNA and stream the music and videos I have stored there. There are litterally too many features on this tablet to list individually and I know I haven’t even found all of them yet. So far, there’s nothing I’ve tried to do with it that’s slowed it down.
I did notice two glitches; the browser shut down a couple of times for no reason and had a hard time coming back up. I think this is a problem with ICS and will probably be fixed with the next update. Also, the on screen ASUS keyboard is very glitchy. I was constantly hitting backspace while writing lengthy messages because it would misspell (even though I hit the right key) and would put spaces in the middle of some words. I haven’t tried the Google keyboard yet because I decided to just use the dock from now on for long messages.
One more note. I’ve used an iPad before and have owned an iPhone since it was released. The Apple OS is more polished than Android, but Android has come very far since it’s humble beginnings and I believe it will surpass IOS very soon. But, it’s good enough now for us to thoroughly enjoy these tablets and has given me a reason to ditch our iPhones and go with Samsung Galaxy S’s as well.
Update Having spent an extended amount of time with the tablet, I’ve got a few observations. First, there is some light bleed on the screen edges, but under normal circumstances it’s not noticable. Second, on top of shutting down occassionally the browser is very slow to extremely slow. I believe this is more an Android issue than a tablet issue and I hope it will be corrected with an update. Third, the tablet has 3 performance settings. Initially, I left it on the default balanced setting. I’ve discovered that MANY times video will not play unless I switch to the high performance setting. I’ve decided to just leave it on the higher setting and sufffer the battery drain. Fourth, for some reason, you cannot use a usb extension cable. It won’t work for power or data with any cable extention. This is dissapointing as I’d like to sit on the couch and charge at the same time, but the stock cable is too short.
I still believe it’s a great tablet and will only get better with software updates, but right now it suffers from glitchy, slow apps and OS. I’ve dropped my review by 1 star due to the software issues.
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This review is from: ASUS Transformer TF300 T-B1-BL 10.1-Inch 32 GB Tablet (Blue) (Personal Computers)
I got my TF300 a few days ago and I love it! I really wanted to wait for the Transformer Pad Infinity because of the nicer screen and the metal casing, but for $200 less, I felt that the TF300 would be a great deal and it is! I haven’t tried to use the tablet outside, but inside the screen is bright and crisp – I have zero complaints about it.
Some of the best things about this tablet:
*It’s able to run Flash programs *Full keyboard dock *customizability (Apple doesn’t want you messing with anything except maybe where you put the apps on the screen) *The ability to print on most printers using Google Cloudprint (Apple airprint lets you print on certain printers, but the list is short) *Comes with Polaris Office (like Microsoft office and compatible with office and excel and power point) *Much more compatible with a PC *You can remotely control your PC using this tablet (really cool!) *Way more apps than I thought there would be with all the hype about Apple’s App Store having more – I have an iPhone and so I know there are gazillions of choices there, but if I didn’t know better, I wouldn’t have noticed the difference. * You can use your PC to download apps directly to the TF300 without connecting it or anything. *There’s a widget you can use to kill all the running apps to save battery power.
As for the unit itself, it feels nice in my hands – the plastic doesn’t feel chintzy, but I have nothing to compare it to. The touch screen is very responsive, the apps and browsing are fast and smooth (even with some really cool live wallpapers running in the background).
So far, I have no complaints at all. Part of me still wants the Infinity just because it will have some things that are really cool, but I’m not sure they are worth $200 extra when the insides of the two are pretty much the same.
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Forget The Big Red Fruit,
This is an awesome tablet. Extremely powerful and versatile. Some purists will say the display isn’t up to par, but that’s ridiculous. This is a stunning display even if it falls short of the highest pixel count available. The performance is better than the iPad 3, it’s a beautiful device and it offers the unique ability to pop into a keyboard base and “transform” into a laptop. Combine that with it’ s low price and Apple is outdone and forgotten. Buy it now.
Update
I originally bought this for my wife, after spending some time using the tablet, I’ve decided to purchase another one for myself. Ease of use, convenience, portability and awesome power make it a better option for me than my laptop.
The unit is made of plastic, but it’s very sturdy and I feel it will last quite a while, I did order a leather case for it though. As I previously stated, the screen is great regardless of what anyone else says. I have poor eyesight, but I can clearly read the screen even with full sun shining on it. I tested the GPS with the unit tethered to my iPhone and it works flawlessly. Wifi reception is so good, it found more servers around my house than any other device I own and has had full strength connected to mine since I fired it up, regardless of where I use it in the house.
I was able to easily conect to my main computer via DLNA and stream the music and videos I have stored there. There are litterally too many features on this tablet to list individually and I know I haven’t even found all of them yet. So far, there’s nothing I’ve tried to do with it that’s slowed it down.
I did notice two glitches; the browser shut down a couple of times for no reason and had a hard time coming back up. I think this is a problem with ICS and will probably be fixed with the next update. Also, the on screen ASUS keyboard is very glitchy. I was constantly hitting backspace while writing lengthy messages because it would misspell (even though I hit the right key) and would put spaces in the middle of some words. I haven’t tried the Google keyboard yet because I decided to just use the dock from now on for long messages.
One more note. I’ve used an iPad before and have owned an iPhone since it was released. The Apple OS is more polished than Android, but Android has come very far since it’s humble beginnings and I believe it will surpass IOS very soon. But, it’s good enough now for us to thoroughly enjoy these tablets and has given me a reason to ditch our iPhones and go with Samsung Galaxy S’s as well.
Update
Having spent an extended amount of time with the tablet, I’ve got a few observations.
First, there is some light bleed on the screen edges, but under normal circumstances it’s not noticable.
Second, on top of shutting down occassionally the browser is very slow to extremely slow. I believe this is more an Android issue than a tablet issue and I hope it will be corrected with an update.
Third, the tablet has 3 performance settings. Initially, I left it on the default balanced setting. I’ve discovered that MANY times video will not play unless I switch to the high performance setting. I’ve decided to just leave it on the higher setting and sufffer the battery drain.
Fourth, for some reason, you cannot use a usb extension cable. It won’t work for power or data with any cable extention. This is dissapointing as I’d like to sit on the couch and charge at the same time, but the stock cable is too short.
I still believe it’s a great tablet and will only get better with software updates, but right now it suffers from glitchy, slow apps and OS. I’ve dropped my review by 1 star due to the software issues.
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|Everything I dreamed it would be!,
I got my TF300 a few days ago and I love it! I really wanted to wait for the Transformer Pad Infinity because of the nicer screen and the metal casing, but for $200 less, I felt that the TF300 would be a great deal and it is! I haven’t tried to use the tablet outside, but inside the screen is bright and crisp – I have zero complaints about it.
Some of the best things about this tablet:
*It’s able to run Flash programs
*Full keyboard dock
*customizability (Apple doesn’t want you messing with anything except maybe where you put the apps on the screen)
*The ability to print on most printers using Google Cloudprint (Apple airprint lets you print on certain printers, but the list is short)
*Comes with Polaris Office (like Microsoft office and compatible with office and excel and power point)
*Much more compatible with a PC
*You can remotely control your PC using this tablet (really cool!)
*Way more apps than I thought there would be with all the hype about Apple’s App Store having more – I have an iPhone and so I know there are gazillions of choices there, but if I didn’t know better, I wouldn’t have noticed the difference.
* You can use your PC to download apps directly to the TF300 without connecting it or anything.
*There’s a widget you can use to kill all the running apps to save battery power.
As for the unit itself, it feels nice in my hands – the plastic doesn’t feel chintzy, but I have nothing to compare it to. The touch screen is very responsive, the apps and browsing are fast and smooth (even with some really cool live wallpapers running in the background).
So far, I have no complaints at all. Part of me still wants the Infinity just because it will have some things that are really cool, but I’m not sure they are worth $200 extra when the insides of the two are pretty much the same.
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