Review: Asus Eee Transformer Pad
Review: Asus Eee Transformer Pad
The Asus EeePad Transform (TF101) has a capacitive touchscreen multitouch IPS 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels), an Nvidia Tegra 2 processor at 1 GHz with 1 GB of RAM, a 5-megapixel camera, a front Dell precision m50 battery of 1 clocked 2Mpx, Bluetooth 2.1, a capacity n of 16GB or 32GB, HDMI output 1080p, a microSD slot, WiFi, optional 3G, aGPS, and a removable dock that transformed a full keyboard including the shelf features a true netbook, All Android Honeycomb. Its dimensions are 271 x 171 x 12.98 mm 680g (without the dock keyboard makes 640g).
Eee Tablet Pad is thin enough (only 9.8 mm thick at the end) and weighs 680g with the average. The finish is on a date with a screen Gorilla glass occupying the entire front edge and a metal with plastic again fully textured disadvantages. This is also the elements that make a real difference with its main competitor: the Sony VGP-BPS8A Iconium Tab A500 (review), that goal seems a little below.Introduced at CES in January, the Asus Eee Transformer Pad is on for several days with us. This tablet hybrid, a great success as a tablet gradually Android Honeycomb meets required. Let’s see what it’s about our test!
The docking station for the keyboard is equipped with a design and finish essentially the same, it offers a keyboard with backlight type Chiclet not devoted to different affiliations Android (WiFi, Bluetooth, screen capture, brightness …), a trackpad with a button , SD port, a dock to accommodate the tablet key lock / unlock, the same proprietary port for charging and two USB ports, without forgetting that this dock has its own Sony VGP-BPS8B.A quick word on the screen of the Tablet, IPS type, it offers a good contrast, a fairly accurate colors, and is correctly readable high brightness, but also to facilitate a tendency to fingerprints than its competitors, strange.
Iconia Tab A500, Xoom and Eee transformer pad, there are three tablets on the market and the French say at the beginning of Android, these tablets are identical with respect to the operating system and the performance! Honeycomb not adjust for the time being possible, manufacturers can differ only by their interesting and useful software, or even a few features that stand out.In terms of connectivity,Sony VGP-BPS8 is classic with a 3.5 mm jack, a power button, volume buttons, microSD port (the tablet can have 16GB or 32GB of internal memory), HDMI output, built-in external speakers and a proprietary port for charging from the pole, to fix the keyboard, but also an adapter (optional) to get to a USB host.
By cons, Asus is the first manufacturer to use the updated Android 3.1, where others have yet to 3.0.1. Thus, the tablet is more reactive than its competitors both in the global navigation on the shelf or in particular in the browser a little faster, but still blocks the Toshiba PA3331U-1BRS video in Full HD (a little optimization and we get there there!). Similarly, multitasking is now at more than 5 applications, the application compatible music Music beta and Google widgets in Google (so far) made can be changed.
Finally, note that the charger the size of a cell phone charger, which is very significant in comparison to its competitors. Furthermore, consists of two parts, one of which is the USB cable with proprietary connector that can also use their Tablet PC, synchronize the other a charger / USB. The tablet can be charged via USB, but sony vgp-bps8 is very, very long, it would be better to think the charger when traveling.