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| Thread ID: 127054 | 2012-10-02 01:07:00 | ASUS TransformerTF300 my thoughts | dugimodo (138) | PC World Chat |
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| 1304472 | 2012-10-02 01:07:00 | Summary (TL;DR) Love the tablet, don't like the AC adapter. OK so I sold my un-needed 2nd gaming PC and used the cash to buy a new TF300T transformer tablet. I was going to get a laptop but decided I had no real need for another windows machine. I'm coming from an Acer A200 to the TF300T and so far I'm loving it. The TF300 is a slighty cheaper version of the prime, it has the same quad core processor with a slightly lower clock speed. The screen is nice, crisp, clear and bright. Sound is a noticeable improvement over the Acer which was too quiet sometimes. The selling point of course is the keyboard dock which makes the tablet much more user friendly for doing things like this post :) It updated to android 4.1.1 immediately and is smooth and responsive, there doesn't seem to be any over the top addons or apps pre-installed like some manufacturers insist on. Battery life with the dock attached is really good, without it's fairly average for a 10.1" tablet. The only negative things I have to say are about the power. The AC adapter has one of the worst clip on arrangements for the local power pins I've ever come across, I broke it before ever getting it to work and it's now held together with magic tape. The power on switch is also frustrating, you have to hold it down for about 1.5 seconds then release it to power on. Too short or too long holding it down and nothing happens. Side note/ Question; why don't android keyboards include a delete key? editing is a little more awkward without one. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1304473 | 2012-10-02 01:24:00 | The only negative things I have to say are about the power. The AC adapter has one of the worst clip on arrangements for the local power pins I've ever come across, I broke it before ever getting it to work and it's now held together with magic tape.Yikes! I got mine in the states - the power supply is a solid cubish thing. Bending the pins with a pair of pliars resulted in a perfectly NZ-compatible plug :D. The power on switch is also frustrating, you have to hold it down for about 1.5 seconds then release it to power on. Too short or too long holding it down and nothing happens.Something is wrong if you need to do this - you should be able to just press it briefly, and the tablet will wake. The exception is if you mean to turn it on after completely shutting it down - in this case, the delay appears to be by design. Side note/ Question; why don't android keyboards include a delete key? editing is a little more awkward without one.Shift+Backspace does the job nicely, and saves having to find room for another key. If you were to include a delete key on that keyboard, where would you put it? |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 1304474 | 2012-10-02 01:36:00 | Something is wrong if you need to do this - you should be able to just press it briefly, and the tablet will wake. The exception is if you mean to turn it on after completely shutting it down - in this case, the delay appears to be by design. It's powering up from completely off I was referring to, when I unboxed it I couldn't turn it on. Shift backspace doesn't seem to work either. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1304475 | 2012-10-02 02:16:00 | Shift backspace doesn't seem to work either.Maybe this is a software thing? I'm running CyanogenMod 10 on mine, not the stock OS. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 1304476 | 2012-10-02 02:23:00 | The Nexus 7 doesn't have the problem with the funky power adapter, just saying ... ;) Then again it doesn't have the keyboard dock either :p |
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