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Christopher P.

Christopher P.

Joined on 02/23/04

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GREAT PRODUCT!

ASUS Transformer Book T100 - Intel Z3740 Quad Core 2GB RAM 32GB SSD + 500GB HDD 10.1" Touchscreen Tablet w/Dock, Windows 8.1 (T100TA-H1-GR)
ASUS Transformer Book T100 - Intel Z3740 Quad Core 2GB RAM 32GB SSD + 500GB HDD 10.1" Touchscreen Tablet w/Dock, Windows 8.1 (T100TA-H1-GR)

Pros: Fast! As long as you are not bogging your OS down with malware, the OS runs everything at blazing speeds. Very fast response times. The quad-core CPU delivers as expected even when running demanding applications like Fruityloops music software. Long Battery life. Great docking station, like the feel of the keyboard / touchpad. 500GB internal on docking station more than expected when buying a tablet. Will run Skyrim on low settings..... LOL!!! Hey why not? Its not a gamer but it can still deliver on ALOT of games. So you can imagine it will run older games fairly well. Installing Classicshell gives you full Windows 7 desktop functionality. Now I can use the Win8 functions whenever I want to IF I want to, but I mostly just use the Win7 interface now. Compact and portable Bluetooth

Cons: 1 USB port on Docking Station / No Ethernet (I bought a $15 Targus usb hub / ethernet adapter here on Newegg to fix that) Not a true "gamer" pc, but I knew that when purchasing, even though I found it still does a decent job on certain games. Great for all old school or older games. Audio just a tad bit low from the speakers unless you play a movie in VLC and use its "200%" amplifier. Then its fine, otherwise, I usually use headphone anyway so whatever. 1 camera facing you and none on back. This makes it difficult to say, take a photo and see what it is your taking a photo of without craning your head around to see the screen and take the picture. While its not always as difficult as I made it sound, it can be frustrating if your trying to get a perfect picture to sell something. Not a huge con since I still take great pics with it and get my work done, but still worth mentioning. 2GB RAM - Its enough for this light-weight OS, and does what its designed to do, but me being the pc guy I am, I like to stretch things a bit, so it would have been nice if they made it 4gb of ram. I just make sure to keep the OS clean of malware, and make sure that only the things that need to run in the background are running.

Overall Review: Over all, this is the best windows based tablet / laptop with docking station I have found for the price. Some people had issues with running windows updates before they installed the Asus updates, but there are always flukes in every product. Some bought the refurbished ones and had multiple issues but thats because they were refurbished. So far my experience has been great. A fast system with a Windows 7 desktop using classicshell, running all my apps a blazing fast speeds, and an occasional game or two. The small sleek form factor makes this easy to take with me in my backpack, and its small enough to just whip out anywhere you are in public without it drawing to much attention. The long battery life gives you some peace of mind knowing you can get most anything done during the day if you are unplugged. A great multimedia / business / gaming device. With the 500gb internal hard drive in the docking bay I can store most everything I want to and install my programs/games onto it as well, rather than the limited ssd "c:" drive. Im going to say that this is a great product even though there are a few minor drawbacks that do not affect me enough to give this any less of a rating than it deserves.