Question 1

Can I use a mouse on this - usb port for mouse device? 
Thank you

Accepted Answer

Yes you can use a USB mouse thru the keyboard, but this is kind of a waste of the USB3 port.  A better solution is to use a Bluetooth Mouse which would wirelessly connect directly to the tablet and can be used with or without the keyboard attached.

Question 2

Being a refurbished unit, do I need to purchase a new version of windows for it? Does it come installed with a new windows and registration key?

Accepted Answer

1. No
2. It does come with Windows 8. You need to upgrade it to v8.1; key is already activated & contained inside of registry (not on a piece of paper). All works great.

Question 3

I'm also interested in knowing if there's another hard drive in the keyboard section?

Accepted Answer

I am concerned about reburb being a DOA or having problems that original owner may have experienced.  What is the track record on these?  Also can the gift card be used other than another Newegg purchase?

Question 4

Will this connect to a printer?  Not a wireless printer.

Accepted Answer

the keyboard half of the transformer has a USB port. if your printer can interface over standard USB, then yes you can connect to your printer

Question 5

does this havea HDMI prt?

Accepted Answer

It has a mini-HDMI port. (I now use my device exclusively for displaying content on a large monitor I have in my kitchen, using an HDMI cable. I found that the trackpad was far too wonky to make this device useful for normal productivity purposes.)

Question 6

Is it durable? what if I drop it??

Accepted Answer

If you drop it there is a good chance you might crack the touch screen which would render at least part of the area unreceptive to the touch.  Everything  would still be visible and the touch pad and attached keyboard would still be usable.  And, you could use a mouse.  By the way, when the keyboard and screen are attached they often loose contact between each other when the screen is adjusted.  You might not have the contact problem and otherwise - don't drop it!

Question 7

does it has with Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 supplied preinstalled?

Accepted Answer

No, Newegg lists it correctly as not having Microsoft Office pre installed. It does come with Microsoft OneNote, but of course that's free anyways. 
It actually comes preinstalled with a minimal number of various programs. Pretty much just Asus's driver packs and manuals. First laptop that I bought and didn't feel the need to reinstall Windows after delivery.

Question 8

My wife recently purchased one of these for me and it's working well. However, the unit came with a note saying that the recovery partition had been wiped as part of the refurbishment process, and the instructions about creating new recovery media were unclear. How does one obtain the official recovery media for this device?

Accepted Answer

This is probably a bit late...

It should be pointed out that most Windows 8/8.1 devices have a full recovery partition that is hidden. The 64-bit version of the T100TA does too. The 32gb T100TA has a system restore image stored on the main drive, but no recovery partition.

When you attempt to restore the device temporarily mounts the restore image file as a partition. This makes creating a recovery USB/Backup difficult. If you need instructions for creating a backup USB from the device, I can tell you to do a search for "Recovery set/drive for 32GB Transformer Book T100t". The first result will take you to a forum thread with instructions I have personally used to create a restore USB for my T100TA.

You basically start the recovery tool, but don't complete it. Then run the recovery media tool built into Windows.

Question 9

I want to use it for work. I'm a teacher.  I need it to run Enrich, an ESE (Exceptional Student Education) program.  Will it also be able to be used to play games ??  Thanks!!!

Accepted Answer

If "Enrich" runs on Windows 7, it will run on this laptop. It has the full Windows operating system. As far as online games like "Candy Crush" and Angry Birds", This computer will play all of them. If you want to play "Call of Duty" at 60fps, you need a more powerful computer and better graphics.

Question 10

Is this item damaged at all?

Is it capable of having the Memory increased at all?

Accepted Answer

Mine was in perfect condition with original manufacturers box. To te best of my knowledge there is no quick or easy way to increase the RAM on the device. There is a micro SD port and a USB 3.0 port on the device if you want more storage space.

My personal opinion of the device is that it is quite capable of handling day to day tasks.

What were you trying to use it for?

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