ASUS Transformer Book T100 Hands On (Video) Discussion

This week, ASUS unveiled what promises to be a groundbreaking new laptop that might just breathe back life into Windows 8.

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Great video review, thank you.

I agree with you--this has the potential to change the entire Windows 8 landscape. Convertible tablet owners tend to like Win8 a lot, but until now, Win8 convertible tablets have been largely $1000+ affairs aimed at the same sort of consumers who buy MacBooks. Something like this, that sells at a middle-class-and-student-friendly $349, yet offers a convertible form factor, SSD storage, IPS touchscreen...I don't think the phrase "it's going to be huge" sums it up.

And while some may scoff at the Atom processor, Bay Trail + SSD is going to be nothing like the Atom experiences in the original netbooks.

 

I agree with you Mitlov, completely. I'm definitely getting this thing as a companion device, It's cheap enough where I wouldn't feel uncomfortable carrying it everywhere.

 

I agree with the statements here 100%. My only fear is that at higher screen resolutions the bay trail may lag some (not this tablet but the dell for example). I currently use a 500t for on the go and love the battery life and lack of fans but absolutely hate how after a few programs have been opened it starts to lag. Its only about 17-25 seconds to restart it, but still, hopefully this new breed of convertibles won't have those hangups. One last thing, 10.1 incher's can't get the keyboard right (usually). I also have a dell xps10 (got it cheap) and honestly, typing on the 10.1 in class is rough. I guess if you get used to it it'll be ok, but for most people after a week or 2 of frustrations may have them looking the other way. Either way, I am happy for this to come to the market because I can't wait to pick one up.

 

I agree; I'm a little wary about how Bay Trail will handle 1080p. We'll see. But for 1366x768, like this one, I think it'll be fine. And Windows (both on the desktop and in metro) is very well optimized for 1366x768 screens. And at 10.1", that's decent pixel density, and more importantly, this is a respectable-quality IPS display.

 

Yeah the display on this is quite good, despite the resolution. I was seriously impressed, considering the price and other additions.

 

That is one thing that I have recently been harking about. 766 resolution is fine for sub 14 notebooks as long as it is a higher grade ips display. I always hate when people write off a screen just because its 1366x768.

 

Looks like it has great potential and looking forward to seeing it in living breathing person.

Question. Is it a netbook/ ebook OR is it a notebook?

I don't want to be entirely dependent on the internet.

Thanks

 

It's a notebook, not to be confused with something like a Chromebook. It's got onboard storage (not much, but it's expandable) and you can install and run any Windows software, and with the quad-core Bay Trail and an SSD, it'll leave old Atom devices like previous-gen netbooks in the dust.

 

Hey does anyone know if the asus transformer book T100 can be used with a stylus? and if so what stylus would work? Thanks

 

Wow, that's a really nice looking tablet and for only $349? Tempting...

 

This video is not a full review or something like that,
just unboxing + only a short test, like boot time and playing 3-4 720P and 1080P youtube video and runnin another apps in the same time +cpu,ram usage
Asus Transformer Book T100 unboxing and try - YouTube

 

Played with this device a bit today. Pretty good, although build quality or "feel" or something could have been better. Looks a bit cheap even compared to cheaper second generation Nexus 7.
I had a chance to hold this 379EUR tablet and a Surface 2 (399EUR). I would have personally opted for Surface 2, even if it has a Windows 8 RT.

 

For $350 for a 10" IPS display, an x86 processor, and a hinged keyboard dock, I wouldn't expect anything else. The Nexus 7 is two-thirds the price for a 7" screen, an ARM processor, and no keyboard dock--I'd expect a higher level of build quality under the circumstances.

 

I see your point. But don't forge, the Nexus 7 has a very powerful ARM processor and a very damn good 7" screen with a better resolution.
Still, a T100 is a very good option, especially for those who need a tablet and a keyboard duo for very cheap.

 

Nice video Exor. So what is your opinion of it now that you have had it for a few days? It seems quite capable, and easy to use from the video.

 

I'm looking for a windows 8 tablet, but there's one problem. They almost all come with only 32 or 64 gb of storage. That's not a lot considering that windows 8 takes about 18 gb. I know that you can mount an sd card on most of these tablets, but is it possible to install and run x86 programs from the sd card? If so, is it slower than running those programs from the on-board storage?

 

I think you can. Metro applications on the other hand can only use the internal storage.
I still don't understand why manufacturers even consider a 32GB option, especially for a full Windows version.

 

So that they can advertise a base price and then sell at a higher price. Kind of like how certain luxury car manufacturers advertise that their compact sport sedans "start at" X price, but that doesn't include leather upholstery, and every single dealer stocks models with the leather upholstery that cost X+$1000. From what I've heard, most retailers are just stocking the 64 gb version of the T100, even though advertising brags that the TF100 "starts at" the price of the 32gb model.

 

Yeah, I figured it was that.