ASUS Eee Pad Transformer review
Today, we offer a quick review on ASUS Eee Pad Transformer tablet, which we were not able to review first. Waiting for the new (rumored) Transformers 2, we are confident that this tablet can still find a place in the homes of some of our readers (thanks to falling prices). The device we have is from nVidia and has been used in a very intense way. Unfortunately, we could not show every feature of the device in order to respect the privacy of the owner.
Ergonomics and Construction
Our device was very “experienced” and as such had some signs of wear that are not usually present on the tablet. The device, however, seems to have governed in very good few months of life, and the chrome frame has suffered some blows very well. The back of the device, then it is very elegant and at the same time very comfortable to grip the device.
Hardware
Usually, we review products to its output (and sometimes even earlier) and vote for this hardware will obviously be affected by the transformer of the time that has elapsed. However, this is definitely a hardware in the middle of the tablet Honeycomb: dual core processor 1GHz GPU Tegra 2, 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal memory and powerful speaker. Sadly, there is the micro USB connection, but is instead the HDMI port, micro SD slot and a proprietary connector for charging and data exchange.
Touch screen and displays
Unfortunately we have not yet found a real Android tablet with a screen quality. The screen on this Transformer is comparable to that Tab Icon A500, which is not too bright and that holds fingerprints.
Software
The software of this Transformer ASUS is almost unchanged compared to any installation of Honeycomb on a tablet. The software version is the latest available (3.2) and this allows him to enjoy all the latest improvements made by Google. We find, however, as a pleasant surprise, the ability to set the browser as if we were to a desktop computer (viewing sites in the full version) and the ability to make screenshots while pressing the task manager.
Software: Multimedia
Pretty bare the multimedia part: good music player, but absent a dedicated video player to view video in mp4 format other than.
Software: Browsers
The browser has received some very interesting tricks like the scroll bar to run the page and the ability to change user agents. And ‘course compatible with Flash Player, even if in general, the flow could be improved (as then of all the tablet Honeycomb).
Autonomy
The autonomy of the tablet is good but perhaps just below the average for other devices. No problem, however, to complete a day’s work.
Judgement
As mentioned at the beginning of the review, all votes are heavily influenced by when the review was done, but we are confident that our recommendations will be helpful to those seeking a Honeycomb tablet at an affordable price.