This page will cover what the real users said about their Asus Eee Pad Transformers.

If you want to see the product features and specification, you can read that on Asus Tablet and Asus Transformer.

Best Honeycomb 3.2 tablet so far!

By Alex Tamulis (Edmonton, AB Canada)

June 13, 2011

I was lucky enough to wake up early today and go to Memory Express in Edmonton and they had one. Stores received a limited amount of  Asus tablets and they were all sold out within hours, including on Amazon. I’ve been playing with this thing for hours now and so far I’ve only had great experiences with it.

The main feature for me is the remote desktop: you can access your PC, whether it’s a Mac or a PC, if they’re both connected to your home wi-fi connection. You can control your PC from anywhere and use all of its features. I watched a HD movie and worked on MS Word docs, everything went smoothly.

The Asus tablet doesn’t weigh much for its size and the IPS screen is amazing, it’s the same screen used on the iPad 2. I’m not a person who needs to buy products made by just one brand. I like Apple and I own a iPhone 4, but when it came to deciding which tablet to buy, I went for the Asus Transformer because it offers me a tablet/netbook function, the best of both worlds.

Asus tablet itself has a microSD card slot so I already have 32GB more to use it. The docking station (which can be purchased by 149.99) has 2 USB ports and 1 SD Card slot.

You can edit Microsoft Office docs on it using Polaris Office, it’s great and this app comes pre-installed on it. Playing mp3s or acc files on it it’s great too. You can use the app MyNet to play music from your own PC or Mac, via bluetooth.

I’m playing SNES games using SNESoid app and using a Wiimote/Classic Controller via Bluetooth and everything works great! It has native email (which Blackberry Playbook doesn’t) and you can sync your calendar and contacts easily. It has full flash compatibility. For $399, there’s nothing on the market with these specs. The Motorola Xoom has similar specs and it costs $200 more. It doesn’t give you the option to attach a docking station with all those slots. When I buy computers, I want to be able to upload content to it easily, or transfer files from it easily as well. The Apple system is ok but needing iTunes for everything is kinda like a dictatorship. I had to jailbreak my iPhone to be able to play SNES games on it, or even listen to music on Grooveshark. That’s where the Android Market comes in.

You can download any apps you want, any developer can create apps for it, it’s a “free” system. It’s not as wide as the App Store, but it’s getting bigger and bigger by the minute. I downloaded the Kindle app and already transferred all my e-books to it (I also own a Kindle and I love it).

There are some quirks that have to be tweaked with Honeycomb 3.0 OS and that’s something Google is working on. That’s easy since updates will be released (an update is scheduled in 2 days). So that will improve the overall performance of the OS. But I honestly didn’t have any issues with it, I really like Honeycomb 3.0 so far.

I definitely recommend Asus Eee Pad Transformer for people who want to use their tablets as an extension or even a replacement to their laptops. Asus tablet has hit a home run with this model, since it costs much less than anybody else and its specs are great. It’s hands down the best purchase I’ve had under 400 bucks.

The docking station is sold out anywhere else but I pre-ordered it on Amazon and I’m hoping to get it in a couple of weeks. I’ll post a video with the combo once I get everything up and running. I’m a iOS person who’s welcoming Android with open arms!

Review Update: Apr 29 2011 – Ok, so I’ve been using my Asus Transformer for a few days so I’d like to add a few pros and cons to this review.

Pros: beside what’s been mentioned above, I noticed that:

- multitasking is really easy on Asus Transformer. You can quickly jump from one app to the other, check e-mails, browse something on Wikipedia, listen to music and even have your Skype session open at the same time. I was chatting with my dad and multitasking and had no issues. The Skype app needs updates, but that’s nothing to do with Asus tablet.

- File Manager: this feature is great! You don’t have to hook up your Asus Transformer to your computer all the time to move, copy or paste files. You can create new folders and even transfer files from your microSD card straight to it. I transferred a movie from my microsd Card folder (path is rootremovable to access microSD files) to my Movies folder and it was very quick. And I didn’t need to plug it in in order to access or move the files.

- Widgets: Your Desktop Area (Or Asus Launcher) is very wide so you can add many widgets to it, and they’re very handy. That’s something that can’t be done on the iPad 2. Mind you Widgets can affect the speed a bit, but nothing noticeable at all. Those people running speed tests between iPad 2 and the Transformer need to bear that in mind.

- Weight: believe it or not, it doesn’t feel heavy at all for its size.

Cons: ok, so here it is:

-smudges on screen – it’s a fingerprint magnet but all tablets are, so not a big deal. I’m cleaning it whenever needed using a nice cloth (the one that I use for lenses) with a bit of water/alcohol and it looks pristine after that. Let me know if you find a better way to clean fingerprints.
It doesn’t need wiping on a daily basis. I looked it up and for IPS screens, the best way to clean it is to use a mix of distilled water and alcohol, but I’m using tap water. I like this thing so much that I would buy another one tomorrow if something happened to it! (wait, maybe not tomorrow, it’s still sold out everywhere)

-HD video playback in Fullscreen mode using the YouTube App: ok, this might be Honeycomb-related and therefore something that can be dealt with via future updates. You might notice a bit of choppy frames here and there. I find the iOS more stable for this type of playback. But there’s no problems playing HD video from your microSD card or even if you upload a HD video to the Asus Transformer hard drive, you won’t have problems watching it. There’s more than enough RAM to support HD video streaming.

-charger: I’m planning on using it all the time, so the cord is not long enough. If I have it on a desk, I need a power bar or outlet really close by, to leave it plugged in if I wanna save some battery. Well, tablet + docking gives you 16 hrs of battery… so you really don’t have to have it plugged in. But this suggestion could be emailed to Asus so they could release a charger with a longer cable, that would be sweet.

Other observations: Camera: not that great, it’s an average camera. Am I gonna use it for super important pics? Definitely not, I got a nice camera for that. But for daily use, it’s not too bad.

***UPDATE June 13*** – I’ve been using the TF for 6 weeks now, and I also have the keyboard dock, which I got 2 weeks ater getting the tab. I can safely say it has become my main “go to” device: web browsing, music, movies, games, word processing, reading books and comics, news, remote desktop, you name it. I still use my PC and my smartphone but not as much as I use the tablet.

- For people who wonder if light bleed gets worse as time goes by: I was lucky enough to get a unit with no light bleed other than a tiny spot (barely noticeable) on the left side of the Asus tablet, and it’s been the same since day 1. But compared to my friend’s iPad, I can safely say mine has no light bleed whatsoever. Some of the newer batches got units with really bad lemons but I think this was due to ramping up the production like crazy. I heard they manufactured 300,000 units Asus tablets in June so I think they’ll improve their quality control dept and make spanking sharp units now.
- Honeycomb 3.1: Asus was one of the first ones to release the 3.1 update and it fixed the YouTube app HD video issue (at least on mine). I think 1080p is overkill on a 10.1 inch screen so the 720p HD on the YouTube app works like a charm. Playing movies straight out of a SD card or USB drive is easy and there’s no lag either, so feel free to pack lots of multimedia and play straight out of them without having to use your device’s internal memory.

Touchscreen is much more responsive, browser is faster, animations flow more smoothly, full gamepad compatibility via USB, better “relationship” between dock and tablet. What really bugged me about 3.0 was that when I used the dock a lot of features seems to be toggled on/off. That has never happened after 3.1. So, overall, the update fixed a whole bunch of bugs and made the experience even better.

- Wrapping it up: battery life is great, using the keyboard to type long texts is handy… and I was able to tether the TF to my iPhone via w-fi, so now it works as a 3G-like tab. I’ve done both bluetooth and wi-fi tethering. Wi-fi is faster but bluetooth saves battery life. I basically do it to use Google Maps and GPS, and it’s been great so far. I know they’re releasing a 3G Transformer in the summer, but I don’t need one since I don’t wanna pay more fees to my carrier, and sign another 1 year contract just for more data plan. I can use this as a 3G alternative whenever I need a bigger screen. It works with the iPhone and I know it does work with Android devices, but I’m not sure if works with Blackberry phones. Let me know if you wanna know more about tethering and I’ll be glad to help.

6 weeks after purchasing the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, I’m still very pleased with my device.

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AWESOME tablet ! Also, I recommend the keyboard attachment for xtra benefit!

By B. Murray (Germany)

June 28, 2011

I love my Asus tablet. I have had it a few weeks now.

I have a window mount for this, and use it also as a GPS device here in Germany. It is extremely accurate when I use the CoPilot Live 8 app! No matter where I have been in the US or here in Germany, I have picked up the GPS satellites in the matter of seconds.

I just decided to buy the keyboard from Best Buy online, and it arrived the other day. Now, this thing is unbelievable. Asus Transformer is the perfect sized net-book to take to the local coffee shops and cafe’s. It doubles the battery life also! They say 16 hours, but have not tested that one. Let’s just say it is definitely LONG ENOUGH. I also bought a Griffin Stylus from amazon.com, and am super happy with that as well.

Pertaining to Apps from the Marketplace, they all have worked well for me. No matter if they have been Audio/Video/photography/document editing/etc, they have all worked on my transformer.

The one thing that I am hoping for very soon from ASUS are more accessories. Right now, this Asus tablet comes with one Charger cable. Also, must use USB 3.0 charger blocks. It would be nice to pick up an extra charger cable in case I lose the one that came with the tablet! Other than the lack of accessories, this thing ROCKS! I love it, and especially like the GPS feature of this Tab. I am learning to do new things every single day on this Asus Transformer.

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Excellent and Affordable Android Tablet

By V. Phan (Bay Area, US)

April 29, 2011

I am a previous owner of the Archos 101, which was a decent tablet during its time, but as time goes by..it became sluggish and multitasking on it was a drag so I sold it on ebay and saved the money for my next tablet purchase. Then I heard about this Asus tablet and I was anxiously anticipating its US release. I was one of the lucky ones who were able to grab one on Amazon on release day(April 26th). I received my package via OnTrac on the 27th. I opened my package and tried it out for about an hour before deciding to do the OTA update. A few people on the xda forum reported that they have bricked their Asus Transformer because of the update so I was hesitant. However, everything went well for me and it was updated within five minutes.

-First thing first. Sorry, no iOS vs Android comparison here. If you are looking at this item, you SHOULD already know the advantages and disadvantages for both OS.

-The screen is AMAZING!! Viewing angle is superb. High resolution IPS LED LCD display with Corning Gorilla Glass for the win.

-Only $399. $200 less than the Xoom. $100 less than the iPad 2. $50 less than the Acer Iconia a500. With equal or better hardware/features. You make the decision.

-Android 3.0 is great. Very smooth usage. Very open-ended. Customizable to the max. True multitasking; with as many apps running in the background as the CPU can handle. Asus included some exclusive widgets and apps. Games run beautifully with no lag. I am new to Honeycomb, and I am enjoying it a lot.

-Asus included a roll of numbers on the android virtual keyboard. That is very handy as i dont have to click an extra button to access the numbers. Most of my passwords have numbers and that saves a lot of time.

-Flash 10.2. You can browse the internet without feeling left out. Yes, you get flashy ads also. I would say Flash works 95% because sometimes flash videos get laggy when maximized to full screen. Youtube app videos stutters when you play it fullscreen in HQ. However, there is supposedly a fix of that issue coming soon for Honeycomb. Other than that, every flash based websites load fine.

-Apps for Honeycomb is lacking right now but it should kick off soon. Some apps are not compatible with Honeycomb and will crash after installation. If you are a news junkie, Pulse is the app to get. Mobo player is the best video player to me. Many of the free games are very fun to play.

-MyCloud was not there when my Asus tablet came. I needed to do the OTA update for MyCloud to appear in the apps folder.Since the remote desktop in MyCloud can only connect to the PCs in your LAN network, I was excited to find out about LogMeIn ignition on the Android Market. You can buy the app to remotely control any PCs anywhere.

-Plays back basic video formats like avi. Compared to my Archos 101 which is made by a French company, can play many video formats natively, even mkv. (I love European devices with their video playback capabilities)

-Has built in GPS with a free downloadable text-to-speech plug-in on the Android Market.

-Build quality is good for the price although not as good as iPad 2. The texture design on the back is nice and gives better grip.

-Big bezel. Initially, the big bezel turned me off, but now I understood why Asus made it bigger than other comparable tablets. My old Archos has a thin Bezel and because of that I would accidentally touch the screen with my thumbs, wrecking havoc. With Asus tablet, my thumbs rest on the bezel and that problem was solved, and also my thumbs get some rest.

-Two good cameras, on front and back. Picture quality is great, but video recording is average.

-MicroSD slot and miniHDMI. I also ordered the keyboard so that I will have two USB ports.

-Charging connecter is shorter than I expected. It can be a hassle if you want to use the tablet and charge it at the same time.

-Power button and speakers are on the side. Unlike the Archos 101 and Moto Xoom, having speakers on the side means that when you put it flat down, your sound does not deteriorate. The right speaker is louder than the left for some reason. Hopefuly an update will fix that.

-Battery life is good. Around 8-9 hours depending on your usage. Battery life can be extended with the keyboard dock, while transforming into a netbook.

The Asus Transformer is hot at $399, and I am enjoying it very much so far. This thing is in another league compared to my Archos 101. This Asus tablet is rare right now and I hope Asus can ship more units(or maybe it’s just a marketing strategy for more hype).

Anyhow, Asus Transformer is great and I am looking forward to future Android updates to make it even better. Five stars for a Asus tablet.

Hope this helps and have fun with your tablet(s)!

*UPDATE 5/2/11* So, I have noticed that occasionally, apps force close in Android 3.0. I know this is a software issue with Asus and that there should be updates coming soom to address this. I have heard that the Acer a500 is more stable as of right now.
I was at a shopping mall and saw an Apple show store so I decided to come in and play around with the iPad 2. One thing I want to mention is that you will never see any checker-boarding when surfing the net with the Asus Transformer.

*UPDATE 5/4/11*
So the shuttering 720p video after recording has been solved after the OTA updates. It is much smoother now.

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