Asus EEE TF101 Transformer tablet launch
 

forgive me if its already posted:

so it's launching tomorrow
anyone considering getting this?
looks decently spec'd up to 9.5 hours battery time (16 with dock!)

http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_...sformer_TF101/
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/tabl...mer-tf101.aspx

might just do it since its priced at 399(wifi only)/499 [149 for the dock]

but may just wait for the tab2

Pick one up for me, willya? I'll pay you back eventually :)

Seriously, looks pretty trick... although with my need for Windows for work stuff, I'd love to see a PC design like this.

I was going to pick up one when I go back to Hong Kong in the summer... until my laptop started to die.

So now I have decided that I don't need a laptop and then a tablet that transforms into a laptop.

I'm probably just gonna pick up some other random android dual core tablet lol.

This is currently the cheapest dual core full featured 10" tablet. The keyboard is optional anyways. Other than the Viewsonic G tablet this is an awesome deal.

confirmed price at memoryexpress 399 with 16gb (wifi only).
they have 2 in stock friend showed me the box, but they weren't opening it LOL
32gb is not in stock nor are there any keyboard docks.

What I dont understand was why Asus didn't use USB 3.0 or Bluetooth 3.0 for this model / the keyboard dock. It's been out for quite sometime now, and its seen across their line of netbooks.

Otherwise, its a great tablet/netbook!

So where can I get one?
Only memory express?

^ NCIX have them. They even did a "review" of it:

Is USB 3.0 really necessary on the tablet? I mean it'll only have the 16gb plus whatever microsd you install on it. At those sizes I don't think speed is that much of a concern.

the more i look at this thing again the more I want it.....

It'll be even more epic if it can dualboot into linux (which i'm sure it will eventually be able to)
If i get it in Hong Kong it has GPS too!

how come on the NCIX techtip the playback on the asus seemed choppy?

I thought they all came with GPS?

North American models will only have "location-base GPS" which depend on your wifi.

That is fail right there.

I'm no expert, nor have I got the chance to get my hands on an Eee Pad yet. But I'm reading it from here:
http://forums.ncix.com/forums/?mode=...er=1&subpage=1

It's a bit more expensive in Hong Kong (4000HKD = $490 CAD for 16gb) if you buy the machine on its own, but the buying both pieces (ie: with the keyboard dock) as a package is about 4800HKD = $590 CAD. Keep in mind too there's no sales tax in Hong Kong!

gaaaahhh should I buy a fancy tablet or a sexy laptop? or BOTH and use up my tax refund lol

Any one got the chance to check it out in store today?

Anand Lal Shimpi

RE: GPS in US version? Need confirmation from anandtech please by Anand Lal Shimpi on Thursday, April 21, 2011
I just confirmed with ASUS, the US version does have GPS hardware. Maps seems to require an active WiFi connection to use GPS however, which is why I originally assumed it wasn't present. My mistake, I've corrected the review :)

Take care,
Anand

Because it is choppy.
Sources state playback choppiness is due to software, but at this point, it's all speculation.

Ordered mine with NCIX. Pretty excited to get it in my hands :)

I'm sold. Way more practical than the Ipad.

More practical than a netbook? :troll:

fuck I'd want something like this but 10" is actually too small for my netbook usage, but a 12" would be too large for a tablet

How come best buy states has it but not canada

Shouldn't be difficult. Hardware is essentially the same as my Viewsonic G Tablet and the folks at XDA have had Ubuntu running on it for months now