Asus Transformer tablets

Does anyone have one of these tablets? I'm thinking about picking one of these up to replace my netbook. I haven't decided on the prime or the original model. I hear the Prime has issues with Wifi and GPS because of the metallic casing. I have a smart phone and an unlimited 3g plan so I'm not worried about the GPS but I am a little worried about the Wifi issues.

Right now on ebay I can get the original transformer used with the keyboard dock for $350 which is what Im leaning towards. Is the prime worth the extra money?

what functions do you want to do that mimics the abilities of your netbook? I mean you are going from a fully fledge OS to a minimal android OS; for some people, its hard to justify the large cost of the transformer if you were expecting to use it like a laptop. For others, you could easily get away with a lower cost tablet.

As for transformer itself, I think its a fantastic product, just for my needs and requirements for such a device, the price is too high. 500 + 150 for the docking is stupid expensive for being new; I'd almost be inclined to spend a little more for an ultrabook, specially since new ones are suppose to come out very soon and hit the 900 or cheaper price point.

I run with a playbook, nook color and a nook simple touch; along with a pair of laptops and another pair of ipod touches for my mobile needs.

Ive got the original tansformer and I like it alot. I use it and my laptop alot. def didnt 'replace' my laptop. and not sure if it could really.

[quote name='JBaz']what functions do you want to do that mimics the abilities of your netbook? I mean you are going from a fully fledge OS to a minimal android OS; for some people, its hard to justify the large cost of the transformer if you were expecting to use it like a laptop. For others, you could easily get away with a lower cost tablet.

As for transformer itself, I think its a fantastic product, just for my needs and requirements for such a device, the price is too high. 500 + 150 for the docking is stupid expensive for being new; I'd almost be inclined to spend a little more for an ultrabook, specially since new ones are suppose to come out very soon and hit the 900 or cheaper price point.

I run with a playbook, nook color and a nook simple touch; along with a pair of laptops and another pair of ipod touches for my mobile needs.[/QUOTE]

All I will be doing with it is web surfing, basic office stuff(word,powerpoint,excel, pdfs, etc), and multimedia. The problem I have with my netbook now is that it doesn't really have many multimedia options and its so slow. I run linux on my netbook since Windows 7 is so slow but even with linux its still a little to slow for my liking. The only thing I like about my netbook is the 10 hour battery life and small size. The asus transformer seems like it will give me the long battery life and size of netbook as well as options for multimedia.

[quote name='DurbanBrown']Ive got the original tansformer and I like it alot. I use it and my laptop alot. def didnt 'replace' my laptop. and not sure if it could really.[/QUOTE]
Why is that? I have a Desktop that is my main pc and my netbook is just for school when I'm on campus and when Im away from home.

Right now my phone(HTC HD 7) and netbook are the only electronics I carry around with me and I dont really have much multimedia options since Windows Phone have so few apps and I dont want to waste battery life with netflix on my phone.

I have the Prime with dock, it's amazing, I haven't had any WiFi issues whatsoever, prior to the firmware update or post which supposedly fixed it and the GPS, I've never used the GPS so I couldn't tell you but I hear it's been resolved.

I'd say it can replace a netbook, it replaced mine. I can run citrix on it as well and send work emails and I believe teamviewer works on it too so you can remote to machines. Lately I've just been using it to stream my movies and TV shows to my TV with HDMI out and I have a bluetooth track ball which means I don't have to get out of bed to start new episodes, change apps, etc. The bluetooth dongle plugs into the dock.

[quote name='hustletron']I have the Prime with dock, it's amazing, I haven't had any WiFi issues whatsoever, prior to the firmware update or post which supposedly fixed it and the GPS, I've never used the GPS so I couldn't tell you but I hear it's been resolved.[/QUOTE]
Thats good to hear.

I watched a video on youtube of the transformer prime running a bunch of emulators with a PS3 controller and Im sold. So far the cheapest I found is $585 used with the keyboard dock. Definitely a good deal but gonna see if the guy will go any lower. Thanks for all the help guys.

Definitely don't regret my purchase, I got my tab for around $410 and paid full price $150 for the dock at Bestbuy since no one had it, but that was at release.

You can also flash ubuntu on it if you're feeling ballsy. Good luck!

[quote name='hustletron']Definitely don't regret my purchase, I got my tab for around $410 and paid full price $150 for the dock at Bestbuy since no one had it, but that was at release.

You can also flash ubuntu on it if you're feeling ballsy. Good luck![/QUOTE]

I ended up talking the guy down to $540 + shipping for it so now Im just waiting for it to arrive.

Are there any accessories that you would recommend? The first thing I'm gonna get is the HDMI cable and possibly a screen protector.

[quote name='Sinfulfate']I ended up talking the guy down to $540 + shipping for it so now Im just waiting for it to arrive.

Are there any accessories that you would recommend? The first thing I'm gonna get is the HDMI cable and possibly a screen protector.[/QUOTE]

I would go buy an HDMI to Micro HDMI adapter and not buy the cable, but that's what I did and just my personal preference. RadiShack sells them for like 5 bucks and it's like a 2 or 3 inch dongle you can put into the MicroHDMI port on the table and use a standard HDMI cable. It's similar to this but mine wasn't $10 and it looks more blocky. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3433874

Definitely get a case, I ordered this one in small: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002WC8Z88/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00


It's a good size for it with quite a bit of room in the main pocket, in hindsight maybe get an extra small so it fit better but I don't mind it so much.

[quote name='hustletron']I would go buy an HDMI to Micro HDMI adapter and not buy the cable, but that's what I did and just my personal preference. RadiShack sells them for like 5 bucks and it's like a 2 or 3 inch dongle you can put into the MicroHDMI port on the table and use a standard HDMI cable. It's similar to this but mine wasn't $10 and it looks more blocky. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3433874

Definitely get a case, I ordered this one in small: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002WC8Z88/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00


It's a good size for it with quite a bit of room in the main pocket, in hindsight maybe get an extra small so it fit better but I don't mind it so much.[/QUOTE]

Thanks again. I actually already have a case logic case that I bought for my netbook that Im using. Its a little big width wise since the prime is so much thinner than a netbook but it fits in fine.

I got a bunch of ebay bucks for buying it from Ebay so once I get those in I'll spend that on getting the HDMI adapter.

It arrived a few days ago and I'm really enjoying it. This is my first android device so I am still trying to learn all the ins and out of the OS. I love the customization options and the amount of apps in the store but it sucks that some of the best mobile games like spell tower or hero academy aren't available on android yet.


Have any game recommendations? Right now I only have a few games and emulators. I was thinking of picking up NBA Jam since its only $5 but I can't seem to find out if it supports a controller or not.

There's some free games in the Nvidia N Zone I would check out, I'm not really into buying games for mobile devices but there are some decent free ones.