802.11b/g/n wireless networking is also available, and worked flawlessly during our testing with the Eee Pad. The stereo speakers work very well, although the typical lack of bass and low volume ceiling shortcomings are present here as they are with most mobile devices. ASUS at least sets itself up for success with 1GB of RAM, either 16GB or 32GB of integrated storage, a 5 megapixel rear- and 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera, the aforementioned microSD expandability, and a few very handy ports on its keyboard dock as well. We don't know who's to blame for all these failures to properly harness Tegra 2's prowess, but the track record so far hasn't been great.
#ASUS TF101 DOCK SOFTWARE#
LG's Optimus 2X and, to a lesser degree, Motorola's Atrix 4G have suffered from software problems, while the ViewSonic G Tablet and Toshiba Folio 100 slates have been ignobly discontinued by major retailers due to user experience issues. Much has been said and written about this powerful dual-core solution - it was certainly the most popular thing going at CES 2011 - but the hardware that has shipped with it so far has been underwhelming. The Xoom and Transformer share more than their OS, they're also both running NVIDIA's Tegra 2 system-on-chip. The only indicator light ASUS provides is a charging monitor on the keyboard dock, and even that one refuses to do double duty with notifications. The Xoom flashes its need for attention at us when it has unread emails, but the Transformer kind of just sits there. One little oversight from the company, however, is the lack of a status light. Being able to quickly access the tablet's unlock button is actually pretty high on our list of typically underrated priorities, and ASUS has managed to tuck the camera into a position where stray fingers will almost never obscure its view. Overall, what attracts us to the Transformer over the Xoom is ASUS' intelligent button and camera placement - the 5 megapixel rear camera is centered at the top of the back cover. (Music credit: Fireproof Babies - Not that Madness mattered much) So, does that mean you'll get two devices in one or has ASUS been overly ambitious and compromised too much? We got to grips with the £380 16GB WiFi-only model and its keyboard buddy (£430 when bought as a pair) in an effort to find out. The Eee Pad Transformer is a 10.1-inch Honeycomb tablet very much in keeping with the current trend, but it also has an optional keyboard dock that turns it into a, you guessed it, instant smartbook.
#ASUS TF101 DOCK ANDROID#
The 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 is finally being produced in volume, Google has evolved Android to version 3.0, specifically targeting higher-resolution displays, and ASUS has abandoned the idea that a keyboard is crucial to mobile computing. Alas, nothing came of that Neo concept, most likely because it was relying on Android 1.6 and a Tegra 2 system-on-chip that was then still months away from hitting the market. ASUS was there too, of course, though it still believed in the upstart smartbook category - a modernized take on the netbook that relied on an ARM CPU and a mobile OS to extract more battery life out of a lighter, thinner device - and was busy showing off a seductively slim prototype of just such a machine.
#ASUS TF101 DOCK TV#
Back in those wild days, you could see 15-inch jumbo screens, TV tuners, and even hybrid pseudo-laptops stalking the tablet area of your favorite trade show. The world's love affair with tablets may have been bubbling along under the surface for a while, but it really got started in earnest during CES 2010.
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