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I have mentioned it before but this thread seems a good place to mention it again. I have an ASUS Slider which I thoroughly enjoy. Different form factor but i

by 51Cards 15y ago

I have mentioned it before but this thread seems a good place to mention it again. I have an ASUS Slider which I thoroughly enjoy. Different form factor but identical software and keyboard / USB mouse use. Absolutely love it if anyone is considering this type of form factor (a keyboarded Android tablet) I don't seem to have the same 'loss of state' issues the author does... probably just due to which apps I use most. Using the 'window list' to change apps isn't quite as quick as I'd like (small pause when I open it as it renders) but I haven't had any issues other than that. Also don't agree with the author's view that this is meant to be a Netbook replacement. I think viewing it in that light or expecting it to be is setting it up for failure. It's Android with a keyboard so you can do textual content generation easier. The upside is it comes apart and becomes just a tablet at will, and runs for what... 15 hours when docked? It's not a use case for everyone but nor it is intended to be a netbook replacement.

LawnGnome 15y ago
Agreed on most counts: I don't really have an issue with loss of state when switching apps either. It probably varies depending on how many you have going. While I wouldn't sell the Transformer as a netbook replacement universally, it really has completely usurped my old Eee PC and largely replaced my Macbook Pro as the device I take with me when I go somewhere. Sure, you need a distro chroot (I use Debian, personally, but there are a bunch that work) to do anything useful programming-wise, but I don't really see that as a hindrance: I can compartmentalise that to a MicroSD card and it doesn't affect the usual operation of the tablet as a tablet when I want that. Basically, I love my Transformer to an extent that I'd have found surprising before I bought it. I've done real work on it, and it's a pretty good tablet even without a dock. (All of that said, the trackpad is completely useless, sadly.)

by 51Cards 15y ago

LawnGnome 15y ago

Agreed on most counts: I don't really have an issue with loss of state when switching apps either. It probably varies depending on how many you have going. While I wouldn't sell the Transformer as a netbook replacement universally, it really has completely usurped my old Eee PC and largely replaced my Macbook Pro as the device I take with me when I go somewhere. Sure, you need a distro chroot (I use Debian, personally, but there are a bunch that work) to do anything useful programming-wise, but I don't really see that as a hindrance: I can compartmentalise that to a MicroSD card and it doesn't affect the usual operation of the tablet as a tablet when I want that. Basically, I love my Transformer to an extent that I'd have found surprising before I bought it. I've done real work on it, and it's a pretty good tablet even without a dock. (All of that said, the trackpad is completely useless, sadly.)