For a few months I tried to convince myself that an Asus Transformer Prime (with keyboard) was a great productivity device. I used it in class and did some wor

For a few months I tried to convince myself that an Asus Transformer Prime (with keyboard) was a great productivity device. I used it in class and did some work on it, it was great (I thought). However I realized, like you did, that I was actually pretty annoyed. I could do everything OK but nothing really well. Even for web browsing, it was still not great. I sold the tablet, but I still didn't want to go back to lugging my 15" MBP around. Solution? The Samsung Chromebook. This is the perfect cheap productivity device. The keyboard and trackpad are as good as a Macbook air, it's thin and light, and it lasts a long time on a charge. With a $5/month Digital Ocean VPS to SSH into when I need to do programming, it's absolutely perfect. Never been happier with any tech purchase than I am with my Chromebook. People tend to bash Chrome OS but they haven't tried it. For people who think they should buy an iPad for "work anywhere mode", what you really want is a Chromebook.