![]() It doesn’t have a micro-USB port or a full-sized USB port like the Acer Iconia A500, which can be quite a pain when you want to sync media with a PC, but the keyboard dock houses two of the latter (more on that soon).Īfter reviewing a few ASUS netvertibles with terrible resistive touchscreens, I almost want to give the individual responsible for the Transformer’s IPS panel a big hug. It houses a mini-HDMI port, microSD card slot, and 3.5mm headphone jack. The Transformer does boast more ports than Apple's tabletīut of course, the Transformer does boast more ports than Apple’s tablet. Those numbers actually mean a lot in terms of real usability - the iPad’s thinner stature makes a distinct difference when trying to hold the tablet up for longer periods of time. 51-inch tablet is on par with its closest Honeycomb competitors, but it’s discernibly thicker than the. (I believe ASUS actually did that to accommodate a wider keyboard dock, but that’s just a guess.) In terms of thickness, the. Oddly, it’s got a noticeably thick left and right bezel when in landscape mode, which results in it measuring 10.6 inches in length - more than a full inch longer than the iPad and. On the other hand, the plastic makes it a bit lighter than the other Honeycomb tablets out there.Īs you can see in the chart above and in some of the comparison shots, the Transformer doesn’t fare too well in size compared to the other Honeycomb tablets. That’s not to say I think it feels cheap - that’s not really how I’d describe it - but it certainty doesn’t have the same sort of rigidity as the iPad 2, Motorola Xoom, or even Acer’s Iconia A500. Instead I was surprised at the overly plastic build. ![]() Given its dapper aesthetic, I expected the tablet to feel weightier in hand and have a more solid construction. ![]() There’s no doubt that it is one nice looking tablet however, there are some discrepancies between look and actual feel here. Flip it over and its backside is much more audacious than any of the other Honeycomb tablets out there - the textured brown cover has a diamond pattern of sorts and the material has a slight sparkle to it. It’s got extremely clean lines and its edges are covered in a bronzish metal. The tablet part of the package - herein referred to as the Transformer - is a stunning piece of hardware when it’s set on a table like you see above. ![]()
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