Multimedia multitasking test (in seconds) It's better than previous Atom tablets fared. That's equivalent to top-end tablets, roughly. Microsoft Office comes preinstalled, but you have to redeem the code that should be in the box.īattery life is great, lasting 591 minutes (9 hours, 51 minutes). Think Netbook.Īsus offers both Microsoft Office Student Edition and a year's worth of unlimited Asus cloud storage with the Transformer Book T100, both nice perks. Just remember you're still getting a budget, downsized machine. As a Chromebook-level device, it's a world beater. It's versatile, and you could do more with it than you probably expect. Honestly, the limitations of a small and lower-res screen and cramped keyboard and touch pad will set the tone for how much "serious hard-core work" you want to get done on this, anyway. What should you expect? Again, for everyday basic work, this will get the job done. The tablet has 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.0. The tablet's ports and connections are minimal but functional: Micro-USB, Micro-HDMI, a microSD card slot, and a full USB 3.0 port on the keyboard base. More powerful and expensive systems like the Sony Vaio Tap 11 still outperform it by a significant margin, though. That system cost over $500 the Transformer Book T100 costs under $400, and is a fraction of the size.
Here's the good news: the Transformer Book T100 outperformed last-gen Atom Windows 8 machines, and even did significantly better in some tests than the much more expensive (and heavier) AMD-powered Toshiba Satellite Click. One thing that threw me off a bit was the Windows "home" button: instead of touching the Windows icon just below the display (which does nothing), you have to click the lower left button on the side of the tablet. It's good, and I could definitely see myself using it casually on a sofa, but I wouldn't feel compelled to take the tablet on its own for a day without that keyboard. It's not too heavy to hold, but it doesn't feel designed to be an excellent standalone tablet: it feels more like the floating back lid of a laptop that's still searching for its base. But once you get used to the keys, it gets better.Īs a tablet, the T100 is fine, but it's thicker and bigger than your average iPad or Android tablet, or even a Surface 2. The Chromebook had the best keyboard, followed by the iPad with Belkin case. I typed back and forth among the Transformer Book T100, an iPad Air plugged into a Belkin Ultimate Keyboard Case, and an HP Chromebook 11.
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