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[Eee Pad Transformer General] h00ligan:
two things..

first, there has to be a memory leak in one of the stock apps, or os, or something. i can reboot and be working fine for about 10 mins... then it gets all wonky again.

i reset the browser to factory defauults, and it actually seems like it's a bit faster now. even with plugins enabled
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rcjpth:
People - please DON'T EXPECT tablet performing well as your laptop or desktop replacement....how could a Tegra 2 with integrated GPU comparing to your laptop/desktop power horse!!

Now please go and enjoy your own Transformer device while sitting on the couch, lying on the bed or even in your bathroom (make sure you have accidental damage insurance in case you drop into the water :)...)

For me, this tablet makes me more connecting to digital world...well sort of because sometimes I just use my blackberry without tablet or desktop at all...

good luck/enjoy!

rcjpth
[Eee Pad Transformer General] cowprince:
I guess my real question is, will it replace my original wifi iPad?

Primarily I use it for email/web browsing/news and very very minimal gaming.

I ordered one today from Newegg and still have my iPad also in case I don't like it I can return it and maybe sell my iPad and get an iPad 2, but I'm an Android fan when it comes to phone OSes, you can rip my Thunderbolt from my cold dead hands, but I've not read a glaring comparison tablet side.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] acid123:
I just moved over from using the iPad 2,

Have had the transformer for a day now and so far have been loving it,

It's my 2nd android tablet, but first with honeycomb,

Havent had any issues so far, was gutted that it could recognise my 720p Mkv files, but have converted a few 2day using handbrake,

Was concerned with sync issue with my MacBook but found a nice software online which works fine,

Haven't rooted it, so currently running stock 3.1 firmware,

All my accessories for tue ipad 2, bag, case, stand and stylus go well with the transformer,

Going to test it out tomorrow, tether with my iPhone,

As it stands I'm really happy with it and glad I bought it...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jester450:
Think of it as an extension to your laptop. It’s great to check emails, web surfing, XDA, etc without pulling out the laptop and waiting for it to power on or sitting in front of your desktop. Awesome media player for business trips (takes up a lot less real estate on that damn tray table) and for the little one for long drives. Great for the wife to play her solitaire. And when I don’t have wifi, I just tether to my MT4G (yes it works). I can video chat (GTalk), can send text messages (GV), VPN & RDP into my work machine (although it’s slow). Love the fact I can dock it and use a physical keyboard and get more play time with it. I love it.

It does suck there are not a whole lot of accessories, but in due time. Just wish I can get an extra charger and a few extra cables 

For what’s it’s worth, HC does still need work, but IMO don’t think it’s as bad as everyone says it is.

No matter what, I’m sure there are grips about every tablet out there (even the ipad), doesn’t do this, doesn’t do that, slow here, laggy there, blah, blah, blah. To each their own.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ewingr:
Agree with most of above. I was thinking I wasted $900 on my i7 laptop before getting the Transformer. Now I"m glad I have it.

Just too early in the life cycle for it to be a replacement for productivity.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] h00ligan:
Fwiw, that wasn't my expectation at all. I was basing things of my experience off both gens of iPads, which are both smoother.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] earlyberd:
I've never had any serious issues with productivity applications on my Transformer. If all you need is Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PDF capability, there are a plethora of applications available. A lot of people tend to complain about the bundled applications without ever actually researching and trying the alternatives. The fact that Asus was at least nice enough to bundle so much on the Transformer and still offer it for under $500 is pretty incredible in itself. I do find myself hitting some roadblocks on occasion, but 99% of my problems so far have been solved by switching to a different application.

Browser too laggy? Switch to Opera Mobile. Can't copy and paste from other applications in Polaris? Use Documents To Go instead. People are too quick to dismiss mobile devices such as this as incapable of production because it's not a productivity machine out of the box. But the same could be said for all the millions of laptops sold every day that omit Microsoft Office so that you have to pay extra for the full version and install it yourself.

Where tablets and other mobile devices truly fall short is that they cannot yet replace your primary source of productivity, if of course your primary productivity device is a high end desktop or laptop. It should be pretty obvious that hardware limitations are going to keep you from running a full-fledged CAD/video production/graphic design/database/software development suite. It is designed to work as a supplement to an existing workstation, much like how laptops were originally intended to supplement desktop machines and servers. If what you're actually looking for is another machine that can operate completely autonomously from your existing desktop/laptop solution, then the Transformer is not for you.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] TheHybridFrog:
I moved from an iPad 1 to the Transformer and so far I like it better. Maybe it's because I feel like I have more control over my device.

Let's be frank, tablets, even the iPad 2 and the upcoming Samsung 10.1 are media consumption devices. I honestly cannot fathom how they can be used for heavy productivity other than in situations where you absolutely cannot reach your laptop. Despite not really being a productivity device, the transformer is great for viewing files and jotting/typing quick notes and reminders. I find that the transformer can enhance tasks that I normally do, but not replace my laptop completely.

On the media consumption front I love my transformer. I solved the high-profile HD playback by using mycloud to RD to my media PC so now I can watch anything. I use Plex for most files though and that works great too. Other than videos/movies I love playing games on the transformer, especially PvZ. To me it is an expensive toy at the moment, but that's ok. I find myself using the transformer mainly to fill gaps in my day where I am either bored or need just a few minutes of entertainment (bathroom) and it does its job spectacularly.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jerrykur:
Yes. Once you get the TF (or any Honeycomb tablet) the iPad will feel like what it is, a real big iPod Touch. Having widgets that show you emails without launching the app, multiple screen setups for work and play, and the option to use a real keyboard and mouse are huge differences.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] king_dani:
As others have pointed out, it is good for what you have planned
[Eee Pad Transformer General] h00ligan:
@eb, interesting take.. and while i agree with many of your points, i think there's more to it with this device. there seems to be this misconception that those of us who are not 100% happy expect laptop performance. In my case at least that is not true.

What I would hope for is optimized performance, at least to the level of sister devices out now, and an ipad 1. I will try the opera desktop trick, and it is quite possible that there are apps which will do what I want. That said, they aren't exactly easy to find imo. someone had recommended newsr for example, as a replacement for an app i used on the ipad...unfortunately it's not even close to reeder.

On the flip side, adding a keyboard to iPad sucks. I am shocked the zag case gets such positive reviews...so I guess it boils down to what's more important. Given productivity isn't a huge win for the tf so far...that choice looks to boiled down to pretty damn good entertainment and mediocre productivity or mediocre productivity and mediocre entertainment.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] marrone12:
I mean honeycomb does have its problems, but I think many of you are suffering from expectations that were too high. I dont have a netbook, i don't have a touchscreen phone. I have my windows 7 fat ass laptop and an ipod touch.

I wanted the transformer to be my ultimate geek toy, and also be a productivity device. Its extremely portable and with the keyboard, I've actually done a lot of work with it. The included splashtop remote software in mycloud is frankly the fastest and best rdp/vnc client i have ever used. it works fast enough that i can watch a movie over it.

I use the tablet for reading e books, annotating pdfs, writing papers, and doing minor spreadsheet work. the polaris office spreadsheet program is extremely slow and laggy, but thankfully the rdp client works fantastic.

Importantly, having the dual tablet/netbook interface of the transformer just makes everything so cool. its so much more fun to work on, using a touch screen is so much more intuitive and cleaner experience. The double digit hour battery life and the amazing screen make this one of the greatest devices i've ever used.

the occasional lag, restarts here and there are all worth it to me. I haven't used my actual laptop in weeks and only when i need to transfer files off it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] oka1:
To be honest Just having this thing for a short time, i have found it to do everything I thought it would be able to do. I think the major problem is people think it is going to be the End All of tablets, that tablet is 1-2 years away. This one is as good as the Ipad2 I have using, so comparing to that standard this is definitely a 10. I see the same shortcoming all the others have posted, but I think all of you need to remember how our phones worked out of the box (I have a Vibrant) It was deplorable but within 2 months it was decent and then 3-4 months it was awesome. I do not expect anything different with this unit. I think this is going to be one of the best and for the price it is hard to complain even now.

All in all this is a keeper..........
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rcjpth:
May you please let me know how you plan to tether with the iPhone? My iphone 4 (corporate plan, unlimited data plan, company's) has 3G connection, and wonder how it's sharing connection with the transformer...

thx

rcjpth
[Eee Pad Transformer General] keaolyen:
My experience exactly and also my recommendation.

My single biggest gripe is the inability to disable the touchpad but I'm sure that'll get worked out soon enough.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] grainysand:
?

You can disable the trackpad. I don't experience any particular lag in Polaris editing simple word documents. Again, I personally don't plan to deal with any fancy docs/pdfs/spreadsheets on it, so... But you could try QuickOffice HD, I guess.

No offense, but you're starting to sound like an Apple shill. Nobody in this thread has been quite as strident as you are.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Bavarianguy:
If i wouldnt be able to flash over custom-roms and overclock the transformer i would have returned it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jimbob1971:
Tis strange reading a lot of negativity at the start of this thread.

Stock browser not doing it? Download Opera or suchlike. It's free, you know.

Lag when typing? Not on my machine - or at least not noticeably so.

Video playback - Plex etc solve any issues, as does re-encoding. Fast re-encoding audio only is available.

Overclocking - Speed up significantly if that is a problem.

I'm loving the TF101, and the only twinge of regret I have in getting rid of my iPad is that I don't have GoodReader anymore. However, the like of Juice Defender and Tasker show what android can do that iOS can't.

The TF101 will never compete with small but expensive laptops but it is a great middleground.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] idlefrog:
I think a lot of the posts on this thread are forgetting what the original question was.

It is not about if the TF is a great device or not itis about whether it will meet the orginal poster's needs and I think it won't and a laptop would be better.

That is not to say I don't love my TF, I spend far too much time using it, but I think it is not intended for a working evironment like college work but more as a media device.

The perfect world is to have both.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mystik610:
Thanks for the honest opinions guys. My gut was telling me that this was a less than ideal productivity device. Though I use an iPhone 4, I think iOS is a less than ideal productivity OS. I was hoping this would change with the announcement of iOS 5, but everything about Apple’s 2011 offerings is rather underwhelming.

It’s a shame that Google hasn’t worked the kinks out of Gingerbread yet, as I really think this is the right approach to tablets. Microsoft has the right idea with Windows 8 too (I’m a big fan of Windows Phone 7). It seems that though Google is leading the pack in terms of features and innovation, everything is brought out prematurely and they’re in a perpetual beta mode. I haven’t used the transformer myself, but this was my experience with the G1, EVO and Android on the HD2. I’m a tech geek at heart, but I also rely on my devices very heavily to get by my day, and though I love to tweak, I’ve found that stability and accessibility are more important to me now.

I’m not really looking for a companion device to a laptop or PC…nor am I looking for a purely media consumption device. A smart phone usually takes care of all of that for me…I realize that a larger tablet would work better as a consumption device, but nothing is easier than pulling a phone out of my pocket, and I can reasonably keep a smart phone on me all the time.

I don’t necessarily need anything uber powerful, as I have a powerful custom PC at home that I use for gaming and photo editing….but I do need something that can reliably handle multiple productivity tasks without issues.

I like the form factor of a tablet, and think that it has the potential to be very useful from a productivity standpoint. I also would like to have a tablet to use as a media consumption device….it’d be nice if a device could reasonably do both, but we really are probably a few years away from that.

I guess I’ll wait for now and see what happens this fall when I start grad school. I know the Tegra 3 tablets should start rolling out around then, and maybe Gingerbread will be in a more stable iteration by then and have better application support.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Wdustin1:
I hate to be "that guy" but honeycomb is what runs on tablets not gingerbread haha

Sent from my captivate BLAZING on firefly 3.0
[Eee Pad Transformer General] S4F4M:
I'm thinking that for your needs, you need to look at a windows tablet.

The Acer Iconia W version runs Windows7.

- 3 hr battery life

- keyboard dock (comes as bundle)

- heavier

- does not fold like a netbook

Yes, it is not Android, but maybe there's a dual boot option(?) as the Acer Iconia A version runs android which would mean increased battery.

Yes, it has bad battery life, but Windows8 will probably be compatible which will be optimized for tablets. Granted, that upgrade will cost $.

Yes, it weighs more, but it seems to have less manufacturing issues, and it might meet your productivity needs. Not a great multi-tasker due to the CPU.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] newtybar:
yep...you're THAT GUY!

(I had to make sure I used "you're" instead of "your").
[Eee Pad Transformer General] james robinson:
I agree!!! Many of us are setting our expectation too high!!! HC hasn't been out long enough to compete with the iPad/ iPad 2. We just need to chill out for a second and allow Google to do what it does!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] S4F4M:
Of course, you could wait for the Lenovo LePad. Not sure the specs for the US, but the original specs were...

- 1.3 gHz Snapdragon as a tablet (Android)

- unspecified CULV for keyboard dock (Windows 7)

It will run Android Honeycomb as a tablet.

It will run Windows as a laptop/netbook (when the tablet is in the keyboard dock).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] lie_ui:
Oh, man! That will be the perfect device (tablet in the screen, and full laptop running Windows in the keyboard dock), and we can switch between the 2 when the screen is dock.

Hope Asus will make it, I mean I hope Asus will make a keyboard dock that has something like an EeePC today inside it, and when we dock our Transformer tablet it can switch between the Windows or the tablet/honeycomb.

Hopefully that's possible with the current connector they have in the tablet.
[Off-topic] 66mustang:
I have seen this:

http://www.sensefly.com/products/swinglet-cam/

and I want one. Trouble is they are $10k!

Got me thinking, I have a number of old GPS enabled smartphones (WM, but I also have my current Android HTC Desire).

It occurred to me that the smartphone has enough power and intelligence to know where it is, and how far off a pre-programmed track it is, and could communicate it's current location via GSM so you could track it on a laptop.

Does anyone out there think that an interface could be built to allow the smartphone to use the error from track to operate the control surfaces of a model aircraft to bring it back on track and to trigger a camera (not the awful in-built ones) to take a pre determined shot?

I have no idea how to programme such a thing, but would be willing to learn if you folk thought this had legs.
[Off-topic] defTwitch:
I'm sure you could have a program click some shots when its in a predetermined location... just like apps will turn on and off wifi or anything else depending on location.

Having the phone at the same time know exactly what to do with camera would be a lot more code. You'd really have to do some testing to see what would work up that high but I'm sure it could be done.
[Off-topic] makr8100:
Not that it's THAT cheap, but much cheaper at $1500. It is a DIY kit so you'll have to be somewhat tech savvy, but this is just as fun if not more fun. Click the link below the vid to get to their site.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyYujjP5J-k
[Off-topic] 66mustang:
Very nice, I think it would be possible to make one of these for a lot less than $1500. The thing is, I've kinda got my head into the pilotless device - something that you can set a course and off it goes, does its thing and then comes back. When you think about it, the opportunities for that sort of device (most of them illegal:eek:) would be endless.

Thanks for your input folks.
[Off-topic] makr8100:
The link I posted does have GPS, although it doesn't seem to have a GPS triggered camera. The creator uses a video camera, and with a high enough quality video camera you should be able to take still image captures. The downside is you'll be stuck with 1920x1080 resolution, which may not be high quality enough for your purposes. I'm sure it would be possible to rig a camera's button to an electrical relay triggered by the GPS unit signaling the correct coordinates.
[LG Optimus 2x] Moviestar70:
PLEASE - who can port this Rom for LG Optimus Speed ?????
[LG Optimus 2x] TsunKit:
As much as I want this to be done as well, I've been told by a lot of people that it is near impossible :(
[LG Optimus 2x] giuvilas:
why should be impossible? i mean..it's just software..and our LG is totally open.

I miss HTC sense interface (i had a desire and a HD2)..so i really hope to use the sense 3.0 on this tomahawk cruise called LG 2X :D
[LG Optimus 2x] TsunKit:
This is a quote from Imperticus:

'We might aswell say its impossible. Sense is closed-source so its near to impossible to port a working ROM. getting sense 2.2 on HTC Hero was very very hard (especially the camera), so porting it to O2X is going to be even harder.'
[LG Optimus 2x] kruppin:
I would love that! Too bad it's probably never going to happen. But possible, that it is! They managed to port Desire HD rom to the Motorola Defy, so why not to the Optimus 2x. And the defy you cant change kernel on, therefore it should be easier on O2x.
[LG Optimus 2x] omiblack:
you should consider that nvidia drivers are closed like sense so it's quite impossible to have a software running in a hardware without the official drivers made by the partnership of producers:(
[LG Optimus 2x] kruppin:
But the drivers exist like binary, so thats not a problem? You dont need the sources for that, in that case CM7 wouldn't work either. HTC haven't changed the whole android system, you know, so the drivers should work. One problem could be if sense calls some instruction that our CPU cant handle, but thats unlikely.. But drivers for GPU should be the least of our problems.
[LG Optimus 2x] Slash75:
it works for o2x ??
[LG Optimus 2x] cagra:
Nope, it's for the HTC Desire/Bravo
[LG Optimus 2x] Moviestar70:
Sense 3.0 Port for LGOS ???

A port of Sense 3.0 must work for the LGOS !

The original Sense3.0 is also dual core

and it has been ported to the Nexus One!

Since it worked somehow.

I'm sure it's somehow!

We just need someone who can port for the LGOS :)

(Sorry for my bad english)
[LG Optimus 2x] krogoth:
Nexus one is a bad example. Nexus is built on Snapdragon along with ardeno 200. So basicaly it's almost same hardware as Desire. ALL snapdragon can be easly ported to any other snapdragon HTC device. Sense 3 was harder becouse we was missing m10 tools to decompile/compile sense ui files. (HTC PYRAMID is qHD) and HTC KINGDOM has early uber buggy and bad resized ROM.

LOT of libs cannot be ported to TEGRA. Sorry guys. But this time it's not just copy\paste.

Booting ROM is possible... But it will not work at all... Some guys allready tried it on SGS.
[LG Optimus 2x] kruppin:
How did they get it to work on Motorola Defy then, for example? That's a OMAP SoC, there's never been a HTC with OMAP. Everything work pretty well on the defy, just bluetooth was little buggy. I aint saying it won't be hard, just not impossible. If we get a talented dev that want this, then it'll probably happen, but unfortunately most devs doesn't care for sense.
[LG Optimus 2x] Moviestar70:
I see the same. I also have a Nexus One and on the current Sense 3.0 (Kingdom 0.3.1) going very good and stable!!!

Sorry for my bad english.
[LG Optimus 2x] Imperticus:
nVidia are not releasing HALs for the Tegra2, without which it is even harder. cm_arcee (dev for CyanogenMod) said that even CM is being limited because the HALs are closed-sourced.
[LG Optimus 2x] Moviestar70:
And who can port it now ??????????
[LG Optimus 2x] Moviestar70:
yes i think. you can ported this?
[LG Optimus 2x] krogoth:
And You can rewrite half of the libs FROM SCRATCH? Without having data sheets? Without nVidia sources?

It's possible to boot it, but it's impossible to make it fully functional.
[LG Optimus 2x] Sckank:
There is a couple of themes made for both sense 3.0 and under. Its very good indeed. Why not check it out?
[LG Optimus 2x] Moviestar70:
The themes look good.

but there is no difference to Sense 2.2

This theme does not look like Sense 3.0

The theme is Lockscreen not take special good.

There is only half of the ring and not properly functioning. :(

Sorry, for my bad english (google translator) ;)
[LG Optimus 2x] racca:
This is also a bad example.

OMAP platform is much more open than Tegra.

Also OMAP3/Snapdragon share the same basic CPU feature set. T2 on the other hand lacks NEON/VFPv3(D32), so precompiled binary might not work at all -- very much like running a SSE4/AVX (i7 and up) specific application on an Atom/Pentium processor.