[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
I know it's been a long time since I updated this thread, but I got so sick of the TF700 slowness, that I started researching alternatives again.

After some research, I decided to buy a used HP Slatebook X2 from Ebay ($157). The device arrive and was in brand-new shape. After using and playing with it for about a week now, here are my thoughts (in no particular order):

Pros

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- Device is BLAZINGLY fast - after using it for a few days, it's practically impossible to go back to the TF700!

- Stereo front-facing speakers are great.

- I like how the power and volume buttons are designed (almost like they're not there, while still being easy to use).

- Keyboard is great - even better than the TF700 keyboard (which I really like). Keys have more travel on the HP.

- Device charges really fast

- Keyboard dock trackpad is disabled while typing (and ROM has a "palm rest" sensitivity setting

- Supports 5Ghz wireless (I run at 150Mbps most of the time over 5Ghz). Normally, can only get 65Mbps over 2.4Ghz.

However, the device also has a LOT of "cons":

Cons

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- Device gets HOT when used for gaming - not warm, but hot.

- No GPS radio. While this isn't really a problem in of itself, the issue is that a LOT of apps don't show in the Play store because they require a GPS radio. Even apps that you would never think need GPS (HD Widgets, USA Today, for example). All of these apps work fine if I sideload them, but it's a PIA...

- ROM is not as "advanced" as the Asus keyboard-dock-related ROMs (lacks some keyboard-dock-specific features)

- Screen has a VERY yellow tint to it.

- Charger is a laptop style charger and there is no way to connect the device to a PC, unless you buy a special, hard to find, $60+ cable made by HP.

- Need above cable to root the device (I'm still running un-rooted at this point)

- HP has completely dropped support for this device (I damaged the keyboard dock physically and can't even buy a replacement)

- Stock ROM has a setting to disable the Tegra dynamic backlighting (Prism), which annoys the hell out of me, but it doesn't work properly. Prism keeps getting re-enabled "randomly" for some reason (even though the setting is still disabled). I eventually had to force-close the Tegra services processes to stop it from being re-enabled, but then I lose the ability to switch between Performance/Balanced/Battery-saving mode when you do this (have to reboot, reset mode and then kill Tegra Services process to change power mode).

- Cannot re-assign mouse buttons (bluetooth mouse) - all buttons act the same - no way to set right mouse button to "Back" like on the Transformer series.

- Battery life is pretty bad

- Only way to monitor dock battery state is via HP-supplied widget.

- Screen brightness is not uniform - gets "yellower" as you move across, which is very annoying when reading text on a white background.

- No way to lock/suspend the device from the keyboard - have to use the power switch on the tablet.

- No way to disable keyboard/trackpad wakeup, which causes more battery drain than needed. Same say that the USB port on the dock also caused high drain. I lose about 2% of keyboard dock battery power every hour while the device is sleeping.

- No way to enable/disable trackpad from the keyboard dock - have to go into the Setting app.

However, even with all of those "CONS", I still find myself using it over the TF700, simply because of it's performance. Everything on the Slatebook X2 is instant and games are the smoothest I've ever seen on any tablet (if you can stand the heat!). HP does include a special setting ("HP Cool Control") that keeps the heat down by reducing performance as needed, but then you lose some of the gaming smoothness.

It's so close to that "perfect" device, yet so far away... If only HP would have stuck with the device a little longer, it could have been a great device.

So, still looking for that perfect "Transformer-style" device! Will use the Slatebook until I find one though... My TF700 performance is just unbearable - even with the latest Lollipop ROM by [MENTION=518363]sbdags[/MENTION]... Not sure if there is something wrong with mine or what, but after using the Slatebook, now it's almost impossible to go back to the TF700. Besides the slow RAM in the TF700, I think that the lack of RAM is another issue (Slatebook X2 has 2GB instead of the 1GB in the TF700).

I was actually considering the TF701 again briefly, which sounds like it performs well (probably on-par with the Slatebook), but it has the typical Asus quality-control-related issues and more importantly, dock issues (which is one of my main uses for the device!). I've pretty much decided not to buy another Asus tablet device even though the TF701 may be my best choice at this point. I think I'll just "wait it out" in hopes that someone releases a newer device with a keyboard dock. Even considering a Samsung tablet with a bluetooth keyboard case at this point...

Anyone else know of any newer Android tablets with keyboard docks that may fit my needs?