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Laptop and tablet combined to rival Apple iPad
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer is an Android operating system (OS)-based tablet device that was launched in April in the UK. It can be used as a laptop with the purchase of the optional mobile docking station, so will appeal to users who currently crave both a tablet and laptop, but haven't the finances for both.
The tablet itself comes in two versions – one with 16GB of internal storage and the other with double that at 32GB. Both versions use solid state devices (SSD) for their applications and data storage.
The tablet can be attached to the mobile docking station which has a full QWERTY keyboard to transform – hence the name – the system into a laptop (see picture).
The 16GB tablet costs £316.66 + VAT, the 32GB model costs £358.33 + VAT and the mobile dock costs £75 + VAT.
We reviewed the 16GB version of the Transformer. Both models run the latest version of the Android OS – version 3, also called Honeycomb – optimised for tablet devices with a screen size above four inches.
Specifications
The tablet weighs 0.692kg, while the mobile dock weighs 0.644kg, giving a combined weight of 1.336kg. The combined base and tablet unit has dimensions of 271 x 171 x 13mm.
Aside from the tablet connection system, the mobile dock has two USB 2.0 ports, a power connection and a card slot supporting full-sized MMC, SD, and SDHC cards (see picture).
The tablet has a mobile dock station attachment, a power connection, a mini HDMI port and a slot supporting microSD cards, as well as the on/off switch, an audio volume control and a dual-function audio jack for headphones and microphones.
The stereo speakers and a stereo microphone are also contained in the tablet unit.
The Transformer runs under the Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS which has built-in Adobe Flash 10.2 support. The processor chosen by Asus for the Transformer is an nVidia Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core chip, running with 1GB of system memory. The eight-core onboard graphics processing unit on the Tegra 2 runs the LED-backlit screen at a native resolution of 1280 x 800.
Network connectivity
Currently the Transformer has three types of network connections available: an internal GPS antenna, wireless connectivity through IEEE 802.11b/g/n hardware, and Bluetooth v2.1.
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