If your memories of netbooks are of chubby, miniaturised laptops with glacial performance, then be assured - this Asus is nothing of the sort. In the flesh, the Transformer Book T100 lenovo b5400 power supply isn’t only surprisingly petite; it’s even moderately attractive. The dark-grey plastics of the base are imprinted with a fake brushed-metal finish, and the tablet’s glossy plastic lid mimics Asus’ top-flight Zenbooks with circular patterns spinning around the Asus logo.
But overall, the Transformer Book T100T is nothing less than what Asus chairman Jonney Shih called it at the product's introduction-the modern-day reincarnation of the company's pioneering Eee PC netbook asus ux31a original netzteil, and a hybrid that's going to be a smash hit and force aggressive pricing from other vendors. It's also the death knell for Windows RT, but that's another story.
The Transformer Book T100T (to give it the name an Asus rep recommended; we've also seen it billed as just the T100 lenovo thinkcentre m72e tiny ac power adapter, and the box label refers to model T100TA-C1-GR) is cased in dark gray, fingerprint-smudge-prone plastic with black keyboard keys, a black bezel around the screen, and a silver-gray docking hinge centered above the keyboard. The hinge forms a natural handgrip when the laptop is closed.At 10.4 x 6.7 x 0.41 inches and 1.2 lbs., the Transformer Book T100 is one of the lightest 10-inch tablets around, weighing significantly less than the 10.8 x 7.0 x 0.4 inch, 1.6-lb. Dell Latitude 10 and the 10.8 x 6.8 x 0.4 inch, 1.5-lb. Surface 2. It's even quite a bit lighter than the 1.44-lb. iPad, despite the iPad's smaller 9.7-inch screen.However, the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 (10.1 x 6.9 x 0.3 inches, 1.2 lbs.) is the same weight, but a tad thinner.When you attach the keyboard dock, the T100's weight doubles to 2.4 lbs. and its thickness jumps to 0.93 inches. By comparison, the 11.6-inch HP Envy x2 apple 23 cinema display power supply weighs 3.1 lbs., but is just 0.6 inches thick with its keyboard dock attached.
When snapped into the included keyboard attachment, though, the T100 samsung ad 3014 makes for a very compact laptop. This attachment includes function and arrow keys, not to mention options for backlight and volume adjustment. My only complaint is how cramped it feels; I have smaller hands and I still made numerous typing mistakes. It's a shame, too, because this attachment is really a quality product. The sturdy keys have excellent travel when pressed. I eventually felt more comfortable with the keyboard-it just takes some getting used to.To undock the tablet hp 470 g1 adapter, you push the release button in the center of the hinge with one hand and pull the screen up and away with the other; to dock, you center the screen over the hinge and push down firmly (it helps if the base is on a desk or table rather than your lap). The mechanism works smoothly and holds securely, although we wish the hinge tilted just a few degrees further back in laptop mode.
Unlike Asus’s more expensive Android-powered Transformer devices, the Asus Transformer Book T100 is not made primarily of metal. Some metal is used in the hinge’s inner workings to provide the requisite strength, but this is a largely plastic tablet. It wears quite an array of finishes too. The back of the tablet part is extremely glossy, the keyboard surround is faux brushed metal and the bottom of the keyboard bit is soft-touch matt plastic. Three different finish types rob the Asus Transformer Book T100 asus transformer book t100 power supply of design cohesion, but it - surprisingly enough - largely gets away with it.
But the Asus T100 isn’t quite perfection in all departments. As a laptop device the small keyboard feels a little bit squeezed up, but after a couple of days we found we’d adapted and had a decent typing rate again acer a700 ladekabel. The keys are resistive and have enough bounce in use, although the small spacebar was easily missed and almost didn’t feel sensitive enough compared to what we’re used to.
As a full Windows 8.1 device it's running the latest version of the rapidly evolving operating system. The new version has brought back the Start button which was much missed by seasoned Windows users (i.e. most people). And this is the full Windows experience, rather than the RT version, so you're not just limited to installing apps power adaptor for t100ta dk005h from the Windows Marketplace, and you also get a full version of Office as standard. Yes, there's still a bit of a learning curve to find your way around, but it's a slick, fast and easy-to-use operating system for the most part, that makes the most of the touch-sensitive screen.
The quad-core Intel Atom processor is clocked at 1.3GHz, backed by 2GB of RAM and does a pretty decent job in general use, fast and efficient with browsing and movie watching. Standard gaming seemed to be okay too, but it clearly has its limits, and we couldn't get it to run our usual test HD lenovo think centre m92 netzteil game of Portal (which isn't exactly a demanding game these days either).The battery held up very well though, running for a solid 11 hours in our test, which is just as well, since it takes a surprisingly long time to charge up.
The Transformer Book T100 hp slate 10 charger is powered by a mid-range Bay Trail CPU, the quad-core, 1.33GHz Atom Z3740, which is capable of running at burst frequencies of up to 1.86GHz. Although the Atom Z3740 supports up to 4GB of RAM, Asus has focused on keeping the Transformer Book T100 affordable - there’s a basic 2GB of DDR3 RAM and 32GB of eMMC flash storage. Nothing fancy, in other words.
In everyday use, however, the new face of Intel’s Atom brings as dramatic a transformation as you could hope for. Compared to our experiences of Windows 8 on the previous generation of devices (Atom Clover Trail), the Asus acer g236hl power supply is a veritable speed demon. Applications load far more energetically; web browsing is slick and smooth; and the overall experience remains impressively responsive, right up to the point where the limitations of the 2GB of RAM start to show.
When he unveiled the Transformer Book T100, ASUS CEO Jonney Shih said its keyboard was modeled after a ThinkPad's, but it doesn't live up to the Lenovo standard lenovo ideapad yoga 13 netzteil. The keys offer excellent tactile feedback and a ton of vertical travel, but they're so small and packed together so tightly that we found ourselves making many adjacent key errors. This is a netbook layout.
The first time we took the Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor test, we registered an awful error rate of 7 percent, but after being a lot more deliberate in our strokes, we managed a 1 percent error rate with a 74 word-per-minute speed, about 11 words per minute below our typical score. However, we found typing on the T100 np3530ec battery much more pleasant than using the Microsoft Surface's Touch or Type covers, because of the good feedback and the solid weight of the dock.
Yes, you can get Microsoft's Surface 2 for a tenner more, but that model only runs the limited RT version of Windows 8.1 and you'll still need to shell out another £100 for the accompanying keyboard. The T100 ad820m0 charger may not be the best looking hybrid out there, but it's solidly built, offers a decent screen and processor, plus the latest Windows 8.1 at an extremely reasonable price.
If you’re after a two-in-one for work and play then we think the Asus T100 ticks plenty of boxes without breaking the bank. It might not have huge power or storage capacity on board, and it’s not a luxury device with much wow factor - but that’s probably a given at this level of purchase.In context to the rest of the market it's a real winner. It might be a touch more cash than a Chromebook competitor, but the Asus motion le1700 akku has so much more to offer. We think it’s an excellent device and one not to be overlooked.
However, as we noted in the last Transformer tablet we reviewed, the screen bezel is pretty chunky, giving it a less‘modern’appearance than something like an iPad Air or Google Nexus 7 sony netzteil vgp ac19v37. We find it less of an issue here as - quite simply - there are very few particularly good-looking Windows tablets. In the nerdy world of Windows 8 tabs, the Asus is a bit of a looker.
Practicality-wise, the design is spot on for an affordable hybrid. The keyboard module and tablet are around 550g each, and between 11-12mm thick. Separated from each other, neither is remarkable. There are thinner, lighter 10-inch tablets and nothing too notable about the keyboard’s design. They make a great team, though.