Reddit reviews ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C-A1-Bundle 10.1-Inch Tablet with Keyboard Bundle (Black)

isn't that what it's actually called...?

> attach a keyboard or a thumb drive

This pretty much rules out most Android devices. They (mostly) only have a single microUSB port. While you can plug in a keyboard/thumbdrive you'll need a hub and adapters and other junk and it's a PITA.

You might want to look at the Asus Transformer TF103C. It's got a keyboard dock with a regular USB 2.0 port and it's only $250.

You should also look at Windows tablets, especially if she's more familiar with Windows. There's the Asus Transformer Book the Lenovo Miix 2 and maybe the Acer Aspire Switch 10.

I was aware of refurbished tablets, kind of trying to narrow down to the tablet I want to get. Since this is going to be mainly a reader, I'd like to spend around 300 or less. Since the Nook is 145 on Amazon (ironic) I might swing by a Barnes and Noble and see what it feels like.

What do you think about the Transformer TF103CX-A1-BK 10.1-Inch? Apparently it comes with KitKat, and it's only $180 on Amazon right now.

I have an Asus Transformer and I enjoy it.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00JOI6FZ8

What about http://www.amazon.com/Transformer-TF103C-A1-Bundle-10-1-Inch-Tablet-Keyboard/dp/B00JOI6FZ8/ref=dp_ob_title_ce ? I searched for the 300TF on Amazon and it said that was a newer model.

Thanks for the reply! I usually carry a backpack right now because I haul my laptop around. I think I could downsize to a large purse/bag if I didn't have my laptop. As a girl, I doubt my pockets would allow for any tablet. They barely fit my phone as is.

I found levono and asus tablets that are 10" I think. (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JAIE86U/ref=psdc_1232597011_t1_B00NJVRWJ4 and http://www.amazon.com/Transformer-TF103C-A1-Bundle-10-1-Inch-Tablet-Keyboard/dp/B00JOI6FZ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1415648976&sr=1-1&keywords=asus+tablet) They're a little cheaper than the Samsung. Do you have any thoughts about those?

What would pen input do? When would it be superior to not having it?

I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority on this, but I'll still add my two cents. Though I will include the disclaimer that I've only been doing this for a few months, but for those few months, it's worked spectacularly.

I have an Asus Transformer Pad TF103-C. Basically, it's a tablet that comes with an attachable keyboard. Personally, I think it was the best decision I could have made. I use eBooks and open them in Adobe, and downloaded a Word processing app (It's WPS Office (Kingsoft Office) ). It's very lightweight, doesn't take up much space, was cheaper than buying all of my textbooks, and it works wonderfully for me. I only have 2 complaints. The mousepad is right in between your fingers when you type on the keyboard, so it sometimes moves the cursor around while you're typing. Usually I just slide it over to a blank part of the screen and lock it there (it has a button to basically turn off the mousepad thing). And the battery could be better. That's not to say it's bad. But if I'm actively using it, it'll usually last about 6 hours or so (playing games or watching videos, for example. It lasts longer if I'm just reading or taking notes.).

My system/method is this: read the textbook on the tablet through Adobe; take notes with the word processing app; if I have a pdf of the powerpoints for class, take notes in the powerpoint (adding comments with my notes in them as we go through); saving documents needed for class on the tablet and opening them in class (instead of printing them out).

So far, I have 98, 94, 95 averages for this semester, and I feel like what I'm actually retaining and taking out of each of these classes has drastically improved.

I want to throw out that it comes in android as you specified you wanted.

http://www.amazon.com/Transformer-TF103C-A1-Bundle-10-1-Inch-Tablet-Keyboard/dp/B00JOI6FZ8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1411088504&sr=8-3&keywords=asus+transformer

No hdmi though. But a solid price for what you get.

The main problem with a 10 year lifetime on computing devices is that software is still advancing pretty rapidly, and each advance in software requires better and better hardware -- even for web browsing.

Today's tablets are going to suck for web browsing in 10 years. For all we know, a significant portion of the web might move to canvas rendering or webgl or something equally ridiculous. (Compare Yahoo on this date in 2004 to the modern www.yahoo.com, which is now over 700k in 60 requests, not including ads and social trackers.)

We still have a few people bringing working, good condition, 10-year-old systems into our shop, but the number one complaint about them is that they're slow. They're not actually any slower than the day they were new, they just feel slower because 10 years of software updates has resulted in bloated, more complicated software -- web too.

We don't see any 10-year-old laptops, because laptops didn't have processing power comparable to a tower at the time.

Likewise for today's tablets.

All that said, I've been pretty happy with my Asus Transformer. You can find a current version of it on Amazon for less than I paid for mine (and I got a good deal). The build quality and battery life are both decent and the processor is good enough for now.

For laptops, we've been recommending Sager (available from their site or from xoticpc) for our clients wanting to pay extra for something that's not Dell or HP, and so far everyone's been really happy. The build quality on the Sagers is pretty good, and they've been around for a long time. But, the better the specs on the laptop, the worse the battery life is going to be, in general. So you can suffer with a 2-hour battery life now for a laptop that'll be powerful enough to use in 10 years, or you can enjoy a 6+ hour battery life on a laptop now and plan to replace it in 5 years.

Also, if you do consider getting a laptop of some kind, try to wait a couple of months, until the new Broadwell chips hit the market. They're just starting to show up in a few products now. They're the next iteration of Intel's processors, they're more power efficient (more oomph for the juice).