I got one of the early TPs and was thus one of the first to get the ICS update and have my new tablet bricked. It was a 4-week turnaround, but Asus eventually sent me a brand new unit of a later series, which so far is working just fine on the .13 update.
So after finally using it (again) for a few days, all is forgiven, mainly because while it was away my keyboard-dock arrived and I got to try it out for the first time. I have to say that this piece really transforms the device, and I've pretty much kept it attached around the house.
In the "champagne" color it makes for a very slick-looking package when folded up. Carrying it like that it as good as having a case since it protects the screen. I took it with me to show off to some other aging techies at the coffee shop, and everyone was impressed with the screen, the keyboard, and various things I demoed over the Wifi.
There are only a couple of oddities of using the dock, and I actually haven't read up on some of the details of the special keys, etc. But I did notice this:
Anyway, I'm really liking this device again and I'm sure in a few weeks I'll have forgotten about the missing month of ownership.
So after finally using it (again) for a few days, all is forgiven, mainly because while it was away my keyboard-dock arrived and I got to try it out for the first time. I have to say that this piece really transforms the device, and I've pretty much kept it attached around the house.
In the "champagne" color it makes for a very slick-looking package when folded up. Carrying it like that it as good as having a case since it protects the screen. I took it with me to show off to some other aging techies at the coffee shop, and everyone was impressed with the screen, the keyboard, and various things I demoed over the Wifi.
There are only a couple of oddities of using the dock, and I actually haven't read up on some of the details of the special keys, etc. But I did notice this:
- When you open it, it automatically turns the screen on, but it comes up "live" and does not show the lock scren.
- The Back key on the dock works just like the one on the screen except that it doesn't cancel the notification panel when it's showing in the lower right corner.
Anyway, I'm really liking this device again and I'm sure in a few weeks I'll have forgotten about the missing month of ownership.
