I am thinking about getting an Asus eee pad as my laptop for university. Do you think thats a good idea?
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Asus eee trasformer for school
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it really depends on what you plan to use it for?
taking notes, reading and editing simple office documents, email and web with some music, video etc then it will be fine. But it wont handle office documents as well as a windows laptop so if you need to do large documents/spreadsheets with complex formatting etc. then you may struggle to find an app that can do that to you expectations.
It will read pdfs, text files, office docs and allow you to quickly and effectively take notes, its a great tool for reading books with and for consuming all kinds of media from comics to movies and mp3s, web browsing is excellent on it.
If you have wifi access at uni and a phone you can tether, the Transformer would probably suit you fine.
taking notes, reading and editing simple office documents, email and web with some music, video etc then it will be fine. But it wont handle office documents as well as a windows laptop so if you need to do large documents/spreadsheets with complex formatting etc. then you may struggle to find an app that can do that to you expectations.
It will read pdfs, text files, office docs and allow you to quickly and effectively take notes, its a great tool for reading books with and for consuming all kinds of media from comics to movies and mp3s, web browsing is excellent on it.
If you have wifi access at uni and a phone you can tether, the Transformer would probably suit you fine.
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100% agree. I used a laptop at school for taking notes for about 2/3 of my college. I used a netbook for the last few classes. I liked the portability of the netbook (smaller then a Transformer) and the power of it, but as a main laptop I did not like it.
If I did it again and I already had a Transformer I would have at least tried it, as I think it would do OK for note taking, but I would have definitely still needed a laptop.
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The office suite on the transformer is one step above a notepad. No spellchecker nor any of the normal function you need for full school work. I would say get a netbook with Ubuntu or windows netbook. The transformer was a good idea as a media device, but lack the basic functions that are required for a good netbook. Android is just not ready for that task.
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Then what else do you need besides a spell checker? The keyboard has spell check built in so what else do you need for "full school work"?
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I agree, its not about android, its all about getting the right apps for you needs, there is an app for everything if you look hard enough and are prepared to actually pay for some apps.
you should be able to use the transformer as your uni device without much problem, just dont expect it to be as office friendly as a windows pc out of the box.
you should be able to use the transformer as your uni device without much problem, just dont expect it to be as office friendly as a windows pc out of the box.
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You still can't do "everything" a laptop can- read/load stuff from CDs/DVDs, and I wouldn't even use my win7 netbook for "Serious" work. Can't copy/paste from websites to a paper I'm writing as easy, and Android doesn't have a way to look at one "app" while using another.
I love my Transformer but it's mostly for entertainment and LIGHT work/reference/emailing.
I love my Transformer but it's mostly for entertainment and LIGHT work/reference/emailing.
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Well, if you are going to learn something from your notes you need to go over them at least 2-3 times so it is not a waste of time. Id say writing something down once and never revise it is a waste of time
So it suits me fine and should do so for anyone else as well.
But internet is a must and free wifi might not be as widely available elsewhere as here in Iceland.
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You have free wifi on planes, trains, and buses? Nice. I was talking about papers in which you have graded, not notes. For notes, it really does not matter. But if you are putting on the finishing touches on the term paper on the train ride to school, and you are going to plan to print it out when you get to school, it seems like a waste of time to have to correct it and then print it.Well, if you are going to learn something from your notes you need to go over them at least 2-3 times so it is not a waste of time. Id say writing something down once and never revise it is a waste of time
So it suits me fine and should do so for anyone else as well.
But internet is a must and free wifi might not be as widely available elsewhere as here in Iceland.
Internet is not a must, it is luxury. If you have no internet forget about using this device for work you are going to turn in and have graded.
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I use it for uni and it works great. I use it for documents and then upload them to dropbox and finish editing when at home. Also, many of my classes require books outside of textbooks so I can download those to my tablet and I don't need to carry those books around. I have even found some of my textbooks available when you can rent them for 6 months electronically for less than the cost of a used book.
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I seriously felt the need to see how big of hassle this 'might' be. I used my Tab as I would while on the road for a day and typed up a document for work. One that WILL be submitted.
I typed the full document up in Polaris. I saved it. I emailed it to myself. When I was ready to send it to corporate I opened it in Word on my work laptop and scanned it over for spelling. All was good so I passed it on.
It maybe took 3 full seconds extra, I will say 15 to be generous.
It actually was easier to type on then my small Acer netbook I have.
The pop up spell check does not work in Polaris when using the physical dock keyboard.
I typed the full document up in Polaris. I saved it. I emailed it to myself. When I was ready to send it to corporate I opened it in Word on my work laptop and scanned it over for spelling. All was good so I passed it on.
It maybe took 3 full seconds extra, I will say 15 to be generous.
It actually was easier to type on then my small Acer netbook I have.
The pop up spell check does not work in Polaris when using the physical dock keyboard.
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I have a similar issue to this and didnt want to start my own thread.
I have a chance to go to Korea for 2 weeks in December. I didnt feel like hauling my 10 pound laptop around with me and thought this would be a good compromise. I would have something light and portable that I could connect to the internet with. It would let me watch movies in my downtime and could be used to get directions while Im in an area with a connection. I would also be able to use it to play around on it when Im on a train or a plane.
I was wondering if you guys thought this would be a good idea?
I have a chance to go to Korea for 2 weeks in December. I didnt feel like hauling my 10 pound laptop around with me and thought this would be a good compromise. I would have something light and portable that I could connect to the internet with. It would let me watch movies in my downtime and could be used to get directions while Im in an area with a connection. I would also be able to use it to play around on it when Im on a train or a plane.
I was wondering if you guys thought this would be a good idea?
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That's what I use mine for, it's more than adequate for internet, email, movies, games, looking at digital photos from the camera, etc...
For "serious work" you would have to maybe find some other apps, etc...
And remember a Netbook would do the same but cheaper- you can get a Win7 netbook under $300, with a much bigger harddrive and decent battery life.
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For som reason I was never a fan of netbooks, I also like about this the ability to ditch the keyboard when I want too. I also have an android phone and using them in conjunction is pretty easy as I've learned from my friends Xoom. I was also curious how you got a CD drive hooked up to your TF. I just pulled the CD drive out of my laptop and put a second drive in there and now use a USB to SATA cable to play CDs(which has only happened once in almost 6 months). Are you doing this as well or some other set up?
Does anyone has a link to a comparison between stock and rooted TFs? I've read about the roms but couldn't find any specifics of the tweaks done or reviews of how well it worked compared to stock.
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I wouldn't. I read some reviews where the reviewer lost an a tire review after trying to type it on the device due to a malfunction.
I got the transformer a week ago and I love it and have barely put it down except to do summer assignments, but it is not reliable enough to use as a work device no matter the work unless you are making simple notes. I am a junior in high school right now, but when I go to college I plan on getting a new MacBook pro. If you want portability I suggest a MacBook air or a windows equivalent if you prefer.
I got the transformer a week ago and I love it and have barely put it down except to do summer assignments, but it is not reliable enough to use as a work device no matter the work unless you are making simple notes. I am a junior in high school right now, but when I go to college I plan on getting a new MacBook pro. If you want portability I suggest a MacBook air or a windows equivalent if you prefer.
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If you worry about malfunctions you will never get anything done. I have lost a LOT of work due to computer crashes. Malfunctions are not limited to tablets. Even the Mac is going to malfunction once in awhile.
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I am not saying Macs and PC's don't malfunction, though I have had my Mac book pro for over a year and it as never malfuntioned.
But even if it did Microsoft office protects your documents. If your device unexpectidly shuts off it will provide a backup. This is not a feature on the tra former and it is what I was originally talking about.
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I've use several different kinds of Macs (iMacs, Macbook Pro, ect.) and my PC messes up on me no more than the Macs (AKA, really little.) In fact, I've known several people with MS Office on a Mac that have lost tons of work because something went wrong and their wasn't a back up.
Anyways, is there an Google Docs App? Doesn't that autosave as you type?
EDIT: And that reviewer that lost part of his review on the TF was also using pre-release software, and it is my understanding that the recent updates have greatly improved the performance and stability of Honeycomb from when it first launched.
Anyways, is there an Google Docs App? Doesn't that autosave as you type?
EDIT: And that reviewer that lost part of his review on the TF was also using pre-release software, and it is my understanding that the recent updates have greatly improved the performance and stability of Honeycomb from when it first launched.
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Theonly honeycomb crashes i have had have been from 3rd party software... ie multipicture live wallpapers
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I didn't mean that PC's malfuntion more than Macs but that either way it is autosaved through office and is available for retrieval the next time you open it up.
Also I have never had hineycomb crash, but I have had a few app force closes and that can lead to data loss just as easily as a crash.
Don't get me wrong I love the transformer and would not think if getting another tablet, but I just want to stress the fact that it doesn't seem suitable for work or school. It is more of a device for casual data consumption and your occasional Facebook message.
And honestly you could not pay me to try and take notes at a lecture with it.
And Google docs does not officially support honeycomb yet and the browser version barely works on a full blown laptop so i can't imagine it would work terribly well on a tablet.
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If you're looking to take notes, type papers and do office type things, I think the tf would be just fine. I even just read an article yesterday about the best android productivity apps and there were more than a couple that were pretty good, the best one being very good. Google "best Android productivity apps" and you should be able to find the article easily.
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I would totally type notes, and try handwriting with "Freenote"- but can't take a wireless device with camera and sound recording into most of my classified work areas. 
Speaking of, the sound recording is excellent.You could use that in class too.
Speaking of, the sound recording is excellent.You could use that in class too.
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