i purchased the tablet yesterday and so far i actually like it
I installed office 2013 pro on it and when opening it hardly hesitates
the same with all the other programs i installed
I really worked this thing this morning and the battery is half down, between all the updates (44) and asus updates
Some people had problems with this tablet but I did a lot of research on it and found the do's and don'ts
Here is some advice I found that I will pass to any of you that want to purchase it:
1. Once you purchase it, get a cover for it because it is a bit slippery (I got mine at amazon.com for $15
2. It only comes with a 3 ft charge cable and charger- so I purchased a 6ft and 10ft from amazon for $5.99 (it was a special)
3. I also purchased there a mini usb OTG-USB cable so I could hook up a flash drive or mouse if I wanted
4. Amazon's screen savers were less money then Best buy and you need one because fingerprints are all over it and it also protects it.
5. It comes with a mini hdmi port so you can also purchase a mini hdmi port to HDMI
6. Once you open it- Asus says to charge it fully for 8 hours prior to using it on battery. I did this but i also started to do some stuff while it was charging.
7. Once you set it up, first do the Asus Live Updater, which updates the asus software and bios. (I found out by surfing if you do this first you will have less headaches.)
8. Now do the MS Security Updates- there are 44 of them including net framework updates, I did them 3 at a time so there would be no conflicts. Yes it took about an hour to do them all but I got them all loaded with no problems.
8. I played with this tablet in the store against the Surface Pro with gestures (but I will be able to later this week give you my review on the surface pro (and the difference in the "feel of the tablet' because Microsoft is loaning me one for all my seminars this year so I have it on loan for 6mths before i have to return it) prior to purchasing it to see what I other than the configuration differences there was. Mostly the touch. I like the way the Asus moves back and forth, it is a bit to get the Charms bar to stick out but i had the same problem with the surface pro and that is 2x the amount of the Asus
I do like this keyboard, it is set up like an actual keyboard and you can make it wider from left to right or smaller.
Wireless set up took a blink of an eye
Once it set up it found without me even asking it, all my 3 wireless printers and installed drivers for them
I have a Zagg Bluetooth Keyboard for my ipad and it found that again without even blinking
The case I bought stands up so i can put the keyboard in front of the Asus in that position and type if i need to, but since the keyboard is way cool I doubt if I really will use it unless I am typing serious letters on it
I Installed Office 2013 Pro on it, took about 5minutes to install and opens just fine even with the 2gigs of memory that is on it
Unfortunely and this is with all tablets I have researched, when they say 64 gigs HD, you do not get that. Prior to installing all the security updates there was 34 gigs of storage available, which to me is not fair since if they say 64 gigs then you should get at least 55 gigs left to use. After the security updates and installing Office 2013, ccleaner, dropbox, windows live mail, I
have 26.4 gigs left.
If you are planing to seriously use and put lots of programs on then I suggest to get the one that has 128 gigs
On my ipad 2 just to give you a comparison, it is 16gigs and I have a whole lot of apps on that one and I have 7 gigs left.
But it started with 13gigs out of the box.
The mini port for the charge takes a bit to plug in, the angle is a bit wierd but it does go in.
I have a Targus Styler that I bought for my husband ($10) for his Ipad that he never uses and I really like using it on the Asus.
It gets a bit hot on the back of it but then again I was putting it through the mill, (so does my ipad that is why it is also in a case)
It is a little bit bigger than the ipad (my extra ipad case will not fit it)
It stays charged on battery for 8.5 hours but because I was really using it with installs, the battery went down to 35% in 4 hours
I have to wait till I get everything for now on it then sees if it lasts (then I will let you know)
It has a GPS but i am not using this tablet for navigating but it is there
It comes with a small Userguide on using the tablet and also a user manual where everything is on the tablet.
It comes with a cleaning cloth, which you will definetly need until you get a screen saver
It comes with a 3 ft (that one is bad because it is too short but again you can purchase a longer one) mini USB cable and charger