Transformer Questions

[cdkee]

I'm a college student and the only computer I own right now is a rather bulky 15.6 laptop. It's quite powerful and all but lugging it around for the entire day has been hard and it's a bit tedious to bust out in a 300+ capacity lecture hall where everyone is so close to each other.

I was looking to buy a smaller laptop, and was originally looking at Chromebooks, but quickly decided against that.

After seeing the SuperNote demonstration video though, I'm very interested in the Transformer. Are there any other college students on here who use the TF101 for note-taking and like it? I'm an Econ major and that app actually looks really useful for drawing crude graphs while note-taking. Basically, any experience with the TF101, good or bad, would be appreciated (would get the dock too of course).

Also, with the announcement of the Transformer Prime, does anyone think the TF101's price will go down, if even to $350 like the Iconia A500? Or would that take away from Prime sales? I think I'd be willing to take a gamble and price match if I could.

That's about it. Basically I'm just hoping any students can let me know what they think of SuperNote and/or GDocs or anything other app for note taking, and how feasible it is. It looks great to me, the form factor, the battery life, and functionality.

Thanks

 

[pete1118]

Can't help you with usage yet as I am waiting for mine to arrive today (I hope). I have seen the 16G model on uBid for ~$279, the 32G model is currently available @ Overstock.com for $398. Dock was $107 on Amazon the other day.

 

[haberd]

I'm in college and love my transformer. Its light but the real kicker is the battery life. I can study for hours while playing music, being on skype, using ebooks, internet browsing and so forth and dont have to worry about charging. If I do need to charge, I can just plug into the dock and recharge. Also, the wow factor is awesome and people are always confused as to what the hell im using. I dont use it so much for notes but im sure it would work great.

 

[leeshor]

The prices have already fallen, mostly on the 16GB model but I have sen some short time sales on the 32GB. You just need to be vigilant.

My vote is for Super Note.

 

[cdkee]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I think I'm sold after watching this video. The Transformer looks perfect for what I want it for, lightweight (compared to my 15.6"), functional, great form factor, and more.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OgmBJa2Vgs)

I really wanted one of these when they came out but if anyone remembers they were impossible to find the first few weeks. Ended up getting an Acer Iconia A500 and while I liked it, the Honeycomb ecosystem just wasn't mature enough at the time, so I returned it. It finally looks like these things are ready though.

I'm just waiting on the deals. I'm sure prices will drop in some places following the Prime's release. Really just looking for a 16gig because I also want to dock, and I can just use SD after that.

EDIT:

How's this?
32 gig for $389.99 on Overstock http://www.overstock.com/Electronic...PID=4485850&SID=u1444584t3488810f9fp0dd0c0s20

Dock for 99.99 on Newegg - https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...-_-na%26Item%3DN82E16834991427&token=ye-tQeGN

Only thing I'm wary about now is that I've read some people have issues with light bleeding and/or other faulty units. Is this really common? Just want to make sure before I order from a place like Overstock.

 

[BigTex]

I have had no problems with light bleed on mine. The only issue was a faulty charger after a couple of months.

 

[pete1118]

Just got mine, no light leaks so far. I don't they are all that common.

 

[Suntan]

I think I'm sold after watching this video. The Transformer looks perfect for what I want it for, lightweight (compared to my 15.6"), functional, great form factor, and more.

(ASUS Supernote App in Action - YouTube)

Hey, that looks like a really nice way to completely waste your time while in a lecture!

Seriously, if you want a productivity device that allows you to makes notes of a lecture on angular momentum, this one will allow you to do it more than twice as fast as the kid doing it on his TF:

http://www.oppictures.com/singleimages/400/MEA05514_1_2.JPG

In all honesty, a tablet would have been great fun to have in college, but don?t fool yourself into thinking it will be some huge improvement over the old pencil/paper method. It won?t be. If anything, it will just be a distraction.

-Suntan

 

[Atomicvoice]

I just got the transformer about 2 weeks ago off newegg for the 16bg w/ dock for $400. I have a lil bit of light bleed, but not to much. You super note with a tablet pen and you would be good to go. be nice to be able to draw really big and have it do down in size to save space

 

[cdkee]

Hey, that looks like a really nice way to completely waste your time while in a lecture!

Seriously, if you want a productivity device that allows you to makes notes of a lecture on angular momentum, this one will allow you to do it more than twice as fast as the kid doing it on his TF:

http://www.oppictures.com/singleimages/400/MEA05514_1_2.JPG

In all honesty, a tablet would have been great fun to have in college, but don’t fool yourself into thinking it will be some huge improvement over the old pencil/paper method. It won’t be. If anything, it will just be a distraction.

-Suntan

For a class such as math or physics, I agree. For other classes however, I think the Transformer would have a lot of utility.

In any case the person in the video was just demonstrating the features of the app. For an econ major such as myself, I think it would be perfect for my lectures. Overall though, it's just a good device to carry rather than my bulky laptop which I could finally just leave at my apartment (with the dock of course). That's the main attraction for me.

 

[mrmuhles]

Forgive the noob question here but what is light bleed? I am interested in this tablet too and am waiting for the deals once the new ASUS is officially announced.... hopefully.

 

[Atomicvoice]

The transformer is back lit, and light can escape along the edges of the screen. Someone correct me if I am wrong

 

[mhans311]

Hey, that looks like a really nice way to completely waste your time while in a lecture!

Seriously, if you want a productivity device that allows you to makes notes of a lecture on angular momentum, this one will allow you to do it more than twice as fast as the kid doing it on his TF:

http://www.oppictures.com/singleimages/400/MEA05514_1_2.JPG

In all honesty, a tablet would have been great fun to have in college, but don?t fool yourself into thinking it will be some huge improvement over the old pencil/paper method. It won?t be. If anything, it will just be a distraction.

-Suntan

I disagree. I can't speak for the TF specifically, but I can speak of the utility of having a touch screen while taking notes. I am in pharmacy school and they issued all of us a 12 inch tablet PC. It is really nice to type your notes and be able to write in an equation or chemical formula or graph here and there. It's the best of both worlds. You can save time by typing instead of writing, but if there is something that is difficult to type out, you can just write it in. Of course there are other applications I have to use that necessitate using a PC, but if I was only worried about note-taking and looking up some info online now and then, I think the TF+dock would work quite well.

Besides, you can't beat the battery life with the TF. My PC has the extended battery plus an extra battery slice underneath which makes it super bulky and heavy, but does allow for around 10 hours of solid use.

 

[rykatemom]

I'm also a college student (BA in Anthrpology, working on my senior research thesis), and my Transformer has completely replaced my regular laptop, which was a Toshiba Qosmio (18.4 inch screen BEAST), and weighed in at around 14 lbs with the power cord, which had to be carried as the thing only got about 2 hrs of battery life. I ONLY use a "regular" laptop/computer any more, and then only for final editing of a document (spacing check, margin check, and spelling/grammar check) and printing. Honestly, I've yet to run into something that my Transformer can't do well enough to make it my primary device. I love this thing, and as others have mentioned, the battery life can't be beat. My thesis is on osteological stress markers, and being able to type my notes and then add hand drawings, etc, is really awesome. I'd highly recommend it. I still have my laptop, and will readily admit that Android isn't quite baked enough for it to really compete with Windows or Apple as a full-scale competitor for a full-time exclusive use computer yet, but I can easily see it getting to that point in the relatively near future. For now, the Transformer meets my needs and then some, and this little tablet has quite honestly become my primary device for daily use, with my Qosmio becoming a "specialty use" computer- printing, gaming, and connecting to the TV to play Netflix, Hulu, or other movies.

~ Kelly ~

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe!" -Albert Einstein

- Sent from my Transformer TF101 via Tapatalk

 

[cdkee]

I'm also a college student (BA in Anthrpology, working on my senior research thesis), and my Transformer has completely replaced my regular laptop, which was a Toshiba Qosmio (18.4 inch screen BEAST), and weighed in at around 14 lbs with the power cord, which had to be carried as the thing only got about 2 hrs of battery life. I ONLY use a "regular" laptop/computer any more, and then only for final editing of a document (spacing check, margin check, and spelling/grammar check) and printing. Honestly, I've yet to run into something that my Transformer can't do well enough to make it my primary device. I love this thing, and as others have mentioned, the battery life can't be beat. My thesis is on osteological stress markers, and being able to type my notes and then add hand drawings, etc, is really awesome. I'd highly recommend it. I still have my laptop, and will readily admit that Android isn't quite baked enough for it to really compete with Windows or Apple as a full-scale competitor for a full-time exclusive use computer yet, but I can easily see it getting to that point in the relatively near future. For now, the Transformer meets my needs and then some, and this little tablet has quite honestly become my primary device for daily use, with my Qosmio becoming a "specialty use" computer- printing, gaming, and connecting to the TV to play Netflix, Hulu, or other movies.

~ Kelly ~

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe!" -Albert Einstein

- Sent from my Transformer TF101 via Tapatalk

Awesome. That's exactly what I was thinking of doing also. My 15.6" laptop is also a beast (i7, 1gb video, 8gb RAM and all that cool stuff, at the cost of battery life and weight), so a Transformer would be ideal for light computing on the go. I live off campus, so having something with great battery life to check assignments, do some light word processing, and to take notes with without lugging that beast around sounds great to me.