By hand: Transformer, the Asus tablet that runs from Android (video)

If a picture is worth a thousand words, below you have thousands of words on the Asus Transformer, the tablet that the Asian manufacturers are bringing to Brazil in a week. The device runs Android Honeycomb and comes to our market to swell the number of offers tablet running Google's system. And then Steve Jobs is still saying that 2011 is the "iPad 2 years" - I agree with him, but nothing like a good controversy.




I tested quickly during tablet Asus Eletrolar Show, for demonstration of electronic products, appliances and computers that happened last week in Brazil. I got the bug for ten minutes before actually leaving for the video. From what I saw, the video based on the Nvidia Tegra 2 is great for games. The hard thing is to get good titles that take advantage of the display of 10.1 "with resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.

Multitasking for loading pages worked perfectly, although the video does not give to see this aspect of the equipment with great clarity.

Among the notable Transformer specifications, can not fail to mention the Process - Tegra 2 - with 1 GHz clock, which goes together with 1 GB of RAM. In the quick use of the tablet, there were few moments that choked the system due to the use of multiple resources simultaneously.

Transformer made ashamed minutes before recording the video when the clerk responsible for product demonstration tried to open Google Earth to display the firepower graphic tablet. There were two or three attempts, and the app crashed just before loading any map. In the end, it was necessary to restart the machine I can use Google Earth. According to this same clerk, the product had been very fuçado during fair days and because of this, was no longer 100%.

When you come to Brazil, the Asus Transformer (he is part of the Eee Pad) will have a conventional keyboard as an accessory. The keyboard keys are very soft and pleasant to use. Just not in ABNT standard keyboard, as one might imagine - a negative point for professionals who write a lot throughout the day as I. ...

There is still no confirmed prices for Asus Transformer. He will come to compete directly with the iPad, then there is unofficial information that your entry price will be lower than the apple tablet. We are talking about something in the house of $ 1,600. Since the package with hardware keyboard (or dock, as you prefer) must leave a very competitive price: under £ 1,900. Good, no?

I tested the Transformer running Android 3.0. The promise from Asus is shipping the product in the Brazilian market with version 3.1 of the Google system.

Note: This was a problem when recording video. As you saw, the quality is not the best. But still we chose to publish the "hands on" for you have an idea of ​​how the Transformer comes out. I promise it will not happen again.