So I’ve had it about a month now. The only app I’ve purchased was Docs to Go when it was discounted on July the 4th. I bought it despite many negative reviews because I’ve used the software successfully with a Sony Clie and with my iPod Touch. I have some confidence in this company, I have yet to give it a thorough work out, but it has done everything I asked of it so far.
So has the Asus, but occassionally I get a free app from the Market that does not function. I guess this is all part of the Android growing pains. Somewhere sometime I suppose a forum will be set up where people can check if app X has successfully been installed.
So here’s a new paragraph beginning with the word “so.” Pet peeves– the browser doesn’t appear to have a history listing accessible, and the home button is not available until the bookmarks tab is selected.
I’m still miffed that the keyboard dock does not come with a power supply. (The power supply that comes with the Transformer has a too-short proprietary cable)
I didn’t know about the power drain issue until this week. It is ridiculous. If you leave the Transformer docked, all power will be drained even if it is off.
I don’t know who’s to blame, Apple I guess, for the practice of releasing hardware and software without any instructions. The Asus transformer manual is inadequate, and most apps do nothing to explain their own operations. Here’s a for-instance: where is the explanation for the top row of buttons on the keyboard dock. I can guess at some, experiment, but some I still don’t know what they do (the one that looks like the planet Saturn). And, I just found the delete key combination today by accident by reading a forum.
I don’t know how to set up the screen to allow access to all apps and settings.
Hey, I paid my money Asus–tell me how it works!
I’m really disappointed in the cameras and sound. I will not be using this to create media nor to listen to music.
I don’t understanding rooting and why I might be interested or what the drawbacks are. I am reluctant to trust all to the forum posts of tech-savvy earlier adopters with years of programming experience.
I have yet to find an app that will stream media on my LAN, the way VLC streamer does on myiPod Touch. This is something I very much want.
What’s good? Well, lots–crisp vivid responsive screen, apps run quickly, long battery life, plenty of apps to try.
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