ASUS Transformer Book T100 (T100-TA-C1-GR) Tablet Review - Hardware & Gaming
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Buy it on Amazon - goo.gl/jYNYFq (affiliate link). The Asus Transformer is an outstanding value. It has adequate horsepower, runs the real Windows 8.1, and can even hold its own as a light duty gaming machine.
The unit includes a 10.1 inch detachable tablet screen, keyboard, and the full version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. DISCLOSURE: I received this product through the Amazon Vine program to review on Amazon's site.
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Amazing little laptop, ordered it. This laptop is perfect for gaming considering you have millions of games to choose from! all games from 1900's to 2005 on max settings. Much better value than any handheld gaming console! And you can do work and watch movies too!
I was pretty iffy on buying this, as the girlfriend wants to replace her full sized ASUS laptop with a tablet hybrid. I stumbled onto this tablet on best buy's site and instantly started looking for reviews. Yours sold us. Thanks, bud!
I know this is unnecessary and trivial but i couldn't help but notice that the date on the tablet was my birthday :D
lol ;)
Always enjoy your reviews; you don’t go around the bush, you go straight to the point. That is now review should be. Most reviews are draggy, talk about the box, the plastic shrink, the stickers which people don’t want to know; 40% about useless stuffs, 60% the actual review. Thanks!
I use my Asus Transformer Book for school as a student, and it really does the job quite well for word processing, note-taking, etc. I've upgraded mine to Windows 10 Pro and although it had a few driver issues here and there, this device in particular has a very large and vibrant community for any and all issues or help. If I had one issue, it'd have to be the speakers - they're rather tinny and quiet. What really impressed me was the headphone performance. Really great sound, which is ironic considering the underwhelming speakers. Overall, I'm happy with it! I think when I get a replacement, I'll be getting a newer model of the same series. Considering the price (around $200 or so), it's a great little device!
I love the fact that you could use a micro usb charger to charge it up.
i think its a wonderful device that can play moderate games like minecraft, team fortress 2 and the first COD black ops. You did an excellent review, and I think its amazing how you answer every comment and question. The only thing I dislike about it is how much fingerprints it shows!
I'm going to a ship later this year and this seems perfect for the tight quarters of the berthing, thanks i will probably be getting this.
You are really well spoken, good review. Reminder to those watching, these units need to be updated to the latest bios - the T100 in particular has a number of issues with the shipped bios version which are solved rather convincingly with an update. Like the reviewer, we are finding these to be quite decent units.
hi . before i purchase one . my question is does the transformer can play files like movies from an external 1 tera hard drive that connected to him. without any stucking problems . thx
thx for the quick answer . but i forgot to add the main thing :) : does it still going to work well reading files from the external 1 tera hard drive, with only the tablet . so it without the electricity cable that connected to the keyboard, powered with just the battery . did you tried it ?
Lon:
Really enjoy your reviews, complete and to the point.
Being a former user of the Asus T-100 Transformer that you reviewed a few things to be wary of are the rocker buttons for sound and power if pressed firmly can get stuck in case, (should be thicker buttons), also Windows firmware can be a bit touchy as mine lost some Windows boot configuration files, Asus support was not helpful, so got online and found if you open the case, disconnect the battery for 20 seconds and reconnect then re-start it came back to life, unfortunately after five more episodes over the next couple of months I had to get something more reliable as the clips holding the case together were wearing out.
In its place am now using a 15 Lenovo backup laptop until I find another more reliable tablet will be watching closely.
How easy is it to open up to remove the battery?
Just received the unit. The "HOME" next to the VOLUME toggle doesn't do anything. Do you have to turn on this feature?
Age of Empires 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Diablo1/2,Starcraft, Warcraft 3, Fallout 1 - 2 are some games i can recommend getting on this, takes low space and keeps you entertained for a long time.
I bought the t100 and I do have to agree about the 16:9 display, but its still a nifty piece of hardware. great video man!
me too man! It would really put ASUS in the tablet game more fiercely. In my opinion tjey have great computers and laptops.
Great video man! As a college student, this seems like a must-have almost. Do touch controls work on desktop mode and on certain legacy apps? I'd love to use touch control for drawing or something in Photoshop.
You can view Product Details reviews on: amzn.to/1syQDWm . With transformer book t100ta only $399 for 64Gb. Great screen. Battery life . The Speakers : Very clear and very loud . FULL WINDOWS 8.1
I have a quick question I have this same exact laptop but I haven't used it in forever and forgot the first password that pops on the screen when turned on, how can I fix this problem.
Hello. I have a problem with running java applications. Java is installed and I get an error when I try to run it
this application requires a java runtime environment
anyone had a similar problem and solved it?
i'm looking for a small computer to just run photoshop for video editing, a drawing program to use with my wacom tablet and minecraft. do you think this would work pretty well for those programs? or would something like an asus s500ca work better?
hey do you think this is better than a dell venue 11 pro with similar processor? i think the gpu might be better in this one, but im looking and the 11 pro has alot more fullsize usb ports
***** have you seen a acer aspire switch 10? looks to be better than the asus
ahh thanks for letting me know, mine has arrived today and im very impressed with it. asus were also kind enough to give a 1000gb storage option via there storage website so its even more worth while that originally thought. thanks :)
Does the camera take pictures both ways? Can only get it to work facing me.
I got this computer and I love it! I just wish they would've put in at least 4GB of ram instead of 2. 2 is enough for android/ios tablets, but not for a windows machine.
It can be upgraded righht?
Hi if you have to choose between ASUS Transformer Book T101 or the Lenovo miix 310
witch one would you buy?
I order mine during the black friday sale for 300.00 on microsoft store. I do have a heavy loaded desktop PC (mainly for games and other power hungry programs). The main reason why I when for this little device is for the portability, specially when i'll not be at home for the xmas or new years. Since my home PC is a massive one (quite literally, cosmos 2 case) I needed something that counter balance it for the sake of just portability and productivity (microsoft office is an awesome bundle) and it seems perfect. I am aware it is "crappy" compare to "premium" hardware such as an ipad, or the next big thing when it comes to phones or samsung tablets. They just can't do what I need it for others options doesn't come with the "crappy keyboard" so it's just a win-win for me and my personal need on the go.
"you either like it or you don't like it, and I'm kind of in the middle"
i have a macbook air 11.6 2013, 256gb and i only use it for web browsing, email and youtube, facebook and this easy stuff. i was thinking to sell it and save some money and get this instead. Should I do it ? I like the form factor of the air but i want a little better screen with the same battery life..
Whats the difference in the 32GB version and 64GB version. It is just memory difference or they have any other differences?
Anyone knows if it is possible to use a powered hub or some sort of adapter to charge the tablet while using external acessories like a wireless mouse dongle or an external Hard drive?
Charge the tablet with the micro usb while using the usb port on the keyboard for your other stuff.
nice. im a student and still using windows xp/ubuntu with a big fat old laptop. i think im gonna get this
thanks for this review, im looking for a replacement for my surface tab 2 which runs the frankly annoying RT windows 8.1 which so badly limits the functionality of the tab it makes it non useful for me. I was looking at this tab for a replacement currently £329 on sale and this review has convinced me to try it so thanks again, good reviews and subbed :P
Which end do you put in the floppy?
***** does the asus transformer t100 have many big name games like minecraft, fifa, madden 15, ect. also how long does it take to recharge it fully.
Just got one refurbished 4gb 64gb complete t100t on Ebay for $76 !!!
Time to do another video!!!
I just ordered this thanks to your convincing review. Nice wall unit by the way. Great display for all your gadgets and toys;)
For 400$ i think it is a really good tablet/notebook.
Just having a 64bits CPU makes it great.
considering getting this, tiger has the 32GB refurbished for less than 300...it would be kinda nice for some low intensity games before bed, CSS, hat fortress 2, portal, half life, spacebase....ect
Very good review. Complete overview of the versatility of such device.
just had to ask, but wheres the speakers? I know it's pretty loud when it was playing the racing game, but does it have sound when using it as a tablet?
JayBEARizzi the speakers are on the side of the tablet
Thanks for the Review Lon, I decided to give it a whirl because of your great presentation!
how do you get camera to work I cant figure it out I just got it for xmas and ive downloaded apps and that's not working either ive went to setting and it telling me to swipe down on lock screen done that not working either and theres ment to be an app and it telling me theres no camera can u try something for me I want to start youtubing with built in web cam can u help me please !!!
***** first ones that came up on the store
I had never seriously thought about buying a tablet, like ipad...etc. simply because they are nearly as expensive as a business grade laptop with a much smaller screen and most of the times much slower cpu and worse of all the OS they are running is nothing compared to a desktop/laptop OS, but now that I have seen this, I will actually buy it. it is very sleek. As a matter of fact I got an in-email exclusive offer from one of the distributors offering me this tablet for only 250$ for a limited time after rebate (keyboard not included) haha that's why I ended up on this page at the first place.
And again the Micro HDMI port, windows OS and the fact that it has a 1.8 ghz cpu , expandable memory bay, 2G DDR3...etc.these are all very impressive for something that costs only 250$. [the retail price of this tablet is almost twice as much as what I have been offered!]
Yup. :D
I wonder how this tablet works with and Android emulator (then converting it more like a cheap Asus transformer trio) Isn't it a good idea?
i been watching videos on this and hearing how cheap the keyboard is but im not worried.. my current laptop is a hp pavilion g4, its feels like you could bent it inhalf with ease and well its got a shitty dual-core amd cpu in it that can hardly run half-life 2 or really any game made the last 5 years
How long does it take to charge it and what volt adapter are you using? Mine is 5 v 2A it takes for ever to charge its been sitting at 92% the last 2 hrs..
you can use the micro usbb port, as a full usb port, with a otg cable
In your opinion, do you think this is better then the Dell Venue 8 Pro 64gb running Windows 8.1 as well?
quick question, is it possible to install windows 7 on it? or perhaps Linux?
very well spoken review. Ive had an older HP laptop for 6 years now and im looking to upgrade. One question though: Will this computer handle a little bit of video editing? I dont need premiere pro in 4k quality. I just need to know if it can handle some simple edits in 1080p. Also, kickass background. I spent the whole video looking at the cool nintendo and gameboy stuff on the wall. Very cool.
which one should i buy? The Acer aspire switch 10 or the Asus t100ta?
How would this compare with the stream 7 in terms of gaming preformance? I saw you run half life on the stream, and that kind of thing is just what im lookig for
great review thanks. Its a shame they didn't even make the start button captive..
I am getting this!! Sick of carrying around a huge 15.6" laptop.
Is it possible to run blue stacks on it?( the android simulator)
Thank you for the gaming part. Even I dont ppay the perfext quality games, I play older games or low graphic games. Good job.
how does thing handle something like, let's say, having a internet browser open while working with matlab or eclipse?
***** it's primary focus is to leave my current laptop at home because this workstation is a bit to heavy to carry around. I can cope with a bit of sluggishness
What is that tablet thing you're using to switch the camera view in this video?
will it run games like portal without the keyboard attached? or must it be attached to play non tablet games?
good to know thank you
Can you add an external hard drive? 500 GB or 1 tb? Would it work?
would this run a programming language? i'm planning to avail one and hoping this would be a good option because i'm returning to school very soon. :)
I'm sold - but before I buy wonder if you have had any experience with the hard drive version - 500GB of storage in the keyboard. How much weight does the HD add? Battery drain? Change in keyboard size/layout? I cannot find this info on the ASUS website.
I have mine ordered now! and I intend to use mine to control my various other gadgets as its a full version of windows 8 with no limits making it ideal. would you happen to know if this has Bluetooth connectivity ( I doubt it does) as I cant seem to find any info on it
I'm student of IT. And I'm searching for notebook that can I use for programming and system and database. Is it okay if I buy this ASUS tranformer?
I just bought this, Can't wait.
***** Don't underrate the portrait mode of a widescreen LCD, I am a student at University and that widescreen LCD in portrait mode makes studying PDF documents MUCH MUCH easier compared to its horizontal standing. I have also seen similar tablets with Widescreens used in business offices, doctors office....etc. in portrait mode and I guess they have the same opinion. As a matter of fact that portrait mode is so good (for administrative purposes such as writing, reading ...etc not for playing games or watching movies, obviously not) that I have a Dell widescreen LCD that most of the times when I am reading articles or studying I rotate it the portrait stand.....try it, you won't regret it.
Just to ask you being in the U.S I assume the 32 gig version is supposed to be 349.99 and the 64 gig 399.99 Us Dollars ( as the same as Best Buy, Microsoft Store etc ) so why when I click the link Amazon has the 32 gig at 439.99 and the 6 gig 478.99 ? These sound like amazon.ca ( Canada prices )
***** Agreed but to me 100 dollars mark up above brick and mortar stores is more than just a little high ..it should be and is practically illegal ! Web buys are supposed to be about selection and convince from shopping from home ..100 dollars more is not convenient all that does is makes me drive 20 mins to my local Best buy and go pick it up cost of my time = 0 !
***** Normally I'd agree but it's even that price on Microsoft Store just can't fathom where Amazon gets off !
So it runs portal fairly well, do you think I could occasionally play Titanfall on it at an okay frame rate?
Quick question, unrelated to the product. You seem to be switching between cameras with an app on the tablet laying on the table. Can I ask what app that is? Thanks! (And great review by the way)
My only gripe is why on earth wouldn't Asus had an additional battery to the dock ..I mean that's there MO and innovation in the Transformer line up ! being that Asus says the Tablet itself is 10hrs I will auto think 7 to 8 hrs if not less under hard usage ..an additional 5 or 6 hrs in a battery equip dock would have made me happy. Set aside Bay trail I see why people wouldn't just get a the previous Clover Trail in the Acer Iconia W510 with Dock ( 299.99 -249.99) tops The tablet is 10 hrs ( 8 under hard usage ) and Dock gives an additional 5 to 6 hrs all the while recharging the Tablet while dock adding additional 40 to 50 % to the tablet full circle - you can get up to 18 hrs I have gotten too
I am a student. Hp pavilion x2, asus transformer book t100ta or next book flex 11. I need it mainly for Microsoft office, especially word and PowerPoint and some web browsing, youtubeing and some light gaming. which one should I get?
Oh, thankz a loooot.! :D
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How come it's hard to find your game on the app list when you can sort your apps however you want, pin them easily in the start, and also you had the search box on your up-right corner? Or maybe you forgot what game you recently installed, but wait, it's easy to find those things too, you just sort them by the date installed.
can we watch FULL HD movie with micro hdmi on 1920x1080p TV
can you connect a flashdrive to the tablet an the micro usb port without the keyboard atatched
thanks for the respons
how can i turn of the touchscreen when im docking it at the keyboard?
Hey, i really love your video, is that lenovo thinkpad tablet 2 that u are looking from and to do your review? It's a really great tablet and although it has 2nd gen clovertrail atom cpu, it's got a pen. However, if people want a 10 inch tablet with pen, they may perhaps get the surface pro 2 or the upcoming thinkpad 10 which both have 1920x1080 resolution and i can't wait to see thinkpad 10 in shops. I might still get sp2 but will definitely compare the battery life of both devices first!
That was a great review and demo. I'm looking for something to replace my laptop. The lappy serves as a control platform for my lipo battery charger and I use it for set up on my flybarless control systems on large RC helicopters....I'm assuming this will download and run the same programs as my old laptop? These programs are not resource demanding at all. Probably similar to digital camera software.
Clear and the right flow! Nice dude,. i have a HP G7 i3 laptop.. thinking for this.. you know, in bed or just to get lazy...How many hours can you surf with wifi and screen on?
Can this run amnesia: the dark descent ? Please anwer me, thanks
Nice review, I'd watch this as a tv show any day.
do you tap that tablet to change wich camera to use?
Lon,i love youre video, Lon , to love you video, I can not decide betwen t100 acer asus and switch 10. I need for school, but also will replace my old tablet android , what would you recommend ??
May I ask that, do you keep the devices you review, or do you send them back, if a certain company sponsers you
Thank you fot this review, in fact you made me buy this little hybrid and i don`t regret i did :) I bought the 32GB version with 500gb hard drive mounted in the dock station, however would love to extend the tablet storage by adding 32gb microsd card, will there be noticable performance drops after changing the windows store apps default path from c drive to removable disk ?
Takes forever to charge and the camera is a good camera but is a selfy camera and not good if you want to take a picture of something as it has no lens on the other side..I bought this tablet for my 10 yr old daughter for school.
This thing is perfect for Hearthstone, Online poker, Microsoft office, and Internet browsing! ( Don't waste your time with any demanding games, if they do run it will be so laggy you wish you never sent the time to install them)
7:07 I don't know, but you can see the sarch function..at the upleft corner...
Very helpful. Thanks for the review.
hey can i know , can i play blackshot on it ? will it be lag ? pls reply me as soon as possible thanks .
Yes, you can play blackshot on it. Will it run well... no...
This laptop is costing only $340 dollars on Amazon.com, excellent value for your money.
i am interested in buying this laptop but i am not sure if it has a disk inserter or not. Can it load games like league of legends , maplestory and facebook games? I am just 13 years old is not sure if it is good .
Oh ok thanks for answering my question:)
Really like the review well done and cause of you I will by this laptop tablet
iam a highschool student will this be a good laptop tablet for microsoft word , presentation , photoediting and some video editing ?
video editing with wmm yes, otherwise it would be.
great review, cool video. Still helping some folks here around Brazil. Thanks a lot! :-)
hey lon seidman, wich one works games better the asus t100 or acer aspire switch 10? also wich do you reccomend?
thanks! i just found out about this aspire switch. but which ones does minecraft best. acer aspire switch 10 or hp stream 13?
Hi Lon. I really appreciate all the great reviews--especially of the ATEM line. Have you tried using this to run the ATEM Studio Control software? Will that whole gui interface fit on the 10" screen at one time? Or would one need to move it around to get to "offscreen" parts? (I don't think there is a way to resize the ATEM Studio Control window?). I saw your review that stated a preference for the 14" touchscreen for switcher control, but like the option for both hard and soft keys in 1 device. Planning to buy one of these to drive the switcher and one to use for video clip inputs into ATEM (and backup switch control). Many thanks!
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Wow great news! Thanks for the quick response and for sharing your formidable knowledge! Cheers!
Hey Lon, I am looking for something for light gaming (TF2, Minecraft, Spore, ect) and school. Would this run Minecraft and TF2 and other light steam games? Thanks!
Yes TF2 might lag a bit and don't expect minecraft to run at highest setting but if you want a better light gaming option choose the T100CHI better processor speed.
Great video, Lon. I liked the presentation, clear and to the point. Made me decide :-).
Hi Lon Seidman
I was wondering does this device have an app store?
Great review, just ordered the newer S model with the Z3775 processor after watching a slew of videos the T100. Any chance you've gotten a chance to test Hearthstone on this thing in tablet mode?
I have this one love it