Your reason state is, if you don't have a laptop. That i can understand. You using it as your main working gadget.

What if you already have a laptop?

Not all laptops are as portable as the Eee Pad Transformer?

Yup, I had the same problem with Angry Birds. Not sure why that is...

seem like Dell never lead or fast R&D/release new model in mobile/tablet.
Steak 7 not selling here, guess what's the reason?
Steak Pro will become once of hotcake?

Alot in the market.

Such as?
Those who has netbooks probably won't consider the Transformer anyway
For instance, AlexLai sifu has a 14 incher & Virus has a gaming rig (don't think its portable)...
The keyboard dock would be an additional feature which could really come in handy, but then of course its up to personal preference whether to get it or not..
I, for one will definitely get it

Mac Air, Vaio, asus eec etc.

Do you mean the portable is that it can detach the screen? That ain't portable.

hard to say... they re not the first to ve business tablets... Galaxy Tab 8.9, Flyer, PlayBook, juz to name a few...

all depends on the accessories and services that come with it...

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Added on May 19, 2011, 11:55 amcorrected...

granted it costs more than a basic netbook, but factor in the price of standalone software in Windows, and compared that against Android apps, u re getting a pretty good deal with Transformer...

for a start Asus has pre-installed a paid office suite in Transformer...

couple that with >10hrs of battery run time... i would get one if i dun ve the MBA...

This post has been edited by astria: May 19 2011, 11:55 AM

Those are really expensive gadgets, lol People with those won't even consider a Transformer
Not many have detachable screens lol...
astria is right, not all laptops are as portable and cheap as the Asus Eee Pad Transformer

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 19 2011, 12:02 PM

is Asus Eee Pad Transformer better than Ipad 2 in terms of performance?

imho both re juz around the same, it really boils down to optimization... and Apple is doing a better job in this area, while Google is open so u ve all sorts of hardware that goes with Android...

but seriously, the Samsung Exynos is way better than Apple A5 and NV Tegra 2...

This post has been edited by astria: May 19 2011, 12:04 PM

Ha, this is a flamebait question

It depends on what you want actually from the tablet. my experience with my iconia A500 shows that it's not as smooth as the iPad, but neither is the iPad TECH-friendly. I would bet that the current honeycomb tablets are pretty kick ass, even with my iconia running docs to go, and browsing etc.

This post has been edited by Lord_Ashe: May 19 2011, 12:09 PM

Are those netbook consider portable and cheap? How about asus eec?

Asus Eee PC 1015b is currently priced at RM999 only

It's the same size and weight. Personally, I would pay more for the Transformer because it's both a tablet and a netbook.

Yeah...
You guys are making me want one lol....
Too bad I have to spend the money on buying a phone for my gf instead
Xperia Arc vs Transformer

Your satisfaction or hers?

That's the decision.

It still comeback to this question. Why you need a netbook look alike pad. aka transformer. When you already have a laptop. Why not just the pad without the docking useless keyboard+battery.

It's not useless when you consider that it has USB ports, extended battery and a physical keyboard. Once you use a tablet, you will know how annoying it is to type something out on a flat surface virtual keyboard. The pad itself is not that worth it when the retail price is RM1498, I would rather import it. The combo itself is since we are only paying an extra RM301 for it compared to 149 USD.

My laptop is there for work and other heavier tasks, but when I wanna go mobile, it's still heavy and the battery life is abysmal.

In what situation you want to use your transfomer? Are you carry it together with the docking anywhere? If you carry it together, what different with carry your laptop?

You not typing few pages of word on your pad. That you leave it to your laptop do the job.

The USB port is usefull. But not to extend the cost and got to carry it with additional weight.

Not sure the pad is worth, but if the spec is good?