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Asus' new Transformer Pad TF300 is among the first of a new class of convertible devices that are heading toward store shelves.
Tablets are a hit with consumers, and there's a growing amount of software that allows them to perform tasks previously reserved for PCs. But certain tasks are still better suited for traditional computers, with their keyboards and precise pointing devices. You generally wouldn't want to type a long letter on a tablet's virtual keyboard, for example, or enter spreadsheet items using only your fingers.
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Some of these devices are traditional laptops that are outfitted with touch-sensitive screens mounted on special hinges that allow them to be rotated or folded to hide their keyboards.
Others, including the Transformer Pad, are iPad-like tablets that can be slid into hinged docks that include keyboards and trackpads. When you're done using them, you can fold them up just like a typical laptop.
I've been testing out the Transformer Pad recently to get a feel for how the new convertibles might handle their dual roles. Toward that end, I wrote part of this column on it, using its keyboard dock.
Going in, I had my doubts about the concept. My test of the Transformer Pad didn't allay them. My take on the device is that it's a decent tablet, but a crummy laptop.
Part of the
problem is the keyboard dock itself. It's small and cramped, and the experience of typing on it is much like using a netbook: uncomfortable. Thanks to the dock's small size, or possibly due to an oversensitive trackpad, I also found while typing this column that my cursor repeatedly moved inadvertently to different lines of my document so that words and phrases would be placed in the wrong sentence.
Another problem is that the Android software the Transformer Pad runs was designed for touch-screen devices, not for keyboard-oriented ones. Yes, Android has supported the use of external keyboards and pointing devices for a while now. But much of what you'd want to do on the device is just easier to accomplish using its touch-sensitive screen.