Re: [Hampshire] Asus EeePad Transformer

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Author: Chris Dennis
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Asus EeePad Transformer
On 11/06/11 23:45, Samuel Penn wrote:
> Chris Dennis<cgdennis@???> wrote:
>> Hello Luggers
>>
>> Has anyone formed an opinion of this device?:
>
> As Tony said, two were demoed at the meeting today. Part of
> the 4 way Fring video chat we tried involved mine running off
> the wireless hotspot on my phone.
>
> I'm very happy with mine, and my colleague at work who also
> has one likes his as well. A recent upgrade took them to
> Android 3.1 btw.
>
> They seem to be hard to get hold of, but I eventually got mine
> in Comet a few weeks ago.
>
> However, as per the discussion today, just because it has a
> keyboard doesn't make it a 'netbook'. It's a phone OS running
> on a tablet that just happens to have a keyboard. If you're
> after a full featured laptop replacement, this is not it.
>


Thanks for those comments, Tony and Sam.

I'm still undecided whether or not to get a small 'proper' laptop or one
of these shiny new toys... err, I mean indispensable business tools.

cheers

Chris
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Chris Dennis                                  cgdennis@???
Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK