{"id":1978,"date":"2012-05-23T00:24:17","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T14:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=1978"},"modified":"2012-05-23T00:24:17","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T14:24:17","slug":"tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"Tablet, Notebook or ASUS Transformer Pad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re stuggling with the decision on whether to buy a tablet device or a notebook computer, the solution might be found with the latest offering from ASUS.<br \/>\nAt first glance, the<a href=\"http:\/\/eee.asus.com\/en\/eeepad\/transformer-300\/features\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Transformer Pad <\/a>is a 10.1inch tablet device that runs the latest Android operating system, however when connected to the optional dock accessory it\u2019s transformed into a device that looks and operates more like a tradiational notebook computer.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does the dock offer a full keyboard, but it also features a USB port and SD memory card slot for additional storage.<\/p>\n<div>Well priced at just under 600 dollars including the optional dock, you\u2019ll find more info on the ASUS transformer pad at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asus.com.au\" target=\"_blank\">www.asus.com.au.<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1979\" title=\"ASUS Power Pad\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/7193000234_2c823510eb-300x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/7193000234_2c823510eb-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/7193000234_2c823510eb.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<table border=\"1\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Model<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">TF300T<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Operating System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Android\u2122 4.0 OS (Ice Cream Sandwich)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">CPU<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">NVIDIA\u00ae Tegra\u00ae 3 T30L Quad-Core @1.2Ghz\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">GPU<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">GeForce\u00ae 12-core, 3D stereo (built-in)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Memory\/ storage<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">RAM:1GB \/ ROM:16\/32GB*<sup>1<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Connectivity<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">802.11 b\/g\/n, Bluetooth v3.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Display<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">10.1&#8243; WXGA (1280 X 800) LED Backlight IPS panel, 10 finger multi-touch, 350nits<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Camera<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">8MP auto-focus (rear), 1.2MP (front)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Interface<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Pad: 2-in-1 3.5mm Audio Jack (head-out\/MIC-in 2-in-1) 1x micro-D HDMI 1.4a port\/ 1x microSD Card Reader \/built-in microphone\/ High Quality Speakers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Dock: 1 x SD Card slot\/ 1 x USB 2.0 Port<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Battery<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">10 hours*<sup>2<\/sup>; 22Wh Li-polymer;<br \/>\n15 hours with mobile dock*2; Dock: 16.5Wh Li-polymer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Keyboard<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Mobile dock with full QWERTY Keyboard (Optional)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Sensor<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">G-Sensor, Light Sensor, Gyroscope, E-compass, GPS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Dimensions\/ weight<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">263 x 180.8 x 9.9mm\/ 635g<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Colour<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">Royal Blue, Iceberg White and Torch Red<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re stuggling with the decision on whether to buy a tablet device or a notebook computer, the solution might be found with the latest offering from ASUS. At first glance, the Transformer Pad is a 10.1inch tablet device that runs the latest Android operating system, however when connected to the optional dock accessory it\u2019s transformed into a device that<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[107,106,105],"class_list":["post-1978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-android-tablet","tag-asus-tablet","tag-ipad-alternative"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tablet, Notebook or ASUS Transformer Pad - Tech Daily with Andy Wells<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tablet, Notebook or ASUS Transformer Pad - Tech Daily with Andy Wells\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you\u2019re stuggling with the decision on whether to buy a tablet device or a notebook computer, the solution might be found with the latest offering from ASUS. At first glance, the Transformer Pad is a 10.1inch tablet device that runs the latest Android operating system, however when connected to the optional dock accessory it\u2019s transformed into a device that[Read More...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Tech Daily with Andy Wells\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/techdailyradio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-05-22T14:24:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/7193000234_2c823510eb-300x264.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Andy Wells\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Andy Wells\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Andy Wells\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e7055c2d78fb67aa20630476da3de45d\"},\"headline\":\"Tablet, Notebook or ASUS Transformer Pad\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-05-22T14:24:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":248,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/05\\\/7193000234_2c823510eb-300x264.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"android tablet\",\"asus tablet\",\"ipad alternative\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tablet, Notebook or ASUS Transformer Pad - Tech Daily with Andy Wells\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/05\\\/7193000234_2c823510eb-300x264.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-05-22T14:24:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e7055c2d78fb67aa20630476da3de45d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/05\\\/7193000234_2c823510eb-300x264.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/05\\\/7193000234_2c823510eb-300x264.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tablet, Notebook or ASUS Transformer Pad\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tech Daily with Andy Wells\",\"description\":\"Your daily fix of Consumer Technology - as heard on radio\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e7055c2d78fb67aa20630476da3de45d\",\"name\":\"Andy Wells\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/techdailyradio\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/techdailyradio\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/techdaily.com.au\\\/b2\\\/author\\\/administrator\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tablet, Notebook or ASUS Transformer Pad - Tech Daily with Andy Wells","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Tablet, Notebook or ASUS Transformer Pad - Tech Daily with Andy Wells","og_description":"If you\u2019re stuggling with the decision on whether to buy a tablet device or a notebook computer, the solution might be found with the latest offering from ASUS. At first glance, the Transformer Pad is a 10.1inch tablet device that runs the latest Android operating system, however when connected to the optional dock accessory it\u2019s transformed into a device that[Read More...]","og_url":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/","og_site_name":"Tech Daily with Andy Wells","article_author":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/techdailyradio","article_published_time":"2012-05-22T14:24:17+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/7193000234_2c823510eb-300x264.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Andy Wells","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Andy Wells","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/"},"author":{"name":"Andy Wells","@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/#\/schema\/person\/e7055c2d78fb67aa20630476da3de45d"},"headline":"Tablet, Notebook or ASUS Transformer Pad","datePublished":"2012-05-22T14:24:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/"},"wordCount":248,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/7193000234_2c823510eb-300x264.jpg","keywords":["android tablet","asus tablet","ipad alternative"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/","url":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/","name":"Tablet, Notebook or ASUS Transformer Pad - Tech Daily with Andy Wells","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/7193000234_2c823510eb-300x264.jpg","datePublished":"2012-05-22T14:24:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/#\/schema\/person\/e7055c2d78fb67aa20630476da3de45d"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/7193000234_2c823510eb-300x264.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/7193000234_2c823510eb-300x264.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/tablet-notebook-or-asus-transformer-pad\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tablet, Notebook or ASUS Transformer Pad"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/#website","url":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/","name":"Tech Daily with Andy Wells","description":"Your daily fix of Consumer Technology - as heard on radio","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/#\/schema\/person\/e7055c2d78fb67aa20630476da3de45d","name":"Andy Wells","sameAs":["http:\/\/facebook.com\/techdailyradio","https:\/\/x.com\/techdailyradio"],"url":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/author\/administrator\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1978"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1981,"href":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978\/revisions\/1981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}