Overall I would definitely purchase this tablet/laptop again. It is a solid choice for a Windows/PC tablet!

The keyboard portion has a metal top with a plastic bottom. I’m typing on it right now and I have no complains about it other than echoing what others have said about the keyboard going to sleep too quickly. I wish they released a driver update that would allow you to set the sleep time for the keyboard because it seems way too short (around 10 minutes). Then after it goes to sleep it takes about another 5 seconds to wake up before its ready to be used. Can be quite annoying, but I only rarely use the keyboard so I cant complain much. I appreciate that they include the keyboard for free and don’t try to gouge the customer out of another $50-$100 to buy it separately. The trackpad is decent and is compatible with a couple gestureslike 2-finger scrolling.

Enough about that though, the real star of the show is this incredible tablet. I bought this device to replace a 15.6in Laptop and a 2013 Nexus 7. The laptop was a little too big and heavy to want to lug around all over the place and it only had around a 3 hour battery life. The Nexus 7 was okay for reading but I HATED web browsing or doing anything else on its small 7in screen. Everything felt cramped and mobile apps were frustratingly limited compared to desktop apps that I normally use. After the experience with the Nexus 7 I knew I wanted 2 things in a new device – at least a Full HD screen, and full Windows so I could use all the desktop apps I’m accustom to. This device fulfilled those requirements spectacularly.

The screen is absolutely beautiful. I knew from experience with crappy 1366×768 displays that I had to have at least a Full HD screen on my next device. The 1920×1200 resolution makes everything look very crisp. Viewing angles are fantastic with no noticeable color shift when viewed from any angle. The screen gets pretty bright though it may not be very good in an outdoor setting. Indoors I usually turn it down to 25-50% and that feels very comfortable to me.

Now when it comes to performance you really cant expect much from this. Its a Bay-Trail Atom with a nominal frequency of 1.4ghz and a peak turbo of 2.4Ghz. It wouldn’t even launch Civ V but it might play simpler titles like Portal 1/2 or other source games. I’m sure it would have no problem playing LoL but I never gave that a try. This is mainly for reading and web browsing and for those tasks it performs just fine. It scored a 1.47 in Cinebench 11.5 MT, and .39 ST. Its fast enough for any web browsing and I haven’t run into memory issues even though this only comes equipped with 2GB.

Lets talk about windows for a moment. Straight out of the box, this device will prompt you to upgrade to Windows 10, but you will discover in the process of attempting to upgrade that you will not have enough storage space on the 32GB model. You have 2 choices at this point – insert a Micro SD card or delete some programs to clear up some space. I chose the latter. After uninstalling the free Microsoft Office preview and a couple of the more useless Metro apps I was able to install Windows 10 without a problem. After you install Windows 10 you’ll want to run a Disk Cleanup and click the "Clean up System Files" button near the bottom of the Window. Then you will want to click the checkbox next to "previous versions of Windows". This will erase you old Windows 8.1 install and you will be left with around ~17GB of free space on the 32GB model. Thats fine with me since I can always install a 32GB SD card for super cheap.

Windows 10 runs great on this, though it isn’t without its bugs. In tablet mode I’ve noticed that Chrome will frequently crash when attempting to full screen a video. That is really the only bug I’ve noticed. I would recommend you use Edge browser since it runs incredibly smoother on lower end systems like this device. Even with the bugs, I would still choose this every single time over an Android or iOS tablet. The flexibility of Windows just cannot be beat by a mobile OS.

Battery life is around 6-ish hours of web browsing and it takes quite a while to charge since it just charges through micro USB 2.0.

All in all I think this is an incredible device, and for under $300 it simply CANNOT be beat by anything else in its price range. For a 10in Android tablet with this sort of build quality and screen it would cost you around $400, and that wouldn’t include a keyboard or full Windows. This 2-in-1 is simply unbeatable. I would recommend it to anyone who is willing to put aside Windows’ quirks in exchange for the amazing flexibility of having a full OS to play around on.

All I need to do is write email, check some websites, and take notes in school!
But.... the iPad doesn't offer much control over the device and files, so sending and sharing files was a nightmare, and the Android crashed too often. With that said...

Some Information
+ I find the ASUS Transformer very easy to use
+ Very open and customizable
+ Battery life on average lasts me about 10 hours
+ Easily send and receive files because of the Windows File Explorer! :)
+ Comes with a USB port
+ Transforms from a Tablet into a Notebook so you can have the best of both worlds.
+ Unlike the iPad it has a SD slot to easily upgrade memory + It actually comes with only about 8GB of memory, which might not be enough for most people so I'd recommend the 128 GB SanDisk SD card ( http://amzn.to/11uCCj3 )
+ Runs Flash videos and games
+ Webcam (front facing camera)
+ HDMI port to hook up to a TV
+ Fully compatible with Microsoft Office and comes with Windows 8.1

The specs are great and the features are amazing, it's definitely a grande experience. One thing I might also recommend is buying a $4 protective screen cover at to keep the fingerprints and dust under control. Because the screen gets a little smudgy from all the touching.

So far it's super fast. I am really pleased with the functionality given how little I spent. I've been purchasing ASUS for myself and my family since 2009 and I've never been disappointed (even with refurbished products).

For those who complain about right-click issues:
This is when android know-how proves useful. When you want to right-click, hold your finger over the spot (on the touch-screen) and it will do right-click functions. There's probably some update or driver you can install, but I don't care enough to look it up.

For those who complain about the device not shutting off and sucking up battery:
It's Windows 8.1, OF COURSE it shuts down. You swipe on thefar right of the screen and follow the steps to shut it down just like any windows computer.

For those who complain about the power cord:
Seriously?! Why are you whining?! The ipad cord is just as bad. I'm an android user, so I already have a spare that is way better. Or you could just....you know...buy a better one for $10.

To be clear, this runs Windows 8.1 just like a standard laptop would. It's identical to the larger laptops I've had, but I intend to do much less with this device. I bought this for on-the-go email and calendar management, and touching up documents. It came with movie-editing and photo-editing software but I deleted it because it's a waste of space for me. I could probably do more, but I have a desktop for power productivity.At the end of the day, this does laps around even the latest ipad and costs a fraction of the price. Thank you, ASUS!

What I bought was a "Used - Very Good" tablet from a seller named "Triad Merchant". It was listed here as the model with a 32GB eMMC (hard drive) and a z3735 CPU. My old broken tablet has the z3775 CPU, but I figured I could live with a minor downgrade, probably not even notice it... lol When the tabled arrived, I was happy to see it shipped in the original box and packaging, and even included all the original paperwork including warranty papers, owners manual, a license card for Office, etc. There was no charger or USB cable included, but that was noted in the listing. Apart from a few minor scratches on the back of the tablet, it looks nearly new. No wear on the keys or touchpad, screen was flawless, etc. If it was used much, it was well taken care of. When first powered up, I found that it had been fully restored and had Windows 8.1 on it, it worked as if it were brand new and I was setting it up for the first time. I went through the basic setup and ran it for a few hours to make sure everything worked, then wiped it and performed a clean install of Windows 10. I was happy to see it activated with a digital license, meaning it had been upgraded to Windows 10 at some point before being factory restored to sell. Nice! I was also happy to see this particular one actually has the z3740 cpu, and a 64GB eMMC. Great!

So while I was a little reluctant to purchase a used tablet from a random seller here on Amazon, I'm glad I decided to take a chance. I ended up getting a tablet with better specs than was listed, that shipped and arrived really fast, at a great price! Perfect all around. :)

I should also note that so far after a couple of days of using it, the battery in this particular tablet seems to work at least as good as the one in my old tablet, which was pretty much as good as new. Battery Bar Pro is reporting 5% wear on my old tablet's battery, and so far 0% wear on this new one.