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Mozambique, Maputo
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Review on πŸ“± Transform Your Asus Eee Pad with the TF101 Mobile Docking Station by Rob Kerr

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good and useless on computers and accessories

First of all, my deep love for gadgets, electronic toys and technology in general is a thing of the past. since i watched tv I've had an Asus Transformer TF101 for 4 months and I really like the tablet itself. On the other hand, the dock was a useful burden. The useful side strictly refers to the additional capabilities of external storage. I have a 32GB TF101 with a 32GB micro SD and a 64GB SD and my friends use their USB hard drives in the ports for movies and other media. When it comes to working as a netbook, the keyboard is sluggish, the touchpad is responsive. Yes, when it does respond, it's like my tablet needs to be docked at the right angle to the connector, and not just oriented in the slot, to give you feedback when you press it. Asus' only solution is to wipe the OS and reboot or use the warranty by sending the docking station in at your expense by the way. But I don't think the problem is directly related to the docking port. Given that I have the luxury of having about three TF101s and swapping all three on three different docks, they all work with one or two docks but are still unstable at times. I think it's more of a tablet port issue, but I don't have the hardware or resources to confirm this. I wrote to Asus about this just as a hint. I have a feeling that a Bluetooth keyboard and good HID (Human Interface Device) support would work much better. By cracking it, you can even turn it into a docking station for charging and transport protection.

Pros
  • Good thing
Cons
  • Not trendy