[colug-432] to get a tablet

Stephen Potter spp at unixsa.net
Sun Mar 11 18:57:43 EDT 2012


On 3/10/2012 11:31 AM, Travis Hines wrote:
>
> I have the asus Transformer with the dock, and I love it.  I got a 
> heck of a deal on it for black friday last year, so I can't speak to 
> the typical cost of them; I spent less than 400 for the tablet and 
> dock.  The transformer 2 is out as well, so I also can't speak to the 
> availability of the original.
>
> I use the tablet for web surfing, reading (love the kindle app), 
> gaming, and some videos. I have netflix (for now) for streaming video, 
> and upnplay to connect to my mediatomb server internally.  Both work 
> very well and I could connect the tablet to my tv if it didn't already 
> have the same capabilities.
>
> Another advantage of this tablet is the storage expansion abilities.  
> The tablet itself has a micro SD slot to supplement the included 
> 16GB.  The dock also has an SD slot as well as two usb ports.
>

The original Transformer is still quite easy to find.  The Prime is 
nearly impossible to find.  Everyone is constantly out of stock of it, 
and when they do get it, they disappear rapidly.

-spp


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