![]() ![]() More importantly, I haven't had any problems with any of my critical apps I can't live without. I haven't loaded all of my apps yet, but most of those that are most important to me work fine. There might be some design issues that make it less intuitive how to get to where you want to be in Honeycomb, but overall, it is actually a pretty impressive platform. Honeycomb is a much more robust OS than iOS or regular Android, and things aren't where you've come to expect them. As I get more familiar with the new OS, I'm beginning to feel comfortable navigating it. On day one with the Eee Pad Transformer, I felt lost and overwhelmed by Android 3.0 Honeycomb. ( See photos of the Eee Pad Transformer in this gallery.) Honeycomb There is a little flex, but it still feels solid and of good build quality. The fit and finish is a little less solid than an iPad, but I think people are exaggerating how "cheap and flimsy" this tablet feels. Everything else is what you've probably already heard about the device, good and bad. The ports on the tablet include the proprietary USB charging port, a micro-SD slot, a mic/headset port, and a mini HDMI port. Rather than describe what the tablet has, I'll focus on what it doesn't have. In terms of specifications, the Eee Pad Transformer is more or less like all the other Honeycomb tablets on the market. The unit has a copper brown color scheme that is unlike many other devices on the market currently, but I bet we see a lot of devices adopting this look in the next few years. Likewise, the Eee Pad Transformer and the keyboard dock are visually stunning devices. It is slick and polished and certainly shows the influence that Apple has on ASUS. The packaging that the Eee Pad Transformer arrives in will seem familiar to anyone who has ever owned an Apple product. Where the Eee Pad Transformer fails, it fails badly enough that it might be a deal breaker for the pickiest of users. Where the device shines, it beats the tablet-format market leader the iPad to a pulp, delivering an empowered user experience that Apple tablet owners can only dream about. I've spent a week with the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101 tablet, and like Android, the experience is a mixed bag.
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