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ASUS TF201-B1-GR Eee Pad Review.
Figured I would stop by since this is the cool item for the end of this year.I purchased the 32GB champagne color. I havent put TF201 thru its paces yet but did perform some testing.
Quality = Fit and finish is 100%, Very solid feel.
Size = Very thin, kinda difficult to hold in hand, I would recommend purchasing a gel case
or something similar.
Gaming = Played the pre-install games and they both ran with 0 stutters and were
extremely fluid. did i purchase a a multipurpose tablet or a gaming tablet... i think the latter :)
Performance =
Tablet was completely fluid when changing from one screen to the next, i especially like the multi window
tab on the bottom left, it will allow you to select anything previously opened (and will allow you to close too)
Built in music player seemed basic and didnt appear to have the ability to download album art. I will stick with
amazon cloud mp3 player.
Web = (subjet to further testing) web browsing seemed to be alittle slow, this can be attributed to many factors.
YouTube & amazon streaming =
using the youtube app , it was a beautiful display and worked flawlessly. Amazon needs to make an app to stream their prime videos instead of going thru the web... however once a few buttons are pressed the video does fill the entire screen and works. Please note imbedded youtube in web DID NOT display any stutter or frame drops.
Sound =
Unfortunately this is what caused me to give 4 instead of 5 stars. The audio is quite loud and clear
however only being emitted from a single speaker port does not provide the spartial/stereo sound. perhaps
blue tooth or headset will eliminate this concern.
Camera =
Front facing 1.2 mega pixel camera provided acceptable image quality, however white balance should be adjusted to fully ensure quality (dont use automatic) , rear facing camera provided a good quality picture with decent focus and brightness... even in poor lighting conditions however any zoom used the image would be blurry depending upon x2 x3 etc. video mode was tested with low movement and provided a better quality then my nikon p500 (p500 seems to be abit jumpy).
Battery life =
Unable to report at this time since testing was limited to less then a full charge.
Display =
Was very colorful and bright, 600 nits of brightness will make it useable outside. normal amount of backlight bleeding (almost none but there is always some). one of my apps displayed a completely white page and there was two hot spots (white slightly brigter then the rest of the page) this may be a fluke or not... i was able to duplicate the brighter pixel, its barely noticeable however is visable on default screen in other colors... not a deal breaker its about the size of a pin head with a slight glow around it, clarification you wouldnt know its there unless i told you to look for it.
WIFI Range =
two apps were used to test the wifi range speedtest (same test server) and wifi analyzer. I have only compared the two and not a laptop.. plus my house has about 800watts of electronic interference :)
12 feet away from base station
evo3d = 15.38 down 4.86 up signal str = 46 dbm
prime = 20.50 down 5.00 up signal str = 43 dbm
two walls, outside, about 85 feet away
evo3d = 02.26 down 0.89 up signal str = 88 dbm
prime = 05.50 down 3.00 up signal str = 75 dbm
GPS = Best reception i got was 5/9 stable 4/8
