Review of the Asus Transformer TF300

I use tablets a lot. It's all about the weight. I have full-size computers but they get heavy when I have to carry them around during school for meetings or after school going from place to place, even the smaller laptops. Tablets are much lighter and so easy to use with your finger (I can never find a stylus when I want to use one and even then they are not all that much better, in my opinion.) I have an iPad that I love (the newest version with the high res display) but I sometimes need an Android for certain apps that I use. So I looked for an inexpensive Droid tablet and settled on the Asus Transformer TF300. It is around $300 (or under in some places) for a 32GB machine. I also got a package deal so that the detachable keyboard came with it for a total price of a little over $300. The keyboard separately is about $120 and comes in several colors so I saved a little money by bundling. If you are used to a laptop, the Asus Transformer will be a little slower. But, if you are used to an Android phone it will be easy to adjust to the tablet. It comes with several nice programs that most Android tablets have such as Polaris (I never liked this program and always go with another program called Office 2012 that I purchased through the Google Play app) that is a scaled down word processor, presentation program and a basic spreadsheet program. The settings are easy to get to in the app folder and most of the other software you will recognize from your Android phone. The apps that you have on your phone will work nicely on the Asus tablet. The tablet easily clicks into the keyboard and there is a sliding button on the keyboard to detach. The keyboard feels great to use and the best thing is that you can charge from the tablet separately from a bottom port on the tablet or you can charge while the keyboard is connected from a port on the side of the keyboard (the tablet port is covered when connected to the keyboard). There is also a mini-USB port on the Asus Transformer so that you can purchase an adapter and use the Asus with a projector. When I connected mine to a projector, it showed up on the screen right away. The adapter will run around $20. I have tried several other tablets (refer to my earlier review of the Google Chromebooks and the new Surface Pro 3) but this is a really good tablet for the money and the keyboard is first-class. You get the versatility of using it as a laptop or a tablet. I think it is a 4 out of 5.