I purchased the Asus Transformer TF300T after doing a lot of research into tablet computing - particularly budget tablet computing. As a former Android smartphone user (and current iPhone user), I was initially hesitant about going back to Android, but the Transformer appeared to offer a far better value proposition than an iPad or iPad Mini for my uses. I have had the tablet for a little over a month now, and I'm so far very satisfied with my purchase. The overwhelming feature of this tablet is its beautiful screen - it's huge, colorful, sharp, and very bright. It's so bright that I rarely keep it above 25% brightness. The main issue I've noticed with the screen is that the default Asus customized settings call for it to adjust the backlight based on screen content (color, etc.), which is great for saving battery but can cause some vaguely noticeable flicker on pages or apps with a grey background. I usually leave this feature on anyway, as the flicker is not terribly annoying. The viewing angles are decent; I can comfortably rest the tablet on my lap or a table and still view the screen while sitting up without too much loss of brightness or color shift. The battery life of the tablet is quite good. I can generally get about 2 days of average use out of it, although pumping some of those gorgeous nVidia Tegra enhanced games through it will wear the battery down within a day. Still, it's long enough to rarely be a hassle. The ergonomics of the device are decent - the textured back plate feels nice under the fingers, and the shape is nicely contoured. I've noticed it can be a little weighty when holding it for long periods of time (like when reading a book or watching a movie), but that's to be expected from a tablet with this screen size. The screen is a fingerprint magnet, but you can't really tell when the unit is on, and it includes a very nice cleaning cloth that takes care of it quickly. The fit and finish is ok - the seams between the screen bezel and the outer rim of the chassis could be tighter and straighter, but they're not terrible by any means, and the device doesn't feel cheap or too delicate. My unit shipped with Android Jelly Bean (not ICS), and so far, I'm enjoying how Android has come along. This may be my only real problem with the unit - Android still lags in some apps, sometimes heavily. It usually comes around, but there are a few apps that occasionally lag so much when you first start them up that Android assumes they've crashed and asks you whether you want to force close them (they do come back to life if you just tell it to wait 99% of the time). It's something I haven't been accustomed to since switching to an iOS phone, but it's not nearly as laggy as I remember Android being, and for the most part, it's more of a momentary annoyance than a detriment to productivity or enjoyment of the product. The settings in Asus's flavor of Jelly Bean are very well layed out - most of the quick settings you'll find yourself using the most (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, screen brightness, etc.) are just a tap of the clock on the task bar away. Asus's addition of a lockable task bar is also very nice - it keeps you from registering unwanted taps when playing games or reading. The stock software keyboard is a bit under-powered (and slow) for a tablet, but it's easy to install a superior replacement from the Google Play app store. Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase of this tablet. It's replaced my laptop for almost every task short of graphic design and programming. It's got features (like a micro SD slot, HDMI port, and optional keyboard dock) that I have yet to explore but enjoy having around in case I decide to use them someday. And for the price, it's hard to beat this if you're looking for a 10.1" tablet.

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