1. 23:21:24 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - The performance and actual use
2. 22:53:23 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 2
3. 05:36:38 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 1

ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - The performance and actual use

 : This model was released on March 30, 2011. It was about 429 GBP(730,000 won). The first model didn't support 3G. And then 4 months later, 3G supported model was released. The model number is TF101G. The price was 599 EUR(720,000 Korean won). 

Table

 : According to the specifications, it has what tab should have.... 

 Appearance..

Each part

 : There are so many expansion slots inclusing HDMI...USIM and so on..

With keyboard docking station

 : It just look like a notebook when it's connected to keyboard. Nevertheless, I can't do everything which I can do with a notebook computer. Yes, this is Android Pad. But at least I could feel like using a notebook computer.

 This tablet also has some special ASUS features... like other tablets. But the software updates stopped...unfortunately... after the version 4.0.1

Benchmark results of Antutu

: According to the results, the performance is similar with Galaxy S2. I valued the Tegra CPU high. I expected more performance than this.... but...

 You would know if you use this one directly, but it's not for high performance gaming.  

I connected a USB flash disk to this device

It recognize it as USBdisk2

You can see the Drives....

I tested copy and paste

Wow, the copying was so fast.

These are the features which ASUS pad has...

Basic information

As you see external HDD is recognized.

 : In summary, the shortcoming is the performance it self. If a software demands a little high performance, it stirred. The outcomings are the expansion. I can use it as tablet also a notebook. And the longer battery life is very good. 

 This device is recommended for Internet Video Lesson or movie watching....listening to music....

1. 23:21:24 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - The performance and actual use
2. 22:53:23 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 2
3. 05:36:38 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 1

1. 23:21:24 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - The performance and actual use
2. 22:53:23 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 2
3. 05:36:38 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 1

ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 2

 : I came to know that this machine doesn't have much performance after buying this one. It was hard to play the high resolution video with this machine. NVIDIA's tegra CPU is integrated on this machine. And it's almost impossible to enjoy high performance game. Yes, I bought this one not for playing a game, but for watching videos... Yes, even now I am using this one very well. 

 As explained on the previous posting, the structure of the adapter is different. Other AC adapter cannot be used for this machine. And also the plug type is not usable in Korea as you see below pictures.

The plug - It's not usable in Korea

And then I had to re-adjust like the picture

Originally, it's the replacable plug.

 : And then I tried recharging. After a few minutes, the adapter got hot and not charged more. And when moving connecting part of the wire, it charged and not charged... repeated it. Yes, from this behavior, I suspected it might have a problem on the cable itself.... And I found two wires were disconnected.

As you see it on the following pictures...

: As you see there are 5 more wires than the ordinary re-charger.

You can see the wire disconnected

: If wanted to fix this by myself but I didn't have any soldering device. Even if I had one, I wasn't confident in fixing it successfully. And I decided to buy a new one.

Cautions: In this case, if you force it to connect, the adapter might be overheated and stop working. And then it's not possible to use it. To fix this, you have to put the adapter in a refrigerator for about 2 hours after packing it in a plastic box. And then you put it out from the refrigerator. You can use it again.

 Nowadays, 11st.co.kr sells products cheaper than gmarket.co.kr. I compared the price... As you see on the following pictures, the price on 11st is slightly cheaper than gmarket. This one is to buy the product from abroad. Therefore it took about 1 week to get it on my hand.

Gmarket

It says, it takes aboiut 7 to 15 days for delivery

On 11st

It says it take about 10 to 20 days for delivery

 As you see on the following pictures, the price is cheaper on 11st. And I decided to buy that. 

 Finally, I paid 35,000 won(35 USD) for this product.

Product delivered

 : I've waited long... Now I can use it. It works fine. No heat problem.

Working fine

 : How can I say.... did I make some money? On used market, it sells about 70,000 won... I can say that I saved about 40,000 won.... And does this product worth it?

1. 23:21:24 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - The performance and actual use
2. 22:53:23 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 2
3. 05:36:38 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 1

1. 23:21:24 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - The performance and actual use
2. 22:53:23 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 2
3. 05:36:38 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 1

ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 1

 : A posting selling this product in 20,000 won(about 20 dollars) appeared on a used product selling site(Joonggonara). The reason was that it wasn't turned on. I needed one Android tab... It looked fine. And I decided to buy it.

 The first impression of this device was, 'Yes, it's ASUS'. Made in Taiwan, which is a well known computer product manufacturer. This one looks so solid. And well made...

The appearance

One bolt missed out. It seems that the previous owner tried to repair this.

It's possible to make a phone call using USIM

 It recharges with regular recharger which is not the dedicated recharger, but slowly. After a long day charging, it was turned on and turned off after a while use. At first, it didn't turn on at all. Anyway, I found that at least it's not the problem of the device itself. It must be a problem with charging or battery.

I found a similar symptom on Youtube

  From the video, I inferred that the power supply(adapter) had a special output system. I found also a website where the structure was explained.

 The structure: Click Here

 : According to the explanations on the website, the output voltage and current of this ASUS system are 15V and 1.2A and the output of the regular recharger are 5 V or 5.1V and 0.7A or 1.0A. Yes, with the regular recharger, it cannot be charged properly.

  15V, 1.2A: when the screen off, it charges 35% an hour. And when the screen on, it charges.

  5V, 0.5A:  when the screen off, it charges 3% an hour. And when the screen on, it doesn't charge.

  5V, 2A:  when the screen off, it charges 10% an hour. And when the screen on, it doesn't charge

Look at the pins of the ASUS TF101 Adapter

Regular recharger

 : If you look at closely, you can see there are more pins on the TF101 recharger than the regular one. In other words, it uses other wire for high voltage. Therefore it has more problems than other products.

1. 23:21:24 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - The performance and actual use
2. 22:53:23 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 2
3. 05:36:38 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 1