[Q] Build quality?

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For the lucky few who have their transformers, how is the build quality? I'm actually typing this up from my Motorola Xoom right now and really like it. But the transformers IPS screen is really drawing me. Also some of the other features like the dock, and front facing speakers. But the larger size is scaring me away. The bezel looks alot bigger the on the xoom especially length wise. Is it noticeable \ bothersome? I really like the xooms design and build quality
. How do you guys feel about Asus's? anyone with experience with both who can comment?
I have a few more days to return the xoom so I need decide if waiting for the transformer to come to the us is worth it.

Also is the transformers bootloader going to be unlocked for sure?

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its very nice build, does not feel cheep. there is a little movement on the back if you press it in the right place. but apart from that its perfect in my opinion. im using swiftkey tablet beta. which is perfect and makes typing on it super easy. and in portrait its super easy to type. im finding everything on it much easier to do than on my girlfriends ipad. i've always like asus since i got a eee 4g surf(one of the first netbooks). and a eee pc 1001ha(netbook). and always been impressed with there build quality and design.

cant say about the bootloader. but im sure people will try. i know paul from modaco. has a eeepad. and has all ready rooted and optimize it. just waiting for honeycomb source so they can deodexed the system allowing. custom kernels, roms, mods ect

You've been watching videos, but haven't actually seen one ?
The bezel looks big in the videos becasue you can't see the very nice old gold casing that surrounds the device, i may be a bit larger than the xoom or galaxy tab, but after you've picked it up twice you don't notice it.

the main unit, pad, is solid built, and most of the unit is metal, i will consider it heavy, especially if you combine the keyboard, as both unit has built in battery, but you do get over 14-16 hours of use, comment from asus rep, and it's very thin.

Originally Posted by tomqman

im using swiftkey tablet beta. which is perfect and makes typing on it super easy.

you obviously haven't tried the thumb keyboard
By far the best keyboard for a 10.1 tablet. I tried them all including the swiftkey beta. Thumb keyboard just released a beta you can get for free I was using the paid version before the beta. Its not as pretty as the swiftkey beta but for functionality its hands down the best http://thumb4beta.blogspot.com/

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I love thumb keyboard. Thanks for the beta link.

Anyone want to be daring and do a teardown of their transformer

Then we would truly know the build quality

Originally Posted by graffixnyc

you obviously haven't tried the thumb keyboard
By far the best keyboard for a 10.1 tablet. I tried them all including the swiftkey beta. Thumb keyboard just released a beta you can get for free I was using the paid version before the beta. Its not as pretty as the swiftkey beta but for functionality its hands down the best http://thumb4beta.blogspot.com/

Are you meant to, as the name suggest, typing with you thumbs?

On real keyboards I type with all 10 fingers, so I wonder how it works on a touch screen. Probably not at all.

Originally Posted by Kermode

Are you meant to, as the name suggest, typing with you thumbs?

On real keyboards I type with all 10 fingers, so I wonder how it works on a touch screen. Probably not at all.

It's just a name man... It has a layout very similar to the swiftkey beta split layout(just works a hell of a lot better). There are actually 4 or 5 different layouts in the the paid version and you can have different layouts based on landscape or portrait .
http://www.androidsfanclub.com/2011/...oard-293.html\

http://www.google.com/search?q=thumb...w=1366&bih=576

Originally Posted by Kermode

Are you meant to, as the name suggest, typing with you thumbs?

On real keyboards I type with all 10 fingers, so I wonder how it works on a touch screen. Probably not at all.

Yeah you can. The point is to be able to hold the device and type at the same time. With a tablet, it is kinda hard if the keyboard isn't split because it is physically hard to reach the center part of the keyboard.