Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi - 12.5" W8.1 Detachable $1004 Pick Up @ Dick Smith

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  KentT on 24/04/2015 - 13:00

  1920x1080 - Full HD Touchscreen

  I can't be the only one who checks the screen before anything else when looking at laptops, right?

  Almost any laptop with an SSD is "fast enough" these days, but the display makes all the difference.

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    claud0902 on 24/04/2015 - 13:04

    The reason I didn't update the screen res is the device could have either 1080p or 1440p depends on the model. The Australian stock seems to only have the 1080p res but on DickSmith product site I did not see the confirmation info.

    Currently doing a bit more search to confirm the screen is 1080p.

    Thanks for the note btw!

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    snuke on 24/04/2015 - 14:31

    That Gizmodo Aus review says it is 2560×1440

    The Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi’s screen is phenomenal. It’s a beautiful panel; an IPS LCD with an incredibly wide viewing angle, pretty damn good colour reproduction out of the box, and a pixel density of 235ppi thanks to a high resolution of 2560×1440 pixels and a relatively small screen size of 12.5 inches.

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      tonyjzx on 24/04/2015 - 14:35

      yep, 1,366 x 768 is absolutely useless to me, moreso in a 15" format

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  junk3569 on 24/04/2015 - 13:41

  The surface pro seem to be better than this IMO, would you buy this over the surface pro? The price is similar.

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    Merlict on 24/04/2015 - 16:55

    Personally no. Just hate the kickstand / keyboard on the Surface.

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  BuyNow Think Later on 24/04/2015 - 13:46

  Networking: Integrated or 802.11ac

  DS site states only:
  802.11agn+Bluetooth 4.0 (Dual band)

  Is it 802.11ac or 802.11agn?

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    Mnke on 24/04/2015 - 13:54

    AGN. 'specs' above are generic for the all the Chi models.

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  radicalvin on 24/04/2015 - 13:56

  I have been looking at this for a while. I think the biggest down side about this product is the battery life. It only lasts less than 6 hours.

  However, at this price, and considering I'm going overseas soon, very tempted.

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  seijai on 24/04/2015 - 13:59

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  Go for the Asus UX305

  It's 13.3" non touch screen, same chip, 3 x USB 3, 256gb SSD, 8gb ram

  ….but going for US$699 + shipping

  Also lighter at 1.2kg

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    gmatht on 24/04/2015 - 14:26

    699USD is 900AUD. Plus shipping the price gets close to $1004, and buying from an Australian dealer has some other perks, e.g. you can get it right now.

    Real question is: do you want a great laptop (like the UX305), or a transformer that makes a decent Laptop + tablet (such as the Chi)?

    If you really want a transformer you'll have to prepared to make sacrifices. A plain laptop will always have better specs, and ergonomically will usually work better as a laptop than an transformer. Only thing slightly disappointing about the UX305 is that it doesn't have a backlit keyboard, but neither does the Chi (excluding the tablet mode on-screen keyboard obviously).

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      snuke on 24/04/2015 - 17:12

      Only thing slightly disappointing about the UX305 is that it doesn't have a backlit keyboard

      That is a deal breaker for me. I could never have a laptop again without a backlit keyboard.
      One more plus for the Dell XPS13.

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    claud0902 on 24/04/2015 - 14:30

    The T300 chi is definitely for a different group of users. The biggest advantage is this is a detachable, meaning it has a tablet form at 720g and 7.6mm thick. Then the device can be attached to perform like a laptop - this can be an advantage over the surface pro 3 which only comes in a typecover but cannot transform into a clamshell form (sure it depends on user preference).

    Not to mention $699 usd is around $930 aud atm.