I think I am going to get the Asus Transformer pro 3 and sell my Surface pro 4

[jordan12]

That seem wise to you guys?

I have read some reviews and it seems like I get better specs and at a cheaper price. Plus I could add an external Video card and game to my hearts content and not have a huge desktop.

Your thoughts?

 

[Erebus]

The external graphics capability would win it for me, but I still want to know a few things:

1. What pen technology does the stylus use (Wacom, etc)?
2. How's the battery life (one review from Computex noted the battery seemed to be draining quicker than the Surface Pro 4, something like 40-50% in 2 hours)?
3. How much is the ROG XG Station 2?

I guess we'll see in August...

 

[jordan12]

The external graphics capability would win it for me, but I still want to know a few things:

1. What pen technology does the stylus use (Wacom, etc)?
2. How's the battery life (one review from Computex noted the battery seemed to be draining quicker than the Surface Pro 4, something like 40-50% in 2 hours)?
3. How much is the ROG XG Station 2?

I guess we'll see in August...

I am real excited about the external video card. It would eliminate my need for a full sized desktop. Plus the price is a lot cheaper for better specs. Vs the Surface. I need to sell mine and wait for august.

 

[aarcam]

Wow, hadn't seen this device until now. Pretty nice. Uncanny resemblance to the SP4 no? Clearly they went with the more ports are better, but they might be right.

The external graphics could be a game changer. Will be following this one.

+1 for finding out the pen tech. I did a quick google, but didnt find it after a cursory scan.

 

[jordan12]

Wow, hadn't seen this device until now. Pretty nice. Uncanny resemblance to the SP4 no? Clearly they went with the more ports are better, but they might be right.

The external graphics could be a game changer. Will be following this one.

+1 for finding out the pen tech. I did a quick google, but didnt find it after a cursory scan.

I am very excited about this Asus tablet. Theoretically, I could eliminate a desktop machine period. And use the external graphics for gaming. I only play World of Tanks regularly. And the new Doom. Plus it looks like I can get the I7 proc for the price of the I5 Surface pro 4

 

[aarcam]

Doing some more digging on this thing this weekend and I got to thinking about if ASUS will be able to handle the build quality on this thing. MS is on their 4th+ revision of the Surface and still seem to have quality issues. Will ASUS be able to nail it first go? Heck for all we know ASUS is using the same manuf, so maybe?

That dedicated graphics and not paying $300 for a cpu upgrade and $200 for the SSD size increase really makes a strong case.

Now just need to find out about the pen and what their warranty plans (if any) would be like.

 

[jordan12]

Doing some more digging on this thing this weekend and I got to thinking about if ASUS will be able to handle the build quality on this thing. MS is on their 4th+ revision of the Surface and still seem to have quality issues. Will ASUS be able to nail it first go? Heck for all we know ASUS is using the same manuf, so maybe?

That dedicated graphics and not paying $300 for a cpu upgrade and $200 for the SSD size increase really makes a strong case.

Now just need to find out about the pen and what their warranty plans (if any) would be like.

I cant find new info on this tablet at all. I keep checking every day for updates, and nothing. :-(

 

[defaultluser]

I am real excited about the external video card. It would eliminate my need for a full sized desktop. Plus the price is a lot cheaper for better specs. Vs the Surface. I need to sell mine and wait for august.

Have you see the size of the external graphics enclosure they have on their product page? It's not exactly "smaller" than a full-sized desktop.

You can build a smaller gaming desktop than that without even trying very hard. Because video cards take up the majority of the space and power in an ITX gaming PC.

 

[aarcam]

Have you see the size of the external graphics enclosure they have on their product page? It's not exactly "smaller" than a full-sized desktop.

You can build a smaller gaming desktop than that without even trying very hard. Because video cards take up the majority of the space and power in an ITX gaming PC.

I did see that but assumed the two objects in the picture (enclosure and transformer) we not at scale relative to one another.

Although... looking closely through the window it looks like vid card is mounted vertically, which would men the enclosure could handle two, which means this thing is going to be the size of my damn FT-02. Crap, it is big. (maybe)

Here is to hoping modern technology can make it smaller, however; PSU, some sort of interface/board/ cooling, 1-2 cards.. After more thought I dont see it being a svelte product.

Darn you defaultluser, I envisioned this as something smaller than a tissue box packed with raw graphics goodness. you have crushed our dreams with reality!

 

[Deinos]

That thing looks incredibly promising if quality/reliability are there. Been holding out for USB-C/TB port on one of these things.

 

[defaultluser]

I did see that but assumed the two objects in the picture (enclosure and transformer) we not at scale relative to one another.

Although... looking closely through the window it looks like vid card is mounted vertically, which would men the enclosure could handle two, which means this thing is going to be the size of my damn FT-02. Crap, it is big. (maybe)

Here is to hoping modern technology can make it smaller, however; PSU, some sort of interface/board/ cooling, 1-2 cards.. After more thought I dont see it being a svelte product.

Darn you defaultluser, I envisioned this as something smaller than a tissue box packed with raw graphics goodness. you have crushed our dreams with reality!

That's why I posted it

I don't understand you dreamers. You can already have a pretty small gaming case. Just go get an Ncase M1 or Fractal Design Core 500 and call it a day. You're not going to magically shrink the 9+ inch length or 2-slot height of of a powerful ( i.e. 150w or higher) graphics card.

 

[jordan12]

That's why I posted it

I don't understand you dreamers. You can already have a pretty small gaming case. Just go get an Ncase M1 or Fractal Design Core 500 and call it a day. You're not going to magically shrink the 9+ inch length or 2-slot height of of a powerful ( i.e. 150w or higher) graphics card.

But having a desktop type of power house for gaming, and also just grabbing the tablet, (Since the gaming machine and on the go machine are the same), I only need one since machine that will do both. I like that idea.