P1999 on Netbooks

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Originally Posted by Trollhide [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Cheapest one I found on Amazon is $145 for a REFURB, you were right about Windows (32-bit, gross). However the GPU (as well as the rest of the hardware) was not superior to the Radeon R3 GPU in the Lenovo as you claim.

Atom Z3735F, 1.33ghz / 1.83ghz turbo
1gb 1333 RAM
32gb eMMC drive - slower than true SSD
non-upgradable

vs.

A4-6210 1.8ghz quad core
4gb 1600 RAM (replacing with 8gb 1600 RAM for $25)
500gb HDD (replacing with 256gb Samsung Pro 840 SSD I have already)

The stock hardware is inarguably inferior in the ASUS. That's cool that it works well for you, but I'm looking to slightly upgrade beyond baseline specs which the Transformer doesn't support. Also want to use it for school, travel, movies & shit beyond just EQ, and I'm a purist and hate gimmicky shit like touchscreens and removable displays. I can only imagine how fragile-feeling a detachable display like that makes the laptop.

Thinkpad was the right call for me. God bless.

That's a whole ton of neat research for the wrong topic, rofl. Gotta use those reading skills better my friend.

First, I never compared those two or said the Asus was superior to that device. I said it was superior to the Surface (which does not even run on 32-bit) which remains true while also costing less money. This was in response to other people suggesting you get a Surface, yuck.

Second, if you go refurb you could do gainsaver.com (great site btw) for a way cheaper price than Amazon. Just a helpful hint for tech friends.

Lastly, the transformer is quite durable. I have never felt like it was fragile feeling and I have had it for almost a year. You're certainly entitled to that opinion, though. The tablet feature is a just gravy on top of being THE cheapest 32-bit "laptop" that can run low end MMO's. Again, I'm not trying to power through 8 hours of game-play or write a thesis on this thing.