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ASUS Transformer Book T100 Review: Redefining the Entry-Level Windows Notebookby Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/18/2013 12:00 AM EST
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ssiu - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkIntel's listed price: Z3740 $32, Z3770 $37.
Like I said in an earlier thread, why are companies sacrificing ~20% performance to save $5? I'll glaqdly pay $10 more for the higher performance of Z3770. :mad: Reply
boeush - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkIt's probably less about the price/margins, than about TDP and battery life/size/cost/weight. Reply
FwFred - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThe Z3770 is probably similar in battery life/size/cost/weight. I'm guessing price points was the key. It would have been nice to offer the 64GB version with the upgraded CPU. Reply
DanNeely - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkIntel listed them both as 2W SDP parts; so battery life probably isn't going to differ much between them (and not just because the screen is probably drawing more power than that). Reply
tential - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThis margin thing is killing me as well man. They're doing a TON to make 5 extra dollars. I know that 5 dollars over 1000s of units may turn into $100k, but this is why Apple does better than these OEMs sometimes.
Apple knows their software in and out and makes sure the laptop they produce can run it in all scenarios the AVERAGE user will use it in.
These OEMs make a laptop to hit a pricepoint, and make their profit margin and don't care about performance at all. It's why people will get a bad perception of their company.
"I bought Asus laptop and it was cheap, but it also sucked!!!!"
Releasing a product that barely does it may seem good for short term but hurts longterm perception of the company to the average consumer who doesn't care about hardware and just expects everything they purchase to work. Reply
double88 - Sunday, November 10, 2013 - linkAsus laptops are generally pretty solid. Much more so than other OEMs. Apple's products are more polished, yes, but Asus is probably second best. Reply
theduckofdeath - Saturday, October 19, 2013 - linkThe new SDP rating is a bit of a mess. It's lower than TDP ratings as it takes an average including light usage like web browsing. This surely means that a processor with a higher burst performance will get a much lower rating. I guess that the high-end iteration of the new Atom simply was found to draw too much power under load for them to be happy with it. Reply
timon_comment - Saturday, October 19, 2013 - linkWaiting a look in Bay Trail M + SATA, Please
Note, Atom Bay Trail T is still no support SATA and PCIe.
in Windows x86 OS I dislike the eMMC storage system, it is an execrable design, the heavyweight Windows x86 OS is fully unlike in the lightweight Android OS.
Windows needs SATA and PCIe, but Atom Bay Trail T is still no support SATA and PCIe.
Intel actually wanted in Android to compete with ARM processor, does not really want Bay Trail T to help Windows tablet to compete market, because the x86 processor is almost no another competitor! Now is merely Intel wanted to control the Android market! Reply
zeo - Sunday, October 27, 2013 - linkThe older v4.41 specification eMMC drives are pretty slow but they're starting to improve... Newer models can now take advantage of the newer v4.5 specification that doubles the max bandwidth and introduces RAM based cache memory to significantly boost eMMC performance.
They'll still be a lot slower than a modern SSD but at least not slower than a HDD anymore...
And the next bump in performance will be out early next year with the next version update for eMMC that allows for a little better than SATA II performance finally...
Mind, eMMC is a single chip design and SSDs are multiple chips... So it's harder to get performance from a single chip but they're slowly getting there... Reply
MagickMan - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI would have gladly paid $370 for the same package with a Z3770. Too bad, I guess I'll wait for the next one and see what it's like. Reply
axien86 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThe pricing of the Asus T100 with 10" display in a toylike "plasticky" case priced around $400 for only 2GB of memory and no SATA drive capability shows how limited options OEMs have with Baytrail Atoms. It loses especially badly in graphics to a quad core Kabini.
By comparison, the Toshiba Satellite 15.6 Touchscreen C55DT-A5307 sells for $399.99 and comes with quad core A6-5200 Kabini, 4GB memory and 500GB drive. Users can upgrade to more memory and SSD drives. By any comparison, it is a much better value and provides overall great PC user experience versus limited Asus T100 for the same price.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/toshiba-satellite-15-6... Reply
fokka - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkyou are comparing two completely different machines. Reply
Hubb1e - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkA 15.6" laptop meets a completely different use case than a 10" tablet hybrid. The Tablet is a portable consumption machine that can do some work in a pinch. A 15.6" laptop is a work / play machine that can be portable. I don't see shoppers really cross shopping the two. I see people with both. Reply
Friendly0Fire - Saturday, October 19, 2013 - linkPlus, with stuff like a TN display (of the same resolution but 5" larger, no less!) and a mechanical hard drive, the user experience most likely suffers. You're trading size for cheapness. Reply
nushydude - Wednesday, November 06, 2013 - linkCan you tell us how the factory restore works? Is there a proprietory backup software? Or does it use Windows Refresh? How do you refresh it if you cannot boot into Windows? Is there a special key combination that would cause it to enter the recovery mode when pressed? Can you completely remove the recovery partition from the drives and make a USB recovery drive in case you are going for the 32GB model? Reply
Tams80 - Saturday, October 19, 2013 - linkhttp://globalsp.ts.fujitsu.com/dmsp/Publications/p...
This might be of interest to you. You'll be paying far more than $10 extra though. Reply
timon_comment - Saturday, October 19, 2013 - linkWaiting a look in Bay Trail M + SATA,
in Windows x86 OS I dislike the eMMC storage system, it is an execrable design, the heavyweight Windows x86 OS is fully unlike in the lightweight Android OS, Windows needs SATA and PCIe, but Atom Bay Trail T is still no support SATA and PCIe.
Intel actually wanted in Android to compete with ARM processor, does not really want Bay Trail T to help Windows tablet to compete market, because the x86 processor is almost no another competitor! Now is Intel wanted to control the Android market! Reply
lmcd - Sunday, October 20, 2013 - linkWould've been great to up the price by $15 for that, or $25 for that and RAM. Then good margins still, but good benefit for consumers. Reply
tinaaa - Monday, October 21, 2013 - linkThe Z3770 is probably similar in battery life/size/cost/weight. I'm guessing price points was the key. It would have been nice to offer the 64GB version with the upgraded CPU. Reply
stanwood - Monday, October 21, 2013 - linkIt may be the case that Intel could not supply the Z3770 in sufficient volumes. This is often true for the top-range part number early in a design's life cycle. Reply
dihartnell - Sunday, December 22, 2013 - linkIf just the CPU then I'd agree with you but they have clearly tried their best to reduce the overall price in a whole lot of areas such as Screen, CPU, storage, Battery capacity (eg not in dock), plastic body instead of metal etc in order to meet the overall price point they were targeting. . Its entry level, and I think decent for the price point. There are lots of options out there that have better specs but the come with a bigger price tag as well. Reply
DanNeely - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThe spec table on the first page is listing it as a 11.6" screen instead of 10.1 like in the article text. Reply
AnandTechUser99 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkSmall error on the specifications chart located on the first page.
"11.6-inch" --> "10.1-inch" Reply
sri_tech - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI was about to say the same. Reply
Muyoso - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkWelp, guess I wont be getting up and running to Best Buy tomorrow morning to purchase this thing. . . .
Disappointed. Kind of a device that does everything OK instead of one or two things very well. OK display, OK battery life, OK performance. Reply
erikiksaz - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkConsidering this thing is $350 dollars, you've got to cut corners somewhere. You and the person below you are expecting a little too much for this price point. The factory display can probably be calibrated, I'm sure Anandtech can get to posting the calibrated figures when/if they have the time. Reply
purerice - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkReally these rebadged netbooks are 2 years ahead of their time. In 2 years they'll have to cut fewer corners at this price point.
My current 6y/o Merom desktop is starting to show its age and the high end Bay Trails offer performance a tad below what my desktop can do CPU-wise. $350 is a very attractive price point, but if the performance is less than what I have it's not worth it at any price. In a couple of years we will finally get Atoms that can compete with low end Nehalem/Westmere/Sandy Bridge chips but capable of fitting in a fanless sub-2lb notebook with 128gb flash and 1080p screen in the $350 price range. Until then, we will have to keep cutting corners. Reply
YuLeven - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkYour comparision with a desktop core makes little sense. This Atom a 2W, US$37 part. Comparing it to a more expensive, big core of years before is pointless, as absolute performance is not the target here. Reply
fokka - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkhe just compared it for personal reasons, because that's what he's running right now. Reply
Flunk - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI all comes down to price, if you want more performance you have to pay. Reply
tential - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkOr they could have released it at $360, and taken that extra 10 dollars to add the top of the line baytrail and 4GB of ram.....
It's just ugh...... Reply
takeship - Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - linkI'm curious to what extent the last few dollars corner cutting $350 price tag was influenced by their experience with the Vivo models last year. That hybrid AFAIK was $400 with the last gen Atom, and sold quite poor. Reply
gadjade - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkWas not impressed with the battery life and keyboard. I might wait for the Dell Venue 11 Pro or maybe I would add more to my budget and go for the Lenovo YOGA 11 2. Reply
sri_tech - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkHow is battery life is bad when it lasts nearly the same as ipad mini and better than nexus 10 and other galaxy tabs?
Remember, the battery test was done with keyboard attached which is not the case for other tablets. Reply
Dayo - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI agree, plus the keyboard in this case does not have any additional battery in it like the Acer W510 keyboard that adds another 9 hrs of battery life, but heavy. This device as tested yielded 11 hrs. That is very good battery life. Reply
jasonelmore - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkignore these people. They never buy much, just talk a lot. Reply
Dayo - Friday, October 18, 2013 - link11 hours of battery life is not impressive? I take it the Lenovo Yoga 11.2 last for 2 days Reply
monstercameron - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkwhat about a comparison with the a6-1450 temash? Reply
sherlockwing - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkAMD didn't given Anandtech a platform with a6-1450 on it. So they couldn't test it. Reply
Antiflash - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI had the T100 preordered but canceled to wait for the new Venue 8 and venue 11. I do not know which will be better but hopefully they will review them here to decide Reply
trane - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkGreat review, but I am not sure if the approach is correct. This is clearly targeted at people with small budgets, people who have $300-$400 to spend on a single computing device. This is a truly amazing value for money. Honestly, the targeted crowd aren't concerned that Delta-E is not under 6 as much as getting Windows and Office and a 8+ hour battery life for just $350!
Yes, the Dell Venue Pro 11 promises to be much better, but it is also more expensive. I'm looking forward to Asus making a similarly high-end Bay Trail Windows 8.1 tablet. There's no going back to Android/iOS once I got acclimatised to Metro. Reply
yauchildchew - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkcan upgrade ram?? diy. Reply
sri_tech - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI am disappointed that in the Anand's review for first time.
He always bringing up chromebook 11 which has shitty performance even when browsing and terrible battery life.
I still don't understand what is great about iOS and android for tablets other than missing apps.
Windows 8 is better in every way for tablets than iOS and android. Reply
erikiksaz - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI currently use a surface pro, used to have a nexus 10, and gf has an ipad.
Benefits of iOS/android tablets:
1) Hit the power button, and they're on, ready to go in an instant because they were idling. Not so on laptops, it'll take at least a couple (more like few to several) seconds for the system to wake, reconnect to the network.
2) Smoothness. Unless you run IE (which is ipad-smooth, but unfortunately IE kinda sucks), chrome does not move nearly as smooth as it does on iOS and to a lesser degree android.
3) Until haswell and it's lesser forms were released, battery life. Now it's not so much of an issue.
4) Missing apps may not be a dealbreaker for you, but the lack of popular tablet games is a huge deal breaker for those who use their devices only for the consumption of media.
5) Text and menu scaling is broken on Windows. 8.1 still doesn't fix chrome's teeny weeny little menus. I've got relatively smaller hands, so if I'm having problems, your average 6ft6in Caucasian male with sausage fingers will definitely not be happy targeting buttons that are 3-4mm across. Reply
jasonelmore - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkseriously, what non Apple iOS app cant be replaced by the millions of apps on x86 windows? sorry you cant use the app argument. the whole reason apple made apps was to get around the fact that they weren't x86 Reply
steven75 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkIs that a serious questions? Pretty much every touch-based tablet app...
Windows is still by FAR a mouse & keyboard OS first. I don't use my tablet sitting at a table. In fact I often use it ways that not even a normal laptop is comfortable such as laying down. Reply
shibs - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkHit power button and you are ready to go in Win tablets too.. unless you have shutdown, which is the same case for android/iOs.. Reply
steven75 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkIf I sleep a windows laptop it will run down the battery in 24 hours whereas any true tablet will stay in that state for weeks. Reply
wsw1982 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkAre your sure? Even my 15" power horse thinkpad W520 could standby for a week.... Reply
hybrid2d4x4 - Saturday, October 19, 2013 - linkuh.. what? My sandy bridge Acer 3830TG can sleep (S3, not hibernate) for over 3 weeks. An Asus TF300 android tablet I had could only sleep for 5-7 days, and it had the equivalent of "connected standby" disabled (same as the laptop). Reply
RyuDeshi - Sunday, October 20, 2013 - linkThis is one of the reasons intel introduced the ultrabook specification. My Yoga 11s will standby/sleep for weeks before fully discharging on a relatively small battery (for a laptop). Reply
AsusJake - Sunday, October 16, 2016 - linkwindows computer operating system vs android os in terms of power consumption is a ridiculous comparison... Reply
ricardodawkins - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkExactly... the man keep on harping about the stupid Chromebooks that are a complete FLOP. He talks about the 3rd party app situation of the MetroUI but what about the app situation for ChromeBooks ???
Heck if you need a Chromebook just install Chrome on this Asus T100. Reply
AsusJake - Sunday, October 16, 2016 - linkexactly Reply
gsusx - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkGenuinely a bit stumped by people moaning about this. He said it's a great product with fantastic potential that is almost perfect. Lest we forget this is a tablet with a fully fledged os behind it. What do people expect for the price point. It's not a laptop replacement, then again a laptop is not a tablet replacement. For the money. For what you get its fantastic. It's a real middle ground machine. If you have a desktop or heavy duty laptop at home and want something portable but with the ability to do a bit more this thing is perfect. The Dell machines will be more expensive of that I have no doubt and the surface pro is double the money. You can argue about performance till you're blue in the face. Want impure over performance. Buy a machine and spend the money. You pays your monies you takes your choice. Personally I'm selling my MBA 11" to fund this. Reply
sri_tech - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkWell said. Reply
StormyParis - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkExactly. I see it as a tablet that can double up as a laptop in a pinch. I'm still unsure about apps in tablet mode though: are there good apps for dlna, LAN, video... I'd hate to have to switch back to Desktop for Touch use... Reply
Belldandy - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkGood review especially with the limited time you had with the device. I'm looking forward to your full update. Here are a few questions I'd really like answered as well.
Is the microUSB port only usable for charging or can an adapter be connected to allow things to be connected like the Nexus 4's usb port.
Is the microSD card slot capable of supporting the microSDXC 64GB and larger cards?
I'm assuming the micro HDMI can be setup for extended or cloned display like any other windows laptop. Reply
StormyParis - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI have an old HP 10" Netbook that is very small, a newer 13" Lenovo that I can't use in economy class... I guess the sweet spot for me is at 11.6", which is a pity because that Asus looks very nice for the price. Reply
teiglin - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThanks for clearly laying out the available storage--that was a big concern for a device like this for me. Two questions--of the 19 GiB occupied at boot, does that include the pagefile and hibernation file (which should admittedly be much smaller than on a typical machine with 8GB RAM)? And is the remaining ~10 GiB partition accessible at all? Obviously this is going to be a larger issue on the 32GB version--with the same 19GiB occupied, they obviously can't leave the entire remaining 10GiB inaccessible, so I'm curious how some of that storage is reclaimed.
Also, am I correct that the pricing is $350 for the 32GB model and $400 for the 64GB, and that both include the dock? Your table is pretty confusing where it says "$349/$399 (including dock)"--makes it seem like the extra $50 gets you the dock, rather than extra storage.
Anyway, it's an interesting device. Honestly, though, I remain unconvinced that the 10" form factor is worth anything at all; I can only assume it was spurred on by the iPad and all the me-too Android tablets that followed. Your experiences with the keyboard reinforce the fact that 10" is really too small for a clamshell, and smaller tablets have proven to be more popular for "sit back and read, browse the internet, and watch YouTube" experience--even Apple had to concede on the iPad mini front.
I have both an iPad mini and a Galaxy Tab 7.7 and gravitate to my 13" ultrabook nine times out of ten, so I have concluded that I'm not a tablet person, but I'm watching with interest to see if the upcoming 8" Windows tablets can be successful. Reply
Nagorak - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThey both include the dock. I wish they would sell a cheaper version without the keyboard, at least as an option. Reply
AsusJake - Sunday, October 16, 2016 - linkthat's the thing and I know I'm like 3 years ahead of this article, the asus t100 is not a TABLET. its a 2in1 hybrid. its a compact laptop with a removable touch screen. the other devices are just bs tablets Reply
Drunktroop - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkBattery Life seems acceptable, at least it stayed more or less the same as Clover Trail and being quicker at the same time.
However, 2GB RAM is quite concerning here, I personally use a ThinkPad Tablet 2 at school,
which can use 1.8GB RAM with just OneNote & IE & some PDF documents.
Using Bay Trail as 32-bit SoC with 2GB RAM & Windows is not a good idea IMO,
it is not that sufficient by today standard. Reply
ricardodawkins - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkthen buy something with 4GB of RAM or that can be upgraded. This is a 350.00 tablet. Reply
popej - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI agree, 2GB for Windows hardware is substandard. My 3 years old netbook supports 2GB. Reply
AsusJake - Sunday, October 16, 2016 - link3 years later I'm still using an asus t100 now with windows 10 64 bit.... has ran and continues to 3 years after this article . ive trashed atleast 6 tablets Reply
Khato - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkOut of curiosity, does the Intel Power Gadget - http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-pow... - work with Baytrail? Would be quite interesting to see what it reports for package power under the various workloads if it does. Reply
Penti - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThis is a good example why Intel's approach of really low-end devices succeeds and why Microsoft's Windows RT attempts fail. Intel gets ~30 USD, Microsoft still gets a fair share of licensing money but the user gets a full 2013 Home edition suite including damn macro/vba-support that RT doesn't provide. It supports connected standby (Surface 2 don't), but I would wait till these devices run 64-bit Windows. It does show that when they run the exact same platform and Metro is basically just the start screen that is still powered by Win32 underneath it does make RT entirely pointless. It has still better battery life than first gen RT-devices. Dock is obviously an necessity for all the Win32 apps this thing is suppose to run Reply
jhoff80 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - link" It supports connected standby (Surface 2 don't)"
Surface Pro 2 doesn't. Surface 2 (and the Surface RT, for that matter) will of course support Connected Standby.
As for macro and VBA support, it might be useful to you, but how common is that stuff in general? Seems pretty rare these days to me. Reply
Krysto - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkCould do without the sensationalist title. Reply
nathanddrews - Friday, October 18, 2013 - link8+ hour battery life, under 1" thick, under 3lbs, full Windows OS, IPS touchscreen, detachable base for tablet mode, $350. How exactly is that not redefining entry level? I sure as H-E-double hockey sticks haven't seen anything like it. Reply
AsusJake - Sunday, October 16, 2016 - link3 years later I'm still using an asus t100 now with windows 10 64 bit system only 2 gigs of ram and still better than any tablet ive had. only my note 5 that I own has been faster...... Reply
Drumsticks - Friday, October 18, 2013 - link"Redefining the Entry Level Windows Notebook" how is it not? Great display, Decent performance without a bad IO system, and amazing battery life. There wasn't a single $350 notebook on the market a year ago that would have given you that. Reply
Qwertilot - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkRunning windows anyway ;)
Seriously though, this isn't an entry level notebook, its a slightly odd hybrid device. With associated compromises noted in the review. Anyone know if we're going to get normal notebooks with similar specs as well? Reply
Drumsticks - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkDell has a haswell Pentium based CPU in an 11" notebook rated for somewhere in between 8-10 hours of battery life for $379. I'm not sure if it has an IPS display though. Reply
Krysto - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkAlso, as usual, Intel's Atom can barely keep up with LAST YEAR's ARM chips, in both CPU and GPU performance. Same old story.
Guess Silvermont wasn't as revolutionary as you made us think it is with every chance you got - was it, Anand? Reply
Speedfriend - Friday, October 18, 2013 - link"Intel's Atom can barely keep up with LAST YEAR's ARM chips, in both CPU and GPU"
You seem to have problem with reading, The Samsung Note 10.1 has the latest top of the range Samsung big.little quad core with the latest Mali 628 and yet loses out to the Atom in every CPU test. And this isn't even top of the range...
I know some people are biased, but come on... Reply
darkich - Friday, October 18, 2013 - link..and you say that Note's 1440p doesn't matter?
Or the fact that android has shitty JS optimization?
Amazing how you failed to see how an old dual core Exynos on Chromebook outperformed this BT on those SAME CPU tests you bring up!
And you talk about bias!
The fact is Bay Trail is a Meh chip.
Given the superior manufacturing process it fares pretty badly in coparison with ARM, and has about 30-50 % weaker GPU. Reply
Boissez - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkWow... I've never seen a device with colors this much out of wack. The beauty of this thing running Windows is that it can be fixed with a color calibrator though. It's a shame about the poor brightness though.
Either way the latest batch of Win 8.1 tablets are shaping up nicely. Are there any plans to review any of the smaller 8" tablets like the Dell Venue 8 pro or Lenovo Miix 2? Reply
CSbeer - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI bought a win8 tablet on clearance (Iconia W3 for $249) and have to say I'm never going back to IOS or Android. It's even gone so far as replaced my netbook and I only lug around my 15" laptop when I need the extra power for school or work. I just don't get all the win8 hate, it sure has made my life easier. Reply
USGroup1 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - link"...you can obviously run nearly all old x86/Windows applications. This is a huge deal as it means you can replace IE11 with Chrome...the tablet experience alone isn't as good as what you'd get on Android or iOS."
I stopped reading at the end of that paragraph. Your anti Microsoft bias is showing again. Reply
Drunktroop - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkIE 10/11 make way more sense in touch input than Firefox/Chrome.
The touch and gesture support is good and sensible, and it is way smoother than them in low end Clover Trails.
Firefox is still my choice for Desktop and Laptops, but for Windows Tablet in Touch mode, IE10/11 is the better pick. Reply
ricardodawkins - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThe man keep on harping about Chromebooks like some Google PR parrot.
Breaking News to the editor: Chrome can be installed on Windows 8/8.1
if he was besides me I would ask him: why should I waste my money in a Chromebook when I can get this x86 full windows OS PC that provides the samething as the Chromebook (Chrome browser), x86 compatiblity and the new Metro UI? Reply
Braumin - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkYes and I also disagree with Anand when he claims the multitasking win is due to Clovertrail and not Windows 8.1.
My Surface RT can multitask very easily and it has far less performance than the Chromebook's A15s.
ChromeOS is just junk. It's always been junk and it's still a glorified web browser OS.
Asus has a decent machine here, and for a great price.
Really the only thing Windows 8.1 needs at this point is more quality apps. There's lots of apps but many of them suck. That can be said of other app ecosystems as well but overall the number of quality apps are higher due to sheer volume. Reply
althaz - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI see that in the article there seems to be a big deal about the poor calibration of the screen. On most tablets this is a valid concern, however on x86 Windows tablets, although it may be worth mentioning, it's a complete non-issue for anybody that cares: The display can be calibrated manually :). Reply
pSupaNova - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThe target consumers of this computer would have a hard time getting films to play on this thing let alone calibrate the screen.
Android/IOS Tablets have nothing to fear from this device. Reply
Drumsticks - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkWhat? The average person isn't going to care about or even notice calibration, and if you're implying performance problems, you're just wrong. Reply
AsusJake - Sunday, October 16, 2016 - linkman 3 year old and 5 year old kids calibrate these damn devices, any teenager or adult can too........what target users are we missing ? old people? who take their devices to dealers for shit like that ....dude I'm 3 years ahead of this discussion ..and want to say ...I hope you haven't eat too many crayons since then, and hope by now you can calibrate a damn touch screen Reply
Laststop311 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkIf you are broke and your laptop just broke and u rly need something now and can't wait and save money i guess this is a good choice. I'm kinda in love with the yoga pro 2 13". 8GB ram core i5 256GB SSD on sale for 1100. Reply
sherlockwing - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkLenovo cut corner on that thing too, it somehow don't have 5Ghz Wifi for a $1100 laptop :( Reply
vista1984 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkpeople are just finding a better mix functioned device. i am sure most people here have a power desktop that can beat yoga pro's performance easily, and also have an ipad or android tablet can beat yoga pro's portability and battery life easily. but we are tired of switching between and trying to find one device that can be a tablet + netbook with enough power and long battery life. Reply
Arbie - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkProcess Lasso will seriously boost response = apparent performance, where that's a concern. I'm still running two old Asus eeePC netbooks with weak processors and PL makes a huge difference. It takes them from PITA to passable, or even pleasant except when the slow HD bogs down.
I can't say enough good things about Process Lasso, and just realized that here is a good place to mention it. Because these new Asus machines run Windows, they can run PL. With that and the fast storage I'd bet the lower CPU grade won't mean much in pactice. Reply
sirfergy - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkCould you elaborate on why IE11 is terrible? I hate generalizations like that w/o any data to back them up. Reply
Klimax - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkFrankly, it doesn't make sense. Chrome might have been at some point better, but I don¨t think it is true for some time.He might want to update his knowledge, it is out of date by quite few years.
(And the only thing Chrome had was Javascript performance, nothing else) Reply
Braumin - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI agree I actually prefer IE11 even in desktop mode.
Chrome is great too I just think they are both great. Not sure why there's all the hatred. Reply
Drumsticks - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkMe too. I just got 8.1 and I'm unbelievably impressed with IE11. Scrolling is awesome (finally!) and performance is quite snappy. Reply
cylemmulo - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkIt is listed to release today but no stores carry it and Amazon won't do saturday delivery, I guess I will have to wait until Monday, I wish the review had some actual games on the performance I'm curious to see how it does on some older ones. Reply
tential - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkBecause of the pricepoint of this laptop and the fact that it's running full windows, I find most of these benchmarks to be UTTERLY useless.
I am not crossbuying a laptop with keyboard vs a tablet.
I think this is more for us looking to upgrade our laptops vs other entry level laptops (like haswell entry level). Feel most of these benchmarks are quite useless when it comes to comparisons. I'd rather see it compared vs
Ivybridge Celeron
Haswell Celeron
Other <350 laptops.
Dunno how I can compare an Android laptop I can't use anything with(exaggeration) compared to Windows.
Also, slightly annoying that these companies think 2GB of ram is acceptable. Just add another 2GB and put it at cost rather than need to make a margin on EVERY single thing. 2GB of ram would add what? 10-20 dollars extra tops? Probably less since they buy it in bulk... Reply
tential - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkCan't edit, I know it docks and is used as a tablet as well but man, it's running windows. Other things aren't. I need to compare it to other windows devices!!! =D Reply
BrianChase1776 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThis^^
I want to buy the product for web browsing and light gaming in bed. The only laptop I ever owned (broke after a year) was an HP with a Core2Duo 1.8gig processor, 4 gigs DDR2, and an 8600M GS on Windows Vista. The laptop was fantastic at even moderate to heavy gaming and I could play Far Cry 2 at an enjoyable frame-rate at pretty high settings (I know the game sucks, but the visuals it could pull off blew my mind on a laptop). So I'd rather see how it stacks up to a ~4 year old laptop in terms of performance because I won't end up buying it if I can't play: STALKER, Mount and Blade, and AI War on it. Reply
azazel1024 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThanks for the review. It has solidified that if nothing "better" comes out between now and the holidays I'll be selling my iPad 2 and getting a T100.
It certainly doesn't sound perfect, but it does sound "good enough" for me. I need a tablet that is a decent content consumption device. It needs to have a decent enough panel in it that it doesn't hurt my eyes or my pride to use it. It needs to be able to be decent for watching movies, listening to music, looking at photos, browsing the web and writing email. Windows 8.1 and the T100 seem to have that.
As a bonus this means I can leave my HP Envy 4t at home on occasion when traveling light, and still have a machine that can use Lightroom 4. It doesn't have to be super fast, but it has to be capable of running it, which it sounds like this will. It should be on par or faster than the old Turino based 17" Toshiba laptop my wife used to have a few years ago, which I used Lightroom on for on the road image review/light editing. Also bonus points for being able to run some older Windows based games with a bluetooth game pad or keyboard/trackpad/wireless mouse.
$399 for the 64GB version plus around $50 for a 64GB microSD card isn't too bad. I would like to see what kind of performance the microSD card slot is capable of though to judge what kind of card I should get for it.
I do wish Asus at least had an option to bump the silicon up to the Z3770 and 4GB of memory. I'd gladly pay an extra $50 for that. I'd just as gladly pay $100 extra for the Z3770, 4GB of memory, dual stream dual band Wifi (bonus points of 802.11ac) and a better quality panel that was 900p.
For me my absolute max budget is $500 for a "tablet" and I doubt I'd ever be willing to pay more than that. I'd of course rather spend less, so $399 is nice...but again, I'd rather spend a bit more for even faster silicon, more memory and a better panel (better wifi wouldn't hurt). I do wonder if Asus might have another Transformer Windows 8.1 tablet down the road, a higher end one...maybe before Christmas?
I can hope anyway. Reply
Wolfpup - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkWow, this is pretty amazing hardware for $350-400! I'm getting really, really impressed by these Windows 8 tablet/hybrid things, and their pricing. This is kind of what Microsoft's been hinting at for the last decade, but the hardware's finally catching up to the idea.
Dang, these things are practically impulse buys, cheaper than a freaking iPad lol Reply
Hector2 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI bought a brand new 15.4" Win8 2.4GHz Pentium dual core full feature Lenovo laptop on sale last year for $270. It's great & I'm real happy with it. Internet-only Chromebook prices need to be less than $200 for me to buy Reply
OneOfTheseDays - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkAnother terrible review from Anand. It's becoming quite clear to me that this guy is incapable of reviewing any Microsoft products at this point due to his obvious Google/Apple bias.
For starters, this is a $349 device. Who the fuck cares about delta E and calibrated displays at this price point? What a completely irrelevant point to make for a device that is obviously geared at people who couldn't care less about that. The bottom line is it's IPS, has decent resolution, and gets bright enough and has decent contrast. It gets the job done, period.
Also, what is this about Metro IE11 being horrible? Are you kidding me? Metro IE 11 is probably the best TOUCH browser experience you can get on Windows. Desktop IE11, that's a different story. Still, if you are in tablet mode Metro IE11 is perfectly capable for any user.
Finally, battery life. This thing gets 8.5hrs. That is MORE THAN ENOUGH for 99.99% of users. Again this is a $349 device, the fucking garbage Chromebook 11 you just reviewed can barely muster 4 hours and it's nothing more than a glorified web browser running ARM.
This site is going down the tubes and Anand is clearly to blame. He needs to stick to SSD reviews and let other reviewers without bias handle these ones. Reply
BrianChase1776 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI thought it was pretty fair even though I didn't understand the Chromebook fascination, those things are trash. But, when comparing tablets it makes sense to compare these vastly superior machines to those toys since the majority of tablet buyers care more about how it looks and how quickly it loads a Youtube video than what it has inside. Unfortunately, we're a minority by a large margin. Reply
OneOfTheseDays - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkIt was a terrible review that focused on all of the wrong things. Nobody cares about how calibrated a display is at a $349 price point. Anand's reviews are becoming increasingly off the mark IMHO. Reply
BrianChase1776 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI still have to disagree, my parents, for example, don't understand that a simple Google search could explain how to fix the calibration issues. If they received the device and took issue with the colors they would quite literally assume it is broken and move on to looking for another device. We can figure it out, and we want options, but most people can only handle simplicity. Reply
BrianChase1776 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkCan't find an edit option but for the record I think the t100 looks amazing! I strongly believe that Apple and Android are garbage and, for those of us that plan to do anything serious on a tablet this device will do the job. I'm just defending the practice of writing a review for the majority, even thought it is sad that it has to be done that way. Reply
steven75 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkIt's definitely an interesting option to say "Apple and Android" are garbage. The consumer market speaks and it soundly disagrees with that. Reply
Nagorak - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkUntil recently there wasn't even another viable option, so it's kind of a stretch to say the market has spoken. Reply
OneOfTheseDays - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkFor starters, the colors of this display are not so wholly imbalanced that your parents are going to think something is wrong with the display. The display is fine for every day users and nobody is likely to complain about quality other than serious enthusiasts or professionals who require such accuracy who would NEVER BUY THIS DEVICE to begin with.
It's an idiotic premise that display calibration is paramount in a $350 device. Reply
Nagorak - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThey wouldn't take issue with the colors though. Most people are not aware of that kind of nitpicky detail. That said, I think it's fair to point it out, but it's also true that it's irrelevant to most people.
Speaking for myself, I never calibrated my desktop monitor, nor checked to make sure it was calibrated properly. Maybe it is, but I've never even bothered to check. Everything has always looked fine on it. And I'm actually a serious PC user unlike most people. Reply
ricardodawkins - Friday, October 18, 2013 - link+920 Reply
aaronr - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkPlease test Linux compatibility or at least see if you can boot from USB.
Thank you! Reply
typicalGeek - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI think this device is hitting on all cylinders for the target group I think they're after: potential Surface 2 (ARM version) buyers.
* For those that would pay more for the higher performing CPU: you're not the target of this machine. This is for those that shop price first, features 2nd.
* For those that would pay more for more RAM, storage, calibrated display, etc. - see my previous comment.
* For those wondering about the graphics performance when used for gaming: you're REALLY not the target of this machine.
I for one think this machine appears to do what it is designed to do VERY well. First, hits MUCH lower than Surface 2 price points. 2nd, functions as either a laptop or tablet (duplicate the function of Surface). 3rd have excellent battery life. 4th, run a x86 version of Windows - allowing the vast majority of Windows software to be run. (Surface 2 can't do that, Surface Pro cost even more.)
If you're looking at the T100 vs. the CHEAPEST surface 2 tablet, it's what, $229 MORE by the time you pay for the keyboard cover. What are the advantages at this point of going with the Surface 2 vs. the T100? If you can come up with any, are they really worth a 65% price premium?
If I had any desire for a Surface type computer, and especially if I was on a tight budget, this unit would be at the top of my list for consideration. Reply
Nagorak - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkMicrosoft really screwed the pooch with the Surface 2. At the price point it's at it should be running Bay Trail and be full Windows 8.1. The current Surface 2 should have been Surface Lite 2 and cost at least $50 less. They price their ARM tablet too high, so it has no reason for being when other companies are coming out with full X86 tablets for less. Reply
chizow - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI totally agree, I think they are trying to protect the "Pro" line though but a Bay Trail with full x86 Windows 8.1 for < $500 in that Surface chassis would've been a slam dunk. Reply
chizow - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI almost pulled the trigger on this for Amazon pre-order, but couldn't find any info about a stylus for this. Anyone have any info on it?
My wife really wants a decent tablet/laptop hybrid but really wants the stylus for notetaking/document mark-up. There's also the Dell Venue 8" options but she really wants the 10" and all other 10" I have seen go into the ridiculous Surface Pro price range of $900+. Reply
Nagorak - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkYou should be able to get a capacitive stylus for it. That works the same as a finger does. The Dell tablet only has a capacitive stylus too. A capacitive stylus costs less than $20. Reply
chizow - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkCool thanks, wasn't sure about the integration/usability on that, any thoughts? Good functionality with One Note and other COTS software? I haven't used much of the touch functionality of Win8, so I'm not sure if Stylus functionality is native or not. I guess it won't have any place to just slide it into the chassis like some of the ones that integrate Stylus either? Reply
Callitrax - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkAnand, one issue I have with this review, most of the text approaches the T100 solely as a laptop (paragraphs on the keyboard dock, nothing on balance in hand as a tablet, not one of the gallery images show it detached) Whereas my curiosity in this is as a tablet with occasional laptop functionality. How well does it function as a tablet? Some of the benchmarks help there, but nothing in the Final Words section relevant to that usage mode. Reply
azazel1024 - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkI don't entirely agree. I care about the display quality and the Delta-E does matter to me to a degree. What I would have liked to have heard more was, AFTER calibration, what was the best Delta-E capable.
I am planning on using this for light photo editing on the road when I need to travel light, so the display quality does matter a lot. I don't need spot on color or 100% sRGB (I am dissapointed that % of sRGB color gamut was missing from the test), but if after calibration it is still 10+ off that would be dissapointing.
I'd love to spend more money on a higher quality Windows 8.1 tablet, but roughly $500 is still my price ceiling and so far I haven't seen anyone announce a Windows 8.1 tablet, that is dockable, has a microSD card slot is less than 11" in size and is $500 or less. Pretty much just the T100 so far. I'd be more than happy to pay as much as $100 more for a better/higher DPI display, the z3770 and 4GB of RAM and call it a day (as per my earlier comment. 300Mbps capable Wifi would also be nice).
For a $399 64GB dockable tablet, the thing seems pretty nice. It seems like there are areas of improvement and in a generation or two, they might be improved or for more cost in this generation (I'd be suprised if in a few months Asus doesn't come out with a higher level Windows 8.1 dockable tablet, which is maybe why better silicon/memory/display are not checkable options on the T100. It might saved for a T200 or something coming in $100 or more higher in price). Reply
spejr - Friday, October 18, 2013 - linkThis is an entry level pad with an keyboard cover, only difference is the hinge. How come this review is so positive? I cant imagine this being a good alternative for either a laptop or a tablet, just too many compromises in the same piece of cheapnes. The only argument is economy, but then again my ThinkPad X61 is still running smooth since 06 so thats not a good argument either as quality is cheaper over time. racing to the bottom with one year of life expectency for each device is not the way to go, with anything. Reply
AsusJake - Sunday, October 16, 2016 - linkwindows 10 64 bit os on mine only 2 gigs of ram... and runs circles around my 6gig ram quadcore 64 bit vista hp desktop... Reply
makken - Saturday, October 19, 2013 - linkHmm, does anyone know if Asus is planning on making a laptop--i.e., a non-detachable version, of this thing? Reply
wrkingclass_hero - Saturday, October 19, 2013 - linkNo pictures of it undocked from the keyboard in the gallery? Reply
Tams80 - Saturday, October 19, 2013 - linkFor those disappointed in this, the Fujitsu Q584 might be of interest.
It's not available until December though and will likely come with the usual high price tag. The cheaper ones, the Arrows, are Japan only and on par with the T100. Reply
timon_comment - Saturday, October 19, 2013 - linkWaiting a look in Bay Trail M + SATA, Please
in Windows x86 OS I dislike the eMMC storage system, it is an execrable design, the heavyweight Windows x86 OS is fully unlike in the lightweight Android OS, Windows needs SATA and PCIe, but Atom Bay Trail T is still no support SATA and PCIe.
Intel actually wanted in Android to compete with ARM processor, does not really want Bay Trail T to help Windows tablet to compete market, because the x86 processor is almost no another competitor! Now is Intel wanted to control the Android market! Reply
timon_comment - Saturday, October 19, 2013 - linkNote,
Atom Bay Trail T is still no support SATA and PCIe Reply
markc22 - Saturday, October 19, 2013 - linkPlease test any Linux distro on this. Reply
damianrobertjones - Sunday, October 20, 2013 - linkI cannot believe how many times the HP Chromebook 11 is mentioned in this article! It's being pushed onto the consumer HARD. Reply
azazel1024 - Sunday, October 20, 2013 - linkCan anyone confirm if the micro USB port on the tablet is for charging only? Or does it support full USB host when not used for charging? A couple of early preview/product announcements indicated it could be used for both, but Anand and Lilliputings both mention the port is to charge the tablet and me ting no USB host functionality one way or another.
It would be kind of sad if it can't be used for both. Reply
marcosv - Saturday, October 26, 2013 - linkJust received my T100.
The micro USB port on the tablet itself is indeed a USB host port. Just use the appropriate OTG adapter. For charging, the tablet senses the pullup resistor in order to charge at 2A, and so needs the appropriate charger or charging cable, just like the Nexus 7. Reply
flyingpants1 - Monday, October 21, 2013 - linkThis will obsolete A LOT of old computers, especially on the used market, why pay $150-200 for a refurbished, possibly half-broken desktop or laptop when you can probably get one of these for <$300 on sale. Reply
074geodude - Monday, October 21, 2013 - linkAsus *almost* got it right. So close to perfection, but their penny-pinching ways had to ruin it.
Atom Z3770 and 4 GB of RAM would have made this a clear winner. I don't think people would have minded paying an extra $50 or so for a faster processor and more RAM.
Maybe next year Asus... Reply
Belldandy - Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - linkI think the real issue is with Microsoft: "Intel's silicon in the T100 is 64-bit capable but Microsoft still lacks a 64-bit version of Windows 8/8.1 with Connected Standby enabled." Running more than 3GB ram on 32 bit windows is a waste, and Asus chose for sync memory speeds at the same time as lower cost to have Connected Standby enabled to compete with the Androids and Ipad's wake and remain connected. Reply
azazel1024 - Monday, October 21, 2013 - linkI agree, only to the extent that I would gladly pay the extra for those bits.
It seems "good enough" for me. Its cheap enough that if/when more compelling hardware comes out, maybe next year, with Airmont architecture that I don't mind the cost in selling off a T100 and getting the next new thing.
I am still crossing my fingers that before I pull the trigger around the holidays that Asus will come out with a T200 with the z3770 and more memory in it (and maybe a slightly nicer display?) Reply
Dracoon - Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - linkHi, could you please test the wifi range? Reply
markc22 - Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - linkI want to see more tests against Clover Trail. Reply
azazel1024 - Friday, October 25, 2013 - linkSo, are there going to be any updates to the article or an addendum article at some point?
Its great that you got the review out so fast/before anyone else. However, it seems to be lacking some of the things you often do in reviews, like test the Wifi performance and a full battery life test. I did notice in the Surface review you seem to have done a movie battery life test.
It would also be nice to see some more performance benchmarks against some older hardware (if that is even possible).
With them, if possible, can you conduct one with and without the dock attached? That dock is going to be using some amount of power compared to just tablet only. Just curious if it makes any real impact. Reply
ACA777 - Saturday, October 26, 2013 - linkThanks for the fantastic review. I like this device and I'm considering buying one. It's reasonably high quality, addresses a need and is priced right. I won't solely rely on this (just bought a i7 4700HQ laptop), it'll be a good companion to take advantage of the touch screen and long battery life for basic games and videos. Reply
vinayshivakumar - Sunday, October 27, 2013 - linkThe only shortcoming I see is 2GB of ram. Add 50$ more - throw in a Z3770 + 4GB of RAM + 64GB SSD. That will be awesome... Reply
aritai - Sunday, October 27, 2013 - linkHmm. My Sony VIAO Pro has (Intel's) "Connected Standby" (64 bit Windows8, now 8.1). So I'm not sure there's a 32 bit constraint. Though for 2 and even 4 gbyte machines, 32-bit Windows will have a somewhat smaller memory and disk footprint.
I've never been happy with Chrome and touch. Seems a mistake to not evaluate the default configuration "full up" before pointing readers towards alternate setups - esp. since their competitors tend not to have this flexibility. For those who must use Chrome it is good to see that it can be set as the default touch browser.
I also have seen a number of low priced laptops that are claimed to be ultrabooks (or qualify to use the Intel brand) that are pretty impressive even with spinning disks. With the default configurations "sleeping" in response to everything a non-technical user would do to quit using a machine (rather than hibernating or shutting down) - most users see what appears to be instant-on because even these cheap laptops have 4gb or more. And cheap no longer means poor keyboards or touchpads - just because it doesn't cost a lot to make doesn't mean they don't work well (says anyone looking at U.S. manufacturing quality compared to Asian.. where cheap no longer means junk). Reply
azazel1024 - Monday, October 28, 2013 - linkThanks for commenting on the microUSB functionality! That is awesome to know. Reply
rgdave - Monday, October 28, 2013 - linkThis is exactly what I've been waiting for. I'm not looking for an 'alternative' to my workhorse laptop (Dell Latitude with all the docking bells and whistles), but an 'adjunct'. I want something really light I can take on short trips, and not haul a laptop, albeit a 5 pound one. I've had an Acer A500 tablet for 2 years, and it's functional for email and web browsing, and great for watching movies on a plane. With Touchdown, it even connects well to Exchange. But with my work, I occasionally need X86 Windows programs, like Dreamweaver, when I need to make an on the run change to a web page, for example. I really don't care if it's slow, as long as I can do it. I'm nervous when I don't have my laptop with me, just in case I need an old reliable Windows program.
For me, this is a perfect adjunct. At $399, it's almost a throw away buy. I only plan to use it a few weeks a year, when I'm on the road. The fact that it can also be a 1.2 pound tablet for couch surfing is a bonus. 64G storage plus 64G microSD is fine, because most everything I work on is now stored in the cloud. The USB port offers plenty of extra storage for movies on a thumb drive.
I've been waiting for the new Nexus 10 tablet to come out, because I've been looking to upgrade to a faster and lighter Android tablet. But when I found out about this, my money is moving to the Asus T100. I think Asus has hit a home run with this. Reply
mfm - Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - linkHow will T100 stack-up against Acer TZ1810 in term of productivity? Reply
buzzerbeeser - Friday, November 01, 2013 - link"I was sampled a 64GB model (using a SanDisk eMMC controller). Around 30GB of the device's storage was free at first boot (total partition size = 49GB, ~30GB free for additional apps/data)."
So exactly how much space is left for my files when I get the 32GB model?? Reply
geekfoo - Friday, November 01, 2013 - linkwell YOU might be asked to pay $350 dollars (including taxes ?) but in the UK we are asked to pay £349.99 for instance http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-transformer-book...
with No Ethernet, No 11AC (or even 2x2 mimo N), and especially NO Intel AVX(2) SIMD not to mention 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor with Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 5200 for a mass produced 2014 retail produce is a no go , an 11.1" pad would be fine too OC for that price Reply
Khuva - Sunday, November 10, 2013 - linkU didnt even say a single thing about the USB3.0 port, thats even one of its biggest advantage!! Reply
mythrocks - Monday, November 11, 2013 - linkAnand, thanks for this review (and for that of the reference Bay Trail tablet). I'd be very keen on reading your review of the Dell Venue Pro 11 (Bay Trail and i3/5). Is such a review on the cards? Reply
andrejg - Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - linkAfter readin this review and getting an offer from our local distributor, I purchased 64Gb version. I must say, Transformer is exactly what I was looking for. I used Dell lattitude XT2 for a two years now and since I travel a lot and need a lot of data at hand and also spreadsheets and documents, my phone was not enough due to my ageing eyesight and lattitude, albeit 12" and light was too much to carry around all the time. Speed of the unit is non issue for me. it is fast enough, it is a tablet and netbook, it runs smooth and display is very nice, I was expecting less at this price point.
Sinca all my computers and phone are from the same OS generation - Windows 8, I find it very simple to have all the data at hand and all desktops almost the same, no matter which device I use. it saves me A LOT of time I used to spend to transfer, save, carry and also lose those USB keys...
So, if one uses it like this and also like entertainment tablet at home, it is all OK. Some heavy duty stuff can take you back to 2005 speed. And battery - I have it with me all the time the whole day and I have never really needed to charge it during the day. With lighter use it gets two days of use easily. It just isn't gamers device or workstation. But there are choices for those too, just they cost almost 5 times more. Reply
zodiacfml - Monday, December 02, 2013 - linkI'm back from the first day this review is published and there's nothing out there to compete with this. I just wished it had 4GB ram. Reply
vmr - Tuesday, December 03, 2013 - linkThe T100 supports the new Win 8.1 Miracast/WiDi feature. I tried it with a ActionTec ScreenBeam WiDi adapter and it worked great when I tried it with Youtube, PBS videos and Netfilx. Reply
zodiacfml - Wednesday, December 04, 2013 - linkI reckon there would be an T110, with an 11inch screen and hopefully 4 GB of RAM. Reply
Jettilton - Thursday, January 16, 2014 - linkWas in the market for one of these until I went into Best Buy and the only one they had had a keyboard that was coming apart around one of the USB ports....looks like the keyboard is really flimsy, but the tablet itself looked more solid...now Im going to get a real laptop, not a hybrid Reply
malkovich - Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - linkI better choose this <a href="http://www.buzred.com/dp/B00H7PWRU2/toshiba-satell... windows notebook</a>. As my first notebook. Reply
crlamke - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkGreat review, Anand! I'm consistently impressed by the quality of your work. Thank you. Reply
SllimA - Thursday, September 11, 2014 - linkT100TA is a interesting unit. The issue here is the docking method. It sketches the screen borders. I am more concern about the quality. I bought 3 units last week and sent 2 back for touch pad alignment. On receiving, the unit cannot be started and had to stick my charger in at the service counter. One could be restarted and we can see that the battery charge status at 70%. The 2nd unit can restart. They advice me to resubmit for repair. All these happened within 5 days of buying. Today the 11 days of buying the 2 units they are still under repair. I just called the service center and they told me that one is ready but the other had to wait for a few weeks for spare parts. This is unacceptable. of the 11 days, two units are repair status for 6 days. Asus Singapore Service Center referance are 130201, 130202, 130449 and 130450. I wonder what is happening to Asus quality. Reply


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It's time for another exciting installment of our Featured Wikian interviews! This time, we're talking with Cloudskye, a member of the Warriors Cats Wiki.
Wikia: Tell us a little bit about yourself...just some general information about you.
- Cloudskye: Well, I'm fresh out of high school, and starting my first year in college. I'm an avid gamer, and love to read. I could sit and read books like Harry Potter or Inheritance all day, or play video games like Final Fantasy and Pokemon (yes, I'm a fan. =P). Although I try not to spend all my time screwing around, I do anyways. Well, that's when my time's not being taken up by college, where I plan on pursuing an earth science major.
Wikia: How did you first discover Wikia?
- Cloudskye: I found Wikia back in 2009, when I first became a fan of Warriors, a book series by Erin Hunter. I'd wanted to see if they had some information about a favorite character of mine, since I hadn't gotten a chance to get all of the books yet. I'd heard of Wikia before, but I'd just assumed it to be a Wikipedia spinoff, and ignored it. Although, I found myself coming back again and again, and eventually decided to join the community.
Wikia: Which wikis do you spend the most time on -- and which is your main wiki?
- Cloudskye: I spend most of my time on Warriors Wiki or Warriors Share Wiki. Both are for the Warriors series, hence the name. Although I'm an admin at WSW, I spend most, if not all, of my time on Warriors Wiki, where I take great pride in having the highest edit count out of all the users. I do occasionally visit (although don't contribute to) the Final Fantasy Wiki for information, as well as stop by CC to check up on the technical updates, but I usually stay within the realms of WW, where I'm most welcome.
Wikia: What do you think is great about Wikia?
- Cloudskye: Wikia is a place where anyone can fit in, even me. I like it because each editor is different, and although we come from different parts of the world, we can have conversations over something we love. The chat, although it has it's moments, is a good form of that, and it's something I've grown quite fond of, since it allows us to talk with tons of different people. But, the chat isn't everything. Everything from the user pages to the sheer fact each wiki looks completely different from one another is quite impressive.
Wikia: How has Wikia inspired you or supported your passion?
- Cloudskye: Well, thanks to Wikia, I have a passion to improve my writing and grammar. With each edit, I try more and more to improve not only myself, but Wikia as a whole.
Wikia: What would your top 5 tips for new folks on a wiki be?
- Cloudskye:
- Read the rules, and don't expect admin rights on the first day - there's nothing more important then reading the rules. Especially if you're brand new to Wikia, or even just another wiki. Each one has it's own set, and they vary drastically from the rest. Also, if you come on a wiki expecting admin rights the first day, you'll be sadly mistaken. Admin rights are given to those users who've proven themselves countless times.
- Use the preview button! - it's there for a reason. Plus, it won't make you look silly if you make such a simple typo. It's better to be clean with your edits, that way they don't get undone!
- Chatting isn't everything - yes, I know I sound like I'm talking to myself, who spends so much time in the Warriors Wiki chat...but if you spend a little bit of time each day editing a wiki or two, it'll make your experience here that much better
- Get to know the members of the wiki you've joined - having friends is important, no matter where you are. The more you have, the better off you'll be.
- (last, but certainly not least): be yourself - I shouldn't need to explain this one. There's no reason to be something you're not, and if you find the right people, they won't judge you for who you are, or where you've come from.
Wikia: What would you like to see that isn't on Wikia already?
- Cloudskye: There isn't much that's not on Wikia that I'd like to see. Perhaps a few additional features to the chat room, like the ability to link to rules and such, but that's about it. I'm perfectly content with Wikia how it is.
Wikia: I see on Warrior Cats you have something on your user page that floats in the top right, and says what your edit goal is. Is that total or for the week? What made you want to have an edit goal for yourself?
- Cloudskye: Well, the floating thing you see is just a little something I like to have to keep me motivated to edit. Considering I have around 17,000 on Warriors Wiki alone, I always try to raise that even higher. Not just for bragging rights (which I DO brag, but that's how I am. ;)), but because it makes me feel like I've accomplished something. It's not a total edit count, but it's just another step on the ladder. Once I reach 20k, I'm going for 30k. If I manage to get that far, I will be very impressed with myself. As I said, it just gives me a feeling of satisfaction, knowing I've contributed that much to one wiki, and even more to Wikia as a whole.
Wikia: Warriors Wiki has a lot of different reporting centers, can you explain what those are and what they're used for?
- Cloudskye: Ah, the reporting centers of WW. (little bit of trivia: I was the very first user to use WW's reporting center) Those are fairly new, and very useful. Being a rollback, there's only so much that I personally can do, but I do happen to know what each of them is for. The first one is our Vandalism section, which is where we report IPs and users that get the idea they can vandalize our wiki, that so many users have worked hard on. Since I'm only a rollback, that's where I usually keep an eye on, since the rollback tool is very handy.
Our second area is for User Issues. These usually include those select few members who violate COPPA (which our wiki is very strict about), or those that don't comply with our rules. We've also had the occasional edit warring user, but those are few and far between nowadays.
Our Blocks and Protections area is where we can suggest pages to be locked for certain reasons, like around the release of a new book. Actually, one is being released in the beginning of April, and that article, called The Last Hope, is protected to prevent the rumor mongering that usually happens. We can also ask to protect character articles, user pages and templates as well, which can prove to be very useful in the case of a serious attack.
The last section is just for the other issues that don't fit into the other three sections. Say you have a suggestion for the admins, like adding a new section to a menu, or something along those lines...that's where you would place that request, and a staff member would get to it when they have the free time. It's also an area to ask for images to be deleted, in the cases of major copyright violations.
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Stepping Stones received a donation of £1,080 from Trowbridge Chamber of Commerce at its annual general meeting last Wednesday.
The centre, for children with learning difficulties and disabilities, based in Broadcloth Lane, Trowbridge, was the chamber's nominated charity for the year.
A raffle during the Service Excellence Awards, organised by the chamber, which took place earlier this month, raised £774.
Colin Kay, chamber president, said: "We know from the stories in the Wiltshire Times how good this charity is and we appreciate the work it does in very difficult circumstances.
"The awards' raffle was a major boost and we've enjoyed fundraising for Stepping Stones this year."
A jumble sale raising money for Stepping Stones is taking place at Longfield Community Centre at 2pm tomorrow.
Anyone wishing to donate items can call Teresa Blake on 07747 824119.


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Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation: The Current State of Our Knowledge
Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation: The Current State of Our Knowledge
Breast-conserving therapy consisting of segmental mastectomy followed by whole-breast irradiation (WBI) has become widely accepted as an alternative to mastectomy as a treatment for women with early-stage breast cancer. Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) is a shorter, alternative radiation technique for select patients with favorable early-stage breast cancer. We review here the different modalities of APBI delivery and discuss the possible benefits and harms associated with these treatments.
For women with early-stage breast cancer, breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is a well-established treatment option, comparable to total mastectomy with regard to rates of local-regional control and overall survival, yet enabling patients to maintain their breasts with acceptable cosmesis.[1] Based on the initial trials conducted in the 1970s and 1980s, BCT has typically involved segmental mastectomy and some degree of lymph node surgery, followed by whole-breast irradiation (WBI) over the course of 5 weeks, with or without a "boost" treatment to the tumor bed. WBI is a relatively well-tolerated treatment that typically has resulted in good long-term cosmetic results, with low rates of treatment-associated morbidity. A meta-analysis published by the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group has demonstrated that the addition of radiation therapy (RT) to breast-conserving surgery has been found to improve not only local-regional control, but also long-term overall survival.[2] Changing conventional radiation treatment to target only part of the breast must be scrutinized not only because of potential changes in local control but also on account of possible differences in overall survival when patients are followed for a long period of time.
The Rationale Behind APBI
Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) is an approach in which only the area of the breast where the tumor was initially located is targeted with radiation, with treatment typically delivered over 1 to 15 days. While WBI typically encompasses the breast parenchyma, chest wall musculature, ribs, and approximately 60% of the level I and II lymph nodes, APBI focuses radiation on a 1- to 2-cm margin of tissue surrounding the lumpectomy cavity (Figure 1). The rationale for irradiating only part of the breast stems from the observation that the majority of breast cancer recurrences following lumpectomy alone occur adjacent to the lumpectomy cavity, as evidenced by data from three randomized trials comparing treatment with lumpectomy alone with lumpectomy followed by WBI.[1,3,4] Indeed, in these studies, the incidence of treatment failures elsewhere in the breast, far from the initial tumor bed, occurred at the same rate in patients who received WBI as in those who did not, implying that the main local benefit of WBI is in the area of the tumor bed. Irradiating less of the breast would reduce dose to uninvolved breast tissue, the lungs, the ribs, the chest wall musculature, and the heart, all of which might reduce the risk of late complications.[5]
Compared with a 5- to 6-week WBI treatment, it has been argued that the shorter course of APBI will improve patient satisfaction and overall quality of life, potentially minimizing the psychological and physical strain associated with radiation treatment.[6,7] For those patients who live far from a radiation oncology facility or who suffer from multiple medical comorbidities, a shorter treatment might improve compliance with completing the prescribed course of radiation and/or minimize the election of mastectomy over BCT.[8-12] Some recent analyses have highlighted that certain modalities of delivering APBI might also decrease the overall financial cost of treatment compared with WBI.[13-16]
APBI: Techniques and Clinical Outcomes
Multiple distinct treatment modalities have been used to deliver APBI, including brachytherapy, intraoperative techniques (x-rays, electrons), and external radiation with photons and/or protons. Each modality offers advantages and disadvantages, depending on patient anatomy and preference, as well as the resources available at a particular radiation oncology facility. Ideally, each patient is assessed for the technique that will best meet her individual needs.
Multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy
Multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy (MIB) is the APBI technique with the longest follow-up and the most mature data to support its use. MIB involves the placement of approximately 10 to 20 catheters in the breast tissue surrounding the lumpectomy cavity. This procedure can be performed under local anesthesia and is done only after final pathology results from the initial surgery have returned. Low or high dose rate radioactive sources are temporarily loaded into the catheters in a way that allows dose delivery to the tumor bed and a margin of 1 to 2 cm. Because of the properties of the radioactive sources used, MIB allows for highly conformal treatment, with near complete sparing of surrounding normal tissues.
The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) conducted a phase II, multi-institutional study, RTOG 95-17, which included 99 patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with APBI delivered via low or high dose rate brachytherapy. In this study, the 10-year rate of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) was 6.2%, and half the recurrences were outside the area of the treatment field.[17] Investigators at the National Institute of Oncology in Hungary have presented their 10-year follow-up of a randomized trial of 258 women randomly assigned to APBI or WBI, with APBI delivered either via MIB high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy or external electron beam irradiation. The rates of recurrence were not significantly different between the two arms (5.9% for APBI vs 5.1% for WBI), and patients treated with APBI were found to have higher rates of good-to-excellent cosmesis (81% vs 63%, P = .009).[18]
Detractors of this technique point to its invasiveness and the associated risk of infection and scarring. Among the prospective data published on interstitial brachytherapy used to deliver APBI, the rates of infection range from 0% to 11%, with the majority of studies citing rates < 5%.[19-22] Additionally, MIB requires a high degree of expertise on the part of both the physician and the physics staff, which is the primary reason it has not gained greater traction.
Single-entry intracavitary brachytherapy catheters
In response to growing clinical interest in APBI and the desire for a more easily implemented technique, intracavitary, single-entry brachytherapy catheters emerged as a way to deliver APBI using brachytherapy via an approach that is simpler for physicians and physicists and less traumatic for patients. A catheter is inserted through a puncture site in the breast and positioned within the lumpectomy cavity, typically under ultrasound guidance after surgery has been completed. At the completion of treatment, the catheter is removed with or without local anesthetic in the office. Unlike with MIB, early, single-lumen versions of the catheters used in single-entry brachytherapy were restricted to patients with specific geometric characteristics, ie, nonsuperficial surgical cavities. More recent multiple-lumen devices allow greater flexibility in treatment planning, enabling both better coverage of the target tissue at risk and decreased dose to the nearby rib and skin.[23]
Since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the original single-lumen MammoSite catheter in 2002, the use of brachytherapy is believed to have increased dramatically. A study of Medicare billing claims among women treated with BCT estimated that the use of brachytherapy as a component of oncologic care increased in incidence from less than 1% of cases in 2001 to 10% of cases by 2006.[24] The American Society of Breast Surgeons has prospectively followed a cohort of 1,440 women treated with the single-lumen MammoSite catheter. This group has reported a 5-year actuarial IBTR rate of 3.8%.[25] Of the patients in this study, 90.6% had good-to-excellent cosmesis, 13% developed symptomatic seromas, 9.5% developed an infection, and 2.3% developed fat necrosis, results comparable to those seen with MIB.[26] More concerning have been the toxicities of brachytherapy-based APBI compared to those of WBI in population-based studies. Smith et al conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study of 92,735 women aged 67 or older with invasive breast cancer diagnosed between 2003 and 2007, treated with BCT, and followed through 2008.[27] The study compared 6,952 women treated with brachytherapy vs 85,783 treated with WBI. The 5-year incidence of subsequent mastectomy was slightly higher among women treated with brachytherapy (4.0% vs 2.2%). It remains uncertain whether this difference in mastectomy rates was due to local recurrence (no data were available regarding the rate of local recurrence) or to toxicities that required surgical treatment, or to other unknown causes; it is also unclear whether this incremental difference negatively offsets the convenience of accelerated treatment. Brachytherapy was also associated with a higher rate of infectious and noninfectious complications, including breast pain, fat necrosis, and rib fracture. A follow-up study by Presley et al reported on 29,648 Medicare beneficiaries aged 66 to 94 treated with BCT between 2008 and 2009.[28] There was a significantly higher rate of wound and skin complications among the 15.8% of women who received brachytherapy instead of WBI (adjusted rate of 33.7% vs 16.8%, P < .001), a rate that far exceeds anything published in the prospective literature. Notably, there was significant geographic variability in the frequency of treatment delivery with brachytherapy nationally, a finding also demonstrated in a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database study looking at national trends.[29] This finding implies that nonclinical factors influenced the implementation of brachytherapy-based APBI. These studies have the benefit of providing information about a broad cross section of patients treated throughout the United States, with large patient numbers. Deficits of these studies include, in most, a lack of information about clinical and tumor characteristics of the patients to whom treatment was given, making it difficult to ascertain whether treatment was given in a way that most would deem appropriate.
External beam irradiation
External beam irradiation, which can be delivered noninvasively, using the standard linear accelerator found in all radiation oncology facilities, is another way to deliver APBI.[30] The RTOG published initial efficacy results from RTOG 03-19, a phase II, multi-institutional study using external beam irradiation to deliver APBI to 58 patients who have stage I/II breast cancer with tumors less than 3 cm in size and three or fewer involved lymph nodes, following segmental mastectomy with negative margins.[31] The authors reported a 4-year IBTR rate of 6%, with two-thirds of these recurrences within the treatment field; 30% of patients developed grade 1/2 pain, and 4% (2 patients) developed grade 3 skin toxicities.
The preliminary toxicity results of a large Canadian cooperative group trial were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in 2012.[32] This trial randomly assigned 2,135 women aged 40 or older with early-stage breast cancer following BCT to either WBI or external beam, 3-dimensional conformal APBI. Cosmesis was assessed by the patient, physician, and a nurse, all of whom found the cosmesis at 3 years following completion of treatment was worse in the group treated with APBI (ie, by nursing assessment, poor-to-fair cosmesis in 32% of patients treated with APBI vs 19% of patients treated with WBI, P < .0001). Grade 1/2 late radiation toxicities were also worse in the group treated with APBI. It remains uncertain what the cause of this toxicity was and whether this finding will be replicated in the large pending trials comparing APBI with WBI; nonetheless, these findings should be of concern to those considering offering this treatment to patients.
Intraoperative radiotherapy
Single-fraction, intraoperative radiation therapy has been investigated primarily in Europe as a way to deliver either monotherapy or boost radiation treatment at the time of lumpectomy.[33,34] The chief advantage of intraoperative radiotherapy is delivery of radiation precisely to the operative bed at the time of surgery, without any prolonged treatment or additional invasive procedures. However, this treatment is delivered without image guidance, and concerns have been raised that radiobiologic assumptions about dose escalation break down at such high doses per fraction.[35] Also, margin status is not known at the time of surgery, and concerning pathology requires subsequent retreatment with additional radiation.
The Targeted Intra-Operative Radiotherapy (TARGIT-A) trial has published randomized controlled data on 2,232 patients in whom intraoperative kilovotage (kV) x-rays were used to target 1 cm away from the lumpectomy cavity, compared with WBI with or without a boost.[33] Kilovoltage x-rays are considered to be more radiobiologically effective than the megavoltage x-rays used in traditional external beam RT; different forms of RT have been found in the laboratory to result in differential degrees of effect on such biologic endpoints as tumor cell kill or even damage to normal tissues, such as ribs.[36] However, debate remains as to whether the dose prescribed is sufficient to provide tumor eradication that would be equivalent to what is provided by WBI or other forms of APBI.[35] At 4 years, the rate of in-breast recurrence in TARGIT-A participants was equal in the two arms (1%).
Investigators in Milan recently presented their findings from the Electron Intraoperative Trial (ELIOT), in which 1,305 patients were randomly assigned to receive either WBI with a boost or intraoperative treatment with electrons.[34] At 5 years, 3% of patients receiving APBI had a failure in the same quadrant as the primary tumor, compared with 1% of those treated with WBI. Breast failure elsewhere was 2% with APBI and 0% with WBI. With regard to toxicities, overall the patients treated with APBI did better than those treated with WBI, according to data presented at the 2012 World Congress of Brachytherapy; however, the detailed data have not yet been presented.[34]
Protons offer another external modality for the delivery of radiation therapy that is noninvasive and that provides a sharper dose fall-off than photon- and electron-based external beam irradiation. The delivery of proton treatment is available at approximately a dozen sites internationally. Initial dosimetric analyses comparing protons to photon-based APBI demonstrated that the former provided comparable coverage of the target tissue at risk while decreasing the radiation dose delivered to the nontarget breast, lung, and heart.[37] Unfortunately, the initial clinical publication from Massachusetts General Hospital reporting on 20 patients who were being followed revealed a relatively high rate of toxicities (22% of patients with moderate-to-severe moist desquamation at 6 to 8 weeks, 3 patients with telangiectasias, and 1 rib fracture, with a median follow-up of 12 months). In spite of this, 95% of patients reported satisfaction with their treatment.[38] Investigators at Loma Linda have published their 4-year follow-up of a phase II study of 50 patients treated with APBI using protons. They reported a total of only 3 late grade 1 telangiectasias, and acute toxicities were grade 1/2 in half of the patients.[39] It is unclear what caused the difference between these two studies, although there were differences in the beam arrangements used by these groups. Although facilities with the capability of delivering protons are currently limited in number, it is anticipated that many more such centers will be opening in the near future.


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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas received a favorable draw in the NCAA tournament after slipping to a No. 2 seed, and will open against No. 15 seed Detroit just a few hours' drive from its campus.
The Jayhawks (27-6) likely slipped off the top line of the bracket when they lost to Baylor in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received quite the consolation prize of playing their first two games in Omaha, Neb., with the following two rounds in St. Louis.
There was little celebration from coach Bill Self and the Jayhawks when their seed was revealed, but there was probably a lot more joy when they took a second glance.
If Kansas gets by Horizon League champion Detroit, it would play the winner of Saint Mary's and Belmont in the third round of the Midwest Region.
Kansas also avoided overall No. 1 seed Kentucky. Instead, North Carolina and former Jayhawks coach Roy Williams landed on the top line of its region.


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Astros drop opener after Jays come from behind
HOUSTON -- They were shorthanded and, perhaps, frazzled from a whirlwind afternoon in which one of their best starting pitchers and one of their most popular position players were dealt just minutes before the non-waiver Trade Deadline.
Still, the Astros -- who sent Jake Buchanan to the mound for a spot start after sending Jarred Cosart to Miami in a six-player deal -- had put themselves in position for an unlikely win, with a one-run lead entering the eighth inning and their two most effective relievers -- Josh Fields and Chad Qualls -- in position to seal it.
But the Blue Jays had other ideas, rallying against Fields to tie the score on a Jose Bautista sacrifice fly in the eighth and winning when Nolan Reimold slammed his second homer of the game -- a solo shot off Qualls -- with one out in the ninth for a 6-5 victory on Thursday night at Minute Maid Park.
Reimold hit two of the Jays' four homers, increasing their American League-leading total to 134.
"Obviously, their four solo home runs proved to be the difference in the ballgame," manager Bo Porter said. "They definitely are a power-hitting team."
Reimold, who was claimed off waivers earlier in July, was a late addition to the lineup after Colby Rasmus showed up late and was benched.
"It definitely feels good to help get the win and contribute," Reimold said. "Not that I didn't feel part of the team before -- guys are great here and I'm really happy to be here -- but it's special to help the team actually get the win."
Buchanan did a nice job, too, working a career-high five innings and holding the Jays to three runs on five hits in his second big league start.
"You just have to roll with the punches," said Buchanan, who induced 11 groundouts and struck out three. "They told me right at 3 o'clock. We were out for stretching, and I came back in and tried to lock it in and get ready to start."
The Astros built a two-run lead after scoring three times in the third on RBIs by Robbie Grossman (2-for-3, two walks), Jason Castro and Marc Krauss. Solo homers by Reimold (in the fifth, off Buchanan) and Dioner Navarro (in the sixth, off Jose Veras) tied the score.
"It's tough," Krauss said. "Jake battled and got through five and did a good job of mixing his pitches and giving us a chance. We got ahead early and couldn't hold on and couldn't get a couple of big hits at the end of the game to really stretch the lead even more. That's frustrating, but that's baseball."
The Astros regained the lead in the sixth. Gregorio Petit missed a suicide squeeze sign but still put enough bat on the ball to put it in play and allow Matt Dominguez to score.
Fields, who had allowed two earned runs in his previous 27 2/3 innings, surrendered the lead in the eighth by allowing three hits and a run, and Reimold hit the first pitch he saw from Qualls over the left-field wall with one out in the ninth to win it.
"It's tough, but at the same time, we knew the shortage of our roster going into the game," Porter said. "That's part of it. We were able to get the ball to the guys we were able to get the ball to, but we were not able to get it done."
The Astros played most of July without starting outfielders Dexter Fowler and George Springer, two of their biggest weapons, both of whom are injured. And Enrique Hernandez, who had been a sparkplug offensively while starting in center field, was sent to Miami along with Cosart, so that was another hole.
The lineup that the Astros used on Thursday had seven players who were hitting .231 or lower, plus American League batting leader Jose Altuve and Petit, who had only six at-bats this season going into the game.
"These guys have been faced with a lot of adversity, but at the same time, when the game starts, you strap it up and you battle with the people in the battle with you," Porter said. "There's nothing you can do with anybody who's not here. That's my mind-set, and I think our guys have the same mind-set."
Brian McTaggart is reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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HowTo talk:Break your addiction to Uncyclopedia
From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
I don't have a problem. – Sir Skullthumper, MD (criticize • writings • SU&W) 06:50 Jun 13, 2011
- You are a statistic, we are all a statistic! I dunno I got sick of reverting vandals and want to write something -- Frosty dah snowguy contribs KUN PLEB 07:04, June 13, 2011 (UTC)
- They all say they don't have a problem. I sure don't! Mattsnow 16:29, June 24, 2011 (UTC)
|First, it's so fucking true this site is addictive, I never go to other sites (except porn, of course.)
"I lost my job, my wife and my house, but I still have my PC and an Internet connection. No big deal."
"Once, my girlfrend was screaming at me to come because (find a REALLY urgent situation, I can't think of one right now), but I had to finish one or 2 paragraphs first. She died."
That would be great to have a section saying: you can cure your addiction by getting an infinite ban and invent a lulzy scenario of a guy getting banned, with much drama! You could also say there is a wiki-website (invent a lulzy name) for those who want to beat their addiction (therefore getting hooked to another site!)
|The concept is awesome, and very topical: after all we all are dependent lol, and the casual readers of the site will think, it's true, this site is addictive. So it's good all the way.
|Prose and formatting:
|I corrected some typos in there.
There are a lot of repetitions, the most striking being the words addiction, addict and addicted, who are repeated a gazillion times and are starting to be annoying real quick. There are synonyms you could use to replace some of them with:
I'm sure there are others.
There sure are a lot of other places were there's repetitions, the best would be to have a synonym dictionary opened in another app as you review your text so you can check it easily. The sentence; "See now don't you feel so much better for admitting it? Now if you feel strong enough to continue, you should continue on to step 2. " Has 2 "continue really close" replace one of them with "move on", "take a hike" or something.
I don't understand this sentence in step 5: "and if you can clisk that cross when you tell yourself to, you're over your addiction to Uncyclopedia and a congradulate you!" I'm pretty sure it's "click" instead of "click" and that there is a fuck-up at the end with the congratulate thing, but the sentence is just badly constructed.
The formatting is top-notch, nothing to whine about here.
|I think you should consider opening the article with a pic to the right that would present the article in a lulzy way. Suggestion: a pic of a junky injecting himself where it is written Uncyclopedia on the syringe, along with a lulzy caption. Make the pic big if you add it, like 300 px.
The weakest pic is the second one in my view. You could add one with a totally fucked up person, a bit like this one, with a funny caption. If you think it sucks, Qvfd it:
The other 2 are great.
|I don't need to give a reason.
|Final Score:
|I think when you take care of the damning "addict" thing repetition, the article will improve a lot. I suggested a lot of things to help, but it doesn't mean to do exactly what I say, take the concepts/sentences you find funny, trash the rest. In other words, don't blame me if it sucks LOL. Nah, I don't think it will suck if you follow my suggestions and add some stuff of your own, the key is to spend time on it.
Sorry I don't say often "good job" in my Pee Reviews, it's because I guess people want to know what needs improvement, not a 500 word compliment. I enjoyed it, but you can improve it, Snowman! It's a good thing you decided to write. I hope it helped, tell me when you think you're through polishing it, I may help some more.
|Mattsnow 11:02, June 23, 2011 (UTC)


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Annual Meeting of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board: Remarks by Ambassador Berger
(Statement as delivered by Ambassador Miguel Berger, Deputy Permanent Representative, at the Annual Meeting of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board)
"Madame President,
Executive Director, Members of the Executive Board, ladies and gentlemen,
Germany highly appreciates this opportunity to discuss the annual report of the UNFPA Executive Director, which contains the cumulative analysis of progress in the implementation of the UNFPA Strategic plan for the period 2008 – 2013. In addition, we will provide some comments on UNFPA's draft of the strategic plan for the period 2014 – 2017.
Let me start by thanking the Executive Director and the entire organization for the work done and the results achieved using a human rights-based approach to development in the implementation of the strategic plan since 2008. UNFPA staff have made tremendous efforts, often under difficult circumstances and in support of the most vulnerable and marginalized.
We furthermore highly appreciate the leadership of the Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin who seized the opportunity of the mid-term review of the Strategic Plan 2008 – 2013 to make UNFPA a more focussed and more results oriented organization.
We also welcome the constructive role played by UNFPA in advancing the reform of the UN system and strengthening and standardising the "Delivering as One" modality for the operations of the UN development system in programme countries.
Madam President,
We appreciate the open and interactive approach used by UNFPA in the development of the new strategic plan and would like to thank UNFPA for integrating comments made by member states and other stakeholders during earlier consultations.
UNFPA's mandate to help achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, promote reproductive rights, reduce maternal mortality and accelerate progress on the ICPD agenda and MDG 5 remains as urgent and as important as ever.
We therefore strongly support the proposal of UNFPA to maintain this focus and to build the next strategic plan around a slightly revised version of the bull's eye. We also support the four outcome areas as contained in the draft strategic plan.
We look forward to receiving a revised draft strategic plan in preparation of the September session of the Board in which the narrative around the bull's eye is further developed, in order to make the Strategic Plan a comprehensive and stand alone document.
The strategic plan needs to be underpinned by a solid results framework containing baselines and measurable indicators at impact, outcome and output level. The lack of such a results framework was a major weakness of UNFPA under the last strategic plan.
In addition, there are a number of issues where we would appreciate further clarifications from the final draft of the next strategic plan and the accompanying documents.
The strategic plan needs to outline in more clarity the future of the regionalization of the organization and contain a clear delineation of roles and responsibilities between headquarters, regional offices and country offices;
The Strategic Plan should outline the planned partnerships with and links to the strategic plans of other UN organizations. An effective UN-System requires a meaningful division of labour at all levels: HQ, regional and country level. Such a division of labour should clearly build upon comparative advantages and decrease duplicative structures.
Madam President,
With respect to the findings of the audit of the Global and Regional Programme (GRP) we are deeply concerned about the institutional set up of the GRP and possible reputational risks for UNFPA. Therefore, and in order to strengthen the oversight function of the Executive Board, we would appreciate to hear from management how it plans to address the serious issues identified in the audit and to ensure that a potential successor programme has functioning, clear and effective allocation procedures, oversight structures and reporting lines, enabling the Board to monitor the resources used and the results achieved under such a modality.
We will provide additional comments in the informal consultation on the next strategic plan directly following this meeting.
Thank you, Madam President."


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Hawthorne man accused of exposing himself to a child
Published: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 2:37 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 2:37 p.m.
A Hawthorne man was arrested Monday on allegations he exposed himself to a girl, tried to get a teenager to snort prescription painkillers and gave beer to a minor, according to an arrest report.
Charged was Miltiadis Eleftherakos, 39, of 347 Melrose Landing Blvd., the Alachua County Sheriff's Office reported.
The three incidents occurred in December. Eleftherakos is accused of exposing himself to the 9-year-old daughter of a family acquaintance, the report states.
It is also reported that Eleftherakos crushed and snorted a prescription painkiller in front of a 15-year-old and then offered the straw to the boy.
Finally, Eleftherakos is accused of giving a child beer and offering him marijuana that Eleftherakos was smoking, the report states.
Eleftherakos was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, child cruelty and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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