Asus Eee Pad Transformer or ipad? Opinions from those in the know please...

[culturevulture]

I really want a total storage system as I do different freelance and other work and would like something small and light to carry around, something easy to use and that I can make notes on, use for douments, take images and use apps

I'm tending towards the transfomer and would like to hear about your expereinces if you have one.

Alternatively, the ipad does look very appealing although I don't have an iphone and no experience really of using a touchscreen/tablet style gadget.

Hmmm, difficult one.

The iPad 2 is still in my opinion the best tablet all round. The apps are better quality, its thinner & lighter to carry around. I also love the stability of the operating system and Android is still a bit flakey.

However, if you are wanting to make notes on it and you need the ability to put stuff onto the tablet whilst out then I'd have to say the Transformer.

What I'd suggest though is you should get it with the keyboard dock. The reason is that tablets are awful for inputing information but great for outputting. If you need to type a lot of notes quickly then the Transformer + keyboard is what I'd go for. If you mainly need to read notes then I'd be more inclined to go Apple.

The Asus also has SD slot which is better for mobile traveling unlike the iPad.

That said, if you need to input a lot of notes then I'd suggest a netbook instead.

Lastly, if you're not already doing this, I'd suggest starting to enter your notes into Evernote. You can type notes up on your PC and they will automatically sync onto your tablet once you download their app. This has totally changed the way I work now. It's awesome.

Thanks very much, that's so useful.

I wasn't aware of evernote, I'll take a look.

I think the Asus beat the ipad2 in the stuff magazine awards.

The Stuff awards reviews are also helpful, thanks.

I much prefer the Android operating system, but can't comment on that specific tablet.