Bday present for wife

[cjm86]

So my wife told me she wants a 2 in 1 where the tablet detaches from the keyboard. I showed her the Asus Transformer Book T200 and she liked it. My question is, is there a better one like it for around the same price? Under 600. It's just gonna be for basic everyday use; YouTube, Facebook, cruising the interwebs. No gaming. I read a couple reviews that said the T200 is really slow, I'm not expecting lightning fast speed but I don't want molasses slow.

[itsmyjobtoknow]

I actually own a T200, it's not a bad 2 in 1 laptop/tablet. It is a bit slow, but nothing that will piss me off.

For basic use, it will do you just fine, just don't have too many chrome tabs opened at the same time.

 

And just a side note, I can use Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2013 on it just fine, and that program used to lag the hell out of my other 2 in 1 tablet/laptop hybrid. 

[TheSLSAMG]

I actually own a T200, it's not a bad 2 in 1 laptop/tablet. It is a bit slow, but nothing that will piss me off.

For basic use, it will do you just fine, just don't have too many chrome tabs opened at the same time.

 

And just a side note, I can use Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2013 on it just fine, and that program used to lag the hell out of my other 2 in 1 tablet/laptop hybrid. 

Hey, another New Yorker. Small world

 

And on topic, I was able to find something considerably more powerful, if you don't mind Best Buy OP. The only issue is the mechanical HDD, which should be user replaceable with any off-the-shelf 2.5" SSD. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-2-in-1-13-3-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i3-6gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-aluminum-black/8731082.p?id=1219362858579&skuId=8731082

 

There is also a similar HP model with a hybrid drive, seen here. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-2-in-1-13-3-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i3-4gb-memory-500gb-8gb-hybrid-hard-drive-snow-white-ash-silver/7086006.p?id=1219248578884&skuId=7086006

[cjm86]

Hey, another New Yorker. Small world

And on topic, I was able to find something considerably more powerful, if you don't mind Best Buy OP. The only issue is the mechanical HDD, which should be user replaceable with any off-the-shelf 2.5" SSD. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-2-in-1-13-3-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i3-6gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-aluminum-black/8731082.p?id=1219362858579&skuId=8731082

There is also a similar HP model with a hybrid drive, seen here. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-2-in-1-13-3-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i3-4gb-memory-500gb-8gb-hybrid-hard-drive-snow-white-ash-silver/7086006.p?id=1219248578884&skuId=7086006

I like the i3 in these better than the Atom in the T200. And the hybrid drive in the HP. She wants the screen to detach, I don't think it does in the Asus you linked. It's a pain in the ass trying to explain the tech in this stuff to her, like the better CPU, more ram and the ssd/HDD. If its "cute," she likes it. Lol Thank you.

[TheSLSAMG]

I like the i3 in these better than the Atom in the T200. And the hybrid drive in the HP. She wants the screen to detach, I don't think it does in the Asus you linked. It's a pain in the ass trying to explain the tech in this stuff to her, like the better CPU, more ram and the ssd/HDD. If its "cute," she likes it. Lol Thank you.

No problem, and good luck The HP should be a fine computer for her.