EEE Transformer for uni?

[teknokid]

Whats the general opinion of the Asus EEE transformer?

I currently have a PC and a macbook - I mainly use the macbook for surfing, emails & skype - all things a tablet could easily do.

Im studying Motorsport engineering at uni, so dont need anything more than some sort of software to write stuff with..

What do people reckon? I like the ability to just lounge around whilst on the web with a tablet, and also reading from it (i find it hard to get comfy with my mac and read for long periods of time).

I would sell my macbook to finance the move...

Opinions please!

 

[teknokid]

wrong forum but, you really want a proper notebook as you will probably need some sort of CAD viewier or AutoCAD software (uni will probably provide for free under student license) if doing motorsport engineering (assuming a proper degree @ proper uni) even an AMD E-350 fusion powered 12/13" ultraportable would be better than a transformer. cheaper too.

I want the transformer for its tablet abilities - otherwise Ill stick with my macbook

As for the CAD etc - I could just do that off my PC, and the uni im going to has a massive cad/design lab so I wouldn't need to do it on my own pc much anyway..

Basically, I really want a tablet and the transformer is the best excuse so far...

 

[teknokid]

Sounds like the transformer will be exactly the right sort of kit for you then

I assume you are doing the Oxford Brookes Degree?



Well you know its all very pretentious saying I am doing motorsport engineering some unis which do it like Brookes are very well respected, others are not so.

Have a mate who did it at Brookes and he went straight into the motorsport industry, he works as a race support engineer for his company's product, off round the world most of the time at F1 races etc. He had to work blummin hard to get a good degree (1st iirc) though to get into a decent job.

I certainly am - got accepted on thursday

From the sounds of it, you are either doing the same degree, or are doing something similar as you seem to know quite a bit about the course?

Your friend sounds like he did extremely well too - did he do a masters? Would love to end up in F1..