First impression excellent 2

Had Friday the luck to find an online store which indicated this tablet surprisingly as available and at the reasonable price, it was me as an entry into the Android tablet world worth a little test. UPS delivered Saturday before 12am and since then the tablet is more or less tortured. So far, handed me a iPod Touch 4G to be multimedia on the go but the 7 Tablets seem to have the more perfect size. My pencils are certainly pleased with the feel and the eyes are not just pissed on the discharge.

The first detailed review of Ratok I can confirm, on the whole. Even such a stand of the cheapest plastic is included which, although visually really hermacht not much, but definitely the beginning times very useful.

Materials and workmanship are exemplary and perfectly adequate for the price. The presentation of the content on the screen is excellent. Adjustable brightness and even outside clearly visible. Computing power also seems enough to be present, because no matter what I have tried so far to play it worked almost always at first attempt and without any significant additional delays. For example AVI / XviD video playback with the default player that makes the image away. Look App Store, aha, free upload player xy and provide hardware encoding software and already it wuppt smoothly going. Stop Flash Player for video in the browser. Battery lasts apparently also what the advertising promises. After the first full charge and appropriate working with pauses I any case a good feeling that you can reach the manufacturer's instructions about.

Ok, the reflective display may reflect little too much, but I'm going to solve with a film and is good. Otherwise, the display texts skin very well out whether in the browser or in Reading Apps so that bookworms were supposed to have any problems.

Software: comparison with other Android versions, I can not do, but my feeling is quite mature and the hardware with the software plays well together. In detail I do not want to lose me here on, but so far I could for my needs any kind either appropriate apps that work or find it already installed on the corresponding device. What halt so everything makes so, it funzt so far and especially liquid.

Reception Internet via Wi-Fi through skin even over long distance to the router. Installs / uninstalls apps no problems at Google and without Google. With connection to my Windows7 machine there is no connection problems. I do not know what you'd expect for 150 Euros, but I would say my expectations have been more than satisfied if not should limp make the hardware to time. And since I'm still trying, probably waiting for one or the other positive surprise in terms of use. GPS with Navigation I have time to test extensively but I'm never optimistic.

Conclusion: certainly in this price / performance ratio totally worth it. You get for 150 euros, I think in any case, has the equivalent of a whole lot of mobile utility.

Supplement for gamers:

Test 3DMark demo, Android App

Ice Storm: highscore total: 3173, Graphics Core: 2702 Core Physics: 8132, Graphicstest1: 13.2 FPS, Graphicstest2: 10.6 FPS, Physics Test: 25.8 FPS, Demo: 12.3 FPS
Ice Storm Extreme: Total highscore: 1555 Graphics Core: 1264, Physics Core: 8018, Graphicstest1: 7.7 FPS, Graphicstest2: 4.3 FPS, Physics Test: 25.5 FPS, Demo 5.3 FPS

Tips for wireless data management of an android on the Windows PC when it, like me, do not ever want to hang the tablet to the computer or the microSD card reluctantly back and pushes.

1. Search App "FTPServer" and install / start
A username: 2. "User"
3. "Pass": set a password
4. "Port": should be a port number, your router allows some "2221" Check connection problems if the port number is released
5. Select the root directory: SD card. "/ Sdcard" submit
6. 'Allowed Connections ": Select WLAN
7. "Save and Restart Service". Now you can see at the top of your IP address, which requires her to the Explorer now.

"Add Network Address | Choose a custom network location" 8. Open Windows Explorer, right-click "My Computer" and select.
9. Enter the IP address of your android: ftp: // username @ IP address
10. Android is available as a drive in Windows available

Are of course other ways to do this, but this is actually very easy to implement. Perhaps also for practical not so much technically versed people. In my tests with various video files on my WLAN data rates of about 1.4 MB / s were displayed. Is all about and as long as you do not move huge amounts of data an elegant solution.

First short test Navigation: Since this tablet has a GPS module and Asus is working closely with Google, is a not to be underestimated benefits, as a handy mobile navigation / orientation device on hand. The installed Google Maps delivers maps before all of what can be imagined as possible. Even though I have been testing it very briefly, I could at least navigate by car from A to B, with voice prompts, such as holding a real Navi. Route planning anyway. Ok, the voice acting is at least getting used to and not just "State of the Art", as with Tomtom and Co.

Alternatively, I have another navigation app tried name "Sygic" which would appear to work better than Navi Sofware, but the maps will cost an extra. For more advanced than the navigation through Google Maps. Overall, but it looks as if this tablet, attending can make Super services, which indicates a superior price / performance ratio.

Music playback: MP3 I can through the normal player and my in-ears of Sony sound only once no difference to my Ipod or other players notice. Absolut top. Then I once loaded the free app "Poweramp" and plugged in the tablet to my amplifier. The app itself has spent a few extra features in terms of the sound, which is expressed in a rather fat sound. In any case, it is possible to use the tablet as a full music player. In my configuration also no noise what so sometimes a problem arose.

Skype: without having made even anything to settings after installation / application, there were no problems with video or sound on my first little talk show from Skype to Skype. Just perfect.

Supplement GPS positioning: Apply a little more patience for the initial commissioning necessarily! Especially with Google Maps may take a little longer at the beginning and get the impression the GPS module is not working or not exactly.
Tip: best (for very appropriate visual and intuitive) install only once a free app, like GPS test and then consult with GPS on a patch in the open air. The search / find / fix takes just the first cold start a little longer (with me 5-10Minuten), as position data of the satellites must be only once recorded and stored. With such a tool has rather quickly be sure that the hardware is functioning and is not mistaken makes when there is no immediate or in-line with expectations get a lock on Google Maps. At some point which then goes smoothly even with Google Maps. So a little bit patient.

Update data transfer on a micro SD 32GB Class 10 card of Trans cents via the USB port:
Folder / size 14.4 GB / few larger video files, transfer in about 20 minutes.
Folder / size 11.1 GB / many smaller music files, transfer in about 25 minutes.

Have intended more for the curious, the date (like me), for whatever reason, Android avoided: time a thought for Apple / iOS / iTunes Competition

Well, I now had 2 years, after the acquisition of the iPod, to familiarize myself with the little apple world and have to say that I was never unhappy and am, with what is there so offered, but after a week with this little android I am pretty impressed with what Android offers in conjunction with the hardware. I know really do not know which, if any, benefits could bring a lot more expensive Mini IPad to a much higher price? Unbelievable how fast install / try to Apps on the Store / can uninstall. So fast that goes through iTunes does not, at least not on the synchronization on the computer.
Add to that the unsightly restrictions imposed on the users in the Apple world and the faster, more flexible use of such a product is limited? In this present my combination definitely mature and competitive in order to decrease the inventor of this product category market share!

Test for battery performance:

Video Marathon: battery at start 100%

Display brightness 1/3, WLAN: active GPS: from Bluetooth: from intelligent energy saving
Permanent playback various mkv / avi (xvid) -fileserreichte Playing time: 9h + abort after 5min with 1% remaining battery