The build quality is impeccable, everything fits very well and feels solid, even if the back is made of plastic. Personally, I would recommend buying the black variant, because in contrast to the white back of the case is designed with a soft-touch texture and feels again valent to.
The battery life is how you would expect from a modern tablet, really sensational for a Windows device. The indicated on the package 9.5 h I think almost for a conservative estimate. For 2 weeks as a daily companion for working with regular use I invite the unit every 2 days overnight.
The Windows key is configured as a sensor key and requires accurate and significant activation. This is by design and a good thing, because unlike so many cell phone to activate it not easy to accidentally when swiping or when you hold the device to the frame. Disturbing delays I have not found.
The Metro interface and Windows Store apps work fluidly and fast, also with two apps simultaneously in docked mode even at 1080p youtube videos. The desktop is good for small tools, a recent Office and codec packs, heavyweights like Photoshop, video editing, development environments and complex 3D games you should not expect it - it's just but only one Atom CPU at work. But one gets through the full Windows 8 years matured a driver model and an almost unmanageable number of usable peripherals. From the network printer in the office over the small photo printers on the coffee table to mouse, keyboard, webcams, cameras, game pads, disks, ... almost everything can be connected and used. This allows a flexibility that competing tablet platforms not even currently reach approximately.
The updates on Asus LiveUpdate you should definitely import. The first two days there were occasional problems with the Wi-Fi and 1 crash of the device. Since the updates there for over 14 days no more problems. I have now carried out the updates at 3 of these devices and thus had no problems. An outpost here was there probably not so lucky - a pity that such cases give a consistently good product a negative connotation.
Conclusion: A very good, solid, and price / performance moderately competitive tablet. Anyone who keeps looking for a tablet of this size and more flexibility and productivity wishes than the competition should take a look at the Asus VivoTab Smart if it / they come for him in question. Of course there is room for improvement (display, faster memory, even higher quality materials), although all 5 stars because it is the first truly round overall package on the market of Windows 8 Tablets for me. The price is not driven by forced bundling of docks and Covers in height and features and flexibility to surpass partially the competition.
