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tablet hybrids can sometimes cost as much as a laptop so those interested in one that Peters into laptop territory but still has the perks of a portable slave will find this Asus tablet to be a diamond in the rough I'm Xiomara blocker prasena and this is a first look at the transformer pad PF 1:03 the 10.1 inch tablet hybrid skips the high-end look seen on the transformer prime and opts for a more simplified utilitarian one the plastic build gives it a cheap feel however it's thick girth helps make it feel sturdy when using as a tablet the soft matte finish on the back is smooth and comfortable but it doesn't provide much grip support I was impressed by how the design of the transformer pad dock has improved snapping the tablet into the keyboard dock is easier than ever but the keyboard itself is a little cramped to type on that said it's still better than using an on-screen keyboard the transformer pad TF 1:03 houses a quad-core Bay trial processor 1 gigabyte of RAM 16 gigabytes of internal storage and a micro SD card slot expandable up to 64 gigabytes the 1280 by 800 pixel resolution screen is sharp and colourful however the lack of an ambient light sensor means you have to manually adjust the brightness settings when switching environments there's a 0.3 megapixel front-facing camera and a rear 5 megapixel shooter and though the native camera app offers many different screen modes settings and manual focus photo quality is poor pictures typically come out fuzzy and washed out you're probably better off using your smart phone camera it ships with aces new Zen user interface which comes loaded with features for customizing your tablet and functional and fun ways the trendy flat design is simple easy-to-use without being restricting asu's packs in its typical suite of apps which include screen calibration software in audio enhancing apps and their robust battery saving features the transformer pad also stuffs in a few other free perks including music downloads from a music magazines courtesy of Zinio and 500 gigabytes of free cloud storage for two years via a ceases web storage service starting at $2.99 as a standalone tablet the transformer pad is forgettable but the potential for productivity is unleashed with the keyboard dock if you're looking for an affordable tablet geared towards productivity check out my full review on Sina again I'm Xiomara blanco and this has been a first look at the Asus Transformer Pad T f103