Asus VivoTab RT

1. Anandtech.com

Review Credibility: Excellent
In one of this site's trademark lengthy, detailed and highly technical reviews, Gowri says the Asus VivoTab RT is an incredibly well-built device that bridges the gap between PCs and tablets, much like Microsoft's Surface with Windows RT. He says he's replacing his iPad with the VivoTab RT, but since he evaluated a pre-release model, he doesn't overly comment on the general lack of apps available in the Windows Store.

Review: Asus VivoTab RT Review, Vivek Gowri, Oct. 23, 2012

2. Arstechnica.com

Review Credibility: Excellent
Cunningham isn't afraid to call the nascent Windows app ecosystem to task. He finds the slate nicely designed in general, but the lack of software support means he can't recommend it. "Windows RT shows that Windows on ARM is both possible and usable, but without apps it can't yet replace an iOS or Android tablet, let alone an Intel laptop," he says.

Review: My Kingdom for Some Apps: the Asus VivoTab RT Review, Andrew Cunningham, Oct. 23, 2012

3. PCMag.com

Review Credibility: Excellent
Santo Domingo also finds the VivoTab RT well designed overall, but says the keyboard is too cramped and he's disappointed that its touchpad doesn't support Windows RT gesture controls. The dearth of available apps is another major concern. "There are a few kinks to work out, but the form factor is promising," he writes.

Review: Asus VivoTab RT, Joel Santo Domingo, Oct. 23, 2012

4. The Verge

Review Credibility: Excellent
Pierce voices similar touchpad and keyboard concerns as other reviewers, but adds that the Windows RT operating system "has some serious flaws," especially since its "app ecosystem is basically non-existent." The idea of replacing both a tablet and a laptop with a single Windows slate doesn't work when that slate runs Windows RT, he says.

Review: Asus VivoTab RT Review, David Pierce, Oct. 23, 2012

5. Laptop Magazine

Review Credibility: Excellent
Like other reviewers, Spoonauer takes issue with the VivoTab RT's keyboard dock design and the barren app landscape. "Without the ability to run traditional desktop programs, shoppers will find that devices like this have limited appeal until the Windows Store gets stocked with more apps," he says.

Review: Asus VivoTab RT Review, Mark Spoonauer, Oct. 23, 2012

6. CNET

Review Credibility: Excellent
In addition to criticizing the Windows app ecosystem, Franklin and La say the VivoTab RT's hit-and-miss keyboard dock make it a slightly less appealing Windows RT tablet than the Microsoft Surface with Windows RT.

Review: Asus VivoTab RT Review: Great, But Doesn't Quite Breach the Surface, Eric Franklin and Lynn La, Oct. 26, 2012

7. Engadget.com

Review Credibility: Excellent
Wollman calls the VivoTab RT an Android-based Asus Transformer tablet redone with a coat of occasionally glitchy Windows RT paint. In other words, it's a well-built device somewhat hampered by its cramped keyboard dock. "We'd caution prospective buyers that the selection of Windows RT-compatible apps is far from complete," she warns, but says big-name apps are starting to trickle into the Windows Store.

Review: Asus VivoTab RT Review: Everything You Loved About the Transformer Tablets, but With Windows, Dana Wollman, Oct. 26, 2012

8. PC World

Review Credibility: Excellent Perenson appreciates the solid overall design of the VivoTab RT hardware, but says the nonintuitive Windows RT operating system and lack of available apps hamstring its usability. "Tablets are all about the experience of software married to hardware," she writes.

Review: Review: Asus VivoTab RT Has Thoughtful Design, But Brings a Mixed Tablet Experience, Melissa J. Perenson, Oct. 23, 2012