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MagyarAsus Transformer Book Flip TP200SA (32 GB) Convertible Review
For the original German review, see here.
Our US colleagues had the 11.6-incher in the test first: The affordable convertible that is sold for a price starting at 350 Euros (~$379) in Germany was awarded with a purchase recommendation:
For the given price point, the Asus Transformer Book Flip TP200SA is hard to beat and definitely worth taking a look at.
Color-rich IPS panel (unfortunately, PWM at 190 Hz, see Display chapter below), strong battery life, decent speakers and USB 3.0 Gen 1 (Type C). The bundle is sold for $350. But wait a second; shops are selling the entry-model with 2 GB of RAM (vs. 4 GB) and 32 GB MMC (vs. 64 GB) at the same Euro price in Germany. Is it really recommendable then?
Yes (conditionally), because the positive unique features remain to be the IPS panel and the USB 3.1 Gen. 1 (Type C) port. None of the named rivals have a Type C on board. Then again, two more expensive devices sport a 500 GB hard drive.
Acer's Aspire R11 R3-131T-C122 (Celeron N3050/2GB/32GB) is only shipped with a TN panel for a price starting at 290 Euros (~$314), just like HP's Stream 11 X360 (no longer in retail) and Pavilion 11-n070eg x360 (399 Euros, ~$432, Celeron N3050, 4 GB, 500 GB hard drive). An exception is Lenovo's ThinkPad Yoga 11e (499 Euros, ~$541, Celeron N2940, 4 GB, 500 GB) with a color-rich IPS panel.
Consequently, Lenovo's ThinkPad Yoga 11e would be the best choice. However, the additional 150 Euros (~$162) puts it in another league; no-one spends 500 Euros (~$542) without a second thought. We cannot verify whether this device suffers under PWM for the lack of measurement.
The smaller eMMC of 32 GB in conjunction with the tight working memory does not affect the application benchmarks either positively or negatively, although the Write 4 K rates in CrystalDiskMark are doubled. Nevertheless, the limited memory capacity proved to be a massive drawback. 3DMark 2013 completely refused to run; PCMark 7 could first be initiated after we uninstalled diverse preloaded programs.
Display
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Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 214 cd/m²
Contrast: 978:1 (Black: 0.27 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.75 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 3.28 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
62% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
39% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
42.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
62.3% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
41.33% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.59
| Asus Transformer Book Flip TP200SA-FV0108TS IPS 1366x768 | Asus ASUS Transformer Book Flip TP200SA-DH04T IPS 1366x768 | Acer Aspire R11 R3-131T-C122 TN 1366x768 | HP Stream 11 X360 TN 1366x768 | HP Pavilion 11-n070eg x360 TN 1366x768 | Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e 20D9000QGE IPS 1366x768 | Lenovo Yoga 3 11 80J8001WGE IPS 1920x1080 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 3% | -9% | 7% | ||||
| Display P3 Coverage | 41.33 | 42.72 3% | 37.53 -9% | 44.54 8% | |||
| sRGB Coverage | 62.3 | 64.4 3% | 56.4 -9% | 65.7 5% | |||
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 42.7 | 44.14 3% | 38.81 -9% | 46.15 8% | |||
| Response Times | |||||||
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 63 ? | ||||||
| Response Time Black / White * | 40 ? | ||||||
| PWM Frequency | 190 ? | ||||||
| Screen | 2% | -66% | -90% | -80% | -27% | -24% | |
| Brightness middle | 264 | 262.1 -1% | 261 -1% | 197 -25% | 181 -31% | 285 8% | 290 10% |
| Brightness | 247 | 246 0% | 248 0% | 189 -23% | 161 -35% | 285 15% | 286 16% |
| Brightness Distribution | 90 | 88 -2% | 90 0% | 91 1% | 83 -8% | 88 -2% | 86 -4% |
| Black Level * | 0.27 | 0.301 -11% | 0.3 -11% | 0.4 -48% | 0.37 -37% | 0.4 -48% | 0.42 -56% |
| Contrast | 978 | 871 -11% | 870 -11% | 493 -50% | 489 -50% | 713 -27% | 690 -29% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.75 | 3.24 14% | 12.64 -237% | 11.44 -205% | 10.11 -170% | 6.39 -70% | 6.5 -73% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.28 | 2.34 29% | 13.75 -319% | 12.54 -282% | 10.72 -227% | 5.41 -65% | 6.35 -94% |
| Gamma | 2.59 85% | 2.24 98% | 2.88 76% | 2.45 90% | 2.7 81% | 2.76 80% | 2.44 90% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 39 | 40.6 4% | 36 -8% | 42 8% | |||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 62 | 58.8 -5% | 57 -8% | 65 5% | |||
| CCT | 6855 95% | 17914 36% | 14995 43% | 13522 48% | 6082 107% | 7156 91% | |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 3% /
2% | -38% /
-52% | -90% /
-90% | -80% /
-80% | -27% /
-27% | -9% /
-16% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 40 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 17 ms rise |   |
| ↘ 23 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 97 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 63 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 22 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 41 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 97 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 190 Hz | ≤ 90 % brightness setting |   |
The display backlight flickers at 190 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 90 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 190 Hz is relatively low, so sensitive users will likely notice flickering and experience eyestrain at the stated brightness setting and below. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17942 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance
| Cinebench R10 | |
| Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit (sort by value) | |
| Asus ASUS Transformer Book Flip TP200SA-DH04T | |
| Acer Aspire R11 R3-131T-C122 | |
| HP Stream 11 X360 | |
| Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit (sort by value) | |
| Asus ASUS Transformer Book Flip TP200SA-DH04T | |
| Acer Aspire R11 R3-131T-C122 | |
| HP Stream 11 X360 | |
| PCMark 7 Score | 2591 points | |
Help | ||
Storage Device
| Asus Transformer Book Flip TP200SA-FV0108TS | Asus ASUS Transformer Book Flip TP200SA-DH04T | Acer Aspire R11 R3-131T-C122 | Toshiba Satellite Radius 11 L10-B-101 | HP Stream 11 X360 | HP Pavilion 11-n070eg x360 | Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e 20D9000QGE | Lenovo Yoga 3 11 80J8001WGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrystalDiskMark 3.0 | -18% | -32% | -34% | -30% | -30% | -13% | 210% | |
| Write Seq | 67.8 | 67.8 0% | 42.23 -38% | 92.4 36% | 55.6 -18% | 95 40% | 120.6 78% | 322 375% |
| Read Seq | 164.5 | 159.3 -3% | 159.9 -3% | 94.9 -42% | 173.4 5% | 107.8 -34% | 127.7 -22% | 468.7 185% |
| Write 4k | 20.49 | 10.24 -50% | 8.925 -56% | 0.679 -97% | 4.9 -76% | 0.577 -97% | 1.234 -94% | 34.96 71% |
Graphics Card
| 3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 15880 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 1476 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 239 points | |
Help | ||
Emissions & Energy Management
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 54.8 °C / 131 F, compared to the average of 35.3 °C / 96 F, ranging from 19.6 to 55.7 °C for the class Convertible.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 55.7 °C / 132 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.5 °C / 82 F, compared to the device average of 30.2 °C / 86 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (34.6 °C / 94.3 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.1 °C / 82.6 F (-6.5 °C / -11.7 F).
| Off / Standby |   0.36 / 0.36 Watt |
| Idle |  2.6 / 4.8 / 5.1 Watt |
| Load |
12.5 / 11.5 Watt |
    
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Pros
Cons
Verdict
The Transformer Book Flip TP200SA is far from perfect, but the buyer might just be able to turn a blind eye or two at a price of 350 Euros (~$379). In fact, turning a blind eye is meant literally because although the IPS panel has nice colors and wide viewing angles, brightness is PWM controlled and that at a relatively low frequency. Not everyone will notice that, but when they do they should make use of their return rights.
Asus Transformer Book Flip TP200SA-FV0108TS
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03/08/2016 v5(old)
Sebastian Jentsch
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