diff --git a/examples/basic/src/App.vue b/examples/basic/src/App.vue
index 6acb790..bc940e3 100644
--- a/examples/basic/src/App.vue
+++ b/examples/basic/src/App.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { TSTable } from 'tanstack-table-vue'
-import { createColumnHelper, FlexRender, getCoreRowModel, getSortedRowModel, type Column } from '@tanstack/vue-table'
+import { TSTable, type TableOptions } from 'tanstack-table-vue'
+import { createColumnHelper, FlexRender, getSortedRowModel, type Column } from '@tanstack/vue-table'
 import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from './components/ui/table'
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/vue-query'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
 
 
 interface Person {
@@ -49,6 +50,13 @@ const { data, isLoading } = useQuery({
   },
 })
 
+const persons = computed(() => {
+  if (data.value) {
+    return data.value
+  }
+  return []
+})
+
 function getSortIcon(column: Column<Person>) {
   if (!column.getCanSort?.()) return null
 
@@ -90,7 +98,7 @@ const columns = [
     columns: [
       columnHelper.group({
         id: 'moreInfo',
-        header: 'More Info',
+        header: 'More Info ',
         columns: [
           columnHelper.accessor('visits', {}),
           columnHelper.accessor('status', {}),
@@ -105,16 +113,15 @@ const columns = [
   })
 ]
 
-const tableOptions = {
+const tableOptions: TableOptions = {
   getSortedRowModel: getSortedRowModel(),
-  getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
 }
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <div class="container mx-auto p-4">
     <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-4">TSTable with Slots Example</h1>
-    <TSTable :columns="columns" :data="defaultData" :tableOptions="tableOptions">
+    <TSTable :columns="columns" :data="persons" :tableOptions="tableOptions">
 
       <template #header-firstName="{ column }">
         <div class="flex items-center cursor-pointer" @click="column.toggleSorting()">
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/TSTable.vue b/packages/core/src/components/TSTable.vue
index c69df8c..9e7d12e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/TSTable.vue
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/TSTable.vue
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-import type { ColumnDef, RowData, Table } from '@tanstack/vue-table'
+import type { ColumnDef, RowData, Table, TableOptionsWithReactiveData } from '@tanstack/vue-table'
 import type { CellSlotProps, FooterSlotProps, HeaderSlotProps } from '../shared/types'
 
+export type TableOptions = Omit<TableOptionsWithReactiveData<any>, 'columns' | 'data' | 'getCoreRowModel'>
+
 export interface TSTableProps<TData extends RowData & object> {
   columns: ColumnDef<TData, any>[]
   data: TData[]
-  tableOptions?: Record<string, any>
+  tableOptions?: TableOptions
 }
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts" generic="TData extends RowData & object">
-import { computed, useSlots } from 'vue'
-import { useVueTable, createColumnHelper, type ColumnDef as TStackColumnDef, getCoreRowModel } from '@tanstack/vue-table'
+import { computed, useSlots, watch } from 'vue'
+import { useVueTable, createColumnHelper, getCoreRowModel } from '@tanstack/vue-table'
 import { processColumns } from '../shared'
 
 const props = defineProps<TSTableProps<TData>>()
@@ -19,24 +21,37 @@ const props = defineProps<TSTableProps<TData>>()
 const slots = useSlots()
 const columnHelper = createColumnHelper<TData>()
 
+// Use memo pattern for expensive column processing
 const processedColumns = computed(() => {
-  const initialTable = useVueTable<TData>({
-    columns: props.columns as TStackColumnDef<TData, any>[],
-    data: props.data,
-    getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
-    ...props.tableOptions
-  })
-  return processColumns(columnHelper, props.columns, slots, initialTable)
+  return processColumns(columnHelper, props.columns, slots)
 })
 
-const tableOptions = {
+// Create initial table options
+const initialTableOptions = {
   columns: processedColumns.value,
   data: props.data,
   getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
   ...props.tableOptions
 }
 
-const table = useVueTable<TData>(tableOptions)
+// Initialize table with initial options
+const table = useVueTable<TData>(initialTableOptions)
+
+// Watch for data changes and update table efficiently
+watch(() => props.data, (newData) => {
+  table.setOptions((old) => ({
+    ...old,
+    data: newData,
+  }))
+}, { flush: 'sync' })
+
+// Watch columns separately to avoid unnecessary recalculations
+watch(processedColumns, (newColumns) => {
+  table.setOptions((old) => ({
+    ...old,
+    columns: newColumns,
+  }))
+}, { flush: 'sync' })
 
 defineSlots<{
   default: (props: {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/index.ts b/packages/core/src/components/index.ts
index 7c39d08..8b21dfc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/index.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { default as TSTable, type TSTableProps } from './TSTable.vue'
+export { default as TSTable, type TSTableProps, type TableOptions } from './TSTable.vue'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/shared/utils.ts b/packages/core/src/shared/utils.ts
index 4879b17..2b09767 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/shared/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/shared/utils.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import type {
   CellContext,
   RowData,
   ColumnDef as TStackColumnDef,
-  Table,
   ColumnDef,
 } from '@tanstack/vue-table'
 import type { Slots } from 'vue'
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ export const processColumns = <TData extends RowData & object>(
   columnHelper: ColumnHelper<TData>,
   columns: ColumnDef<TData, any>[],
   slots: Readonly<Slots>,
-  table: Table<TData>,
 ): TStackColumnDef<TData, any>[] => {
   return columns.map((col): TStackColumnDef<TData, any> => {
     // Handle group columns by checking if columns property exists
@@ -97,7 +95,7 @@ export const processColumns = <TData extends RowData & object>(
         id: col.id || String(Math.random()),
         header: (context: HeaderContext<TData, any>) => getHeader(col, slots, context),
         footer: col.footer ? (context: HeaderContext<TData, any>) => getFooter(col, slots, context) : undefined,
-        columns: processColumns(columnHelper, col.columns as ColumnDef<TData, any>[], slots, table),
+        columns: processColumns(columnHelper, col.columns as ColumnDef<TData, any>[], slots),
         meta: col.meta,
       })
     }