Just wondering if anyone was able to buy Asus today?
I was one the few that got in on the tigerdirect bundle yesterday. Should be in my hands in a few hours.
Mine is due in tomorrow. Grabbed it from NewEgg during one of the small windows where it wasn't listed as sold out, and because it's shipping from Memphis (where I live), I paid for 3-day and I'll get it overnight I was close to grabbing the Iconia instead because I hate having to chase things down, but hey, I lucked out ... though the Iconia is a great tab too, either way I would've been happy. But I think the Transformer will get more XDA love.
enjoy them.. Hope someone can post nice pics..
I really want to get this tablet, but the lack of a usb port on the tablet itself is making me think twice. It's almost like they're forcing you to buy the keyboard dock.
That wasn't an issue for me, I've already got a dock preordered. Plus the extra battery and full sd card slot on the dock is a plus since the only thing i use my usb on my gtab for is for my external hard drive. Extra battery on the dock will let me run alot longer using it.
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Have they?
Home dock, car dock, entended power case, TV out cable - I see none of those promised accessories, which is especially annoying since the docks were included in the advertisement, and part of the reason why I bought this phone.
Is this something that Samsung does on a often basis? Should I just forget about getting any official Samsung accessories (for any future phone release by Samsung)?
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Have they?
Home dock, car dock, entended power case, TV out cable - I see none of those promised accessories, which is especially annoying since the docks were included in the advertisement, and part of the reason why I bought this phone.
Is this something that Samsung does on a often basis? Should I just forget about getting any official Samsung accessories (for any future phone release by Samsung)?
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I have a thread about this elsewhere. The short answer is. No they have not. In fact they have made them obsolete before they even went on sale.
I emailed support about them and they told me Samsung do not produce these and they are available from third party retailers. I emailed back their advert and they expressed surprise and said they would contact head office S/Kor. Never heard anything since....
My order for an extended battery pack and desk dock has been put back twice.
I just find lots of retailers have either removed the listing altogether, or list it as 'discontinued' when I haven't heard of a single one shipping anywhere.
I'm really pissed off about this false advertising.
They sold millions of these phones, and for once I actually wanted to buy official docs for them so they fitted properly and the power plug clipped in for you instead of messing about with a separate cable.
Great. I guess it's time to give up all hopes.
Btw, it seems like the desk home app doesn't work on froyo. I keep getting force close, and I can no longer find it on the market.
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I honestly just don't get it. with the number of phones they've sold they would have made fortune on these accessories.
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I honestly just don't get it. with the number of phones they've sold they would have made fortune on these accessories.
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There may have been insufficient preorders. Remember, most resellers also carry their own accessories which are similar.
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There may have been insufficient preorders. Remember, most resellers also carry their own accessories which are similar.
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I have yet to see a single home dock that is remotely similar.
Implement support for it though, and they will come...
Samsung really should be sued for false advertizing. Showing Apps and Accessories that still do not exist half way during the products life cycle is a farce of epic proportions. I wish someone would just start a class action already.
this what you expect from samsung i had a galaxy spice and thought i will go with samsung one more time and got a galaxy s i thought its going its going to take the world by storm it has with all the lies about the phone and accessories that will never get released... they even update it to froyo and its still got bugs..i get told to root it and lag fix it but i shouldnt have with a phone like this...
May be if you had a look on their korean website for Anycall brands...
Sometimes there are lots of gems in there..something i couldn't do with my nokia....as Koreans simply do not use Nokia...thus the lack of support for korean input etc~~
Glad I got SGS ^^
I ordered a Samsung desktop Dock from MobileFun in September - this morning I got a Samsung Battery Charger with spare battery which doubles as a desktop stand (even though I never ordered one.
I'm not complaining - I was going to get a spare battery anyway so this is fair enough - pity that the Home Dock app has disappeared though I found a free "digital clock" app that can go really dim so I'm happy.
Here's the clock app I've found to be REALLY dim...
http://www.appbrain.com/app/digital-clock/com.socialnmobile.clock.digital
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It seems as if you can buy a desktop dock at Samsung US. At least one should be compatible.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECR-D981BEGSTA-features
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECR-D979BEGSTA-features
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECR-D985BEGSTA-features
I'm calling Samsung now...
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I ordered a Samsung desktop Dock from MobileFun in September - this morning I got a Samsung Battery Charger with spare battery which doubles as a desktop stand (even though I never ordered one.
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Consider yourself lucky fella, I ordered a dock and extended battery in Sept from mobilefun too and neither have turned up yet. Did you get mine ?
UPDATE day later:
Love it when you talk about things, just had an email telling me its in the post. Umm now wheres the Aston Martin I was dreaming about.....
Me too. Batterycharger is travelling to me, i hope to see it before chrismas ... Edit: Oh, Aston Martin, i forgot to order one
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Usual Christmas issue or is it that Royal Mail is crap.... its still not arrived 3 days later.
you can "already" order the power pack for the sgs ... it arrived this week ... and next week the car holder will follow to be available for purchase ... i already ordered that too so i do not have to pay the delivery twice ...
I ordered via contact mail on http://www.samsungzubehoer.de/
I have Desktop Dock, but where i can download that HOME DOCK app? i can't find it on market or samsung apps...
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I have Desktop Dock, but where i can download that HOME DOCK app? i can't find it on market or samsung apps...
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It is available in the apps section but the music player does not work from it unless you install the USA version one and to do that you need root.
This is a thread to help some people make a decision as to which tablet is better to purchase.
Staples has a coupon that will take $100 off of any of their tablets in store only. I have been to Staples (Out of stock, will not order online at the kiosk) Best Buy (Will not honor coupon), and the closest office depot is 30 miles away.
The coupon expires on the July 30, so I am hoping that staples is restocking their stores with more inventory.
My question is, which tablet should I/we purchase. I'm talking about a straight tablet, no docks or anything. Posts should be based on personal use and also about current developments in the respective forums (how much development is there for the device).
Thank you so much to anyone that posts a helpful comment.
I don't own an iconia, but I do own a transformer and I player a bit with an iconia, so I can provide some perspective. To me, the biggest difference between the two is the presence of a USB port on the iconia and its absence on the transformer. In order to use USB on the TF, you'd have to buy a dock. If I wasn't in the market for a dock, that would be an absolute deal breaker: there is no point buying a tablet with no USB port.
Aside from that, the TF has an IPS screen if that's important to you, but be careful as some IPS screens suffer from light bleed. It's a sharper and higher quality screen than the one on the iconia, but that will only be truly better if your screen doesn't bleed light.
Having said all that, perchance you are considering a dock, the TF is a better buy. With a dock, you essentially get two devices in one: a tablet and a netbook. The specs are identical, the apps you can run are identical. I think the TF has a slightly more active community on XDA, so if you want roms and custom apps, TF may again be a better choice. I think the TF is also cheaper: nowadays you can get a 16GB TF with a dock for the price of a 32GB iconia (in Canada, anyway).
Good luck with your choice.
Hey thanks man. The screen is a pretty big deal to me (seeing as it is the direct link between the UI and the user) but I have heard of a lot of defects that include light bleed.
I think that the dock is an awesome feature, though I feel that the price is kind of steep. I mean its half the price of the tablet (at least with the coupon it is). I am also really big into seeing ROM development as I am a flashoholic with my Evo. From what I can see there are more original ROM's on the TF forum and more ports on the Iconia Forum.
Thanks for your input. Anyone else?
Well, the dock being "half the price of the tablet" isn't relevant, particularly considering the $100 discount. Certainly, the existence of the discount doesn't make the dock somehow less valuable.
And, it's a perfectly decent price in general, given that it's not just a dock, or a keyboard/trackpad combo, but it also includes a full-size battery. Consider that Lenovo's keyboard dock, which does NOT include a battery, is $99.99.
Really, speaking for myself, I can't imagine owning any other tablet. The keyboard dock, being fully integrated with the tablet, is an entirely different animal than any other tablet on the market.
Good point.
How is the light bleed for you guys? Any other defects that you don't like?
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Imho, price for what you get, there's absolutely no question it's the Iconia. No need for a dock to have USB, SD, or HDMI, it's all there. Add the fact that I was just at Target the other day, and they had them for $399.99 + they gave you a $50.00 gift card, which you could use to purchase a case. A previous poster said that more ROMS are out for the tf, that's a joke I haven't heard before, as one of the tf fanboyz was over in our forum offering to pay the first dev that got the Galaxy rom ported over to the tf. We've had that ROM for weeks.
In the end it will come to personal preferences and money. Do you want to pay more for the tf so you can have connectivity, and lightbleed? If so, then that's the tablet to shoot for, with a 357 magnum!
Just my. 02c
From what I can see, the tf has more original roms and the iconia has more ports. just something I noticed.
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Ok, so I ordered a used 32GB Transformer on Amazon at a great price, but was wondering even if it is either a B7 or B8 should I even bother keeping it cause I cannot get root? I mean will it really come? I will get it tomorrow and will know more if it can be rooted or not, but if it is not, should I just return it and get something else?
no i dont think you should get something else this is the best out there and allot of people have said that it is the first stock experience they were really happy with and with garenteed ics in the next few months that experience can only get better
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no i dont think you should get something else this is the best out there and allot of people have said that it is the first stock experience they were really happy with and with garenteed ics in the next few months that experience can only get better
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Well I am just hoping even if I am lucky enough not to get a B7 or B8, that it can be done for all the others.
I got my used 32gb from Amazon a few days ago, it is a B50. I would be willing to wager yours will be the same. I think Amazon got a bulk purchase returned and are now reselling them. Also so you know, mine came in perfect condition, still had the protective film on the bottom and on the usb cord. It was missing the screen protector film, but otherwise you wouldn't know it was "used". Came in the original box with instruction envelope charger and cord.
the transformer is a great stock device. I've owned about 5 android smartphones(Droid, Droid x, incredible, fascinate, thunderbolt) and rooted them all to feel like they were worth it and usable. I haven't even thought about rooting mine and I got it when it first came out. this tablet is great right out of the box and wouldn't trade it for any other tablet out right now, especially if you got the keyboard.
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the transformer is a great stock device. I've owned about 5 android smartphones(Droid, Droid x, incredible, fascinate, thunderbolt) and rooted them all to feel like they were worth it and usable. I haven't even thought about rooting mine and I got it when it first came out. this tablet is great right out of the box and wouldn't trade it for any other tablet out right now, especially if you got the keyboard.
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I got my used 32gb from Amazon a few days ago, it is a B50. I would be willing to wager yours will be the same. I think Amazon got a bulk purchase returned and are now reselling them. Also so you know, mine came in perfect condition, still had the protective film on the bottom and on the usb cord. It was missing the screen protector film, but otherwise you wouldn't know it was "used". Came in the original box with instruction envelope charger and cord.
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That gives me a bit a relief, I ordered a 32GB "Like New" one for $311 shipped. I have good things about Amazon Warehouse Deals like new products, some say they "are" brand new for the most part, as you said. I will find out later today when it comes in...got to love Amazon Prime one day shipping!
I bought a new one and it didn't come with a screen protector
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I bought a new one and it didn't come with a screen protector
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I was going off a youtube "unboxing/review" video I saw, it showed a plastic film thing on the screen. Nothing you would want to leave on there as it was thick and had lots of air bubbles under it.
As for Amazon prime.......omg I can't tell you how nice it is. For me I don't have to even do the $3.99 overnight, I am in Indiana the warehouse is just across the border in Kentucky so the free two day shipping means overnight to me 99% of the time. I actually got something the same day once
Hello everyone, im about to buy a asus transformer for about $230. It comes with a case, stylus, and is in very good condition. Would you guys say its a good price for that?
That sounds pretty alright. I got mine with a dock for $360 in november.
Although, there have been rumours about a Nexus tablet coming out for $200, which will very likely be faster. So depending on how you feel about that, you might want to wait a bit. I haven't heard anything about it having an option for a keyboard dock though, so if that is a big deal to you, the tf101 is still solid.
That's a good price, make sure there's no borked hardware and you're all set
Then check out the dev/general sections and get that baby rooted
i actually found one with a dock and case for 340.00 so i got that one thanks for the help guys
Hi all...I found this deal on Ebay for an Asus 32gb TF300-B1 (not enough posts to leave a link....google search for "Asus 32GB TF300-B1 EEE Pad Transformer" should pull the listing in the first few entries).
It seems to have the same specs as the TF300F. Is this the same machine as TF300F and therefore can flash ROMS developed for it? Is this a good deal (it's refurbished of course)? worth the bother? etc...
Thanks for any info you can provide!
OK never mind....
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I bought a Refurbished TF300T for the same price on Ebay. Works great for me and in great condition. I would definitely recommend preping to put a ROM on it if you get it, mine suffers from some lag in some of the Chrome/Internet browsers, but oythers have reported it as well. I dont game on it so I can't really comment on that, but for Surfing the web, Netflix, XBMC, Reading...media consumtion...it fits my needs perfectly. Will be even better when I get a clean, stock Rom on it.
Since my TF300T motherboard failed (according to Asus tech) They want $200 to fix it. I found that Fry's is selling a brand new Tf300T for $200. I guess I will have to buy that one as Asus does not warranty their parts or repairs. I just bought a case for my tablet and docking station 2 days before my tablet died. It hadnt even arrived before I sent the tablet to Asus.
Please ignore this. I just went to order and it is out of stock. Sucks. I have a dock, a new case for both, and a great leather case for tablet only. what a waste. Thank you Asus for not caring about your customers.
I was only 3 months out of warranty when it went out. I guess I wont be buying any other Asus components for the computers I buy if they have such low quality customer service.
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Since my TF300T motherboard failed (according to Asus tech) They want $200 to fix it. I found that Fry's is selling a brand new Tf300T for $200. I guess I will have to buy that one as Asus does not warranty their parts or repairs. I just bought a case for my tablet and docking station 2 days before my tablet died. It hadnt even arrived before I sent the tablet to Asus.
Please ignore this. I just went to order and it is out of stock. Sucks. I have a dock, a new case for both, and a great leather case for tablet only. what a waste. Thank you Asus for not caring about your customers.
I was only 3 months out of warranty when it went out. I guess I wont be buying any other Asus components for the computers I buy if they have such low quality customer service.
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What happened to your tab, again? What does it do,or not do?
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What happened to your tab, again? What does it do,or not do?
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It turned itself off and never came on. No lights nothing. They said it's the motherboard.
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It turned itself off and never came on. No lights nothing. They said it's the motherboard.
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Sounds like the motherboard, except they rarely, if ever, go out like that without some kind of impact. Did you try to charge it? I mean if the battery ever comes loose for example, it evidently cannot turn on.
If you bought a refurbished, all the more reason to open it and troubleshoot. You're in San Diego. If you want, I can loan you a working motherboard without audio so you can try to make sure it's your motherboard.
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Sounds like the motherboard, except they rarely, if ever, go out like that without some kind of impact. Did you try to charge it? I mean if the battery ever comes loose for example, it evidently cannot turn on.
If you bought a refurbished, all the more reason to open it and troubleshoot. You're in San Diego. If you want, I can loan you a working motherboard without audio so you can try to make sure it's your motherboard.
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It was new when I bought it. Was not dropped. And kept in a case. They did say it was motherboard. Thank you for your generous offer. Let me think about my next steps and I will pm you