ok deal is that I go to us for 3 weeks on Tuesday - which nicely overlaps with Asus release date...
I'm undecided whether to buy it in states or when I come back home to uk.... it does work out considerably cheaper in US than in UK....
with dock its £100 cheaper in US... £330 vs £430
without dock difference is even greater
£240 vs £379...
so even if I had to pay VAT upon return to UK (which I'd like to avoid of course) that would still only be about £45 in VAT so still £100 cheaper for tablet only...
Now £100 out of £380 thats nearly 25%.... tempting...
so my question is, what's asus warranty like? would I be covered in UK with my US transformer?
Anyone?
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I'd like to know this too.... I was planning on getting family in the US to buy one and then bring it over when they come to visit beginning of May. If there's no worldwide warranty then there may be a problem! Especially with the reports of dead pixels which I CANNOT stand!
I'm also considering doing this when I head over to the states later this year. Asus laptops have international warranty so I'm hoping their tablets will as well!
Can anybody who has one check the warranty paper that came with the transformer to see if it's worldwide?
Thanks
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Yes the warranty card says 12 months global cover
Ripped off in the UK as usual.
I also see there were a few of our American cousins moaning about it not being available in the States. Well, that is how we generally feel in Europe as most thing are released first in the US - Games, films, tech etc etc. Right, moan over: I feel better now!
If I were you I'd get it from the States (even buy two and sell one for a small profit over here and you'd pay even less for yours!)
I'm in the UK and thinking of buying the Transformer Prime in the US for the cost saving. Hopefully it'll support global warranty cover like the original Transformer.
Does anyone what differences there'll be between the two devices and accessories that come with it?
I know it'll come with a US power cable and the default language would be English US. These are non issues as I can get a new UK power cable and change the language and regional settings to English UK.
Anything else I need to be aware of?
Heyho,
Someone just purchased an EEE Transofmer from amazon.co.uk to germany? Does anything works perfectly? Whats about the power plug? Is it only for UK-sockets? What did you payed extra for the shipping? ...
After the German ASUS Team postet on their Facebook page, that they will only sell the EEE TRansformer in Germany not as a Bundle, I just thought they kidding me. Nope.. its the truth.. so I dont want to buy an eee Transformer for about 750€ ($1065 or £654).
Would be great if you could give me some responses!
greetz
Spider
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Easy one...
Just buy from Amazon.co.uk the bundle (when it will be available) or tablet only (in stock at the moment).
For Germany, you need a power plug adapter (3-4 EUR) and you're set.
Shipping from amazon.co.uk depends on delivery method. Put the item to the shopping cart and you will see the whole cost, including delivery.
Hey guys, i fell in love with this device, my problem is now it seems so rediciously overpriced in my country(Denmark) I heard that it's around 400$ in US but in denmark, it's around 720$, which is just so much.
Compared to other tablets like Galaxy,xoom,acer, and so on' it's just so rediciously expensive.
Also, the other thing which annoys me is when people sell it used in Denmark, they only cut like 10% off the price, which imo should be at least 40%.
No wonder why noone sells it. (check dba.dk if instrested)
So, guys, is it really true that it's so expensive, and worth the money?
Also, if anyone danish guys got it, and want to sell it, contact me! (max 2750DKK)
tl;dr
Want to buy
Too expensive
Brag about people sell it for too much
Where to buy
THANKS!
I would still buy it because of the dock. For that kind of price point I wou,d probably try for a prime instead.
Sans the dock, I'd probably have gotten the GT in your boat.
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The prime is like 1070$...
Dang, is it not a viable option to get it shipped from elsewhere? I don't know if it's been stated to not be allowed already, but if you could get it shipped from the US for less than $320 (or $320- how much you value the time it takes), you'd be getting it for less?
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Dang, is it not a viable option to get it shipped from elsewhere? I don't know if it's been stated to not be allowed already, but if you could get it shipped from the US for less than $320 (or $320- how much you value the time it takes), you'd be getting it for less?
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Well, if you want to ship it from the US, it's a bit complicated inside of EU (well at least Czech Republic ), because if you order something from abroad, you have to pay some fees and taxes for importing it. So in order to pick up the package from the post office you first have to pay all the fees and taxes.
Not to mention that you'd probably have to get a different charger or at least the plug. But most of all, you'd get no support/warranty if something goes wrong unless you ship it back to the US. And btw, shipping is not the cheapest as well.
But still $720 is terrible, I got mine (with the dock) a few weeks ago for ~ $575 (about 11000 CZK). Price without the dock is something like $465. But it's still cheaper than the Galaxy Tab. My father in law bought one a few weeks ago - 64GB, 3G with bluetooth keyboard - for something like $1100
On the other hand, prices in US vs. EU are not really comparable. I always rage and envy, when I see them... The US prices (for almost anything) always seem 25-50% less than what I get from local stores.
I heard a rumor once that US producers set EU prices like 1 USD = 1 EUR...
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Well, if you want to ship it from the US, it's a bit complicated inside of EU (well at least Czech Republic ), because if you order something from abroad, you have to pay some fees and taxes for importing it. So in order to pick up the package from the post office you first have to pay all the fees and taxes.
Not to mention that you'd probably have to get a different charger or at least the plug. But most of all, you'd get no support/warranty if something goes wrong unless you ship it back to the US. And btw, shipping is not the cheapest as well.
But still $720 is terrible, I got mine (with the dock) a few weeks ago for ~ $575 (about 11000 CZK). Price without the dock is something like $465. But it's still cheaper than the Galaxy Tab. My father in law bought one a few weeks ago - 64GB, 3G with bluetooth keyboard - for something like $1100
On the other hand, prices in US vs. EU are not really comparable. I always rage and envy, when I see them... The US prices (for almost anything) always seem 25-50% less than what I get from local stores.
I heard a rumor once that US producers set EU prices like 1 USD = 1 EUR...
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You pretty much explained why i can't order it outside EU, the other thing is that there is no "ÆØÅ" keys, which is standard danish keys.
Also, thinking about prime..
mafiapanda said:
You pretty much explained why i can't order it outside EU, the other thing is that there is no "ÆØÅ" keys, which is standard danish keys.
Also, thinking about prime..
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Ordered some books in the US some years ago. The fee was not as big if I remember correctly. Don't know if it's the same with tech.
Regarding æøå. Couldn't you just flash a danish rom?
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I'm not familiar with Danish customs but I know from USA->Canada travel and the inverse that past what ever $ amount is set, you have to pay a precentage. So e.g. I went through to Canada with an engagement ring and gave the cashier my receipt, then had to pay the duties to take it through. That and remembering my fiancee is extra awesome for not wanting a ring that costs more than my car....lol
I would assume that most countries are the same in concept.
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poulsky said:
Ordered some books in the US some years ago. The fee was not as big if I remember correctly. Don't know if it's the same with tech.
Regarding æøå. Couldn't you just flash a danish rom?
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So a rom would magickly add extra keys on the keyboard dock(;?
Lol
Anyway, i called asus and asked them about prime release date, and they couldn't tell me, so right now, it's 50-50 if i can wait for the prime
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I'm not familiar with Danish customs but I know from USA->Canada travel and the inverse that past what ever $ amount is set, you have to pay a precentage. So e.g. I went through to Canada with an engagement ring and gave the cashier my receipt, then had to pay the duties to take it through. That and remembering my fiancee is extra awesome for not wanting a ring that costs more than my car....lol
I would assume that most countries are the same in concept.
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Yeah, it's not worth buying from usa.
What i could do tho, is get someone to buy it in usa, and then send it to me personally... i just don't know anyone in usa.
How about a private sale like Craigslist/Ebay/Amazon or something
I have a question for you guys. Can the OP buy stuff from amazon? I have a seller account on there. If I want to help out the OP and make it safe for both of us, could he buy from me on amazon and then I buy it from over here and send it to him?
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So a rom would magickly add extra keys on the keyboard dock(;?
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Thought you were talking about the soft keys.
But I really think you should wait for the prime. According to Anand it should be so much better than its predecessor.
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Well, if you want to ship it from the US, it's a bit complicated inside of EU (well at least Czech Republic ), because if you order something from abroad, you have to pay some fees and taxes for importing it. So in order to pick up the package from the post office you first have to pay all the fees and taxes.
Not to mention that you'd probably have to get a different charger or at least the plug. But most of all, you'd get no support/warranty if something goes wrong unless you ship it back to the US. And btw, shipping is not the cheapest as well.
But still $720 is terrible, I got mine (with the dock) a few weeks ago for ~ $575 (about 11000 CZK). Price without the dock is something like $465. But it's still cheaper than the Galaxy Tab. My father in law bought one a few weeks ago - 64GB, 3G with bluetooth keyboard - for something like $1100
On the other hand, prices in US vs. EU are not really comparable. I always rage and envy, when I see them... The US prices (for almost anything) always seem 25-50% less than what I get from local stores.
I heard a rumor once that US producers set EU prices like 1 USD = 1 EUR...
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just an fyi the beautiful thing about asus is their warranties are good for 2 years worldwide and another thing is you should be able to update still i would call asus and comfirm this though but the warranty thing i know is a definite
Thanks guys for your kindness and support!
I decided to wait for the prime though!
Anyway, see ya on the prime forum!
Does anyone know where it's best to buy the Asus Transformer Infinity gold including the keyboard with german or austrian student bonus.
with student bonus I only found it on notebooksbilliger.de for 700 € (only pre-order)
Yet available in Austria (only the grey):
mediamarkt (online and in store)
amazon
Notebookbilliger.de now says: 2-4 days for the grey
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Seen some sites state the 15. as date for the release.
All others say mid july.
Let's hope next week it will be released
The asus transformer infinity is now available @ notebooksbilliger.de
you can buy the grey and the gold version
for germany and austria students it's the cheapest possibility I know
If the Infinity will be available at kmcomputer.de it will be the cheapest I know of.
It is 577€ there for everyone.
I'll be travelling to Köln the first weekend in August. If kmcomputer.de get their 64GB Gold + Dock in stock next week I'll be very tempted to order it and have it delivered to my friend living over there and pick it up when I arrive. €693 is a great price!
I was disappointed when the grey tablet I ordered from Komplett.ie had a problem with the screen. I opted to return it for a full refund rather than replacement. Knocking €30 off the price and the opportunity to check out a Gold one would almost convince me to try again and hopefully second time around the screen will be flawless!
577 € @ http://www.kmcomputer.de is without the dock and you have to add shipping costs
so if you want to buy without dock http://www.kmcomputer.de is the cheapest
but when you think about purchasing with dock and you are a student then it's better to buy on notebooksbilliger.de
You can also fetch it from the store after ordering at k&m. You can reach it easily by train.
I'm doing the same as I live in Köln/Cologne.
That way it will only cost 577€.
Hi All,
I'm considering purchasing the tf700 from America and importing to Australia (as they are going to flog it off here for $999AUD!
The only thing I need to confirm before purchasing is if the adaptor will be suitable for Australia (don't want a surge).
Does the info on the (American) power pack indicate it handles 110-240v ?
Thanks for any help you can give,
Mike
Mykew said:
Hi All,
I'm considering purchasing the tf700 from America and importing to Australia (as they are going to flog it off here for $999AUD!
The only thing I need to confirm before purchasing is if the adaptor will be suitable for Australia (don't want a surge).
Does the info on the (American) power pack indicate it handles 110-240v ?
Thanks for any help you can give,
Mike
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Input 100-240 V, ~ 50/60 Hz 0.5 A
Thanks Mate.
Yes, hopefully doing the same. Probably gonna need a an adapter as well. How you gonna get yours over here?
I'm pretty sure I read that all Aussie tabs will come with the Key Board dock also, still priced high but thats something to consider plus 32/64 at that price?
Ordered mine through ebay last night. It is winging it's way here via DHL as we speak. Paid 838 AUD (including express shipping) for 64GB with dock (a. grey colour). Expect it to arrive here on Monday next. When you add the $10 for an adaptor that still comes in $140 cheaper and at least a week earlier than the Oz release.
Would I be able to get a 32GB no dock from the same supplier?
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Would I be able to get a 32GB no dock from the same supplier?
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check out ebay mate. Theres a few offering 32GB no dock for well under 500. Express shipping (cause who wants to wait weeks once you have committed the money) costs about 60. the ususal precautions re: checking out sellers reputation apply, obviously.
Mykew said:
check out ebay mate. Theres a few offering 32GB no dock for well under 500. Express shipping (cause who wants to wait weeks once you have committed the money) costs about 60. the ususal precautions re: checking out sellers reputation apply, obviously.
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Thanks, I pm'ed one to you to see if it was the same supplier just so this thread isn't staying alive with just us.
Although the sentbox seems empty so forgive me if its doesn't work or you just get a gazillion messages