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Is anyone here actually happy with the TF101?

So after being active in the forums around when ICS was released then staying idle for a month or two, all I come back to is tons of threads with people asking how to downgrade. So my question is, does anyone actually enjoy this tablet? Does anyone open it up or power it on, on a daily basis and enjoy using it?
This is kind of a joke thread but sadly also kind of a serious thread. I personally love this tablet. I get one or two SOD's a day (On a bad day) but everything else is smooth and works well, especially for a year old tablet.

very happy. if xda didn't exist...i think i'd be all sorts of miserable...but since it does exist...found me a custom kernel (the "test" series by guevor) and done. most problems are gone.
i say most because the screen tearing happens every so often...but nothing i can't simply ignore.
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miketoasty said:
So after being active in the forums around when ICS was released then staying idle for a month or two, all I come back to is tons of threads with people asking how to downgrade. So my question is, does anyone actually enjoy this tablet? Does anyone open it up or power it on, on a daily basis and enjoy using it?
This is kind of a joke thread but sadly also kind of a serious thread. I personally love this tablet. I get one or two SOD's a day (On a bad day) but everything else is smooth and works well, especially for a year old tablet.
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Well, this is no joke. I have two 101s, B50 and B70, both 32g and both rooted after the .21 update. Very minor issues like apps need to be re-installed, but none of the major problems associated with custom kernels and roms. Excellent multimedia device, USB adapter connects to external storage including hds, wifi gps and bt are functioning better than the Prime, that's for sure. As compared to the TF300, the only difference is a faster SOC but then again there's no boatload of games that should have been released with the Prime so majority of the apps out there were designed for the Tegra 2.
I will be keeping my 101s for quite a while until the 700 and I expect a major leap in performance and looks, USB 3.0 for one and e-sata without the dock!

I'm happy for the most part. I use my TF101 for several hours each day, and don't have any of the major issues with ICS that some others do. It has never, ever randomly rebooted while I was using it, or locked up, etc. It would sometimes reboot itself during sleep, but this wasn't a major issue for me. It hasn't even done that since the latest update, but I turn it off more often now instead of putting it to sleep. I don't have the dock, so none of those issues apply to mine either.

I am happy with ICS. I was pretty disappointed with the release state of the transformer. MKV playback, battery/dock problems, Android HC software not that great, and all kinds of other little problems. However between ICS upgrade and Asus support, I'm 97% satisfied with my tablet, however HD video playback, web browsing, word processing, and a few other small things could use some work.
Sadly I can't/won't use custom roms as every one I've tried either has minor stability problems or app incompatibility problems. So rooted stock with a custom kernel for me it is.
I'll hold on to the tf101 until Asus releases something with a screen that can rival the Ipad 3. The prime and 700 aren't a large enough increase in specs to warrant an upgrade at full cost.

Ran stock for quite awhile and just downgraded today so that I could root, install CWM, and put on a ROM. Trying Android Revolution right now. I've been very impressed with this tablet. My friends who have iPads are always asking to play with my tablet.
-Daryel

I'm pretty happy- I've gotten a few reboots, but they are relatively infrequent. I am really not a power user, so my tablet isn't on for 8 hours a day.
What I have really enjoyed is the unlocked bootloader and the frequent updates that ASUS puts out- I've really learned a lot about modding and deodexing roms, and generally, how Android is put together. In that sense, it has been a fun device.

in the last month and a half Ive gone through 3 tablets
at first I went cheap with a viewsonic Gtablet that had a screen issue I fixed.
Loved all the ports & price. didnt like the screen.
then i came across a great deal on a galaxy tab 10.1. which I loved. Great screen, super light and an amazing speaker.
for the last week and a half Ive had my 32GB TF101 B70. and as of Friday sold the other tablets.
I got a good deal with keyboard dock and love it so far, though I wish the screen and speakers were as nice as the Samsung, especially the speakers. that little thing could fill a small room with sound.
I made the mistake of updating to the new fimrware on My B70 and ran into issues trying to downgrade but the previous firmware and current have been stable for me with heavy nightly use since I got it.
lots of streaming ect and splashtop HD is great with the touchpad & dock
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Just remembered, the only random issue I seem to have is once in a while it seems there is a diagonal split with the screen showing some other image. its not common and goes away in a second or 2 though

I have no real issues with the Transformer or ICS as a whole. Wiping my device before updating to ICS fixed my deep sleep issue & battery drain issue. However I have been experiencing some problems with Opera since the update.

Well I guess talking about it jinxed me. left the room to get a drink, came back and was on the asus booting screen with the circle of dots stuck. had to hold the power button to reboot. never happened before, hope it doesn't become a habit

I use mine all day everyday. Its replaced my laptop as far as Surfing and socializing..I dont have the errors tho.

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who has had a near perfect experience with this great device.

People asking how to downgrade is a little more noticeable that people doing nothing and sticking with ASUS stock ICS. For me ICS is clearly better than Honeycomb and the odd reboot issue doesn't change that. I use my Transformer daily but still use my Macbook,PC and phone daily too so nothing has really been replaced.
I posted a poll about people favourite Android version and ICS won easily.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1601556

Supremely happy with my TF made my laptop nearly obsolete . Little to no issues occasional S.O.D.'s but its nothing to deter me from using it. These tabs are so versatile I watch movies, play games, hook it up to my TV, get on that fancy inter net thingy, oh and it destroys the battery life compared to my laptop by 1 day lol

I love all three of my tablets, they all run damn near perfect, all rooted running revolver ics.
Honestly,I have read most of the issue/complaint threads and to me it seems like most of these threads are the same people discussing the same issues... Making it appear as though more people are having issues... This is just my observations... I know several people with transformers... None of them have issues, however I personally rooted and flashed custom roms for about half of them... The rest know what they are doing.
I have had my hands hand on dozens of tfs all ran ics fine... Some had bad flashes that need to be redone... All in all it's hard for me to believe that so many are having so many issues. Like with most consumer products, the happy people tend to be less vocal while the unhappy are not... This phenomenon definitely has an effect on the perception of the size of issues. Not to deny there is a potential issue, but so many including myself have managed to make our devices and others very stable.
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I'm satisfied with mine. I bought it back in September as my own birthday present. In hindsight, I guess I could have waited for the Prime, but I had been on the fence about buying a tab for months and I didn't want to end up constantly waiting for something better to come out, all the while not enjoying having a tablet.
I didn't buy it for any specific reason. I just wanted something that I would keep around the house. Something to look something up real quick while watching tv. Or read something out in the yard. Or play a quick game. Etc. Just basica stuff you would want to do but not want to lug around a laptop for.
Stock it did everything I needed it to. I did root and overclock. After a while I began to get mad at the amount of apps that didn't work or didn't work right with honeycomb though.
I just flashed ICS the other night. Haven't had any serious issues and I think now the tablet finally performs as it should. Everything is much more fluid and polished and hopefully now there will be greater compatibility with apps. Some things still annoy me that are no fault of the tab...like the lack of availibility of apps like hbo go. It really grinds my gears. I mean really...who the hell still uses android 2.1?
But yes, overall I am very happy with it. Aside from doin what I originally wanted it to do, i've obtained some useful apps that can help me with my work when i'm at home. It's a device I would feel naked without at this point. It's really always with me.

had mine since release. currently on team EOS rom and it's significantly faster than stock ICS, most notably while browsing. i love being able to scroll down a big webpage at full speed and see no lag at all, which stock never came close to doing! aside from the black screen on rotation, i have had no problems.
it saddens me to see so many people having trouble. mine has never rebooted or anything like that, literally everything has worked perfectly. i feel like my transformer will last awhile, it's been a great laptop replacement thus far.
i just wish hulu plus worked on aosp ICS roms. is there a way?

Had mine for over a year already. Still running fine.
Currently running Megatron ROM with guevor's kernel.

No sods and no rr's at all for me
CM9 and Test 17 1.5ghz o/c
My tablet has only ever been off when I have been out for a weekend the rest of the time it is never turned off so it has probably gone without rest for a year all up
Very happy with my tf and it is used everyday in fact i had a accident recently and have had to take time off work so there has been a couple times i have used it all day non stop
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I'm quite happy with my TF101 running stock ICS.
At first I had quite a lot of unexplained reboots but that seems to have stopped.
I use my TF101 daily for IM and web browsing which is exactly what I got it for.

When is Asus going to start doing some QC

Well after a week and a half of owning the TF700 (CG 32gb - C7 serial), I returned mine today to BB I got it the day before I left on a cruise. Did not have a lot of time to play with it before I left (knew I wouldn't have wifi on the ship) so first thing I did was get .26 update on it, then loaded a few ebook, readers and games, and a few movies. I had it in Airplane mode for the trip. Right away I had problems with freezing, but the biggest issue is the touchscreen would sometimes be completely unresponsive, and then other times worked great. But more often then not it didn't work, and I couldn't even turn pages in the few books I loaded. Also had bad light bleed. Gave up after 2 days of frustration and used my wifes Nexus 7 the rest of the trip, which worked great. Funny thing is my daughter has an original Transformer and she even said my tablet sucked.
So when I got back this week, I did a factory reset, but it didn't solve the issues. Since the Nexus 7 is also an Asus device, it made me start to wonder what the difference in QC is on these 2 devices. I thought about playng the exchange game, but then felt betrayed by Asus. Even though JB will help the device, it should work fine with ICS. We shouldn't have to swap these units like this to hopefully get a "a good one". Also remembered the Prime, which I returned after a week due to similar freezing issues. Wonder what the Asus financial department calculates as far as return rate and costs.
I really want to love the device but sick of how we all have accepted the fact that you need to exchange multiple units as standard procedure. This is the reason why Asus will never come close to Apple even if their hardware is more feature rich.
Almost tempted to get a Nexus 7 but really want a 10" tablet and need the keyboard option. I guess I am going to sit on the sidelines another few months and try agan when all the Windows 8 tablets come out.
Why can't Asus step up their QC on their tablets?
mh

guitar1969 said:
Well after a week and a half of owning the TF700 (CG 32gb - C7 serial), I returned mine today to BB I got it the day before I left on a cruise. Did not have a lot of time to play with it before I left (knew I wouldn't have wifi on the ship) so first thing I did was get .26 update on it, then loaded a few ebook, readers and games, and a few movies. I had it in Airplane mode for the trip. Right away I had problems with freezing, but the biggest issue is the touchscreen would sometimes be completely unresponsive, and then other times worked great. But more often then not it didn't work, and I couldn't even turn pages in the few books I loaded. Also had bad light bleed. Gave up after 2 days of frustration and used my wifes Nexus 7 the rest of the trip, which worked great. Funny thing is my daughter has an original Transformer and she even said my tablet sucked.
So when I got back this week, I did a factory reset, but it didn't solve the issues. Since the Nexus 7 is also an Asus device, it made me start to wonder what the difference in QC is on these 2 devices. I thought about playng the exchange game, but then felt betrayed by Asus. Even though JB will help the device, it should work fine with ICS. We shouldn't have to swap these units like this to hopefully get a "a good one". Also remembered the Prime, which I returned after a week due to similar freezing issues. Wonder what the Asus financial department calculates as far as return rate and costs.
I really want to love the device but sick of how we all have accepted the fact that you need to exchange multiple units as standard procedure. This is the reason why Asus will never come close to Apple even if their hardware is more feature rich.
Almost tempted to get a Nexus 7 but really want a 10" tablet and need the keyboard option. I guess I am going to sit on the sidelines another few months and try agan when all the Windows 8 tablets come out.
Why can't Asus step up their QC on their tablets?
mh
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I feel your pain. Same exact thing happened to me, my kids told me it sucks, randomly app FC, screen freeze etc.. So I tried couple different things attempt to improve the performance , I don't want to use custom rom yet. And now my tab is running much better. Here what I did, 1. forced 2D rendering, root the tab and installed browser2ram, installed Setcpu(free) and make sure I/O scheduler set to cfq and governor set to interactive. Now my tab is running pretty good, no more freeze/FC and browser is fast (Boat browser with flash set to on demand). Netflix is working well too. On another note, rooting is very simple and safe and you still can receive OTA Jb, but I wouldn't recommend unlock bootloader.

[Q] TF300 glitches? Advice please

My mother in law has a TF300 that has been really glitchy, so much so that it was basically unusable (the 4.2 update seems to have made it better, but still not perfect).
Her biggest issue has been sporadic touchscreen non-responsiveness. She thinks that this might be worse when connected to the internet (some app working in the background/updating?). Today she also had it where she couldn't use the screen while connected to the keyboard, but when she disconnected the keyboard it started working again, but that may have been a fluke.
In addition, there are times when it will act as if you've pressed an on screen button, even though your hand was nowhere near said button (almost like a ghosting effect on a keyboard, when the computer is running slow)
I've got the tablet with me for a few hours and I'd like to help her get it to the point where it's working normal again. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.

Almost as soon as I mentioned the on screen buttons, it started acting up.
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Did it just start or has it been doing it since day 1? Go to settings, then Backup & Reset under Language & Input and do a Factory data reset.
That's the fist step in finding the problem. Bad side she will loose all saved data so save it to a pc.

4.2.1 update rolling out
hmm is that a galaxy player 5.0

I can't remember how long it's been giving her issues, but it has been a while. Multiple factory resets haven't fixed it. In the time I've been tinkering with it I've disabled some of the bloatware and turned off Auto Updates from the Play Store, so we'll see if those help in any way.
I've also noticed that the notification bar keeps getting stuck (either up or down). It looks like rotating it helps fix that, but still that's less than ideal...
Ah, the joys of being tech support :silly:
I've got it hooked up to my laptop in an attempt to use LogCat to help debug, but I'm not sure if I'm seeing anything consistent enough to label it as the cause of her troubles. Still, a resource available if anyone knows what I should be looking for there.
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hmm is that a galaxy player 5.0
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Yes, yes it is

If it's under warranty then send it back. Hopefully she hasn't had it over a year.
If it were mine it would've already been in the mail. Since its not unlocked and factory reset aren't working there's not much else that can be done without voiding the warranty.
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is there a screen protector on it?

My TF300 always the same thing whenever there was background IO, even with Android 4.1.
Turning off the useless syncing and auto Play Store updates do help.
Also check to see if the storage has been filled. IO performance is also decreased by having a relatively filled flash.

So having disabled the Auto Updates from Google Play seems to have made a world of difference. I'm surprised background IO took so much out of the tablet, since it's running on a quad core, but oh well. Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

All I can say is ughhh

I really wanted to love this phone,I loved how it looked, read all the reviews and then.. I did the initial set up downloading all my apps,it froze multiple times, had to reboot,apps keep crashing,the app drawer keeps disappearing and then showing back up..and the LAG, where do I start? My spare back up a ZTE ZMAX runs better than this phone. I factory reset and still the same issue ! The screen freezes at random times throughout the day. After a week with it,I'm done! I just purchased a Asus Zenfone 2, which was my other choice,hopefully I'll have better luck. I don't know if I got a dud,or if other people have had better experiences but for me I can't keep a phone that I have to restart multiple times a day just to use and then even then still runs slowwwww.....

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I really wanted to love this phone,I loved how it looked, read all the reviews and then.. I did the initial set up downloading all my apps,it froze multiple times, had to reboot,apps keep crashing,the app drawer keeps disappearing and then showing back up..and the LAG, where do I start? My spare back up a ZTE ZMAX runs better than this phone. I factory reset and still the same issue ! The screen freezes at random times throughout the day. After a week with it,I'm done! I just purchased a Asus Zenfone 2, which was my other choice,hopefully I'll have better luck. I don't know if I got a dud,or if other people have had better experiences but for me I can't keep a phone that I have to restart multiple times a day just to use and then even then still runs slowwwww.....
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You should try exchanging it for a new one first. Sounds like you just got a bad unit. I have very few issues with my unit. I would try a new one and if that doesn't work out then get the ZF2.

Shodan5150 said:
You should try exchanging it for a new one first. Sounds like you just got a bad unit. I have very few issues with my unit. I would try a new one and if that doesn't work out then get the ZF2.
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Same sentiments here - it does look like you were unlucky and got a bad unit. I am not going to say this is the best phone money can buy - but after more than two weeks of usage - I have not had any of the symptoms you are describing. App loading for me has certainly been slow - but that is pretty much the only performance problem I have had. No freezing or crashing - at all. And for the past week, the double tap issues has disappeared as well.
One thing - if you experienced freezing when updating all the apps during initial setup - that is a common problem I have faced with other devices and ROMs as well - and can be fixed by clearing cache and data on Play Services - and other Google apps.

I can't say i've had any issues with this phone other than the double tap to wake not working at random times. I paid $200 on preorder so i can't complain for the price. After coming from a GalaXY SII, this phone is great. Now I only wish someone would figure out how to root it. That and I wish Alcatel would update it to 5.1 but i'm not holding my breath for that one.

I agree. I have tried to enjoy the phone mainly because of the awesome speakers. But mine freezes and lags too bad to continue. It takes apps 5-10 seconds to load every time. I am done.

Which apps? I just tested 12 random apps and while it is on the slow side, on average I'm getting about 3.5 seconds to open an app. Slacker radio was the longest at almost six seconds but it took at least that long on my HTC one m7. Also at what points does the phone freeze? Have you tried a factory reset? I haven't had a single freeze on mine, as others suggested maybe you got a bad one.

No freezes here.
Apps load a little slow but never more than a couple of seconds.
hopefully when sources are released, things will improve.

I didn't have any of those issues. Just return it to Amazon and get a new one, their customer care is excellent.

same issue
I've the exact same issue as you experienced : app diseapearing, lock screen disapearing, app crash...
How did you solved this ?
Thks a lot

Pulled my shield out of the drawer

This was honestly a fantastic piece of hardware when I bought it. A little about me is that I'm a pilot and I travel non-stop. I took a job that gave me an ipad so the shield went back into the closet. I've since switched jobs again and now I've pulled it out, dusted it off, and updated it with everything. It's so slow it's unusable. Literally can't use it.
There are basically only a few things I want the tablet for. There's no games. I just want to Netflix, watch downloaded shows for when I'm in foreign countries, and look at photos. I don't even use the internet much on it I just use my phone for that. Mostly just a movie/show thing. What should I do to get it back up to par?
Basically I have nothing that's important on it but don't want to throw it away. I still think it's a great device so long as it operates like it should. What can I do to make it functional again and able to play downloaded content, sling/youtubeTV and my spotify account? I'm not sure what's happened but right now even swiping from one screen to another is very laggy and slow. If I need to root or install something custom I'm willing to I just want to get this device up and running. It's the 2014 Tegra K1 variant.
Thank you guys!

Install the new 5.2 update, do a factory reset, and do not enable "Doze". Nvidia has disabled Doze by default on the latest update to eliminate the lag. It might slightly drain the battery though, but no more lag coming out of sleep.

Stay away from tha updates!!

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Stay away from tha updates!!
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5.2 update made the tablet noticeably faster/smoother for me. Battery life is the same as before the update, and no issues with the update whatsoever.
Experience with an update(s) will vary from one user to another, due to all the differences in how we use our devices.