I went in to Best Buy to grab the fabled $300 Transformer (not Prime) last week. They had three boxes on the shelf. They told me that the Transformer was actually $400. I showed them the Best Buy website product page for the Transformer for $300. They said that was a different model. I said, "No, look, the specs are EXACTLY the same. It is different in no way whatsoever. It is the same device." They said that it was the "black Friday" edition. And they didn't have any of the $300 Black Friday editions, they only had the $400 normal editions.
First of all, that's bait and switch. That's saying "Oh, come into our store and get this device for only $300!" And then when you walk in they say "Nope, sorry, that's a DIFFERENT MODEL with the same specifications and build! It may be identical in every way, but it's different, and we don't have any." Bait and switch is illegal. If they somehow get around that by bending the law by selling the Black Friday devices under a different model number, that SHOULD be illegal.
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Anyway, enough of that rant. On the Best Buy site, even the Black Friday $300 edition went back up to $400 just yesterday. Is this because of the delay with the Prime? Is there any hope of a $300 Transformer before Christmas? Or will I have to get the HTC Flyer? After the Prime is released, do we have any idea whatsoever on the pricing of the first edition? I know no one knows for sure. Even speculation would be nice.
Thanks!
the prime isnt released till the week of the 19th so i dont know where you got your information
I was talking about the CURRENT Transformer. The TF101 or whatever. If I was asking about the Prime, this post would be in the Prime's forum
My question is does anyone have any valid speculation as to what might happen to the CURRENT Transformer's price after the Prime is released. I would like to know because last week the CURRENT Transformer was $300 at Best Buy (now it's $400 again. Possibly due to the delay of the Prime?)
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I was talking about the CURRENT Transformer. The TF101 or whatever. If I was asking about the Prime, this post would be in the Prime's forum
My question is does anyone have any valid speculation as to what might happen to the CURRENT Transformer's price after the Prime is released. I would like to know because last week the CURRENT Transformer was $300 at Best Buy (now it's $400 again. Possibly due to the delay of the Prime?)
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You could try craig's list...
Oh, and look at your first sentence of your first post...'Prime'.
sorry i got confused considering you called it the prime 6 different times
Best thread ever.
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mrevankyle said:
sorry i got confused considering you called it the prime 6 different times
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I'm an idiot
Fixed it. And to be clear, I only called it the Prime twice haha.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/
Here's the direct deal link for later (since the goldbox page will turnover in 24hrs)
amzn.com/gb/A3BWIOFSXKB0OY
Same price $279 as the Woot deal (they even say it's from them - which makes sense since Amazon owns Woot now)
I'm just astounded at how many of these Woot seems to have gotten their hands on - the woot sale supposedly garnered >10k purchases... in 1 day.
ninjit said:
Here's the direct deal link for later (since the goldbox page will turnover in 24hrs)
amzn.com/gb/A3BWIOFSXKB0OY
Same price $279 as the Woot deal (they even say it's from them - which makes sense since Amazon owns Woot now)
I'm just astounded at how many of these Woot seems to have gotten their hands on - the woot sale supposedly garnered >10k purchases... in 1 day.
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It's not supposed, they actually listed the number of sales (as they do all their sales): 10452
Going through the forums for that, it seems that woot was selling the Gtablet from a vendor (probably overseas as their English wasn't great in the woot forums).
It is actually a better deal than the Woot deal I got.
This one qualifies for free shipping saves you an additional $5.00.
It does list the tablet as sold by Woot.
I am pretty happy with my tablet so far. The only down side I've seen so far are the posting about support from nvidia and us merchant.
Woot must have gotten a huge inventory on these tablets.
Don't know if the large number of users plus a portion of the new Xoom tablet is going to alter nVidia's direction.
Andrew certainly stirred up a bit of discussion that needs to be clarified. There's a new post on techeye.net an hour ago talking about Tegra 250 Development Kit. I am too new to post a link here.
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tenshijack said:
It's not supposed, they actually listed the number of sales (as they do all their sales): 10452
Going through the forums for that, it seems that woot was selling the Gtablet from a vendor (probably overseas as their English wasn't great in the woot forums).
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Add another 1300 for the Woot Off and it's 11,752. I wonder how many Amazon will sell today?
VS and others emptying the shelves of this device. Guess a device that can't go past Froyo due to no support for updating the Tegra processor by the manufacturer is doomed. Still enjoy modding it with all the ROMs out there. Wonder if the price will get to $199 ever?
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VS and others emptying the shelves of this device. Guess a device that can't go past Froyo due to no support for updating the Tegra processor by the manufacturer is doomed. Still enjoy modding it with all the ROMs out there. Wonder if the price will get to $199 ever?
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This is still up for debate. With the crap-storm of bad publicity they got the last few days and their 'clarification' on their stance on what 'Harmony' means, there may be a possibility that we will get hardware accelerated drivers from them yet.
I bought one earlier today. Can't wait for it to arrive.
I couldnt pass this deal up, gtab here I come....
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Just purchased mine... and to think I almost bought the WIFI only Galaxy Tab.
Quick poll to see if anyone has received a transformer+keyboard after ordering or pre-ordering. I'm waiting on Comet, but having missed the £55 keyboard offer, I don't want to cancel, buy a keyboard-less tablet elsewhere and then get stung for £100+ when it's released...
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Quick poll to see if anyone has received a transformer+keyboard after ordering or pre-ordering. I'm waiting on Comet, but having missed the £55 keyboard offer, I don't want to cancel, buy a keyboard-less tablet elsewhere and then get stung for £100+ when it's released...
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Not recd yet :-( dont think will do until at least 15 may in the uk
swazpurohit, you voted that you have received it, you want vote #2
Where have you heard the 15th May date from?
Well this is a waste of time at the moment as no one will have a dock shipped to them until mid May at the earliest. That's according to Asus.
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Well this is a waste of time at the moment as no one will have a dock shipped to them until mid May at the earliest. That's according to Asus.
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I thought it might be a bit earlier than that. In response to a question on Twitter about keyboard availability for those who got in on the special 'early adopters' deal, Asus UK wrote:
'We believe end w/c 2nd or early w/c 9th May, depends on whether Bank Holiday w/end delays internal freight forwarding to stores'
I'm optimistic for the end of this week, but knowing Asus it could be several weeks away before we see the docks..
edit: misread the Twitter thread a bit, actually was in response to a question about the tablet bundle (tablet + dock) being available to buy in store in the UK. Since Asus said their first priority is to clear the dock purchases for the early adopters, I'm assuming those of us who ordered through that deal will get them roughly the same time if not a little earlier.
I ordered my bundle last week (26/04/11) from the car-phone warehouse. I phoned them on Thursday to chase up the status of my order and they told me that they have tablets in stock but no keyboard docks. They're expecting Keyboards in on the 3rd of May and will be fulfilling orders immediately so I should expect my order to be delivered on Wednesday the 4th.
-cyph
Well the lack of any email confirmation from asus after i paid via bank transfer didnt fill me with confidence. I'm not in a rush to get the dock, although it would be nice to get it sooner rather than later of course. I think I'm in the same boat as everyone else in this regard. Anyways as far as info goes, I've not seen what you have on twitter.
I'm sure it will turn out that a few people wont get their docks, even though they pre-ordered and did the dock offer. At least, I have a bad feeling it will turn out that way, and I'd rather it wasnt me.
i didnt even think about the non confirmation of payment after i sent a bank transfer... does seem a bit strange. Im hoping the dock willbe with me soon.
din't receive any reply from Asus after sending email to them asking for the keyboard offer
Time for a bump.
Anyone received a bundle/combo yet, or are those talking about keyboards people who bought it seperately for $130(£?)?
Anyone recieving a keyboard but has decided or wont bekeeping it please get touch
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Sorry if there is any other post like this, I didn't find any in the search function.
I am wondering if it is worth it to plunge into this device or I should wait to see what happens on Oct. Supposedly the rumors are that there is going to be some new transformer or what not.
I'm kinda on the fence whether or not to just take the plunge and buy this tablet or just wait 2 more months... Help?
agegsg said:
Sorry if there is any other post like this, I didn't find any in the search function.
I am wondering if it is worth it to plunge into this device or I should wait to see what happens on Oct. Supposedly the rumors are that there is going to be some new transformer or what not.
I'm kinda on the fence whether or not to just take the plunge and buy this tablet or just wait 2 more months... Help?
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October is all rumors! There wont be new model this year, Im 95% sure and ordered one myself yesterday.
3G model is coming in next month, if you need that, but it will add the price too much for my needs.
agegsg said:
Sorry if there is any other post like this, I didn't find any in the search function.
I am wondering if it is worth it to plunge into this device or I should wait to see what happens on Oct. Supposedly the rumors are that there is going to be some new transformer or what not.
I'm kinda on the fence whether or not to just take the plunge and buy this tablet or just wait 2 more months... Help?
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I am in the same situation. With the christmas season right around the corner, manufacturers would be crazy not to introduce new models in the Oct/Nov window. I've heard that the new Kal-El cores from nVidia should be released in August as well.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/02/asus-next-gen-eee-pad-transformer-to-pack-nvidias-quad-core-ka/
That being said, I've been looking into the Transformer and Iconia and will probably just wait out the 2-3 months till the holiday season.
Thank you for your opinions.
I wish these companies gave better clues...
New article to add to rumors...
http://popherald.com/technology/ipa...es-alongside-new-asus-transformer-claims/9531
Its weird that they would release one around the same year they released this one.
I guess I'll go to the store and take another look and see if I can get suckered into buying one
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Thank you for your opinions.
I wish these companies gave better clues...
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That's probably never going to happen. Its in their best interest to make you think that nothing better will ever come along and you might as well get one now because you're just wasting time while everyone else is out having fun. The problem is that they also need to show investors that they are ahead of their competition with innovation and new products. So they are intentionally vague in order to put you right in the situation you're in...decisions, decisions
The truth is that just as you purchase your TF, something new will come out the week after. If you're wanting to be on the bleeding edge of a new tech, then it's going to cost you. I personally, like to let others figure out how to root my favorite devices then just buy them a beer. If it hadn't been for the $100 coupon floating around last week, I would still be waiting. If you want, you could even wait for the newest "Kal El" tablet to arrive then pick up a tegra2 for cheap!
Good luck, and make sure you can be happy with whatever decision you make.
Seriously, what the hell is going on with this tablet and it's release date?
I check these forums every day for months, and I just had to make an account to ask this. I see everyone ordering from overseas, the release date was supposed to be July 14th in USA, well what gives? It's July 25th and there is NO WORD ANYWHERE.
I am getting pretty frustrated so if anyone can give me a reason why there is no date set yet, or why Asus is being so god dam secretive about it like it is the most important thing in the world ever. Also concealing a release date offers no benefit to Asus. This is dumb as ****... /endrant
Anyone have any info yet?
A quick search of the forums will show many North American stores have been selling it since ~16th of July. You can order it online through many of the American retailers (B&H, Tiger Direct, Amazon, Best Buy).
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Seriously, what the hell is going on with this tablet and it's release date?
I check these forums every day for months, and I just had to make an account to ask this. I see everyone ordering from overseas, the release date was supposed to be July 14th in USA, well what gives? It's July 25th and there is NO WORD ANYWHERE.
I am getting pretty frustrated so if anyone can give me a reason why there is no date set yet, or why Asus is being so god dam secretive about it like it is the most important thing in the world ever. Also concealing a release date offers no benefit to Asus. This is dumb as ****... /endrant
Anyone have any info yet?
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I've had my TF700 & dock since last Thursday! I ordered it on Monday from Office Depot (online).... I guess you just weren't looking hard enough!
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Hey, I live in the US and I've had my Infinity for a week now. Got it from a domestic vendor too (newegg, specifically). It's out, trust me, just really in high demand and hard to find. I was lucky enough to place an order when Newegg just got a shipment in, and it was sold out within an hour.
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Distribution of this tablet is trully wired. At the begining of June, I read that tablet will be aviable in England in late August.
I was very suprised, when I saw Infinity in shop in Poland. I did buy 64GB version with dock on 29 June without any problems.
Keep in mind we are a international community here at XDA. Mani are purchasing from outside the states sources because they are also out side of the states. You'll still have a little trouble getting your hands on one in store, but I ordered mine from amazon two days ago and it will be at my door today when I get home from work (I hope).
You can use the website http://www.nowinstock.net to see availability of the device in the US. Great resource for finding some of the hottest tech products.
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Hey, thanks for the quick responses everyone. I have been avoiding ordering this online as I have had many problems in the past ordering devices online. Looks like I have no choice then...
Amazon has always been decent to me, I would try them except it says it would ship within 2 months....More waiting yay!
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Hey, thanks for the quick responses everyone. I have been avoiding ordering this online as I have had many problems in the past ordering devices online. Looks like I have no choice then...
Amazon has always been decent to me, I would try them except it says it would ship within 2 months....More waiting yay!
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http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-TF700T-B...&ie=UTF8&qid=1343239041&sr=1-1&keywords=tf700
Can't be to hard to find. I ordered and got mine from best buy last week and decided I want one more so I called best buy here in Idaho yesterday. They said they would have 95 units in store this Thursday. If you look at LA California BB stores they all have been in stock since last Thursday.
Yes I see Amazon has the 32 gig in stock, but I wanted the 64 gig...
If anyone finds any 64 gig infinity in stock anywhere in America, I'd really appreciate you posting it here , thanks. As far as I can see, there are no 64 gb units anywhere in US.
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-TF700T-C...43255117&sr=8-2&keywords=transformer+infinity
$20 more than MSRP, but the C1 is the 64GB flavor.
I actually just ordered both the 64 gig grey pad and the dock for $750 total from Newegg. Both should be here Friday.
Get em while you can people!
so, it is available and can be bought
No need for this thread then
Hey guys. Today I was at my local best buy and saw this tablet. It sat right next to its red counterpart, which was $350. To my surprise, the blue version was on "Clearance" at $250.
Is this a deal I should take advantage of? Or would it be wrong considering it should be $350?
I'm sorry I don't have pictures, but I will try to explain why I think its a mistake. The sale end date was "1/1/99"....and also, I can't find this tablet anywhere this cheap.
Is the tablet really on sale for this price? Was it a mistake?
Sorry if this might be a stupid question, I just don't know where else I should ask.
I think i would just buy it to be honest. It seems cheap and if it is a missprice on the item, it may show when the item is scanned. It's not like you're doing anything illegal or committing a crime.
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Great price. I would get it for sure.