Hey Guys, I don't know if I posted this in the right place
I just want to ask you all,
Should I buy the Asus Transformer Ft101 or wait for the prime to drop its price !
I don't have any tablet but I have experience with android .
Is the only difference between those two the tegra 2 vs 3 processor ?
Is ICS coming soon to this tablet ?
Thank you all for the advice . And sorry admins if I put this thread in the wrong section ;-)
Ics is supposed to be out this month for tf101. Prime and its dock r both slimmer which means u lose one usb port. Some have reported wify issues with the prime. I have a tf101 and its great, no issues here.
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Thank you for the response, Well I will use it instead of a laptop , I hope it will do many things like a laptop can do ! i don't mean gaming and video editing . ;-)
hanybv said:
Thank you for the response, Well I will use it instead of a laptop , I hope it will do many things like a laptop can do ! i don't mean gaming and video editing . ;-)
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Well they can't do it all, yet but its great for school. I do a lot of notes on "groovy notes" and u can share them with e mail and blue tooth.
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hanybv said:
Hey Guys, I don't know if I posted this in the right place
I just want to ask you all,
Should I buy the Asus Transformer Ft101 or wait for the prime to drop its price !
I don't have any tablet but I have experience with android .
Is the only difference between those two the tegra 2 vs 3 processor ?
Is ICS coming soon to this tablet ?
Thank you all for the advice . And sorry admins if I put this thread in the wrong section ;-)
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Avoid the Prime, it has too many problems. (No GPS, Wifi and Bluetooth issues, only mono audio, etc.)
The TF101 is a much better deal, so long as you're willing to wait a while for ICS to come out.
So many "should I buy a TF101" threads. None of them in the Q&A forum either. hmmmm
I guess you should figure it out your self i mean
do you like playing games and stuff
or just browsing the web?
I would buy the TF101... Not really impressed by the Prime, and the Tegra3 SoC seem to be a benefit only to graphic demanding apps (or games ). I would be better to pack some more RAM on it... (IMO: I don't care to see true 1080p HD movies on a 10 inch screen... for that i have a 32 inch TV, and for videogames... not until they all have some sort of game pad support, like GTA3. So the Tegra2 SoC does the job i need more than fine).
For the price and the bugs the Prime is experiencing i would buy today a TF101 if i didn't add one already .
Hey guys, thanks for the advice, I just bought an FT101 with the dock . And as you can see I also bought my first App = XDA Premium :-D Love this app ;-) also I had installed the Revolution HD Rom . I want to use it as my main "Netbook" . Till this oment I had just 2 crashes with this ROM ;-) .......
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Hi everyone,
I have my eeepad transformer preordered to buy the 32 or 16 GB model, still don't know which one will be the first one...
But, I know that the galaxy tab 10.1 will be upgradeable to android 3.1, and the same happens with the xoom, but, will our future (or current) eeepad transformer see this android version? I'm only saying it because if android 3.1 won't appear on the eeepad, I think the best thing we could do is to buy the galaxy tab
Thanks in advance
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Hi everyone,
I have my eeepad transformer preordered to buy the 32 or 16 GB model, still don't know which one will be the first one...
But, I know that the galaxy tab 10.1 will be upgradeable to android 3.1, and the same happens with the xoom, but, will our future (or current) eeepad transformer see this android version? I'm only saying it because if android 3.1 won't appear on the eeepad, I think the best thing we could do is to buy the galaxy tab
Thanks in advance
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Really? who said 3.1 will not be on the Asus???? It will come but we dont have a eta......but yeah if you really need 3.1 then you should get Xoom on Verizon it was launch the other day. Or you could get the tab 10.1 without the sd slot and hdmi port
vagaerg said:
Hi everyone,
I have my eeepad transformer preordered to buy the 32 or 16 GB model, still don't know which one will be the first one...
But, I know that the galaxy tab 10.1 will be upgradeable to android 3.1, and the same happens with the xoom, but, will our future (or current) eeepad transformer see this android version? I'm only saying it because if android 3.1 won't appear on the eeepad, I think the best thing we could do is to buy the galaxy tab
Thanks in advance
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Yes the GTab is upgradable but when will samsung do it?
Samsung are notoriously slow at upgrading anything!!! plus the GTab has touchwiz which will take more to time for the developers at samsung to get it ready.
If you really want to be negative, maybe google will have an unexpected downturn within the current economic climate and go broke, then all of us will have obsolete devices and we're be forced to buy ipads or windows tablets
I seem to remember reading on another thread that Asus support said that 3.1 would be available on June.
Check this video of the Xoom running HC 3.1
It looks really fast and much more functional.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTBLxjFT3Ck
Yup......its looking awesome.......our turn will come soon (crossed fingers)
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Scrap gtab.
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Asus Germany confirmed on Facebook that the 3.1 Update will be available by mid june! So dont worry guys
What's the chance of getting that ported? Nill right cuz google still hasn't released source.....?
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I think it's possible, but is there any reason? The official update will come in mid June, less than a month left. And it's possible someone will leak it before.
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Asus Germany confirmed on Facebook that the 3.1 Update will be available by mid june! So dont worry guys
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Got a link to that page please? There doesn't seem to be an official Asus Germany or Asus Deutsche anywhere on facebook.
Edit: nevermind just found it... Deutschland...the one word I didnt try. They certainly do reply a lot more often on there it seems.
Mid June for 3.1 is good news. Thanks for the update
juhuuu good news, also in mid June there should be transformer available in Slovakia. So 1 month of waiting to a judgement day for me
Can somone post the new 3.1 browser apk
that great news. Saw a video of 3.1 on xoom, and guy state that his xoom feels much faster then before (UI)
seriously?
[rant]How many 3.1 threads do we need? When you are posting, it TELLS YOU there are already similar threads. Learn to search. [/rant]
pic posted by ASUS Sweden
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...79983071.51084.197433906957335&type=1&theater
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hpho...55780620_197433906957335_647822_3781300_n.jpg
Nice picture. Wonder what that warning triangle is.
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Nice picture. Wonder what that warning triangle is.
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The triangle is for when there is an update file detected on the tablet.
Good to see they already have a version they are happy to distribute to regional sales and support teams - means it is stable enough to have internal testing.
Nice!
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Hi everyone
How Are You!
I hope u r good.
I'm abt to buy a new tablet ( my 1st one ) and i'm little bet confused between transformer 3G ( on top of the list )and Galaxy tab 3G( 10.1 or 8.9 doesn't matter ).
I need your advice abt which to buy.
Does tf 3g has a root?
Do the available roms work on tf 3g?
Does it support USB, External HDD ?
Transformer owners, Does Weight of tf make it difficult to hold on your hands ( Galaxy tab 2 is lighter )?
Thanks in advance
and Sorry for my English
Regards,
N
being a senior member...one would think u should know by now to search and read the forums...the answers are out there...
For TF101, it is not hard to handle by single hand, normal adult perspective.
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being a senior member...one would think u should know by now to search and read the forums...the answers are out there...
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I did search, Didn't find something that answers my questions. may be there's something out there but missed it, may the title i wrote is not right, i don't know. And that's bcuz this is the 1st time to write a thread in tf general forum.
So
I'm sorry if i did something wrong
Regards,
N
hearts king101 said:
Does tf 3g has a root?
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Yes..use the method described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345049
In the first post says compatible with ASUS Transformer 3G TF101G (8.6.6.19)
hearts king101 said:
Do the available roms work on tf 3g?
Does it support USB, External HDD ?
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Yes and yes..but you have to buy the dock..or a usb connector for the tablet only..
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Transformer owners, Does Weight of tf make it difficult to hold on your hands ( Galaxy tab 2 is lighter )?
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I don't know about galaxy tab but TF it's very comfortable and light..
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Yes..use the method described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345049
In the first post says compatible with ASUS Transformer 3G TF101G (8.6.6.19)
Yes and yes..but you have to buy the dock..or a usb connector for the tablet only..
I don't know about galaxy tab but TF it's very comfortable and light..
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Yes the Razorclaw exploit appears to work with the TF101G but it seems you must stay with stock kernals (no overclocking) at least for now. Not a huge deal but something to be aware of.
It may just be the 8.9 gtab, but its really laggy. the gtab 10.1 is also having lots of complaints about the screens (oil slicks/newtons rings). Really think samsung have over killed touchwizz on them aswell. Samsungs lack of support for the tabs is shocking and as a previous 7" gtp1000 owner its one of the main reasons i changed to the Tf.
I'd rather pay a small amount extra for a tf with the keyboard dock rather than the 2 gtabs - its much better value imo with excellent connectivity...........the Samsungs have nothing really, hence the units estate slimness.
bruuuno said:
Yes..use the method described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345049
In the first post says compatible with ASUS Transformer 3G TF101G (8.6.6.19)
Yes and yes..but you have to buy the dock..or a usb connector for the tablet only..
I don't know about galaxy tab but TF it's very comfortable and light..
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Yes the Razorclaw exploit appears to work with the TF101G but it seems you must stay with stock kernals (no overclocking). Not a huge deal but something to be aware of.
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It may just be the 8.9 gtab, but its really laggy. the gtab 10.1 is also having lots of complaints about the screens (oil slicks/newtons rings). Really think samsung have over killed touchwizz on them aswell. Samsungs lack of support for the tabs is shocking and as a previous 7" gtp1000 owner its one of the main reasons i changed to the Tf.
I'd rather pay a small amount extra for a tf with the keyboard dock rather than the 2 gtabs - its much better value imo with excellent connectivity...........the Samsungs have nothing really, hence the units estate slimness.
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Thanks friends, Really appreciate your help
I think TF is the best choice
but regarding the size, many reviews abt tf on youtube, i see it's bigger than enough.
Is it really that big or it seems to be big ( i mean in realty, it's different from that on youtube )
I dont think its that big at all. Size wise its the same as every other 10" tablet out there(acer, ipad 1, sammy, knockoffs).
Weight though...It's a tad on the heavier side of this class. The "sturdiness" more than makes up for that though. Dropped this thing numerous times on the same floors where ive seen ipads crack and an acer a500 dent and i have one TIMY ding about the size of a pencil tip.
I was worried about the honeycomb lag compared to ipads but after root and a new rom(revolver). Happy as can be. This thing is around me more than my Evo 3D
get the TF. You wont be disappointed.
Why is it that everyone thinks their very obvious Q&A post should be considered General. Does it mean that they misunderstand the definition of the word question?
I understand that there can be a language gap as many users on XDA (especially this forum) are not native-English speakers. But the rules are the rules - they say "SEARCH BEFORE POSTING." Pretty clear!
moving this thread
Hi everyone,
I'm actually looking for a 7 inch tablet to have a real portable device aside my Transformer. I was surfing the web a bit to find one and I was surprised to see that there are very few 7 inch tablets out there
The Nexus 7 will not be available in my country before october et november and the Iconia A110 will not be sold here at all...
So my question is : Is it still worth buying a gtab 2.0 ? I can have one for 259 € (16Gb Wifi only) at my reseller but I'm wondering if it will fit my needs... ? Mostly web browsing, ebooks reading, music and a bit of gaming (android games and emulators).
Is it comfortable to read on it with the 1024*600 resolution ? Is the browsing experience good enough ?
Thanks in advance for your advices
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Hi everyone,
I'm actually looking for a 7 inch tablet to have a real portable device aside my Transformer. I was surfing the web a bit to find one and I was surprised to see that there are very few 7 inch tablets out there
The Nexus 7 will not be available in my country before october et november and the Iconia A110 will not be sold here at all...
So my question is : Is it still worth buying a gtab 2.0 ? I can have one for 259 € (16Gb Wifi only) at my reseller but I'm wondering if it will fit my needs... ? Mostly web browsing, ebooks reading, music and a bit of gaming (android games and emulators).
Is it comfortable to read on it with the 1024*600 resolution ? Is the browsing experience good enough ?
Thanks in advance for your advices
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Yep, will do all those things without any problems I installed the firefox nightly and its pretty decent for web browsing. Read a few books on it and I dont personally have any issues with it at all.
If you cant hold out till the Nexus 7 then this is probably your best bet. Although honestly for your needs, might be worth holding out for it.
I use Moon+ for ereading and Chrome for the browser. Love it.
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The only place you may have issues is that some games aren't compatible with the device stock. I use it for reading, web browsing, and twitter, and have no issues at all with any of them.
So far I'm finding the tap 2 7" fits my needs just fine. Still seams like a good buy for the price.
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salv-ice said:
Hi everyone,
I'm actually looking for a 7 inch tablet to have a real portable device aside my Transformer. I was surfing the web a bit to find one and I was surprised to see that there are very few 7 inch tablets out there
The Nexus 7 will not be available in my country before october et november and the Iconia A110 will not be sold here at all...
So my question is : Is it still worth buying a gtab 2.0 ? I can have one for 259 € (16Gb Wifi only) at my reseller but I'm wondering if it will fit my needs... ? Mostly web browsing, ebooks reading, music and a bit of gaming (android games and emulators).
Is it comfortable to read on it with the 1024*600 resolution ? Is the browsing experience good enough ?
Thanks in advance for your advices
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for sure go for it.it is handy.browsing is smooth use firefox or chrome.ebook reading will also be a good experience use quickoffice,moon reader,ezreader or polaris.
And even the games like shadowgun works like charm so your 3rd criteria is also staisfied so go for it...
I agree with them too.It is a very nice little tab,of course there will be better,like anything else in life. I find it pretty complete,and like Droidlover123 is saying very useful,though it comes with a spotty wifi for some of us,but I also recommend it.
Go ahead and get this baby,besides that microsd cards are dirt cheap so you can upgrade in a heartbeat.You will have everything in one spot. :good:
Thank you all for your advices :good:
I am still hesitating as I just saw some Nexus 7 tablets for sale on ebay for 300$...
Big dilemma
Up to you I'm not sorry I got the SGT2_7. It's fast n smooth once you root and uninstall the bloatware.
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just a quick point for potential Nexus 7 buyers vs GT2... the 7 does not have a SD Slot.. that was a deal breaker for me-
JacRyan said:
just a quick point for potential Nexus 7 buyers vs GT2... the 7 does not have a SD Slot.. that was a deal breaker for me-
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Same. Guy at best buy also told me that the nexus 7 only does portrait mode. Not sure if that's true or not
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I'd say wifi is a pain in this device.
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I'd say wifi is a pain in this device.
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The reason i have not updated yet. May update then when im home go to cm9
I think I am getting used to it,I updated and it is smoother and snappier now.As for the wifi I am having the same glitches I had before and not everyday.
One more thing,since I purchased the case it seems to work better because I don't cover with my hand as much as I used to,so at this point I would recommend the purchase and the update.Love this baby.
Hi there
I'm looking to buy one of these and assumed that as there's an XBMC apk is available, I'd be able to install it onto the tab. I think I'm wrong
I'm a noob at android, I admit it. I installed XBMC on the family iPad before and I'm usually good at learning quickly but android is very different and over the last few days I've really tried to learn everything possible and just need some answers.
Apparently these tabs are not 'neon' (whatever that means?) but the Tab 2 7.0's are so I downloaded this in preparation of buying the 10.1. Is this right?
http://xbmc-android....c29df60974d.apk
Will I be able to use XBMC on the tab? Are these tabs powerful enough to stream large videos online?
Any help will be so much appreciated, I can't explain! Thank you so much
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813089
I tried it on my SGT2 7 3113 ages ago , was very buggy but I'm sure its a lot better now. Not really sure if your tab is supported or not ? The link above is for the XDA thread , Im sure the devs will give you a definitive answer and all the advice you could ever need. :good:
EDIT :
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (GT-P7500) ? : http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Android_hardware
Xbmc does not yet support hardware decoding under android, so a large majority of videos will not playback well.
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Xbmc does not yet support hardware decoding under android, so a large majority of videos will not playback well.
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Thank you both for your replies. Much appreciated.
Sean, I check that thread and posted in there. I got some indication from them too. Apparently these *are* in fact 'Neon', but I can try both non and neon to test them.
The model I was going to get is GT-P5110.
Thank you for your time to reply to someone who hardly has a clue. I'm learning Appreciate it.
You will be greatly disappointed for the performance.
It hiccups like no tomorrow even with VGA (SD) TV while I have no problem playing it on Galaxy Tab Plus and S3.
I think GTab 2 has problem with stock kernel (got no more than 3000 on Quadrant and 2D is terrible). Playing Angry Birds has hiccup too.
Hey guys
I'm from outside the US and looking for a nice tablet for under $200 (yay 3rd-world-country currency restrictions ). Now, I've had an old HTC Magic, then a Motorola Defy and now a ZTE V970M. They're all great phones, with lots of development and nice features, and I'm looking for a tablet that I can get from Amazon with the same or similar features.
Basically, I'm looking for this:
A tablet that is small (7" is enough, I wouldn't mind 10" though) with a capacitive screen (or responsive enough, anyways) with some development other than the stock ROM and Android 4.0+, since I love to make ROMs for android devices. Also, I'm planning to use it to connect it to HDMI TVs, so an HDMI output would be a big bonus. I would also try to use it as a laptop so allowing connectivity to any of those case-with-keyboard things (through bluetooth or USB) is a need. I don't care much for battery life, as long as it can be rooted I can work my way around to make it save battery like hell
Here are the options I've looked at:
Around 180$ & 168$ respectively: Galaxy Tab 2 ( http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1368472318&sr=1-1 ) and Galaxy Tab Plus ( http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...f=sr_1_19?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1368472318&sr=1-19 ) but they don't have HDMI output, not even with an external converter, I was wondering if that's true?
119$: The Coby MID7065-8 ( http://www.amazon.com/Coby-7-Inch-A...ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1368472318&sr=1-4 ) looks good but... it's Coby :/ and also, it doesn't seem to have a CyanogenMod-compatible CPU, and I don't wanna be locked to ICS forever.
165$: The Acer Iconia looks *awesome* ( http://www.amazon.com/Acer-A500-10S...f=sr_1_22?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1368472318&sr=1-22 ) but it's Android 3.0, is it a good buy if I can upgrade it to CM 10 or a stock 4.0-4.1-4.2 ?
174$: This Galaxy Tab SCH-i800 looks weird, is it any good? ( http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...f=sr_1_50?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1368472705&sr=1-50 )
104$!!!: This SANEI looks awesome too ( http://www.amazon.com/Android-Scree...f=sr_1_71?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1368472813&sr=1-71 ) but I wonder if I can upgrade it to more than ICS/JB ? it has a Cortex A9 and I've heard there's some compatible CM around for Cortex chips, so would it be a good buy?
$199: The Kindle Fire HD seems like a good $199 option ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1555100222&pf_rd_i=507846 ) BUUUUUT... it's a reader, and I've had experiences with the B&N Nook Simple Touch that I don't wanna repeat, such as having a very locked firmware and not having all of the working features if I upgrade to CM or something similar :/
Any tips guys? I really need the advice, as I need to make a choice by tomorrow maximum
Thanks in advance!
- DARKGuy
nexus 7 hands down
DeeMann said:
nexus 7 hands down
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Yeah but the Nexus 7 is from swappa actually I have to remove that option XD since it doesn't fit my tight time requirements
What about the iconia A500 though? I've seen it has better screen resolution, Tegra 2 and such, plus JB 4.2 judging by the subforum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1136
Acer does make good products and I guess for your needs it would work
DeeMann said:
Acer does make good products and I guess for your needs it would work
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Yeah it does, I have an Aspire One from them and it's awesome, still rockin' playing League of Legends and such, well I got the Acer after a looooooooot of thought, I hope it's a good buy
You can't really go wrong with Acer.
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You can't really go wrong with Acer.
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And you were very f'ing right I got the tablet and I don't regret the buy. It's awesome! thanks for the support and help
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And you were very f'ing right I got the tablet and I don't regret the buy. It's awesome! thanks for the support and help
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I'm glad it worked out for you.