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Just bought my TF700t 64GB from Newegg but they don't have the keyboard docks available yet. Where (in the US) can I buy a keyboard dock for the Infinity? I've read the TF201 dock will work but the colors are different and although it offers a better battery than the TF700 dock...the color difference would drive me nuts.
Everybody got a TF201 dock so far and you can't be sure when the TF700 docks are available, so it's up to you.
Office depot has the dock. http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/296737/ASUS-TF700T-Dock-Gray/?cm_cat=2000000009
Hopefully someone will share their experiences with the new dock soon enough then!
altho the dock has lower battery power (19 vs 23) it still adds 5 full hours and fixes the touch issues the trackpad in the 200 so i would def go for it instead. its also available on amazon right now
Crizthakidd said:
altho the dock has lower battery power (19 vs 23) it still adds 5 full hours and fixes the touch issues the trackpad in the 200 so i would def go for it instead. its also available on amazon right now
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Can't find the dock for the tf700 on Amazon yet.
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Can't find the dock for the tf700 on Amazon yet.
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Yeah I dont see it either...
Plenty of the TF300 docks though.
Quick question to anyone else who has bought a TF700 dock. I ordered one from office depot that arrived today, and the back of it shows:
Model: TF201 Mobile Docking
Customer P/N: TF700T-DOCK-GR
Is this the TF700 dock after all, or is this the 201 dock? Very confusing label.
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Quick question to anyone else who has bought a TF700 dock. I ordered one from office depot that arrived today, and the back of it shows:
Model: TF201 Mobile Docking
Customer P/N: TF700T-DOCK-GR
Is this the TF700 dock after all, or is this the 201 dock? Very confusing label.
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EDIT: it's been confirmed by Asus there is no difference in the docks. Just the label is different. Bad Asus, charging more for the label alone...
Chillyw said:
Quick question to anyone else who has bought a TF700 dock. I ordered one from office depot that arrived today, and the back of it shows:
Model: TF201 Mobile Docking
Customer P/N: TF700T-DOCK-GR
Is this the TF700 dock after all, or is this the 201 dock? Very confusing label.
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Someone with the TF201 dock confirm?
The TF201 dock is supposed to be very similar to the TF700 dock so I wouldn't know.
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Someone with the TF201 dock confirm?
The TF201 dock is supposed to be very similar to the TF700 dock so I wouldn't know.
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Yes, i can confirm the tf201 dock works with the in infinity. I just received my tf700 today. I read the dock for the prime works. Bought the tf201 dock from bestbuy a couple of hours after. Works perfect. BTW, its on sale for 99 on best buy.
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How is the fit? Does it fit the way of should?
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Not sure. I got my dock yesterday, the tf700 is coming in today. Was hoping to confirm that it's the right dock before opening so it would be easy to return.
I have bought the 64 GB version a few weeks ago (early-go retail) and my dock reports itself as the TF201 dock running on firmware 207. I guess we're all fine.
EDIT: typo. Thanks, mate! Now stop bugging me.
Are you sure? It should be firmware 207.
chino145 said:
Yes, i can confirm the tf201 dock works with the in infinity. I just received my tf700 today. I read the dock for the prime works. Bought the tf201 dock from bestbuy a couple of hours after. Works perfect. BTW, its on sale for 99 on best buy.
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I know it works, I was trying to see if anyone had the same thing happening with the dock?
Dude. It works. I bought the 201 dock. using it with my TF700 64gb. it fits perfect. the Dock came with firmware 207. close the thread. it has been confirmed before.
chino145 said:
Dude. It works. I bought the 201 dock. using it with my TF700 64gb. it fits perfect. the Dock came with firmware 207. close the thread. it has been confirmed before.
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Thanks. I had heard it didnt' fit perfect, opened mine up, it's perfect!
One thing to note is you can get the 201 doc for 99 bucks at best buy, if they are shipping the 201 dock in place of the 700 specific dock, return it and buy it for the right price. I like that the old dock works, but obviously asus is being a little shady shipping the 201 dock in place of the new one assuming there even is a new one.
My 201 dock from Best Buy is a great fit.
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Thanks. I had heard it didnt' fit perfect, opened mine up, it's perfect!
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What was the firmware revision number of the T700 dock, could you attach a screenshot?
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What was the firmware revision number of the T700 dock, could you attach a screenshot?
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Sure. Attached.
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Sure. Attached.
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Good to know it's the same mobile dock that everyone else have, also you look closely while it's folded the left and right side didn't match the right side doesn't have as much (gap between keyboard) clearance as the left near the bottom part of the tablet.
where is it safe to get the real tf700 dock ?
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where is it safe to get the real tf700 dock ?
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Bestbuy or officedepot.
buhohitr said:
Bestbuy or officedepot.
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Don't be so sure - I ordered a TF700 and TF700 dock from Office Depot, but received the TF201 dock.
However, that being said, I don't believe I've seen anyone with an "official" TF700 dock yet, so I'm not even sure one exists (yet, at least)...
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I received my TF700 dock (ordered on Amazon via a reseller) and it is also the TF201 dock.
Images of the box are attached.
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Is this why it seems the Prime docks just vanished? Everyone is on the bandwagon to charge more for old stock...
The tablet is so heavy it kind of makes it akward, I could only imagine the tf700 dock being supposedly lighter would make this worse. Wonder if they figured out the balance issue....
Last week, I made the mistake or ordering a "bundle" from TigerDirect which included the infinity tablet + dock. The tablet was shipped promptly but the dock was immediately put on backorder - a detail which was missing from their web site which assures that the product will be shipped within days.
The pricing on the order added $23 to the cost of the tablet and subtracted $23 from the cost of the dock. So, if I cancel the dock I'm out $23. I'm not sure why TigerDirect did this other than to ensure that I'd wait for the dock to be shipped.
I would, of course, just like to buy a TF201 dock and save money in the process but TigerDirect has negated that option.
Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone actually has seen a bona-fide, not repackaged TF700 dock. I've scoured the forums looking for anyone who might actually have one but I haven't seen any reports. I also haven't seen any estimates on when these seemingly mythical entities will be shipped.
Anyone have any insight here?
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Last week, I made the mistake or ordering a "bundle" from TigerDirect which included the infinity tablet + dock. The tablet was shipped promptly but the dock was immediately put on backorder - a detail which was missing from their web site which assures that the product will be shipped within days.
The pricing on the order added $23 to the cost of the tablet and subtracted $23 from the cost of the dock. So, if I cancel the dock I'm out $23. I'm not sure why TigerDirect did this other than to ensure that I'd wait for the dock to be shipped.
I would, of course, just like to buy a TF201 dock and save money in the process but TigerDirect has negated that option.
Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone actually has seen a bona-fide, not repackaged TF700 dock. I've scoured the forums looking for anyone who might actually have one but I haven't seen any reports. I also haven't seen any estimates on when these seemingly mythical entities will be shipped.
Anyone have any insight here?
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I would like to know this too. Also, is this supposed TF700 dock actually going to have the same coloration as the TF700? Would prefer for them to match.
Awesome question! I am surprised that Asus has not commented on the seemingly repackaged docks.
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I would like to know this too. Also, is this supposed TF700 dock actually going to have the same coloration as the TF700? Would prefer for them to match.
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At least ASUS has confirmed that there will be dock's in both Infinity colors...but question is when?
Got the dock and it is in the same color.
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I actually spoke with Tiger Direct today (same boat & questions). I was told they are expected to ship out later this week say Thursday or Friday. No "official" word we then moved on to the obligatory warranty up sell
Supergait said:
Got the dock and it is in the same color.
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Could you post pics? I've seen lots of people saying they have a dock that is the same color but every one I've seen is in fact quite different. Would be relieved if that weren't the case.
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I actually spoke with Tiger Direct today (same boat & questions). I was told they are expected to ship out later this week say Thursday or Friday. No "official" word we then moved on to the obligatory warranty up sell
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Congratulations on getting what seems to be a straight answer. I'm on my third try with them, just asking the "When do you expect this to ship" question.
I assume you probably talked on the phone where it was harder to misinterpret simple questions.
Quick update, received notice my dock has shipped from tiger direct should be here tomorrow. I will give you guys a quick update when it arrives.
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Well now my Amazon order for the dock says 2-4 weeks as opposed to the 1-2 months it said before. That's what it said for the tablet to before it became available the next day so hopefully it will be shipping soon! I didn't buy from the other sellers on Amazon because they are shipping out 201s according to reviews. I trust buying from Amazon directly though.
It's supposed to be technically the same as the tf201. Difference is the one for the infinity will be color matched to our tablets. Model wise, it's just a prime dock with updated firmware + color
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Aria807 said:
It's supposed to be technically the same as the tf201. Difference is the one for the infinity will be color matched to our tablets. Model wise, it's just a prime dock with updated firmware + color
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Don't forget the slightly smaller battery.
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Don't forget the slightly smaller battery.
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Which would result in lighter weight as well, correct? Has the battery size difference been confirmed?
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My dock says "TF201" but it has exactly the same color. Can share a photo if you want to. Its the grey one (bit purple).
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Which would result in lighter weight as well, correct? Has the battery size difference been confirmed?
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The battery was moved to the front of the keyboard to help counter weight the tablet. The bigger battery would not fit so went with smaller battery.
Just what I have heard around the webs.
Update: Just received from my dock from Tiger Direct. Ditto on the other comment already made. It's listed as a TF201 but the color matches.
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Quick update, received notice my dock has shipped from tiger direct should be here tomorrow. I will give you guys a quick update when it arrives.
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same here, got shipping notif tuesday and dock will arrive on friday
I have the TF700 Dock. Yeahhhhhh Buddy. I paid $169 for it and it says TF201 all over the f*cking thing lmaoooo. It does have a sticker that says TF700T
I had to post this. I was surprised no one beat me to it. I have the same one everyone else has. I just paid a lot more :-[ its still Hot though.
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Got my dock today from tigerdirect and it says tf201 all over it even under /settings/about tablet : MobileDock version TF201-DOCK-0207. The box did have a sticker on it labeling it TF700T-DOCK-GR but of course right above it it says Model:TF201Mobile Docking... Wish my brother were here with his prime so I could compare them, but it feels good, doesn't tip over and the color matches. Someone should call and complain maybe get them to price match it down to the tf201 model's 113.00 price tag. Not it.
Got the tf700-dock from office depot.
Box, sticker on the bottom of the dock, and the manual said tf201.
I have a prime and dock as well, the new dock is matched in color to the infinity and only barely different from the prime. They weigh 3 grams less. I suspect ASUS didn't get a delivery from the printer
All I can say is the color matches the infinity, not the prime. Dunno why it says 201 all over everything.
ASUS Transformer Infinity TF700 - rooted/stock
Motorola ATRIX 4G - Rooted/Currently Stock/No longer in use - anyone need a guinea pig?
Motorola ATRIX2 - vanilla
ASUS Transformer TF101 - now vanilla and given to the wife
Really I swear I've had lots of roms on these devices at other times.
It seems like 90% of the posts I read about TF700T docks are from people who have the relabeled 201 dock (some happy, some not), but there are also claims that people have seen the two designs torn down, so there must be "real" 700 docks apparently floating around out there to compare vs. relabeled ones. Since ASUS relabeled the 201 inventory as 700 docks, I am assuming at some point retailers will sell out of the 201 units and restock with
I am wondering if there are retailers that are known to carry the "real" dock now?
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It seems like 90% of the posts I read about TF700T docks are from people who have the relabeled 201 dock (some happy, some not), but there are also claims that people have seen the two designs torn down, so there must be "real" 700 docks apparently floating around out there to compare vs. relabeled ones. Since ASUS relabeled the 201 inventory as 700 docks, I am assuming at some point retailers will sell out of the 201 units and restock with
I am wondering if there are retailers that are known to carry the "real" dock now?
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Mine is from BestBuy. The real TF700 dock.
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I am wondering if there are retailers that are known to carry the "real" dock now?
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As far as I can tell, no European retailer carries the TF700 dock.
Just bought a dock from Best Buy today. Had the TF700 stickers over the TF201 sticker. But honestly people. This is the real dock. It even came with the new firmware. Nothing installed when i first the tablet into it and its up to date. Feels great to me. Fits perfect. The lock clicks fine. I think that we are chasing the REAL TF700 dock for nothing. If people had problems with it fitting, they must have had a defective dock or tablet. Even if the real dock does exist, I'm 100% happy with this dock. Everything seems to work. All the buttons work. What do you have to lose? Get it from Best Buy, stickers over stickers or not. If you hate it or have a problem, return it! Best Buy is good like that.
If it is not the same color it is Not the right dock. I don't care what sticker they put on it. Can you imagine buying a new car and having the dealer install a different hood that was last years model (but nothing has changed but the color) would yo be happy with that?
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If it is not the same color it is Not the right dock. I don't care what sticker they put on it. Can you imagine buying a new car and having the dealer install a different hood that was last years model (but nothing has changed but the color) would yo be happy with that?
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I don't really feel that I can compare this to a car. Because this dock being a slightly different color would not bother me one bit especially if it worked exactly the same. But of course a different color hood would.
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There is no such thing as a "real" TF700 dock, other than the one with the stickers on the box.... It's been discussed to death already, but I truly believe that the docking part of the re-labeled TF700 dock is slightly different than the original TF201 dock. But other than that, it's really just the same dock and it works fine...
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Just bought a dock from Best Buy today. Had the TF700 stickers over the TF201 sticker. But honestly people. This is the real dock. It even came with the new firmware. Nothing installed when i first the tablet into it and its up to date. Feels great to me. Fits perfect. The lock clicks fine. I think that we are chasing the REAL TF700 dock for nothing. If people had problems with it fitting, they must have had a defective dock or tablet. Even if the real dock does exist, I'm 100% happy with this dock. Everything seems to work. All the buttons work. What do you have to lose? Get it from Best Buy, stickers over stickers or not. If you hate it or have a problem, return it! Best Buy is good like that.
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Good input. Does the machine tip over backwards when the screen is tilted fully backwards?
Yeah the balance issue is what concerned me as well -- I know they are functionally identical but if they really did relocate the battery to make it less prone to tipping over, that's something I want.
I can confirm that my TF700 does not "tip over" when tilted back all of the way... I have the dock that had the TF700 sticker over the TF201 designation...
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I can confirm that my TF700 does not "tip over" when tilted back all of the way... I have the dock that had the TF700 sticker over the TF201 designation...
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I second this, its stable all the way back. Give it a push and it might fall, but its not going to fall on its own. I feel that its safe.
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I second this, its stable all the way back. Give it a push and it might fall, but its not going to fall on its own. I feel that its safe.
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I can confirm this also. Just picked up the dock from Best Buy today. Had a sticker over the tf201, but that may be a miss print because the same label has TF-700T-DOCK-GR printed on it.
hillyard said:
I can confirm this also. Just picked up the dock from Best Buy today. Had a sticker over the tf201, but that may be a miss print because the same label has TF-700T-DOCK-GR printed on it.
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I got the dock from Best Buy. Had to order it twice, because they didn't sent the shampain gold color. It has a sticker that it is a TF700/TF201 Mobile Docking. The problem I have is that the tablet doesn't fit easily into the dock. I have to use some pressure for the lock to it in place. I owned TF300 before, and the tablet easily got into its place in the dock. So, I am thinking, that maybe I need to have the keyboard replaced. Has anyone have the same issues with the dock?
The "real TF700 dock" is the Asus Transformer Pad Mobile Dock with a sticker that says "Compatible with: TF700 Series/TF201.
there was a post here about the dock for the tf500 which is also called the TF700/tf500 dock. Rumored to be on sale very soon, and I think that some retailers were already putting up info on Amazon etc.
I have yet to see a single dock for the 700 that has the contours for the 700 fit exactly in the dock mechanism. Seems to me like they are all one curve like the 200 is, not angular like the 700 is.
There was a post kicking around about the internals being identical, battery life being different because of power draw by the beefier tablet is greater than the older one. For now the 200 dock is all we have, however its labled.
And to anyone that says they have a legit 700 dock, dock your tablet, look at the dock mech and see the gaps between the angle of the base of the tablet and the smooth curve of the dock mech. Congrats, you have a 200 dock. If yours is a perfect fit then pics or it didnt happen.
Cheers!
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It seems like 90% of the posts I read about TF700T docks are from people who have the relabeled 201 dock (some happy, some not), but there are also claims that people have seen the two designs torn down, so there must be "real" 700 docks apparently floating around out there to compare vs. relabeled ones. Since ASUS relabeled the 201 inventory as 700 docks, I am assuming at some point retailers will sell out of the 201 units and restock with
I am wondering if there are retailers that are known to carry the "real" dock now?
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Best Buy ;]
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I've been researching which tablet to buy and have been leaning heavily towards the TF700. Newegg has a combo with the TF300T KB/dock. Is the TF300T dock any better or worse than the TF500/700/201 or whatever dock? It has a 16W/h size battery according to the specs. And in the pictures it looks more blue rather then gray like the TF700...is that right? Should I bother looking for a different dock?
I can't post a link yet but it's Item#: N82E16834991741
is this the one that works for the infinity?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...8789807388&skuId=6744098&st=6744098&cp=1&lp=1
has anyone seen it cheaper?
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is this the one that works for the infinity?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...8789807388&skuId=6744098&st=6744098&cp=1&lp=1
has anyone seen it cheaper?
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No, that is a TF300 dock.
Hi,
The tf700 keyboard dock is not listed on NewEgg anymore, and Amazon says it is unavailable, and has the following message:
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Item Under Review
While this item is available from other marketplace sellers on this page, it is not currently offered by Amazon.com because customers have told us there may be something wrong with our inventory of the item, the way we are shipping it, or the way it's described here. (Thanks for the tip!)
We're working to fix the problem as quickly as possible.
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Does anyone know of any probelms with this keyboard? I was about to buy one.
They are available at other dealers, but if NewEgg and Amazon pull them, then there must be something unusal going on.
Thanks.
Alan
My dock works perfectly. I haven't seen other reports on XDA or other communities where there's issues.
It may be because people are complaining it's the same keyboard as what was shipped with the TF201 (which is the version I and many others have, works without a hitch).
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My dock works perfectly. I haven't seen other reports on XDA or other communities where there's issues.
It may be because people are complaining it's the same keyboard as what was shipped with the TF201 (which is the version I and many others have, works without a hitch).
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I think the latter is the issue here -- as far as I recall, there hasn't been a single case of a 'true' TF700 keyboard being sold online, as they have all been relabeled TF201 keyboards. I was one of the first worldwide to get my mitts on the TF700, pre-retail -- one of the first units, and before any 'run' on keyboard post-retail -- and have a TF201 keyboard dock as well. Although it is working perfectly, it's not a "TF700 keyboard" but a "TF700-compatible keyboard"... I guess that's why they've currently pulled it from retail, just for online rebranding.
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Actually, there is a separate TF700 keyboard dock, P/N TF700T-DOCK-GR.
1. It has a slightly differently contoured shape than the TF201 keyboard.
2.This difference in contouring helps with the tipping back of the previous model.
3. Because of the recountouring, it has a slightly smaller battery.
Alan
azscharf said:
Actually, there is a separate TF700 keyboard dock, P/N TF700T-DOCK-GR.
1. It has a slightly differently contoured shape than the TF201 keyboard.
2.This difference in contouring helps with the tipping back of the previous model.
3. Because of the recountouring, it has a slightly smaller battery.
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Not true. Both docks were disassembled by another user here (with pictures). The batteries are the exact same size and power. I tend to think that there *is* a slight difference in the docking portion of the dock, which is why some TF201 dock users have issues with the sliding lock, but I don't even have any proof of that. Otherwise, they are identical....
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azscharf said:
Actually, there is a separate TF700 keyboard dock, P/N TF700T-DOCK-GR.
1. It has a slightly differently contoured shape than the TF201 keyboard.
2.This difference in contouring helps with the tipping back of the previous model.
3. Because of the recountouring, it has a slightly smaller battery.
Alan
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Yes like j said above, the is just not true... its the same dock as the 200. Is been proven already in a dock breakdown....
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I'm not sure what's proven and not proven.
It's better to read through all the reviews that are still present on Amazon, and were on NewEgg until the item was pulled there, where other people have checked into this with Asus. Those reviews give a much greater breadth of peoples' experience.
May the breakdown was of the earliest units shipped.
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Hi,
The tf700 keyboard dock is not listed on NewEgg anymore, and Amazon says it is unavailable, and has the following message:
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While this item is available from other marketplace sellers on this page, it is not currently offered by Amazon.com because customers have told us there may be something wrong with our inventory of the item, the way we are shipping it, or the way it's described here. (Thanks for the tip!)
We're working to fix the problem as quickly as possible.
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Does anyone know of any probelms with this keyboard? I was about to buy one.
They are available at other dealers, but if NewEgg and Amazon pull them, then there must be something unusal going on.
Thanks.
Alan
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Isn't this the dock that is sold by Asus now?
http://www.amazon.com/Transformer-I...0&sr=8-1&keywords=Asus+Infinity+keyboard+dock
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Isn't this the dock that is sold by Asus now?
http://www.amazon.com/Transformer-I...0&sr=8-1&keywords=Asus+Infinity+keyboard+dock
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Yes.
Their listing has changed today.
Description no longer says compatible with TF201, unless I don't see it there.
It is again being sold by Amazon directly. Yesterday it had the warning that it was pulled by Amazon, and was only being sold by independent third-party dealers who sell through Amazon.
Still hasn't reappeared on NewEgg.