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[Q] Iconia vs. Transformer

This is a thread to help some people make a decision as to which tablet is better to purchase.
Staples has a coupon that will take $100 off of any of their tablets in store only. I have been to Staples (Out of stock, will not order online at the kiosk) Best Buy (Will not honor coupon), and the closest office depot is 30 miles away.
The coupon expires on the July 30, so I am hoping that staples is restocking their stores with more inventory.
My question is, which tablet should I/we purchase. I'm talking about a straight tablet, no docks or anything. Posts should be based on personal use and also about current developments in the respective forums (how much development is there for the device).
Thank you so much to anyone that posts a helpful comment.

I don't own an iconia, but I do own a transformer and I player a bit with an iconia, so I can provide some perspective. To me, the biggest difference between the two is the presence of a USB port on the iconia and its absence on the transformer. In order to use USB on the TF, you'd have to buy a dock. If I wasn't in the market for a dock, that would be an absolute deal breaker: there is no point buying a tablet with no USB port.
Aside from that, the TF has an IPS screen if that's important to you, but be careful as some IPS screens suffer from light bleed. It's a sharper and higher quality screen than the one on the iconia, but that will only be truly better if your screen doesn't bleed light.
Having said all that, perchance you are considering a dock, the TF is a better buy. With a dock, you essentially get two devices in one: a tablet and a netbook. The specs are identical, the apps you can run are identical. I think the TF has a slightly more active community on XDA, so if you want roms and custom apps, TF may again be a better choice. I think the TF is also cheaper: nowadays you can get a 16GB TF with a dock for the price of a 32GB iconia (in Canada, anyway).
Good luck with your choice.

Hey thanks man. The screen is a pretty big deal to me (seeing as it is the direct link between the UI and the user) but I have heard of a lot of defects that include light bleed.
I think that the dock is an awesome feature, though I feel that the price is kind of steep. I mean its half the price of the tablet (at least with the coupon it is). I am also really big into seeing ROM development as I am a flashoholic with my Evo. From what I can see there are more original ROM's on the TF forum and more ports on the Iconia Forum.
Thanks for your input. Anyone else?

Well, the dock being "half the price of the tablet" isn't relevant, particularly considering the $100 discount. Certainly, the existence of the discount doesn't make the dock somehow less valuable.
And, it's a perfectly decent price in general, given that it's not just a dock, or a keyboard/trackpad combo, but it also includes a full-size battery. Consider that Lenovo's keyboard dock, which does NOT include a battery, is $99.99.
Really, speaking for myself, I can't imagine owning any other tablet. The keyboard dock, being fully integrated with the tablet, is an entirely different animal than any other tablet on the market.

Good point.
How is the light bleed for you guys? Any other defects that you don't like?
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Imho, price for what you get, there's absolutely no question it's the Iconia. No need for a dock to have USB, SD, or HDMI, it's all there. Add the fact that I was just at Target the other day, and they had them for $399.99 + they gave you a $50.00 gift card, which you could use to purchase a case. A previous poster said that more ROMS are out for the tf, that's a joke I haven't heard before, as one of the tf fanboyz was over in our forum offering to pay the first dev that got the Galaxy rom ported over to the tf. We've had that ROM for weeks.
In the end it will come to personal preferences and money. Do you want to pay more for the tf so you can have connectivity, and lightbleed? If so, then that's the tablet to shoot for, with a 357 magnum!
Just my. 02c

From what I can see, the tf has more original roms and the iconia has more ports. just something I noticed.
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Not selling my gTab and accessories

I see a lot of 'For Sale' threads, but my understanding is that this is not a 'for sale' forum. Well, how about a 'Not Selling' thread?
Not for sale:
Working gTab, dock, HDMI cable (for use without the dock), power supply, and case. Vegan 5.1.1, mouse and keyboard work great (and if you plug in a mouse, keyboard or USB stick after booting they work fine, my favorite feature.)
Price: I'm not selling.

I will offer to not buy yours for $0.00. Any other non-bidders?

I also am not interested in buying it. I'm also not selling mine, just so everyone knows.

I'm not selling mine either. Please do not PM me, as I have no details because I'm not selling it.

on a side note where'd you get your case and dock

roebeet said:
I'm not selling mine either. Please do not PM me, as I have no details because I'm not selling it.
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PM not sent

barqers said:
on a side note where'd you get your case and dock
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It's very doubtful that he got them at Electroniccrap.com. They don't sell any Gtablet accessories there.

Would you consider not trading for a nook color?

TJEvans said:
It's very doubtful that he got them at Electroniccrap.com. They don't sell any Gtablet accessories there.
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unthankful. I will not check that store out. no thank you!

barqers said:
unthankful. I will not check that store out. no thank you!
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Good, cause that guy sells crap

barqers said:
on a side note where'd you get your case and dock
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lol yes it actually was electroniccrap.com. The case was a little expensive but it's nice, it's not 'bands' or 'straps' but a border that goes around the perimeter with cutouts for cables etc and a Velcro closure at the bottom. It takes longer to put the tablet in or take it out, i.e. a full 10 seconds vs 3 seconds, but it's definitely secure once it's in there.
Still not selling.

barqers said:
unthankful. I will not check that store out. no thank you!
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Don't check this one out either because I didn't just receivemy dock. If I would have ordered & received it, it could have taken 6 days from order to receipt (from Hong Kong). If you don't order this one it won't cost you $44.00 shipped.
http://www.dhgate.com/retail-gtablet-dock-zpad-dock-hdmi-lan-connector/p-ff8080812d2c42a1012d2d100c4d29cc.html

mike_ekim said:
lol yes it actually was electroniccrap.com. The case was a little expensive but it's nice, it's not 'bands' or 'straps' but a border that goes around the perimeter with cutouts for cables etc and a Velcro closure at the bottom. It takes longer to put the tablet in or take it out, i.e. a full 10 seconds vs 3 seconds, but it's definitely secure once it's in there.
Still not selling.
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Definitely didn't want it anyways
aabbondanza said:
Don't check this one out either because I didn't just receivemy dock. If I would have ordered & received it, it could have taken 6 days from order to receipt (from Hong Kong). If you don't order this one it won't cost you $44.00 shipped.
http://www.dhgate.com/retail-gtable...ector/p-ff8080812d2c42a1012d2d100c4d29cc.html
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Definitely won't check this out either!
Wow spend $70 and you won't get an awesome case and docking station with free shipping!!
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mike_ekim said:
I see a lot of 'For Sale' threads, but my understanding is that this is not a 'for sale' forum. Well, how about a 'Not Selling' thread?
Not for sale:
Working gTab, dock, HDMI cable (for use without the dock), power supply, and case. Vegan 5.1.1, mouse and keyboard work great (and if you plug in a mouse, keyboard or USB stick after booting they work fine, my favorite feature.)
Price: I'm not selling.
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its a wired mouse & keyb? wireless separated or wireless combo?
by the way im not sellong either i love my gtab
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I'll sell my gtab box...its mint! This one has a misprint that says it has flash! That should increase the value, right?!?!

gierso said:
its a wired mouse & keyb? wireless separated or wireless combo?
by the way im not sellong either i love my gtab
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The keyboard is wired. The mouse is wireless. They each use a seperate USB port. They are not a part of a set and what I had sitting around.

a700 in stock at Amazon USA right now!

Black
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Iconia-A...2?ie=UTF8&qid=1340137229&sr=8-2&keywords=a700
Silver
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Iconia-A...4?ie=UTF8&qid=1340137229&sr=8-4&keywords=a700
I'm in for a Black one!

My pre-order from Amazon is about to ship via overnight shipping
Edit: Cancelled the order. Since Asus Infinity has started shipping... will wait for it to see how it is before reordering.

Asus Infinity shipping already when and where?

snyph3r said:
Asus Infinity shipping already when and where?
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go to the main post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523811&page=157

snyph3r said:
Asus Infinity shipping already when and where?
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sweden, received today, don't realistically expect it stateside for at least another 30 days or you'll most likely be disappointed.

Id ttake the Acer over the Asus anyday.
Galaxy note Paranoid Android 1.7ghz goodness

DJsCrIBbLe said:
Id ttake the Acer over the Asus anyday.
Galaxy note Paranoid Android 1.7ghz goodness
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Becareful what you wish for

In for the Silver... :good:
They must have sold out since its not listed as in stock until June 24th!
Now wheres that root method......hmmmm.

That was the original ship date of my new egg order. Maybe amazon slipped up and sent a batch out early? Every other retailer on amazon including circuit city is saying 24th now. Meh, nevertheless I am more than pleased with the product I have, even after thinking I was going to return this for a surface hope you all enjoy this as much as I do. I'll post an update once I finish these brray rips tomorrow.
Sent from my A700 using XDA

Got mine and it went back the same day. Had a big black dot under the screen, not a bad pixel, maybe a piece of glue or plastic? Anyway, I bought it for the screen so that was unacceptable. I tried to dislodge it but no-go.
Was thinking of getting another but saw they changed it to preorder, so I might just wait on the Transformer Infinity. Otherwise in the short time I used it, it looked like a nice device. Construction felt good, decent weight and distributed very well. A microusb to usb adapter was included in the box... A nice touch.

bleclair said:
Got mine and it went back the same day. Had a big black dot under the screen, not a bad pixel, maybe a piece of glue or plastic? Anyway, I bought it for the screen so that was unacceptable. I tried to dislodge it but no-go.
Was thinking of getting another but saw they changed it to preorder, so I might just wait on the Transformer Infinity. Otherwise in the short time I used it, it looked like a nice device. Construction felt good, decent weight and distributed very well. A microusb to usb adapter was included in the box... A nice touch.
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That stinks! Sure hope mine's good to go (status: out for delivery).

Thanks, hopefully mine was just a fluke.
Would like to read your impressions after you've had some time to play with it... Gotta decide whether to try again or wait on the Asus.

bleclair said:
Thanks, hopefully mine was just a fluke.
Would like to read your impressions after you've had some time to play with it... Gotta decide whether to try again or wait on the Asus.
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Mine just showed up about 20 minutes ago!!!
And I'm pleased to say that yours was just a fluke.
I've already run the Display Tester app to look for dead pixels and what not, and my display is good to go! :good:

Its also in stock and shipping at Acer. A news item I saw about that was the only way I knew about this tablet. I've been waiting on the Transformer Infinity and the Acer wasn't even on my radar. The stats and the price are very appealing.

Ah yes, but who wants to pay $23 sales tax?
Sent from my A700 using XDA

Atmazzz said:
Its also in stock and shipping at Acer. A news item I saw about that was the only way I knew about this tablet. I've been waiting on the Transformer Infinity and the Acer wasn't even on my radar. The stats and the price are very appealing.
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I too, had been waiting on either the A700 or Infinity. While I was leaning towards the Infinity, I was getting really sick of waiting on ASUS to get their head out of their ass. I figured I'd give the A700 a go and if I didn't care for it, I could return it within the 30 day window and keep waiting on the Infinity to drop State-side.

Same here, infinity looks great on paper, but after the qc issues I've seen firsthand multiple primes later, I'm sick of light bleed, wifi issues, and general lack of helpful and meaningful effort to make change on behalf of the company. I can tell you from experience the a700, it exceeds expectations.
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Does anyone actually have the tf700 dock?

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?

cgf said:
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.

mfucci said:
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.

BritCrit said:
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.

reluttr said:
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).

jtrosky said:
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.

BritCrit said:
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
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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.

free dock

soooo, ive not had the epic for quite some time, but realized that this dock was still chilling on my desk. ill give it away free if someone wants to paypal the shipping price. i think i can ship it for 8 bucks plus a dollar to cover the paypal fee.
any takers, let me know. i will add some pics shortly.
although it is not in the picture because it is unplugged, it comes with a 12v dc usb charger that plugs in to the back for the dock to charge the phone. this can also charge the phone solo. i will send it too.
it needs an aux cable to do audio out. i bought the aux cable seprately, so i will keep that.

Wish I had 9 dollars. Thank you yesterday's $200 bail...
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Zeinzu said:
Wish I had 9 dollars. Thank you yesterday's $200 bail...
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Say whhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaat?
Girl you crayzee

I pm'd you

WI've had a couple of questions via pm regarding PayPal.
Yes, we both must have an account.
2. All you need is my email addy. Just initiate a payment.
C. Mark it as a payment for goods, or really whatever, it doesn't matter.
Lastly, PROFIT!!!
Also, while I was cleaning out my desk, I found a spare battery and a back cover. I will send it too. I'm sure it will fit in the box for the same shipping price. Still 9 dollars.
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just got payment from a fellow member. thanks for every ones interest!