I'm going to be doing a bit of travelling around Western Europe over the next 2 weeks.
Does anyone know what the availability in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France for the TF700 is like?
More so, is it available in any actual retail stores? The Euro/Pound exchange rate is fairly decent at the moment for me so it might be worth picking one up in Europe. Not interested in the dock so language doesn't bother me.
germany:
One of the official stores mentioned on the asus homepage says all pad versions will be available on 19.7.
The grey version with the dock and the gold without the dock are available in some stores online.
No idea about the offline stores thou.
Belgium has some stores where you can/could pick up one, like Media Markt. But the stock is probably limited ...
Any news on the availability of the 32 GB version. ?
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As for France, it's available in a couple of online stores but the 32gb version should be here first week of august. I haven't seen it in a physical store yet but I'm not looking either... if you find yourself in any big city, you should try the local "Fnac" which is, generally speaking, ahead of most unspecialized store ( and if you're in Paris, you 'll have plenty of other posibilities to find it)
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As for France, it's available in a couple of online stores but the 32gb version should be here first week of august. I haven't seen it in a physical store yet but I'm not looking either... if you find yourself in any big city, you should try the local "Fnac" which is, generally speaking, ahead of most unspecialized store ( and if you're in Paris, you 'll have plenty of other posibilities to find it)
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Thanks, will have to wait till August then, I'll be using the TF300 till then.
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Anybody heard something about the 32gb version for germany?
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I'm off to Australia on business and can pick up a 32gb TF with docking keyboard for $678 = £435 including the 10% tax which I can claim back ($610.20 = £392 after tax claimed back)
By my estimates that's about £100 saved if i don't get caught for UK tax of 20% when I get back...
Are there any mojor differencesin the UK and Aus models apart from the plug?
I guess I'll have to wait for the Aus OTA updates instead of UK ones...
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Bought a 32bg Transformer for less than a 16gb in the UK!!!
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I wish to order Prime whenever it comes out instead of having to wait until next year until it is launched in Europe. Do any sellers in US ship internationally? I have checked Amazon and BestBuy and GameStop, but none of them ship internationally.
This means both the amethyst gray and champagne versions and with a keyboard dock (either separately or 2-in-1).
Please post information here if you have it available
(There still doesn't seem to be XDA forum for Prime?)
You also have the option of using a forwarder. They provide you with a US address and then re-ship the product to you for a fee. That fee is usually less than European customs fee so if they send it to you as a gift or sample you might very well come out ahead of the game.
Kumabjorn said:
You also have the option of using a forwarder. They provide you with a US address and then re-ship the product to you for a fee. That fee is usually less than European customs fee so if they send it to you as a gift or sample you might very well come out ahead of the game.
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Can you recommend any? I do not know where to begin with a search, since it might be easy to fall into a scam of sorts.
I'm french, I need an AZERTY keyboard... Damn..
I receieved and email in a reply back from asus UK saying 16th Dec for release in the UK. Your guess is as good as mine if its true or not!
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If you do go down the route of buying a US Prime there is a thread on the UK kindle users forums (thread here) where they used (bundlebox) to have them delivered to the UK. Seemed expensive but for the guy in the above thread it worked a treat.
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Can you recommend any? I do not know where to begin with a search, since it might be easy to fall into a scam of sorts.
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There are lots of them. for example:
US Global Mail
CTSI Logistics
Mail Forwarding
If you don't like any of these just do a Google search for "forward shipping"
I was thinking of buying Asus Transformer Prime form bhphotovideo.com, but 32Gb model with all shipping fees and taxes would cost 580 euros, when the same model plus dock from amazon.de is 599 euros.
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If you do go down the route of buying a US Prime there is a thread on the UK kindle users forums (thread here) where they used (bundlebox) to have them delivered to the UK. Seemed expensive but for the guy in the above thread it worked a treat.
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Had a quick check and reckon it'll cost around an additional £110 to get it shipped to UK. This includes the import charges, VAT and BundleBox's admin fee. Assuming you get the tablet for $499 and it's only the tablet you ship over, then that comes to a total cost of around £430. I doubt the 32GB version in UK would be priced at more than £499 so in the very best case scenario, you'd be saving around £70. For the added hassle, delay and additional risk if there's any problems, it doesn't seem worth it but each to their own.
I think I'll get mine to come back with the next friend/colleague who comes back from the USA
hedgegod said:
I was thinking of buying Asus Transformer Prime form bhphotovideo.com, but 32Gb model with all shipping fees and taxes would cost 580 euros, when the same model plus dock from amazon.de is 599 euros.
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I ordered from there simply because most signs point that US will get it sooner.
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There is already a thread for US pre-orders so I thought I might start one for the UK.
The only place I have found so far is that Amazon.de have pre-orders for three versions and they will, of course, ship to the UK.
599€ (less than £500 at today's rates) for the 64Gb gold without dock
719€ for the 64Gb gold with dock
and 727.98€ for the grey 64Gb with dock.
As Amazon don't charge your card before shipping, I have pre-ordered the gold one without the dock as I am hopeful the TF201 dock will fit the TF700T. See my separate thread about this.
Please post any information you get about other sources.
EDIT: Just to add that if you order from Amazon.de with shipping to the UK, they adjust the price to account for the higher VAT rate in the UK.
thanks for these, i'd missed this! is there any indication as to when amazon.de will ship?
another possiblity for UK orders is komplett.ie , who claimed to be aiming to have the TF700T available, with international layout dock, by yesterday, so with some luck they may be in stock monday, then shipping to the UK could be done through postal forwarding at not to high a cost.
ishamm said:
thanks for these, i'd missed this! is there any indication as to when amazon.de will ship?
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Not so far as I am aware. Often Amazon.de get this sort of stuff before the UK but, as they don't charge your card until they ship, you can cancel if you see a better or quicker source without any penalty.
Keep in mind: amazon.de sells the german version which has a qwertz-keyboard. I'm not sure about umlaute, but I guess the key dock has them, too.
Also, the power-supply would be for CEE7/16, which to my knowledge is not usable in UK.
I am currently looking at ordering one from the Netherlands, which should have US-international keyboard, but also CEE7/16
ishamm said:
another possiblity for UK orders is komplett.ie , who claimed to be aiming to have the TF700T available, with international layout dock, by yesterday, so with some luck they may be in stock monday, then shipping to the UK could be done through postal forwarding at not to high a cost.
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Do komplett.ie ship to the UK? When I looked at other komplett sites, they did not mention international shipping.
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Keep in mind: amazon.de sells the german version which has a qwertz-keyboard. I'm not sure about umlaute, but I guess the key dock has them, too.
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Good point but I plan on getting the dockless version so that should not be an issue. And I'm sure the good folks at XDA will enable me to put on the UK firmware pretty soon after release.
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Also, the power-supply would be for CEE7/16, which to my knowledge is not usable in UK.
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Can you explain, please? I thought Germany uses the same power system as in the UK (and also in Spain where we also stay frequently) with just a different plug. I bought my Samsung Galaxy S3 from Amazon.de and am not aware of a problem with the charger.
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I am currently looking at ordering one from the Netherlands, which should have US-international keyboard, but also CEE7/16
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Can you provide a link, please?
norm2002 said:
Can you explain, please? I thought Germany uses the same power system as in the UK (and also in Spain where we also stay frequently) with just a different plug. I bought my Samsung Galaxy S3 from Amazon.de and am not aware of a problem with the charger.
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I was talking about the plug only. It's not that easy to find an adapter that goes "the other way round", most available sets are "local female, foreign male". To use a foreign power plug you will need "foreign female, local male" - if you know that and have access to the correct adapter, everything is fine.
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Can you provide a link, please?
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Not yet, have only found komplett.nl, but they do not offer international shipping on their website. Have contacted them about it and am waiting for their response.
If you don't mind overpaying a bit, it looks like easynotebooks.de have a very few grey with dock and gold without dock that they will ship to the UK. They also sell through Amazon.de but it seems that you cannot get it shipped to the UK going via their Amazon store.
Total cost for the gold without dock comes to nearly 660€ with shipping! When Amazon have them, it will be about 612€ so you're definitely paying for being an early adopter.
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Not yet, have only found komplett.nl, but they do not offer international shipping on their website. Have contacted them about it and am waiting for their response.
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Alternate.nl allows for international orders (in my case to Germany), plus they list the TF700T 64GB with Dock for pre-orders.
I had problems with their ordering-process and contacted their sales-team - they were really quick and my pre-order is placed with them now. Shipment will be 10,95 Euros vom NL to DE.
komplett.nl whom i contacted last weekend did not respond to me at all.
I ordered an standard one without dock from easynotebooks.de yesterday. The total cost was £570. They shipped UPS Standard same day and it should arrive here tomorrow :victory:
Uk really is an Awesome Country!
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I ordered an standard one without dock from easynotebooks.de yesterday. The total cost was £570. They shipped UPS Standard same day and it should arrive here tomorrow :victory:
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Well done! I hope my tip off helped. Mine is also due for delivery tomorrow but, as I posted in another thread, I am now at Gatwick on my way to Prague and won't see it until next Friday Maybe you're the first in the UK?
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Will I be able to buy a UK dock on its own afterwards if I get this now?
Have any of the people who have ordered from Europe received theirs yet? This threads gone a little quiet and I'm getting more and more tempted to import rather than wait until August...
I'll be importing from Ireland next week
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Are there any 32gb tablets for sale?
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I'll be importing from Ireland next week
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From which site, and is that with the dock?
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Have any of the people who have ordered from Europe received theirs yet? This threads gone a little quiet and I'm getting more and more tempted to import rather than wait until August...
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I think at least two of us have got ours. In my case, it has been delivered but I am out of the UK until Thursday so have't been able to enjoy my new toy.
http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/tablets/80006852/asus_10_transformer_infinity_64gb_dock/details.aspx
Buying from Ireland you will have to wait until the 24th July new stock delivery
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http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/pro...0_transformer_infinity_64gb_dock/details.aspx
Buying from Ireland you will have to wait until the 24th July new stock delivery
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Will it have a UK keyboard?
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I am trying to find a uk stock for he grey version 3g but noone seems to have it yet.
Expansys are lying to everyone posting that the stock will be in less than 5 days and when you place the preorder you see that actually you are getting it in a month! On email communication they said no earlier than the 14th of september. Conveniently they do not put that on the site so they can get more pre-orders.
Amazon uk says unknown expectancy and cfw doesn't even list it!
Anyone knows a reputable shop that can give us an idea of when its coming?
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I am trying to find a uk stock for he grey version 3g but noone seems to have it yet.
Expansys are lying to everyone posting that the stock will be in less than 5 days and when you place the preorder you see that actually you are getting it in a month! On email communication they said no earlier than the 14th of september. Conveniently they do not put that on the site so they can get more pre-orders.
Amazon uk says unknown expectancy and cfw doesn't even list it!
Anyone knows a reputable shop that can give us an idea of when its coming?
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John Lewis online have both the wifi and 3G models in stock - 16gb. You can do their click and collect service for next day pick from your nearest JL or Waitrose store.
Thanks.is that grey or white though? Going to look now!
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Edit: only white one available.
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Thanks.is that grey or white though? Going to look now!
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Edit: only white one available.
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Clove Technology seem a decent enough outfit. You could ask them when they will have a grey one.
Iirc it'll be around 1 week of Sept to get the grey ones. Asked the Sammy flagship store in Westfield.
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You can pick up the Grey wifi version on ebay now for £429.99. £30 more than itll be sold in stores when released but worth it if you dont want to wait.. delivery was 3 days and the tab is perfect glad I ordered it rather than settle for the white.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=200809169978
I Just need a decent case now..
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Does the UK version come with 1gb or 2gb ram memory?
Thanks
John.
Thanks for the responses.
Good ebay link but with my luck about electronic devices lately, I'd rather get it from a shop that can guarentee me the 30d replacement.
I think all notes will come with 2gb of memory
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Just Samsung UK Website says "1GB SDRAM Memory" , when the global website says 2GB
http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/galaxy-note/galaxy-note/GT-N8000EAABTU-spec
http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/note_10.1/specifications.html?type=find
Mine show 2GB
Hi There,
Heading over to Guangzhou city, guangzhou very soon! Just wondering where the best place to buy the N5 is there? I know this place called vgooo.com but their site hasn't listed any prices or news and im asumming many stores already stock this device. I dont mind whether it is black/grey market goods hehe. Cheers!
johno168 said:
Hi There,
Heading over to Guangzhou city, guangzhou very soon! Just wondering where the best place to buy the N5 is there? I know this place called vgooo.com but their site hasn't listed any prices or news and im asumming many stores already stock this device. I dont mind whether it is black/grey market goods hehe. Cheers!
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You can't buy from Google in China?
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You can't buy from Google in China?
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Unfortunately no, everything Google is blocked in China. :/
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Unfortunately no, everything Google is blocked in China. :/
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Oh wow that's horrible! There have been users here that somehow get it shipped to a courier in a different country then shipped to them. Hopefully one can help you in your situation. I didn't know about the whole situation with Google in China. Best of luck to you!
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I live in Shanghai and bought a US version 32GB for 3,000 RMB. I am aware that I won't be able to use LTE in the future, but I wasn't prepared to go for a HK version for near enough the same price and only 16GB.
I bought online from Taobao - http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4002-1856930535.34.1QlftW&id=35735211682 - A reputable seller who throws in a lot of freebies like screen protector, case, extra usb cable etc.
You will need a Chinese bank card to use though.
Otherwise I'm sure there are camera markets in Guangzhou where you can buy imported versions.
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Oh wow that's horrible! There have been users here that somehow get it shipped to a courier in a different country then shipped to them. Hopefully one can help you in your situation. I didn't know about the whole situation with Google in China. Best of luck to you!
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Yeah that is an option but it might take a while for shipping! Cheers!
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I live in Shanghai and bought a US version 32GB for 3,000 RMB. I am aware that I won't be able to use LTE in the future, but I wasn't prepared to go for a HK version for near enough the same price and only 16GB.
I bought online from Taobao - http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4002-1856930535.34.1QlftW&id=35735211682 - A reputable seller who throws in a lot of freebies like screen protector, case, extra usb cable etc.
You will need a Chinese bank card to use though.
Otherwise I'm sure there are camera markets in Guangzhou where you can buy imported versions.
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I've checked on that site before, but was looking for a physical store in Guangzhou City to go to! Hopefully there's a Hong Kong / ROW version because LTE is on 1800mhz here in New Zealand!
Thank you!
Buy from Japan and get it reshipped through jshoppers Tenso.
Or else wait a few days, Google Play HK is rumoured very very soon. Prices will be around HK$3.2k for 16GB and HK$3.6k for 32GB.