I'm look at purchasing either the Infinity or the TF300, right now, but I'm unsure which would be the best option. Is the Infinity worth the $100 more? Does it suffer in performance at all from the higher pixel count?
A device's development community is also important to me. Do you think it will be as good as the Prime's/og Transformer? Or will it be rather small like the TF300?
Any opinions would be great! Feel free to answer any, or all questions!
Thanks!
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The screen is much nicer, and its faster. Both tablets suffer from some I/O issues from my understanding, but not something that can't be fixed via a software update.
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I'm look at purchasing either the Infinity or the TF300, right now, but I'm unsure which would be the best option. Is the Infinity worth the $100 more? Does it suffer in performance at all from the higher pixel count?
A device's development community is also important to me. Do you think it will be as good as the Prime's/og Transformer? Or will it be rather small like the TF300?
Any opinions would be great! Feel free to answer any, or all questions!
Thanks!
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I'm trying to figure that one out myself. I have a tf300 in my hands right now, and from a foot and a half away, you can clearly see the individual pixels. Its not too bad though; it still has a much higher PPI than most computer displays. But most people say the difference is really noticeable. Since the display is the biggest feature of the tablet the resolution is important. I guess you could relate it to a computer monitor: Would you buy a 1280 x 800 monitor, or would you spend an extra $100 to buy a full HD monitor?
As a device gets older, the dev community around it gets better. The tf300 is in good shape considering there's an official cm9 port for it. It may take some months for the tf700 community to build up, but it should eventually be what the og transformer is today.
Hopefully ASUS gives us a bootloader unlock so that we can flash custom kernels and recoveries. (they most likely will)
this is my problem too, i don't know should i just get the tf300 or spend 100 bucks more to get the tf700.
is that screen resolution and gorilla glass 2 really worth it since i don't need better cameras nor good design?
or should i go for the nexus 7? i had a chance to read books on my friend's nook tablet, it was awesome, but watching videos was just kinda ok, surfing the web was not easy with a small screen.
i really don't know which tablet size is good for me?
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I'm trying to figure that one out myself. I have a tf300 in my hands right now, and from a foot and a half away, you can clearly see the individual pixels. Its not too bad though; it still has a much higher PPI than most computer displays. But most people say the difference is really noticeable. Since the display is the biggest feature of the tablet the resolution is important. I guess you could relate it to a computer monitor: Would you buy a 1280 x 800 monitor, or would you spend an extra $100 to buy a full HD monitor?
As a device gets older, the dev community around it gets better. The tf300 is in good shape considering there's an official cm9 port for it. It may take some months for the tf700 community to build up, but it should eventually be what the og transformer is today.
Hopefully ASUS gives us a bootloader unlock so that we can flash custom kernels and recoveries. (they most likely will)
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I think we'll have a good community because this is the best android tablet now.
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I just returned my TF300T and am waiting to receive the TF700. I agree with rightonred about the amount of pixels you can see. Also, don't plan on doing anything on your tab in plain daylight, as it is hard to see, even with the brightness maxed out.
Also if you're planning on customizing the TF300 - there isn't much of a development community. There are currently about 4 roms out right now, ALL are experimental and all have issues with one thing or another. 2 of those roms are based off of CM9. One is AOKP and the other is an experimental JB rom in which only a few things work. Keep in mind the TF300 has been out since March and the development community hasn't gotten any larger.
TL;DR - Spend the extra $100 and get the TF700. The dev community will be a lot stronger and the specs are better.
Thanks for the feedback, everyone! I think if I can swing it, I'll go for the Infinity! Though it does get up there in price with the dock... we'll have to see haha
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Just wanted to get some thoughts on this. I was thinking about buying it TF 700 until I recently saw a video about a Mediapad 10 FHD. Based on the specifications that are online this tablet beats out the TF 700 with a better CPU and the 2gb ram. I wanted to get some opinions on this. Do you guys think it may be worth it, give this company a chance, or just go Asus. Also, the I/O problem worried me but looks like it can be fixed. I also like trying out roms and scripts. Think this new tablet may have a good community (if even one at all) ?
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No custom ROMS. Nobody knows about Huaiwei. Lots of people know about asus.
If you're looking for custom roms, the Mediapad isnt an option for you. Very few Huaiwei devices have developer support at all, let alone solid support.
Edit: Regarding the extra ram, the Nexus 7 just came out and it only has 1GB. Android phones have been at 1GB for a while. Honestly, I think we'll be here a while... even if 2gb devices start becoming more common, there'll still be a ton of 1GB (and even 512MB!) devices out there. Developers (app and rom) aren't going to drop those overnight.
I'm also tossing up between the Infinity and the FHD, the Huawei has a couple of positives in that it has nicer speaker placement, it is 3g and 4G and it is much cheaper! Hmmm
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I'm also tossing up between the Infinity and the FHD, the Huawei has a couple of positives in that it has nicer speaker placement, it is 3g and 4G and it is much cheaper! Hmmm
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Oh what? Networks? Then I'm not going to buy it. I can't stand the contract fees and stuff .
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Oh what? Networks? Then I'm not going to buy it. I can't stand the contract fees and stuff .
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You can still use it without contact lol....I think
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bro that chinese company should not be trusted. you have asus here if your from america and their customer support will be a lot more helpful then them. a lot more dev development here as well. i saw that and the specs were nice, but i bet it will feel cheap once you hold it compared to the tf700 which will turn mad heads and really make those ipad users jaw drop
Yeah I'm going for an infinity
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I'm with you all on preferring the TF700, but Huaiwei (or however you spell it ) is damn serious about entering the mobile and tablet market. They have actually made lots of devices that were subsequently rebranded, so they have extensive experience on the hardware side. However, the point made about robust developer support, if any developer support at all, being unlikely stands, and pretty much excludes this tablet for the enthusiasts in here. (If it is really, really, really good, obviously the balance will change, but that needs time. That's a scarce commodity in Tweakyland. ).
Oh, and I see neither a need nor a practical use for 2 GB of RAM at this point in time. The apps we are using are mostly still optimized for phone use, and do not even fully use the resources available in today's tabs. Go and look up any decent, in-depth review of the TF700 or the Nexus 7 and you will find the same adage repeated over and over again: "great/best Android tablet, but the lack of optimized apps is its Achilles heel." I'm sure the same goes for any higer-end Android tablet at the moment, especially when compared to Apple's line of products.
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I'm like Rdy to buy this n figured with the crazy specs this would have crazy rims n porting n all that but there's barely any devs is it just taking a while or this is how it's goin to be.
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I'm like Rdy to buy this n figured with the crazy specs this would have crazy rims n porting n all that but there's barely any devs is it just taking a while or this is how it's goin to be.
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There's a couple of good stock-based roms available right now. The one I'm on works very well and has really improved my experience with the TF700. I believe that there will be more development once JellyBean drops and especially with source code. There are a number of drivers that can't just be ported over from the TF201 or TF300, mostly relating to the high resolution screen. So patience is needed for right now (so I keep telling myself, crackflasher that I am).
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There's a couple of good stock-based roms available right now. The one I'm on works very well and has really improved my experience with the TF700. I believe that there will be more development once JellyBean drops and especially with source code. There are a number of drivers that can't just be ported over from the TF201 or TF300, mostly relating to the high resolution screen. So patience is needed for right now (so I keep telling myself, crackflasher that I am).
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so over all r u 100% happy with the tablet
Based on my experience, only popular devices get a lot of attention from developers, simply because most developers will only develop ROMs and hack for devices that they own. Given the Infinity's high price tag, I don't think a lot of people will buy it in the first place, including developers on xda. Personally, I believe that anyone hoping for a vibrant hacking community for the Infinity will be sorely disappointed.
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Based on my experience, only popular devices get a lot of attention from developers, simply because most developers will only develop ROMs and hack for devices that they own. Given the Infinity's high price tag, I don't think a lot of people will buy it in the first place, including developers on xda. Personally, I believe that anyone hoping for a vibrant hacking community for the Infinity will be sorely disappointed.
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High price tag? For what it offers its actually a very reasonable/competitive price. For 499 your getting 32gb with the latest Tegra 3 processor and FHD screen!
Honestly think that devs are waiting for Jelly Bean Project Butter to hit. why waste too much time with ICS when JB is just around the corner.
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High price tag? For what it offers its actually a very reasonable/competitive price. For 499 your getting 32gb with the latest Tegra 3 processor and FHD screen!
Honestly think that devs are waiting for Jelly Bean Project Butter to hit. why waste too much time with ICS when JB is just around the corner.
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I agree, for the price you actually get quite a bit. That same price will get you a galaxy note 10.1 if you can stand to look at the horrible screen on it.
I personally think a lot of devs may be waiting for a nexus 10 tablet to hit.
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Personally i think more devs are leaning towards nexus or samsung devices and here is why:
Nexus devices are stock android. Very easy to make custom roms.
Samsung gives the dev community sources, Odin, and other tools needed to make custom roms. Since most of the work is already done it is a lot easier to customize the software with less work. Sammy higher end devices also tend to be built better although with a more plastic feel. (I've dropped my S2 a thousand times, no broken screens. I've seen friends drop other phones just once with devistating results. Lighter materials = less intertia = more chance of life)
Also, i agree with the JB suggestion, why spend time and effort modifying something we have now when we know JB dropped for the 300 and is due to drop for the prime and 700 in the next few weeks?
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I agree, for the price you actually get quite a bit. That same price will get you a galaxy note 10.1 if you can stand to look at the horrible screen on it.
I personally think a lot of devs may be waiting for a nexus 10 tablet to hit.
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Nexus 10?
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High price tag? For what it offers its actually a very reasonable/competitive price. For 499 your getting 32gb with the latest Tegra 3 processor and FHD screen!
Honestly think that devs are waiting for Jelly Bean Project Butter to hit. why waste too much time with ICS when JB is just around the corner.
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I guess ASUS uses the iPad as a reference point for pricing in the US, thus the price tag of US$499, and you are correct in saying that the price is reasonable enough. However, for the rest of the world (mostly Asia), ASUS does not seem to follow that pricing strategy (I also think ASUS has to make some compromises on margin to arrive at US$499 in order to build a better brand name in the US). For instance, in Singapore, the Infinity is sold at SGD $1099, which is even more expensive than the New iPad, making the Infinity the most expensive tablet available. In fact, at that price in Singapore, I can buy a very decent laptop instead. Even the new Galaxy Note 10.1 with max configuration (3G version) is only SGD $998.
I am not sure how ASUS is doing in the US, but at least in Asia (minus Taiwan), ASUS is not doing a very good job in the tablet market. I have never seen a single ASUS tablet being used in the public before, while the iPad and Galaxy tabs dominate the Asia market. That is quite understandable because ASUS has always been selling its tablets at very high price. In Singapore, the Transformer Prime has always been more expensive than iPad 2, and so is the Infinity. That is also something I cannot really understand. While Apple and Samsung can sell its products in Singapore at relatively the same price in the US, ASUS can't seem to do the same thing. I am hoping they can do a better job with those upcoming Windows 8 tablets.
Just came back from my first visit to Singapore and visited the Funan mall and the Infinity was selling for $899 Singapore dollars at some store that had loads of Asus stuff.
I'm sitting on an a700 and am wondering about dev support too for the Infinity. I can't return my a700, but the lagginess on the Acer is killing me. Might make the move to the Infinity if it has great support.
It'll come with time. Early adoption of devices means bugginess and slow ROM support, but it all comes eventually. You'll be sitting there wondering wtf is going on then a week later you'll be irritated because you can't decide which ROM you want to download to try next. Happens every time.
I hope the devs come after JB release. I am afraid that most devs bought the transformer prime, and dont have enough incentive to upgrade to the infinity. If support doesnt come after JBs release, i'll have to take a stab at it. Have a software background, just never made a rom. With the bricking that is occurring, and no NVFlash, I'd be afraid to try on this device.
Got my N7 coming in the mail and have a GNex, perhaps I should practice on those.
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I'm thinking about picking up one of these tablets.. any idea if they've been rooted? Any custom roms?
Thanks
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834310536
Well I have one (in my signature), and there is no official root I know of. However, this device is very similar to Asus transformer infinity and also runs pics, which as an almost universal root tool somewhere (don't remember where to find it). I am hoping someone would be willing to test this on the a2109, as theres many things I wish for root with. As for roms, cwm will need to be made for this and, again, infinity pad may help. But in all honesty, this is so fast that I would be too concerned for roms. Theming would be nice though
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shirtlessrabbit4 said:
Well I have one (in my signature), and there is no official root I know of. However, this device is very similar to Asus transformer infinity and also runs pics, which as an almost universal root tool somewhere (don't remember where to find it). I am hoping someone would be willing to test this on the a2109, as theres many things I wish for root with. As for roms, cwm will need to be made for this and, again, infinity pad may help. But in all honesty, this is so fast that I would be too concerned for roms. Theming would be nice though
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Would love to post a link. Check the lenovo forums.
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I'm thinking about picking up one of these tablets.. any idea if they've been rooted? Any custom roms?
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A buy-it-now is on the auction site for $260, including shipping. Very slightly (obviously) used. I'm quite happy with mine.
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Would love to post a link. Check the lenovo forums.
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A buy-it-now is on the auction site for $260, including shipping. Very slightly (obviously) used. I'm quite happy with mine.
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Just bought one at Best Buy for 259.00 this thing is smooth and fast I'm impressed. The screen is its only down fall. Head on viewing is not that bad. Definitely worth the 259.00
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Just bought one at Best Buy for 259.00 this thing is smooth and fast I'm impressed. The screen is its only down fall. Head on viewing is not that bad. Definitely worth the 259.00
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I totally agree the speed and smooth, I actually went in to get the ASUS TF300F, but when I held it was just too heavy. There are a few cons such as the camera and the lack of pretty much any accessories. I'd read on another forum that a guy got the Galaxy 8.9 case M-EDGE case for it, so I got the 14.99 one and it fits, though it is pretty tight, and doesn't close completely. It's close enough that I don't worry about anything scratching the screen. Also the way it folds does allow you to use the camera with ease and none of the buttons are covered. I've spent 4 hours searching for a case made specifically for the tablet and not even the MFG has one yet. They do have a picture of a smart cover, but it's nowhere on the site or anywhere else.
I think the people that make non OEM products have bought into the reviews slamming the tablet so much that they didn't decide to make anything for it, which is pretty sad. It's an awesome tablet for people on a budget and doesn't like the garden wall of the KF, lack of additional memory of both the KF and Nexus, and IMHO the specs are awesome. The salesperson did a bench mark test in store and was totally shocked at the rankings it ranked well above all the big name tablets, so at 259 I was definitely sold.
Speaking of the screen, I've viewed it at every angle that I use and there was no problem. I've previously owned the Toshiba Thrive 10.1 and this baby blows it out the water with ease. I kept my KF because trade in went down to 35.00 from 75.00 within a week.
Maybe with people giving positive feedback, more retailers will carry products for it.
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Speaking of the screen, I've viewed it at every angle that I use and there was no problem. I've previously owned the Toshiba Thrive 10.1 and this baby blows it out the water with ease. I kept my KF because trade in went down to 35.00 from 75.00 within a week.
Maybe with people giving positive feedback, more retailers will carry products for it.
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I've been posting reviews to every site I can think of, except Amazon. They still haven't gotten their **** together regarding the A2109 specs. Probably a campaign of FUD to sell their own products. Newegg, though, has very few reviews so far...
For those of you not on the Lenovo forums yet, there is now a dev ROM for the A2109. Right now we're at the point of having root, cwm, and a ROM free of bloatware and deodexed -- ready for some theming. Not like I've done any of the work -- by "we" I mean thanks to mcl we now have it.
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Well, I took the Lenovo A2109 back to Best Buy today and swapped it for the ASUS TF300T 16GB for a 90.00 difference. They have the same specs under the hood based on a few quick searches on the web. Honestly I hated to do it, because I rather liked the A2109, but the screen kept doing these weird flashes. At first I thought it was something I was doing, but I googled it and it's a known issue. I decided that with the screen already being the only bad thing about the tab and then the flashing I'd just go with something else. Luckily BB had the 16GB ASUS in stock, since it wasn't there the last few times I checked.
There seems to be more support and accessories for the ASUS tab as well. I've not had the chance to test it yet because apparently you have to let it charge a couple of hours before you can use it. (Thought I'd have to make another trip to BB)
I'll update on my blog when I get some play time with it. Just before I took the A2109 back I ran AnTuTu and Vellamo tests on it for S&G and it ranked pretty high, so I want to see if the ASUS tab does the same thing.
I can't post any urls here as a new member, but there is a link to my blog on my profile. Just case anyone is interested.
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Well, I took the Lenovo A2109 back to Best Buy today and swapped it for the ASUS TF300T 16GB for a 90.00 difference. They have the same specs under the hood based on a few quick searches on the web. Honestly I hated to do it, because I rather liked the A2109, but the screen kept doing these weird flashes. At first I thought it was something I was doing, but I googled it and it's a known issue. I decided that with the screen already being the only bad thing about the tab and then the flashing I'd just go with something else. Luckily BB had the 16GB ASUS in stock, since it wasn't there the last few times I checked.
There seems to be more support and accessories for the ASUS tab as well. I've not had the chance to test it yet because apparently you have to let it charge a couple of hours before you can use it. (Thought I'd have to make another trip to BB)
I'll update on my blog when I get some play time with it. Just before I took the A2109 back I ran AnTuTu and Vellamo tests on it for S&G and it ranked pretty high, so I want to see if the ASUS tab does the same thing.
I can't post any urls here as a new member, but there is a link to my blog on my profile. Just case anyone is interested.
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$90 more? Ooooh... I'd ask for a refund and see how this turns out
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Spec wise the Nook tab can't touch the ASUS or Lenovo. The only place it would be beat the Lenovo is the screen. Right now the ASUS is running stock JB and still out performing the Lenovo, which I bought for the specs in spite of the screen.
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Spec wise the Nook tab can't touch the ASUS or Lenovo. The only place it would be beat the Lenovo is the screen. Right now the ASUS is running stock JB and still out performing the Lenovo, which I bought for the specs in spite of the screen.
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Let me know how you like it.
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joshag said:
I'm thinking about picking up one of these tablets.. any idea if they've been rooted? Any custom roms?
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Bought this tab probally about a month ago didn't see any rooting methods. I thought I would sit this one out for about a month and see what the devs have come up with. None of the work goes to me (I am just a noob) but I just thought I would share this link with you regarding this tablets develepment.
Because I am a noob I cannont post any links so you can view my profile to see the link
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joshag said:
I'm thinking about picking up one of these tablets.. any idea if they've been rooted? Any custom roms?
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Bought this tab probally about a month ago didn't see any rooting methods. I thought I would sit this one out for about a month and see what the devs have come up with. None of the work goes to me (I am just a noob) but I just thought I would share this link with you regarding this tablets develepment. Because I am a noob I can't post any links so you can view my profile to see the link
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There is considerable development on the ROM front on the Lenovo official forums. I can't link either because I'm a n00b too, but with just a simple google search using the model name bought it up.
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Well, I took the Lenovo A2109 back to Best Buy today and swapped it for the ASUS TF300T 16GB for a 90.00 difference. They have the same specs under the hood based on a few quick searches on the web. Honestly I hated to do it, because I rather liked the A2109, but the screen kept doing these weird flashes. At first I thought it was something I was doing, but I googled it and it's a known issue. I decided that with the screen already being the only bad thing about the tab and then the flashing I'd just go with something else. Luckily BB had the 16GB ASUS in stock, since it wasn't there the last few times I checked.
There seems to be more support and accessories for the ASUS tab as well. I've not had the chance to test it yet because apparently you have to let it charge a couple of hours before you can use it. (Thought I'd have to make another trip to BB)
I'll update on my blog when I get some play time with it. Just before I took the A2109 back I ran AnTuTu and Vellamo tests on it for S&G and it ranked pretty high, so I want to see if the ASUS tab does the same thing.
I can't post any urls here as a new member, but there is a link to my blog on my profile. Just case anyone is interested.
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Just picked one of these up tonight -- primarily for the family (non-techie wife & 2nd grade daughter). We've used it for a little over an hour and I'm already noticing random screen flashes. So far they're not anywhere near annoying enough to think about taking it back, but I'm keeping an eye on it. So far very, very pleased!
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Just picked one of these up tonight -- primarily for the family (non-techie wife & 2nd grade daughter). We've used it for a little over an hour and I'm already noticing random screen flashes. So far they're not anywhere near annoying enough to think about taking it back, but I'm keeping an eye on it. So far very, very pleased!
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Excellent! I have noticed the screen glitches myself, and they don't seem to become more frequent or serious over time, so I think what you see is what you will get. I suppose you notice them more when you are concentrating on it. Ordinarily a defect like this would drive me crazy, but for the price I'll overlook it!
Come on over to the Lenovo forums if you want to talk to a larger audience
Josh
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Excellent! I have noticed the screen glitches myself, and they don't seem to become more frequent or serious over time, so I think what you see is what you will get. I suppose you notice them more when you are concentrating on it. Ordinarily a defect like this would drive me crazy, but for the price I'll overlook it!
Come on over to the Lenovo forums if you want to talk to a larger audience
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That's good to know (that it doesn't seem to get worse). Is there a forum area focused on this device?
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That's good to know (that it doesn't seem to get worse). Is there a forum area focused on this device?
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The only forum so far is at Lenovo:
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-IdeaTab-Slate-Tablets/bd-p/Idea_Slate
There are multiple devices in this forum, not just the A2109. There's a reasonably active group of users over there tho.
Josh
I just wanted to come back let you know that the ASUS TF300 is indeed awesome. Even though the two tablets share most of the same specs, the ASUS tab seems to just fly and I have to admit the screen alone was well worth the additional money.
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I just wanted to come back let you know that the ASUS TF300 is indeed awesome. Even though the two tablets share most of the same specs, the ASUS tab seems to just fly and I have to admit the screen alone was well worth the additional money.
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Yeah? I'm jealous. Of course, at this point I'd be pre-ordering the Nexus 10 if I were willing to pay more than the $250 I shelled out for this guy. The one thing I would miss, tho, is the convenient size. I really like how easy it is to handle. The 10" on the Gtab were a little much for me. Rationalizations... But now I have an upgrade to look forward to -- after mcl & I get an overclocking kernel running
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Yeah? I'm jealous. Of course, at this point I'd be pre-ordering the Nexus 10 if I were willing to pay more than the $250 I shelled out for this guy. The one thing I would miss, tho, is the convenient size. I really like how easy it is to handle. The 10" on the Gtab were a little much for me. Rationalizations... But now I have an upgrade to look forward to -- after mcl & I get an overclocking kernel running
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I've been thinking about the Nexus 7 inch since the 16 GB model dropped to 199 to replace my KF. I still think 7 inches is the sweet spot for a portable tablet, and I'd also love to have the "true" Android experience with out MFG tweaks, but that will be after the New Year and who knows what will be available then. They seem to be introducing the next big thing every week now.:laugh:
Hey there guys
I'm confused if i should opt for this tab
i heard many games appear blurry, apps looked stretched?So thats kinda bad, that apps cant make use of the 1080p so should i get this tab?
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You should have placed this thread elsewhere
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Yes i posted here by mistake , i opened two tabs one of this and Q & A thought this was q & A
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Go get your hands on one at Best Buy and check it out.
Don't forget to compare it with other tabs while you're there. The infinity is notorious for being slow.
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R0CKSTAR3N3RGY said:
Go get your hands on one at Best Buy and check it out.
Don't forget to compare it with other tabs while you're there. The infinity is notorious for being slow.
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I can't try any tablets out, cause they din't release in India still now,nexus 7 might come out next month,,,but might be overpriced here :/
Actually i'm asking my uncle whose in USA to get this for me, and only Asus tablets have international warranty
If nexus 7 comes out with 32 gigs ill get that then.
The newest tablets I can compare for you is this and the GNote 10.1
GNote 10.1 runs faster and the s-pen is great
TF700 is a bit laggier but amazing res and yes, a lot of apps aren't that great for 1080p
But we know apps will be
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Lets ignore the higher than average build quality issues, since you can just pick a place that will let you return many times until you get one without visual hardware flaws. (make sure you do that.. pick a place with a good return policy)
I am seriously disappointed in this tablet. (it's my second one) It's really slow and really choppy. I would NOT spend my own money on this device. But that's your decision to make. I shouldn't have to unlock and void my warranty to make my tablet work at an "almost" acceptable level. Running Cleanrom 1.0 makes the tablet way better, but still nowhere near the level an expensive device should be at. I'll try Cleanrom 2.1 tonight.
When I say really slow and choppy, this isn't even with games or items that really tax the resources. This is while using things like Pulse reader.. or pretty much anything that has to scroll or requires multiple touch actions in a row. like open email, scroll to bottom to check something, and press delete all in pretty quick succession. You have to pretty much pause between each screen touch so the tablet can keep up or you get "Application Not Responding". This is likely related to the poor I/O. (my 2 year old phone, and 2 year old ACER dont have this issue)
I helped out a previous employer and was given this tablet as a gift.. I keep it because depending on how you look at it, it wasn't really my hard earned cash that paid for it. I'm sure there are many people out there who love their tablet... But compared to my much older and much lower spec Acer A500 this thing sucks. If you dont NEED the keyboard.. try the Acer A700 instead.
The screen on the TF700 is very nice (the serious light bleed is only really noticeable at start-up). I have had no issues with blurriness or general ugliness. Obviously with the high resolution things must scale and any applications built with low quality graphics will be fuzzy when scaled. This is not an issue with the tablet, but rather with the App developer. Any high res screen will have the same issues until all app devs convert to higher quality graphics.
After dealing with my friends terrible TF201 (prime) and now this TF700 (2 of them).. Which proves ASUS is either not capable of fixing the performance issues, or simply doesn't care. Either way it will take a lot for me to throw any cash toward ASUS in the future.
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Okay, but so so many people say tf700 is really good, Wont JB make it better?
or am i better of getting nexus 7 32 gig + OTG to add my external HDD.
I would love to get the note 10.1, but sadly it doesnt have a international warranty.. and i makes no sense getting it from India as its around 40,000rs(800$)
So,i'll be getting either T700 or Nexus 7 or yea ipad mini(though am not intrested in apples products).
Honestly, i don't know why so many people say bad things about this tablet. No device is perfect, they all have their flaws... you just have to choose which ones are most important to you. Since I've gotten this tablet I've experienced nothing but good things... apps and games are fine and will only get better. Speed is fine with the browser2ram apk installed... and the look and feel of this thing is just amazing. Don't let all the negative comments here mislead you. I was worried when I bought this tablet then came here to read only negative things, but after taking the leap of faith I have no regrets.
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Okay, but so so many people say tf700 is really good, Wont JB make it better?
or am i better of getting nexus 7 32 gig + OTG to add my external HDD.
I would love to get the note 10.1, but sadly it doesnt have a international warranty.. and i makes no sense getting it from India as its around 40,000rs(800$)
So,i'll be getting either T700 or Nexus 7 or yea ipad mini(though am not intrested in apples products).
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No don't get it.
Why?
Because if you can't get rid of it easily after being disappointed then there you are.
Stuck with it...
...unless your not too worried about having a problematic tablet.
Well. i agree with all your point's.
Acer and 2-3 more compaines are coming out with 1080p tabs + htc butterfly which is a 1080p phablet.
So, i assume all these "might" lead to a quality full HD app's?
And does the nexus 7 support OTG
Great now i find out it has dead pixel issues :/
I think it's a good investment. I love the **** out of my Inifnity. Yes, there are some QC issues like light bleed (very little in my case) and screen adhesive issues (again, very little for me) but I still think the price is justified. This is why stores have return policies.The best thing a consumer can do in this case, is to give the company as much feedback as possible. The majority of consumers don't realize how much influence they really have. Even the iPad has issues like these. Granted, Apple customer support is probably a lot more responsive. I still think people should not go into the tablet market, being so young as it is, and expect perfection.
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I wouldn't recommend this tablet. I have had it since it launched and I waited too long to return it.I waited for JB to be released on it. It ran ok with ICS but now that it has JB its pretty sluggish and choppy compared to other tablets in the Transformer line that run JB(which was a huge letdown considering the hardware in this thing). And as of now, there nothing optimized for its 1080p screen. This tablet is just a little too far ahead of its time. If i could make any recommendation, I would say wait until the Nexus 10 is released.
Yea nexus 10 will be too late(and probably when it comes out i wont be able to get it, cause next year my uncle might not come down to india).. now i'm looking into nexus 7,ipad mini and ipad 3 :/
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Well. i agree with all your point's.
Acer and 2-3 more compaines are coming out with 1080p tabs + htc butterfly which is a 1080p phablet.
So, i assume all these "might" lead to a quality full HD app's?
And does the nexus 7 support OTG
Great now i find out it has dead pixel issues :/
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Acer already makes an HD tablet.
That would be the A700...take it from me a former owner.
Don`t go there either.
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so No to ASUS TF700?
Won't custom roms make it better
I say yes if it would be easy to return after buying.
Doesn't sound as though it would be easy for you to return if you had problems.
I would recommend the Infinity with reservations.
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I'l keep this tab on hold
I'll look into ipad mini too
BTW does nexus 7 support OTG,so i can connect my USB drive or HDD
Might be good to check the Nexus forum here at XDA.
From what I read OTG may not be fully supported (read only)
Would you by any chance consider the Windows Surface as an alternative?
First let me say that I hope that the mods dont see this thread as spam, I really do want to know, and hopefully the conclusion is unanimous.
Which tablet should I get? I have narrowed it down to the tf700t or the tf300t. You spent the extra money, so I am curious why there is a big price difference. Is the only difference the clock speed of the processor and the resolution, or is it something big that I am missing. Thanks ahead of time for any feedback. Also If anyone here has another suggestion for a first tablet let me know.
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First let me say that I hope that the mods dont see this thread as spam, I really do want to know, and hopefully the conclusion is unanimous.
Which tablet should I get? I have narrowed it down to the tf700t or the tf300t. You spent the extra money, so I am curious why there is a big price difference. Is the only difference the clock speed of the processor and the resolution, or is it something big that I am missing. Thanks ahead of time for any feedback. Also If anyone here has another suggestion for a first tablet let me know.
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The major differences are the screen and the case (plastic vs aluminum).
Once you see the screen on the infinity you would not be able to go back. If you have the money I would get the infinity.
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This post is ok so far.
What it comes down to, is if the extra res is worth it for you. I don't think anyone can really make the choice for you, and only you know your budget comfort level.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=9835
Looks like a lot of users in the TF300T forum section are very happy at slightly higher than half the cost of the Infinity.
Plus more apps from Play will be compatible with the TF300.
Thats OK said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=9835
Looks like a lot of users in the TF300T forum section are very happy at slightly higher than half the cost of the Infinity.
Plus more apps from Play will be compatible with the TF300.
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Thank you very much, I didn't even think to check the 300 forums (thanks everyone else too) I think I will probably end up getting the 300, but I would hate to spend all that money, and regret not getting the biggest, and the best. If anyone still has other suggestions I would be very happy to hear them.
Nexus
The Nexus is great! I'm absolutely in LOVE with this thing! It is very user friendly so I didn't have to go searching the internet for tutorials. Here's the one I got on Amazon amzn.to/SmmPLs. If you're looking to get a tablet I'd recommend the Nexus over the other tablets, it really blows them away.
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If you're looking to get a tablet I'd recommend the Nexus over the other tablets
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Which other tablets do you have experience with, and what exactly is better on the Nexus?