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sgp screen cover

I know that the SGP screen covers are for the TF101, however I was not too happy with the ZAGG orange peel effect on my old Transformer Prime. I recently traded it into BestBuy and got the Infinity and was hoping to do better with the hard screen protectors. However I haven't seen a ton of screen protectors outside of Skinomi and Ghost Armor.
I am seriously considering the SGP as I have used them on my phones and honestly nothing competes to the feel and protection they offer. Has anyone tried it on their Infinity with any luck?

I just so happened to have an un-used SGP anti-glare for my original TF101, so I checked it and it's a lot smaller that the TF700 screen and the camera hole doesn't line up.
I guess you *could* use it, but it would probably make the camera look like crap and, like I said, it's really too small for the TF700 screen....
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jtrosky said:
I just so happened to have an un-used SGP anti-glare for my original TF101, so I checked it and it's a lot smaller that the TF700 screen and the camera hole doesn't line up.
I guess you *could* use it, but it would probably make the camera look like crap and, like I said, it's really too small for the TF700 screen....
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Well that just stinks. But thanks for the response.

Already a dozen screen protector threads. Do a quick search for em, lots of feedback which are smoother / clearer / more durable / less costly.

Opinions on protecting the TF700 backside

Likely to be upgrading from my Prime to the Infinity soon and was wondering if I should bother saving myself some money in not getting a full body skin for my tablet.
I know that there were a lot of recommendations for protecting the Prime's aluminium backing as it was seen to be extremely easy to scratch. Is the Infinity's back made of the same easily scratched material, save for the plastic strip?
Better yet, wanting to hear about those who have attempted to keep their tablets out of a case and skin protector.

Here's my experience... I have the keyboard dock and leave my TF700 docked almost all of the time. The back is very easy to scratch, but I'm *very* careful with my devices and have not put any type of protection on the TF700 outer shell. Again, being very careful, I have not had any scratches or anything, but I have read reports that it's easy to scratch the aluminum... I transport my docked TF700 in a "Swiss" brand "sleeve", which works well (and also has a zippered compartment for accessories, which is nice). Purchased this @ Walmart (wasn't cheap, but...).
Regarding the screen - I originally put an anti-glare protector on my TF700 after about a week of dealing with the glare and fingerprints - it was great for reducing glare (duh!) and was *awesome* for reducing all of the fingerprints and smudges on the screen - overall I was happy with it. However, after having the anti-glare on for a few weeks, I decided to purchase a Nexus 7 - once I saw how nice the naked screen was on the Nexus 7 in comparison to the TF700 with anti-glare, I decided to remove the anti-glare from the TF700. All that I can say is *wow* - what a difference (I didn't realize how much the anti-glare degraded the TF700 screen quality!).
So, I would definitely stay away from anti-glare protectors on the TF700 and just deal with the glare and fingerprints - the screen is just *way* to nice to ruin it with the degradation that an anti-glare causes.
Hope the helps!
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I like to keep mine in mint condition, I love the look of the prime and didn't want to put a skin or cover on it so I just use the Asus Transleeve and the clear front and back Skinomi skin cover. That way it is 100 percent protected and i can keep the awesome metal look.

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almo40192 said:
I like to keep mine in mint condition, I love the look of the prime and didn't want to put a skin or cover on it so I just use the Asus Transleeve and the clear front and back Skinomi skin cover. That way it is 100 percent protected and i can keep the awesome metal look.
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I feel the same way.
I'd given the iPad2 a spin for a year and tried out their Zagg Invisible Shield protective skin. That was the best decision I'd made. I am careful with my stuff but there are bound 2b those accidental moments. Every little scratch healed itself. I'll never know if there was a ding avoided but probably so. When I sold it over a year later I got within 20 bucks of what they were selling for after the new iPad came out (I had a Logi keyboard 2go with it). I actually bought my Transformer with the cash I got for the iPad2. I contacted Zagg 2c if they had a tf700 Invisible Shield. Their response was no but check back they may in the future. I just checked back and they have both the full body (glass and aluminum side) AND the alum side of the dock (separately). Placed my order and expect it soon. The beauty of the model specific skin is that they have the holes exactly where the camera, microphone, speaker were on the iPad and I expect that with the Transformer they also accomodate the raised lettering and the feet on the dock. I feel like a salesman 4Zagg but credit given where credit is due.
Good Luck

Skinomi skins

Has anyone thought about covering their infinity with a skinomi skin? Im considering getting one for mine but i wanted to know about the quality and feel before i buy one.
http://www.skinomi.com/teforastrpad.html
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tummytom10 said:
Has anyone thought about covering their infinity with a skinomi skin? Im considering getting one for mine but i wanted to know about the quality and feel before i buy one.
http://www.skinomi.com/teforastrpad.html
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I have Skinomi skins on my Xoom, my E4GT phone and my Passport HDD. They are good quality and fit well.

What is the feel of the skin if you dont mind me asking? Does it give you good grip?
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I just received one and did not apply it yet though but most of the reviews on amazon and other sites say that it is easy to install and of great quality!

tummytom10 said:
What is the feel of the skin if you dont mind me asking? Does it give you good grip?
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The skins I have don't add any texture...they're basically vinyl, so not necessarily adding grippiness, but don't easily slip out of my hand, either.

I've got the dark carbon skin on both my pad and dock. the installation wasn't as easy as i thought, and the fit wasn't that great..
The quality is great, though. It's sticking pretty well.

Immorten said:
I've got the dark carbon skin on both my pad and dock. the installation wasn't as easy as i thought, and the fit wasn't that great..
The quality is great, though. It's sticking pretty well.
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I have carbon fiber too. I like the texture, but like the previous post, the fit wasn't great. Also, I used the clear screen protector but ended up having undesirable effects. This included: poor fit for docking (its pretty tight), docking would leave a bubble line across the bottom, when closed for awhile on the dock I got dings it the protector that created a streaking effect.
I just took it off.

Old style saddleback leather case....

Is there a place to get a nice brown saddleback type leather case at? When I had my TF201 I bought all the cases that were from $10 to $35 and they all had the same Chinese crap quality. Literally all of them. They basically all used the same material and design and just put their company name on it. I ended up with a Caseen type case which suited my needs.
When I was on Tuff-Luv website looking at their cases they actually grouped the TF300, TF201 and the TF700 as the same case and all used the same size. I wonder how the heck this was even possible?? When you select the case there is no option to indicate what model you have, so apparently they are shipping the same case for all three models. Very strange.

That's a great question. I've done some leather work in the past and I'm thinking that I could purchase an inexpensive pleather case, like the minisuit and take it apart , modify the design and then transfer all the cutouts to a nice piece of leather... maybe tool it...I don't know, maybe just something nicely tanned, and stitch or lace it together. It would be a project, but fun and could end up pretty nice.
Is there a particular cheap case for both tab and dock that has the best arrangement of cut outs for port access?

I would pay for the poetic folio case for tablet and dock in real leather. I use a zenus case for my galaxy note and have been looking for something in real leather besides the noreve. I just don't dig its design at all...
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opentoe said:
Is there a place to get a nice brown saddleback type leather case at? When I had my TF201 I bought all the cases that were from $10 to $35 and they all had the same Chinese crap quality. Literally all of them. They basically all used the same material and design and just put their company name on it. I ended up with a Caseen type case which suited my needs.
When I was on Tuff-Luv website looking at their cases they actually grouped the TF300, TF201 and the TF700 as the same case and all used the same size. I wonder how the heck this was even possible?? When you select the case there is no option to indicate what model you have, so apparently they are shipping the same case for all three models. Very strange.
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I would love to have saddleback type leather case as well.
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That is very strange indeed.
I am currently using the Tuff-Luv saddleback case that I originally purchased for my tf201 on my recently acquired tf700 and I can tell you that overall it does fit nicely except for the headphone and hdmi port cutouts. All I did was use a leather punch to notch out new holes. The micro sd slot also does not align properly (half covered) but I don't worry about it as the sd port is not something I require constant access to and I know it wont accidentally pop out.
Perhaps tuff-luv has modified the Prime case in a manner to accommodate the ports of all the TF models. I would send them an email for clarification. Tuff-Luv's is great a Co. to deal with.
I also want to add that the quality/type of leather used for this case is just awesome. It's the type that just gets better with age. I am truly in Luv with it!
opentoe said:
Is there a place to get a nice brown saddleback type leather case at? When I had my TF201 I bought all the cases that were from $10 to $35 and they all had the same Chinese crap quality. Literally all of them. They basically all used the same material and design and just put their company name on it. I ended up with a Caseen type case which suited my needs.
When I was on Tuff-Luv website looking at their cases they actually grouped the TF300, TF201 and the TF700 as the same case and all used the same size. I wonder how the heck this was even possible?? When you select the case there is no option to indicate what model you have, so apparently they are shipping the same case for all three models. Very strange.
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http://www.saddlebackleather.com/ has iPad cases and has quality work, you may try there.
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case decisions

Hey all
I've looked at so many cases online and am still confused. I am hoping someone here can advise me.
I'm looking for a case that can function with the tablet only and with the keyboard dock. I don't want to have to carry the dock seperately but also don't want to be limited to using the keyboard continuously or battle to clip it on and off.
Second problem is that this is our main entertainment device when travelling. As in, we watch movies off it. I see nearly all the cases cover the back speaker. Are there any that don't cover the speaker that can do the keyboard dock, or does covering the speaker not effect it too much?
Thanks for any advice.
Cheers
Alan

Well there are holes in the back of the caseen Designo Perfecto for the speakers. I works with the dock as well. I've been using mine for about half a month now.

See my post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36285535
Time to look at cases for our infinity. and the replies after it as well.
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Firebrazer said:
Well there are holes in the back of the caseen Designo Perfecto for the speakers. I works with the dock as well. I've been using mine for about half a month now.
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I can confirm that the caseen Designo Perfecto case has the perfect design. All the holes are in the right place.

Thanks for that. I will look at that post.
Is there a large difference in quality between the caseen and others for half the price (e.g. Poetic FlexBook 2in1 or Igadgitz portfolio pu)?

Can't say, tbh, since I have no experience with any of the other cases. There are, however, people who have bought them and reported back in the thread linked above.

alanb1976 said:
Thanks for that. I will look at that post.
Is there a large difference in quality between the caseen and others for half the price (e.g. Poetic FlexBook 2in1 or Igadgitz portfolio pu)?
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The Caseen case is great quality. I got the black tan plaid one a while back (only for the TF700, not the dock but build quality should be the same)
http://www.caseen.com/assets/images/cs-2tf700-1.jpg
It looks and feels amazing compared to other cases like Poetic (not saying they are bad, I like them as well).
One issue I had with the Caseen case however was that it wasnt a very snug fit. The TF700 would rock back and forth a bit inside the case. I might just be spoiled because I have a perfect fitting Acase case for my old TF201 that fits perfectly on the TF700 as well. Maybe I got a bad build of the Caseen case, I don't know I only ordered one :/
So the only reason I'm not using the Caseen case is because my TF201 case is a perfect fit. Aesthetically wise its not as nice as the Caseen however. I lent the Caseen to a friend and he loves it.

This is the best case I could find. When opening, just pinch the keyboard for the first week or so and the leather softens up to where the elastic tabs always hold the keyboard in place. The tab is easy to remove.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008O2DT5E/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00

THANK YOU! For all the positive comments on the caseen PERFECTO case for the TF700. You guys really make my day when I read things like this on the XDA Forum. We've had a lot of success with the PERFECTO line, for good reason. For those wondering when stock will arrive (We sold out during Christmas) we will be restocking very soon at the end of month - early February. Colors and available waitlists can be done here: https://www.caseen.com/Transformer-Pad-Infinity-TF700-TF700T_c_49.html
Thanks Again from caseen!