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I'm sure its a little pre-mature since it just came out here in the U.S. yesterday but, has anyone heard anything about the tf700 getting the bootloader unlocking tool? My tf700 is on its way here now, and all thought I'm sure its great stock, I have to have my custom rom's.
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No definites, but I read on here yesterday that the Prime got it within a month, so I would wager that by early August things will get up and running.
MartyHulskemper said:
No definites, but I read on here yesterday that the Prime got it within a month, so I would wager that by early August things will get up and running.
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I only said this about TF300, not the Prime, but I have hopes set high too
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I only said this about TF300, not the Prime, but I have hopes set high too
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Ah yes, that was it. Oh well, even a more recent example.
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Ah yes, that was it. Oh well, even a more recent example.
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I remember the Prime got it in about a month. The forums were flipping out though, they couldn't handle not having it yet, so Asus put it out there.
I came here to ask if the bootloader is locked. This makes me sad. I'm not willing to lose my hardware warranty to flash roms. This, plus the lack of micro-usb and the use of nvidia will force me to buy something else.
It's a shame, the tablet is amazing in every other way.
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smashingtool said:
I came here to ask if the bootloader is locked. This makes me sad. I'm not willing to lose my hardware warranty to flash roms. This, plus the lack of micro-usb and the use of nvidia will force me to buy something else.
It's a shame, the tablet is amazing in every other way.
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What are you talking about. Every single Android device starts with a locked bootloader when it's released. ASUS has been pretty quick with unlocking tools so far.
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What are you talking about. Every single Android device starts with a locked bootloader when it's released. ASUS has been pretty quick with unlocking tools so far.
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His issue is more that the warranty is voided than it shipping locked. To which I agree with him, but its not a dealbreaker since literally the only devices that DONT do that are the Nexus devices.
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I came here to ask if the bootloader is locked. This makes me sad. I'm not willing to lose my hardware warranty to flash roms. This, plus the lack of micro-usb and the use of nvidia will force me to buy something else.
It's a shame, the tablet is amazing in every other way.
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If your willing to spend a extra $60, buy a squaretrade warranty for two years. Everything is covered, even if you drop it in a pool. On something this expensive, $60 for two years of awesome insurance is pretty cheap. They don't mind a unlocked bootloader either.
ASUS's statement is that you MAY lose your warranty after doing this, not that you WILL. In this respect they don't diverge much from HTC or - I believe - Samsung (not that I'm ASUS's fanboy, just saying). Search xda forums, there was a bunch of people who got their Primes fixed on warranty's conditions after unlocking, rooting and going into a bootloop.
I have never seen a confirmed case of a mfr denying hardware warranty for rooting, unlocking or flashing roms. I've returned/rma'd several defective devices with one or more of those attributes. Now if you brick it flashing then all bets are off.
Also, so you don't like nvidia, cant live with propritary usb connector(micro usb can't charge this baby anyway), and cant deal with unlocking bootloader. Just exactly what tablet are you going to buy that doesnt have any of those issues and isn't 49.99 from china?
Microusb charges tablets just fine. My touch pad, for example, has it.
I'll wait?
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d14b0ll0s said:
ASUS's statement is that you MAY lose your warranty after doing this, not that you WILL. In this respect they don't diverge much from HTC or - I believe - Samsung (not that I'm ASUS's fanboy, just saying). Search xda forums, there was a bunch of people who got their Primes fixed on warranty's conditions after unlocking, rooting and going into a bootloop.
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Good to know, but I'm still a bit wary...
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smashingtool said:
I came here to ask if the bootloader is locked. This makes me sad. I'm not willing to lose my hardware warranty to flash roms. This, plus the lack of micro-usb and the use of nvidia will force me to buy something else.
It's a shame, the tablet is amazing in every other way.
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Like everyone is saying, You can still get warranty service for hardware issues even if your unlocked. The only downside to unlocking is ASUS won't give your tablet OTA updates, but you can still download and flash the firmware from the asus support website. And chances are if you're unlocked, you're not using the stock firmware.
I think asus has to use their own proprietary plug that to make it work with the dock. You are still given a cable which plugs into your transformer on one end and into a usb port on the other end, so so lack of microusb is really a non-issue.
Don't understand what's wrong with Nvidia, most of the issues so far seem to be software related. Tegra also comes with some nice bells and whistles.
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Microusb charges tablets just fine. My touch pad, for example, has it.
I'll wait?
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I assume the power throughput needed to charge the two relatively large batteries at once pretty much excludes microUSB charging cables (which use standardized maximum power on the pins). For smaller battery capacity, less-capable tablets, such as, with all respect, your TouchPad, it's indeed fine. What are you waiting for, if I may ask? Till, somewhere, somehow, ASUS decides to heed your lonely call for microUSB and ditches it on newer iterations (or units) of the Infinity? Just kidding, obviously, but the question still stand, especially when you couple it to the (pretty much sure-fire near-)future availability of the unlocked bootloader.
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Like everyone is saying, You can still get warranty service for hardware issues even if your unlocked. The only downside to unlocking is ASUS won't give your tablet OTA updates, but you can still download and flash the firmware from the asus support website. And chances are if you're unlocked, you're not using the stock firmware.
I think asus has to use their own proprietary plug that to make it work with the dock. You are still given a cable which plugs into your transformer on one end and into a usb port on the other end, so so lack of microusb is really a non-issue.
Don't understand what's wrong with Nvidia, most of the issues so far seem to be software related. Tegra also comes with some nice bells and whistles.
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Sorry but that is incorrect. The Asus warning and agreement is very clear on this. If you unlock your bootloader they basically have nothing for you what so ever. Hardware included.
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newellj79 said:
Sorry but that is incorrect. The Asus warning and agreement is very clear on this. If you unlock your bootloader they basically have nothing for you what so ever. Hardware included.
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I know the warning says otherwise, but people have still managed to get their ulocked transformers fixed. Either asus has somehow decided to still do hardware repairs, or the warranty centers put off checking the devices. I personally wouldn't count on it. Make sure your transformer is issue free before unlocking, and don't send it in just because you bricked it.(which shouldn't be possible unless you tried to overwrite the bootloader and lost fastboot)
I'm just saying the odds are if your unlocked, you're still going to get warranty service.
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Since no bootloader unlocking tool is available, does that mean I can't even flash a stock rom?
Got mine from China and itching to get US or UK or whatever rom on it, but I can't seem to find anything in the forum
I believe you already got a response to that in another thread.
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d14b0ll0s said:
I believe you already got a response to that in another thread.
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Thanks for your reply, and for the write-up you did in the other thread.
I had already read it when I posted here but it isn't clear to me - probably my bad, I'm used to flashing my Samsung Galaxy S (1&3) but I've never done it on a tablet and it seems different. I haven't found any clear instructions on doing so for the TPI.
I get that you used SuperCharger V6, it didn't work and froze up your tablet, then you got it to work as you described.
So, I don't know if I still need to use SuperCharger (which from what I gather is not a modified rom??) or just copy the files you mentioned to the SDcard, and once the files are copied how to get to recovery mode and if root is even required :s
I'm very sorry if these things seem obvious to you all, but the TPI forum is still a bit empty and I couldn't find this info here. Don't even know if what works for the Prime will work for Infinity so I'm not sure I should go digging there as well.
If you're experiencing issues with your tablet, I/O related or otherwise, let Asus know!
We can discuss all we want in these forums, but I've yet to see Gary or Tien from the Transformer (Prime) forums showing up here. So until they do, I suggest you let Asus know about these issues by contacting their customer support directly:
http://support.asus.com/contactus.aspx?SLanguage=en
Use the technical inquiry form or the hotline phone numbers and explain your problems with the tablet. Summarize the issues you're experiencing and be polite while doing so. If Asus have any sort of QA system in place (well, one can only hope), there should be alarm bells ringing when a single product gets a lot of technical support issues in a short time frame. Maybe that'll get us some actual feedback on these issues. If that ends up being in the form of Gary or Tien coming into these forums to keep us up to date as well it's even better.
And if you're perfectly happy and content with your newest purchase (and/or you just need to convince yourself that it's perfect since it was so costly): good for you! Also this thread isn't for you.
TL;DR - Whine directly to Asus at http://support.asus.com/contactus.aspx?SLanguage=en
Since you are so "tight" with Gary & Tien...tell them to get in here nd talk with us. We have alot to ask and say!
I have a dead pixel on my TF700.
Can I contact Asus for this ?
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Here's the reply I received from Asus regarding the TF700 I/O issues:
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for contacting ASUS Customer Service.
Internet Explorer 9 Pages Do Not Load (Blank White Page)
This is due to GPU (hardware) acceleration not working which is enabled in Internet Explorer 9 by default. Usually Internet Explorer 9 would detect your GPU doesn't support GPU acceleration and would disable GPU acceleration, however sometimes this isn't the case. To make web pages load you need to disable GPU acceleration. To do this, go into Internet Options -> Advanced tab and from there ensure 'Software Rendering Mode' is checked.
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Yeah, that helped. Forget what I said, keep whining here...
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Einride said:
Here's the reply I received from Asus regarding the TF700 I/O issues:
Yeah, that helped. Forget what I said, keep whining here...
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OMG (happily I'm an atheist)
Einride said:
Here's the reply I received from Asus regarding the TF700 I/O issues: [CUT]
Yeah, that helped. Forget what I said, keep whining here...
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This is what you get when you hire baboons to handle your support questions. I've had responses like this -- mostly in the form of "canned responses" -- from several larger companies. The aforementioned baboons do not actually READ the question, they fire off a response based on a keyword they see (oh, errrm..... lag..... -- <canned response> ). Even the personnel department of my former employer did this. Funny though.
Einride said:
Here's the reply I received from Asus regarding the TF700 I/O issues:
Yeah, that helped. Forget what I said, keep whining here...
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That made me sad on the inside a little bit
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Einride said:
Here's the reply I received from Asus regarding the TF700 I/O issues:
Yeah, that helped. Forget what I said, keep whining here...
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call me stupid but I don't understand what they said, why are they talking about Internet explorer 9 when you asked them about I/O issues? There's no IE9 for android
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call me stupid but I don't understand what they said, why are they talking about Internet explorer 9 when you asked them about I/O issues? There's no IE9 for android
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That was the funny part of it, and the sad part, as well. They didn't even read the original question.
I had sent a complaint about the herkee-jerkee and stop-start-hesitate performance, and received a response this AM. Basically it says to do a cold reboot and data wipe; and if that doesn't fix it, do an RMA.
The cold reboot did not really do much, if anything; but I'm going to hold off on the RMA with hopes that Asus can do a firmware or software update to fix the problem. We can hope!
I have to find it, but i remember seeing a blurb from the asus tech guys that they were aware of this issue and planning on getting a update out very soon.
I think it was from Mark Tien about a week ago. Usually asus is good about releasing firmware updates to fix these sort of issues. I have always had good updates and support with mboards.
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I have to find it, but i remember seeing a blurb from the asus tech guys that they were aware of this issue and planning on getting a update out very soon.
I think it was from Mark Tien about a week ago. Usually asus is good about releasing firmware updates to fix these sort of issues. I have always had good updates and support with mboards.
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Do you have this in mind? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28868987
d14b0ll0s said:
Do you have this in mind? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28868987
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Yes! Thank you. It was the one from Gary Key and it was on the 16th July.
So, I sent Asus tech support a question about the Dynamic Contrast functionality on the TF700. Basically, I described the "side-effect" of the screen getting brighter and dimmer as the amount of white on the screen changes (which is the dynamic contrast) and was asking if there was any way to disable this "feature" either now or planned in the future.
Their answer - they told me to do a factory reset! <sigh>.
Why do they *always* tell people to do that, even when it has *nothing* to do with the question!?!??! Man, is that annoying....
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Hey, about the dynamic contrast that you're talking does it happen when you swipe through your home screen (gets dim and bright). I sent a similar inquiry to ASUS about this and they also asked me to do a factory reset which doesn't make any sense to this problem.
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DerekJT said:
Hey, about the dynamic contrast that you're talking does it happen when you swipe through your home screen (gets dim and bright). I sent a similar inquiry to ASUS about this and they also asked me to do a factory reset which doesn't make any sense to this problem.
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Yep, that's exactly what I'm talking about. The TF700 is the only tablet where I've seen it. I can live with it normally, but watching certain videos is just annoying as hell because of it!
At least let me enable/disable the feature as needed!
When I replied and asked again for them to confirm that the TF700 does in fact use dynamic contrast, their answer was "not that I know of". What the hell kind of answer is that? You work for Asus - find out!!
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jtrosky said:
Their answer - they told me to do a factory reset! <sigh>.
Why do they *always* tell people to do that, even when it has *nothing* to do with the question!?!??! Man, is that annoying....
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I was told to enable software rendering in Internet Explorer 9 when I asked about the TF700 I/O performance issues, so that was of much help of course.
I guess we shouldn't expect more from first-line support...
Wow, that's pitiful.
jtrosky said:
Yep, that's exactly what I'm talking about. The TF700 is the only tablet where I've seen it. I can live with it normally, but watching certain videos is just annoying as hell because of it!
At least let me enable/disable the feature as needed!
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My Xoom does exactly the same since Android 3.x , even now with the 4.1.1 update it still have this annoying dynamic-contrast
I've found that turning on IPS+ and then turning the brightness down to a bearable level helps when I'm watching videos.
The dynamic contrast really bothers me when I'm watching my anime because the faces get all flushed out and everyone looks pale like Rei (I mean, wtf ASUS, how could you do that) and the screen flickers. I find rebooting usually fixes the problem, or using different media players.
jtrosky said:
So, I sent Asus tech support a question about the Dynamic Contrast functionality on the TF700. Basically, I described the "side-effect" of the screen getting brighter and dimmer as the amount of white on the screen changes (which is the dynamic contrast) and was asking if there was any way to disable this "feature" either now or planned in the future.
Their answer - they told me to do a factory reset! <sigh>.
Why do they *always* tell people to do that, even when it has *nothing* to do with the question!?!??! Man, is that annoying....
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Einride said:
I was told to enable software rendering in Internet Explorer 9 when I asked about the TF700 I/O performance issues, so that was of much help of course.
I guess we shouldn't expect more from first-line support...
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As with all larger companies nowadays, the first line of support is staffed with green maqaques or some other species of monkey -- I can't believe they're hiring primates as any primate species I know of has higher intelligence than this. They don't even read. Look for Einride's original thread in the forum, it's bloody hilarious.
I hate canned responses, but this is what the customer gets when the company "optimizes" its processes. All goes to Hell.
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I was told to enable software rendering in Internet Explorer 9 when I asked about the TF700 I/O performance issues, so that was of much help of course.
I guess we shouldn't expect more from first-line support...
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I'm waiting for Microsoft to launch Internet Explorer 9 for Android. It will be the best thing since slice bread, gone will be the issues of web pages not working properly and having to select Desktop all the time.
The Android tablet exclusive IE9 browser will perfectively crafted to operate in the same manner that IE9 operates in a Windows 7 environment only it will be in a Android OS environment.
:fingers-crossed:
+Silverlight support
+Flash Support even in JB in IE9 Android.
Microsoft would be a big hit if they do this.
:fingers-crossed:
Microsoft Office 2012 for Android coming soon.
I think that the line "s/he's not doing anything a highly trained monkey couldn't do" suddenly took on new meaning.
I only notice this in power-saving mode. Switch to balanced/performance and it's gone (or at least not noticeable).
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I only notice this in power-saving mode. Switch to balanced/performance and it's gone (or at least not noticeable).
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I only use balanced mode, but it is still quite noticeable - someone suggested switching to IPS+ mode, which does help, but it's just *too* bright in certain settings!
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what kind of problem is this, i didn't know there is an issue like this on this high-end tablet, should i cancel my order? or does it have something to do with auto brightness setting?
It's supposed to be a feature. Unfortunately, it's a damn annoying one.
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I think that the line "s/he's not doing anything a highly trained monkey couldn't do" suddenly took on new meaning.
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You and I keep having these sexually-connotated side discussions, ey?
Where I grew up (Amsterdam), there are entire city parts filled with something roughly resembling trained monkeys. I guess their reproductive capabilities form their performance pinnacle, although that is not too hard if it's the only thing you can perform.
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MartyHulskemper said:
You and I keep having these sexually-connotated side discussions, ey?
Where I grew up (Amsterdam), there are entire city parts filled with something roughly resembling trained monkeys. I guess their reproductive capabilities form their performance pinnacle, although that is not too hard if it's the only thing you can perform.
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So you mean that when they're responding to our e-mails they're just simply f...ing ([with] us)?
It all really gets me to remember a good ol' classic, userfriendly.org
I am trying to find the other thread on this, but can't.
Has a solution been found for this?
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I am trying to find the other thread on this, but can't.
Has a solution been found for this?
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Nope, and since it is a 'feature', I wouldn't count on it getting 'fixed'. (Personally, I do not find it annoying, but I can see why other users are bothere by it.)
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For the Tapatalk users out there (with Tapatalk, the Sticky posts don't show unless you specifically look for them) - we've come up with a solution to the "Dynamic Contrast"/"SmartDimmer" problem!
Please check this great Sticky thread for details - lot's of good stuff in here - don't want Tapatalk users to miss it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28427614
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Im now on 5th day with my TF700T.
So far it have been mixed feelings about it.
I love the keyboard, dont think i can have a tab without a keyboard in the future.
There is also no other tablet out there that have what I want.
The thing that worries me a bit is the lag on the device. Sometimes I must wait several seconds before it responds. And this is not the touch screen, becouse when I just wait, it will do what i wanted. This is not fun when you are sufring a simple webpage.
Will Asus fix this lag in the Jelly Bean 4.1 update?
How about people that have rooted (custom rom) their devices, do they have the same issues?
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ummm, i dont think anyone on here can answer that question. JB is a google OS update.
Try resetting
Then check the firmware version.
The only delays I see after tapping are when web browsing.
Everything else is snappy as far as snappy can be under Android.
Are you running in the balanced mode?
First thing I did was root mine and freeze all of the useless crap they preinstall. Havent ever had any lag issues.
I'm in the same boat as the OP. Have had the tablet just less then a week. I very surprised at just how poor the performance is on this. Here are some of the issues I'm having:
-If I leave the web browser app for other apps and then come back to it, my web pages reload. It's like the multitasking fail that is present on the HTC EVO 4G LTE or HTC One series only not as pronounced.
-Some Flash heavy websites are so choppy and laggy. Scrolling is very choppy.
-The Netflix app is almost unusable. Scrolling through my queue seems like it's getting about 5 frames per second. Oddly enough, actually watching movies plays perfectly if I can manage to scroll to select the right movie
-Some games, even ones that are promoted through the Tegra Zone are very laggy.
I really want to love this tab. It's so great for me in so many other ways but I can't live with it if this is what I can expect
I'm rooted, not unlocked, stock ROM. I've been running in performance mode. I've tried with and without Nova Launcer. I've removed or frozen everything I dare to using TB. I've looked through this and other forums for tips on improving performance but so far nothing has helped. Do I have a lemon? Are these problems common? Is this what this tab is? Please help, really want to get this thing running like I'm pretty sure it can.
im going to go ahead and assume that asus had a bad batch of tf700t's go out. i had one with the same problem and i returned it, got a new and havent experienced the same problem again. so fast and snappy that jellybean will just make this tablet crazy.
Because of some problems i have with my pad i have decided to factory reset it a week ago.
Since than the experience is sooo much better. Didn't solve my problem though
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I'm in the same boat as the OP.
Do I have a lemon? Are these problems common? Is this what this tab is? Please help, really want to get this thing running like I'm pretty sure it can.
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Not sure what to tell you...
I don't have any really bad slowness.
Kind of sounds like a bad processor or gpu core or other hardware bug like maybe ram errors.
IMO wouldn't say these are common problems.
*Just curious does your serial# on the bottom of the tablet start with a C6 or is it C7?
No problems here, either. I haven't rooted or done anything to mine except install updates and some apps I like - nothing that alters it really. Super happy with mine. Sorry you're having problems, but maybe you should exchange it, as previously suggested.
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*Just curious does your serial# on the bottom of the tablet start with a C6 or is it C7?
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C6. From Amazon maybe 4 days ago. Is that older or more known to have issues. I'm still well within my return period from Amazon. If C7 is known to be better it would be worth it to me to return it and buy it from a store where I can look at the serial number on the box first. Thanks for the replies... Didn't mean to hijack the thread but it seems the op and I are having the same issue.
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C6. From Amazon maybe 4 days ago. Is that older or more known to have issues. I'm still well within my return period from Amazon. If C7 is known to be better it would be worth it to me to return it and buy it from a store where I can look at the serial number on the box first. Thanks for the replies... Didn't mean to hijack the thread but it seems the op and I are having the same issue.
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i have a c7 that i bought from amazon on 8/10 with similar issues
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No problems here, either. I haven't rooted or done anything to mine except install updates and some apps I like - nothing that alters it really. Super happy with mine. Sorry you're having problems, but maybe you should exchange it, as previously suggested.
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Maybe i should exchange mine then.
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flyhighx said:
C6. From Amazon maybe 4 days ago. Is that older or more known to have issues. I'm still well within my return period from Amazon. If C7 is known to be better it would be worth it to me to return it and buy it from a store where I can look at the serial number on the box first. Thanks for the replies... Didn't mean to hijack the thread but it seems the op and I are having the same issue.
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Ah...
You might want to return for a replacement.
I have a C7 serial and have no bugs with the tablet I received from Amazon.
No guarantees yet it might be worth shot. Amazon will treat you right.
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whats the difference between c6 and c7?
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Where do you find the serial number?
on the dock?
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The tablet serial number can be found on the box the tablet came in and on the bottom of the tablet itself on a sticker (on the part of the tablet that would go into the dock if you use one).
The only difference between a C6 serial number and a C7 serial number is that one was manufactured in June and one in July (the number after the C is the month it was manufactured in)....
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Then mine is c80ka
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Maybe we should start a new thread and track the serial #s and their defects. Good way to compare range of serials with defects and spot unfixed junk that might be sold as refurbished later
For my limited use, the lag and freezing was driving me nuts. Of course, I've been down this road before with the Prime. Eventually the Prime community found the tweaks and mods to make it fly, and I admit it was part of the fun to experiment and find ways to squeeze more performance and stability from the tablet.
My problems with the Infinity seem to exacerbate when RAM goes below 200k. I can see this from the Cool Tool widget. When I get below this level, the browser is generally unusable. I use a tool called startup cleaner to minimize what launches and tried to keep widgets to a minimum but my RAM seemed to always run low. Based on this same experience with the Prime, I changed the setting in developer options to limit background processes to 2. This does a good job keeping RAM above 400K, and when I do this it runs very well. No lag or ANRs, and everything seems very fluid.
This was an early temp fix with the Prime until other mods caught up, so I don't expect this to be required long term. However, the results are really are dramatic so far and enough to keep me from going the Note 10.1 route.
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clenz said:
For my limited use, the lag and freezing was driving me nuts. Of course, I've been down this road before with the Prime. Eventually the Prime community found the tweaks and mods to make it fly, and I admit it was part of the fun to experiment and find ways to squeeze more performance and stability from the tablet.
My problems with the Infinity seem to exacerbate when RAM goes below 200k. I can see this from the Cool Tool widget. When I get below this level, the browser is generally unusable. I use a tool called startup cleaner to minimize what launches and tried to keep widgets to a minimum but my RAM seemed to always run low. Based on this same experience with the Prime, I changed the setting in developer options to limit background processes to 2. This does a good job keeping RAM above 400K, and when I do this it runs very well. No lag or ANRs, and everything seems very fluid.
This was an early temp fix with the Prime until other mods caught up, so I don't expect this to be required long term. However, the results are really are dramatic so far and enough to keep me from going the Note 10.1 route.
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That's a good tweak, and one I hadn't tried before, so thanks!
If you're unlocked, I would advise you to run...don't walk, and flash TWRP recovery and then the Zeus rom v 4.0. This is a totally different machine on that rom.
There is also the trick of turning off animations in Developer Options or set the scale to .5. That helps with smoothness, too.
My advice is not to exchange over simple lagginess if all other hardware issue are ok. There is so much more that can and will be done on the software side, but if you exchange, what if you get a tab with a major hw problem?
Hello,
I've had my tf700 for a couple of weeks now. Things started off pretty well with it, but now it's starting to give lots of keyboard problems.
Sometimes it goes nuts typing a string of letters like a key is held down, sometimes the last key i pressed, sometimes random.
Sometimes on wakeup, the keyboard won't work, but the trackpad does.
Sometimes nothing works, but the notification area shows docked.
Sometimes when these issues are happening, i can't open the notification menu. Touching it does nothing.
Sometimes a cold boot fixes the problem, not always.
Any ideas? Is it commonly this flakey? One of these issues has been happening at least daily for about a week. It's stock, no root, all updates. It came from Best Buy, so I can return within 30 days. Should I return it for a replacement? Different model?
Thanks for any insight.
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l have never heard of anyone having THOSE problems!
Did you do the cold boot with the dock attached?
If that does not sort if out, I would return it. Maybe you have better luck with the next one...
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I have done cold boot with and without the dock attached, doesn't seem to make a difference. I discovered tonight that when the notification thing is not working, it will start working when the tab recieves a msg or something. This also started the keyboard working tonight after multiple cold boots did nothing.
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el_mico said:
I have done cold boot with and without the dock attached, doesn't seem to make a difference. I discovered tonight that when the notification thing is not working, it will start working when the tab recieves a msg or something.
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That's an issue that came with Jelly Bean. There's a lot of threads on it.
The other issues I haven't heard of yet. The Best Buy part isn't a shock, 90% of the faulty TF700's mentioned on this board came from Best Buy.....
Thanks for the tips. I just picked up a new one. Hopefully it works out better.
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ShadowLea said:
That's an issue that came with Jelly Bean. There's a lot of threads on it.
The other issues I haven't heard of yet. The Best Buy part isn't a shock, 90% of the faulty TF700's mentioned on this board came from Best Buy.....
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No that I care about BestBuy one way or the other, but don't you think the reason may be that a lot of tablets were bought at Best Buy period? Faulty or not? They are one of the few brick and mortar places left if you don't want to buy online.
I have a hard time imagining that Asus produces sub-standard tablets especially for Best Buy. And I think BB would scream bloody murder if their return rates were considerably higher than "normal" for any particular product.
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No that I care about BestBuy one way or the other, but don't you think the reason may be that a lot of tablets were bought at Best Buy period? Faulty or not? They are one of the few brick and mortar places left if you don't want to buy online.
I have a hard time imagining that Asus produces sub-standard tablets especially for Best Buy. And I think BB would scream bloody murder if their return rates were considerably higher than "normal" for any particular product.
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Fact remains that not a single EU user has complained about the issues BB buyers do. Assume from that what you will, but in Europe they do sell them in stores, and in some countries well before the US sell date. So no, it's not the tablet itself.
I suspect BB got a lousy batch, and BB just assumes it's the product's default state. People keep getting they product swapped for another from the same batch which is not going to do any good.