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I need peoples opinion shld i get the Asus Transformer TF300 or the Nexus 7 Tablet.. Trying to choose but dont know what to get.. Wld love to hear what people think of the 2 thanks..
P.s. If in the wrong section im sorry let me know where to post so i can place it to the right section.. Thanks..
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it depends what exactly you want from a tablet,
do you plan on using it on the move a lot?
would you use a physical keyboard?
how much information do you want to store on it?
What ports do you need (HDMI, USB host mode, micro sd)?
the nexus is much smaller and more portable so if you plan on using it out and about it might be better, but if you want to plug in a usb stick or micro sd card, plug the tablet in to a TV or want to store more than a couple of movies on it the tf300 might work out better. Personally i'm tempted by a nexus to take on my journey to work with me and keep my tf300 at home for general use around the home
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everett_psycho said:
it depends what exactly you want from a tablet,
do you plan on using it on the move a lot?
would you use a physical keyboard?
how much information do you want to store on it?
What ports do you need (HDMI, USB host mode, micro sd)?
the nexus is much smaller and more portable so if you plan on using it out and about it might be better, but if you want to plug in a usb stick or micro sd card, plug the tablet in to a TV or want to store more than a couple of movies on it the tf300 might work out better. Personally i'm tempted by a nexus to take on my journey to work with me and keep my tf300 at home for general use around the home
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Well i want it for everyday use.. I feel the nexus 7 will be better on the move then the tf300 but i do like the 10inch im a graphic designer so thats why i was thinking of the tf300.. The keyboard i probably won't buy.. I'll mostly going to use the tablet for designing n photography n to watch movies for my newborn.. Its a big decision.. Now is the tf300 root friendly? I gotta see what I'm going to decide.. Ill see other peoples take on it.. Thanks for ur feed back..
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I just got my TF300T on Saturday after deciding between it and the Nexus 7. It was super easy to put Cyanogenmod on (ASUS has a bootloader unlocking tool right on their site).
I like it a lot, I'm happy I went with it, I picked it mainly because of the bigger screen, I'm going to be using it for University, so I figured it'd be a lot easier to type on.
I'd say the main deciding factor between the 2 would be screen size (which would be a personal choice). Also price is a factor, the Nexus 7 is half as much.
If you're anything like the graphic designers I work with I think you'll be at home with the tf300, the extra screen estate would be useful over the nexus and the extra ports would be useful options, not to mention the size some files reach doing that sort of thing 16gb might not last that long. The keyboard is useful but I seem to use mine more as a top up charger than keyboard
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I was between the tf300 and nexus 7 I still have my pre order actually. But after looking at things IMO the nexus just lacks to many things. It's pretty cool but you can see what I picked in the end lol.
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What about the rumored Nexus 10?
Both are great for their own reasons. Im getting both. I already have a white tf300, I preordered a 16gb Nexus 7, and am selling my Galaxy Tab 7.7 to my mother in law.
I was thinking of a nexus 7, but the lack of expandable storage was a huge turn off.
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For sure
Before i bought my TF300T i searced the market and the websites a lot.
I saw that it hasn't he best screen or the faster gpu but the things that made me buy it was, price,32gb,and of course the super duper speed recharge time. only 2:15 hours for a full charge.
I was on the fence between the N7 and the TF300 as well. I eventually decided to go with the TF300 for a few reasons, heres why;
16GB N7 with shipping and case came out to $285, for $115 more I get
Double the capacity with a 32GB TF300
mHDMI Out
mSDCard Port
32GB mSD Card, totaling 64GB on TF300
Mako Case
an additional 3" of screen real-estate
Slightly better battery
Optional Keyboard Dock
Those things, imo, were too good to pass up for the price. Yes, the N7 is still a great device, but I dont think it is geared towards anyone who would frequent these forums as it just leaves out too many things.
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If you're anything like the graphic designers I work with I think you'll be at home with the tf300, the extra screen estate would be useful over the nexus and the extra ports would be useful options, not to mention the size some files reach doing that sort of thing 16gb might not last that long. The keyboard is useful but I seem to use mine more as a top up charger than keyboard
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Yea im thinking the same thing.. I'm actually thinking of waiting to see if the nexus 10 will come out.. Hopefully they mention it soon..
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Gen00 said:
Yea im thinking the same thing.. I'm actually thinking of waiting to see if the nexus 10 will come out.. Hopefully they mention it soon..
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I too, want to see if they will announce a Nexus 7 10" however I cant keep waiting for something since I'll never have a tablet, lol, and I need one for work.
I predict they will announce a N7 10" that is just like the 7" without SDcard or HDMI and people will say "ok, well im waiting to see if they make a Nexus 2 tablet with sdcard and hdmi" lol.
I may get the nexus 7 just because of the price.
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if you don't need a tablet now. i would wait until fall and get the nexus 10"...that should be a 10" model with jelly bean and a rumored $299 price tag. should be awesome.
quadrant test on both
So i got a weird question then, if the Asus transformer has a Tegra 3 quad and so does the Nexus 7,same chip, Nexus has a better gpu then the Transformer i believe, so why does the quadrant test so much higher on the Asus transformer then the Nexus 7, Nexus 7 having a smaller screen size should make it better on the quadrant right?
I bought the Google I/O model N7 8gb from a guy on craigslist for $250 New and played with it for a day, listed it on eBay and it sold for $425 to help fund the consumer model 16gb. It really is a small compact speed demon but relying on Wi-Fi and the cloud for storage has pushed me to find a good deal on the TF300T 32gb with expandable memory. I loved the size but the lack of storage killed it for me. Knowing me I'll pickup the 300, sell or trade it for another N7 later on. Who knows?! Lol
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I tried to search through the forums but I was unsuccessful. I'm really not sure what it is I am looking for. On my old TF201 (Exchanged at BestBuy) I had these little dust covers that fit into the bottom of my Prime to keep dust and other materials out of the bottom of the device. Upon opening my Infinity I noticed that these two little rubber plugs are missing. Does anyone know where I would be able to get a set of them?
Thank you for any help
I don't think you can get them anywhere. They don't seem to include them with the Infinity. Only the cover for the 40 pin connector.
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jjdevega said:
I don't think you can get them anywhere. They don't seem to include them with the Infinity. Only the cover for the 40 pin connector.
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Thank you for your reply. I was afraid of this. I was hoping that there was some kind of quick fix or somebody had made a set to buy.
I was disappointed with this as well and would have kept them from my prime that i exchanged if I would have known.
The also removed the fake sd card, but I just put a real card in the slot.
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DarqAnshin said:
Thank you for your reply. I was afraid of this. I was hoping that there was some kind of quick fix or somebody had made a set to buy.
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Are you in the US? If you are in the US, I'll gladly send you my covers (no fee!) as I'll never use them...
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This makes me VERY tempted, but I'm outside my return period...
http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/29/sa...-5-and-7-slate-pcs-with-detachable-keyboards/
Also, for more information on how the S pen works see this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439369
I would be tempted too but I need to see what the app store is like for W8, the one for WP7 is abysmal
psych2l said:
I would be tempted too but I need to see what the app store is like for W8, the one for WP7 is abysmal
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I'm pretty entrenched in the Android space, now, too. I have all these paid apps, etc. That said, the more the merrier. The KB dock concept is proven to rock by the TF series. Competition might really help to continue to drive innovation, quality, etc.
Good point, this will keep Asus on it's toes. I hope the next generation Transformer has a Wacom digitizer and at least 2GB of RAM to keep up with these monster devices!
wolfman87 said:
This makes me VERY tempted, but I'm outside my return period...
http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/29/sa...-5-and-7-slate-pcs-with-detachable-keyboards/
Also, for more information on how the S pen works see this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439369
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Series 5 and 7 are in a different price class. Asus is also releasing a Windows Slate Transformer line too. I got the Asus Infinity because it does what I want it do, not because of marketing. The tech for pen looks nice but I have godawful handwriting anyways and annotating pdf's in class while using the keyboard dock is better for me than having a more accurate pen. Things change, but the I'm quite happy with waht I have now rather than waiting endlessly for something down the line that may or may not be better.
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I'm not tempted at all, but I'm jealous of the front-facing speakers. How did we get to the point where pointing the sound source AT the listener became something someone had to think up?
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Series 5 and 7 are in a different price class. Asus is also releasing a Windows Slate Transformer line too. I got the Asus Infinity because it does what I want it do, not because of marketing. The tech for pen looks nice but I have godawful handwriting anyways and annotating pdf's in class while using the keyboard dock is better for me than having a more accurate pen. Things change, but the I'm quite happy with waht I have now rather than waiting endlessly for something down the line that may or may not be better.
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I feel the same way. But I'm glad I returned the Prime - I might not have be able to live with myself.
its tempting but its almosy twice the price with the 5 series with KB
Samsung lost
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I am looking into buying the Infinity but am concerned about the Q/C issues that I have been reading about. I am adding a poll in the hopes that I will be able to get a better visual representation of how many tablets people have gone through before getting a tablet that doesn't have any issues. It is also my hope that this poll will help others who are in my position. I know that there are other threads detailing the problems but I am hoping for an easier way to see the actual results. Thank you for your participation!
One
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Lol.
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great poll to run and showing the results that I have experienced from Asus products. I have had a TF101, then a TF201 (standard GPS issues) and now my TF700T. Also have a UX31E ultrabook that works just as great as my transformer.
Only one for me too. Never had a problem.
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I didnt tick anything on the poll. But I bought one and exchanged it for a note coming next week. If i dont like the note Ill probably take another stab at the infinity when JB comes out.
Third one was perfect for me. First had badly bonded screen, second was worse still, third seems to be fault free, now unlocked running zeus 4, very happy.
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Never had a problem, too! So happy with my TF700!
Only one for me. Never had any problem with my TF700
I bought one, returned it and didn't bother with another. After issues with the 101 and 201, I'm sick of farting with Asus.
Gave up on number five. I might try again in a month or two if I see more positive threads in here.
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MrFurious said:
Gave up on number five. I might try again in a month or two if I see more positive threads in here.
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Check out my post on blotches on my screen..I may be selling this on kijiji when it comes back from RMA.. not impressed as the keyboard had to be fixed one due it separating on one corner..
Hey Guys!
I have gotten my second Infinity yesterday, since the first one had serious clicking issues.
Guess what? This time: clicking frame + slight light bleed AND the wrong colour!
I really don't know what to do...
Should I request a new one or just ask my money back and buy something else?
What do you think?
Only one like most people. People that have problems will always scream louder than those without. The forums here may seem negative at times but I guarantee you most people are more than happy with there tablets.
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I would get them to replace it. You paid good money for it so it needs to be perfect.
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Botches..etc
firemedic624 said:
I would get them to replace it. You paid good money for it so it needs to be perfect.
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THank you for your reply back.. Has anyone else seen that blotching occur??
I sent colour photos along with my RMA form...
I am most likely going to hold onto the Infinity and then when the ASus VIVO Windows 8 comes out , I will get it.... you guys feel that I should be able to get a good price for the Infinty as long as I keep it in good shape..with the keyboard dock??
Anyone know the release dates for the VIVO here in Canada??
First one.. with no issues.
I want to thank everyone who has replied and voted in the poll. It's nice to visualize the results.
Edit: I wanted to add that I plan on getting the 32gb version within the next month.
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First one, and nothing wrong at all.
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I Got screen lifting issues still waiting for a replacement Infinity. It's been 2weeks no word yet, anyone getting screen bleeding and I don't like how the tablet gets air pockets under the screen if you press a little too hard on the screen. I've had random freezing issues and the screen just blanking out for no reason. Have to reboot to get the screen going to again.....Weird.
Wanting to start unlocking my tf300; i saw a cliff
If i brick it
to attack without stress, i want a second main/logic/mother-board
And i hope to buy one motherboard before to flash anything
one of you has already changed the logic board
I find one board on ebay but only for US shipping and i live in France
is this a good idea? or unnecessary fear
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Just Installed one
I just installed one to revive my bricked 16GB tablet. I would not buy one until you need it. I would HIGHLY recommend getting NVFlash snapshots if you have those you cant be bricked by a failed boot loader flash.
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Feend
PS provided you have ICS and not JB. It is not possible as of yet to get NVFlash access on JB.
One from ebay?
Easy to fix it?
No nvflash for me, jb 4.1.1
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20 min to install.
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One from ebay?
Easy to fix it?
No nvflash for me, jb 4.1.1
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Took 20 min or so fairly easy. Bought a tab w/ a bad digitizer cheap off eBay.
You can get them from these guys too I think.. http://www.portatronics.com You would have to ask them to order you one.
Best,
Feend
i just unlock and root without stress
but i always want to buy another card just in case
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can anybody show me a pic of what the motherboard looks like. i sent my tf300t to the asus rma dept. and they did nothing but send it back and tell me how it was gonna cost for labor and a new motherbaord i wanted to try to do it on my own.
rorreo said:
can anybody show me a pic of what the motherboard looks like. i sent my tf300t to the asus rma dept. and they did nothing but send it back and tell me how it was gonna cost for labor and a new motherbaord i wanted to try to do it on my own.
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Go to the general section and look for the "TF300 back removed" thread.
back up and going got a new motherboard for my tablet from hammyelectronics a seller via ebay free shipping only 99.98 and best of all it came 3 days early took 5 minutes to install the new chip. Thanks lesson learned dont format storage you will result in hard brick i did myself while trying to root and install recovery, read read and read more before attempting any changes or modifications to your device.