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Now we seen the TF2, is there a new keyboard dock too? I'm thinking about getting a dock but if there is a new thinner one, ill wait. Wonder if it will fit a TF1.
I simply don't see how they could have a thinner tablet but still fit the first dock. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
That's a good question too. So if there is a thinner dock and thinner TF2, will the old thicker TF1 fit the thinner dock? If there is a new dock?
http://www.engadget.com/photos/asus...rmer-prime-android-tablet-at-asiad-1/#4542823
:/ new dock
ASUS always said it'd be compatible. It'll just look ugly when connected I guess. But the new Prime is super slick and thin. Best to just sell and rebuy.
That silver metal finished tablet, with the brownish dock will look like , well.... ummm... better buy the new one
The new transformer looks great... Better color than the original.
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The new transformer looks great... Better color than the original.
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Well, I don't agree. I still think the bronze color of the TF1 looks great because it makes the TF look nothing like other tablets. I just hope they don't make the TF2 look like other tablets.
it... its so THIN! you better have a case already purchased before you receive this thing. I can see all of the RMA threads now....lol
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it... its so THIN! you better have a case already purchased before you receive this thing. I can see all of the RMA threads now....lol
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Sorry if I'm dense. What's the joke?
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Sorry if I'm dense. What's the joke?
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That thin = easy to break would be my guess. Although it hasnt materialized with the ipad or the Samsung. Its not like most people are snapping them in half, its broken glass, which will happen on a thin or a thick tablet.
I've gotta say, if the TF Prime works with the current dock, I'll be buying one the first day. I couldn't care less if it doesn't match--I'm not terribly worried about being arrested by the fashion police.
Really, what makes me hesitate in buying the Prime is the though of needing not only the tablet but also another $150 on a dock. Take that away, and suddenly I can justify things a little better.
That said, I don't actually think the dock will be supported--I remember Asus saying awhile back that they received a number of complaints about the docking mechanism (which I've never understood) and so were going to redesign it. I don't know how they could change the mechanism and still support the original dock, but we'll see...
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I've gotta say, if the TF Prime works with the current dock, I'll be buying one the first day. I couldn't care less if it doesn't match--I'm not terribly worried about being arrested by the fashion police.
Really, what makes me hesitate in buying the Prime is the though of needing not only the tablet but also another $150 on a dock. Take that away, and suddenly I can justify things a little better.
That said, I don't actually think the dock will be supported--I remember Asus saying awhile back that they received a number of complaints about the docking mechanism (which I've never understood) and so were going to redesign it. I don't know how they could change the mechanism and still support the original dock, but we'll see...
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Yeah, it's unlikely I'll be upgrading if the existing dock isn't supported, either. I could care less about thinner, so the TF2's advantages (faster, and *maybe* a better camera since they bothered to add an LED flash) would be outweighed by its disadvantages (new docks means added expense, and now it's not only a reflective fingerprint magnet on the front, but on the back as well.)
I wonder if the new dock includes a built in battery?
They read it reportedly has a 14.5 hour battery life, but it didn't mention it that was docked or undocked. If that batter life is docked then a guess it a small trade off for thinness. If it's undocked I could see the dock not needing to have a battery (of course a dock that add an additional 10 hours would be really nice too).
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I wonder if the new dock includes a built in battery?
They read it reportedly has a 14.5 hour battery life, but it didn't mention it that was docked or undocked. If that batter life is docked then a guess it a small trade off for thinness. If it's undocked I could see the dock not needing to have a battery (of course a dock that add an additional 10 hours would be really nice too).
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From the video I heard him say that its about 8.5 without the dock and 16.5 with the dock
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From the video I heard him say that its about 8.5 without the dock and 16.5 with the dock
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Ahhh... well, I guess that's not bad.
wynand32 said:
I've gotta say, if the TF Prime works with the current dock, I'll be buying one the first day. I couldn't care less if it doesn't match--I'm not terribly worried about being arrested by the fashion police.
Really, what makes me hesitate in buying the Prime is the though of needing not only the tablet but also another $150 on a dock. Take that away, and suddenly I can justify things a little better.
That said, I don't actually think the dock will be supported--I remember Asus saying awhile back that they received a number of complaints about the docking mechanism (which I've never understood) and so were going to redesign it. I don't know how they could change the mechanism and still support the original dock, but we'll see...
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Yeah, the base becomes slippery when you raise the screen. Maybe if they would have used rubber on the feat instead of hard plastic it would have been better.
Pure math :
TF1 : 12.98mm thick AND TF2 : 8.3mm thick = Different dock
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From the video I heard him say that its about 8.5 without the dock and 16.5 with the dock
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I heard 16.5 hours docked clearly, but couldn't quite make out 8.5 hours by itself. Not sure where everyone got 14.5 hours as is being reported, because I definitely didn't hear that.
dissapointed the dock doesnt have back lit keys
Anyone else thinking of buying the TF201 Dock instead of the new one? I am considering it; cheaper and longer battery.
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Anyone else thinking of buying the TF201 Dock instead of the new one? I am considering it; cheaper and longer battery.
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According to this site: http://eee.asus.com/en/eeepad/transformer-infinity/specification/Default.htm
And I quote: "* The Transformer Pad Infinity mobile dock is compatible with Eee Pad Transformer Prime. (The Eee Pad Transformer Prime mobile dock is NOT compatible with Transformer Pad Infinity)"
I know many people have stated otherwise, and if I remember correctly engadget even tried it out. But the official site clearly states that the prime dock will not work on the infinity.
Very interesting, I read the same that Engadget TF201 Dock works.....we need some real testers then.
I can confirm the dock for the TF201 works perfectly with my TF700T
But... the colors are not quite the same... I have a grey TF700T and the grey of the TF201 dock is a lot darker and purple than the tablet
I can also confirm. I bought a dockless TF700 and a TF201 dock, they worked together flawlessly form the start.
The brack.ch site markets the dock as "ASUS EEE PAD Transformer TF201/TF700 Dockingstation"
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I can also confirm. I bought a dockless TF700 and a TF201 dock, they worked together flawlessly form the start.
The brack.ch site markets the dock as "ASUS EEE PAD Transformer TF201/TF700 Dockingstation"
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How is the color?
Every review/unboxing video ive seen on youtube had a prime dock. And as you might know that stuff gets sent to them by Asus themselves. So I'd take that compatibility-sentence on their homepage with a grain of salt. Thats basically them trying to make even more money off the uninformed people (which is like 85% of the customers).
If I didnt already preorder the whole package (dock/tablet) i would have bought the prime dock. I might even sell my infinity dock and get the prime one if it really gives more battery and the colour aint significantly different from the tablet.
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Another thing I just saw now... the tablet and the dock don't fit perfectly. There is a gap like 2-3mm where the tablet is more to the front
Pics to explain :
Front : http://bayimg.com/NAPpiAadF
Back : http://bayimg.com/NAPpNaADF
Color difference between the dock (bottom) and tablet (top) : http://bayimg.com/oaPpAAaDF
It seems some early adopters are getting the Infinity bundled with the old Keyboard. I saw a picture in the post above and the prime keyboard doesn´t sit too well on the infinity when closed/clapped together.
Can someone who bought both tablet and dock confirm if this is true?
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It seems some early adopters are getting the Infinity bundled with the old Keyboard. I saw a picture in the post above and the prime keyboard doesn´t sit too well on the infinity when closed/clapped together.
Can someone who bought both tablet and dock confirm if this is true?
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I got mine today and can confirm it.
My TF700T came with a TF201 Dock (bundled that way by Asus, I guess).
After looking at that picture above I saw that my combination also shows that small gap, but Its such a minor difference that my guess is that it's meant that way.
I think the real infinity dock might show that gap too because it fits perfectly on any other part. The gap seems to come from the rubber spacer left and right of the keyboard.
But who cares for these minor differences? Personally I'd prefere the old Dock because the battery is stronger and all other specs are excactly the same. **
** comparing the specs at Asus' website it seems the new dock will be 1cm thinner but 20g heavier AND has the smaller battery, so I concider myself lucky to get the old one
Question to the ones who have the dock already: Do you find yourselves using the dock a lot other than for the apparent reasons such as battery life and USB port?
The reason I'm asking is that I'm thinking of buying the dock, but I'm a bit unsure wether this is a "need" or a "want". I get that if you're a writer/columnist, a keyboard dock is great, but it'd be nice to get some personal opinions from others on wether the dock turned out to be a "must have" in everyday use or if it's really just an appendage to get more battery life so to speak.
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Question to the ones who have the dock already: Do you find yourselves using the dock a lot other than for the apparent reasons such as battery life and USB port?
The reason I'm asking is that I'm thinking of buying the dock, but I'm a bit unsure wether this is a "need" or a "want". I get that if you're a writer/columnist, a keyboard dock is great, but it'd be nice to get some personal opinions from others on wether the dock turned out to be a "must have" in everyday use or if it's really just an appendage to get more battery life so to speak.
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It's really nice as an extra charger while on the run. Plus a full USB port and a full SD card slot are a great addition when moving larger amounts of data. But what makes in more like a laptop is the keyboard itself. I wouldn't be excited with the Infinity so much if not for the keyboard (the HD screen itself is great for sure, but still...). Touch screen is fun, but writting longer texts on it is pain for me (especially as it's not 100% responsive while typing fast, which I'm used to), I need a real keyboard, and the 93% keyboard is really fine (the right shift could be bigger, but hey... it's 10" and it's pretty easy to get accustomed!). On the other hand, I'll try to play with some non-standard keyboards during this weekend (the GO Keyboard was OK, but unfortunately not compatible with the dock) - on my list are LogiType, FloatNSplit, Thumb, SlideIT, Smart, Swiftkey and TouchPal keyboards, so a lot of testing to do...
BTW, I've just bought some cheap stylus (~3 EUR) to test the whole idea and it's great!
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It's really nice as an extra charger while on the run. Plus a full USB port and a full SD card slot are a great addition when moving larger amounts of data. But what makes in more like a laptop is the keyboard itself. I wouldn't be excited with the Infinity so much if not for the keyboard (the HD screen itself is great for sure, but still...). Touch screen is fun, but writting longer texts on it is pain for me (especially as it's not 100% responsive while typing fast, which I'm used to), I need a real keyboard, and the 93% keyboard is really fine (the right shift could be bigger, but hey... it's 10" and it's pretty easy to get accustomed!). On the other hand, I'll try to play with some non-standard keyboards during this weekend (the GO Keyboard was OK, but unfortunately not compatible with the dock) - on my list are LogiType, FloatNSplit, Thumb, SlideIT, Smart, Swiftkey and TouchPal keyboards, so a lot of testing to do...
BTW, I've just bought some cheap stylus (~3 EUR) to test the whole idea and it's great!
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So it seems that the dock will be a little different to get used to in terms of keyboard, but the quality is pretty good?
I'm planning on taking notes on this thing as a replacement for the dismal battery performance on my laptop, and the fact that it's lighter, thinner, and I can use a stylus to take notes as well.
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So it seems that the dock will be a little different to get used to in terms of keyboard, but the quality is pretty good?
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Sure, the quality is good, but it is not that much different than getting used to any netbook / small laptop keyboard. I am using the TF201 docking station, as this was the one I got bundled with TF700, BTW, but I believe it is not that much different from the upcoming "TF700 dedicated keyboard".
I'm planning on taking notes on this thing as a replacement for the dismal battery performance on my laptop, and the fact that it's lighter, thinner, and I can use a stylus to take notes as well.
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Sure, and SuperNote is way more fun than typing!
I only don't like Polaris Office, I will be using either the free Kingsoft office suite (which is really great) or - if I decide to spend some more money - OfficeSuite Pro 6, which seems the most convenient for me so far. You should definitely give it a try if you want the Infinity to work as a replacement for your laptop.
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Sure, the quality is good, but it is not that much different than getting used to any netbook / small laptop keyboard. I am using the TF201 docking station, as this was the one I got bundled with TF700, BTW, but I believe it is not that much different from the upcoming "TF700 dedicated keyboard".
Sure, and SuperNote is way more fun than typing!
I only don't like Polaris Office, I will be using either the free Kingsoft office suite (which is really great) or - if I decide to spend some more money - OfficeSuite Pro 6, which seems the most convenient for me so far. You should definitely give it a try if you want the Infinity to work as a replacement for your laptop.
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I think I have a couple office applications already. Is SuperNote the bundled application with the tablet? I type much faster than I write, so I'm planning on just using the stylus for notes that I can't type (i.e. Math). Luckily for me, this semester I don't have a math class though....a lot of critical thinking classes like Philosophical Reasoning, Social Problems, and Beauty and Creativity. Stuff I'll need to take notes for of course, and this tablet will be incredibly helpful for doing that.
Now I have to figure out if buying the TF700 dock is the right idea, or buying the TF201 one is better.
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I think I have a couple office applications already. Is SuperNote the bundled application with the tablet? I type much faster than I write, so I'm planning on just using the stylus for notes that I can't type (i.e. Math). Luckily for me, this semester I don't have a math class though....a lot of critical thinking classes like Philosophical Reasoning, Social Problems, and Beauty and Creativity. Stuff I'll need to take notes for of course, and this tablet will be incredibly helpful for doing that.
Now I have to figure out if buying the TF700 dock is the right idea, or buying the TF201 one is better.
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I really like your set of classes, although the Beauty thing feels pretty unnerving ;>
And yes, SuperNote is bundled, as well as many other apps. See some reviews on YouTube or on the tech websites, many of them mentioned it already.
I cannot help you with the docking options, as I only got to use the TF201 one. If I had an option to choose, I would prefer to lay my hands on both IRL. It's a very personal thing, so I don't think that the reviews can answer it for you.
When sliding my tablet into the (bundled prime-)dock, the lock only jumps back to the middle position and has to be manually moved to the right/lock-position. I have read that this may be an issue with defunct docks and that these should be returned. Is that true? Or are all old prime docks "affected", making a return superfluous?
So far, it doesn't bother me too much, but I just want to make sure everything works as planned.
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When sliding my tablet into the (bundled prime-)dock, the lock only jumps back to the middle position and has to be manually moved to the right/lock-position. I have read that this may be an issue with defunct docks and that these should be returned. Is that true? Or are all old prime docks "affected", making a return superfluous?
So far, it doesn't bother me too much, but I just want to make sure everything works as planned.
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I think it's just the slight difference in size between the Prime and the Infinity. I've also observed this on my Prime dock + Infinity tablet bundle, sometime it clicks, sometime it's stuck half-way, but the tablet is docked normally, so it's only the lock/slider that has to be adjusted. For me certainly not a flaw which would justify returning it. But if you hope for a TF700 dock in return, you can try (possibly with more luck in a few weeks, when the latter is widely available?)
I've just bought a TF700 pad and it works fine with my TF201 docking station. I haven't noticed any inconsistency in colours or size (but then again, I'm not the kind of person for which that matters - as long as it works, it could be in Yellow and Green colours for all I care).
However, I have noticed one curious thing, that I would like some input on. I had bought a 64 Gb MicroSD card ( amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-microSDXC-Adapter-SDSDQUA-064G-U46A/dp/B007WTAJTO/ref=sr_1_4 ), and it works perfectly in my Asus Eed Pad Transformer Prime TF201 pad, but I am unable to make it work in the TF700 pad.
I have tried formatting it to FAT32, exFAT and NTFS with variying cluster sizes, and when I insert it into the TF700 pad, the "Preparing external storage" message flashes on the screen for a very brief instant, and then nothing - no card is available.
That surprised me quite a bit, as I expected the hardware support to be the same in the TF700 as in the TF201, but it seems like there is a different USB hardware part in the TF700 than in the TF201.
My 128 Gb SD Card ( amazon.com/Sandisk-Extreme-Memory-45MBps-Speeds/dp/B006ZH1WVS/ref=sr_1_1 ) in the docking station (formatted to FAT32) works with both pads connected (which was expected, as the hardware is the same in this instance).
Does anyone have success with a 64 Gb MicroSD card in the TF700 pad? If so, which one is it, and how is the card formatted?
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Does anyone have success with a 64 Gb MicroSD card in the TF700 pad? If so, which one is it, and how is the card formatted?
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I would also like to know this!
Which dock is better, TF201 or TF700? I'm looking for Pros/Cons here, I've heard the TF201 dock has a bigger battery...but what makes the TF700 dock so much better? Or is it better?
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Which dock is better, TF201 or TF700? I'm looking for Pros/Cons here, I've heard the TF201 dock has a bigger battery...but what makes the TF700 dock so much better? Or is it better?
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It´ s the same. The TF700´ s manual says so and the dock identifies itself as tf201.
I bought the tablet bundled with the dock.
Proof pics:
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It´ s the same. The TF700´ s manual says so and the dock identifies itself as tf201.
I bought the tablet bundled with the dock.
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This as a proof that you (and myself) got a TF201 dock bundled with the Infinity, not that they won't be selling the TF700 dock soon. I think they were advertising a dock with 19W instead of 22W battery etc. There was a (sub-)thread about it here some time ago.
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This as a proof that you (and myself) got a TF201 dock bundled with the Infinity, not that they won't be selling the TF700 dock soon. I think they were advertising a dock with 19W instead of 22W battery etc. There was a (sub-)thread about it here some time ago.
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I looked for it, couldn't find it :/
I believe it will be up for sale in a few weeks.
http://eee.asus.com/en/eeepad/transformer-infinity/specification/ mentions (as already discussed):
1) 19.5Wh battery
2) TF700 dock not being compatible with the Prime = it should be of a bit different size, especially the docking space itself
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I believe it will be up for sale in a few weeks.
http://eee.asus.com/en/eeepad/transformer-infinity/specification/ mentions (as already discussed):
1) 19.5Wh battery
2) TF700 dock not being compatible with the Prime = it should be of a bit different size, especially the docking space itself
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Maybe the dock will be slightly less expensive then?
Maybe, it depends on ASUS politics. In IT era we are way beyond small=cheaper logic
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d14b0ll0s said:
Maybe, it depends on ASUS politics. In IT era we are way beyond small=cheaper logic
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Well I can already get the TF201 dock for around $110, rather than the original $150...
My Infinity was also bundled with prime dock.
Colors are off though: tablet is lighter/ more grey and less purple
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Well I can already get the TF201 dock for around $110, rather than the original $150...
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Amazon has a listing for the new dock and it is set at $150 with a 1-2 month processing time.
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Transfor...8&qid=1342389692&sr=1-20&keywords=tf700t+dock
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Transfor...8&qid=1342389750&sr=1-21&keywords=tf700t+dock
I'm really on the fence as well, basically I could go ahead and buy the TF201 dock and have more battery at a cheaper price. However I am concerned that the fit might not be as good as the TF700's intended dock and cause problems down the line. Plus I am worried that if I buy a TF201 dock that it might not have the correct firmware installed and would be incompatible with the TF700.
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Amazon has a listing for the new dock and it is set at $150 with a 1-2 month processing time.
I'm really on the fence as well, basically I could go ahead and buy the TF201 dock and have more battery at a cheaper price. However I am concerned that the fit might not be as good as the TF700's intended dock and cause problems down the line. Plus I am worried that if I buy a TF201 dock that it might not have the correct firmware installed and would be incompatible with the TF700.
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I wouldn't worry about firmware. The rest is up to you.
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Amazon has a listing for the new dock and it is set at $150 with a 1-2 month processing time.
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Transfor...8&qid=1342389692&sr=1-20&keywords=tf700t+dock
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Transfor...8&qid=1342389750&sr=1-21&keywords=tf700t+dock
I'm really on the fence as well, basically I could go ahead and buy the TF201 dock and have more battery at a cheaper price. However I am concerned that the fit might not be as good as the TF700's intended dock and cause problems down the line. Plus I am worried that if I buy a TF201 dock that it might not have the correct firmware installed and would be incompatible with the TF700.
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From my understanding, it fits, doesn't cause problems, and the correct firmware comes installed or you can install it.
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From my understanding, it fits, doesn't cause problems, and the correct firmware comes installed or you can install it.
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Just pointing out, on the spec page
http://eee.asus.com/en/eeepad/transformer-infinity/specification/
It specifically says at the bottom that the infinity dock will work on a prime
but the prime dock will NOT work on an infinity.
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Just pointing out, on the spec page
http://eee.asus.com/en/eeepad/transformer-infinity/specification/
It specifically says at the bottom that the infinity dock will work on a prime
but the prime dock will NOT work on an infinity.
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It's the other way around...The Infinity dock won't work on the Prime.
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It's the other way around...The Infinity dock won't work on the Prime.
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Well we all understand that the prime dock does work with the infinity thanks to the many who have confirmed it, that isn't what it says on the asus page, as has also been discussed. It specifically says the infinity dock is compatible with the prime, but that the prime dock is not compatible with the infinity.
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Well we all understand that the prime dock does work with the infinity thanks to the many who have confirmed it, that isn't what it says on the asus page, as has also been discussed. It specifically says the infinity dock is compatible with the prime, but that the prime dock is not compatible with the infinity.
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It says neither docks are compatible with the other tablets. Strange, Asus said somewhere though that the TF201 dock was compatible with the Infinity with the newest firmware. A lot of places outside the US were bundling the TF201 dock with the Infinity.
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It says neither docks are compatible with the other tablets. Strange, Asus said somewhere though that the TF201 dock was compatible with the Infinity with the newest firmware. A lot of places outside the US were bundling the TF201 dock with the Infinity.
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Wasn't there reports of screen cracking if using wrong dock ?
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Wasn't there reports of screen cracking if using wrong dock ?
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I heard that about the Prime...but that wasn't confirmed, especially with the Infinity. How do you crack the screen anyways? lol
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I heard that about the Prime...but that wasn't confirmed, especially with the Infinity. How do you crack the screen anyways? lol
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Ahh, yes it was something about the dock not supporting or fitting right or something?
Trying to search but not finding...
@tha creature, are you talking about the screen separating from the backing as in the poorly titled 'hinge' thread? Cracking gorilla glass takes some doing.
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the asus page ... specifically says the infinity dock is compatible with the prime, but that the prime dock is not compatible with the infinity.
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It says neither docks are compatible with the other tablets. Strange, Asus said somewhere though that the TF201 dock was compatible with the Infinity with the newest firmware. A lot of places outside the US were bundling the TF201 dock with the Infinity.
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* The Transformer Pad Infinity mobile dock is compatible with Eee Pad Transformer Prime.
(The Eee Pad Transformer Prime mobile dock is NOT compatible with Transformer Pad Infinity)
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Direct quote. The official infinity page has been that way since it was put up, and was discussed in the other dock threads.
I'm still within my 30 days for my tf300, and I have to return it because of a piece of dust stuck under the display glass. I also bought the tf300 dock and find it quite useful. Im thinking of going for the tf700. But If I get the TF700, I dont think i'll be able to afford the dock. Has anyone hear tried both tabs and know if the difference is worth sacrificing the dock?
The pixelated look of the tf300 screen does kinda bother me a little.
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I'm still within my 30 days for my tf300, and I have to return it because of a piece of dust stuck under the display glass. I also bought the tf300 dock and find it quite useful. Im thinking of going for the tf700. But If I get the TF700, I dont think i'll be able to afford the dock. Has anyone hear tried both tabs and know if the difference is worth sacrificing the dock?
The pixelated look of the tf300 screen does kinda bother me a little.
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the docks are interchangeable but like you said you gotta give up some stuff. Also the prime dock doesnt fit as neately
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the docks are interchangeable but like you said you gotta give up some stuff. Also the prime dock doesnt fit as neately
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Well since I bought the dock with the tab, I could easily use the refund money for the tf300 dock to buy the infinity dock, but I would need that refund money too buy the infinity. The price of the full infinity and dock package is too much for this starving college student.
i dont understand why youre switching...the only real advantage youre getting is HD screen. the rest of the specs are negligeable
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i dont understand why youre switching...the only real advantage youre getting is HD screen. the rest of the specs are negligeable
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"Only"? In my opinion the display is one of the most important things in a tablet. Or a phone for a that matter.
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rightonred said:
I'm still within my 30 days for my tf300, and I have to return it because of a piece of dust stuck under the display glass. I also bought the tf300 dock and find it quite useful. Im thinking of going for the tf700. But If I get the TF700, I dont think i'll be able to afford the dock. Has anyone hear tried both tabs and know if the difference is worth sacrificing the dock?
The pixelated look of the tf300 screen does kinda bother me a little.
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First things first: you are right in that the TF300 dock IS NOT compatible with the TF700 tablet! Do not heed the other poster telling you so, you will be in trouble. It was clear you knew that, but I thought I'd chime in on behalf of the less informed visiting this thread with the same question you had.
More on-topic: the keyboards are essentially the same as far as ergonomics go, so in that respect, so it'd be a matter of asking yourself if you'd miss the keyboard of the TF300 if I broke in in two on my knee at this very moment. If not, you won't miss it on the TF700. (I would, as I like the hard keyboard very much.)
As far as the screen is concerned: it's wonderful. Can;t really say anything more than that; you will absolutely notice a difference.
I cannot imagine where the reviewers who said there is not a noticeable difference between 1280x7.. and 1900x1200 gathered that from -- have they actually compared even the desktops? Sheesh.
I am definately one for high resolutions. I am trying my tf300 out without the dock, and I can get used to it. It is harder though and I can't type as much as if I had a hard keyboard.
Since a tablet is basically a touchscreen connected to an SoC package, the higher resolution does justify paying more for the pad itself.
The other thing to take into consideration is the boatloader. I know it seems weird to make that a deciding factor, but you do pay a lot for it and its a pretty serious device, so you'd expect an unlockable bootloader to be standard. (that and since I'm a CompE student, tampering is definately on my last of things to do with the device). ASUS hasn't released one yet for this tab. (I'm sure they will though)
rightonred said:
I am definately one for high resolutions. I am trying my tf300 out without the dock, and I can get used to it. It is harder though and I can't type as much as if I had a hard keyboard.
Since a tablet is basically a touchscreen connected to an SoC package, the higher resolution does justify paying more for the pad itself.
The other thing to take into consideration is the boatloader. I know it seems weird to make that a deciding factor, but you do pay a lot for it and its a pretty serious device, so you'd expect an unlockable bootloader to be standard. (that and since I'm a CompE student, tampering is definately on my last of things to do with the device). ASUS hasn't released one yet for this tab. (I'm sure they will though)
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Well, I think I'd go for the TF700, then, if I'd were you. The resolution indeed is superb, and the unlocked bootloader undoubtedly will be available in a few weeks. And as I said, I love the keyboard, though I wouldn't fancy typing longer reports or essays on it -- but that time lies in my (to my feeling already somewhat distant) past. ; )
Well after trying my tf300 for a while without the keyboard dock, I snapped them back together, and the difference is night and day. I have to choose between one great feature or the other, but not both. At least with the TF700 I can always get the dock later. Upgrading the screen is not quite as easy.
MartyHulskemper said:
First things first: you are right in that the TF300 dock IS NOT compatible with the TF700 tablet! Do not heed the other poster telling you so, you will be in trouble. It was clear you knew that, but I thought I'd chime in on behalf of the less informed visiting this thread with the same question you had
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hmmmm just got my tf700t and accidentally ordered a 300 keyboard dock.....seems to be just ducky so far....incompatible how?
more battery?....buttons?
I'll admit there is some play in the hinge system, but it stays where you put it....please advise
Chas
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>2012
>not buying the most high end of high end tablets
i shiggy diggy
JK, tf700 is best for movies, tf300 is good for anything else.
Well I took the plunge, there's a tf700 in shipment somewhere with my name on it. In just one week, it will be all mine.
hesynergy said:
hmmmm just got my tf700t and accidentally ordered a 300 keyboard dock.....seems to be just ducky so far....incompatible how?
more battery?....buttons?
I'll admit there is some play in the hinge system, but it stays where you put it....please advise
Chas
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Is there a return policy for your dock? If so, you can probably just exchange it for the correct one.
I'd exchange it for insurance reasons.
I'm just thinking if something dock related went wrong with your (very expensive top of the line) tablet, and you were using the wrong dock, you warranty would be void, and you would be out of luck.
Plus the correct dock would look and fit better.
hesynergy said:
MartyHulskemper said:
First things first: you are right in that the TF300 dock IS NOT compatible with the TF700 tablet! Do not heed the other poster telling you so, you will be in trouble. It was clear you knew that, but I thought I'd chime in on behalf of the less informed visiting this thread with the same question you had
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hmmmm just got my tf700t and accidentally ordered a 300 keyboard dock.....seems to be just ducky so far....incompatible how?
more battery?....buttons?
I'll admit there is some play in the hinge system, but it stays where you put it....please advise
Chas
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Well, if it fits.... it... .errrmm.... fits.
All kidding aside, I do think the battery in the TF201/700 dock is more powerful, but I'd have to look that one up to be sure. I believe the connectors are essentially the same, although the placement might be off a bit -- since that didn't stop you from docking the tablet, I wouldn't mind too much. The Prime's dock is compatible with recent firmware, even if slightly off-color, but I do not know what the specific reasoning was behind the TF300's not being compatible (except for the thickness of the tablet, and the resulting lack of "hinge fit").
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MartyHulskemper said:
First things first: you are right in that the TF300 dock IS NOT compatible with the TF700 tablet! Do not heed the other poster telling you so, you will be in trouble. It was clear you knew that, but I thought I'd chime in on behalf of the less informed visiting this thread with the same question you had.
More on-topic: the keyboards are essentially the same as far as ergonomics go, so in that respect, so it'd be a matter of asking yourself if you'd miss the keyboard of the TF300 if I broke in in two on my knee at this very moment. If not, you won't miss it on the TF700. (I would, as I like the hard keyboard very much.)
As far as the screen is concerned: it's wonderful. Can;t really say anything more than that; you will absolutely notice a difference.
I cannot imagine where the reviewers who said there is not a noticeable difference between 1280x7.. and 1900x1200 gathered that from -- have they actually compared even the desktops? Sheesh.
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WHAT TROUBLE? tf300 dock works just fine on tf700.- I have tf300 and tf700. So here is the pix
Please don't tell people something what you did not even try
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DARK SIDE said:
WHAT TROUBLE? tf300 dock works just fine on tf700.- I have tf300 and tf700. So here is the pix
Please don't tell people something what you did not even try
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THANK YOU. My wife dropped her Prime so I'm going to hand her down my TF300 but I couldn't stand the though of loosing my keyboard as I've grown quite accustomed to it when traveling. I was on the fence and not having to drop another $150 on the dock is the deciding factor. TF700 here I come.
PS Anyone looking to buy a 201 with a cracked screen. Dig works....
I tried my tf700 in a tf300 dock. It works but the fit is terrible. The tf300 is thicker than the tf700. I would reccomend selling your tf300 dock on ebay, and buying a prime or infinity dock with the money.
Hi,
I got a tf700t and i bought a tf300t dock as there were no other docks and it looked asit wworkks. The dock fits ok (slightly loose) , and the keyboard works ok and is detected by the tablet as (DOCK EC20N 0207). But when docked the dock does not seem to charge the tablet. The tablet battry depleets andthe taab turns off while the dock reminsat 97% charge.
Anybody else having this? Or is my doock broken?
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Hey, after this summer i am going to college. I have a really heavy laptop so i was looking for a lighter alternative to make notes in class. A tablet with a in-cover-keyboard working with Bluetooth are very annoying to work with.
So thats why i wanted to buy a tf300t with dock, but after looking around in the tf300t general section, i found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266947
And now i have second thoughts about buying the tablet. I wont use the tablet only for college, but also for games, facebook and etc.
So, why is this tablet not as good as i thought? Does it really lag so much? And are the custom roms (stock based) not good enough to solve this lag?
I use the TF300T for work, taking notes, playing games, texting, facebook and reading everything I can about android.
I did a rent to own package to get the tablet, keyboard/dock an a case. I love the full USB slot, HDMI and secondary SD card slot. I use a custom ROM and kernel as I like to push my hardware and clean up software I will never use and customize things like the battery icons.
I have used tablets from Archos, Acer and samsung and so far the TF300T is by far a tablet I am keeping. Its not the latest and greatest but with a little tweaking this little tablet/dock combo can be a great little machine for having fun or getting work done. The only other tablet I would consider is the Galaxy Note 10.1 which has the S pen and digitizer for writing and drawing an as I am an artist among other things the pen would be great, I just can't afford the price flat out and I use a lot of USB flash drives and would have to buy more hardware to make the Note 10 do that.
With this tablet docked I can carry it around feeling safe without a case and it can handle pretty much everything I throw at it and I don't treat it gently either. I run it 24/7 uploading and downloading an doing other stuff all day long. Only thing is I wish this had was the 3G radio so I could play ingress on it.
So if your looking for a good all around tablet the transformer series are great with the dock. If you want a basically all in one package with plenty of ports etc this is the machine.
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macgyver40 said:
I use the TF300T for work, taking notes, playing games, texting, facebook and reading everything I can about android.
I did a rent to own package to get the tablet, keyboard/dock an a case. I love the full USB slot, HDMI and secondary SD card slot. I use a custom ROM and kernel as I like to push my hardware and clean up software I will never use and customize things like the battery icons.
I have used tablets from Archos, Acer and samsung and so far the TF300T is by far a tablet I am keeping. Its not the latest and greatest but with a little tweaking this little tablet/dock combo can be a great little machine for having fun or getting work done. The only other tablet I would consider is the Galaxy Note 10.1 which has the S pen and digitizer for writing and drawing an as I am an artist among other things the pen would be great, I just can't afford the price flat out and I use a lot of USB flash drives and would have to buy more hardware to make the Note 10 do that.
With this tablet docked I can carry it around feeling safe without a case and it can handle pretty much everything I throw at it and I don't treat it gently either. I run it 24/7 uploading and downloading an doing other stuff all day long. Only thing is I wish this had was the 3G radio so I could play ingress on it.
So if your looking for a good all around tablet the transformer series are great with the dock. If you want a basically all in one package with plenty of ports etc this is the machine.
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That's exactly what i am looking for!
Thanks for your quick respond. You convinced me. Im going to see what model of the transformer series i am going to buy
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not a problem, I have been told for years I should be in sales but I don't hide the downfalls of an item.
the TF700T has a faster CPU
TF300T stock is OK but custom ROMs and Kernels really make it great. If you don't follow instructions right though you could brick your tablet if you mess up or don't know what your doing.
there is a TF300TL and a TG TG has the radio no clue about the TL and there is a TF201 I think. for me the Prime or TF300T would be my choice. the 300 was my only choice from how I got it.
Good luck an if you ever need help there are plenty of answers in the transformer section. Oh yeah an people perk up when they ask what kinda netbook it is and I say its an android transformer tablet and disconnect it, have had 2 people go and rent them after that.
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