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[Eee Pad Transformer General] Rich W:
I had the Xoom for two weeks and returned it to wait for the transformer. The Xoom has the same issues but not to bad. It is a new operating system. I did find the device to be VERY useful in my daily life. The Forced Close were with 'phone apps' not optimized for 3.0. As for the lag my Droid X does the same thing occasionally.

All and all as first adopters you need to expect a less than perfect product but you get it watch and help it grow and mature :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rcm_rx7:
I get the feeling it will be fun to experience this particular device grow and mature.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bonikowsky:
yall see it came up on Amazon Canada releasing May 7?

http://technidroid.com/2011/04/01/asus-transformer-release-date-price-leaked/
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dreadnought001:
For those in the UK, Asus have just posted a list of Comet stores where you can pick up the Transformer tomorrow (6th April). They haven't allowed them to be reserved, so it's a question of first come, first served...there's one quite near me so I think I might give it a go.

http://techinstyle.tv/news/the-eee-pad-transformer-hits-the-uk/
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Although I cant say stock levels, it's also being sold in Currys and PC World stores tomorrow.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] redmongoose:
Can you tell us which stores though?

And also will the be stocking the tablet & keyboard bundle as well as just the tablet?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Nope I dont have access to store allocation. And yes I believe its both with and without keyboard accessory.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] slsmag:
I second that request
[Eee Pad Transformer General] inakipaz:
hopefully tomorrow people will start making reviews .... PLEASE!!! Those of you who will be able to get one, pleaseeeee review....

Where should a review thread be posted??

New threads need to be created for that matter....
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magnesus:
The MyNet and MyDesktop applications are probably only for Windows and Mac. It's a shame, because MyNet sounds great (I use Ubuntu) - it's for streaming movies from computer to the tablet. I wonder when will it be available. If someone buys Transformer - could you check if it's on some CD or sth? Because on the webpage it's not available yet.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rcm_rx7:
On another forum a guy who seems to work for Asus and has a Transformer has been answering some questions about the device and MyNet. He said to keep checking Asus' site for the downloads.

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=206353&page=5
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magnesus:
Yes, he said in aswer to my question, I know. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magnesus:
Yes, he said in aswer to my question, I know. :) He also said that he didn't see any other version than Windows and Mac.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Vyse666:
They leaked already:

http://www.gsmdrive.com/2011/04/05/asus-eee-pad-transformer-tf101-usb-driver-utilites-download/

I downloaded them myself, and they seem to be legit and for the English Eee Pad.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magnesus:
The PC Suite installer is a .NET app. To install it on Ubuntu I used Mono. It was funny to see "Your computer will be rebooted after instalation" - I don't remember ever having to do reboot on Ubuntu after installing something. :)

edit: ASUS Sync installs, but it probably won't work because of USB drivers. I don't care about it anyway.

edit3: PC Suite installer downloaded installers for splashtop, pcsynctool and webstore application.

Probably the PC Sync Tool will be needed for MyNet, MyDesktop... I'll try it again when (if) I buy the device.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Seems like shipments to stores have been delayed for some reason. How disappointing. :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] human_error:
Been to comet, PC world, carphone warehouse and currys and none of them show any stock in any stores. Very annoying to be honest.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] redmongoose:
Same here!

Micro Avinka say they will have stock on the 14th.

Asus twitter has said that more stock will be arriving Thursday / Friday this week (for Comet)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dreadnought001:
Yeah, tried at Comet (at one of the stores Asus said would have stock), nothing, didn't even seem to know what it was, PC World the same, only Currys at least bothered to check on their system and they said it should be coming in soon, though they couldn't give a fixed date. I wrote about this on the Asus UK Facebook page and this is the response they gave:

'Sorry David - Comet have limited stock and huge demand. More units arriving Thurs/Fri. More stock arriving next week inc PC World and Carphone Warehouse stores. amazon.co.uk and ebuyer.com also taking pre-orders. Comet showing discontinued because they don't have stock of keyboard dock yet. All retailers and etailers should have Pad + Dock bundle w/c 18th.'

Kudos to them for replying, but this does sound suspiciously like they haven't actually got any of the versions with the dock available to buy until the 18th, in which case you might as well just order it online with Amazon or Ebuyer. To be honest, the tablet by itself is not that compelling (despite the lower price) and I think it's a little cheeky on Asus' part to send the first stock out without the dock.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mamoulian666:
Yeah, a bit disappointing :-/

Given that the only people who know this thing exists are us geeks, might have been better to send the initial small shipments to Amazon to cover preorders on a first-come-first-serve basis.

I've wasted loads of time over the last few days refreshing websites, having orders cancelled, phoning generic numbers trying to get info from specific stores...

If I was near any of those nominated stores I'd have been there for opening, and probably even more disappointed now.

eBuyer stats show keyboard demand: they've had 26 preorders for the bundle and only 1 for the tab without keyboard. (which Comet actually have stock of now if you want it)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Ah well I've waited a year so far, another couple of weeks wont kill me. Trouble as far as Asus is concerned is that more rival tablets are shipping in April so there will be less 'impulse purchase' types. Also (obviously its the same with any tech purchases), you can wait indefinitely until a better model comes out, and end up with nothing to use at all. Proud to be geeky though. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bluezz:
Coming back to the request for a new forum for this little puppy.. here's the perrrfect pic which the mods can use:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] vodrin:
Asus have unfortunately confirmed from their UK minisite that no keyboard docks are expected until the 18th April, the same date given as online stores. Think i'll just go with Amazon.

+1 on a forum.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] TheW4rden:
Well it seems like they fumbled the launch by not actually having any units in shops. Did anyone manage to buy one today? It seems like there were reports that some existed in just tablet form (without keyboard) but nobody has fessed up to buying one.

I guess it was more important for Asus to say they had the first Android Honeycomb tablet out in the UK than actually sell any to end users. Fail.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bobcatuk:
If anyone manages to pick just the pad up in-store anywhere can you post back to let us know.

When i have called Comet today to ask about stock levels, i was told that all stock went on web orderes, a figure of 340 odd units all didnt manage to reach the stores as they were all sold online for next day delivaries, which is a shame.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] human_error:
I've got a tablet only version in the post from comet online, should be arriving tomorrow morning. I'll come back and post as much info as I can tomorrow evening :)

Hopefully they will be selling the keyboard on its own once stock levels stabilise as I really like the 16hr battery I can get with it, I'm just too impatient to wait nearly 2 more weeks for the keyboard part when I can have the tablet part tomorrow.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magnesus:
I'm afraid that the keyboard alone will cost more than bought in combo with the tablet.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] human_error:
From what I've read (from a few sites such as which.co.uk who reported from the UK launch event) that Asus are looking at charging £50 for the keyboard outside of the bundle, which is the same as it costs with the bundle. It would be a pretty **** move to charge more for it because it isn't in a bundle and could cost them sales from people who'd just get pissed off and not buy it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dreadnought001:
According to some reports on the Asus facebook site, they only allocated 4 units for each store and most of those were then set aside for online orders. Asus have apologized and are promising a dock upgrade for those who bought early. So, I've ordered online with Comet and they have given me a Friday morning delivery. We'll see how that works out. I can wait for the dock if I know I can get it for certain separate from the device.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] human_error:
Source for the keyboard upgrade comments? I can't seem to find where asus are talking to customers anywhere...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mamoulian666:
Good stock control there! They're going to stores. No, wait, they're going online.

They still have them online, so can't be much demand.

I'd like to do that... but you're very brave! Given how rubbish this 'launch' has been, who knows when the keyboard will be available as a separate item... And then define 'available'... I've had enough of refreshing websites, calling stores and getting told different things all the time.

A shop with a pre-order feature would be magical.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dreadnought001:
http://www.facebook.com/asusuk

You have to scroll down to one of the discussion (there's one with about 21 comments, you need to expand it), that's where they talk about it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dianoga7:
I'm just hoping for a US release date sometime soon. This is the first tablet that I've actually been excited about.

+1 for the forum!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] norsairius:
This x Eleventy Billion

I really would like to hear about a US release soon. I totally plan on picking up the 16 GB model with the keyboard/extended battery/USB ports/SD card slot dock.

Like you, this is the first tablet I've been really excited about! The fact that it comes with office productivity stuff on it is a big bonus for me too since I plan on using this at work!

And yet another +1 for its own forum!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] -J450N:
+10000 yes please, im getting this day uno!!! :D:D:D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bk13garbageman:
Transformer needs a forum

I want one too! :) ........and hi everyone, I'm new :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] error12:
32GB 499.99 at FRYS.com cached

hey

Asus Eee Pad Transformer 10.1" Tablet with Android 3.0 Honeycomb

Asus (TF101-B1):

FRYS.com #: 6575523

Shipping:	Available for Preorder

Store Pickup:	Not Available

Detailed Description | Tell a friend | Warranty Info

Price:	$499.00

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Detailed Description

(Manufacturer # TF101-B1 )

Specifications:

NVIDIA Tegra 2 Processor

Memory:

1GB LPDDR2

Screen:

10.1” WXGA Touch Screen (1280x800)

Hard Drive:

32GB

Built in 1.2MP Webcam with Microphone/ Rear Camera 5.0MP

Wireless (802.11b/g/n)

Bluetooth

Operating System:

Android 3.0 Honeycomb
[Eee Pad Transformer General] human_error:
My 16GB transformer just arrived - I've got to go to work now but I can confirm there is no skinning, and the storage is plug and play drag and drop - plugged it into my win7 pc which detected it as a media player which i can then immediately drag and drop into.

Screen is really nice too :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dreadnought001:
Wow, great to hear that someone has finally got one of these, I was beginning to think Asus didn't really have any and were just stringing people along. Where did you buy it from? Are there any accessories in the box apart from the device itself?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] human_error:
Got it from comet online. The box contains the tab, a USB charging/data cable, a regional plug attachment which clicks onto a mains>USB power adapter, 1 leaflet, 1 warranty book and 1 very brief manual.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dreadnought001:
Thanks for the info, much appreciated. Surprised that you managed to get it from Currys, I checked online with them and it wasn't even showing there, only Comet seemed to have the option to buy it. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
I've finally caved in and ordered online from Comet. Should get mine tomorrow as it's apparently been sent out. Managed to use a discount code and quidco too, so it's all good. Can't wait to get it now. :D

Hopefully we can get an asus forum section up sooner rather than later, as it's now released in two countries. Need to get the ball rolling on rooting it. Seems the US will get units in early May, and most of Europe will get them at the end of April.

Oh and apparently there is meant to be a honeycomb update mid April. Not sure if its just a bugfix one or opening up new features but evidence is mounting for the Google Music service.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dreadnought001:
I caved too and should have it coming tomorrow morning as well. I remember reading that Asus will provide some kind of update to enable their docs/music sharing service, but I'm not sure if that's the same one (or a separate one from the generic Honeycomb update)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dreadnought001:
human_error, when you have the time, can you download these drivers/sync programs for the Transformer and see what they do?

http://www.gsmdrive.com/2011/04/05/asus-eee-pad-transformer-tf101-usb-driver-utilites-download/

I would be interested to know exactly what they are for....
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Biffy:
+1 for Transformer forum please!

If adding on the keyboard later won't cost much more, that's very tempting...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dreadnought001:
A recent tweet from Asus UK said this:

'We'll announce where you can buy keyboard dock shortly - but we'll have some good news!'

Not sure what that means exactly, but it does at least confirm that the dock will be available separately...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Biffy:
Thanks for that dn.

In that case I will try and pick one up in store when the next batch hits. Am too impatient to wait for deliveries now.

Hopefully AsusUK will announce another store list with stock soon.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dreadnought001:
Online stock seems more reliable than in store at the moment. You may want to try to order online with Comet, I ordered yesterday afternoon and got a delivery date for tomorrow morning (admittedly with a delivery charge). I just checked and they still have delivery slots for tomorrow as well as Saturday. At the moment, this seems to be a better bet than trying to buy in-store...and I should know, I went round every Comet, PC World, Currys in my area yesterday and most of them had never even heard of the device, let alone had any stock in.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Those files are now available on the global asus official site. Two of them are obsolete really as once you install the 'suite' it installs the other two packages automatically. Annoyingly it didnt let me specify where to install it. It lets you sync any content onto the device, sets your pc up for remote desktop mirroring, sets up asus webstorage, and sorts files for mycloud access (streaming video/audio content from pc, etc).

Edit: Ironically my pc just notified me of an update to asus sync and that version let me choose where to install.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bobcatuk:
I caved in too, ordered online, delivery before midday tomorrow, keeping my fingers crossed :)

Are XDA Admins viewing this page and putting a section up for this, lots of people asking now but not a lot being done .....
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magnesus:
From what I gathered trying to install them on Ubuntu one of them is probably Splashtop Remote - Google it to learn more.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
I forgot to mention that there was a backup feature too. Lets you backup encrypted data as well as setting a schedule for it to do it automatically or creating a 'shared drive' which I assume is like the normal windows folder sharing system.

It also links to this site:

https://www.asuswebstorage.com/navigate/features/

Which looks like will be part of the free space for 1 year update planned for midway through April.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Biffy:
If I don't get mine delivered tomorrow, I think I'm going to crack and make one out of cardboard and some printouts. Then giggle quietly in a corner while stroking the screen.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] human_error:
Dammit that'll teach me to rush post - I meant comet not currys /facepalm.

Ill come back with more info tonight - some more points - it will charge from a PC USB port but only when the screen is off. Also the mynet dlna app is stuck in Spanish and there are no settings to change that...

Live wallpapers seem to make it very slightly stuttery and some incompatible apps can lock it up or make it laggy - restarting or killing the process fixes it though. Sound quality is very good for a portable device. There is a very slight flex in the plastic casing if held right but it still feels very solid.

Oh and auto screen brightness is a little dull - I manually updated it to be higher (it is fine outside, but if the sun is directly on the screen it is harder to see (usable, but harder). The main issue is the reflection from the glass - it is very reflective).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] sgspikes:
I'm not sure they are following each and every indivual post in this section, so I sent an e-mail using the "contact us" form and posted a message here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=12720163#post12720163

Hope it helps.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bonikowsky:
Is the remote desktopping through the asus software, or is it native windows? or both?

in other words, can you remote desktop on a non-pro version of windows?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Both I'd assume. You can do it via the asus software or just download an app from the market as there are plenty on there for remote controlling pcs.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] sgspikes:
I have received an answer :

It isn't a yes yet, but at least they know about our request !
[Eee Pad Transformer General] redmongoose:
Yes I caved too! but too late for Friday delivery so Sat it is.

They (comet) had 40 left at about 15.00 today.

Good news is that Paul from Modaco has also ordered one. That will help with rooting & roms.

http://android.modaco.com/content/a...mer-modaco-com/336481/i-have-one-on-preorder/
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Haha nice. I see he used the same discounts I did. :D The more the merrier. Unfortunately there has been another sizable earthquake in Japan which will halt/slow down memory module production. So I can't see the 32gb versions being put out any time soon.

@sgspikes. Thx for putting in that request. Hope we get a nice forum soon. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mamoulian666:
Another cave-in-er right here *holds up hand*

If I'd noticed Asus' tweets a bit earlier I might have gotten it tomorrow, but Saturday it is! There's enough of us to hold them to that, I hope...

Discount makes up for Saturday delivery, and future delivery charge for keyboard...

Yes it's good that Paul's on board :-)

Probably will be a tasty MCR by Saturday afternoon, see if that reported live wallpaper stuttering can 'go away' ;-)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] human_error:
Thought I'd let everyone know the microSD slot is in full working order. Just took the mixrosd card out my phone , put it in the transformer and it was able to read it fine. The sdcard location in the OS is the on-board storage, but at a higher level there is a 'removable' directory which contains the micro SD card info.

Now we can go tease the xoom users about the working microSD slot :-P

**edit**

If anyone still doesn't believe me there are pics here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12732915&postcount=185. It works for read and write too.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Just been reading your post on bit-tech. Excellent news that. Thanks for sharing. It's all shaping up nicely.

I've just noticed that the asus site shows that the dock will support SDXC cards too. Don't know if im just blind and missed that specification before or if its been added to the site today or not. If this is right it will allow us to add ridiculous sized cards (up to 2tb of storage) when they come out.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Fisken:
+1 for forum

I've ordrede mine from amazon ( i live in DK) with release date on 18 april, i can't wait to get this pad in my hands!!

Nice to know the micro sd works from release day :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] keitht:
I guess the Google Experience devices getting early/timely updates is out the window. :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] htc6500uk:
Another vote for a dedicated Asus Transformer section !
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mattdb:
I agree. A dedicated section.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] cd419:
@human_error is the MicroSD card write enabled? Also is it possible for the transformer to function as a USB mass storage device when connected to a PC? Assuming it is possible to connect it to a PC. I never really saw a usb cable unless there is one that connects to the dock connector.

Thanks much for your helpful information. So jealous you have one already!!!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] human_error:
I've tried these drivers and they are currently quite useless as they need the PC suite installing and it doesn't install on a 64bit OS.

From what I can see (but not use as I'm missing some key programs on my PC I think) it lets me remotely install apps onto the tab, as well as letting me sync and create backups of contacts and my calandar. I've noticed I can also download the source for the tablet from asus direct, which may be a good sign for modding.

I believe it's write enabled yes. As for using it as a mass storage device on the PC it is recognised as a media device which I can then access some folders from, I can drag and drop files onto and off it at will and didn't need to install any asus software - the pc detected the device and auto installed some drivers (possibly generic ones). The dock connector which is used for charging is USB so you use that to plug it into a pc.

BAD NEWS: the charging cable is stupid short - 3ft in fact. It has a "modified" USB pin interface as it has a 5th pin which isn't normally in usb devices - this allows it to detect if it is plugged into the supplied power adapter or not, which is bad because it thinks it is plugged into a pc if you use a USB extension cable, which means it will only charge when turned off when using a USB extension cable :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Visual360:
Can someone post a pic or two. I mean, I see them all over the net, but just want to see something from someone who ordered it. Thanks.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mdonova33:
+1 for a section
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
The PC Suite installed on my win 7 x64 pro. It had problems at first but after disabling anti virus stuff and running as administrator it was smooth sailing.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] human_error:
Odd, i'll try again (i had disabled my AV and am admin...)

also I'll upload a pic - of the front with the screen on - anyone want any other bits photographing?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Ok well then sorry I cant help you. Just wish i had the tablet to use it all lol.

Good luck.