yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junks2010:
why should ASUS be listening? I think they know that any android tablet that is priced in line with the ipad will not sell, especially Toshiba!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donatom3:
I'm not to thrilled about Toshiba's pricing. They basically just offered an 8gb version at only a $50 off than an ipad. The 16gb is the same price as the cheapest ipad which is also 16gb not 8gb. Acer has better pricing than Toshiba with a 16gb at $449.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnaL0R:
will be ordering mine wit the kb dock as soon as it becomes available on amazon :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluezz:
I agree with you there. It's a bit pointless launching a 8gb variant in this day and age when memory is cheap. Acer also wins in the looks department imho.

I'm a big fan of Asus personally so I won't be looking at the alternatives until Asus announces pricing and availability in North America. Besides, its only fair that my Asus eeepc is replaced by an eeepad :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edge929:
The Toshiba is a tank, it's easily the thickest 10" tablet out of the competition and the 8GB of storage is a joke. I think 16GB is low even with cloud storage (thank you Amazon for 5GB free).
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zach Alt:
5gb? Buy a $1.95 "album" and you get bumped to 20gb free for a whole year.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donatom3:
I bought a $0.69 1 song album and got my 20gb.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techronico:
I've been looking for that song/album. What is it again?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregjuice:
...or you could just buy an album you might actually listen to for a couple more dollars lol
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jocelyn:
FWIW, I just received and email from B&H claiming they're taking pre-orders, however the link leads to a dead page. I plan on chatting with them when they open (10am EST) and I'm hoping they'll give me a release date :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
They don't seem to have the page up indeed, although I did find a cashed page:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/761716-REG/ASUS_TF101_A1_16GB_Eee_Pad_Transformer.html

and the same for the 32GB Transformer
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jocelyn:
Yes, B&H had them listed a week or two ago and immediately pulled them once the info started showing up on blogs. The cached page you're seeing is from back then. I have two theories, though hopefully I know more 40 minutes from now. Theory one is that I just received an automated email from the cached products and B&H forgot to close that gateway or something like that lol. Theory two, which is what I'm hoping for, is this is all because they will be closed for Passover (April 19 - April 26) and the release will happen some time between now and then (April 26). This way they could take pre-orders for the product, despite being closed. I'll post back after I talk to them :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
Please do, if they are opening up preorders I'm jumping on it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jocelyn:
Well it looks like it was theory one. Their reply to all of this was "I believe that email may have went out prematurely. I don't see the computer in our order system yet. I am seeing an approximate May delivery." I asked when in May and they said they had no idea and that it only said May. Sorry for the false hope everyone. :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GarJones27:
2nd that. If this is the case I'm probably gonna get two. Thanks for the great info too.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vyse666:
I returned my Xoom for the Asus, but by the time it launches in the US, I might as well wait for Google I/O to see how the Nexus Tablet rumors shake out.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyberguest:
I found the amazon storage un-usable since there's no client software support, it only supports file access through their web page, is that right?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thisnameissoclever:
happy birthday! Sorry you won't be getting your Asus :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bologdl:
USA ASUS Finnally on order

My Daughter order me my Asus Eee Pad Transformer at AAFES (Military) today. Not sure if this means anything for when they will be available in the USA but the shippdate falls in line with the rumors for the USA release date.

Product Description

EeePad TF101-B1 Transformer Tablet - Dark Brown [X672H]

Price $495.00

Estimated Ship Date 4/24/2011
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gubiguy:
Any chance you could order the rest of us one as well? Just kidding. This brings some good news, though! We now know that Transformers will be on U.S. soil on the 24th, which means that the public release date can't be much later, if it's not on the same day.

However the price brings a little bit of surprise..., it's priced at $495.00 instead of $399.99... Are you getting a special package that includes the keyboard dock as well?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnaL0R:
key word: estimated...

asus usa has not announced the official release date, so there is no way ANYONE has a solid eta... all we can do is wait and see; i'm just hoping it does not sway too far away from the projected end-of-april release date...

oh, and +1 about the pricing you got... $500 the 16gb model is not cool, that's how much i'm planing to pay for the combo, or $550/max...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] H3llb0und:
I read somewhere about this... I think the US military get this a couple of weeks before the general public by ordering from AAFES
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnaL0R:
i highly doubt that... besides, @ $495, i'd wait for the official release :^]
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vocalise:
Looking at the other thread about AAFES, the $495 price looks to apply to the 32GB, though 16GB is for some reason set at $420.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donatom3:
Amazon MP3 lets you buy music and use your cloud storage.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.amazon.mp3&feature=search_result

In fact when you signed up for your storage Amazon should have had a link to this app.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] betterwang:
If $495 for a 16GB was true, will you consider it?

It is the same as an ipad2.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnaL0R:
hard to say since i know it's 99% false, asus will never price it above acer's srp for a comparable product... $400 otd [$500 for the combo will be primo] is the most i'll pay for the 16gb version...

but if you REALLY think about what you're getting, it's expensive; getting hit with the early-adopter tax for sure...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobylspoon:
The $495 price tag is for the 32GB version without docking station. Also, this is the AAFES (military retailer) price which typically has a slight markup than civilian retail stores.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bologdl:
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer prices

AAFES (Army & Air Force Exchange Service)

ASUS has released the pricing to the Military AAFES online store for advanced purchase and it does fall in line with what was leaked by newegg & Best Buy.

32 GB - $495.00

16 GB - $420.99

Not sure why there was a additional $20.00 charge added only to the 16GB version.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnaL0R:
i am preying that the $499 price for the 16gb version + kb dock is true according to some speculations and what the guy said in that "home review" on youtube :o
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daswahnsinn:
If this is true, it is also sad. >>> http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/04/18/asus-eee-pad-transformer-pushed-back-to-june/

EDIT: Maybe this are better >>> http://www.fallyo.com/2011/04/14/asus-eee-pad-transformer-gets-us-price-and-release-date

>>> http://joannastern.com/2011/04/yes-...this-month-399-for-16gb-150-for-the-keyboard/
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EJL1980:
This thread is about the US release. That is about the UK shortages?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daswahnsinn:
I thought it may better help with guessing a release date since one has not been mentioned, but indeed you are right sir.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxmeister:
Yes, but there is an important part of the press release that may be of interest with respect to this thread:

By the sounds of this, even if it does ship in the US soon, it is likely to be in limited numbers.

Regards,

Dave
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnaL0R:
anxiously waiting for the official asus announcement... i hope it comes out by my birthday next month :^]
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edge929:
If Asus doesn't release the Transformer in April or May in the US then what is the point of getting a Transformer when Tegra 3 will be shipping in August? Yes, I'd love to have it right this second but I will gladly wait 3 more months for a chip ~5x faster among other hardware improvements.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dutch_in_seattle:
So you're never going to buy any electronic device, since there's always something better, faster, etc. around the corner... ;-)

Ron
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnaL0R:
i doubt we will see any tablet manufacturers implementing the tegra 3 chip by the year's end...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtek:
I'm seeing lots of playbook promotional emails everyday from staples/radioshack etc.., I wish Asus would have done that in the US! For a product that's supposed to launch in "late" April they seem to be very casual about the marketing of their product. Looking at other threads here they have announcements in various other countries why not the US? Seems really strange how their almost ignoring the US market, at least even tell us there's a shortage of components or something or set a fixed date and price. The price ad's in best buy and newegg and then subsequent pulling of ads doesn't give a good impression about availability. There's nothing on amazon as well, amazon had the email notifier for the Toshiba tablets weeks ago, there's no such thing for the Asus Transformer! Again, seems very strange that even someone like Amazon isn't providing info about this tablet! Limited availability? Because Amazon would sell them very well, in my opinion. I'll still wait only because my other alternative is the Samsung and their almost just as quiet with their marketing, product web page is very mediocre and I just want to know if they have gorilla glass and what kind of cpu...but atleast i know the price and the supposed release date!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psinno:
Asus are not doing themselves any favours but in fairness a promotional email for a tablet with no email client. The only sensible reaction is LOL.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtek:
You're right, i never thought of that! :D I delete an email or two about the playbook almost everyday. Just typical that something I'm not interested in is shoved in my face daily but the one I'm interested in Im scouring the net and very little updates.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techronico:
I think you hit the nail on the head and Asus knows this. They know that all of the people that really want it will seek out the info for it, and all of the people that dont want it will disregard any info that is shoved in their face about it. They blasted it into the public eye with the Best Buy "iPad but better" add that got removed but is till burned into the public perception (especially since it is floating all over the net still). They also want to keep themselves looking good by under promising and over delivering hence the sketchy details on release date and price.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david279:
Anybody thinking about importing one from the uk?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calin75:
Asus is really turning me off by their silence about the US release. I think I'll just wait for the Galaxy 10.1. At least we know it's coming out on June 08. Thinner, lighter and PLS screen.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ninja984:
I dont think itll be worth it to import since the price in the uk is a lot higher than what it will be in the us.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gubiguy:
I would stay away from Samsung for the time being. They're no different with communicating with customers than Asus, and even less reliable when it comes to updates! My Samsung fascinate still has yet to receive an official froyo build, and other Galaxy S models only recently received them.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
Yes, it's a bit frustrating and the Tab 10.1 does look interesting. But as I've evaluated my computer usage patterns since I've had the Xoom, I'm really finding that a tablet fits a great deal of my needs and that the ability to add a good physical keyboard means something like the Transformer can meet just about 95% of everything but my high-end gaming, photo editing, and video editing. For that, I'll continue to use my desktop.

So, I really think Asus has hit on a great form factor with the Transformer, and I'll be waiting for it. It doesn't hurt that I have Costco's 90-day return policy, so I'll be able to compare the Transformer and Xoom side-by-side for a few days (hopefully) before I have to make a final decision. I fully expect the Transformer to win out.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilPERSOn2009:
Sold my Nook Color and was planning to get an Transformer but with each passing day without an announcement or release date I'm starting to lose my interest. I'm not sure why. At the moment I feel tablets are mere tinker toys more then anything useful and can wait looking for the tablet market to mature.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
I can understand you losing interest as time goes on, but let me say that for me, the tablet has been surprisingly useful. I expected it to be a toy, but the Xoom has turned into my real go-to device, mainly because it's so easy to go to (instant on, battery lasts forever, don't need to open, find a place to set it, etc.).
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgdg:
Got reply from ASUS on release date

Guys,

FWIW, if the reply I got from ASUS is to be believed, I have some good, some not so good news:

Good:

Tablet is releasing on 4/26 in the US.

Not-so-good:

No Bundle available upon release (no indication if there will be 1 made available later), the dock and the tablet will be sold seperately starting 4/26.

Hope the date holds...and the price is still $399..

KG
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimDan22:
Engadget has just published a review

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/18/asus-eee-pad-transformer-uk-edition-review

Very Thorough
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killermojo:
Same boat.. I was really excited about this but with no word of a date I'm starting to wonder if I should wait till at least Google I/O and see if the Nexus tab rumors produce anything.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vocalise:
That's a shame that they seem to be selling the dock and the tablet separately.

Didn't they say 4/30 last week? Lots of waffling from ASUS in the US. I hope that means they'll be taking pre-orders sometime this week if it's to be released next week.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgdg:
I know I am bummed that there isn't a combo deal.

Btw, I got an update from them when i asked them about price confirmation, they said that a press release will be going out this week on prices and where to buy...

Gonna be glued to the websites now...:-)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gubiguy:
the fact that we may not get a package deal won't sway my decision: the full priced 16gb model ($399.99) + the keyboard ($149.99) is still less than the Xoom ans ipad ($599.99) alone.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
Honestly, I'd be fine with $399 for the tablet at $150 for the dock, or $550 total. That seems like a very competitive price for so much functionality and only $50 more than the equivalent iPad 2. In fact, selling the tablet by itself for $399 vs. the iPad 2 at $499 might be the smart move: keep the apples-apples (really no pun intended) comparison to show the Transformer at $100 cheaper.

That way, they don't have to try to explain to "the average consumer" that a tablet-dock combo at $499 really isn't the same thing as a tablet by itself at $499. Because it would seem that "the average consumer" today really isn't willing to do even the slightest bit of research to tell the difference between two products, and if all they're going to do is look at the price, then make the price that much more attractive.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gorby911:
I am not disapointed about no bundle discount either. The price for both is very competitive as is and I would be HAPPY to pay $550 if I could only find the damn things in US! :rolleyes: Don't forget that you are not just getting a keyboard for $150 - you are getting additional connectors and a battery. Just give me a link to order.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edge929:
When you're talking about a CPU release that is at-best a 1 year interval, yes, I'll wait 3 months for the next iteration. Would you really buy a last gen desktop CPU if you knew in 3 months the new version would be out for equal price?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
I would, if 1) I had a productive use for the CPU in the meantime (time is money, and 3 months is a lot of time) and/or 2) if software over the next 12 months or so wouldn't be taking advantage of the new CPU architecture in any event.

I'd say, it'll be some time before Android and Android apps in general can make real use of the Tegra 2, let alone the Tegra 3. And, it's all really moot, because the release of the Tegra 3 in August doesn't mean we'll see tablets using it by then; I'd guess we'll start seeing such tablets by the holidays.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Magnesus:
Judging by the history of Tegra we won't see Tegra 3 in any device soon.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnaL0R:
yea, that...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgdg:
Agreed, smart move for them, but just had my hopes for a bundle since it was offered in uk..of course not apples to apples..

I am still going to pickup the tablet alone, might pick up the dock either right away or later on...

Hope they have blight bleed issues resolved already, that seems to be the only h/w related issues I have heard mentioned.....
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimDan22:
I think the first Tegra 3 tablet will probably come out in the Fall or Winter, instead of the August like Nvidia said

I dont think i could wait that long for a tablet though :p, i will stick with the Tegra 2

I wish Nvidia included NEON into the Tegra 2, would have had much better performance
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eviltuna:
Just because the Tegra 3 chip is out doesn't mean a tablet will be out for it at the same time, it takes time for manufacturers to create a product using the chip, if you think that a new tablet will be out with the release of the chip then you are dreaming.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimDan22:
Oops :p should have worded it differently, i meant to say Nvidia said the first tablet to have Tegra 3 will be out in the summer (August) but i think it will really be around December knowing how Nvidia schedules things

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/nvidia-announces-quad-core-kal-el-soc-promises-it-in-tablets-by/
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Magnesus:
Knowing Nvidia's past with Tegra it could very well be August 2012. ;)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcmtnbkr:
I seriously refresh this page about 50 times a day waiting for release news. I just want to preorder, this could come out end of may and i wouldnt care, i just want to know im getting one.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GarJones27:
I'm with you on that. I am either hitting refresh on my computer out checking in vis the XDA app. I'm hoping it gets a press release this week with pricing and most importantly date.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tone503773:
Same here, I'm in my Strength of Materials class frequently checking the forums. I just want one so bad lol
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmoney94:
Can't stop thinking about it.

I WANT IT NOW!!!!!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgdg:
The ASUS rep said press release is coming out sometime this week with when and where details, i am assuming/hoping pricing will be included in it as well.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GarJones27:
I feel ya, I've been in class for the past few hours. One was a discussion so the TA just stopping looking my way. The other is a 250 person lecture so I don't stand out. I can't wait to get my hands on one if these.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bologdl:
ASUS Transformer Pricing

The ASUS TRANSFORMER has been released for preorder to the Military online store called AAFES.

16GB $420.00

32GB $495.00

Not sure why the 16GB version is at $420,00 but it is line with the current leaks by Best Buy and newegg.com I order my 32GB Transformer with a estimated shipped date of 04/24/11
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killermojo:
Sitting at work f5'ing the page every few minutes... Hoping for something- anything.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobylspoon:
AAFES has the nasty habit of marking up the price on their electronics. After tax and shipping of most retailers, this price is usually pretty equal. I'm pretty sure we will still see the $399 price tag at civilian retail stores.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fin05:
I emailed Asus for the heck of it to see if i could get any info on the preorder and launch date. Here is their reply:

Thank you for your inquiry. For assistance please contact Pre Sales at (812) 282-2787 option 1 for Pre Sales, option 1 for general products.

Best Regards,

Kimberly D.

ASUS-eStore Customer Service Representative

812-282-2787 or 510-739-3777 Option 3

I'm sure some one has tried calling already, but its worth a shot again if anyone has time. I can not call til i get off work, but if any one else can please post any info you can get.
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