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[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dulanic:
At least they are trying to be open about it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babblin5:
Even worse news. Yahoo News is reporting that the U.S. price will be $550, not $400 as we've previously seen:

http://technidroid.com/2011/04/13/yahoo-news-reports-asus-transformer-at-550-in-u-s-without-dock/
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killermojo:
Egh, $550 without dock? This is getting less and less tempting by the day :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neotekz:
i dont believe it unless Asus announced it...that article sources an yahoo post comparing the transformer with the ipad 2 and doesnt provide any sources for this price.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtek:
If its really $550 just for the tablet then Im just going to wait till June and see how the Samsung 10.1 compares since its at around that same price point and slimmer. The guy from the yahoo article says "Unless you like being an early adopter, or you just can't stand Apple's designs, you might want to get an iPad 2 instead." So if you can't stand apple or apple's design, go ahead and still buy Ipad 2?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msw1382:
My guess on the price?

Some ass-hat at yahoo is a moron and cannot read. It's just too much of a coincidence that 400+150(dock)=$550

This person is saying the tablet w/out dock is $550. I guarantee he read it wrong.

However, if it is $550, Acer here I come.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dandarebr:
It's writen "That depends on whether or not you’re buying the optional laptop dock accessory"

So $ 550 maybe is the price with the included keyboard?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xBRx-Blackout:
If it does come in at $550 without dock I'll definitely reconsider the purchase, toshiba, samsung, xoom, etc. I, like many others I'm sure, am ready to hand over my $400 (tablet) + $150 (dock) right now.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtek:
No, i think he was saying that to answer the question in bold of whether the transformer was a laptop or tablet. Second part says "The Asus Eee Pad Transformer itself will reportedly sell for $550 -- previous reports showing it priced at $400, while tantalizing, were apparently misleading."
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gpearson1968:
Methinks it'll $550 for the package and $399 for the tablet alone. All the price estimates on the dock have said $150, so the combo with no price discount would be $549, simply based on the various rumours we've seen running around for the last month.

I still think, though, that $150 is quite large for a keyboard / dock station / Full-USB / extra battery device. If it can be had right now in the UK for 54GBP ( ~$88 USD ) I'm not sure why the $150 price is still being rumoured.

But then again, maybe that's why there called rumours....

Cheers,

gpearson1968
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Magnesus:
It's not the design that is a problem with iPad, it's more the interface and closeness (at least for me).

edit: closeness means something else that I thought when I wrote it ;) I mean "being closed environment", not "being close to sth" ;).
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtek:
Yeah, i hope you guys are right and it is the bundle price. I was thinking if they bumped up the price because of the increased demand? In the swiss thread someone said it was 499 in Switzerland which is about 556USD (including VAT i guess) for the 16GB. But still $550 sounds a lot because then we have tax on top of it also.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluezz:
Amazing how Asus can shut us all up with an official statement. Asus, please shut us all up!

p.s. I understand complete and utter speculation and rumors for $550 (without dock) price then I'd also re-consider. The reason why I HATE Motorola is that they're abusing the fact that they're the first honeycomb tablet in the market. I can't pay for something that I know if worth less than half.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
My estimate is that it wont be 399 without the dock but more inline with the Acer price. I think it will be between 449 and 499 without the dock. J and are already has the preorder for just the dock at 149
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
The Yahoo! quote definitely implies that the price without the keyboard dock (i.e., the "...Transformer itself") is $550. But, it also doesn't specify which version that is, the 16GB or 32GB. I'd be VERY surprised to see the 16GB tablet without the dock coming in at $550; Asus doesn't have a habit of pricing more than the competition, which in this case would be the 16GB iPad 2 at $499 and the Acer Iconia at $449. Seriously, everything else aside, no way is Asus going to be $100 more than Acer.

However, I could see the 32GB version at $549, I suppose, and so maybe that's it. Or, the Yahoo! yahoo just doesn't know what he's talking about.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtek:
I agree with you, maybe competitive pricing to acer if not $400. If its $550 it wont make sense when compared to Samsungs announcement that their models will be: "The 16GB model will cost $499, and the 32GB version will cost $599."
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmoney94:
Asus is treating Americans like s$$t,this product is already release in UK, and for us they can't even tell us when this product is going to be available.Americans are the biggest consumer on the world.if there nothing by the end of the month,I will wait for the galaxy tab.

PS:we want this at $399
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimDan22:
I am usually a patient person, i can wait till Mid May to get the tablet, but idk about June!

I was actually thinking about the Acer Iconia but i heard the screen is terrible for viewing angles (Non-IPS)

But i would like to actually see the device in person (Bestbuy) before purchase

There is also a Toshiba tablet coming out soon which seems cool because it has USB 2.0 host and micro USB host(which is weird)

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Computers-Promotions/Toshiba+Tablet

http://www.thetoshibatablet.com/

But i want a tablet where there is going to be a lot of support and development on from the community, which i think would be the Transformer

Arrrrggh soo many tablets!!!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Magnesus:
The pricing in USA is lower than in Europe and other countries. It's possible that Asus gets more selling items in Europe than in USA.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimDan22:
Any college students want to be an Asus whore =P

http://campuslife.asus.com/index/recruitment/

You get a free transformer!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BongoBong:
The yahoo quote "The Asus Eee Pad Transformer itself will reportedly sell for $550 -- previous reports showing it priced at $400, while tantalizing, were apparently misleading." doesn't give any sources that show the $400 to be incorrect. Granted the sources that have shown $400 are far from official themselves, they at least were from vendors that will be selling the unit. This quote has nothing at all to back it up.

Fingers crossed on the $400 price point though! Even if they didn't intend to come in at $400 after seeing the huge positive response to the unit, especially at this price they should just go with it and grab as much marketshare as they can!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soalle:
My bet is still on 499$ or 549$ dock included.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seeingwhite:
Prepare yourselves now, because the tablet by itself will not be sold for 399. Even if they were originally considering that price point, they no longer will based on simple supply and demand. They will price it at where demand/sales are still high but not so low that they are unable to keep up supply. Basically, they will learn from the uk and adjust accordingly for the US release.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcmtnbkr:
Hey, I understand why you would come to that opinion, but can you please post it as such? Because you provide absolutely no fact, so either provide some evidence, or state what you are posting as opinion, which without anything to back it up, is no better than the pile my dog just left in the back yard. Thanks.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seeingwhite:
dcmtnkr,

To clarify, this is complete conjecture on my part. My two cents, if you will.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] santokiparque:
hmm are you a first year business major? That's not how business in the real world works at all. Of course they'd get maximum profit by increasing price because supply is low and demand is high, but what happens when supply stabilizes? What is the impact on having maximum market share possible in the tablet market? People WANT bargain honeycomb tablets, is ASUS willing to let Acer grab a strong foothold? What impact will pricing have on future models or future tablets? Companies aren't shortsighted and looking at the next few months at their inventory and hoping they get a couple million more $ and lose the tablet battle to companies like Acer. Granted if the Transformer was the only tablet on the market maybe I would see an increase in price. I'd say 450 max since they see that most people prefer the transformer to the a500, but why risk it when they know they can be the leading Honeycomb tablet manufacturer at this price.

edit: oh btw, 550$ seems WAY too convenient ;) (400+150)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RMXO:
I also believe the 32GB will be at $549 but we shall see down the road. I have a feeling I'll just end up getting a SG 10.1 in June.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iboj007:
Have a look at this article:

http://joannastern.com/blog/

Joanna Stern (formerly of Engadget) has spoken with her contact at Asus and they confirmed April and $399.

Phew.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
And until I see something more official, this is what I'm choosing to believe. :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcmtnbkr:
Woot! Engadget ftw!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unknown_owner:
Don't know if this got posted yet. Engadget get's things wrong sometimes but it is pretty close at getting teh right details, even if they need to make corrections

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/asus-apologizes-for-eee-pad-transformer-delay-it-wont-detail-u/
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyberguest:
fyi, acer a500 sells $100+ more than transformer in taiwan, if acer is selling a500 for $450, i don't see how asus would sell transformer at higher price. [source: (3w).beephone.com.tw/shownews.php?id=9644 ]

as for keyboard dock, i still think it'll be ~$100 for bundle, $150 if you buy separately, this is exactly how it's priced in taiwan, i can post another link if anyone's interested.

and we know from UK, the keyboard is ~$88 bundled, they will have a different pricing for keyboard alone because in order to get that ~$88 deal, you need to prove purchase of the tablet before certain date.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] santokiparque:
=p this is as close to official i think youre gonna get. joanna is pretty credible and used to work at engadget. think shes pretty big in the electronic news scene :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gubiguy:
Looks like our birthday presents won't be delayed after all! I'm also pretty confident that we can walk into the nearest bestbuy in the US and pick up a Transformer on the first day due to the fact that the majority of the population probably has absolutely no idea that it even exists (or any tablet beyond the "magical iPad" for that matter..). Hooray for widespread ignorance! :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
The only thing better than a $499 bundle at Best Buy would be a $499 bundle at Costco. I'm still hoping they're going to carry it, although so far they're not fessing up to it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimDan22:
I want to be able to preorder, i really dont want to camp outside (if there is that much demand or limited supply's)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtek:
I don't mind a slightly belated self birthday gift! This anticipation of the Transformer reminds me of the time the PSP Fat version was going on sale a few years back...exactly the same level of anticipation and I was waiting outside bestbuy before 6am! Later that evening I learned that there was no shortage and there were plenty left on the shelves. This time round because of social media there's a lot more hype and word of mouth going around and I can't figure out if there will be a shortage or not. Since its done well everywhere else I have a feeling it may be the same here - depending on what the US stock level is though I guess. This time round I think would pre-order on amazon or newegg if i get the opportunity instead of going to bestbuy (not even sure I can because of work anyway). Even for pre-order it seems your going to have stay alert if you don't want to risk missing out!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregjuice:
More good news surfaces, from technologizer dot com. lol at me for being such a lurker that i can't even post a link!

can't wait to p/u one of these, been doing a lot of reading lately :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junks2010:
They just repeated what Joanna Stern said.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gubiguy:
Too true! Better to pre-order than not to pre-order, I suppose. I just hope BestBuy has a pre-oder option for it that allows the use of gift cards (I accumulated $150 worth from past birthdays :D)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
I hope bestbuy does pre orders with an in store pick up so I can use my bestbuy CC and get zero interest and pick it up the day it's released instead of waiting for them to ship it :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmoney94:
I have never camp outside for nothing, but for the transformer I think might.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsquabbles:
could be testing the waters there first to see how much they need to ramp up or slow down production.

and how much arrogance do you have to think b/c something is released in another country first is being treated like ****?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] santokiparque:
youre right to some extent, but it was kind of bad how they did not tell people anything about availability (they still officially haven't) when others like Acer have a clear date. It's a little understandable that people might get a little flustered when something is released and talked about in another country, but they have no idea at all about availability and pricing in their own xD
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgdg:
I would actually definitely camp out if that turns out to be the only way to walk out with this fine tablet.

Moreover, I am going to take a video and take some pics of me camping out and blast them to the apple fanatics... take that. :-) hee hee''

Seriously though, I can't wait! I hope there is a bundle available with the dock, hopefully for $499 or so...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GarJones27:
I too would camp out for this tablet. Living in NY I'd actually drive to PA amd camp out just so I wouldn't have to pay sales tax. Hopefully newegg will have this so I won't have to go through this trouble. I'd love it if the bundle was $500 too but I'm willing to pay $550 which people are projecting.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxmeister:
$550 including the dock would be roughly the same price at that bundle in the UK (£429.99) by the time you factor out the VAT (sales tax) which is always included in retail prices in the UK.

£429.99 = £358.33 excl VAT

Converted to USD at $1.55 to £1 would $555.

I'd say this is probably the upper limit of the US price - the actual price is likely to be lower, with the lower limit likely to be $499.

Regards,

Dave
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZaelFaroe:
Interesting discovery I just came across. Asus's facebook site states an ARV of $499 for 16GB without the dock.

http://eee.asus.com/fb/terms/usa/index.html

Confirmed price?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junks2010:
good catch.

i hope this is a typo. if this is true, i am not buying it for sure.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] santokiparque:
ARV means approximate retail value. its used for prizes and sweepstakes things. It means how much everything would cost. So it usually includes, tax, shipping, etc. but sometimes it doesnt, im hoping its not true true though.

edit: btw its not a typo, theyve changed the wording on that sentence about 5 times in the past few weeks, so im pretty sure they wouldve caught it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] santokiparque:
sorry for double post a few things came to my mind.

ASUS is not revealing the price to anyone right now which means why would they put the right price on the prize information? There should be a reason why theyre not showing the price (maybe to keep Acer in the dark or something) and it wouldn't make sense to hide the price when you'll just show it in the prize details. So I'm guessing they just put a temporary price up there and used the term (Approximate) and very vague term.

Also, people are all saying that ASUS has not "officially" announced pricing or availability yet so nobody knows anything. The estimated price of 400$ by everyone is from a lot of sources such as joanna and bestbuy and a lot more, which means, if ASUS is really gonna put this out for 500$, they pretty much tricked everyone into stalling to by a tablet. There's no way that many sources can say 400$ without ASUS being involved (i.e. tellling joanna, telling bestbuy thats their estimated price) This would be terrible PR for ASUS imo and people will DEFINITELY be bitter about it.

There's no business advantage by throwing out rumors that their price is lower than it actually is. It might stall and prevent people from buying other product, but customers will feel bitter and NOT buy it because of the price increase. Seriously, people say they're not buying the transformer cuz of a 100$ increase. Only 50$ more than the Acer and 100$ cheaper than the Xoom. If they announced it was 500$ when it was first seen, then people would be more inclined to buy it than if it was said to be 400$ and then pushed up to 500$

(its better to put up a high price and then bring it down instead of the other way around)

edit: no rhyme intended :D

just my 2cents
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrueYears:
hmmmm if Asus pulled that on us, then It wouldnt really be an ipad killer, in fact, if the eee pad is 500 then I will get an iPad and remember how Android was suppose ti be a cheaper alternative and how bad its being exploited. I hope WebOS picks up when Android falls. And it will, its a given fact that every OS eventually fall.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dulanic:
It doesn't need to be a typo. Companies over value in sweepstakes for bigger tax writedowns. I won a copy of office from ms and they valued it at 999.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] H3llb0und:
Asus Australia posted on Facebook:

Hi Hugo, please kindly noted that the ones selling in USA are slightly different from what we are going to sell here. The ones in USA haven't got back camera and GPS, hence the price gap.

Seriously?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junks2010:
Really? Darn.

But electronic stuffs are always more expensive in Australia.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluezz:
More from aussi thread, gxh point out this:

Not according to the US press release - the Transformer in that press release does have a back camera and a GPS:

http://usa.asus.com/news.aspx?N_ID=NrkcfmDMc162TlqA
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gorby911:
What worries me at that link is the disclaimer at the bottom:

*Configurations and Applications offered for the Eee Pad Transformer may vary based upon SKU, Country, and Locale. Functionality, release dates and specifications are subject to change

It better come with back camera and a GPS... or I guess I will be getting Acer.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcmtnbkr:
yea, I'm more inclined to believe the presser.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
The US ASUS product page states it has the camera + GPS.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
If you read pretty much any product page, it'll say pretty much the same things. Everything is ALWAYS subject to change.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
I'll say this: I will bet anyone on this forum any amount of money that the Transformer will come with rear camera and GPS.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZaelFaroe:
That is one thing that I honestly don't care about. I will be taking most pictures with my phone not my tablet, and I will also be using my phone for GPS. I would rather have a higher quality front camera 5MP or so and no back camera on my tablet, but that is just me.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junks2010:
Today is Friday, the last day of the week. According to the blogger mentioned here (I forget her name) we should find out something soon, right?

Damn you ASUS, give us more infor already.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZaelFaroe:
As far as I am concerned they have until the 24th to give a release date; although the sooner they open up pre-orders the sooner they will have my money.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GarJones27:
I agree. I have given asus a good chunk of money already and I just want to do it again. Asus we want the Transformer, tell us when it's coming.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtek:
Article below says the Japan earthquake has effected supply components and they mention Asus as being affected. I think this was expected really, however I think if this is true, it would have been better for Asus to just to be upfront and say that there is going to be a delay due to the Japan situation. I think people would be more understandable, at least I would be. Instead we seem to be left guessing about the availability and even pricing.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/apr/15/ipad-rivals-tablets-delay-rumours
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
Whenever I see "based on a report in Digitimes," I know to ignore the news. Just a few days ago, Asus was saying they underestimated demand and were working to increase production. I'll take what Asus says before I'll listen to anything Digitimes has to say.

The bottom line is this: nobody has any reason whatsoever to think Android tablets will be any less successful than Android smartphones. I'd be willing to bet my right arm that the various vendors (Samsung, Motorola, LG, HTC, Asus, and Acer) are quite confident they can compete with Apple.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluezz:
Like I said on the other thread:

Toshiba's honeycomb tablet listed starting at $449 (for 8gig) and $499 (for 16gig):

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/16/toshibas-honeycomb-tablet-to-be-dubbed-ant-start-at-450/

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...der=BESTMATCH&Description=toshiba ant&x=0&y=0

ASUS! ARE YOU LISTENING!?!? :mad:
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsquabbles:
seems nice until I got to the battery life. great that it's user replaceable but only 7hrs life under optimal conditions. so possibly only 6hrs with normal use. they must plan on making extra cash by selling batteries. and if they price them like laptop batteries $150 for a kb and extra battery for the eee would be a steal.