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[Eee Pad Transformer General] brittonkerr:
Sounds like you talked to the twit I got

My card went from auth approved to payment approved....all the while she is telling me that she confirmed they didn't have any any in stock. I asked when the ETA is for backorders? She said she'd check. I have very little confidence in them. I will call back in the next two hours to get an update but told her that it needed to cancel if the ETA wasn't by Wed.

I don't think anyone knows what is going on. So it could be that they had some and that she is an idiot but it is more likely that they never did...but that she is still an idiot.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] MarmstUFL:
AmericanTV had 1 in stock a few minutes ago, it sold out.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Lintrix:
Well that's disheartening to hear because my order with them is still on backorder!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] seshmaru:
My amazon status just changed to shipped.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] error12:
Amazon: shipping soon!

Got it at 12AM Release

Delivery Estimate: May 11, 2011

YAY!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] error12:
wonder why yours is may 9th when mines is may 11th when I ordered at 12:02 and I have Amazon Prime....
[Eee Pad Transformer General] brittonkerr:
PCRush order

My status has changed to fulfillment pending from payment authorized so maybe I snagged one after all. I've given up calling the twit for a status.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] donatom3:
Did you choose overnight or two days? I would have been ahead of you, but since I got my TD keyboard I cancelled. I was at 12:01am email on the dock.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] smartbuddy:
Anybody has a extra dock? I am tired of waiting and hunting all over the web... :(

I need it shipped to Springfield Gardens, NY...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] RMXO:
Anyone have an extra dock in Bay Area, CA. My buddy would like to buy one from you ASAP.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tornadog:
this is the worst torture one can endure...My ups package was in transit all of yesterday. And today I hoped to see out for delivery but I see adverse weather conditions and no eta. And now, something I wasnt sure I wanted, has become a must-get item...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] seshmaru:
eh I'm not too worried about delivery date, the dock is a sweet extra but it won't become a must have for another 3 weeks :p then again I was the same way with my tablet. In the end it's a luxury product and isn't vital to your daily life seeing as it sits inbetween netbook and phone so no rush.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] spinkick:
Yes, please get some perspective here, it's just a nice thing to have.

>>-Sent via DroidX->
[Eee Pad Transformer General] diomark:
randomly caused issues. Somethings shut downs (with the shutting down message) within 2 minutes of plugging in, other times hard freeze (where only holding down the power for 10 seconds recycled it), other times wifi randomly turning off..

Very unstable..

-m
[Eee Pad Transformer General] diomark:
I overnighted mine. plus bought it on pre-order ~week ago.. -m
[Eee Pad Transformer General] nxp3:
:D

Where is it at now...maybe you can drive up there and show the driver you ID and get it
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jerrykur:
Did other people's Amazon order just go into ship prep (where you cannot make changes)? Usually this happens the day of the ship, which would be almost a week early for me.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] knoxploration:
No, they're not dumb. Plenty of people won't want the keyboard, and Asus has already announced (in some markets, the US hasn't made it official yet) that there will be other accessories for the Transformer -- including a stand (without keyboard), and a USB / SD card adapter. So people who have no keyboard dock will still be well catered for.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] shaneaus:
No, they aren't dumb... First of all those projections would have been made prior to the tsunami when they had believed they had plenty of production parts available to order to produce either tablets or docks as needed. They would have been able to ship whichever was necessary. Also, those numbers would be dependent upon what orders Asus received from the sellers (the companies that supply Amazon, BB, etc).

Keep in mind that pre-tsunami Asus had planned to ship about 300,000 units/month - that equates to about 150,000 docks per month. Post-tsunami (while the oriental world was still reeling from what had occurred) a certain other tablet manufacturer sent all of their reps out to buy ALL of the available tablet components (sometimes at much higher cost). So, when companies like Asus began trying to purchase tablet components from those manufacturers.... There were no components available and those companies had to wait for the components to be built before they could receive them and build the tablets.

That was why the availability dates for the shipped TF's were pushed back by a month or so.

Most of this information is based on a bunch of research I did and a slight bit of insider information. But, the frustration we are all feeling about the lack of availability was not foreseen by Asus.

They had expected to ship 300,000 units/month and post-tsunami could only produce 10,000 units/month... That is a significant difference by anyone's standard. By all estimates they're production line will be ramping up and they will begin to meet demand soon.

Those of us on this site are just enthusiast's who want our devices yesterday (or, preferably on the 26th! DAM IT! ;) ).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ScribeTheMad:
Went ahead and placed an order after seeing your post last night, we'll have to see how things develop. It would be awesome if it doesn't take weeks to show up, as the netbook form is what I'm interested in. This assumes of course that the tab itself doesn't take weeks to show up.

It would be sad and funny to end up with the dock and not the tab.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] scion676:
So did I. I have the tablet already but I'm fiending for that dock...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Gbcue:
AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW! http://www.buy.com/prod/asus-eee-pad-tf101-docking-station/q/loc/101/221160018.html

I ordered one!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] scion676:
hmmm 3-9 business days for shipping...

still... 30 bucks cheaper than anywhere else ain't bad! IM IN.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dustindw:
I jumped in too! :)

Sold via Tiger Direct ... should be interesting.

Edit: I don't care to deal with TigerDirect - I'll wait for Amazon.

Too bad :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] r34p3rex:
Excellent find! Thanks :D

$30 cheaper than retail and ships in 1-2 business days? ohhhhyea
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wynand32:
Dang it, it's saying 1-2 days for shipping, which means now I need to think about killing my Amazon order, buying this one instead, and making my wife made for spending more on shipping and taxes. But, the price is lower to begin with, so...

Hmmm...

Edit: This is coming from Tigerdirect. I lost a bit of respect for them in the whole TF fiasco, and they don't accept returns. So, I'm sticking with my Amazon order and hoping that this is just a sign that they'll be shipping in some reasonable amount of time.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] SVegabond:
Yes, very good find and way cheaper than my pre-order on B&H. Cancelling B&H and we'll see how this pans out...Thanks again!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] j.bruha:
I got nailed with tax for being an IL resident, but it was still only a couple dollars more expensive than my order with AmericanTV. I'm going to keep both orders open until one of them ships.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Dan76:
I just jumped on it too!!:D Great deal, and great find! Thank you! ...we'll see if we actually get them in the estimated 3-9 days.

I just looked, and it's being shipped from TD ! Yikes!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tornadog:
lol. this is funny. I just called TD and they have no idea when the dock will be in stock but they are selling it on buy.com. I dont trust it...lol
[Eee Pad Transformer General] donatom3:
Not to mention they're charging me california tax and california monitor recylcing fee.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] biggiephat:
Grabbed the dock from here...i actaully got my tablet from TD ordered one day and it came the next. Lets see how this pans out and only 127 bucks, cheaper than my 153 at amazon.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] shaneaus:
I placed the order with buy.com.... Got a message that is was being processed by Tiger Direct. I called Tiger Direct and they couldn't even find it in their inventory...

Does anyone have the Tiger Direct part number?

-------------------------------

Nevermind

I cancelled... I don't want to deal with Tiger Direct anyway... I'll place an order when I know who I'm purchasing for... Good luck for those of you that did order. :-)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mds2004:
Purchased it from the link above so we will see. I also have it on order via Amazon from 12:30am 4/26. Il cancel the one that is shipped last.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] djdevine2:
Cancelled amazon and ordered from Buy.com, cheaper and faster too! Thanks for posting that!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] A Naked Emo:
In for 2. I did a phone in order on Tiger Direct for the TF before it hit the website and had luck getting 2... hopefully the luck will keep rolling in getting these in the next estimated 14 days.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] diomark:
Placed an order for this.. but.. before, called TigerDirect. weird. they didn't know anything about this dock..

-mark
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tornadog:
Nope its still in IL and I am in Baton Rouge, LA.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] patseei:
Mine got shipped w/ tracking number...Left NV
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mustafazr:
Frys at Sunnyvale CA has one (as of 11.45 AM on 5/6)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mawitt:
Not true, Fry's in Sunnyvale said that they are in pre-order and won't be available for shipping until the 16th of May. Item # for pre-order is 6575573
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jimbo2412:
Amazon order just shipped with an estimate arrival of 5/9. I ordered at 12:08 release day.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] cd419:
Same Amazon just sent me a tracking number. Ordered the 26th at 1202 PST. Estimated may 9 delivery though I paid for next day hoping for a saturday drop from UPS.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jimbo2412:
Mine is coming fedex so no luck for me :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Gerolux:
this is crazy... ordered the dock from new egg around I think 430pm on wednesday, and payed for 3 day shipping via ups... got tracking number wednesday night. it's now friday and already arrived, not even a complete 48 hours since I ordered it.

Ordered the dock a day after the tablet and it arrived 2 and a half hours before the tablet did. looks like Newegg/UPS beat Walmart/Fedex in terms of shipping speed, and both had 3 day shipping.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] IIJBII:
I have a similar situation with an order from buy.com that is actually TD - I have a shipping number and its been over 24 hours and the sipping number doesnt show up on the UPS site. I was lucky and recieved one from newegg. In my opnion the dock is awesome and worth the wait. For me it adds another element of usability to the TF that no other tablet (currently) has. I will also say the build quality on the dock seems pretty good. Its a nice solid feel and doesn't feel cheap (like I thought it would) at all.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] zapatathemute:
Amazon Update!

Status: In transit

Ship Carrier: FedEx

Tracking ID: 4************

Latest Event: Reno NV Shipment received by carrier - May 06, 2011 6:00:00 AM
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Asadroid:
5/06/11	3:50 PM	RENO, NV 89502, US	Picked up

nice :P now the estimated its on monday i want to see that cuz they are delivering it to FL
[Eee Pad Transformer General] 03stage2:
In stock at newegg right now!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] FrayAdjacent:
THIS. Just got mine ordered.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] 03stage2:
Its actually made it more then 15 minutes, they must have gotten quantity in. Order while you still can folks!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] MarmstUFL:
Got mine too. They have a lot it looks like.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] 03stage2:
going on 25 minutes of availabilty at newegg. This is the longest I have seen ANYTHING transformer related stay in stock. Kudos to newegg!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mustafazr:
I saw it there. A new sealed box. In. My. Hand. They only had the one so it might have sold since then.

I didn't want it. Wanted to play with a display piece but they didn't seem to have one.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] StingRay_:
Wow!

Got the nowinstock notice for the dock at Newegg

Went to Newegg on my computer

Added dock to my cart

Couldn't remember stupid Chase bank card verification password

Logged out went to my alternate login because I knew card would be rejected

Added dock to new cart

Added different credit card to that profile

Purchase was rejected because I had more than 1 order to same address

Went back to original profile and changed credit card on original purchase that was rejected

New CC approved and charged!

I'm exhausted!!!:eek:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] 03stage2:
As per your avatar perhaps it was a Corvette Conspiracy ! :P

Now that sir was a saga! Congrats is in order as it seems the hard work paid off! :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] StingRay_:
Ha...No kidding!!

If someone would have had a camera on me it would have made for great watching...almost a major meltdown...luckily averted!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] smartbuddy:
I missed the golden period at Newegg again, wasn't at my desk....damn me....:(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Cooky11111:
Same here I had to go to the Damn Circus and missed my chance!!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] spinkick:
I was out in my vette as well. Wtf new egg. Curses!!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GarJones27:
Hey does anyone have a cahced page of the dock on tigerdirect ($120), Buy.com ($120) or newegg ($130) so I can do a price match at amazon?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] StingRay_:
Not sure if anyone has mentioned, but latest dock release from Newegg (this afternoon) had a price of $149.99 each rather than the previous $129.99 they had been offering....

would have liked to save the $20, but just glad to get an order in....:cool:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jerrykur:
I just an email saying Amazon shipped my unit
[Eee Pad Transformer General] spinkick:
They have caught on. They probably figure why not make a few extra bucks..
[Eee Pad Transformer General] spinkick:
I will say I'm not that huge of a rush now that I've heard there are some keyboard bugs. They are working on a new firmware I guess.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Lintrix:
Curses! All 3 of my orders are STILL backorder/out of stock! Really no fun when they not only AUTH my card, but actually CHARGE it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EggNapper:
For those who live near a Fry's, call them up. Just ask them to check if they have an item in stock. Tell them the Fry's number (aka SKU): 6575573. If they say they have it in stock, go down to the store and pick it up! Their website says preorder but their stores actually have them.

I had a friend go pick up their transformer today when a bunch of Fry's got more transformers in and the friend questioned if they had the dock and a bunch of running around to find it, but they did. It was in the keyboard section of the store. This was in the Sunnyvale store.

I just went to the one in San Jose and I called beforehand and they said they had two. The people in the computer departments go "Oh we don't have it", "it's on pick up for others" (despite you can request store pickup for the dock! They were looking at the tablet itself), "don't know where it is". Finally, some random associate walking by saw it in one of their carts for stuff to be stocked and I grabbed it and bought it.

Try Fry's!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GarJones27:
False Alarm. Sorry.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Lintrix:
This only works for select California stores. You guys get all the goodies! On release day, 4+ stores actually had the transformers in stock!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EggNapper:
Still worth a try to call and ask. Frys.com doesn't show which stores have it and which ones don't. Online, the dock is stuck on preorder. Stores will claim not to have it unless you give them the SKU number and force them to look it up. Don't trust associates to know what you're talking about when you say "Asus transformer docking station" as they are either oblivious or too lazy to go look.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] StingRay_:
Still waiting for my Newegg dock order from yesterday evening to go from "charged" to "Packaging or shipped" before I feel comfortable....:rolleyes:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wynand32:
Looks like my Newegg order got to SoCal a little quicker than expected, so I should get mine on Monday instead of Tuesday. I could maybe call them up and see if it's sitting in the local hub, and maybe I could get it via the will call window.

Hmmm...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] DevCake:
Just bought a Dock at frys san Marcos CA just walking in off the street. They say they have 3 left

Gogogo

Sent from my Evo on the XDA app

~DC
[Eee Pad Transformer General] seshmaru:
Status:	In transit

Ship Carrier:	USPS

Tracking ID:	910XXX1001XXX174XXX90

Latest Event:	Shipment has left seller facility and is in transit - May 07, 2011 3:43:00 AM
[Eee Pad Transformer General] finalhit:
I just called my local fry's and ask the lady who answered: I'm looking for a tablet keyboard and I'm wondering if guys have it stock.

she then answered no we don't have it in stock

I didn't even tell what I was looking for specifically.

They either a lot of calls about the transformer keyboard or she is incredibly rude.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Lintrix:
Frys have a few in stock actually right now. Most of the cali stores and vegas has them as of right now.

Edit: And it's ridiculous because my order from Frys.com has been on backorder and it still is - while their B&M stores in Cali have them sitting on the shelf. Said they wont be expecting them for Frys.com orders until May 15th. I cancelled the order.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Cooky11111:
I just called Fry's (I have no store near me) they said they were getting a shipment in on the 15th. So I placed an order if I find it sooner I will cancel.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] danon.brown:
anyone with a extra dock for sale??
[Eee Pad Transformer General] thorpe24:
Wanted to say I will have dock on 9th no.tablet though thanks to beat buys dravonian ordering system
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tornadog:
my dock is still delayed because of adverse weather conditions. If the status does not change on Monday, I will have to look into filing a claim to get my money back :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] doronster195:
So YOU took my keyboard from the Sunnyvale Fry's! JK, haven't looked for a keyboard yet there, but I figure since I have the cash now i'll go check it out. :)

Didn't expect another Sunnyvalian to be on this thread haha...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kojo2001:
I might Friday I ordered one thru New Egg while they had a couple in stock but I was able to get one at Frys today and figured I would just cancel New Egg or sell and make a buck or 2? Let me know if you would be interested?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Lintrix:
Can you buy two - and ship one to me? =P
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Geekbabe:
Just got shipping confirmation from Newegg :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] shawnbuell:
^same. I got that rush shipping, hope it gets here tomorrow.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] 03stage2:
I also got shipping confirmation from newegg,shipping out,of jersey.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] spinkick:
Im having a hell of a time finding one of these keyboards.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] MechaStreisand:
I was just able to order one from americantv.com, shipping tomorrow.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GwynBleidd:
Anyone got any info about when the docks are expected at J&R?

Thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Lintrix:
Thank GOD. My backorder from AmericanTV finally cleared to shipping tomorrow.

It looks like they have them IN STOCK right now:

https://www.americantv.com/itemDetail.do?itemCd=186521108
[Eee Pad Transformer General] doronster195:
I seem to be one of the lucky ones, first I got my transformer from Frys just by ordering it online early in the morning. Now I have them holding a Keyboard dock for me, so i can come pick it up right now :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Lintrix:
AmericanTV sold out now - and there's one more up for 100% markup on Amazon.

Ok who's the **** on here buying them up for resale?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] spinkick:
My thoughts exactly. I'm impressed that the retailers arent screwing us over.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] lil4o8kid:
got my keyboard today, been playing with it for an hour, no crashes or disconnects. Very happy!

​
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tornadog:
Question is do they actually get sold. And if someone is buying those, then they are the real "dicks".
[Eee Pad Transformer General] zapatathemute:
Just got mine from Amazon today. Super buggy ugh....
[Eee Pad Transformer General] DevCake:
Walked in to Fry's San Marcos Ca 10 am or so today and bought another dock, canceled my Excalibur PC order so I hope that bumps someone up.

~DC
[Eee Pad Transformer General] patseei:
I am getting my when I get home tonight. gawd...all these problems, I am actually afraid to put it in.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] cd419:
Also just got one from Amazon. Had it connected for 5 minutes. Wifi turned itself off once and the keyboard just stopped responding. I'm copying a file to a usb flash drive I'm going to see if it completes sucessfully then reboot.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] r34p3rex:
Charge up your dock fully first. It seems to fix the problem for alot of people
[Eee Pad Transformer General] finalhit:
2 more docks in city of industry frys. Not available online you must call/go to store

Beware, staff is a bit lost. Tell them its in the cage by cashier

i dont need a signature
[Eee Pad Transformer General] doronster195:
Give it time.

Does anyone have info on things to do to fix, reduce or alleviate the problem?

Or any information on when these issues will be addressed?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] lil4o8kid:
Still using the dock, havent had any issues that people seem to have. I must be lucky:D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] speckledpig:
Just got my dock today. Pretty damn badass, IMHO. Good luck everyone!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tornadog:
Got mine today from TD. It was cute doing basic stuff like navigating, typing urls and opening apps. Then I tried doing something that involved a little bit more typing. I was responding to a support ticket on an online site and half way through my reply lost wifi, and a few minutes after that lost keyboard connectivity. I took out the dock and typed the rest using the onscreen keyboard.

I am thinking of returning it to TD, or if anyone wants to try their luck and hope Asus comes out with a fix, pm me and I can sell it to you at cost + shipping.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] doronster195:
"HOPE" Asus comes out with a fix? Seriously? Asus has already released two updates while, Motorola has released one. Do you think they're just going to forget about fixing a broken product? So far they have a track record of making sure everything gets fixed, why would you doubt them?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] sackofnoise:
Those are only (most) software problem, i would wait for asus to release the update which should be soon, i think it is gonna be like oem cables, etc, it will grow/be available at the same time as the tablet become more available... Still you could definately sell it now(even do a little cash with it :P ) if you think asus isn't gonna support this device but asus is pretty good for releasing fixes and keeping their products up to date...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] smartbuddy:
Docking Available In Stock at Buy.com sold by Datavis:

http://www.buy.com/prod/asus-eee-pad-tf101-docking-station/q/loc/101/221160018.html

Or

Buy from Datavis @ $129.99:

https://www.datavis.com/cgi-bin/product.cgi?prrfnbr=580276

Use Code DATAVIS5 for additional $5 discount on the above price.