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[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] INHUMANITY:
Posted this on their Facebook: ASUS, that's absolutely terrible. I was just praising my Transformer to a co-worker that was unsure about what brand Honeycomb tablet she should purchase. I may retract my recommendation if you are getting into the market of selling accessories as overpriced “premium” items ala Apple.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] ryan stewart:
Maybe you guys should stick to getting your panties in a bunch over stuff that is actually happening. Seriously.

How many of these adapters have sold at $50? None. I just bought a spare adapter 2 weeks ago for $29. Sure its higher than the xoom but its not a standard micro USB charger, its a switching charger that jumps between 5 and 15 v apparently. Its also on par with Apple's price.

So, you have a choice. Think realistically about how many of these chargers you are going to buy (and before 3rd party stuff hits on the market no less) and realize that you may pay $15 more for that spare charger but you are gonna pay $100 more for the Xoom. So if you got the ASUS and a spare charger you are still $85 in the black.

Now, if you are going to buy 7 spare chargers then it would be a real issue. But then I would ask, why the heck would you need 8 chargers for 1 tablet?
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] INHUMANITY:
I switched to boxer briefs in my early 20's and never looked back.

Now, onto the matter of premium priced chargers. If I could buy one (1) charger, for $29, I would. I subscribed via changedetection.com to follow ASUS' store to see when the item would become available instantly via e-mail and text.

I was only notified once during the past 2 months... To tell me the price for the charger and cable had gone up. Hysterically, it still said the item was out of stock.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] thaibruin:
Not sure if any of you live near an Office Depot, but they carry the chargers for $29+tax at the one by my office in West LA.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] INHUMANITY:
Thanks for the tip. I'll swing by Office Depot tomorrow on the way home from.

Their website doesn't have chargers, but does have the 16GB/32GB Transformers.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] thaibruin:
yea. I was hoping to get it off the website for in-store pickup (5% cash back if linking to their site from Discovercard.com). but really, no big loss on a $30 item. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] skchan2:
They sell the cable for charging?
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] thaibruin:
Yes. Includes the cable and the adapter.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] Underwater Mike:
You don't think a price increase from $29 to $49 is anything to get worked up about? Especially for such a small item?

You must have a lot more money for gadgets than I do.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] skeeterpro:
The one I got this week from Excaliber is a 0B-2LF.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] scottch699:
http://cgi.ebay.com/DUAL-USB-CAR-CHARGER-3-1-ASUS-Eee-TRANSFORMER-TAB-/260818829269?pt=US_Tablet_Accessories&hash=item3cba037fd5

I am just going to throw this out here.

I am not that Electric savy so I don't know if this will work but the seller states that the TF will charge off this USB adaptor.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] Tortel1210:
Technically, yes. Practically, no. Thats still outputting only 5v (Though up to 3A)

The TF's charger outputs 15v with something around 2A, that car charger will take a hell of a long time to charge it
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] ryan stewart:
Show me any person who has actually bought it at $49. It could be a mistake, it could be the price for the one that has the world plugs, who knows. All I do know is everyone who has them (Excalibur, Office Depot, Best Buy) are all selling them at $30.

And my argument still stands at $50, the TF and a spare charger is still cheaper than the Xoom. Not to mention 3rd party stuff will come, it always does. When I bought my TF there were **** for cases, the ASUS one and it was out of stock. Now there dozens of options and I picked up one at the Office Depot two days ago.

People are whiners. These threads need a #firstworldproblems tag. Is it a charger that is $15 more than the simple USB one Moto sells? Yes. Is that Moto charger one that switches between 5 and 15 volts to be backwards compatible but fast charge the tablet? No. (And my favorite from the "dock is too expensive" thread) Has anyone proven they can do the same for less? No.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] SoCalTiger:
If Asus doesn't intend on gouging the customers @ $50/piece then why list that price at all? It is very clear that their intention is to make absurd profit margins on their accessories. Once again, this is not justifiable simply because Apple does it. I abhor Apple for doing this very thing.

Also, your 7 charger example is hyperbole and irrelevant. I would, realistically, like to have two. One extra cord to keep attached to my computer since Asus decided not to provide a micro-USB port and an extra charger for work. 2x$50 = $100. Meanwhile, apparently there are Samsung chargers you can get for < $10 on newegg. Personally, to feel comfortable buying 2 cables/chargers the price would need to be around $15-20/each.

Thanks for the tips about Office Depot @ $30. I do live in the LA area so I'll check that out. Still overpriced at $30+tax but at least it's not $50.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] ryan stewart:
A. you dont know that. Again, show me at least one person who has bought a charger at $50. That website with the price isnt selling them so you dont even know if that is accurate. EVERY source is selling them at $30 so if ASUS planned on sending their kids to school on charger sales then they are doing a crap job of it because they are letting everyone sell them for $20 less than they would, basically guaranteeing they wouldn't sell a single one from their web store.

B. Its damn relevant, you just cant do simple math. Its opportunity cost. Unless Motorola is giving away spare chargers for free then you have to factor in the cost of their chargers. You have two choices: Man up and realize that you got a good tablet and even if the charger was overpriced its still the better deal or be a whiner and go pay $100 more for a Xoom so you can get the $15 chargers. I believe that is called "biting off your nose to spite your face."
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] dfin13:
So does the extra charger still have the comically short cable?
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] thaibruin:
Yup. But extension USB 3.0 cables are cheap enough for now.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] ryan stewart:
That is the legit beef, that they dont offer a longer cable. But like posted you can get a cheap ass usp3.0 cable from monoprice or amazon for a few bucks to use as an extension, its not a perfect solution but it works.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] scottch699:
Yeah thats what I have read before. But for some reason this seller is listing it as TF compatable. Was just checking.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] dfin13:
Oh I know, I actually have an extension from Monoprice (as blue and thick and ugly as it is, it works just fine), but I was just hoping that Asus had seen the error of their ways :) Though from what I hear, the Iconia has the same ridiculous length, so it's not an Asus-only deal.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] mikewong27:
Best Buy sell Charger for Transformer???

Since when does Best Buy carry charger for Transformer? I don't see it on their website.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] Underwater Mike:
Ignoring the rudeness of the reply, what does the price of a Xoom and/or its charger have to do with anything? I didn't buy a Xoom, I bought a Transformer. And Asus has listed the thing at $49.99, when it was $29.99 a week earlier. What other places are charging for it is irrelevant. I'm calling Asus on a price hike of 67 percent, nearly overnight.

You work for Asus marketing or something? :rolleyes:
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] DilloDroid:
When searching for something you need ...a few different choices of keywords and google's search engine are wondrious things;)
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] yhw22:
The broken charger is 0B-1LF, is this the default charger? :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] yhw22:
I got the charger thru Asus Singapore and it cost S$50 and the cable cost S$20 when I asked them. The length of the cable is the standard package. :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] Bob Smith42:
The original was 0B-0LF and was reported faulty. Next sold (most widely in USA) is 0B-1LF, and fewer reports of trouble. The latest (sold with B6O tablet and all AC Adapter accessory kits) is 0B-2LF. I have seen one report of trouble with 0B-2LF, and nothing more.

Unless someone creates a poll, it is hard to know what is happening across the populations, e.g. distribution by "type" (0LF-2LF), weak or no charge problems, complete failure, US/International plug type (120v or 240v), etc.

I have two 0B-1LF from my two B50 tablets sitting in the drawer. I never use them, as I converted to 3rd party chargers after reading DevCake thread. Therefore, I have no chance to destroy mine. ;)
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] yhw22:
Where can I get 3rd party chargers? Can advise? :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] signops:
Will this work?

http://www.everythingabouttablets.n...2ah-portable-usb-recharger-from-24-99-amazon/
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] zephiK:
if you really need one... http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/768723/Asus-Power-Adapter-For-Eee-Pad/ $29.99
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] ryan stewart:
No, I'm just not a whiner like you. Asus has it listed at that price but nobody has bought it at that price but still you are whining about being fleeced on accesories. Either buy it at 30 like everyone else or buy a xoom so people in that forum can listen to you whine.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] ryan stewart:
Either you got fleeced or you are talking about Singapore $. Were talking about us $ in this case, I'm betting your $ doesn't carry the same weight.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] ryan stewart:
I'm betting everyone is just getting caught up because office depot didn't know their stores have accessories.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] yhw22:
If convert to USD then will be around USD$42. :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] iPop:
@yhw22 mentioned the cable can be purchased as a separate item in Singaopre. Has anyone found it for sale as a stand alone item in the states?

I'm sure I can find a dual USB 3.0 wall charger and a USB 3.0 car charger on Amazon or Monoprice. I'd rather spend my money on those accessories rather than the Asus wall charger.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] ryan stewart:
Market fleecing? Especially with the cable and charger separate. Everywhere I have seen them together for $30 usd. Where did you buy it from? That sounds like something a Brooklyn camera shop would do, take the battery out and sell it separately.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] yhw22:
Asus Singapore service centre.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] JLG1985:
Sumbitches raised the damn price to $49.99? What a crock of **** ASUS! I don't care if it costs more for the Xoom, I have a Transformer and that's ALL I care about. If the damn thing start selling at $49.99 I'd shut up and pay but it didn't.

It started selling for $29.99 and has increased $20? Why? What EXCUSE could Asus possibly have other than price gouging? Plus as noted they never even notified those of us who asked for such when they became available.

Everything I have is Asus, if this is how they want to play Alienware (Dell) didn't look so bad anymore! How dare Asus treat the people directly responsible for their success this way.

sent from my HTC Supersonic!
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] graditude:
I have seen it for 40 at Office Depot for the charger and cable. Not as bad as Samsung who is just selling the cable for $40.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] JLG1985:
ExcaliberPC.com

ExcaliberPC.com is still selling the TF Charges for $29.99 so I'd run my little ass off and order them immediately before they change their prices too! As for me when my Asus puters & LED monitor drops dead I will NO LONGER PURCHASE THEIR PRODUCTS!

Their BLATANT PRICE GOUGING may be okay for some people but not for me. After YEARS of buying nothing but Asus products this is their way of thanking all of us who have been they're loyal customers year after year? I Think not.

Alienware dust off my old account because here I come. I think that new m18x has my name all over it, I can't wait until my W90Vp-X2 dies. Hell I can't wait until this Transformer dies for that matter cuz I'm damn sure Alienware will have a killer tablet out by then anyhoo.

Good Bye and good riddence Asus.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] DjEzilla:
+1 We'll remember this Asus
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] wildpig8:
How come the amount they quote to me is different from yours?

SGD85 for both charger and cable, SGD15 for cable. :confused:
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] yhw22:
I bought the charger on May, as the USB port of the charger is broken. And I requested a replacement, they said is my fault. I used it for about a week only. So no choice but to buy from them. And I was charged for S$50 and I also asked them how much the cable cost too. :mad:

When I got the charger, they told me not to dismantle the cable from the charger. I'm not sure is it the quality of the charger or ....
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] nebrando:
nevermind this post
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] ryan stewart:
You people need to just go and stop whining on an internet forum. Excalibur is selling at $30 after the $50 listing on ASUS so obviously they arent setting a hard MSRP at $50.

So, just like I said before (in NA) you can buy the charger $30 and the listing on the website is immaterial because they arent selling them at $50, so nobody even knows what that $50 link refers to.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] w4rmk:
I just ordered from ExcaliberPC for $29 plus shipping of about $6. It was showing as "pre-order" but with an anticipated in stock date of 7/28 so we'll see. Hopefully they are reputable and don't charge my credit card until it ships. There is also a guy selling just the wall charger (without cable) on eBay for $20 so I picked up one of those as well, so I can leave a charger and work and carry the spare USB cable in my bag. He has one wall charger left if anyone is interested, just search eBay for item 120753670406.

Update: wow, just got a shipment notification from ExcaliberPC with a tracking number! I guess they had at least one charger in stock, yeah :-)
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] Bob Smith42:
Please search for thread by DevCake on "third party chargers" here on XDA.

It has some great ideas, got me started. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] DjEzilla:
Not winning , just saying next time around i may not go with Asus out of principle. To me it looks like they're clearly trying to rip people off. At least give us an extra 6ft of cord if your going to increase the price x2, that seems fair.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] DilloDroid:
I just got mine from ExcaliberPC. sweet ..look for the thread on making your own charger ..easy enough to find and do also ..

That guy on eBay is selling the charger for that and the cable for 36 dollars or something. Looks like he's trying to make some bucks
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] Underwater Mike:
Or, if people are saying something you disagree with, and you've expressed that disagreement clearly several times already, you could just stfu and stop crapping all over the thread. If people want to discuss an increase in the price that the Asus store has these listed for, that's certainly within the charter of the forum. Your rants about how the net price is still cheaper than the Xoom are OT. :rolleyes:
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] ryan stewart:
Both are within the charter, they are complaining about something that is vapor at this point since nobody is actually selling it at that price. And its probably the same people who are whining about Asus gouging because the keyboard dock isn't $30.

If youre complaints are legit then its a different issue but right now its people just whining about something that is nothing more than a listing on a website. IF Asus ever starts selling the base charger for $50 then Ill eat crow but until then Im just calling it how it is.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] iPop:
This is what Asus CSR had to say when I complained about the $50 price for the charger listed on its website:

BTW, excaliberpc.com has shipped my backordered charger, purchased for $30 + $6 s/h. It was only back ordered for a few days. I think the CSR is full of it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] SirWise23:
Not only are they making money by rasing the price of the charger... but they figured out they could make twice as many by sending us cables that are so f'ing short that I have to keep my Eee on the floor because the cable doesn't reach the top of my table. WTF?
[Galaxy 3 General] grgsujan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1073930

shows gingerbread on/off animation in froyo . i wonder if any developers could port to this our phone because this animation is f*****g awesome!
[Galaxy 3 General] jazux:
we have to wait for him to release his mod, before we can port it...
[Galaxy 3 General] jazux:
yes but its only in his ROM... we only need the files for shutoff animation
[General Questions and Answers] BravoMotorola:
I have received an 'infraction' from an XDA Moderator know as "Fallen Spartan".

As the thread is now edited by him, you can't see my post that he described "spam". The thread although is here.

The story is, Fallen Spartan had just asked everyone on the forum to stay on topic. Somebody then put a GIF (he quotes it was a PNG, he is wrong) of Michal Jackson eating popcorn at the movies right after his "stay on topic" post. I then replied "Yes, that's really staying on topic, thanks" and I received this notice.

Our regular Atrix forum mod is Mr. Clown. He has been a good mod so far and does what is necessary. Now we have this new guy, Fallen Spartan...

I want to know how to report him, as I believe he is abusing his XDA responsibility.

If you think I'm crazy, and he did the right thing, please say that also.

Thank you.

~BM~

PS: Here is the message I received from Fallen Spartan
[General Questions and Answers] D200P13:
http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=XDA-Developers:Administrators

http://www.xda-developers.com/contact/

http://www.xda-developers.com/contact/#abuse

maybe those might help?
[General Questions and Answers] sohanlon07:
I have noticed as a new user that some moderators appear to take their jobs a little bit too seriously on here. Little bit of power drives them mad!! Its crazy so it is.
[General Questions and Answers] pulser_g2:
I have looked at that thread, and it does appear to have members consistently taking the thread off topic.

That is a DEVELOPMENT thread, and I see a fair bit of persistent off topic. The thread was derailed persistently, and it's a very important thread for users of the Atrix. there were numerous requests by members to keep it clean of junk, and this didn't happen.

The correct course of action here is to not reply or continue the off-topic, and hit the report button at the top right of the posts.

Also, you will find Fallen Spartan is in fact a member of the MC, and thus more than capable of dealing with cases such as this.

An infraction is a warning or "reminder" not to do something again, and does not cause any restrictions or other consequences.
[General Questions and Answers] SERGI.3210:
here we are for to learn or enjoy with our devices, some times its funny, somtimes it´s serious, but i think here we aren´t for to discuss badly or to give the orders gifs to joke of some comments...

These situations must be cut and the MODERATOR is the manager of it, he chooses how to finish it
[General Questions and Answers] sohanlon07:
That sounds a bit too negative. I would like to add that this forum and site is fantastic. I have learned more about Android in a few weeks on this site than I would have trawling through manuals and websites. The work people put in to this site is commendable and that includes the moderators. Where else would you get such passion, innovation and good advice? So keep up the good work all and apologies if my comment sounded too negative.
[General Questions and Answers] hungry81:
The Mod asked people to stay ontopic. So you responded to an offtopic post with another offtopic post. You get told not to do this through an infraction and you whine about it? You sound like a 5 year old crying because someone else got some chocolate and your parents wont buy you some too. If you have a complaint go through the correct channels and try not to sound so self entitled. Live, Learn and move on.
[General Questions and Answers] SERGI.3210:
under my opinion, your comment don´t sounds negative, and it´s the true... i think there isn´t any development forum better than XDA for develop or learn...

i´m spanish user, i talk a little bit english languaje and soo poor lol... and there are a lot of forums in spanish web but not so complete as this one, i believe that it does not cost anything to take care of this web and to follow the procedure of use..
[General Questions and Answers] Fallen Spartan:
Yes, you are correct, it was a gif file, not a jng. My mistake, but that had no relevance on me giving you an infraction

I understand your feelings about receiving an infraction and I know Mr Clown may let things slide, but you have to understand we received numerous complaints about that particular thread going off topic so I felt we (the mod team) needed to intervene. I cleaned the thread and left a gentle reminder for all to please abide by forum rules and keep thread on topic. Now the following 3-4 posts where the exact opposite of what I was hoping for. Yes, the first was in good nature, but it just encouraged everyone to do the exact opposite of what I said. No actions go without consequences and if I let those posts slide with no punishment other members would see this and also act inappropriately. Instead of you carrying on off topic and posting your post, all you had to do was report the post above you. But in turn your post also encouraged others to post off topic. I hope you understand my reasons. I do not go out actively dishing out infractions, but I will when I see it necessary. You only received a 3 point infraction which is not a permanent record against you, if is just a gentle reminder to abide by our forum rules and it will not be held against you if any further instances arose.

As for you reporting me, please do if you feel you have been harshly punished. Contact site admin mikechannon and he will look into my behaviour.

All mods have to abide by the same rules as you and everyone else.

Best regards

Rick

EDIT

The thread which I cleaned had over 15 pages of posts. After I cleaned it this number was reduced by half.....hence why we received so many complaints about thread in question and why I took action. Normally I would leave it to the FSM for that forum (Mr Clown), but unfortunately he wasn't online at the time

I'm sorry you feel this way. Let me know of any examples and I will investigate them

Rick