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[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirix1:
So I'm in a bit of a pickle, I can't decide if I should keep my Acer or my Asus. I have both right now but will be returning one of them, so I'm looking for any differentiators I can use to decide, here's what I've got:

Acer:

- USB support right out of the box (not planning on currently picking up the ASUS keyboard)

- Feels sturdier

- Power connector isn't proprietary

- Rotation lock is a physical button, I find I use that a lot.

- Not quite as wide as the Asus.

- Plays youtube HD smoothly in the Youtube app. This seems very strange, given they are identical hardware wise, but the Asus stutters when watching HD in the YouTube app. The Acer doesn't, for whatever reason. I can get around it by watching in the browser... but I like the app.

Asus:

- Feels snappier (might be my imagination, also I got this one 'later' so maybe the Acer is just a little extra bogged down by apps... though I have gotten them both to an identical state and the Asus seems to still have a very slight edge).

- Slightly better screen. It is noticeable when watching the same video content side by side.

- Gorilla Glass? (I can't confirm whether the Acer has this or not, have seen many posts both ways, and seen Acer confirm it both ways)

- Slightly lighter and very slightly thinner.

- Better sound (just seems better flat out, headphones are identical)

- Keyboard dock add on (though I am not planning to pick that up yet).

- $50 cheaper, though I had to pay $20 shipping so the net is $30 back to me. Not a big deal.

Any additional information, or things I should consider? I really don't know which to choose!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funnycreature:
I'd choose the ASUS Transformer

The ASUS comes preloaded with a lot of nice apps and widgets. I LOVE the feature that I can use splashtop without any prior experience and connect to my shared media on my PC, also without changing any settings.

The wider bezel is great in my opinion. I had the XOOM and when I was holding it in one hand I would always touch the screen by accident; and I do not have big hands!

Even though you don't plan on picking up the dock you should ;) It is an amazing piece of hardware.

I cannot comment on the comparison since I never touched the Acer but I can tell you that I am very pleased with the ASUS and it gets nice support from the devs here and ASUS directly.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirix1:
Thanks funnycreature, I should elaborate a bit more on my original post.

To add to the list above, the Asus has some light bleeding on the screen, in 3 spaces. This doesn't really bother me, but it is definitely there, and not on the Acer. I have not really used the prepackaged apps on either device much, so I can't comment on that. I had a Xoom as well before I had these 2, and I think it was actually my favorite, but I didn't keep it because I thought the cost was far too high for the very small bit I favored it. I like the size of it, I didn't have the width issues you did, and I think the Asus is a bit too wide. The Acer is the middleground there. Having gotten the Thumb Keyboard now though... it is not nearly as big of an issue.

If all things were equal, I would keep the Asus. I bought it because that was my intention, but once getting it I found it was a much tougher call than I initially suspected. If that Youtube app problem wasn't there.... the Acer would be back at the store. But that scares me a little bit, and I don't know if it will *ever* truly get fixed (and I watch a lot of Youtube videos on my tablet while the wife is asleep!). It is a very, very close comparison.

The other bonus for the Asus that I didn't mention, though, is that it has about 3x the community here on XDA, which I'll go ahead and assume means 3x the development effort. That is nice to know.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funnycreature:
The bleed seems to be an illness of the mobile IPS displays and since the Acer most likely doesn't have an IPS it won't show the bleed. I hardly notice it and it doesn't really bother me. I also hardly ever watch YouTube videos :D

You should try experiencing more what each device can do beside watching videos. Maybe that will make the decision easier!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ppirate:
I find it strange that you order 3 tables and only keep one! What do you do with the tables you don't keep?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
Honestly, I find the whole "this vs. that" discussion boring. I say: evaluate them, give them some side-by-side use if you can, and then make your decision. This is all very subjective, particularly since the major specs--processor, RAM, storage--are essentially the same.

The TF has pros and cons, the Acer has pros and cons, the Xoom has pros and cons, etc., etc. What's better for one person may not be better for another. So, just do your research and make your choice--looking for "unbiased" input on a forum dedicated to one device is unlikely to bear fruit.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funnycreature:
That's why I say "Tablets are like shoes, they need to fit you and the purpose"
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UKseagull:
That's quite interesting for me, how did you find the Xoom's screen, was it acceptable? I returned my TF and am now thinking of getting either a Xoom or wait and see ho much the GT 10.1 will be here in the UK. I'm getting cheesed off waiting for the GT specs and price though. :-(
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirix1:
Well, it was definitely on par with the Acer. I didn't have the Asus/Xoom at the same time so I couldn't compare them side by side. I didn't even know there was a difference until I got the Acer/Asus side by side, but the Asus is the winner. It is not huge though, not at all, in fact someone else brought it up before I even noticed it. When you run media, like a video, side by side you can see the colors are slightly richer on the Asus. I am sure that is a 16m colors vs. 256k colors issue. The Xoom was at least Acer quality, could have been Asus, not sure, I would find out what panel it has and that should tell you. It was a good device, basically identical I just liked the form factor a little more (less wasted space). I would have paid a ~$30 premium for it, but definitely not $200. Why did you return your TF?

Sort of, but we aren't talking about your favorite flavor of pizza here. There are completely objective differences here, and things that are in fact just "better." I asked this forum because it is more lively than the Acer forum, and I think I lean *ever so slightly* towards the Asus anyway (maybe just because I have an asus laptop). People here are truly in the know, I figured if there was a difference I didn't know about, maybe I could learn. And if someone was interested in the differences in the 3 android honeycomb tablets, maybe they could learn something from my post, since I've owned all 3 now.

I return them. I don't usually do anything like that, it just happened to work out this time. I bought the Xoom, liked it, but decided that for $600 it just wasn't enough. I went back and they had the Acer in stock, so I picked that up. I saw they had the Asus in stock online like a week later, and decided what the hell, I've tried the other 2 now let's give it a go. I expect the Asus to win in a landslide... I didn't think my decision would be difficult.

Thanks for all the replies!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theydonkno:
I had an Acer and currently have an Asus and the Acer felt much heavier especially when holding it in one hand. The metal construction gave it a nice quality feel, but it also made the back of the device slippery and a little harder to hold than the Asus. The Asus feels a little snappier, I noticed lag on the unlock screen of the Acer. However, the Acer seemed to have a more responsive touch screen. When I first received the Asus I noticed I had to tap the screen a little harder than the Acer, now I'm used to it and is no longer an issue. Also the Asus seems to be more hackable than the Acer, I believe the Acer still has a locked bootloader and the devs are having trouble putting clockworkmod recovery on the device. My Acer did play YouTube videos in the app better than the Asus.

I am happy with the Asus, I just need to find the keyboard dock. It seems to run smoother, the devs seem to be having success with Modding the transformer, and Asus seems to be ontop of things.

P.S typed this all on my transformer :-) gotta love the tumb keyboard.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UKseagull:
It was due to what I consider to have been poor build quality, light bleed, creaky housing. I hope that this was just an initial manufacturing issue and that Asus will get to grips with it very soon and will produce a better Transformer. Of course there are people here who have had better units without these problems, I wasn't so lucky. :)

I like the solid construction of the Xoom, not so much the screen but I could get used to that I suppose. The Xoom is more expensive than the TF and that's a major consideration, also I'm not so sure that the Xoom will be as well supported as the TF, by both Motorola and not forgetting the guys here at XDA. There's a lot off stuff going off in this section.

I really am in limbo here trying to make the right decision.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theydonkno:
also I returned my Acer because the GPS SUCKED. the Acer took forever to get a GPS lock and would lose the GPS signal randomly under a clear sky. I haven't gotten a chance to test the GPS on the transformer but I heard that it is good.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WilliamShakespeare:
I looked at the Acer. Found it a nice tab - far better than the over priced, heavy Xoom (that I once owned 2 - until the TF came along and put them to shame).

But the Acer isn't as nice (on the pocketbook) as the TF, nor as versatile. Having the dock is nice - I don't use it often, but comes in very handy when wanting more bat life, more ports, faster typing - the kb dock is well executed. A benny of buying the kb dock is the clamshell design makes having a case unnecessary imo - stuffed it into my carry on luggage on my trip to Hawaii and no problems.

But if you don't want the dock, I'd go for the Acer due to full size USB on the tablet itself (that's the only thing I wanted extra on the TF). Marginally worse screen isn't a big deal. Didn't check the speakers, but if you say the TF is better, then the Acer's speakers must blow...

But you might also want to check the new Gal Tab 10 when it releases in the near future.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theydonkno:
the transformer is great bang for the buck, and I like tablets with bigger bezels like the Asus and the Acer. I guess I have fat fingers because it was hard to hold the xoom with one hand without touching the screen by accident. but the xoom should always get honeycomb updates first, and should be the most hackable.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UKseagull:
The one that I had worked very well, even got a lock in my front room where my HTC Desire couldn't.

Hmmm, unless you're in the UK. :eek:
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alextamulis:
Transformer

I'd say TF, I found the Acer very heavy and the screen is not as sharp. The TF has lots of great widgets and the ability to remote desktop into your pc or mac.

I use that feature a lot, it comes in handy.

Polaris office is also another good feature. The Acer does have that usb port on the tablet, but the keyboard that attaches to it seems flimsy and the tablet doesn't attach 100% to it. And the dock doesn't have an extra battery.

I find that the TF gives me lots of options for expandability and ease of use.

Both are good choices, but the TF comes out on top imo.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RMXO:
I use to own the Xoom and its a great device but way overpriced & the screen isn't that good. The price you save by going TF again can go towards a dock. I have shown my ex-Xoom & TF dock to many family members, friends & co-workers. All of them love the TF over the Xoom & many of them plan to get the TF & dock once they are able to find them.

Like someone said earlier, its all personal preference but for me, it's TF all the way.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
I know I just wrote that it's all subjective, but really I meant that in total. :D I'll say this as well: I have a Xoom and a TF sitting side by side right now (still haven't returned the Xoom to Costco, been busy), and the TF screen is heads and shoulders better than the Xoom's.

First, the angles are better. Much better. Like, night and day difference better. Second, colors on the TF are much more natural--the Xoom tends to be VERY cold (i.e., has a very strong blue tint). There are apparently two different Xoom screens floating around, each with their advantages/disadvantages, and the one I have is not even close to the TF.

In fact, even if the Xoom cost less than the TF, and even if the TF didn't have the dock, I'd still keep the TF over the Xoom on the strength of the screen alone.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UKseagull:
That's the big draw, the screen (when it's OK) is head and shoulders above most of the other tablets without the IPS screens and obviously the price is right too.

I'm getting p*ssed off going back and forth to this and that tablet, each have their plus and minuses. I can see me getting another Transformer at this rate ... IT BETTER BE BETTER THAN MY OTHERS! :p
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] life64x:
I had Iconia and was good, except for the wifi problems and the constant turning on when in sleep. The new software fixes them. I returned it because the screen was inferior to the transformer, the metal housing was to damn slippery...dropped it on carpet a few times...the weight of it..the thickness of it and the main was the better development community here for the transformer. It is really a good tablet(Iconia) but did not suit me.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joell27:
Smart ass, or umaro?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dajinn:
im confused. aren't these one in the same?

IE:

UmaroKernel V1.02 - 2.6.35.13 - CM7-1.9Ghz-SMARTASS-OC-UV-VDD-SWAP-SLQB
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmcqueen:
smartass is a cpu governor.

umaro is a kernel that employs the smartass governor, there are several others out as well.

protip for op: do what the rest of us do... trial and error. there is no definitive answer to questions like these. for what it's worth, in my case, smartass increases battery life slightly (maybe an hour at most), but it really screws up the smoothness of my setup, so I stick with ondemand. if you're on CM7, I can almost guarantee (again, it varies from device to device) that ondemand will net you the best mix of performance and battery life.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haeriz:
Hi. Everyone.. !

Before doing anything backup is important. So !. I like to have the stock DHD ROM backup,

How to backup the stock ROM or where will i find the stock ROM.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CodeNameUnknown1:
if you have CWM recovery, then do a nandroid. You can get CWM recovery by either downloading ROM Manager and flashing the recovery (first option) or flash it through the BootLoader.

Then reboot intoo recovery and go to:

:Backup and Restore>Backup

(i think flashing CWM recovery needs ENG S-OFF, and root privileged)

If your not rooted and dont have S-OFF then you can find official RUUs here - CLICK HERE
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andy:
I should start paying you, sending all this traffic to my site. I'd think you'd be more effective than a Google AdWords campaign.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CodeNameUnknown1:
Hahahaha, Google themselves payed me back in 1996 to get traffic to their site, now look at them! ;)

na im joking (or am i), your site is kol, and regularly updated! So i like it :)
[HD7 General] 387ena:
I'm a little confused, so you asked.

Which ROM to use to return to the 7008 version?

The device is HD7 non branded EU, and currently is;

OS-7.07392.0

Firmware-2250.09-16901.401

Hardware-0002

Radio software 5.54.09.21_22.33b.50.10U

Hardware-Radio A.102.0.D4

Bootloader 1.69.2250.0 (117833)

Chip 2.2.5.0

Thanks in advance.
[HD7 General] ansar.ath.gr:
Hi,

Although such a post belongs to general forum, follow these:

- There are 3 ROMs for your HTC_Europe operator i.e. RUU_Schubert_HTC_Europe_1.16.401.01 , RUU_Schubert_HTC_Europe_1.54.401.01 and RUU_Schubert_HTC_Europe_1.60.401.01

- Download and flash any one

Regards, ansar
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] NexusCrazy:
I'm quite new to Odin but have spent the last 2 days researching it and its uses..

The problem I have, is that I flashed a ROM from over at Samsung Nexus S forum along with about another 25-100 people, the ROM in question re-wrote the IMEI numbers on all the phones to the same number, causing some networks in some country to deny access and in other countrys not causing any imidiate problems, but that could change anytime.

I've read that if I flash back to stock with Odin with a .pit file and Re-Partition ticked, that Odin will cause the phone to re-write all partitions and correct this.

NOW PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. or point me in another direction if you know of one.

I've got the correct ROM for my region but cant find the Samsung Nexus S .pit file anyware.

Can someone tell me if I have to use a specific .pit file for the Samsung Nexus S and if so where I can download it from.

Many thanks in advance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] thefuryx:
check this site ;) ull have to register through

samfirmware. com
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] thefuryx:
i had to make a space between "dot" and "com" because of the sites new members politicy
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txcas:
While waiting for a new AT&T Galaxy Tab to arrive I have been reading this forum. Before I start messing with my Tab, is there any way to backup or dump the factory firmware? I have not found instructions on how to do that and it looks like the one link here to an AT&T ROM is to one that appears not to be good.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkPal:
Do a roto backup. Head to the dev section and search for roto backup thread.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M5devil:
Can someone please tell me how to mount manually via ADB shell to see the drive in Windows?

I am trying to test my working Vibrant to see if I can do that, so I can follow the same steps on the broken screen Vibrant to retrieve the data from it before sending back to asurion.

Is there an ODIN that already comes with USB Debugging enabled?

I hope someone can help me, because I don't feel comfortable sending my old phone back with private data on it.

EDIT:

To my great surprise, I flashed Eugene's Froyo that won't brick and was able to load up the drives in my Windows. I recovered everything I needed to recover :) Although it didn't recognize the devices in ADB.

Now I can send this broken phone back to them and sleep well :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slydweis:
Delete this please, I posted in wrong window. Sorry
[T-Mobile LG G2x] baykakes:
YEY you posted it!

Once everything is downloaded IT'S REALLY EASY FOLKS! :-)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] VisedMonk:
Hey OP, thanks for developing and posting this. I can confirm that this works well and that it is really easy once the necessary files are downloaded.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Mikeglongo:
I'm a newb, but after all these steps are done we should be able to save the stock ROM and I can download another ROM?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jnichols959:
That's exactly what you should be able to do. If you get it all installed and run the flash-clockworkmod-recovery.sh script successfully then you can do the following.

In preparation, download your ROM of choice to some place on your MicroSD card. If it's cyanogenmod you'll also need to install google apps. If you want to download it to your MicroSD card (gapps) and you'll install it later with clockworkmod. Once this is done back up the stock ROM:

power off the phone

hold down power and volume down until you see Android with a bunch of app icons then release both buttons

when the screen with red text comes up press volume down to scroll to "backup and restore" then hit power button to select

Backup should be highlighted so hit power to select

wait for the backup to complete

Now you should have a folder in /sdcard/_ExternalSD/clockworkmod/backup with a timestamp and the contents of your backup (the path may vary if you're on something other than the stock ROM). At this point you'll want to

navigate to "wipe data/factory reset" and let it complete

navigate to "advanced" => "Wipe Dalvik Cache" and let it complete

finally back to "install zip from sdcard" -> "choose zip from sdcard" and find the zip file with the ROM you downloaded above and install it

if you installed a ROM like cm7 that requires the google apps separately choose "install zip from sdcard" again, "choose zip from sdcard" and find the gapps zip you downloaded and install it

When it finishes you can reboot and setup your new ROM. You can of course backup the new ROM like you did before. At any point you can reboot into recovery (power off then hold power and volume down) and use restore to restore a previous backup.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] suhailtheboss:
worked great, thanks so much for your work!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Mikeglongo:
Awesome, this might actually be what I was looking for, a big thanks to you.

Just one question, since T-mobile is sending me a new phone, shoud be here by thursday, might as well not install NVFLASH until thursday correct?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jnichols959:
Yeah, assuming you need to send your current one back you might just wait for the new one. Though you could flash cwm now, backup your stock ROM, flash some new ROMs just for fun then restore the stock ROM and flash the stock recovery before sending it back :-D. This virtual machine also includes my easy root/unroot scripts as well...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] propain4444:
I may be able to host the VM image for you - Send me a PM if interested.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] propain4444:
So, this is the "full" clockwork flash for a mac right? Not the "fake" one i keep hearing about.

Basically, this is flashing clockwork as described here (only, for a mac):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jnichols959:
yes, the real clockworkmod as described in that thread. it's the external sdcard version of the 3.1.0.1 with ext4 support - though you can download and flash other versions if you want (see the Readme.txt in the nvflash folder)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] propain4444:
Thanks - Let me know if you're interested re: hosting the VM.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Mikeglongo:
Since I'm most likely flashing this way, what's a VM? Just because I'm a newb
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jnichols959:
virtual machine. in this case it's a linux computer that runs in a window on "virtual" hardware. that's what VirtualBox provides - the software to emulate a computer and allow you to run these virtual machines.

i went this route because nvflash is only available for windows or linux machines. a windows vm would not be free but a linux vm is and the nvflash (and root/unroot) tools run quite well on it, in fact arguably better than on windows since you don't need any device drivers :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Mikeglongo:
Ooops sorry I wrote in here meant to message you
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Mikeglongo:
How do you do the internal SD flash recovery?!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Brock Samson:
Check the read me file in the g2x folder of the downloaded package. I think all you have to do is put rename the recovery file in the nvflash folder. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I think the script is made to flash by name. So as long as you rename the file you want and rename the old file (so it is not flashed) you should be good.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] gshine:
Edit: Nevermind. :)