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[Acer Iconia A500] The Odom Project:
If you wanna go to staples n pay $300 (not $100!) For extra bulk and a non functioning micro SD, or for a device that doesnt even have a micro sd, USB, or HDMI, go for it. If you feel like a thin piece of plastic is a better investment than stainless steel, that's your money. But don't polute our forums with a "grass is greener" thread. You dont like the Iconia cuz it has the same battery as every other device (the only difference is some companies lie more in their specs- I've tested them all, they are all about the same) or cuz you can see pixels on a white screen, go somewhere else.
[Acer Iconia A500] allen099:
It's $100 OFF, making it $299 as I posted above. Read the post and learn to write full words in english. Good lord, tough to get a real answer out of babies.

Don't be too hurt if people knock the device. I'm allowed to call it like I see it, and the reason I posted is so someone can point out the actual good parts of the device (besides USB port).

Does anyone else see the issues I was referring to in my original post?
[Acer Iconia A500] sollie:
I cant find your first post. You posted 224 messages. I klap my hands.
[Acer Iconia A500] Torisen:
Don't diss the Odom, you can't make any friends that way.

For me it was the ports it offered. If the galaxy offered a micro SD I probabally would have bought it. The Acer on the other hand offers a lot of ports, which I found very fun. On the Xoom issue the Acer actually out performs it on display as thy have the same one but Acer codes it better. That has been proven in tests.

To break it down it was the price and the ports. The graphics are fine, watched The Green Hornet on this last night and I was satisfied with the performance. But to tell the truth I'm not a graphics whore.

I looked and played with all of these devices and I stick with my decision to buy the Acer.
[Acer Iconia A500] strider_mt2k:
I obviously misinterpreted a conversation stater by the looks of it!

I beg pardon and stand aside.
[Acer Iconia A500] The Odom Project:
My slight trolling aside, I agree with Torisen. The screen is better than most devices, albeit topped by the Galaxy. I find the extra ports and functionality a major deal breaker for me, as well as the price difference vs what you get with the galaxy (to me the xoom was never even a question, there is a reason google views it as a flop.) Also, I'm personally a fan of.the stainless chassis, both in appearance and functionality. As for the lag, a real world test of the galaxy provided similar results due to the bloated Samsung ui. Another key advantage is the near stock system, free of bloatware. After weighing all of my options, I am very happy with my iconia :) true, their whole update process was screwy, but they seemed to have cleared it up a little (for instance at least most everyone got the 4.010.13 update at the same time!) In yhe end, if youre not happy with it, it is a ffree market, get a different one.
[Acer Iconia A500] internetpilot:
Sorry, but I tend to agree at least a little with Strider_mt2k because I don't understand posts like this. If I did not like a $300 device that I purchased, I wouldn't criticized it on the dedicated forum for that device, and then expect strangers to convince me to keep it.

My "love" for this tablet is definitely not going to do anything towards negating your disdain for it. Technology life is too short to keep a device that so obviously disappoints you. Return it and get a tablet that you want.
[Acer Iconia A500] The Odom Project:
Yeah I agree. It did come across as an insult to the device, not any form of question. Don't like it? Complain to staples or wherever you bought it and get a different device
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
The battery stand 8 hours if

- you do not use 3D Games constantly

- Brigthness arround 50%

I use about 12 hours straight my tablet, wifi constantly open, reading ebook, playing games (a little), going internet....

but I charge my tablet every 1.5 day or 2 days sometimes... no I do not use my tablet every 2 minutes

so far with GPS, full brightness, Sygic navigator... about 5hrs++ wich is nice... since I do not drive that long, and I don't need the navigator 5 hours in a row.

playing games 3D . 6hrs ++

playing normal games (angry bird) 8hrs...

Charge the tablet until 100% do not overnight, let the battery drain until 5% oftenly. that's how I use my tablet.

I do not use OVERCLOCK or else. when I make those feedback
[Acer Iconia A500] officetally:
Go get an iPad 2 then and stop whining. Oh wait... the display still sucks on an iPad. At least you get a great range of connectivity with the Iconia.
[Acer Iconia A500] skullzaflare:
i work at staples, i have had the time to play with all the tablets, i personally recommend the Acer over all of them, even to my customers

the 100 dollar coupons kill our stores sale figures, but i used one and bought the Acer.

i do not regret it one bit, i love my acer. you shouldnt have your face that close to the screen to see the pixels, if you do need to, you need to get glasses
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
I don't have such issues, maybe you've got a defect one?

Well, how much do you really expect it to last when playing games? If you're claiming it's "crummy" then obviously you think some other tablet does a lot better, but.. well, so far I ain't seeing one. They all last more-or-less the same.

Besides... I don't play games on my tablet, but it's on for 3rd day in the row at the moment. I have WIFI on 24/7, I do some web browsing, reading comics etc. and it still has over 50% battery left. That ain't something I personally would call "crummy."

Those aren't pixels! You're seeing the grid used for touch-input. You're mixing the two concepts!

As for the grid: yes, it is sometimes visible. I personally don't get bothered by it since it isn't as clearly visible as you make it out to be. But I can understand if some others are bothered by it. It is even mentioned in all the better reviews that the grid can be seen easier than on other tablets. If the grid bothers you that much then go and get another tablet. But bear in mind that even iPads have the grid and atleast I can see it on those, too.

Because it is great hardware for a great price.
[Acer Iconia A500] xjestersdeadx:
I've had mine for 48 hours, and I have to say I'm loving it. I did take into consideration the $100 off, and getting this device for $299. You can argue positives and negatives on devices of equal price, but for $299, the A500 is a bargain.

The two issues mentioned- display: yes, the transformer's display is brighter. BUT...I've read many, many posts over at the ASUS threads about light bleading. Further, about how the Transformer can "bend" a little due to plastic construction, and this in turn causes further problems. Still, I liked the TF...I was torn over between the two, so don't think I'm hating on ASUS here. But the display is about a 7.5-8/10 for me compared to the BEST displays I've seen. But its a 10/10 for $299.

Battery: I have only good things to say about battery life so far on mine. No, I don't play 3D games constantly, but compared to the many android phones I have had, I realize I'm not always thinking about having this plugged in just in case I'll need the battery power later.

The other points that were in the A500's favor were the aluminum as stated, full USB port (not a feature you should discount), mini usb port, etc. I can't imagine ONLY being able to transfer files via miniSD. That would be a pain.

Most of the other gripes I have are about Honeycomb...it's not up to competing directly yet with iPad, just a few bugs that keep it from going head to head right now. But that has nothing to do with the unit.

I got two A500's now by the way, and both seem to be working as advertised, they were better than I expected when I made the decision to buy them. :D
[Acer Iconia A500] The Odom Project:
+ 1 for all the love here for our devices on such a hateful thread :)
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
I love your haircut :)

Is that enough love? ^^
[Acer Iconia A500] The Odom Project:
Hehe yeah lol.now I just need to re pierce my lips lol. . . Damn here we go again with the OT lol
[Acer Iconia A500] halfevildruid:
I love this baby... and I'm not new to my portable devices... with auto brightness and auto use i get all day battery... and that includes using it's USB port to charge my Moto Atrix when it needs it! I must admit tho mine was a bit laggy with te stock kernel, but that was an easy fix!
[Acer Iconia A500] Gigamaster89:
I got the Iconia two days ago and share the same sentiments. Here's a post I left on a different forum:

The biggest dealbreaker for me is the codecs though, and because of it, I'm actively searching for a galaxy tab.
[Acer Iconia A500] slack04:
Just want to point out three things about this thread, then I'll leave it:

1) The OP posted twice, then left. That is efficient trolling.

2) I had a xoom before this, as well as a Dell Streak and a Chinatab. The forums for every one of them had at least a few douchebags who would come through and complain bitterly. There would also be a few people who would defend them like their family honor. These threads can be found in every tech forum the world over, for every product and every bit of code. They are best left unanswered; three pages devoted to "i like it" or "the screen doesn't pop" posts doesn't get anyone anywhere.

3) Where are the mods for the XDA Iconia forums? Are there any?
[Acer Iconia A500] The Odom Project:
There its one, but he appears to be a little over loaded on other forums :/ I'm personally going for the position of a mod in hope of cleaning these forums up
[Acer Iconia A500] dcorrea:
I'm sure the OP is no longer checking this thread, but as an owner of both the Galaxy Tab 10 and the Iconia A500 I just wanted to share my thoughts.

First and foremost, it is unfair to compare the screen quality of the A500 to the GT. The GT's screen is hands down the best on the market for a tab, and being a videophile the screen quality was very important to me.

The Iconia's screen is still a great screen for tablet use, and even with a glare reducing protector on (my wife hates glare), the Iconia's screen is more than capable. It's not as bright, nor as sharp as the GT (again with a quality reducing protector on), but we also purchased the A500 for half the price.

Which brings me to my next point.. considering the the A500 is almost half the price of the GT, it is an exceptional value. All of the onboard ports are great, and my wife is the type of person who does not want to have to connect a dongle to allow here to use her USB drives. The convenience of the onboard ports is second to none. Sure these ports add to the A500's heft, but it is a tradeoff that you as the consumer must make.

Honestly, the A500 may be heavier than the GT but to me it is negligible. My wife is small (about 110 lbs soaking wet), and she actually prefers the A500 over my GT because it feels better in her hands.

To me the A500 is a more than capable tablet.
[Acer Iconia A500] ieee_raider:
Maybe yours is broken?

I have zero lag when browsing and no weird artifacts. Icons on homescreen appear right away...
[Acer Iconia A500] strider_mt2k:
Well since things are swinging a little more positive and urbane I'll risk the shame and lack of validity my low post count gives me (?) to chime in to say that I could never pull off that haircut, so yeah props there! :)

-Also, my experience is a little skewed since my first two tablets were and are less expensive off-branded ones, but it was the let-downs with support that made me buy this one.

Since I bought it there have been two updates sent OTA that simply...worked.

I love the build quality and the battery life and find no problems at all with the display.

It kind of sucked that it didn't see my collection of divx.avi rips, but Mobo player set that to rights.
[Acer Iconia A500] internetpilot:
Maybe he took my and other's advice here and returned it. He's probably on the Xoom or Galaxy Tab forums complaining about those devices and asking a new set of strangers to convince him to keep his new choice in tablets.
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
If you make the mod. Please don't toss me out.and I to like your hair cut kinda looksa like my son.who is 18 as well.

I Love my tablet
[Acer Iconia A500] The Odom Project:
Thanks :) seams like everyone either loves or hates my hair lol you should see my sisters! Turns out I have to have been a member for 6 months :(so I'll have to wait and apply then :/ n I wouldn't remove you lol just take care of BS threads like this one, remove a few trolls, and consolidate some of the repetitive threads like for getting netflix running lol
[Acer Iconia A500] :
Lol those were going to be my words, or close to them. Trolling at 200+ posts is still trolling. I have yet to notice anything he was talking about. If it looks like a troll, acts like a troll, and posts like a troll, chances are, it,s a troll! :p
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
6 months Himmler maybe I should apply.I hate everyone equally.giggles teasing love this place and the awesome amount of knowledge to be gained here
[Acer Iconia A500] internetpilot:
Apparently they received about 350 applications for moderators, so hopefully we'll start seeing a little more housekeeping in the Iconia forum. I don't think the IconiaRoot thread is even stickied yet -- the GingerBreak one is. I haven't noticed too many troll or bad user threads here, but we are definitely in dire need of some housekeeping (stickies, merging threads, etc.).
[Acer Iconia A500] gammaRascal:
We did have 1 new mod added to our section - af974.

When the application opened a few weeks ago, I went in to fill one out but you need to be a member for more than 6months and I just joined as the a500 was rolling out. So that put the kibosh on my application.

I'll try next time. Though they specifically say that you'll likely get appointed to where they see fit, you can request specific sections. I wouldn't want to mod anywhere else except the Acer Iconia forums. I don't visit the rest of the site and I'm here several times a day with years of moderating experience.
[Acer Iconia A500] bungaboy:
My fist thought when reading the OP was . . . . . Troll. Always trust your gut feeling.

Don't feed the Trolls. LoL

I have no complaints about my Iconia. And I paid $499.99 Canuckbucks for mine at Future Shock. They are $469.99 now. Didn't even get kissed. LoL
[Acer Iconia A500] pov1:
My thoughts exactly. We all get suckered in occasionally. By the way your $ is worth more than ours now. Good time for you guy's to buy. As a side note, where do you get the flag for your profile ?
[Acer Iconia A500] bungaboy:
Go into your user CP and then select Edit Your Details. Scroll down to Home Country and select your choice.
[Acer Iconia A500] AndrewD2:
I love the tablet, I get 10-12 hours steady battery life and if I don't touch it for 3 days (and it was last at 50%) it still has a charge and can be used. So I don't know where people are getting that the battery sucks.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] flatron0:
please someone can tell me how well I leave my htc?

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QHhFR-puEo[/YOUTUBE]

or the list of apps please...

I have this room http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=933951
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] LaneyEFC:
what does that actually mean ?
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] krugm0f0:
http://androidforums.com/asus-eee-pad-transformer/382444-bargain-car-charger-inverter-uk-5-a.html

So this is what we need! It looks huge though!!

http://www.nextag.com/12v-to-110v-car-adapter/compare-html have fun, go mad?
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] Rumbleweed:
The ASUS AC charger is normally working very close to it's limits when running off fairly stable AC mains. Running off this modified sine wave poorly regulated device may be enough to push it past its limits. If you want a good mobile solution that you can use for the TF and other small DC devices, search for the thread by Devcake where he lists options and actual reviews.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] DAFTEK:
I went with this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/250899196416?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

And this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300547025189?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] Bob Smith42:
Does your TF indicate charging, e.g. with Dual Battery Widget, using this bullet charger?

E.g. If it outputs 11V-12V it should indicate charging on the TF, but if less than 11V, say 5V-10V, it would trickle charge only (no indicator).

I got one from same guy, and it does not work. I measured 2.8V output.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] iGBH:
Mine arrived today. I hooked it up to 12v and tested the pins, got 2.8v. Then plugged i transformer and waited about 20 seconds. The transformer said it was charging on AC. I havent checked to see how quickly it was charging, but it gave the charging indication with the screen on.

EDIT: Tried it on another vehicle and now won't charge. Weird!
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] mattdb:
Any update to this working?
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] kkoenen:
$1.99

I use this one for my phone (HTC Desire HD). It should also be okay for the Transformer, right?

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/car-cigarette-powered-1000ma-usb-adapter-charger-black-dc-12v-40470

/edit 1A limit could lead to slower charging, worst case (?).. by the way, there also is a 2 ampere model : http://www.dealextreme.com/p/universal-2000ma-usb-car-charger-adapter-for-digital-devices-black-12-24v-72961.. at $4 something, twice as expensive :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] tengtengvn:
Nope, won't charge.

Output:5V 1A
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] DAFTEK:
This one arrived today, there is one small issue with it, when you first plug it in the lighter the blue light gets bright and the asus orange light goes on and eventually green showing also the charging symbol, but if you unplug the cable from the charger and plug back in, it wont work, you have to unplug the charger from the lighter and plug back in. weird... But it works :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] amm009uk:
This claims to be even more powerful. Just ordered but it will takes ages to get to me.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] PatrickVogeli:
sorry, I don't think it will work.. the transformer needs 15V to charge, that one only is a 5V charger. i'd cancel my order.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] hshoem1:
OK, let's go over this again. The TF will charge with 5V at 1.5 amp but take forever to do so. The amps has nothing to do with it. It is the volts. If you feed the TF with 11V to 15V at 1.5 amp's or more it goes into the fast charge mode and charges in about 2 hrs. Anything that says 5V will charge the TF if you have several days to wait. If you have just hours you must charge using 11 to 15 volts at 1.5 amp or more to charge with. This is what the original power supply is doing. Please look at the specifications printed on the original charging brick. Note that it has dual outputs 5V and 15V if you plug your phone into the ASUS charger the charger is smart enough to know not to output 15V however when you plug in the TF the charger outputs 15V to charge the TF in the speedy mode.

Please read over "Dvecakes" thread for even more details and items you can use to charge the TF on the go and at home.

Hope this helps.

hshoem1
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] DevCake:
You guys need to read my DIY charger thread. For $12 you can make a car charger.

Check the thread links in my signature.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] amm009uk:
Ok that was me being lazy and not reading! Thanks for straightening me out guys. DevCakes's thread is the place for all answers what more can you ask even the links are there:)
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] jadesse:
Has anyone by chance tried this car charger?

www.amazon.com/NTK-BULLET-CHARGER-T...Q4VU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324413368&sr=8-1

Also Does anyone have one of these replacement cables? I think I would probably order one directly from Asus though instead of trying to save a couple of bucks.

www.amazon.com/Aftermarket-Charging...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1324413882&sr=1-13

I want to put together a car charger to just leave in the car.
[Acer Iconia A500] monkeychef:
Hi everyone,

I just got my Iconia Tab. It's rooted and has clockwork recovery. I'm trying to figure out how I can see the external SD card (which is installed) on my PC so that I can install custom Roms and kernels. The only way I can do this is by installing a zip from the SD Card, not from the internal memory.

Thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] dottat:
You can't yet. So copy to internal and then use any file explorer (astro, es file explorer, etc) to copy it over to /mnt/external_sd
[Acer Iconia A500] monkeychef:
Well that's annoying. Even archos could get that feature to work on my internet tablet. Oh well, I'm sure its coming soon.
[Acer Iconia A500] daveid:
You know, someone posts this every week. Maybe a search would have helped... anyways, each time I try to respond, maybe no one wants a real (and easy) solution.

Droid Explorer, install on your PC. Use it. Profit.
[Acer Iconia A500] monkeychef:
Listen, I always attempt to find an answer before posting a question. I try on Google, and then on the xda search. Sorry that I didn't find anything or feel like going through pages of threads to find an answer. Also, thanks for the suggestion.
[Acer Iconia A500] Pittek:
Since you are already rooted give the Virtuous Xoom ROM http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1167391 a chance to land on your tablet.

Its HC 3.2 based and you'll see the external SD card w/o modifying anything. Cake ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sugarkryptonite:
Hey guys

I got the SGSII a few days ago and downloaded LauncherPro because I like the app tray to be vertical like the Nexus S.

Anyway, I have a "Messaging" shortcut on my homepage. The problem is that when I get a new message and have not looked at it, it does not show a little notification beside the icon (like a small "1" if I have 1 unread message).

Is there something I can do to fix this? It also does this with my emails (my email icon is one of the dock icons). I have "Unread SMS count" checked in LauncherPro preferences but it still does not work.

Thanks,

Elliott
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prodygee:
This is from the the LP website...hope it helps...

Please note that for these notifications to work, you must either use the corresponding LauncherPro-style icon, or have the shortcut set for the stock phone/messaging app. It should work with other apps as long as you use the LauncherPro icon, and it should work with custom icons as long as you use the stock apps. Support for 3rd party apps with custom icons *might* come in the future but it’s not certain yet.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sugarkryptonite:
Thanks.

I do have a shortcut set for the stock messaging app and still doesn't work. No custom icons...

Elliott
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skimminstones:
you have gone into menu>preferences>dock settings and ticked the notifications for unread sms count havent you?

Ive a custom icon linking to handcent and its working fine with a little red 1 when i have an unread text.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rebecker:
I believe the newest version of Gmail "broke" the mail notofication in both ADWLauncher and LauncherPro. The ADWNotifier description says the following: "Since Gmail app updated to 2.3.5, we can no longer receive the unread count data. I'll try to find an alternative. :(" Nothing from LauncherPro so far.

-Bob-