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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] iboj007:
Strange. Now when I click view my order, on the top it says January 6 estimated but on the order portion it still says after December 25.

Wait and see.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jleewong:
Going to be dropping my order once I get home, Getting an Ipad 2 (again).

I have tried every tablet on the market and none compare to the ipad 2... It has better games ( anti aliasing ), better support, better apps and build quality of them all. Transformer Prime would be cool but in the end for me ipad 2 will be better for gaming which is what i do on my tablet, that and netflix.

Asus made me wait too long, and gave too many false statments (which did come from the CEO of Asus himself). Good luck to you all and hopefully you will get your Primes before Dec 16th.

Going to be picking up the 32gb or 64gb ipad 2 tomorrow and wait for android and the tegra hardware to mature more before jumping in again.:)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] markimar:
wonder if there is going to to be any fixes ir revision. Between wave one and two?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adiliyo:
well, 1/6 is after 12/25...

i still don't have any ETA on my order page, i'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing... :\
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] markimar:
one things for sure I'm rooting till ICS comes out!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dunemessiah:
what places still have this on pre-order? it seems like amazon and also tiger direct have taken it off.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adiliyo:
hell, i'll root as soon as ICS is rooted as well! :P

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dunemessiah

what places still have this on pre-order? it seems like amazon and also tiger direct have taken it off.

they still have it there, although i've never personally heard of them.

i think gamestop might still be taking preorders..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kristovaher:
Asus did reveal official release date to media. It is 12th December for online orders and 19th for retail. It is now rounded up for 19th for both, since there are so many pre-orders that there won't be any more tablets for 12th available online to fill the stocks.

Most pre-orders that have been placed before December should be released around 12th (no guarantees of course, since for that to work the store has to have notified Asus of their pre-orders before todays statement), everyone else will have to wait a week (if not more, depending on demand, which seems to be heavy).

Basically if you have pre-ordered before December there is a very strong chance that you'll certainly get it before Christmas. If you pre-order now, then there is still a chance to get it before Christmas either in retail or online (but cutting it close).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] seed2:
I cant find anywhere that it says its coming on the 19th just from websites that say that they received news from asus via an email or other means. Can someone post a link to a source directly from asus?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ModestMuse23:
Man, your thread this morning had me thinking you're a ****....
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] emil10001:
That's all anyone has seen. The only place that has a direct quote is netbook news:

http ://www.netbooknews.com/40522/asus-transformer-prime-gets-official-release-dates/

However, this quote too is open to interpretation. Asus isn't really committing to much, and they seem to be telling different sites different things. At this point, unless Asus issues a press release, or Amazon tells me that my tablet has been shipped, I wouldn't put much stock in what the techblogs say. That said, the two dates that we have seen over and over have been the 12th and the 19th.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] seed2:
So there is no real release date, just rumors spread by rumors and no official word on it yet. Asus just make up ur mind and tell us the date already!!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mkozlows:
It's really quite clear, and all the quotes from Asus agree with this: They expect RETAIL AVAILABILITY (aka, when you can walk into a store and buy it) on the 19th, but that date is dependent on how many preorders they get (both parts of this statement are direct from Asus, quoted in numerous sources) -- in other words, they are going to fulfill preorders before they ship them to general stock.

If you've preordered, you will almost certainly get yours before the 19th, and unless there's a bigger flood of preorders incoming, non-preorders should be able to find them available for sale on the 19th.

There's no "street date", nobody's shipping things to Best Buy to have them store it in the back and wait until a particular date. It's all just about when the units actually arrive. That's why the date seems fuzzy, that's why there's talk about the 12th.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SwissyChief:
Look, obviously they exist, they're coming out soon, and most probably before Christmas. The reviewers have them and they were allowed to release their reviews today, so that has to mean SOMETHING. The only thing that could happen is that they didn't make enough to go around for the holiday season, and in that case... you're gonna have to wait.

Honestly? I NEVER thought this thing would be as popular (sold out everywhere) as it is. I mean, it's an Android tablet, amongst many others, to any "normal" consumer. That's just how I saw it, obviously I was wrong. Now I need to find a place that'll let me pre-order mine. Peace.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] EndUser2012:
That is so strange that pre-orders show up on pages only to then go 'unavailable'

All I have to say is tigerdirect took my money before it was even shipped/available... so I better get my 64gb Prime
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
I know that's right..lol they charged your account already. They better ship it out asap or there will be problems!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] TKEMerph:
Forgive me if this has already been asked or questioned or spoke of, I am lazy.

My story - I work for gamestop, we got the demo unit in today and I love the Prime. I preordered mine at my store so I expected it to be sent by the 19th. Then I found out Gamestop only has the Prime in Amethyst Gray - Which is a cool word for purple. Anyway after i saw the demo unit and the color, i'm going for the Champagne.

So i called bestbuy and they said they are only doing online pre-orders. Which means on the 19th I will have to wake up early and wait at the store before it opens (Keep in mind, christmas is right around the corner)

My question is if you order from bestbuy right now, has anyone found out if they ship it before the 19th?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeptikal:
Good to know finally which color they will have. That ambiguity kept me from ordering from them though. Is the gray overly purple in person then?

I don't know for sure about Best Buy but Adorama is supposedly shipping on the twentieth. :/
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] zedklind:
Ah hell nahhh.. my tablet better not be purple... are all the review videos tinted so the tablet doesn't look like Barney??
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] :
I ordered the Amethyst Gray, and as more pictures I watch the Champagne starts looking better. Champagne = more like silver /Amethyst Gray = Purple

Amethyst Fact.

" The colour amethyst is a moderate, transparent purple. It is also known as a deep shade of lavender. Its name is from the stone amethyst. This stone is a form of quartz but it is not always purple."

" Amethyst occurs in primary hues from a light pinkish violet to a deep purple. Amethyst may exhibit one or both secondary hues, red and blue. The ideal grade is called "Deep Siberian" and has a primary purple hue of around 75–80%, 15–20% blue and (depending on the light source) red secondary hues."
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kristovaher:
Seriously, people are neglecting actual source-based information simply because Asus didn't send you a personal letter about when Prime is going to sale.

Asus contacted sellers and media and told them that the release date is 12th online and 19th retail. The 12th has now been also pushed to 19th because they've gotten more pre-orders than they expected, so there are no online orders available on 12th anymore, since it's all covered by previous pre-orders.

Asus will not give YOU their release dates, they are giving them to sellers first and foremost and media second, because shops have to deal with the pre-orders and Christmas campaigns and so on.

There is absolutely no benefit for Asus to send you personal letters to make you believe the release date.

The way things stand are that if you've pre-ordered from a major chain, you'll likely get it by 19th, possibly sooner. Rumours state that stock should arrive by 9th in most stores, which is Friday, so actual online orders should go out starting 12th, as expected. Even stores like B&H are reporting their pre-orders to Asus, so Asus knows what the pre-order coverage is for the stock (this is why they said the amount of pre-orders was higher than they expected).

There are no 'rumours', everything falls in place if you look at the dates and numbers thrown around most frequently, backed up by what Asus representative told sellers and media.

I talked to B&H sales representative yesterday and they confirmed that this is what they know as well.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] seed2:
Look many retailers have different dates still...... (amazon.ca 16th, bestbuy.ca 5th, etc..) so no one knows when its coming out. Plus i dont need a personal letter to know the date.... every other product out there gives you a release date directly on their site or official means like vids, and or public press releases from their sites. All im hearing now is rumors and that's it, unless proven otherwise with a direct source.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kristovaher:
Incorrect, it is very rare for a company to announce products release in that manner. Apple is a rare exception, they usually announce and keep the date (they have had delays, but not often with major products), though that ONLY affects US and not international sales and Apple's releases only affect certain retailers.

And of course people know when it's coming out. Since yesterday it is all over the place and confirmed by some sellers. That is as set in stone as you can get for the time being.

Companies like Samsung, HTC and so on are very loose with their dates, since international product is pain in the ass to release and depends on more things you could list in a masters thesis.

Many retails obviously have different dates, since information flow is simply different. Asus spokesperson has said that US retail release date is 19th. This does not mean that it will be 19th, it just means that they are shipping stock to sellers by that time. Some pre-orders will possibly shipped a week before that. Considering that it is Christmas season, it is going to be very tough to get a flagship tablet that is competitively priced to begin with.

It is unlikely that Canada will leapfrog the release and get it first, from logistical standpoint the shipments to US will happen around the same time, so it is likely that Canada will get it around the same time on 9-12th for some pre-orders and 19th for retail release.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] IPFCS:
WTF?

Hi all!

In Hungary, it will hit the market on 19th December, no pre-order available yet.

But there is an interresting thing, we will have only 2 choices (at the very beginning):

- 32GB tablet with keyboard = ~195.000,- HUF (864 USD)

- 64GB tablet only = ~ 195.000,- HUF (864 USD)

I think, I have to contact with my friend in Alabama.... :D

Best Regards
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] emil10001:
Actually, no, people here are confused because of conflicting information that all supposedly came from Asus.

This was never explicitly stated. This information has been stitched together based on the reports of a half-dozen blogs. Asus had told some sources the 8th on the same day that it told others the 12th or the 19th. So, while what you said sounds reasonable, and is basically what I have been saying as well, it is by no means anything more than a guess on your part. Once again, the crux of the issue here is that, within the span of 24 hours, Asus gave out three different dates to different tech blogs. I'm sure that the information that Asus had didn't change that much within that 24 hours, since most of the pre-orders only lasted for a couple of days.

I don't think that anyone here is expecting any sort of personal communication from Asus. That's just silly.

Yes, right now, the only date that we have consistently heard from Asus is the 19th. Any date other than the 19th should be considered a rumor, as we have heard conflicting information.

You just said, "Rumors state" in your last paragraph. Pay attention to what you're saying! Currently, these should still fall into the category of 'rumors', because the information given has been conflicting. We can guess and try to reconcile this conflicting information, but that is not what came from Asus, what came from Asus was contradictory information.

I wouldn't really put much faith in what a sales rep says. They might have more information than us, but there are also reasons for them not to be honest with you. If they got the impression that telling you, "I don't know when we'll get it", or "all the units are coming in on the 19th" would mean a cancelled order, then they would probably be more inclined to just agree with what you're saying and say, "that's what I heard".

In short, stop acting like these dates are set in stone, they are not. The 19th is the only date that has been consistent across a majority of the statements made.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kristovaher:
You're missing my point here. Of course these dates are not set in stone. But they are the most accurate release date that we currently have, Asus released that date (as they promised earlier, on December 1st) to their partners and media and a lot of people here say that the date is wrong just because they want it to be sooner than that.

Right now the 12 and 19 is the most accurate thing we have. Not a fact, mind you, but as of yesterday that was how the release dates stand. The other dates came all before that announcement date. And that date was fixed to 19'th in total because of a lot of pre-orders.

It doesn't matter what dates were thrown around before, yesterdays announcement is the least-rumour-one we have at this very moment. That might change, but that doesn't magically mean dreams of getting the tablet tomorrow will come true.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeptikal:
So can you clarify? Some of us were wondering how purple this amethyst grey is? Is the demo you got overly purple? I may have to go with the champagne. I hate to change my order though to find that its bluish gray and every once in a while if the light hits it just right it looks slightly purple. Let us know mang! :)

edit:// Also, does this mean that if I go into my local Gamestop they may actually have a Prime on-hand? I think we may need some covert pictures of this GS demo Prime. You should create a thread.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kanariya:
Purple is a good color. Champagne reminds me the 1992 Honda accord or the 1988 Lexus es with the gold badge so no.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] emil10001:
No, I'm not missing the point. The point is that the dates are not set in stone, what we have is the 19th and possibly the 12th. I think that it is important to represent that there is a fair amount of uncertainty related to these dates, as opposed to saying that we know that the 12th is going to happen for sure, or that this isn't based on rumors.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] knoxploration:
...and the only reason Apple even does it is so they can pretend that demand outstrips supply to build hype and headlines, by intentionally not having enough product available on or shortly after launch, then forcing its sheeple to queue up to buy the latest iJunk on the defined release day, and occasionally, paying "actors" to stand in queue to make the line look longer.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kanariya:
I don't mind companies do this if they can rack up millions of sale in the first 24 hours.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] knoxploration:
You do realize that to make a big splashy, showy product launch like Apple does, you have to stockpile all your production in warehouses for a period of weeks or months, so that you have enough stock to sell the huge volume immediately, right?

And you likewise realize that the warehousing costs money, adding to the cost of the product? And that if they'd just gone for a traditional launch instead, you might have been able to buy and start using the product weeks or months earlier?

I'd much rather get the product sooner and cheaper, than get a big, fake splashy launch, especially when I know ahead of time they'll still have intentionally not stockpiled enough to meet their projected demand, to keep the hype factor up.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] trekkie1701:
The champagne make me think of C3PO.... The one good thing about being at the bottom of the food chain in Europe is that I have longer to make up my mind.... if the champagne is REALLY gold then I'm not sure I like that, however I'm not sold on a strong purple colour either. :confused:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adampdx:
All I can say is...I wish I could travel into the future and play with my Prime. I'd like to travel to the 12th first, see if it's there, then head to the 19th if it's not.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cotr:
Amazon canceled my 11/22 order

Hello,

Due to a lack of availability from our suppliers, we will not be able to obtain the following item(s) from your order:

"ASUS TF201-B1-GR Eee Pad Transformer Prime 10.1-Inch 32GB Tablet (Amethyst Gray)"

We've canceled the item(s) and apologize for the inconvenience. If you see a charge for the canceled item, we will refund you within 1-2 business days.

If you are still interested in purchasing this item, it may be available from other sellers. Please visit the detail page for this item below:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] richB7:
Amazon just cancelled my order placed on the 22nd????? Wth...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cordy:
Yup I got the same message here. You and richB7 beat me to it. Very interesting. Glad I ordered with Newegg as well.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] biggem001:
what?? what happened!

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now im stalking my email...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cotr:
please vote here. I wanna see what the numbers are over time.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1373202
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Popsiclestand:
Wtf?! Amazon just canceled my tablet order. I made it on the 22nd so what the hell?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] richB7:
Don't know yet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] joepic:
Curious, when did you preorder from Amazon?

I preordered on 11/22/11 for 64 GB Gray and I just checked Amazon for my status, NO changes.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] TKEMerph:
Yea, Sorry dude... When I saw the purple it threw me off. I spoke to the warehouse and the tablet team and they said "it's a chance that we will get champagne" - but in the system there is only one model.. which makes it seem like, 1 sku = 1 color.

We got the keyboard too, it's straight up purple lol.

Besides that - I'm fearing the 19th at bestbuy close to the holidays :(
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mugen939:
For those asking about ship dates for Bestbuy.com orders, this is what I got.

"QTY.	Product Description	Delivery Information	TOTAL

1 Remove	Asus - Transformer Prime TF201 Tablet with 32GB Memory - Gray TF201-B1-GR

Standard Shipping: $0.00

Estimated Arrival: 12/18-12/23/2011

Edit Delivery Options

Change

$499.99"

E-mail a gift message"

Looks like they're shipping them round the 19th.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adiliyo:
i just got this email from amazon this morning too. so annoyed.

i preordered it again today from here, they don't have sales tax for CA and with 2 day shipping it came to like 518.

they say shipping will start on or around 12/15 for them, so hopefully i get mine around the 15th.

kind of pissed with amazon right now.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] richB7:
4:30am on the 22nd. Closing all accounts with amazon.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kanariya:
luckily i cancelled my preorder from amazon and switched to newegg.

it still shows ETA 12/8/2011 on newegg and i hope they do get some in stock before anyone.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adiliyo:
i'm not sure what's going on with amazon, they were removed from the pre order page on asus' site, and at first i thought it was because they were sold out, but other vendors that were sold out are still listed on the site for pre order (bn) and then the amount of people with january ship dates on amazon, and then all the people (like me) who preordered the first day it was available getting orders cancelled.

almost seems like amazon wasn't considered a priority regarding allocated units...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cordy:
+1 to you. Had Newegg ordered from the first day before people realized they were available there. Glad I did now. As with you in the back of my head I hope they ship on the 8th but if not I can wait for the following week.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Beknatok:
Honestly, what could Amazon do about it?

If they initially were told "hey, you'll get 100,000 units, you can offer that many pre-orders," okay... then "sorry, you're only getting 50,000 units"... those who pre-ordered later are **** out of luck.

That's life... don't blame Amazon for supply shortages.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mkozlows:
They could not cancel the preorders. I preordered the thing with no shipping date. If they won't be able to ship until later, that's fine, but don't cancel my order and then reorder it again after you make it available on the 19th, getting in place behind people who are ordering for the first time.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cordy:
Don't misconstrue what I said. In no way, shape, or form did I blame Amazon. In fact if you read my other posts I specifically point out they probably were not allocated as much as they initially thought. I was simply stating along with him that I am glad I had a backup otherwise I'd probably be upset along with everyone else. However also keep in mind from what it seems, it's not a matter of being late to order, as everyone who has posted thus far did from day one ranging from early in the day to late in the evening. As it was also mentioned, instead of canceling everyones orders they simply could've fulfilled them as they recieved them so there is definitely more to the story than just not receiving as much units as they initially thought.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adiliyo:
i also would have preferred this, give me some kind of date estimate so I can choose if i want to cancel my order or wait it out.

i understand that they aren't allowed to take orders for stock they can't verify, but i'd rather be on some kind of waitlist with the option to drop out than to have to wait for them to open the page and get in a whole new line.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] swampass2:
I do blame Amazon. Not for the product shortage, but for the way this was handled. I pre-ordered on November 18th. I've maybe seen one or two posts from others who ordered that early (most ordered on November 22nd). I was almost certainly towards the front of the line, and now I'll be schlepping it to the back of the line somewhere else. This probably added at least 2 weeks to the timeframe that early Amazon pre-orderers would have expected to receive their Primes. Amazon literally just ruined Christmas for hundreds, if not thousands, of their loyal customers.