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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] surroundedbytrees:
checked my unit indeed it shows the serial # and has already updated to ICS. Yeah FS and BB only show limited info about store stock. FS is better in that if it states Available in Store you can select only a province to get a full listing of all stores then its a matter of seeing just how far you have to drive to find one. If you do call a local store ask them what days they get shipments. My local FS said they only get shipments Mon and Thur (they got 3 on Thurs but by the time i got there they had sold out) Thankfully the guy at BB today held it for the 30 mins it took for me to get to the store
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hbk19:
An update here:

I ordered the Champagne model on NCIX on January 12th. At the time, NCIX listed the Champagne model as 'In Stock'. Right now, it is no longer listed as 'In Stock', and you can't even add it to cart.

I got off the phone with NCIX just a few minutes ago. The rep told me that my order will ship within then next few business days. He said I should have it by Tuesday.

:D

Now, to locate a Champagne keyboard dock.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] elybug:
Tigerdirect.ca seems to have champagne 32 gb stock right now. Just ordered and received confirmation. Cross your fingers!

Just received an update from TigerDirect.ca

Dear Valued Customer:

Thank you for your most recent order. Unfortunately, your order was cancelled and cannot be processed at this time as one or more of the items you ordered is currently unavailable.

We apologize for the inconvenience. To proceed with a new order please contact our sales department at 1-800-800-8300 to further assist you.

Sincerely,

The Web Response Team

SW234
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] captain67:
Was gonna order mine this week but something came up and now I'm broke, lol

I'm gonna wait for the newer updated prime with 3G instead now. The newer one will have a different back plate to reduce the GPS/wifi problems.

Sent from Silent Earth 3
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] anthonyalberto:
Woohoo got my dock, now waiting for best buy to ship the tablet ... or find it somewhere else hopefully :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Vaanhoot:
Did anyone else receive a second ics update today. I have one for the firmware and camera. Haven't updated yet as maybe it will break root.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vakbrain:
I've just received a tracking number of my Grey TF201 32gb from NCIX !

Hurray !!:D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SonicTab:
Ironic this Prime I have now is my 2nd unit.

I sold the first, as I was not convinced about how Honeycomb ran on it,

but when I heard ICS was available over the air, I purchased another a couple days ago.

The new one has a unknown serial out of the box and will not update to ICS,

the 1st one I sold probably was fine.

Update: Just noticed Staples has online stock now...

Going to return the unknown serial one, and try again...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] anthonyalberto:
Ahahah, I just rushed to place an order on staples.ca as they have it in stock right now ...

Just to find out 2 minutes later bestbuy.ca charged my CC, meaning they'll ship it too next business day ...

Well, I'll have two tablets to choose from, should be enough to avoid the "Unknown serial" issue :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] badddog:
Staples.ca confirmed they have 100 grey units 'in stock'!:D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] itti_sam:
ASUS EeePAD TF201-B1-GR C

Item #: 417849 Price: $499.00

Expected Delivery: 1/17/2012

woot woot!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mazubo:
Hey all! I have just ordered the dock and 32gb grey prime from staples.ca! I spoke with the rep on phone and she said they have a big amount of them in their warehouse as well! The one I ordered us expected to arrive on Tuesday!

Fyi I pre-ordered the 64gb Champaign through ncix in vancouver and have not had any updates on availability....... Post here if you get one ordered!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Torob:
Still haven't had any word from memory express. The last e-mail update they sent was on the 16th of Dec, which is quite bull**** since so many have been able to walk in and grab the prime off shelves, and yet the Nov pre-orders are getting no word.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] captain67:
Call them and ask? Or maybe send an email to their head office. That would probably be your best bet I would think.

Sent from Silent Earth 3
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rchristy:
Just called MemoryExpress, the rep. told me that ASUS announced last Friday that the Gold color one is not available (not 100% off, but would be randomly shipped). So I have to change my order to 32G Gray version. But it is still not guaranteed to get one if the shipment is not enough. The queue is based the date of pre-ordering.

She also mentioned the release date in their system still shows mid-Dec.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BongoBong:
It's crazy that all the retailers seem to have no idea how many units they will be getting and when. Hopefully I was early enough to get one from memory express, and hopefully they didn't put me to the back of the line when I had to change to a grey unit
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] alayambo:
Sorry for the inconvenience, but we have about 300 pre orders so far and we are only getting 100+ units before Christmas and the rest will come after the new year. Please let me know if you still would like to do a pre order. No deposit is required, so you can cancel anytime.

Sincerely

Stanley Sze

memoryexpress Computer Products Inc.

:( Looks like sticking with my Amazon order might be the best option..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BongoBong:
damn. Very good chance I am not in that first 100. I should check to make sure they didn't bump me to the back for having to switch to grey.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] blaziner18:
im still looking for one that will have it quicker then amazon, if anyones got links.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BongoBong:
well I checked with memory express and apparently I am in the top 6 of preorders at the store im getting it from (presumably that means i'm 6th) so hopefully thats good enough to get one
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rchristy:
Can I know when did you put your order? Just want to estimate my place....hope it is not too far........:confused:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BongoBong:
Nov 28th. I have mine for instore pickup so not sure if that makes a difference (as in they have a set number of units to fill instore orders and some to fill shipping ones).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rchristy:
Thanks.

I did mine on 30/11 night online. Now my order status is WaitingForParts. Don't know what exact meaning of it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nooganator:
I still haven't recieved a call from staples regarding this tablet. but if my memory serves correctly Staples was also the first big box store to carry the OG transformer with its release. BB and FS just recently (within the last 4 months) added this to their stock

Im going to call them tonight and just ask for an update on my order status

****UPDATE****

I just spoke to a Rep at Staples and they told me that my Asus Pre order is coming Straight from Asus. My order estimated shipping date is still showing at the 12th. This means that my Prime will leave Asus' Distribution center and not go to a warehouse. So will some pre-orders show up earlier than others because it wont have to take that extra step????
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SwissyChief:
I finally got an email back from NCIX and they told me the my 64GB was supposed to get here in one or two weeks... we're still in December by that time-frame, so there IS a chance of getting it before Christmas. One can only hope.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] LinS123:
I went to a NCIX warehouse today and asked. They said that they should get a shipment on the release date though they were unsure of that date. But they said that they were sold pretty much one day into preorders and that the chances of getting one before the year ends was slim to none.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Androidttraction:
BestBuy Canada - Prime delay !!!

Yep! ..... Just got the "delay" shipment email, with the customary "$25" e-gift for future purchases. Guess have to wait till the new year.:rolleyes:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wrick01:
amazon.ca here,

jan 31st...

dammit :mad:

I spoke with an old friend who is now manager in a futureshop, ( best buy ), his system shows 220 orders, canada-wide...

( that would suck HARD )
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xGary:
Same. Got the delay email from BB.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nooganator:
got nothing from staples. Except its going to be released at the end of the month. Not cool. I've been pre ordered since one of the first days
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Vaanhoot:
I got the BB delay email too. I called BB customer support just now as I had a promised December 20, 2011 shipping date from them. They told me that all their stock had been recalled by the manufacturer because a serious defect had been discovered. They are expecting the delay to be a month or more. :( I sure hope we don't have to wait a month or more. Guess the waiting game continues...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ectoplasmic:
Ouch, I hope this isn't a trend.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SS2006:
wtf...

it better ship with ICS now

however, I haven't received anything from Future Shop yet.. fingers crossed
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Jeff1192:
I got the dreaded email from Best Buy last night and I ordered the day after they went up for pre-order. But if what people are reporting about ASUS apparently recalling shipments the delay is probably a good thing. I'd rather get a Transformer that works properly a month late than to get one now that doesn't work right and have to go through the grief of returning it later.

Yes the delay sucks, the Prime is my Christmas present this year, but hopefully they iron out the wifi problem and we get it in Canada without too much of a delay.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] renozz:
The kids did the upgrade on me without knowing what it was. Everything seems to work fine. I haven't played around with the camera much but everytime I take pictures it seems fine, I've no idea why so many updates are needed for the camera. I can understand for WiFi and GPS because of issues.

Can't help you with the root answer, I'm too chicken at this point to mess with something that works great :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Vaanhoot:
Well I did the update and it didn't break root. :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] anthonyalberto:
Staples.ca is out of stock again, their huge stock was sold out in 1 day apparently !
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] senatorxmg:
I got one of them...I hope. I've attempted several times to buy from BB and FS over the last week but each time received a cancellation e-mail a few hours later stating out-of-stock.

So far so good with my order from yesterday.

Looking forward to trying out this for myself. So many positive/negative comments to deal with on this forum that I want to see this thing with my own eyes.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] anthonyalberto:
Yeah well, apparently this is a great device, we just need one without any problems ;) I should receive both my orders from BB and Staples on Tuesday, should be enough to get a good one :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aahz123:
I was able to order from staple website just now with delivery for Tuesday. I guess I'll see if it's actually in stock tomorrow.

It will be interesting to compare it to my tab 10.1.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] alayambo:
Just ordered one on Staples.ca and it says expected delivery 01/17 so they still seem to have stock?

I cancelled my Amazon.ca order that still showed expected delivery on 02/03 but I'm not sure if I want to cancel my NCIX order just yet. What do you guys think, should I wait til that ones comes in and compare the two side by side and keep the better one? Does one company have better policies etc over the other that would make it desirable to stick with them? At this point I'm a little more fond of NCIX as a company, but I heard they have a restock fee for open product electronics.

Also, how can you cancel an order through NCIX? Or will I have to wait until it arrives and just return it then (I ordered for pickup in a store)?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] elybug:
So let's try this again. TigerDirect cancelled my order, but Staples seems to have grey stock (32gb) this morning.

Really wanted the Champagne coloured one, but will settle for anything that will actually get delivered!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aahz123:
Looks like futureshop has them in stock online as well. 21 available last time I looked.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] senatorxmg:
4 left now! Wow..they're going fast!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hbk19:
Called NCIX to confirm, it seems that I'll be getting the tracking number later today, and it should hopefully arrive tomorrow afternoon.

It's kind of funny, the closer you are to getting it, the more impatient you become.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] anthonyalberto:
Don't tell me about it ... just got tracking number from BB ... can't wait to get it tomorrow :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] marko!:
Halifax future shop got 6 in today... none at bb though. Finally got one

sent from my AL60R!THM Atrix
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] elybug:
Amazon.ca and Futureshop had them today. I've ordered from both hoping to get at least one, along with my Staples order.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] senatorxmg:
Ha ha! I ordered from both Staples and Future Shop with the intention of getting at least one good one!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wifesabitch:
I also ordered from Staples.

Ordered today and it says it's coming tomorrow.

Anyone know if I get another e-mail saying it's shipped and get a tracking number?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hbk19:
It's kind of worrying that I don't have a tracking number yet... I'm getting seriously impatient. And I can't even call them now!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] anthonyalberto:
I got the dock from them last week and no, they don't send any shipping notification or tracking number...

But it was fast, 2 business days to get it (I'm in montreal)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] elybug:
I emailed to ask about that and this was the response:

Sorry about not receiving you confirmation elybug,

Your order is scheduled for delivery on 01/17/12 between the hours of

9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, subject to credit approval. Someone must be available during these hours to accept delivery. Please find your order information below.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SalsaForte:
Just ordered from Staples. I'll do a "local pickup"... Hope it will be within 48 hours. Can't wait to play with it!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rookie50:
Got mine from Staples at 10:10 am

Wow was out early came back home at ten and staples truck pulled in at 10:10. Lucky I was home. Next time I'll send to local Staples store for pick-up. Charging unit now came with dead battery. Oh well what's another 8 hrs.Windsor, Ont.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] anthonyalberto:
Wasn't home, so the guy from Staples called me, and luckily a neighbour was able to open the door so it's waiting for me, can't wait to get back home :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] alayambo:
Glad to hear Staples seems to be delivering them fairly early, I'm getting mine delivered to my work so someone will always be around to sign for it. I can leave it charging for the day and have it ready to play with after work. So excited!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hbk19:
So, despite NCIX telling me to expect a tracking number yesterday evening, nothing yet. Even the website hasn't marked it as "shipped". And I still can't contact them because I think their hours are in PST, so it's only around 8:40 AM for online store orders.

For anyone who has experience with NCIX: any chance that they've actually shipped it, but I just haven't gotten the tracking information?

Three times I've called, and all three times they've told me to expect it Tuesday afternoon.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] itti_sam:
What city are you in?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hbk19:
He said Windsor, Ontario.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dpkform:
Wow, sucks that preorders taking so long to fill.

Ordered mine less than two day ago this past Sunday from Staples online, got it just after10am today.

Nicest looking tablet I have seen, but otherwise I am mostly meh, whatever about it. Yawn.

It makes the same dumb mistake as the iPad 2 with sharp edges the that make it uncomfortable to hold. I do love the swipe function of the slideit keyboard i bought, but this tablet is definitely not an iPad killer. typical unacceptable app compatibility even among practically identical hardware remains the worst flaw of android tablets. I much prefer my iPad 2 to this thing. Even with just a dual core the iPad 2 pwns the prime in graphics performance and overall smoothness of interaction.

The lowly Acer Iconia A100 is still my favorite tablet. Love the 7 inch form factor. Sorry Steve but 7 inches is the perfect size for a tablet. Also love the very comfortable rounded instead of beveled edges. these perks and the $245 I paid more than make up for the terrible tft display, crappy battery life, and non usb charger which makes it incompatible with 3rd party 2 amp chargers like my Kensington 2amp car chargers and even my Mophie powerstation battery pack that work with my iPad 2

I have a 7 inch Toshiba thrive being delivered today, but doubt it will live up to the hackability of A100. Looking forward to the Samsung galaxy 7.7 and the 7 inch prime, but will keep my A100 for now. I think I will be returning the prime. The original transformer was not as sleek, but it was much more comfortable to hold. the sharp edges of the prime are worse than the sharp edges of the iPad 2.

If Apple ever gets their head of of their arse, and despite Steve's "sandpaper" hissy fit releases a 7 inch tabet with 100% app compatibility, then that for me at least would be the ultimate tablet compared to anything else that has been announced so far.

A little off topic I also returned my galaxy nexus yesterday even though I preferred the larger screen and it made a much better micro tablet than my iPhone 4S. The last straw with the nexus was the weak volume and vibration. Despite maxing the volume with a loud ring tone, I missed pretty much every call and SMS. Camera was lousy except for perfectly still subjects. And shame on Google for still not fixing the Bluetooth issue around since android first got voices dialing. Over Bluetooth for some reason the confirmation voices is 10 times less volume, impossible to hear most of the time. Wired headset works fine.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aahz123:
Looks like they are becoming easier to get. Between Staples and Futureshop they now seem to be constantly in stock.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wifesabitch:
Been patiently waiting today for my Staples delivery. How is it being shipped? UPS? Canada Post?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] anthonyalberto:
They have their own truck apparently, that's why there's no tracking info !
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wifesabitch:
Just saw them pull up as I was reading this.

Slightly over 24 hours since I made the purchase online until it was in my hands. Not too bad. :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hbk19:
How is your Prime?

Apparently, I should be getting mine by the end of this week. Not today like three different CSRs told me. It was pretty annoying that all three were wrong, but the rep I talked to today (the fourth rep) assured me that it should arrive the day after it ships, though he couldn't say when it would ship.

Hopefully it'll actually be this week. At least I'm pretty high up on the list, or so he said.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] anthonyalberto:
Woohoo got it ! Now inspecting it for any issue, will report on it
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] senatorxmg:
Picked up mine from Staples today. Only because I was specifically looking for it, I found a tad bit of this so-called "screen bleed" in the bottom left corner. Very small and not very noticeable when the buttons appear. To tell you the truth, before I joined this forum I would have never even looked for stuff like this. It really is not that glaring an issue for me but I wonder if this type of thing is pretty normal in tablets. I've got another tablet set to arrive any day now from FS...if it has no SB, I will keep that one after ensuring there are no other issues.

Other than that, I downloaded all the updates (ICS and all) after charging it to 85% and playing with it a bit. For the time I played with it with ICS loaded, seems like a nice little speedy tablet. A lot faster and more responsive than Honeycomb was. Although, my expectations must not be very high as I thought HC would have been "fine". ICS makes it "sweet", though.

Not too sure about the aluminum back on it. Looks pretty sharp but I can see it scratching pretty easily....especially with my wedding band. I intend on using one of the folio cases...so that should be a moot issue with me really.

Wifi was about as good as I get with my phone and pretty much the same as the Samsung Galaxy Tab I was using for the last two weeks before returning. I'm currently using a G router but have a Linksys E4200 that I've been waiting to set up. We'll see how it works with wireless N when I get arounf to doing that. I may just have both set up and point the TFP to the G if any problems arise.

Once my Senators pummel the Leafs, I'll be able to play with it a little bit more!!! C'mon Sens!!! :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] anthonyalberto:
Ok so tested the first one I got from BB.ca.

Results : some annoying light bleeding on right side, and image retention under ICS. Only noticed it while playing HD videos with the stock player for now, other video players are working just fine.

It's not bad but since I've another one I got from staples.ca, I'm gonna compare both :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hbk19:
Yes! Finally got my tracking number. Should arrive tomorrow. :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hbk19:
Question: who here has the bilingual (CBIL) keyboard? Can you post a picture of the keys? I want to see if it's worth getting the CBIL keyboard faster, or the regular English-only keyboard later.

Though... it really wouldn't make a difference...

What do you guys think? Should I get the bilingual keyboard if it means getting it faster? Or should I just wait for the regular one?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aahz123:
I have the bilingual and I wouldn't bother waiting for the english only. I t's not obtrusive, just some pale blue writing under the caps lock key and the arrow keys. The rest of the additional funtions might actually be useful sometime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lp_stealth:
I have a bilingual keyboard and it works but I am going to get the English one once it becomes available. the 2 differences are the left shift is a single key, not a double wide one which annoys me and the enter key is vertical no a horizontal rectangle. It doesn't make sense as there is the same number of keys on that side, must be some frog thing. if you can live with those 2 things then yeah don't wait the keyboard makes typing this a breeze.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hbk19:
Can someone take an actual picture and post it? I can't really compare them if I don't have a picture.

I just put in an order for a CBIL version a little while ago, but now that I've read lp_stealth's post, I'm kind of worried. I like my keyboard traditional; a short left-shift key and a vertical enter key is something that would bother me too much.

Looking forward to a picture, please!

EDIT: I can't seem to find a single picture like the one lp_stealth described, so... pics please!

EDITx2: Never-mind, found one. Yeah, I'm definitely switching the order over to English Only.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lp_stealth:
I see you saw a pic but here is one for those who want to know what it looks like