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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cotr:
I paid $493ish. Its weird since the order has totally disappeared from my History.

I dont think they would cancel a bunch of nerds orders over $7... would they?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cordy:
Full price personally. I'm assuming Amazon isn't getting as many as they initially thought which is why they are canceling many orders. Possibly why they aren't listed on Asus' preorder page as well as why they stopped taking orders before everyone else.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] GizDrak:
I had the lower price.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] duckied:
Wtf they just cancel my order also, I order on 22nd for $492
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jambonator:
i preordered a 64gb amethyst grey for $584.22 on the 11/22, and haven't received any cancellation yet
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ModestMuse23:
:( I wonder if they're getting any at all....
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] HybridHB:
Mine was cancelled, pre ordered for 499.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ravynmagi:
I pre-ordered at $499 on 11/22. My order has been cancelled as well.

Bright side is I can at least stop fretting over when Amazon is going to ship my order. Haha.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cotr:
I think it would be ridiculous if they DIDNT. its amazon... something is fishy. But i cant even find my order to contact them about it
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] irriadin:
I initially had the 64 GB Grey version preordered, earlier. UGH, why did I cancel it.

BTW, mine was the $499 version. My brother preordered it too, at like 7:30 AM EST on the 22nd. Waiting for him to respond whether his was cancelled too.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Popsiclestand:
I ordered regular price on11/22. Canceled. Hope my quick order at adorama works. Lame, Amazon.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cordy:
Everyones orders whose has been canceled are removed from their history. You can reference your original email or the one they sent stating it was canceled. Again I suspsect they aren't receiving a whole lot of initial shipment and probably decided it best to let people re-order on a first come first serve basis once they do. Hence why they stopped taking orders and their product pages aren't even visible without originally having the url.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Beknatok:
Ouch! Guess supply will be short this season...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cordy:
Problem with that is, they are both going to play clueless and blame each other. It's just the way corporations work, that is until one of them has to actually own up to the responsibility of it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rsjyns:
Maybe if we keep the pressure up someone will break down and admit fault
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bendispo:
Just wondering if anyone who didn't preorder the 32gb gray got a cancellation?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] degeneration:
Did they give you the credit because they canceled your order? How did you work that out?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lani Kai:
I just got a follow-up e-mail offering me a $20 credit to my account. The initial reply I got from Amazon didn't say anything (see 1st post on page 17 of this thread) but I got another (unsolicited) e-mail offering me the $20.

Interesting to see the @Asus tweet though.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cotr:
Ha! I didn't do it! Bart Simpsons style.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] smashingblue:
I flat out said that someone else was given that amount for their cancelled order, among other things like a lost in trust with Amazon.com and preordering. They should only have preorders, if they know for sure they will have stock to fufill said preorders.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Swiftks:
You serious????
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jmt230:
Just got this from Asus via twitter:

http://twitter.com/#!/ASUS/status/142734196140544001

"we arent sure why amazon is cancelling orders right now but we are looking into it. thanks."
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeeter123:
Sounds logical and factual. I have replied to their follow up email accordingly. Shall we start a movement? Peacefully and respectfully, of course.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] spalding1028:
#occupyamazon? and/or #occupyasus? :p
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeeter123:
Like it. Now, where's my cyber-tent?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] biggem001:
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there :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeeter123:
Thanks, mate! A good chuckle to end a long day. Kinda snug in here. Move your arm a bit, eh? And that snoring!!

Nicely BAMF'D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] biggem001:
sorry there...

we're camping, which means:

1. there is no such thing as personal space

2. you better be comfortable with everyones bodily fluids and smells

3. get used to extremely awkward or annoying noises..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
I just tweeted them also. No reply yet. And I think they have their account set up to not just let anyones tweet show up on their page..lol slick mofos. They probably have hundreds of people tweeting them on the issue and picked the nicest sounding one to allow to be shown. I told of the seriousness of cancellations amd that someone has to know something and to check out XDA developer thread.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeeter123:
Cops!! Flee!

Nicely BAMF'D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nostalgie:
Tried putting up a post on FB on the Asus global web page and they removed it asking who got their order cancelled by amazon
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bimboy:
Fast forward a day:

At least Adorama did what Amazon SHOULD HAVE DONE!!! Hey Amazon, take a lesson from the small guys. Remember them? They're the ones who remember what customer service is, you schmucks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] irriadin:
Adorama apparently sends that message out with all preorders. So that message doesn't necessarily indicate that you won't make their initial shipment.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rob Irizarry:
I was curious whether being an Amazon Prime member would offer any preferential treatment. Sorry to see it doesn't.

So far it seems its the 32 GB model(s) that are being cancelled. I've yet to see anyone with a 64GB model cancelled. That said, who knows if it will even be available on the same release date as the 32GB...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] unknown_owner:
Here's my conspiracy theory: I think the reason Amazon is cancelling orders is because of of Christmas. Think about it. If people start buying the Prime, that would be less and less people buying the Fire. The popularity of Fire would be lost for Christmas. Amazon needs the Fire to sell on Christmas. The supply of the Fire is more than the Prime so Amazon would show a better profit with "their" tablet than "Asus's tablet". Amazon gets a higher profit from Fire sales then Prime sales since the Fire is their product; no kickbacks to a manufacturer or vendor. So what does Amazon do, cancel orders for the Prime and apologize. They know people will buy the Prime from them after Christmas so no hurt no foul. The Fire will sell like hotcakes for Christmas and the large profits will all theirs.

This all sounds good now that Asus wasn't aware of the reason for the cancelling

I, TF, sent this on behalf of my owner
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeeter123:
^^

I was thinking along the same lines. Nicely done.

Nicely BAMF'D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ModestMuse23:
This is a little too tinfoil hat for me. The Kindle and the Transformer are a quite different class of tablet. Not really comparable at all. The Kindle doesn't even run real Android, and you have no access to the Android Market.

I think a more believable explanation is that ASUS simply allocated their units to other retail locations in lieu of Amazon. I'm quite sure Amazon wouldn't have taken pre-orders, only to cancel and enrage their customers, just to try to convince THOSE SAME CUSTOMERS to instead buy a completely different product made for a completely different consumer.

Just seems a little too far fetched, and usually the easiest answer (ASUS didn't ship to them) is the most likely.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Kindle runs android. It's just a specially customized version for them. It can be rooted and have android market put up there also. People are already doing this in the kindle fire section of this forum.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ModestMuse23:
Uhhh, ok. I'm not really sure what your point is...

As sold by Amazon, the Kindle Fire does NOT run a stock version of Android. And you do NOT have access to the Android Market. The fact that you can root the device is quite irrelevant toward this conspiracy theory that Amazon is actively blocking sales of the ASUS Transformer Prime, but NOT the sales of the Samsung Galaxy 7.0 or ANY other tablet, just to garner more sales for the Kindle. I think that is a ridiculous theory.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] unknown_owner:
And you really think Asus would not allocate any of their soon to be flagship tablets to the #1 online retailer in the US during christmas season and just sell to smaller mini-mes? That is a far-fetched theory in itself. Amazon pre-orders were the first, so they were getting units

I, TF, sent this on behalf of my owner
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bimboy:
I posted my theory in another thread:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cotr:
I don't think Amazon would cancel all the 32 greys then give everyone $20-30 so you would get the Fire. They are two very different things. One is a tablet and the other is a rather nice gimped Playbook.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Balthazar B:
There are relatively few Android devices running the stock version of Android; the Nexus phone series comprises the vast majority of those. The rest have all been customized (many would say bastardized) by device manufacturers and the carriers. Make no mistake, the Fire (and Nook, etc.) are running genuine Android, just not stock Android.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BarryH_GEG:
^^^^

This.

Amazon's projected to sell 3.9MM Kindle Fire's. How many Prime's will they sell, 20-50K? They also have millions of products listed on their site. If you think that they get emotionally attached to any of them and pay people to run daily analysis on the implications of selling one over another you're nuts. There's no conspiracy theory. Where ever Amazon was sourcing them from didn't come through and they pulled the pre-orders. They may or may not have been getting them direct from Asus. It's yet to be seen if other resellers are going to have issues and no one will know until they actually begin shipping. Amazon's supply chain is very sophisticated, other resellers may have issues too and just haven't notified customers yet. I've gotten a couple of cancellations this season for online orders from different reputable resellers. **** happens.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vonslydog:
Agree. People seem to be looking for a nefarious explanation when the explanation presented (they don't have enough product to fulfill the pre-orders) makes perfect sense. I'd like to know how many people who had their order cancelled will actually decide to switch to the Fire. I bet it's a pretty low percentage. It would be like someone going to buy a BMW 5 series, and when they didn't have any on the lot, they decide to just get a Ford Focus instead. Sure, they're both cars, but they're not generally in competition with each other. From the posts I've read about people who've had their orders cancelled, pretty much all of them are either waiting to buy, or going to another seller. I haven't seen a whole lot of "well, I'll just get the Fire instead."

And I'm sure a company as big and successful as Amazon knows the market well enough to figure that out too. They do market research too, guys... They didn't just jump into the Tablet computing game without understanding their competition.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jleewong:
This isnt about amazon but Gamestop, and it seems they are preparing to start cancelling orders... I have a feeling Asus has made a major Fail and deciding not to release this device for quite sometime..

*update* just got off with Gamestop order verification, they told me that my order is scheduled to be shipped out this coming monday... Would be nice if that were true, but gamestop has known to be wrong about shipping in the past...

*update 2* just got off with Gamestop order verification again, (thought i would call 3 times and ask diffrent reps to confirm the date to see if they actually know or are just guestimating...) They told me this time that it wont ship untill Dec 19th and I should get it on the 20th. err lol...

*update 3* Just took a look at the Gamestop website... They have started to take off Transformer Prime, I was able to find it using the search tool but it say "Not available" and then below that it says "Currently unavailable online" .... I have a feeling they are about to start cancelling orders also.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] GordonTGopher:
Don't panic yet, their stores are getting them already; http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1374761

Gordon
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ChrisDos:
Well, I think I got their only unit that they had. At this point, I'm suprised their system sold it to me.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Swiftks:
I agree you should do a short eBay auction 3 - 5 days... with about a $750 reserve.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] GordonTGopher:
You're the only person who has managed to actually get out the shop with one, and I agree, someone might well be in trouble when their boss finds out ;) In the thread I linked to the others are reporting stores with demo models and stock ready for the 19th, so hopefully they'll have some stock for website pre orders.

Gordon
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] markimar:
they wouldn't short change their pre orders if they are already getting stock in the store. The number of stores that carry tablets is much less than the number of pre orders. That would just be stupid
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Smyc151:
Thank you! Earlier in this thread I was arguing against this idea, and I was beginning to think that I was the only sane one here...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nostalgie:
For those people who re-ordered through Andorama the status for mine says cancelled - is this the same for others? Or have i been duped again?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] irriadin:
My orders still say "pending."
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] polbit:
I just went to a local Gamestop to take a look at the demo, and while talking to the sales clerk he told me that I can still reserve one for 12/19 pickup.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nostalgie:
yep no my order status say cancelled on December 3rd - got no email about it though ...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Wordlywisewiz:
Was the micro sd slot covered? I'm checking to see if we can get a system dump from the demo...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] copc:
My suggestion to anyone that got there order canceled. Use the contact us email form. Lodge a complaint with your order # from your order e-mail. Tell them people have been given $30 compensation certs and you were not offered one.

It's much easier than trying chat and wasting your time. Took me a minute to write, less than 2 hours later I got an e-mail saying "so sorry" and I have a $30 credit.

Hope this helps!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nostalgie:
So has anyone had an success pre-ordering as of today?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hauj0bb:
Not sure if this was posted already: https://twitter.com/asus/status/142734196140544001
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vonslydog:
Adorama is probably cancelling orders now because of a vast conspiracy to get buyers to buy some Adorama branded product instead of the Transformer Prime. It's the only logical explanation.

In all seriousness... are the ones getting cancelled from there the 32gig gray ones, like the ones cancelled from Amazon?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] irriadin:
I have a 32GB grey tablet on order from Adorama. Not cancelled yet. I made my preorder yesterday, about 20 minutes after Amazon cancelled my order.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Wordlywisewiz:
I have a 32GB Grey from newegg on preorder! Still says shipping on the 8th! XD
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nostalgie:
Yeah its odd my order still shows but the status is cancelled
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] polbit:
It was behind a glass at the register, and they wouldn't take it out, as it was a "bolted-down setup." Morons...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Wordlywisewiz:
That Makes no sense! How would that convince you to buy it unless you could play with it!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] polbit:
Tell me about it :) It was running the same demo that the old Transformer was running from the looks of it. No idea what the point is, but I look at it from the bright side - if I can't play with one right now, and for some reason my Best Buy order gets cancelled, I'll never know what I'm missing as far as speed and smoothness compared to my Galaxy Tab 8.9 :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Wordlywisewiz:
Actually not at all gamestops its not in a case

thats from another thread
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] polbit:
Oh, I have no doubt that it was just a case of this particular Gamestop. That video actually made me call my local Gamestop to find out if they had the demo. Never occurred to me to ask if I can actually PLAY with a demo unit...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Wordlywisewiz:
Lol please get a system dump lol! Just drop box the files that way you don't have to put a usb or micro sd cars in it and look suspicious then just uninstall drop box after

Download drop box from an apk site and go to settings and check install from unknown sources!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jleewong:
So is this so called "purple" Prime ugly? because the color "purple" is a better fit for grandma or my mum...

So let me get this right.. I can walk into a gamestop (assuming they have the prime demo and stock..) And pay like $5 to reserve one that I can then pick up on the 19th? If so I may aswell just cancel my pre-order and not have to pay shipping and not have to wait an extra day for it to ship...

Anyone have any information about this?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] unknown_owner:
Nevermind.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JoeJags:
Everyone hear those crickets coming from Asus and Amazon, over 24 hrs after all of the cancellations..??......the silence is deafening......
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Swiftks:
Weird (or at the very least curious) how it was just 32GB greys... my 64GB grey is still on pre-order from Amazon.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] irriadin:
It is the weekend, you know. That could have something to do with it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JoeJags:
Possible I guess.......but companies of this size are 7 days a week......and this is a very big deal for Asus.......just figured there would be something by now......even a whisper......but oh well......not killing me......I can wait.....
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeeter123:
I just got the Adorama email: "backordered". Nice. Nothing from BestBuy. Yet. And here we go.

I'm miles from a Gamestop here in the middle of the desert. Grrrr.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ctodd111:
Pre-ordered Prime by Christmas?

So how many of you who pre-ordered (like I did from J&R - 64gb grey) think we will have our units in hand before Christmas? I pre-ordered with the idea that I would be able to use the tablet for entertainment while traveling this holiday season. If I don't have it by Dec. 22, then I'll have to entertain myself with my rooted Nook Color. I'm considering canceling my pre-order and just waiting for the dust to settle. On a separate, but related note, does anyone think there is a possibility these initial units will have hardware problems? Speculation is that the 32gb grey are being canceled due to wifi issues (and something else too that I can't remember). If all of the reviewers were given the 32 gb grey, then maybe the other models have the same problem and nobody knows it yet? I'm just seeking some opinions as I decide whether or not to cancel my pre-order over the next two weeks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Wordlywisewiz:
I preordered the 32GB gray from newegg), still says shipping the 8th...!

I am worried about the hardware problems also... As this is my birthday/Christmas present from my mom...

I mean as long as asus will fix the problems I'm okay but i hope it's perfect!

But yes if one has Wifi problems all the models might because it's just a memory upgrades its the same size and all the other components are the same!

I hope it's perfect!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Geniusdog254:
Preordered my 64GB grey on Amazon the day preorders started. No shipping date yet, but I *really* hope it ships in time to get here for Christmas. It's also my birthday/Christmas gift from the parents.

Sometimes it's nice having Christmas and a birthday within two weeks of each other ^.^
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Wordlywisewiz:
Yes sometimes XD but sometimes it sucks!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] smashingblue:
Gave up on Amazon and preordered at BestBuy.com and will be going to Gamestop today to preorder, so that I have two chances of getting this tablet on release day. :P

It looks like we might have another situation where the dock is in extremely short supply, as the number of stores taking preorders on that is small.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adiliyo:
mine says pending, i emailed them the other day asking when they thought my order would be fulfulled, and they got back to me today saying by the 4th week of december, which by my count is around the 19th.

personally, i'm going to leave it open, and if i can walk into best buy or gamestop and pick one up before it ships, i'll do that and cancell the order.

but i do want the gold....so we'll see. :\
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] senk1one:
Did you guys got charged for 50 USD when placing the order in Adorama?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mustang_52:
I just noticed that. I thought they wouldn't charge unless they shipped.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cotr:
Must be nice. I can only order it from Best Buy or Amazon (gift cards). I'd prefer to go the Amazon route due to Prime shipping and taxes. Just a waiting game for be.

Hate it
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SwissyChief:
Ya, plus BB won't have 64GB models, so if that's what you pre-ordered you're better off keeping the pre-order. I just hope my 64GB gets shipped SOOOOOOOOOON
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeeter123:
Hope not...

Dang. Hope not. Got an email from them stating "back-ordered", Where did you spot that?

Heck, I can't even log in to my account. Doesn't accept my email however, it is the exact email I used to register and the one they sent the BO email to. AND, their customer service dept is closed until tomorrow...grrr.

My BB account now says "in process". What does that really mean?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adiliyo:
i ordered the 32gb in gold, i just noticed they authorized $50 on my account too...

i wonder if this means it's going to ship soon!?

one can only hope, but more than likely it's just to make sure your details work or something...maybe i'll email them again today and ask what it's about.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BarryH_GEG:
If you look at this thread ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1366720 ) it appears BB is having supply issues too. Someone who works there just updated it today. So Asus' tweet that "we don't know why Amazon's cancelling orders" may be a bit suspect.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mustang_52:
The $50 is just their temporary hold. It will stay on for 7 days I'm told.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adiliyo:
i find it somewhat amusing that gamestop is probably going to be the easiest place to buy this thing on launch day.

they're barely even a minor electronics (aside from gaming stuff) retailer, and yet they will have the highest profile tablet of the holiday season.

asus has some crazy priorities.