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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BesZain:
1 : Went to my Non-Tablet Pre-Order In-Store Gamestop today. Northern California - Bay Area.

Waited in line and then the nice guy listened to me and started checking. He took my receipt, entered in my pre-order info and started doing things on the screen. RIGHT then the UPS guy came and asked him "Any ups?" (he literally said "Ups", like "Up Up ups" and the nice guy said "No, we're good." UPS guy left. Never been so excited seeing a guy before.

The rude guy I've mentioned before ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=20235618#post20235618 ) was working on things behind the cash register, heard my conversation and immediately said, after the UPS guy left, that they didn't have them yet, and to check back in "on the 23rd or so."

The nice guy, however, kept checking, found something and pointed something on his screen to the rude guy, saying "It says it's in shelf." I think he said "shelf" or "space", not sure.

The rude guy then said he'll check it out and disappeared in the back for about 5 minutes. I was SO excited and nervous. The door opened and he came back empty handed. ><

He said "No, nothing yet, check back again tomorrow or the 23rd."

Not sure why he couldn't find anything in the back when the nice guy told him that it's there in the back "shelf" or "space."

If it was in the back OR there according to the computer, does it mean that hadn't opened it yet? OR does it mean that I should try to have someone other than the rude guy check the back (since he didn't even check the computer like the nice guy to see that my Prime, the only one they had in that store and only for me, was there)?

So I'll check again in person tomorrow.

2 : I left. Went to Game Stop # 2, a Non-Tablet store, to see if they have any extra or even had any idea about them. The guy first said "The only tablets we have are the Udraw tablets" (???) I said no, "Asus" - he checked on his computer, said "Ohh the $500 one?" and then said "January 11th." He also said that very few stores will get them before that and that the official store release date is January 11th.

3 : I left confused again. Went to Game Stop # 3, a non-Tablet store. The extremely cheerful chatty guy (he was making jokes about every game anyone bought before me in the line) checked, said the nearest one was in Virginia or somewhere according to his computer, and literally said, I quote "Hmm, maybe someone jacked it....a new employee? Yeaaah you should get mad and start killing if they can't find it!"

Confused: So I'm a bit confused, and now worried. Was he just chatty, OR is it possible for a Game Stop employee to steal my Prime and get away with it? Is that Rude guy trying to jack my prime? (He was rude to everyone, btw - noticed that while standing in the huge line) Is that rude guy simply inefficient and did not look with his eyes open? Is my Prime maybe in a shipment that wasn't opened yet?

I'll try to go tomorrow in the afternoon to give them more time to open the shipments. UPS guy came around 3:10 or so. I'll probably check with them around 5 or 6 or 7, not sure. Maybe earlier.

:confused: lol
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] foboi1122:
My Apologies, I thought that store was actually in Chino Hills because it's so close to Chino Hills, but you're right, it's a Chino store. I called that same one.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thetruth1983:
Which gamestop in Houston? The only tablet store that I know of in Houston is in the Galleria and they told me today to check back friday. That's assuming you preordered at a tablet store.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
I feel what you saying. Reviewers should've tested gps also. A lot of times though, past devices that had gps issues were usually due to software mishaps. They were corrected with a new update. If issue is real, let's hope it's only a software issue and not a hardware one. I will be testing all issues being posted lately once I receive mines tomorrow or Friday. As I want everything working properly also.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bathanr:
The Gamestop I pre-ordered from here in Southlake, TX called me today and said my pre-order was ready for pickup. So Friday looks like a good date or even earlier for some.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tdrussell:
damn you texans.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
+1000

sorry just venting...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Mcoupe:
Talk about not getting a break. The jewelry store just lost my 9k engagement ring!!!!! I was told ...two people with the same last name, seasonal help just checked last names not serial numbers gave wrong Guy MY ring. It is a 7k difference. They are trying to get the Guy to bring it back.......WTF

Stopped at gamestop preordered for January 11th, and I asked how many delays this time. I was told they are not guaranteed for jan11. And expect a line at 8:30am before the store opens to get any left overs December 23.

And the hits keep coming!

I am going to finish my last beer and back to the jewelry store. Ugh!!!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] desert_mouse:
Thanks good to hear this. I live in El Paso. It looks like those getting the first pre-orders fulfilled are the GS stores closest to the distribution center (both ASUS and GameStop have their distro centers in TX).

Since El Paso is a little further, I'm hoping that tomorrow will be my day!!! :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tdrussell:
Wow, man, that sucks.

Maybe you can propose with a TFP? ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jdbaker82:
Wait a second..... did someone really just say a Gamestop is only getting 3?! How do they ship only 3? I would think at least 6-12 come in a case? Did they take some out of the box and ship it? Anyone have any idea how many Primes gamestops are getting on average? Less then 10 more then 10? Anyone who got one from a Gamestop already could you chime in
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] copc:
Chino Hills is on the other side of the 71.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Popsiclestand:
Well here's hoping that southern California gs stores get them tomorrow since its not thaaaat far away.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tdrussell:
By that logic, neither is Virginia :rolleyes: ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] copc:
+1 to that one!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SHRED:
It lists Deadspace blabla old games on the other tablets.

For the Prime it just says:

Free Digital Games

Kongregate Arcade App: 600+ free games & new titles added weekly. Earn badges, compare scores, and more.

Maybe those who tried the machine out in-store are correct with what's bundled in the machine.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jleewong:
Everyone knows what Asus has bundled in the Prime (you can see it on almost every video review of the device...)

What the question was is what does Gamestop bundle on the prime, and the answer is very clearly visable on Gamestop.com. Trust me your not going to find anything other than that bundled from Gamestop.

As far as what Asus has bundled:

Shadowgun Full

Riptide Full

And a few other tegra 3 game demos.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
That's what was included on the review units. I'm not assuming that's what's going to be on the retail units.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SHRED:
Thank you :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bathanr:
yes.. the games I saw were shadowgun and riptide. There are supposed to be 7 pre-loaded games from gamestop. Shadowgun looked about as good if not better than my PS3 graphics.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SwissyChief:
Ya I'm pretty sure they'd advertise it if Shadowgun and company were included with this thing. Oh well. I'll just have to buy it!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kristovaher:
They could be on retail units, price of games on Android Market is so small that Asus might be paying for them for marketing purposes. It's not PC gaming where new games cost $50+.

But I would prefer if the tablet has less apps that I cannot easily remove (I wonder if Android 4.0 'disable app' option will be kept once Asus updates the tablet).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bimboy:
That should be easily doable with Titanium Backup, with freezing the app, if we could no longer do it natively.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kristovaher:
I 'think' Asus will keep the disable option there, they haven't tweaked Android that much with their previous devices either, just added things to it that are needed.

I totally expect Samsung's TouchWiz and HTC's Sense to make the 'disable' button into a myth though.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] louvass:
Game Stop

Hey Guys, I called 5 Game Stops near me and was told by all of them that beginning Friday they will only carry used tablets nothing new. Strange !
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] richB7:
Just put in a pre-order at my local Gamestop and they said they expected the Prime to be available for pickup on Wednesday the 14th. Take it for what it's worth...... So now I have pre-order at Best Buy, Adorama and Gamestop. None of this would have been necessary if Amazon hadn't cancelled me.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mustang_52:
Ditto. Although I wasn't assured anything from gamestop.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bimboy:
Just got back from GameStop in the Shops at the Pru in Boston. Not only do they have the Prime out to play with, they have it in the sun, to see the IPS+ display capabilities, and the person working there actually knew about the tablet... 4 cores, plus sister core, thinner, lighter, etc..

I asked about availability, and was promptly told that they'd have them in store by the 18th, and available for pickup on the 19th. They do have slots open for their in-store-pick-up. I have one on order at a South Shore GameStop, and feel much better.

The tablet itself is really nice, fast, bright, and gameplay was totally lag free for both Riptide GP and ShadowGun. Both looked amazing. I have both games on my 4.52" Galaxy S II, with a Super AMOLED+ display, and it was as bright with deep blacks, but the Prime does not have that overly saturated color pop that the Sammy panel has. It's more true to real, which I think is very nice.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SHRED:
Gamestop.com has stopped the preorder on the their web site.

Some bizarre reason, I placed my order last night and got a email today saying they couldn't process my order due to my billing info being incorrect (which I know 100% it is correct since I used it to order from Bestbuy).

The email told me to cancel the order and re-order if I need to keep the same shipping address but need correcting billing address.

Guess what? Cancelled order and can't re-order again. Tried calling them a few times and it kept saying can't take the due to high volume.

So I ended up placing another order with Best Buy...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SwissyChief:
Anyone know if Canadian Gamestops plan on getting these/putting them up for pre-order?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] LinS123:
,I called a few ebgames and although the website says they sell tablets, nothing within 100 km of me was taking preorders, and I live like 5 minutes from Toronto.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bimboy:
I can check tomorrow.

I should've remembered to check today, when I was playing with the Prime. Fail. :o
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newtybar:
I don't trust any preorder on this thing, which sucks.

What happened to the days when a preorder meant that you would get the item? If you don't have enough being produced, close the preorder.

Now even when you preorder you have to sit on pins and needles until it actually ships...if it doesn't you are in the same boat with other people who didn't care enough...except a lot of the time, your money gets tied up in the process (whether it be a down or the full amount).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SwissyChief:
Ya I noticed that. type in Montreal, Toronto, Victoria, ect... and you get nothing. My guess is that they only sell them online for the moment.

What did they tell you when you called? I've yet to call a Montreal store, but I highly doubt they'd carry tablets, let alone let me pre-order a Prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adiliyo:
the disable function (which is such a lame cop out by google, an uninstall button is what i'd much rather have) is an ICS thing, you won't see it on a prime on display right now.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
Neither is Northern California!

I called my local store earlier and was told it shows in the system as coming and usually he said thats about 3 day delivery so I'm still betting on Friday. He suggests I just call them every day till then.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thetruth1983:
What pisses me off is that all these boondock Texas towns are getting them early while Houston is left waiting until Friday.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chop69:
I just went by my closest tablet store after calling them this morning. On the phone, they said Friday, but I could come in and reserve one. When I got there this evening, to make a reservation, the guy said he wasn't sure how many they were getting, but they only had 2 preordered ahead of me.

Hopefully 3 per store is the minimum. He did say they already had the docks in stock.

This was Lake Worth, TX so not all Texas store have received theirs yet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mrokeefe:
WOOT WOOT my order got so screwed up that now the order shows 2 of 'em for the same price! These clowns are so rushed to ship this stuff out I might just make out like a bandit...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] coquipr:
Remember me if,I buy one
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jzen:
They prob mistaken it for the TF101 dock (pretty sure they did). No gamestop or store will have these until next year.

Should start shipping around the 5th.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tdrussell:
Most stores are getting equal number primes and docks...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bimboy:
Good luck, but I can guarantee that you'll lose a lot more than $7k by going through with it! ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Swiftks:
Hahahahhahahaha!!!!!! I know that's right!!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nxp3:
Got my asus prime from gamestop just a minute ago

I just got it now despite the potential problem with GPS. I figure if I don't get it, the problem would still be there anyway if there is one. I would just RMA it if it's a hardware issue...if software, then asus will update it.

Now, this thing feels so much smaller than the transformer but it isn't. It's lighter, tell you the truth I prefer the feel of the transformer. I am currently updating firmware, it was really fast to download. I will test the GPS thoroughly and post results tomorrow.

By the way, this one is from a gamestop in houston at 249 and spring cypress. They had 4 units there and they were all preordered, I was the first to preorder there. The color is the silver one.

On a side note, there was a really cute girl there at the counter, and the manager dude wasn't totally stupid as I thought he was. This was definitely an asus problem not getting it to retailers.

Anyway, I will post result about GPS tomorrow.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] fraeone:
Wait, by silver do you mean the 'champagne' or the purple grey?

Did they give you a color choice?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jzen:
Finally was able to open my prime up and test it out.

First thing i noticed when turning it on was screen bleed along the right side (in landscape) and bottom of the device.. Its not too bad (except for the status bar has a little lighter black area), but it is too bad that it does have screen bleed at all...

Second thing i noticed is that my wifi connection is ok but according to the wifi icon its rather low.

Third thing i noticed was that GPS does not work. Test using the weather app and also google maps with wifi location turned off. It cannot find a location at all. (guess all units will have this problem.). Good thing is that I can just use wifi location and for me thats good enough (never use gps on my other tablets that support it anyways).

Forth thing i noticed is how peppy it really is... It really does run great, i use opera browser and its just as fast as my ipad 2 browser.

Fifth thing i noticed is how slim and sexy the grey version really is. Damn it looks good and is pefect weight in my hands.

Sixed thing i noticed is that it has an update available for install, installing it now and will report back if it fixes any of the issues I had.

Report on update:

I noticed better wifi signal now with this update. GPS still doesnt work, this is all i have noticed thus far.

Hope you all get yours soon.

Update:

Just noticed that pretty much all my google apps need an update. going to go ahead and update it and try gps out again and report my findings again.

Update:

After the update for maps was installed i was able to get a gps reading for my location 20 meters accurate. So thats good news, bad news is that glowball runs at like 20fps or less... anyone else having this problem?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nxp3:
I mean the grey, no color choice

The package has been open by gamestop to install apps and shrink wrapped with a sticker outside, but it was put back cleanly no hand prints.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Mcoupe:
Lmfao!! I know, but after 8 years I am a broken man. Is it too much to ask for God! Please just throw a tablet my way. I am screwed for life now, how about a bone....
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Haro912:
This thread is about to break 100pages/1000 posts. Jus sayin:p
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thetruth1983:
So I guess it was a fib that they were getting both colors and preorders get to choose which ones they want. I understand that they are opening them to install games but if I see any cheeto laced fingerprints on my tablet I'm gonna be pissed!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BesZain:
If one guy looked at the computers and said the shipment has arrived, yet the other guy who checked the back said he doesn't see it in the back and told me to come back tomorrow or 23rd, does it mean he's not looking in the back properly?

Should I get more people to look in the back or could it be that they haven't opened today's delivery yet?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] gruntguy:
If you weren't aware, there is a bit of a supply shortage when it comes to the Transformer Primes. Most Gamestop stores are only getting enough tablets to cover the pre-orders, which seem to be only a few at each store (3 pre-orders at mine, and I've seen others in this thread saying their stores have only had 3, 4, or even less). There are a few exceptions where some stores (probably the more busy ones) are receiving a couple of extra units, such as a couple of stores in NYC. There isn't an abundance of these things, so sales need to be prioritised. Don't expect to be able to walk into a store to buy one until at least mid-january. There are a load of online retailers like BestBuy, Amazon, and Tiger Direct who don't even have enough units to fulfil their first wave of pre-orders.

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Actually on that note, Gamestop has distribution centers in both Texas and Kentucky. Maybe some of us East-Coasters will get lucky and get a phone call tomorrow. Fingers crossed that they're shipping from Kentucky as well as Texas!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BiGMERF:
I was told to expect mines tomorrow here in florida

Sent from my GSM Galaxy Nexus
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeptikal:
I think my store got several even though I was the only preorder. I asked if I was the only preorder and they said yes. I mentioned that there was a frenzy online for these things and they said 'really? tell them to come here'. They really were oblivious.

I have not had a chance to test anything on mine yet. I did go to google maps and turn on GPS. It found me but I had WiFi on as well. I'm about to get in my truck and drive around the block with no WiFi and see what up. I do have some slight bleeding on the right side in landscape. Seems like others do as well. I don't have any damage to the case though as some have suggested. Also, even though I have heard that GS will have as many docks as they have primes mine said it would be at least a few days before they got the docks. They were completely just guessing though. But, they had none today on this shipment. Anybody know where I can get one with a quickness? I'll post on about thirty minutes my GPS results. I did the firmware upgrade as it came, fyi.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] gruntguy:
That sounds about right if it's being sent from KY. I think if that was coming from Texas that would probably take an extra day... I think. You know, I don't even know. I'm not even from around here. I'm a Brit trying to get an early bite into this Transformer goodness. :D

But either way, that's good news if you're expecting yours tomorrow. Be sure to keep us posted.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BesZain:
My Non-Tablet GameStop is getting only 1: for me.

I went back again just now to ask how come they were talking to each other before & said it was on "shelf" yet the other guy couldn't find it in the back for me earlier today.

He checked & said "Oh no, I said it was shipped on the 19th for you. Should be here tomorrow or most probably Thursday. You'll definitely have it before Christmas."

I'm losing my prime concentration of hearing, apparently. Excitement is aging me?

Judging from what others have said above about Gamestop stores getting it within 3 days of shipment from their warehouse, my Prime is on track!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] gruntguy:
Excitement? I call it stress. I've never been so worried about a pre-order in my life. It feels like one big competition.

EDIT:

To all those who have already collected their TP's: Did ANY of your stores have any keyboard docks in stock? I'm under the impression that GS won't get them until later, but my store assured me that they will have them available for purchase on the day of collection.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Haha..I see you couldn't wait huh? Congratz..make sure to test wifi also.

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You Got yours today? Which location? Damn! GameStop better have my $&@? Tomorrow..lol
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] adiliyo:
you got a silver (champagne?) or grey one?

i find it quite odd that the rumored stock for some stores seems to be a mixed batch of colors which will be given out on a first come first serve basis, while i kind of want the champagne one more than gray, i just find it weird in general.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Hopefully, issues get addressed/fixed asap. On a positive note, good to hear opera mobile works great on prime. As I figured it would be way better/faster than stock browser. Most reviewers only used stock browser. I never use stock browsers. On iPad it's either Icab mobile or atomic browser. For android , the best are opera mobile and dolphin hd.

As far as glow ball comment, have you tried out any graphics benchmarks yet from marketplace? Like neocore, etc.. To compare the FPS you seeing with glow ball.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rcbarr:
I almost wish you would not have said....Houston, ug, laughing, I am in Katy waiting...waiting....Good news is, you got yours, hopefully mine will come in soon. Definately update us on your experiences....