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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] holsen:
Not Imptressed

I ordered my Prime and waited with almost giddy anticipation like everyone else and was super excited to be the first in Vancouver to get mine. I'm a huge fan of Android and was so happy to get off the Apple iTrain when I got the Galaxy Tab, and Galaxy SG2 LTE.

I have now had the Prime 4 Days and I have to admit the older Samsung is much better device. In fact the only advantage I can see in the Prime is the SD slot and the HDMI out. Everthything else is just a spec on paper with no noticeable enhancement (compared to the Tab. original transformer I have no experience with)

There are couple of things that really bug me about this machine:

Email: I'm on an exchange server and with the Asus version of email I can only sync back a maximum of 30 days for both email and calendar. I could also do that on my mac, my pc, iPhone, iPad and every other device except the Prime. What

s the use of that? On my Android phone and on the Galaxy Tab I can choose my sync depth upto "Unlimited".. That's the whole point of Active Sync and Exchange. Asus implimentation simply SUCKS and there is no work around I can find.

Battery: So Far, I'm getting about 6 hours of continuous use with no video and while using "Power Saver"

Edges: Honesty they got a thin form factor and it is a sexy piece of hardware, but the edges are sharp they irritate my palms when typing.

Settings Menu: The way the settings menue is situatate between the bezel and the edge of the screen, i keep activating the settings menu with the palm of my hand while typing. That never happens on the Galaxy.

Anyway those are my gripes. I'm thinking f sending it back and just getting another Galaxy Tab now that I gave thother one to my wife. If anyone can find a zix to my issues I'd be grateful.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Vaanhoot:
I am at my friends house in surrey and he has had his since Dec 19. Ordered from ncix so I don't think you were the first. But Congrats cause I'm still waiting for mine. Where did you get yours from?

Sent from my SGH-I896 running MIUI.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BarryH_GEG:
I have a SGS2 and the Samsung Exchange client is amazing. On the G-Tab 10.1, not so much. TouchDown's a great alternative and it has great widgets. The tablet version looks really cool too and you can set different theme colors.

At this point, I wouldn't buy another G-Tab. It's getting near the end of its life. You're probably better off keeping the Prime until something new is released and selling it on eBay/CL. It'll hold its value well so it'll probably cost you $100-150 to use it for a couple of months. Since you're in Canada, the Toshiba Excite is going to be released there next month. It has an OMAP processor so it'll be faster than the Teg2 tablets but not as fast as the Prime. It'll be the thinnest and lightest tablet produced so far and will launch with ICS. It already exists in Japan so any teething issues should have already been worked out.

http://www.toshiba.ca/web/link?id=4740#1
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ChristoA1:
Psssh, if you play your cards right, you can wait until the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Optimus is announced and get back your full purchase cost :D Every time I switch devices, I work hard to sell for what I paid, and it's worked out so far...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rushless:
Anandtech pointed out the weaker than Transformer 1 wifi in their part 2 review of the Prime. They said it is due to the aluminum design with no plastic window for the attenuation.

The wifi is weaker, but depends if an issue to people or not. The Acer 500 has an aluminum body too and has AWFUL wifi range. Not saying the Prime is as weak, but if it is, I will pass on the Prime. Need to get Christmas bills out of the way first, before can test for self. Plus already have a Thrive and View, so enough tabbies for now.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BarryH_GEG:
I try to also. That's why all my devices are protected from day one and treated like children. Obviously my numbers are a guess but here's my logic. Asus typically discounts so when production catches up they'll sell for about $50 less. People buying used typically look to save $50-75 off of new. The wild card is what other tablets come out in Q1 and what kind of features they have. The other wild card would be Asus coming out with a Prime II that has a more competitive screen resolution, Teg3 at 1.6GHz and more RAM. It wouldn't be hard for them to do with the existing h/w.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mobilebuddha:
I honestly couldn't tell the difference between this tablet and the original xoom that I had when it comes to normal window switching, browsing, etc.

I don't think I have significantly more applications installed now than I did when I had the xoom (might be a few more, but nothing that I thought would impact performance that much).

What strikes me the most is the fact that Pulse News stutters at times. I have the 1st gen iPad, motorola Photon and the GSM galaxy nexus in comparison. They all have the exact same sources (if you use Pulse, you'd know what I mean) and yet the device that stutters the most is the Asus. To make the matters worse, sometimes it's as if the tablet has a resistive screen (in Pulse I mean), the clicks wouldn't be registered when I click on a story or press the wheel to close a story. The stutters happens in UC Browser (which doesn't run well to begin with, so that might be software compatibility issues there), QQ browser, Maxthon, Pulse.

After using it for a couple of days, I'm extremely disappointed with this device.. But perhaps it's because my expectations were so high after reading about how powerful the quad core Tegra 3 would be and the numerous positive (or at least mostly positive) reviews that the tech sites have given. I'm really hoping it's solely due to the software because I really want to like this tablet. If anything, ICS cannot come fast enough for it!

Considering all of the above, I think I'll return the device and wait at least until 4.0 come out for these tablets before trying it again.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeptikal:
I've got one minor issue (gps) but I wouldn't trade this device for anything. I haven't read this thread completely to see what all problems others are having. I've had mine since Wednesday and have barely set it down. I slept sitting up on my couch with it last night. :D

Jzen saying the Touchpad outperforms the prime is sheer madness. Where did u sell yours Jzen? What city? Did u tell the buyer all the problems you were having with it? Just curious.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ravizzle:
Actually a dual core tablet running gingerbread probably runs super smooth. If the xoom or tf101 were on cm7 instead of honeycomb they would be super smooth, but then you lose all the tablet centric features that honeycomb provides. I like honeycomb a lot so ill take the tradeoff for now and ics should provide a nicer, smoother experience when the prime gets an update (hopefully in the next couple months)

Sent from my Galaxy S2
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] markimar:
I love mine too I think with the they fixed my main quirks that I had with the tf original and it runs great. I think it can only get better with ics and or a firmware update. I give it another week and I'm putting my tf original up on eBay. Wanted to make sure the prime wasn't going to die on me before I sold my original!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeptikal:
Good idea...lol.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ravizzle:
Oh that's smart of you to wait, I jumped the gun and sold my tf and dock on craigslist last week. I ended up not finding a prime yet, and going through severe tablet withdrawals lol.

Hopefully bestbuy comes through for me, although it looks like they will cancel a bunch of orders.

Sent from my Galaxy S2
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Magnesus:
It could be smearing of the LCD. Typical to all LCDs.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] droidx2.3.3:
I just opened it a couple of hours ago. All i can say is WOW. This is ny first tablet other than using an ipad 2, and so far no issues. Wifi is great. Gps works great. And the camera take great pictures
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Arun01:
Im typing on mine now & I love the haptic feedback & you can bump that up if you'd like.Just for you guys with the negative reviews to think about.My main complaint was the browser but if you go on YouTube & see the nexus running ICS I don't think you'll have anything to worry about.Just look at how fast the browser is & how everything just works. That's why Asus wanted the Prime to ship with ICS.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thegadfly:
The software is ok. At first, I was really disappointed with the web browsing speed. Then I installed Opera mobile, and realized that the problem was just the sluggish stock browser. I have some problems with streaming youtube videos - the tablet has crashed on me a few times even on 480 res... Has anyone else had difficulties streaming videos? Everything else is fast and performs well.

The hardware is great. Both the tablet and the keyboard dock are thin, well made, and for the most part thoughtfully designed. I don't even think I'll get a case because the keyboard dock protects the screen very well.

I'm not the type that looks for the smallest imperfections (I haven't even checked for screen bleed) and the only issues that I notice is through normal use. But I have noticed that there is a speck of dust a little left and a little north of center. The location of the dust is just unfortunate when it comes to reading forums. It's annoying, but I'm not sure if I want a replacement though because I don't have any other hardware issues.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Arun01:
I haven't tried streaming video yet but I have been on YouTube & absolutely love the fact that I can play 1080p video with any problem. If I would even try 720p on my XOOM it was a nightmare lol
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] the_game_master:
I wouldn't even bother playing 1080p streams on a 720p res device, it's a bandwidth waste.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Haro912:
If you have the bandwidth to waste then why not:-)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tbns:
I've also noticed that the Opera browser is definitely the best experience. Scrolling is very smooth.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Nekromantik:
only reason to use 1080P content is to output it to a TV.

otherwise you wont see a difference on the Prime screen between 720P and 1080P
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] clouds5:
I have to stop reading this forum... :D Still over half a month till it comes out in my country. Patience. Patience.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
I didn't believe none of that b.s. One moment he posting its good, next he contradicting himself that its bad. I say hit the road Jack...n don't come back no more no more no more no more! Lmfao

I'm very happy with my purchase. A very sound investment. battery life is great. Display is top notch. Wifi works great. overall speed of device shows why its the best out right now. Opera browser loads up super fast. very impressed with sound quality. sounds clear and has good bass to it. best sound I ever heard on a tablet or mobile device. games are the best on this device. games don't even have to be tegra3 optimized to take advantage of the quad/ penta core. it speeds up regular games to where there is no lag or hiccups like on dual core out single core devices. the camera takes very good pictures. Really good ones. surprised at how good it is. video recording at 1080P looks great on playback. I just wish the files didn't end up so big when recording at that high quality. took some vids of my daughter opening up her presents. it looks great. I will definitely get a 16 or 32gb micro card as soon as possible. so I don't burn up internal memory with vids n pix, like I did with my 32gb iPad. still exploring this tablet out. i would recommend this for anyone who wants there best out right now at good value compared to competitors.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dpwhitty11:
Firstly: this thing is THIN!

Second: holy balls, this baby is fast as hell. Nothing I do can slow it down.

Third: gee, the charger gets pretty hot.

Fourthly: dual wifi antennas is beast, im pulling down over 23mbps.

Lastly: wow, the sound quality is phenomenal! Its seriously amazing.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nyijedi:
The charger really does get hot. VERY hot.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rand4ll:
Loving it so far. Only had it a few hours now but screen is great, very tiny bleed in lower left but I seriously have to look for it to find it. Wifi working great, even better than my droid charge.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dpwhitty11:
I have since placed the charger in a power strip instead of directly into a wall, and the temperature is now much much muuuuch lower.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] morphiend:
i felt the sound quality to be quite bad. the single speaker is in a HORRIBLE place (find myself having to adjust the way i hold to prevent my hand from blocking it which is ridiculous)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tshoulihane:
I wonder if some of the people writing reviews hare have picked up fake devices :eek:

Please can you check it has the ASUS logo on the back, and not some random bit of fruit...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chamberc:
Got my 32gb yesterday, still waiting on my 64.

Like the device. Not much extra crap on it... only complaint is the single speaker and I find the power button hard to actually press. Other than that, it's awesome.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vincey2kr1:
Side by side, iPad 2 and prime. Same network range, difference is I can play Netflix at this range on the iPad.... So bummed.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] josesxi:
I'm not trolling. I was as excited as everyone else about this tablet.

I feel lucky I was able to test it before it shipped.

I tried to post a youtube video of the Prime getting un update while I was testing it along side the Tab 10.1, but wasn't allowed.

Search for "Asus Transformer Prime getting an update!" on Youtube if you like.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
What are we looking at here?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xXxDieselxXx:
I personally love my TF101 already.

I can just expect same or even better with the TF201.

So I'm having hard time believing all the negative reviews.

If I wanted loud speakers I would bought a boombox.

Call me idiot but I have seen enough about the Prime and I'm convinced it rocks.

Not to mention I truly believe everything andyxover had wonderfully explained.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] yumms:
You claim that this device has washed out colors and is laggry, but the only thing you decided to capture on camera is a logo on the screen of an update....:confused:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BongoBong:
looks like the ipad has a couple bars on the wifi symbol while the prime has 0
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vincey2kr1:
Yup sorry for the bad pic but that's right.. I'm able to get a good enough signal on the ipad2 to actually stream video, can't with the prime. :(
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JoeyLe:
So you got a defect unit. That sucks for you.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bimboy:
I'd suggest that you return it, like you did after having reception issues with the Epic and the Photon that you had.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Nekromantik:
i really hope the UK models dont have wifi issues as this is bad.

whole reason it was delayed was so that it can be fixed.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nukemanmd:
I don't think he owns one. His review is based on playing with one for a while. I don't give any weight to his remarks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Nekromantik:
some people on the transformer forums sayin they got dont have wifi issues but he knows someone else with a prime that has had a lot of wifi issues.

so its a hit and miss, some people are fine but others are not, might just depend on routers etc
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vincey2kr1:
I own my prime, someone else chimed in about there experience at Gamestop. I probably did end up with a defective one, but in my opinion I think the wifi antenna is weak. Maybe its the aluminium back plate. Annadtech and CNET review had similar problems. They ended up sending Annadtech 3 and even that one had a slightly weaker signal then the t1.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Nekromantik:
yes but the last prime they received they said the wifi problem was fixed but not as strong as first prime. they had a wifi signal chart and it beat a lot of tablets inc samsung and prime.

I do hope you just got a defective unit.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bimboy:
Yes, Anandtech's findings are plastered all over this forum. As I said, I recommend you return it, like you did with your Epic and Photon, after having similar issues.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] LinS123:
I just got mine today and noticed that there is some light bleeding around the top right corner. Other than that everything seemed fine. Browsing still not perfectly smooth but hopefully ICS can solve that. Overall I quite like it, though I'm wondering if I should just return it and hopefully wait for one that doesn't have light bleed issues.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Wordlywisewiz:
That makes me wonder... Wow... Okay dang this tablet better be perfect and have no defects! Of asus better fix them!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Falhawk:
That's the problem with pre-order hype. You're practically setting yourself up for disappointment. I mean for ****s sake we have a thread on the board from a guy who doesn't have it who already wants to know what's wrong with it.

Self fulfilling prophecy
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] josesxi:
The name of that video is "Asus Prime getting an update", not a Review or hands on.

The only reason I directed you to it was to prove that I did played with it(a lot), and not making things up.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xXxDieselxXx:
Awesome review- Thanks!

One more vote for Opera browser here.

One suggestion. Turn the GPS off if you are not going to use it.

That should save you some battery :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JoeyLe:
Nice you got your tablet, thanks for the quick review! Sounds very good, glad there aren't any WiFi problems with your tablet!

Maybe you can write something about the sound?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vincey2kr1:
That's encouraging to hear about the wifi! Guess I'll return mine. I had the same multi colored pixels at start up and light bleed from the same area but it hasn't been an issue since either. Can you try Netflix see how overall smooth it is and NFL direct TV for the tab (force closes). I tried the Adw ex launcher and over all I think stock is better.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] deadwolfbones:
Yeah, I turned the GPS off after the first few hours. Didn't even realize it was on at first. :rolleyes:

I added a small section about the sound. ;)

I played with Netflix briefly (The Man With Two Brains—classic!) and it played smoothly for me. Took a minute or so to sort out to good quality, but after that i had no hiccups. YouTube on 720p was buffering a bit, but to be honest that happens on my wired PC as well at times, depending on the video and the network congestion at the time. If I pause it and let it buffer a bit first it's fine.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ectoplasmic:
You were streaming Netflix, which actually exercises Wifi to some degree. Other people may be just connecting and bringing up Google, and then saying Wifi works great. For all we know, you could get the same exact thing on replacement.

Also, understand there is a lot of confirmation bias going on in this forum:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vincey2kr1:
Also what's your sn mines bcokas020141 were did you order it from. And check for stuck pixels just found 2 that I didn't notice before..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Falhawk:
This forum could be a college course in small group communication.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] andyxover:
Netflix played fine on mine, it started a bit grainy but soon turn into clear pictures. I don't have direct TV so I don't have an account to sign in, but the app opened fine. how from from the router do you lose your signal? In my two beds apartment wifi signals are pretty well in every corner.

and yes I've played with most launchers the stock seems to be the best ATM.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bimboy:
LOL and a launchpad for internet addiction.

FWIW, most people who have an opinion have confirmation bias. There's nothing abnormal with regards to it, and those who think otherwise will try to prove their point, reaffirming they, too, have confirmation bias. Psych 101.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] eL_777:
So colors look good? Do they pop off the screen? Thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
According to anandtech and a few other sites I've seen you wont see a significant difference in performance during normal operations between TF201 and TF101 and they are probably correct that it may be due to honeycomb but until ICS comes out we cant prove that. And most apps cant take advantage of quad core so they will perform the same. The big difference mentioned is with some games and watching videos. Also IMO not all device are created equally even if theyre the same model. Heck even some CPU's will crash if you over clock it at certain hertz but another will be fine. So I could assume the same about GPU. Then you have some manual production so there is a chance that person couldve not put the parts correctly for example the antenna. (I've had an acer a100 that I took apart and found a lose antenna connector that after I moved it around fixed my wifi issue). Wifi reception could affect internet and streaming performance. ie stutter or quality degradation. I'm just hoping Asus has done enough thorough QA prior to shipping these out and with the high demand of these units I'm sure they had to skimp here and there.

And then to have something that thin I'm sure they had to sacrifice space and had to put smaller parts. Probably why only 1 speaker and probably a smaller one.

With all the great reviews we've seen online that were expecting a lot from the prime. I am too when it comes to games anyways. But I'm not expecting a whole lot when it comes to everyday use since most apps do not take advantage of quadcore even including honeycomb.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] deadwolfbones:
Well, my other Android device is a Droid Charge, which has a SAMOLED+ screen. The SAMOLED+ screens are known for extreme saturation and deeeeeep blacks/contrast, but not for good color accuracy. The Prime on the other hand has an IPS screen, and these are typically known for color accuracy and viewing angles above all else.

So, to answer your question, if you're used to more saturated/contrasty screens the Prime's might look a little washed out/weak (it certainly doesn't have the punch that the Charge's has), but for me it looks great. It's what I expected from IPS.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Nekromantik:
yeah people gotta realise IPS will never pop like a SAMOLED screen does, so for that kinda display get the next Galaxy Pad but it wont be cheap.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] oasis9389:
i personally don't like the samsung screens.. everything has a blue tint to it and the color are way too saturated.. i like a more realistic screen.. the QHD on the evo is nice screen.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] oasis9389:
3D that is.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] eL_777:
How does it compare to ipad2 or even galaxy tab? I know those kind of look punchy. Thanks.