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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] babymatteo:
I have now watched 5 episodes of HBO's "The Game of Thrones" Season 1 on my prime and still have 52% of juice! I have them saved as .avi using MXPlayer with highest screen and IPS+ on. I just wasted about 5 1/2 hours of my work day watching this series. Also WiFi off, BT off, GPS off. With power saving on.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dan04103:
Ya i'm a bit of a pinball nut. I have Zen but haven't gotten the tegra pinball yet (had all three on the ipad1). Playing in portrait mode it really great and one of the main reasons I like the tablets. I like playing the real tables though so i'm a bit biased toward Pinball Arcade. Been following Farsight's work for quite awhile.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] maranello69:
I'm very happy to have found this topic, reading all the bad reports on the net i was thinking to not buy it anymore, but after i have browsed this topic I'll definitely order one today :)

i got a galaxy tab p4 7500, but the lag on this thing is incredible... i wanna get rid of it quick and get my hands on this Prime baby asap :D

thanks to all of you guys for posting in this topic, u have really made a difference for me
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mark.m.moran:
Do let us know what serial number you get and how it all goes man.....

Cheers,

M
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
That's what friends are forrrrr....lol

Welcome aboard buddy ;) This thread is serving its purpose. Its the flip side to the madness.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BethyM:
I've mentioned it elsewhere but add me to the last of satisfied owners. I've only had it a few days, but still far not a glitch and I've been looking. I have a C3 from Amazon in champagne. Wifi is fine in places my Epic Touch wifi drops. Actually got gps lock in the house. Its fast, its pretty :-) thanks for the positive thread.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] f'n around:
C3

This is my first post in the TP forum. I am coming from the Viewsonic GTab, and have been at a different website for a while.

Here are my thoughts on the TP:

1. Great looking machine

2. Super IPS+, need I say more?

3. My wifi connects better than both my phone (Mytouch 3g) and my Gtab. This is verified with

wifi analyzer

from the market. Don't trust how many bars you have. Look at the actual signal strength.

4. Far more choices for accessories the than the Gtab.

5. Wifi does work, but is a little weak. I don't really care though since I use my phone for GPS purposes. Although I did register for the GPS dongle just in case.

6. The fact that ASUS has a rep on this forum and they are listening to customer complaints. This is by far a big plus. Not everybody will be satisfied, but they are working to help as many as possible.

I have not rooted/rom'd yet since this thing is working so well. I am still researching as to what more will be gained vs what I will have to sacrifice.

Almost forgot. I bought my TP two weeks ago at Best Buy. They seem to have a problem keeping them in stock. I did check the s/n before I bought.

Cheers,

James,
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] v_droid31:
Hi everyone,

I am glad to have found this thread. I was planning to buy Asus Transformer Pad 300. However, after reading these positive reviews, I'm certain I want to buy a transformer prime.

1) Can anyone tell me what are the things I should look for before buying prime, such as s/n, product within C3 series and any other clues?

2) which is the best store to buy from? one with better return policy in case of defective prime (Light bleeding , etc.)

Thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] RonH54:
Add me to Love my Prime Group. I had purchased the Prime in Feb. mainly for my wife to use at her Nursing Conferences. At these Conferences she needs WiFi access during the Meetings and the ability to Add Files to the Prime. She just got back from her 1st Conference with the Prime and everything worked GREAT. She told me the WiFi worked just fine in the various conference rooms though out the Hotel she was at and also had No problem with WiFi access in her Room. She was able to quickly Add files via the USB Port that is in the Dock and all her "iPad" Nursing buddies were jealous of her.....:D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Beards:
My take on ASUS & the Prime today....

Prime version: C2O

Well, it's now been a month since I took delivery of my Prime from Amazon UK.

With that I thought I would pop back in here to pass on my general thoughts and understandings in how ASUS and it's customers have along the way fared with each other .....

We all know of the initial 'issues' that were found with the Prime and a lot of negativity was shoveled around the Forum.

Owners found they could do nothing but vent their frustration and all looked very bleak.

However, in between we had a few with acceptable Prime's who tried to lighten the situation and Gary Keys who appeared with his topics casting a ray of hope.

Throughout this time ASUS were taking a lot of flak and those early days looked very bleak but it was heartening to read either in here or through News bulletin's and Blogs that ASUS kept solidly at it...

The B series did not fair well, nor did any of the updates....

The early C series ~ C1 was what we thought would be the cure but no, the illness was still rampant.

C2 came and BANG.. this was the turning... Things started to improve and the sun started to shine.

Finally the C3 series appeared... Now we had something.

Granted, there are still issues and I would be there with the many who report having them ~ my GPS is a total and I do mean a capital TOTAL failure... but ASUS have done the right thing. They have started to shift the GPS Extension Kit's out and I strongly believe that admittance by ASUS will have won them a gigantic slice of integrity cake.

ASUS have promised to continue working on getting the Prime sorted and if there is one solid thing you can rely upon ASUS to do well that would be to provide 'Updates'.

The two words 'Updates' and 'ASUS' are from the same circle.

So, am I happy...... well, yes I suppose I am.

Granted I would have liked to have seen my Prime fully operational from the beginning and not have to turn to a piece of hardware to give me something which I would have hoped it should have been from the onset.

So, I'll quote one of Johnny Cash's songs:- "Guess Things Happen That Way".
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
you basically answered your own questions within them. if you buy now, you are likely to get a new c3 model. id say use the tablet as you normally would. put it through its paces. if it performs well for you in your type of usage then id say you have a good one.

also, like you said, make sure to buy from a place with a good return policy. in case you need to switch device up. good luck and let us know when you get one.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rorytmeadows:
This weekend was my first experience taking my Prime for our weekend vacation. It was the first time I officially and fully used the device instead of the laptop and A500, I have usually brought along in the past.

Great experience. Complete replacement for everything that we needed to do: Facebook, Bank of America, XDA (of course), news, weather, looking up hotel information, looking up local restaurant information including menus, checking out local attractions, maps, directions, even checking out Google Earth to match up what we were seeing outside of the window.

And fast Wifi connection, even with the dubbed "slow" Wifi connection here at the Westin.

Thanks, Geritol.

Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] reichstah:
The first 24 hours

Long time lurker, nearly never poster. Hi, all.

I sold a Eeepc netbook to "trade" in for a prime. I got my prime and dock yesterday from Amazon, a grey 64G C3, after waiting about a month for it to ship. Agonizing. I had been doing a bunch of reading on it here while I waited, so I had a game plan all lined up for rooting/customizing.

First, the bad. Out of the box, the wifi would never complete turning on. Found someone else here with the same problem, doing an immediate factory data wipe fixed that. GPS is abysmal, almost completely unusable. Registered for the dongle immediately. (I didn't buy this for the GPS, but that's still disappointing.)

Now, the good. Pretty much everything else. It came with the .15 firmware. I gotta say, the Asus stock rom really isn't too bad at all. This was a pleasant surprise.. I've had a G1, MyTouch, Samsung Galaxy, and now the Galaxy II, and to date all the manufactuer additions only detract from the android experience. Bloat bloat bloat. The Asus stock was refreshingly clean. Gotta give props where it is due, that's really nice.

I waited to root until I was sure hardware was all okay. Read the "checklist" forum posts. No dead pixels, no light bleeds... basically, it seems perfect. The wifi signal strength almost always shows one bar, but the signal itself works completely fine from anywhere inside my house, and outside on the patio. Video streaming from Plex is awesome.

As good as the stock rom was, I only lasted a few hours with it before I rooted (vipermod), flashed CWM (method 2), and put on the most recent Cyanogen nightly (4/18.) Not everything works yet (it's only a nightly, after all), but I'm running nightlies for my Galaxy 2 also, and I'm uber impressed at how quickly stuff is coming together over there. I can only anticipate the same rapid clip of making things great from the Cyanogen team -- as it is now, it's easily usable as a daily driver... and there's something really nice about a "computer" and my phone acting the same, syncing data, etc. AAIIIEE THE FUTURE

I think the only thing I could want now is a stable/easy method to dual boot into ubuntu for when I need to do some "real" work, and this would qualify as my dream device.

Super, super happy camper. Worth every penny.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] laword:
I love this tablet. Yeah there are some issues, but ill take it any day of the week. +1 to the OP for this post.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dabombcra:
I have had my Prime for two weeks and the dock for a few days. I read lots about the issues and was concerned, but decided to do my own testing. Wifi is not as good as my Rezound, but it is good enough. Having the dock is sure a pleasure. I did not think it would be easy to type on, but it has and the short cut keys help speed things up.

I debated on getting a iPad because of all of the bad post. After giving this a chance, it will work out for me. Both units have the C3 serial number. This might also be why I am not experiencing the issues others have had. Having the 32gb unit with the upgradeable storage, it will all my to add lots of content.

There are things that I wish I could do with this that I can't, but for the most part, I have not complaints.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jjdevega:
BUMP!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mario_1603:
finally I got my prime, I really love it, no issues, all works great, the only thing i need to do is test the with the dock :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
TTP.............
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thenrz:
I love my prime. I use it in my car, at home, while on my desktop LOL. My lady thinks i am quite strange...

The alum backplate may have caused some issues, but it is super sexy and i can imagine very robust

Oh... Old.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ungraph:
Got my Prime yesterday, so far amazing.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
glad to hear. keep us posted on how it performs after putting it through its paces.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kfkom1@gmail.com:
my asus transformer prime has a yellowish tint screen

Hi,

I have craved for an asus transformer prime tablet since it was released, i had to save a lot just to finally buy it.

But i feel very disappointed becuase from the day i bought it, i realised its screen has a more yellowish tint, which doesnot match up all the reviews on the TFP i read on major sites like CNET and Engadget.

Please help me out ( what can i do to adjust the hue or is there a software update that can fix it), so that i can enjoy the prime as many others do.

I was surprised mine came already packed with ICS V 9.4.2.21-20120323
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] DeKubus:
Re-read the title of the thread, thank you.

On topic: My Prime is running great since February, no issues up until now. It's really a great device and well worth the money. At least in my oppinion :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
I was thinkn the same thing. LOL
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MalcontentUK:
I received my Prime 2 weeks ago and have completely fallen for it. This is my first Android device, and I'm extremely impressed. Its snappy and responsive, very attractive and well designed. I've also been lucky with my GPS and WiFi.

The absolute star feature for me has been the dock; its such a simple idea that works very well and makes this much more versatile than I was expecting. I can switch from typing in a document or playing with DosBox while docked to watching videos or browsing the net as a tablet; all feels very natural and I'm rapidly wishing my laptop was as capable!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
The dock has also been a good surprise for me. I never would of thought dock would be so useful. It adds a whole new dimension to the Prime. plus it doubles as a stand for watching movies and such. Extra battery life, full size usb port with usb host capabilities, and a full size SD Card. The value in it cant be beat and is what makes Asus tablets/Prime stand above other Android tablets. Also why they are highly praised by major tech sites. Either use it as a tablet only device or docked as a ultrabook/powerful netbook combo with a superior display.

BTW, what serial number model do you have? is it a C4 or later model?

p.s. its even faster and more responsive being overclocked or with build.prop mod or both. :cool:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThiaiZ:
1 month with my C4 TFP, rooted and tweaked by myself using the experience I have gotten after developing for other android devices(didnt need a lot of tweaks just build.prop + browser2ram + touchscreen tone), and what I have to say is that after using (Iphone 3G, HTC Desire,Nexus S,ZTE v9,SGS2 and LG Optimus 3D) the Asus TFP is the only one Android device I have had in my hands able to replace 85% of all my needs in a laptop. It is a great device and IMO it is still the Android King.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
do you plan on developing for prime? custom rom or some kind of tweak or something? I've kept seeing browser2ram lately. what is that? I think I have touch screen tone but never used it. my prime has been great with just a modded build.prop.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ShelW:
After two months, I'm still thrilled with my Transformer Prime!

My son, against my advise (kids!), purchased the new IPad, my wife has the iPad2, and my daughter has an iPad, supplied by her school.

I was at Best Buy yesterday, and the salesman was using his Transformer Prime! Naturally, we got into discussing the Prime, along with other tablets.

Just purchased a wireless PS3 controller, to try using with my Prime. Not a big game player, but the PS3 controller along with Grand Theft Auto 3 is a blast! (I don't believe you can use bluetooth controller with the iPad, but could be wrong)

A few days ago, I discovered AirDroid, which allows you to transfer files, view photos, move things back and forth between your PC/Mac and your Transformer Prime, all wirelessly, all withOUT having to install any app on your PC!

Sorry iPad users, no can do on the iPad! You MIGHT be able to transfer photos, but you can't, for example, send SMS messages from your PC if it's hooked up to your iPhone, while you CAN send them from your PC if it's hooked up to an Android Phone!

My son told me he's getting close to running out of memory, and will have to start to delete apps/files, to make room on his tablet. No such problem on the TP!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rytkonen:
I've been pretty frustrated at times with my Prime, because of reboots and lockups. Last weekend I used the Prime very much in my backyard for surfing and listening to music while grilling food and I was very impressed about the display. :) Device was completely usable in almost direct sunlight where my laptop is practically unusable. And the long lasting battery, I love it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] maranello69:
Hey guys, I got my Prime about 3 weeks ago, also received the GPS dongle in the mean time :)

Excellent piece of hardware, its smooth and there's absolutely no lag, compared to that boring g tab.

Buy it, you will be amazed!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
We also have a bunch of custom roms. slot of new ones popped up. Theres like 8-9 total. some custom kernels also.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JC0406:
Have a look here :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] CharliesTheMan:
I am loving my prime. I knew when I bought it what the pros and cons were. I didn't buy it because of Asus releasing updates or with a false sense of security that it would be perfect out of the box unrooted. I bought it to root it, and to flash custom bleeding edge software that may have a few bugs here and there but that pushed the envelope on performance. And maybe along the way I can do some testing, learn a little more about theming and development, and pass on some useful support to others.

So far I've been more than impressed, and I'm coming from an ipad 3G and ipad 2 3G which I loved dearly. They are not meant to replace one another and they each have a different purpose.

This prime is fast, WAY fast, has some really great developers and users, and has already taught me a lot about ASOP in general. I have a background in HTC and sense phones, and while I missed sense a lot, I'm getting used to ASOP as well and liking it.

Thanks asus for pushing the envelope, for building a premium quality tablet with a pretty nice display, a badass set of specs, and using high quality materials. I personally much prefer aluminum case and enclosure to having better wifi and bluetooth reception when using both at the same time.

And the dock, WOW. I've used a keyboard like the zaggmate with my ipads and been very happy with it. But android having a mouse never occurred to me to be the greatest idea ever... until I got a mouse! Now it makes perfect sense, and allows me to very comfortably prop in bed and relax, unwinding by flashing some roms or tweaking build props as I'm getting ready to fall asleep, while comfortably resting the tablet on my lap and working the trackpad and keyboard with very little effort.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] almightywhacko:
The Prime is back in stock on Amazon (finally).

One thing that stood out to me when looking at the Prime's product page, is that it is rated 4 out of 5 based on over 500 customer reviews. By any measure 4 out of 5 is a good score.

Even the new iPad only scores slightly higher (4.3 out of 5).

Just something to keep in mind when looking at all the complaints (many justified) floating around XDA. :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThiaiZ:
Hi demandarin. To be honest again, I don't really think TFP needs a lot more of development :). I really think it works great how it is. It is the first android device I am using that I didnt need to develop a custom ROM so it matchs my expectations, but let's see what future holds, maybe a ThiaiZ ROM based on Android 4.1 would be great, let's wait until google show it next month and see the compatibilities.

Browser2ram is a .apk that speed up the browsing experience on the Prime, it is really great and a must if you are using stock browser, in my case I use both stock and overskreen both are really amazing.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jjdevega:
bump.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] DeKubus:
Source:

https://github.com/jp-beaumont/Browser2Ram

Didn't try it yet, but sounds promising

EDIT: Sorry, didn't see he already responded.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] DanBergundy:
Wow I just read this section for the first time and saw all of the flaws and issues that people have posted about the product. I had no idea that people where having these issues. The tablet has been amazing to me ever since I got it. Haven't even rooted or anything which is not like me. This tablet is baller.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cmckitterick:
After I RMA'd my Prime and it now works with the keyboard dock, I've been loving it. I'm not sure when I last used my laptop (it just sits in the office now). The Prime plays movies flawlessly and, aside from a few hiccups with the browser, runs very smoothly.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jjdevega:
Bump! This deserves to be on the 1st page.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
you right ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PeterSH:
I have my prime now for a month C4... and I have to say I have very less problems.

Very less ANR and till now only a few screen issues in the stock pdf reader.

Even google earth runs.

Fair WIFI and at least outdoor GPS. ( not work well inside the car but there I have an onbord Navi)

The decission to buy it even the infinyty on the way was just simple.

Suck with the closed IOS on my I phone and my old IPAD2 WIFI 16G I just needet a device

which has USB Hostmode, and I needed it 4 weeks ago for several business travel and next week for my familly summer vaction. And I dont want carry by Notebook arround.

The prime was at that time just the right dev at the right moment.

Having the dock its nearly a netbook replacement if you dont have much to write.

But there is an other bigger issue. I am confused about Android WIN8 surface, new Ultrabook

The actual prime simple buys me time to make the right decission for my next seps.

Hopefully Asus still try to fix some issues and maybe we see in a few month Android 4.1.

BTW for those ppl who travel a lot and facing WIFI problems because of bad room position in the hotel.

Just try Asus WL-330N3G amobile router. It helps a lot by using its repeater function.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tomak1n:
so agreed. i spent countless hours reading the pros and cons before making this purchase and very happy with it aswell.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] agtitan:
I was really hoping to preorder the infinity before July 1, the date Amazon starts charging sales tax in Texas.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jjdevega:
I have had mine for almost 6 months now.. Still enjoying very much and haven't had issues.... Except for when I play Modern Combat 3. Which loses connection from time to time. I'm under Pinoy7 by the way:) yup I'm the badass that snipes you down without fail;p
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Parastie:
C3 here, I've had mine for almost a month now. I still find it amazing. It's my primary device now, replacing my computer since it has much better battery life and it's easier to carry. :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThiaiZ:
2 months with my C4. If you know how to add a few tweaks your Prime will work good (it should work amazingly good for the hardware it has, but it works just good). Dont take all the complain you read here so serious, I have seen it for 3 years already since using Android devices, people mess with their devices and come to Xda do blame manufacturers. Prime is a great device and will be even better with JB, I am pretty sure.