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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
I'm impressed that HH Gregg honored the $399 price, although that doesn't really surprise me--I'm from Indy, and they had a good reputation.

However, it sure would be nice if they'd fix their system so it updates status. If I hadn't seen the awesome tip about putting in my order number, I'd have figured I didn't get one. Even a call to customer service yesterday ended with no idea whether I'd be getting one from them or not. Better to get an order and not expect it than to expect it and not get it (cough Amazon cough), but I would have spent all week searching for a unit.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] juntistik:
Let us know how the quality is when it's charged and up and running (light leaks, etc) .

Mine will be here on Thursday, cant wait. Now its time to order a case on amazon :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] anilkuj:
i just called hhgregg , my tab has been sent from the warehouse and i should be able to track it from UPS after 6 PM . thats some good news.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dadoc04:
soon as i get confirmed shipping ill be doing the same...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] anilkuj:
finally my shipping label has been created at UPS , guess that's good news . 399 sure is a great price !!! now that Gary Key is helping out with all the software issues , its an encouraging sign.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hael007:
I Ordered Mine on Friday@ 12:30 PM Eastern, called yesterday and they told me to call again today...I just got off the phone with their customer support, they shipped it yesterday. The order on their website still shows processing....It will arrive tomorrow via UPS....I am very happy how this turned out :).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rydaz:
I canceled my pre-order with NewEgg and thanks to SD, I saved $100 buying it through HHGregg!

I had to expand the shipping dates for my order to show on UPS. It's currently out for delivery and it looks like a signature is required. Woot!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] borkidog:
So far so good. No visual defects. I inspected every cm. :) Everything feels solid. It took about 2.5 HRS to fully charge. I was gonna wait 8 hrs as recommended but I couldn't wait any longer. No light bleeds. Played a little bit on Honeycomb until the auto update to ICS. Holy snappyness!!! No crashes so far. Just updated to ICS. No Wifi issues. It is consistently registering a higher mark than my Samsung Galaxy S2 using Speedtest app and consistently getting a good signal even in my basement, although it dropped to 2 bars - same with my Samsung. I played an MP4 movie from my SD card. It played without any hiccups. I surfed online for a little bit. No lag. It feels as fast as my laptop. I have not tested the GPS yet. The only thing I don't like is that my sd card sticks out a bit and that the connection to the charger doesn't feel secure - minor issues. I'm loving this thing so far. I can't wait to get my dock from Newegg.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rubi76:
Just checked on UPS and order is being shipped!

Will be here (NY) on Thursday, Signature Required.

I ordered around 11 AM Eastern on Fri, regular shipping (not expedite).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jjton:
UPS label created

I ordered mine on Friday 11am EST, just got confirmation from UPS (A UPS shipping label has been created. Once the shipment arrives at our facility, the tracking status--including the scheduled delivery date--will be updated.)

Just couldn't wait to get it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] arm000:
I ordered mine Friday at ~9:15am PST. My order status still shows "Processing" and I have no tracking number. I called CS and they confirmed my order did not ship and said the item is backordered and they expect to receive more units in 1-2 weeks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
Try going to the UPS track shipment page (select it from the menu). Then go to Track by Reference underneath the box to enter tracking numbers. There, enter your HH Gregg order number. See if it comes up with anything.

I was told on Monday that mine hadn't shipped and they had no idea if/when it would. And, my order STILL shows "processing" and I've never received a shipping notice from them. However, when I did the above, I got a tracking number and mine is on its way to me (left Jacksonville, FL this morning).

Other folks never received shipping notices and theirs have already arrived. So, do the above and let us know if yours has shipped...

Note: Not to throw any fuel on the fire, but I ordered mine around noon PST on Friday. So if they went in any kind of FIFO order, then yours should have shipped before mine.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] arm000:
I've done that, UPS can't find it. I played around with filling in the other fields or leaving them blank and expanding the date range, no luck. It appears it really hasn't shipped.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dadoc04:
^ same here man... good luck
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jjton:
Just checked UPS, mine will be arrived (NJ) on 1/19 (Thur) from Indianoplis IN. I ordered on Friday 11am EST, regular shipping.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mellospace:
I ordered a little before 11am EST and no UPS tracking yet, not shipped. Called CS this morning, was told that mine will be shipped this week to check back tomorrow or the next day, but that it does not have a shipping date attached to it. That didn't sound good. Hopefully it does ship by the end of the week.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
I wish mine had shipped from Indy. I'd be getting it on Friday, most likely. Instead mine shipped from Florida and I'll be getting it on Monday. Must have distributed some to warehouses to fulfill to stores and then just re-allocated them for filling online orders at the reduced price.

Not complaining, mind you. Just find it interesting.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] crazycranky:
anks for the heads-up!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] farplaner:
I did ship to store (ordered Friday at around noon), and my order was still showing as "processing". I called customer service just now, and the person said that it was being shipped to the store.

Now I wish I did home delivery now as I can't track UPS this way...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dadoc04:
just called... was told about the backorder. I cancelled.. fuggit
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ajamils:
received mine today :)

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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] massivevoid:
I got mine in today.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] isantop:
Mine's arriving tomorrow. For the people who've already received them, which color did they send you? I don't really care either way, but I'm interested to know which it will be.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jatkins09:
Mine is grey
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] borkidog:
Mine was grey too
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
I believe that the only stock they received was Gray.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PrimeTimeBro:
Just got 27 mbps on my prime from hhgregg there's no doubt in my mind they building these things different then initial batches
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
In what location? Close to the router, I could get this with my other Primes.

I'd love it if the HH Gregg shipment was part of an improved batch (although it would be quite ironic given the pricing error).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rxbytran:
Has anyone who purchased at bestbuy received their price match credit yet?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PrimeTimeBro:
Routers downstairs about 50 ft away I guess 3 bars of signal strength it's def better then my old prime that had lockup issue with ICS
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Khar00f:
I'm a canadian user and got my prime as a late Xmas gift last Thursday, on Friday i saw the hhgreg sale and figured wth.

To my surprise i received my package 2 days ago (shipped to my cousins, they will ship it to me sometime this week.

Now ill either sell or return my current one.

My question to the folks that did receive theirs,hows that batch looking? Any of the reported issues still occurring on the one you received from them (GPS,wifi,light bleed)

Can any1 that received his post a pic of the about screen with all the revision numbers?

Also to those that did receive it, did it come with ics or hc, and if updated to ics, do you encounter any of that flickering issue reported?

Thank you,
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ragesoss:
I've had no problems so far. Shipped with HC. No reboots like my first one. S/N starts bcokas11, while the first was 03.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] p0k3y:
Ordered mine at 12:16EST. My order still shows "Processing" on their web site. But when I called, they gave me a tracking number. It shipped on the 16th. Hope I get a good one.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] njones15:
I also feel that the one I received from HHGregg has superior build quality to the first one I received from Bestbuy.com. The screen on the new one doesn't have the light bleed, or the creaky edges. My favorite part is that I no longer have the "serial number unknown" issue. Kudos to HHGregg.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] starfailure:
As a (patient) prospective buyer, I am encouraged by these updates.

I'm not overly eager to "try" out multiple units via returns/exchanges, so I'm closely monitoring threads like this to see if the product is truly being improved.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
As someone who's had to play the order/test/return game three times already, I'm really hoping that the 4th time's the charm. I'm encouraged as well; maybe this represents a new batch after some serious QA updates at the factory.

Fingers crossed.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] juntistik:
Mine should be arriving any second now, i'll be sure to let you guys know if mine has solid quality as well
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jmecherul:
called again today, they said they are on backorder so it will be a while before i get it. that sucks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cyberguest:
just got mine, it won't turn on!!!

wtf

cable is connected, the charging light is on, if i hold power button for a couple seconds, it blinks 3 times. that was it, nothing after.

it's been charging for 15 mins, should be enough to turn it on. the other one turns right on without charging cable connected.

has anyone seen this problem?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
I would just give it some more time. 15 minutes isn't really enough to determine anything.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] juntistik:
I am still setting mine up but it seems to have significant light bleed on the right side..i'll update this post

Update: For some reason i had weird lines showing on the right side of my screen during intial setup. after leaving setup it seems to be fine. I looked at it on a full black screen and light bleed is minimal, definitely not worth returning it.

Second edit...I take it back, not sure how much lightbleed is too much lightbleed
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] GernBlanston:
Just got off the phone with hhgregg rep from my local store, she said the unit is expected to be delivered Tuesday (four days from today).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] juntistik:
30 day return policy, but i'm really thinking about just keeping it. Idk how noticable it will be to people other than me. Anyone else receive theirs and it have slight bleed on the top right
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PrimeTimeBro:
pretty sure all of them have at least a tiny bit on right side.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] juntistik:
Well i know a couple people got them and they are "perfect", but after some research its clear that all devices get hit with this, including a prime. Its still frustrating, with some people in this thread receiving "perfect" primes
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
Question is, do you notice it in normal usage? I've had three Primes so far, all have had some light bleed but it was only noticeable on one. Funny thing is, my original Transformer has worse light bleed than all but the one Prime, and I just never noticed it in eight months of use. Once I saw that, it became less important to me on the Primes.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] juntistik:
Well, I noticed it pretty instantly, but I am kind of overly sensitive to things like that. I can honestly say it bugs me already, but i figured ill try a day or two of use and see if it continues to.

Also, something weird happened, when i plugged it in, it booted straight up. I didnt have an opportunity to charge it for 8 hours without it turning itself on. Just kind of interesting
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Nakhon7:
Just got mine today and so far it is perfect! The packaging was excellent - the Prime box was placed in a huge cardboard box and surrounded by plastic bubbles of air. Hhgregg did a great job. No light bleed or pixel problems. WiFi is great (although I haven't tested the range yet). Updated to ICS just fine, and everything is snappy!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] juntistik:
Yeah, mine was in the big box but it was lazily surrounded by the bubbles of air. in fact, it was just sitting on the bottom scrunched under them. think that could cause this?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] extdrive:
So I just got my prime from hhgregg today. I've tried to compare it to the Champagne one I got from amazon at the end of December. They are both updated to the latest firmware from the 17th.

WIFI:

Pretty similar. The one from hhgregg appears to be a little more consistent. As in it doesn't seem to fluctuate as much. But they seem pretty close and the difference between the two is probably not enough to be significant.

GPS:

My hhgregg prime seems to have pretty decent GPS. I was surprised. After the latest update the amazon prime can occasionally lock onto 5-6 satellites using GPS essentials. The hhgregg prime was consistently locking onto 10-11 and holding them much better than the amazon prime. This is in my house, its too cold to go outside right now and test.

My biggest complaint with my original prime from amazon was when I was web browsing and occasionally while using other apps it would freeze and then give me a option to close or wait. So far I have not had this issue on my new prime. I've not used it that much so that may change. I will update if I see that problem on my new one.

Also I thought it was interesting that the box the new prime came it was different. The graphics on the boxes where they same but they were constructed differently. I take that as an indication they came from a different batch, but I could be wrong. The new prime was in a much flimsier box.

All and all nothing earth shattering, just thought I would add my observations.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] juntistik:
any backlight bleed?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rubi76:
Got my Prime a few hours ago.

HHGreg packaged it pretty well with some bubbles, box standing up diagonally within the shipping box - interesting - and effective.

Package was essential but nice.

Briefly tested Wifi on Honeycomb - was working fine. Synced my Google account just fine.

No light bleed or dead pixels I could notice. Auto brightness sucks, I don't think I will use it.

Pressed "UPDATE", found the ICS update, installed in 10 mins or less.

Once in ICS, I was offered another "Camera update" which brought the tablet up to speed with all the rest (I checked the firmware, gps, bluetooth numbers, they all seem to be the latest built/version).

Opened the browser, it asked me to download Flash, linked me to the market and download it for me. Nice touch.

I briefly tested GPS which seemed to work, but since it's not a deal breaker for me I will test more tomorrow - together with more Wi-Fi tests.

I tested tethering from my phone, no problem in finding the signal and getting the IP address.

At this point, since I know it's better to fully charge it overnight, I turned everything off and carefully applied my Skinomi wet body screen protector.

It took a while - I don't think the screen will ever look as sharp and clean as not having a screen protector - but I think I did an ok job. (By the way, Skinomi cut out is not perfect, especially around the frame of the Prime).

Put my Prime to charge and here I am.

Only problem so far: when I plug in the Prime to charge it turns on. Firmware fix needed!

In conclusion, I waited a while for this table to come, I read every negative and positive forum out there, I never debated not ordering the Prime.

I have to say: Thank you HHGreg for honoring the price and giving good service, Thank you Asus for standing behind your products, updating the firmware fast, communicating on forums, replying to e-mails.

I come from a Galaxy tab 10.1 but I feel this will be a much better experience.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PrimeTimeBro:
if you got a prime from hhgregg please take a minute to vote in this poll

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1454857
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Nakhon7:
BTW my brother also ordered from hhgregg. His Prime is perfect with the exception of a dead (or stuck?) pixel.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jatkins09:
I also have light bleed in the top right. Most people don't notice, but I sure do! I will be exchanging mine as soon as my local store gets some in stock.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PrimeTimeBro:
not sure if you knew this but all primes have at least a little bit of light bleeding at top right it's only noticeable on boot though your being too anal and won't find one with zero bleed at top right...... take pictures please and post them up.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jatkins09:
At work so I won't be taking pictures any time soon. As for there being no primes without light bleed, I disagree. The one I returned to Best Buy yesterday had absolutely no noticeable light bleed.

I don't disagree that I'm being anal, but if they are going to swap it out for me, I think I'd be dumb not to do it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lethisuber:
Shipped to Manassas, VA store

So I called my store twice and asked about my order today. I am told they have an extreme back order and they don't expect it until next week. I feel like a kid who snooped after black Friday shopping and knows exactly what my mom got me for Christmas and can't wait for the day to come.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
The only caveat being that it's possible to return a Prime with a bit of light bleed only to get one with other more significant problems. Which is true with every device.

For example, I remember trading in an HP Envy 14 that had a tiny bit of flex in the keyboard (which bugs me) but was otherwise perfect, and went through two other units that had much more serious problems (very loud fans with odd vibrations, bad DVD drives, etc.). I still kick myself for giving up the first one because of a problem that I'd never actually notice in use unless I actively looked for it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JoseJX:
Just got my Prime from HHGregg today. It was packed decently with a big box and air bags inside. It's charging right now, but since it turned on when I plugged in the charger, I went ahead and updated to ICS and reset to factory afterwards to make sure the data partition was cleared off.

It appears to be running the OTA .11 build. I have had one reboot when I tried to download something from the market, but otherwise, it's been fine. I'm very happy with the tablet and the build so far. No stuck pixels and minimal light bleed (it's not perfect, but good enough for me).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PrimeTimeBro:
Are you saying your Prime locked up aka frozen screen and then rebooted? If so you have the lockup issue and that's not good.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JoseJX:
No, it did not lock up, it just rebooted the instant I pressed download and it was back up and running in about 10-15 seconds.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PrimeTimeBro:
OK yeah that is different hopefully just a one time thing let us know.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] juntistik:
Mine has it at the top right and lining the right side, originating from 3 pressure points. It looks like the right side of the bezel is on too tight, as many others have mentioned. It can be easily recreated by squeezing the bezel in a different place. I will post pics tonight. Also, a bunch of people have said they have zero light bleeds at all, so i'm not sure how to take that..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jwigginton:
I have received 3 primes now - Newegg (returned), Best Buy (sold to a friend) and now from HHGreg. I did notice that the LCD bezel is a different shade, much more gray on this one.

Q. Is the bezel plastic or aluminum? I could of sworn it felt aluminum on my last prime, but this one has a plastic feel. Not wanting to make any assumption and could be crazy, but feels plastic. Anyway definitely a different color, compared the friends (best buy) and his is more of the matching purple (amethyst).

Also have some light bleed on the right side of the screen. No biggie, not noticeable except a boot-up and under certain conditions.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] juntistik:
What conditions? is the condition any black screen with brightness ~50%? I need to know if i am being overly obsessive lol
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] isantop:
My Prime from HHgregg has a bezel that matches pretty close to the back panel. I will say that mine definitely feels like it's made of metal of some kind. Try gently scratching it with your fingernail. That's what gave it away for me.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jwigginton:
Yeah, definitely has a plastic feel to it. Asked a few co-workers and they agree. Definite color difference, as mentioned compared to another prime. I really don't know if the bezel is plastic or metal.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
I will eat my shorts, on video, if the back of your Prime is plastic and not metal as with every other Prime made to date.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jatkins09:
Mine is definitely metal. It gets much colder than plastic would when it sits on my coffee table. As for the color, I would guess that you are looking at it in different lighting than you were before, or maybe your mind is just playing tricks on you. Side by side it was indistinguishable from my best buy prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
I've had 3 Primes so far. All have had some level of light bleed. On two, I could only see the light bleed when the Prime was booting. I tried a variety of screen tests and brightness levels and just couldn't notice it otherwise. One one, the light bleed was very noticeable on any dark screen.

I'll note that my original Transformer also has significant light bleed all around the bezel, but I only noticed it when I was looking for it to compare with one of my Primes. I never did notice it throughout my 8 months of using it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
My previous 2 primes (1st received on 12/23 second unit 12/30) before I returned them had plastic back bezel between the alum back and screen. The colors werent exact match but was pretty close. It doesnt make sense they would change it to metal unless theyre using metal to amplify the wifi or gps signal?

Im getting my Hhgregg order on Monday so I can tell if they changed it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ZaideIV:
He's saying the bezel is plastic... not the back.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jwigginton:
Yeah - thought it was metal on my first prime. Guess I'm hearing that it's plastic.

What I am calling the 'bezel' is the area that hold the ports, power button, vol rocker, etc...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
That part's been metal on all three Prime's that I've had, as well. I can tell because 1) it gets cold as metal would and 2) one of mine was dented and it deformed as metal would, not plastic.

Given the proximity of that portion to the antennas, one would expect such a change to alter the radio performance of the device. There would now be a more rearward facing plastic portion to allow radio signal to escape.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] aznmode:
Maybe they made different ones but the 2 Ive gotten were plastic and were not cold to touch as the alum back.