[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mazuka:
I returned mine today, both TFP and the dock.

I am into technical adventures, especially when it goes against mainstream.

I own a Zune HD - it is a great device, and there is probably nothing better if one is after an MP3 and Video player.

But this is not why I got it - it was supposed to be an all-in-one device, similar to iPod Touch,

but it never became that - after 2 years of disappointing support and mediocre updates Microsoft just killed it.

Let's call it an unfulfilled promise

I also own a G Tablet - and it is a great device too, viewing angles aside,

but what makes it great is (1) being a very solid in terms of hardware and (2) unbelievable support from XDA and other forums,

from the online community.

The manufacturer - well, it is not really manufactured by Viewsonic, it is pretty much Malata ZPad with a Viewsonic logo on it

- so the "manufacturer" turned its back on it within a year or so after the "release".

Let's call it another unfulfilled promise

I am happy with what I learned about Android while NVFlashing this thing back and forth,

but I would be just as happy having a fully functional and supported device and a whole set of accessories and updates

- even a dock for it I had to order from China.

I purchased TFP because I told myself - no more experiments; I want something from a well-respected company

- for as long as it is not Apple, because that would be too mainstream :-)

- something well designed and well executed, and functional, working fine right out of the box, and TFP seemed to be it.

I have heard about the GPS issue, but I thought that either it was a minor software bug that would be taken care of soon, or those unfortunates got faulty chips, and I would be luckier.

Well, I was wrong - while beautiful and with a lot of great functionality, the device has a number of hardware and/or software issues,

namely GPS, WiFi versus BT, playing 1080P - I named those my tablet had, but others complained about battery life, sleep of death, reboots and lockups.

What is upsetting is not even a number of issues but perceived weakness of ASUS to identify, admit, and PROPERLY FIX them.

For example, I never had WiFi versus BT thing on OTA .13, but I started having it as soon as I upgraded to OTA .14.

The same upgrade killed GPS completely and worsen 1080P video playback.

This tells me something is wrong not just with hardware and software, but also with ASUS development/QA/release management processes.

And the fact that the development community cannot really develop ROMS for the device because of the locked bootloader is not making things easier.

Yes, ASUS promised an unlock tool, but when will we see it?

And even then - so we will rely on the online community not just for getting brilliant ROMs to play around in leisure, but even for basic necessities the manufacturer is supposed to take care of?

I do believe that at the end ASUS will fix all the bugs and the signal strength aside will make it into a bulletproof device.

I just do not want to be a beta tester once again, I do not want to add another unfulfilled promise to my collection.

So as soon as I see that TFP is stable - I will buy it again... or that newer 1080P version with fixed GPS ASUS recently announced.

Hope this will help,