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[Asus Transformer TF700] s300pmu1:
For me, the good reason would be S4 which should not have this problem.

It is very likely to happen, since they were noted in some reviews, and the SoC is the same as Prime's, and the problem was traced to the SoC (Tegra3).

So yes, as stated before, "You should just know that it's the best iPad... oops, android tablet out there hands down, whoever says othervise doesn't have a clue."

Yes, but, again, according to some reviews, the glare problem with TPI is particularly pronounced, meaning they may have in fact skimped on the anti-glare side of the screen. Wonder what the actual users will say, though.

Yes. But that's not the biggest problem - your brain will get used to it so fast you won't notice it even if it's there. Check your notebook \ desktop screen in the darkness with a black background - you're likely to see similar effects there, too.

Maybe so, then again, what for? To run down its battery even faster, as you have yourself observed?

Performance improvement will be close to naught, considering the bottleneck is elsewhere.

Some stores, like ComputerUniverse, state the keyboard layout (at least for notebooks) - and usually carry both country-specific and the normal one. Wonder if its different with the pads?
[Asus Transformer TF700] dknotty:
I'm not paying the extra £100 (or so) for 32gb and will probably get the tablet in Europe, or might even get another tablet depending on what's around.

It seems that Asus is dicking people around and I'm not happy with that.
[Asus Transformer TF700] thephreak99:
FYI UK is in Europe. :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] Underwater Mike:
Still frustrated about the single speaker location. If anyone thinks it doesn't make a difference, try playing a game on the 300 and then pick any other tab with real binaural placement. BIG difference. :(

BTW, just read that the Nexus tab will not have an expansion slot, so you're stuck with 16GB onboard. Not enough for me.
[Asus Transformer TF700] rferrett:
I think £499 would probably be most people's upper limit for a wifi tablet. A £599 (or more) would just be ridiculous what are they thinking?
[Asus Transformer TF700] gunner1937:
Out of all of Europe, the UK is being singled out again for some middle finger treatment - by ASUS this time - as we are not to see it until sometime before 1-Sep, and definitely not before 1-Aug (they're refusing to commit to a date). With the North American release too looking to be ~16-Jul, this blows hairy chunks.

It seems that Asus considers that the Euro zone is more important than the Pound zone in terms of priority.:rolleyes:

I also suspect that Asus does not know yet that the Continent is still isolated from the British Isles.:D
[Asus Transformer TF700] mezzyg:
Over 900 dollars or nearly 750 euros they must be stupid to price it that high for the uk
[Asus Transformer TF700] wpbear:
So if the dock is compatible I guess that means other accessories are also compatible. How about cases like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Q30P2M/

Are the speakers and cameras in the same spots?
[Asus Transformer TF700] ishamm:
fyi we're not in the euro zone :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] naira1:
In Germany, it seems a reseller has the 64GB in stock for €749.... Link

Trying to take advantage of the situation this reseller.
[Asus Transformer TF700] JTHM:
I'm not sure they are thinking that, rferret - I was just deducing from what was announced at MWC in February.

Back then they said that the Infinity would cost $100 (~£60) more than the similarly spec'd Prime. The 32GB Prime sold for £499 with dock, thus the 32GB Infinity with dock would retail for ~£560. As there will be no 32GB Infinity in the UK, only the 64GB, the next price point in GBP is £599 and would appear about right for the extra 32GB.

I'm hoping I'm completely wrong, and as I and everyone here seems to hold with, ASUS cannot charge more for an Android tablet than a similarly spec'd iPad and expect to sell any ...even if the Android tablet does come bundled with a keyboard dock - they'll not get one into my house if they try playing that game.

In fact I'd even go as far as saying they need to match or better iPad3 online pricing (still quite high at the moment).
[Asus Transformer TF700] naira1:
:laugh:

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More like what are they smoking?
[Asus Transformer TF700] ishamm:
£600 seems an obscene price, even for the 64gb version. How many do they think they'll sell at this price point. As the point made above, no-one other than those really researching products (let's be honest most people don't) is going to get this over the iPad, which has better marketing, optional docks, 3rd party, if really wanted, and the "i-factor". It's some so it's "cool", which this will not have. Asus, please realise this XD

As an aside, can a Wi-Fi only device, with GPS, be used as a satnav with Google maps, or is 3g needed for this?
[Asus Transformer TF700] demandarin:
Infinity pad will be good but that aspect shocked me. gaming & regular everyday use drains the most out of it. at least it can play videos longer.

How is it burning up battery so fast? maybe gaming in power savings mode will yield longer battery life.
[Asus Transformer TF700] s300pmu1:
Not from the monetary point of view, though )

Yes, considering the pad will be used for watching movies on the sofa\in bed (possible additionally muffled by clothes\blanked the back side of the tablet will be in contact with), TPI is unlikely to be my choice.

Nexus Tab is 7", which is not a replacement for a full-size tab in any case; may make it a good present for me mom, though - let her use it as a Skype-phone and a book reader. way better than small $100-chinapads ideal for that slot before its launch.
[Asus Transformer TF700] thephreak99:
I know. But still in Europe. Same as Norway :P
[Asus Transformer TF700] ishamm:
Then perhaps you'll understand why it's not too bad to buy from Europe for us :p I confess I know nothing about the Norwegian currency's strength, but for sterling-zone countries, it could be worse XD
[Asus Transformer TF700] rferrett:
I'm gonna be paying for their puff as well as my tablet now? ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] helfone:
For those still wondering the micro sd card slot lets you put the sd card all the way inside. This is unlike the prime, where the card sticks out. Here is a shot of the slot with an sd card inserted.

http://img.gfx.no/1044/1044550/cropped.jpeg
[Asus Transformer TF700] newellj79:
congratulations.
[Asus Transformer TF700] dknotty:
Bhah no we're not, who are you kidding!

Haven't you heard Nigel Farage? :laugh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gm9q8uabTs
[Asus Transformer TF700] Pouic:
Ok.... just tried to root my Infinity with the DebugFS method explained here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1706588

And..... IT WORKED !! :good: I now have root on my TF700T

Titatinium Backup, Busy Box and Root Check confirm that I have root access

:victory: :victory: :victory: :victory:
[Asus Transformer TF700] naira1:
That was quick....now am drooling.:rolleyes:
[Asus Transformer TF700] marder:
Man, you've got cojones !!:good:

So, where are the ROMS ? ;-)
[Asus Transformer TF700] tixed:
w00t! that's a jolly good news, mate! can't wait until my pad arrives
[Asus Transformer TF700] Pouic:
For the alternative ROMS I need to wait for the Unlock Tool from Asus... no ? Because for now I have root but not the unlocked Bootloader

Am I right ?
[Asus Transformer TF700] apkapkapk:
Yup you'll needa wait for the unlock-bootloader tool. But nice! Also, check this out:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1714253

It's about improving the I/O scheduler. Could you give this a shot if you have time to see if it improves that I/O issue? If you can't it's okay!
[Asus Transformer TF700] s300pmu1:
Maybe yes

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/06/google-maps-for-android-gets-offline-support/

However, just to be safe, I'd rather go for a real, standalone and offline GPS solution like IGO\Sygic Aura\CityGuide\Whatever. Never have to worry if the net is there or not, just makes you worry if the battery dies on you before you get to your deistination )
[Asus Transformer TF700] Pouic:
Oh thanks a lot I was looking indeed for a script to improve the I/O issues... I'll give it try to this one :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] cavkic:
So you do have I/O issues...
[Asus Transformer TF700] Pouic:
No.... YOU guys says that by looking at the results of my benchmarks it seems the Infinity have the same issues of the Prime and TF300...

But since now 1 week I have my Infinity on my daily use I never had a FC message or a I/O issue... everything just run fine and smooth

But I'm willing to test this new I/O scheduler to see if it's change something to the benchmark results
[Asus Transformer TF700] Hemidroids:
Apples and oranges. You cant do a direct exchange rate comparison. Its not even close.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Alexander Phoenix:
Man, I can't wait for this tablet! I mean I've been holding off on buy the prime for 6 months now, because every time I decided to pop into the shop, I receive some news that this will come out soon... now it feels real, thank god!

I must say that with all the new ultrabooks coming out, especially the new Asus ones in the transformer line, and Windows surface pro, not many people will opt for this, especially with the price tag it'll have... :-/
[Asus Transformer TF700] dannyjk:
Release date in australia?

Any idea when the transformer infinity will be released in Australia?Heard about UK & US release dates but nothing tentative of an actual release date in australia.:crying: Waiting for this so much!
[Asus Transformer TF700] Hemidroids:
It has ZERO to do with ASUS. europe has VAT upwards of 20 and 30%. Dont think for a second that ASUS (Or anyone) will take a profit hit for some greedy government tax. Blame your government or the freeloaders living off of government checks and or over priced wages.

You people seem to forget when you see an American price the sales tax is NOT factored in. Sales tax in America is calculated at the checkout counter. Not the price tag. It varies from zero (not very common) to almost 10% in some places.
[Asus Transformer TF700] rferrett:
Well personally I only really benchmark price against the cost of other similar devices in the UK. Precisely because of exchange rate instability and local tax variation.

Bottom line is the TF300 retails for £399 here, including tax and dock. So if the Infinity is £599 then that is half as much again. Eye watering really.

Much as though I want an infinity is it really 50% better than the TF300? I'm frankly not to sure
[Asus Transformer TF700] pun_dit:
it is ZERO in the case of almost all online purchases (whenever you order cross-state, and the seller does not have a physical branch in your state, that is; but most people would order from a website where they don't have to pay the 50+USD premium).

But keep in mind that 500 USD is about 400 EUR. Even with the VAT included (and keep in mind that (a) VAT is a tax only on the added value, so it does not hurt buying companies as much, and (b) the lowest VAT in Europe is 15%) it should cost something North of 460 EUR, but not much more.
[Asus Transformer TF700] rferrett:
I'm also sceptical that the price point will be £599.

I actually think AsusUK have spectacularly misread the market and the Infinity will come in, at least to start with, north of £600 probably £649.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Gewebekomplex:
Asus Germany announced 15mins ago that the Infinity will be aviable in Germany and Austria in the end of june. :laugh:
[Asus Transformer TF700] cavkic:
I for one never told such thing, au contraire, I said that there's a big chance that Infinity doesn't have any of those issues. That's why I was suprised when I read your post.

If it ain't broke don't fix it man ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] Primedoughnut:
If true, it will be a spectacular miss calculation by Asus.. similar to the one Motorola did when they originally priced the Xoom and look how spectacular that sold ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] brucewilsonpa:
Yes but most states still do not charge sales tax on internet sales unless the seller has a retail facility in that state -- consequently most of us can buy high price devices like this and pay not tax.... not sure that will last much longer though.
[Asus Transformer TF700] JTHM:
Further to what I wrote above it does seem that, in Spain anyway, ASUS are indeed prepared to price the dock endowed Infinity higher than the equivalent spec iPad3.

In Spain the 32GB iPad3 is priced at €579 on the Apple online Store, whereas ASUS Iberica confirmed via Twitter that the 32GB Infinity with dock would be €619.

I'm hazzarding a guess that if the 64GB iPad3 is £559 on the UK Apple Store we could well see the Infinity being priced north of £590.

...just make sure you're sitting down when the UK Infinity announcement officially comes out.
[Asus Transformer TF700] apkapkapk:
Really glad to hear there're no issues with it! :D

And thanks for helping us out with the tests and what not. I guess this I/O script/tweak/whatever may help with any task that requires more writing and a heavier load on resources. Maybe benchmarks will show something :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] Gam3r 4 Life:
Hey guys, I saw someone earlier posted that they asked if Brack Electronics shipped to UK and they replied that they didnt. Well I read through the rest of the thread and didnt see if anyone in the USA had asked, so I emailed them. They replied within an hour and heres the reply.

Dear Sir

Thank you for your request.

Unfortunately, our company does not export. Therefore, we can not get in business.

Thank you for your comprehension.

Yours sincerely

Samuel Tschopp Kundenberater

Brack Electronics AG Hintermättlistrasse 3 / CH-5506 Mägenwil Zentrale: +41 (62) 889 80 80 / Fax: +41 (62) 889 80 81 mailto:samuel.tschopp@brack.ch / www.brack.ch

Oh well, it was worth a try.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Phrak:
^^ Thanks for checking.

Are there *any* other reputable stores (with either international or Con-US shipping) that have this thing up for pre-order yet??
[Asus Transformer TF700] sketcherstud:
So you WOULDN'T expect to pay a little more for a device that comes with a keyboard and extra battery, as opposed to a device that doesn't?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Sembazuru:
Sorry if this has already been answered. I was up to date with this thread last night, now 10 pages behind...

Well, if the anti glare film I have on my Bionic is any indicator of other anti-glare screens, I actually find touch responsiveness about the same as without, BUT swipe responsiveness is much better because my finger easily slides over the film. (That is compared to when trying to swipe across glass where my finger is a bit grippy.)

That said, I think the film does slightly degrade my display adding a weird visual grain. Not sure how to describe, but I think it is a result of the surface not being gloss smooth (which would then add back glare and make my fingers grippy again) so there is weird prismatic diffraction with a grain size at or below the pixel size. IMHO it's a small compromise for the benefits of the film.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Pouic:
Done !

Benchmarks with original scheduler and the new sio and noop I/O scheduler

Androbench normal / sio / noop

Sequential Read : 16.11 MBs / 20.43 / 19.69

Sequential Write : 6.01 MBs / 6.94 / 7.08

Random Read : 4.97 Mbs (1274.45 iops) / 6.44 (1650.8) / 6.64 (1700.44)

Random Write : 0.26 Mbs (67.82 iops) / 0.38 (99.01) / 0.36 (94.09)

SQLite Insert : 14.8 TPS / 16.81 / 16.7

SQLite Update : 14.59 TPS / 17.82 / 18.67

SQLite Delete : 16.8 TPS / 18.09 / 17.62

Browser : 701.25 msec / 658.25 / 431.25

Market : 898.75 msec / 820.5 / 648.75

Camera : 965.25 msec / 1037.0 / 852.75

Camcorder : 2104.0 msec / 2104.25 / 1999.75

RL Benchmark : normal / sio / noop

Overalspeed 109.148 sec / 81.922 / 91.624

Very good overall improvement ... I think I'll keep the sio scheduler :-)
[Asus Transformer TF700] shamad1:
The same thought crossed my mind. I looked at Brack, Amazon.de, and the other Norwegian shop to see if they would ship internationally, and unfortunately the answer is no. I believe it's possible to find a third-party agent (or friends and family) to buy locally in whatever the country the shop is located and then ship to you, but then you end up paying for the device itself plus local taxes, international shipping, and whatever agent fee they charge you. In my personal economics, I'd rather just wait the 3 weeks until it's available in the USA, but if you just *have* to have it sooner...
[Asus Transformer TF700] UberShrewd:
Can the tablet possibly be locked into the dock BACKWARDS, for the dock to serve as a stand of some sort? For watching movies and regular use when the keyboard isn't required.
[Asus Transformer TF700] cavkic:
No, sorry :(
[Asus Transformer TF700] rwniel:
No, the design of the connector means the tablet can only be docked one way as on previous transformer tablet models.

While we're playing 'guess the UK price', that Asus decided to go only with the 64GB model and not the 32GB variant bundled with the keyboard dock suggests to me that they plan to continue with a three-tier level at least until Windows 8 tablets are launched. So I would fully expect the Infinity to be £599. The full hd screens are quite a bit more expensive $50-$100 and then there is twice as much storage as the entry level Prime. But I do agree that anything higher than that would be hard to justify unless it's set purely to help artificially control demand against limited supply (somewhat as high end graphics cards are priced significantly higher because they're often only available in small quantities initially).

Robert
[Asus Transformer TF700] s300pmu1:
Hopefully, they mean end of June of this year...

I would (were it not for the poor speakers). But I guess you're missing the point.

If there were options available that would result in lower overall price, e.g.:

- 16/32gb with dock

- 16/32/64gb without dock

it would be more appealing. Not everybody wants\needs a dock. Particularly because some people already own one from Prime.

Same goes for internal memory. It's nice having 64gigs, but I'd be pretty content with 32, and some may be satisfied with 16, particularly given the card slots on the pad and the dock.

I do agree with the theory above of the ASUS's desire to limit purchases and prevent stock depletion, since they openly claimed they delayed the UK release to build up stocks.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Baryyt:
for sale on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASUS-Tran...ts_eReaders&hash=item41675f6276#ht_4052wt_905
[Asus Transformer TF700] dknotty:
http://review.techworld.com/personal-tech/3366401/asus-transformer-pad-infinity-tf700-review/?intcmp=rv-md-rv-rm

Apparently it will cost £400... presumably tablet only.

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hahahaha £650?

Forget it!
[Asus Transformer TF700] naira1:
And when I was complaining about the exorbitant pricea in the various market, some where calling it ranting.

We do need to be realistic here....
[Asus Transformer TF700] tommedema:
How do you know? I have no interest in anything but the 32GB version..
[Asus Transformer TF700] d14b0ll0s:
I believe the Britain/Europe division is quite common in the UK, nothing to be worried about really ;) Sometimes it is included as in "Out of all Europe.." above, sometimes it is just "if not the islands, maybe (mainland) Europe then" etc., just FYI. Not really different from "we're going to the city" said by somebody living within the borders of the city, but in the suburbs.
[Asus Transformer TF700] technobuzz:
So if the release dat in US is 16 July, the pre-orders will start early right? before 16 July!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] apkapkapk:
Thanks a lot dude! Awesome! Now we'll have faster speeds for our Infinity! :D I ran out of thanks today though... Hahaha. Really, thanks for all the testing dude!
[Asus Transformer TF700] tommedema:
Does anyone know which "select stores" will sell the Infinity before the 13th of July? And will this include the 32GB version + dock?

Also about that "SIO Scheduler", can I use it without rooting? I don't want to void my warranty.
[Asus Transformer TF700] scarmona:
To the current happy owners of the TF700, can someone comment on the Polaris Office version included with this tablet? is it the 4.0 or the same 3.0 available with the Prime and TF300? Can you comment on features and/or performance as well?

Thanks

Enviado desde mi ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T usando Tapatalk 2
[Asus Transformer TF700] apkapkapk:
I think rooting doesn't void the warranty; only the unlock-bootloader tool does. Demandarin? Someone correct me if I'm wrong!
[Asus Transformer TF700] rwniel:
It was stated by Asus on the Asus UK facebook page (June 25th post) quote "....as for price we can't yet confirm but can let you know that the unit will be 64GB and will come bundled with the keyboard dock. We anticipate an early August launch, though this is subject to change".

Robert
[Asus Transformer TF700] TEmp69:
It was announced that austria and germany will get it end of June, well here is the price:

64GB with Dock -> 719€

Quite sick imo, anyway mid of july it should come without dock "a bit" cheaper.

Source:

http://www.mobileroundup.de/offiziell-asus-transformer-pad-infinity-tf700-kommt-bereits-ende-juni-nach-deutschland-und-osterreich/
[Asus Transformer TF700] alongoldman:
It's on EBAY, If price is not an isssue that is ...

w w w.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-Transformer-Pad-Infinity-TF700T-Wi-Fi-Tablet-64GB-Pad-Keyboard-GRAY-/280907178620?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item41675f627c#ht_3985wt_1163
[Asus Transformer TF700] brucewilsonpa:
Appears this is originating in China considering the statement (highlighted) that the keyboard is both English and Chinese. And it's not clear whether it's gray (as the title implies) or if part of it is gold since that's what listed in the top of the write up (the ebay summary). Even for a 64G tablet plus the keyboard/dock, this is very high IMHO
[Asus Transformer TF700] cavkic:
720 euros?!

The price is too damn high!

Even for the best tablet in the world, what were they thinking?

They obviously don't want to kill the prime off yet.

720Euro = 900USD
[Asus Transformer TF700] pnharrison:
= about 580 pounds sterling, so I'd be surprised if this isn't priced at 599 in the uk.

By the way, I don't take the Asus uk update to mean that the 32Gb won't be sold in the uk, only that the 64Gb will be available at first.

Not sure if I'll be able to wait for the 32Gb though....
[Asus Transformer TF700] s300pmu1:
Yeah, like killing Infinity instead is a really smart move )

Of course they'll be sold - it's just nobody knows when that will happen, and with ASUS, I'd bet later than sooner
[Asus Transformer TF700] JPop360:
£650 + the VAT you would be charged once the item enters the UK :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] tommedema:
What about the 32GB version? That should be about 600 euros with the dock.

Edit: I'm cancelling my 64GB MicroSD order I made a couple of days ago since there is no news on when the 32GB version arrives.
[Asus Transformer TF700] undercover:
Guys, I/O is going to suck as badly as on the Prime. Why are you even considering this tablet? Especially T3 variant.

Edit. Not trolling, just genuinely can't understand it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] 10010110:
I've read posts about worries about game performance due to the CPU having to work harder due to the HD display. I know not many people have the tf700 yet but I would love some thoughts about how Tegra 3 will handle games from the play store, Tegra store, and emulated games from Roms.

Also I would love to see some pics of the back of the tab. The "grey" pics I've seen look purple. Would just like to be sure before I buy obv.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Johnex:
To me the Champagne Gold is more like a silver-gold color:

And you are right, the grey one is more purple to me.
[Asus Transformer TF700] JamesRC:
I'm thinking the same thing.

I tried the TF300 and the I/O performance and "low" ppi screen killed it for me. I settled on the TF700 ready to pay £500 and hope ASUS fix the I/O issues.

If ASUS likely want £550-600 they can get stuffed.