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[Asus Transformer TF700] setmeupnow:
Wow... close timing...

I saw the news on engadget this morning, and was a bit concerned by the verbiage "the week of July 16th". I leave for Germany on July 18th. I would love to have this baby in hand the morning of so I can load it up with media for the long flight.

I could see though... being in the taxi leaving my neighborhood and passing the delivery van carrying my prize. AAAH!!!

Very interesting point about the prime dock being the same one. I don't like the idea of paying a $50 premium just for the device being called "Infinity dock" instead of "Prime dock".
[Asus Transformer TF700] demandarin:
Prime dock has higher battery capacity/longer battery life. infinity will have its own dedicated dock. but its confirmed, by asus, that it can also use prime dock. the two docks use exact same firmware.
[Asus Transformer TF700] blauciel:
They are different model #s on the websites, can anyone confirm if they are actually the same when received?
[Asus Transformer TF700] smachine:
And looks like my fears about the battery life of the TF700 are sadly true. The expected battery was 8.5 hours which is nearly 2 hours less than the TF201. TF300 and TF700 share similar battery life. Also pushing more pixels will mean worse performance for games. $499 price is nice though, and with a 399 TF300 I think Asus is killing off the Prime.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tomak1n:
I think its the nice resolution and higher clock speed the TF700 has which brings the battery down, but 499 starting price is good
[Asus Transformer TF700] setmeupnow:
[[They are different model #s on the websites, can anyone confirm if they are actually the same when received?]]

As someone who works with eCommerce data, part numbers are meaningless; especially from sellers. Sellers routinely change part numbers to make it difficult for customers to do price comparisons.

Now, if its the same UPC, that would be incontrovertible evidence.

Another question: I have never brought portable electronics overseas. I know some devices can "auto-sense" whether the voltage is 110 or 220 and convert automatically. Does anyone know whether this is the case with the Infinity? I'd hate to blow the thing out by just assuming that slapping a German plug adapter onto my American plug will be enough.
[Asus Transformer TF700] shinzz:
Again, you really have to wonder when that 32GB version will be released. July 16th is the rough estimate .... but given that most (I think all review units) review units were based on 64GB version.... you might have to wait longer for that 32GB ($499 price tag) a bit longer.

Are majority of you willing to wait to purchase the 32GB version??
[Asus Transformer TF700] Jotokun:
I dont think this review has been posted yet

http://www.androidcentral.com/asus-transformer-pad-infinity-review-tf700
[Asus Transformer TF700] NitroCM9:
The power adapter will show in small print what voltages/amps it will accept and what it will convert it to.
[Asus Transformer TF700] apkapkapk:
Oh man... Is there some document or something which states this? Kinda weird for them to drop the battery capacity =/

EDIT:

Guys take a look at this. It says that the Prime's dock is NOT compatible with the Infinity. The Infinity's dock, on the other hand, is compatible with the Prime... lolwhut... =/

http://eee.asus.com/eeepad/transformer-infinity/specification/Default.htm

19.5Wh on the Infinity's dock;

http://eee.asus.com/en/eeepad/transformer-prime/specification/

22Wh on the Prime's dock.

D:
[Asus Transformer TF700] rferrett:
AM well excited now, but gutting that it own't be out here in the UK until August.... buggrit.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tomak1n:
i thought the tf700 would come out much later this year. i just bought the prime not too long ago hah. :silly:

i would have bought the 32gb since i don't store much stuff.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sledgie:
This is taken from Anandtech's review

Despite early indications of $599+ pricing, the Transformer Pad Infinity comes in at $499 for the 32GB model and $599 for 64GB. The Infinity is compatible with the Transformer Dock ($149) from the TF Prime as long as your dock has firmware 207 or later on it.

www.anandtech.com/show/6036/asus-transformer-pad-infinity-tf700t-review
[Asus Transformer TF700] 10010110:
How does one tell what Firmware is on the dock? And great news obv.
[Asus Transformer TF700] denniegst:
Anyone knows if has dlna?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Hemidroids:
If the Google Nexus tablet comes around in the comming weeks I will get that and wait for the snapdragon Infinity to come out. The T3 is starting to bum me out but for $200 I can handle it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] apkapkapk:
Yeah this is a good question... Is there anyway to figure this one out so we can actually buy a Prime dock to go with the Infinity?
[Asus Transformer TF700] tommedema:
ASUS Benelux mentioned on Facebook that most shops will ship the 64GB version on the 13th of July.

However, and most annoying, they say nothing about the 32GB + dock version.

I doubt many people are willing to pay 100 euros for another 32GB of storage when you have two SD slots.
[Asus Transformer TF700] technobuzz:
I guess the > 207 firmware of keyboard dock has less to do with compatability issues and more with the firmware-version issues itself..which might have been resolved after 207 version.

Checkout this thread.

http forums.whirlpool.net.au / archive/ 1868460
[Asus Transformer TF700] apkapkapk:
Thanks for that link! Now I'm wondering if it'll be safer to just go with the newer (albeit lower battery capacity) dock... :confused:
[Asus Transformer TF700] tommedema:
I am one of the persons who is not going to risk the possible side-effects of combining a new device with an old dock that was never made for it.

99% chance that people who buy a prime dock are going to be just fine, but I rather not risk it..

Edit: although this entire issue may be pointless for me when I don't know if they are even going to release the 32GB version before I leave country..
[Asus Transformer TF700] apkapkapk:
True... If we were to look at it in terms of battery life though;

22Wh - 19.5Wh = 2.5Wh

Does that translate to a lot more battery life or can it be considered insignificant? With the Infinity eating up more juice already, I was wondering if that 2.5Wh actually translates to about 30mins more juice making it kiiiiiinda insignificant. I mean factoring in potential compatibility issues like the one mentioned in the other forum.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Johnex:
Well if the dock supplies an extra 5 hours, then 2.5Wh will give:

dif      tot         h   min/h

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(2.5 / 19.5) * (5 * 60) = 38min

You can do alot in 38min, could make or break a critical situation like showing an eticket before getting on a plane, emergency bank transfer or anything else important.
[Asus Transformer TF700] dknotty:
I'm not.

I'll be waiting for the 32gb one here in the UK.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tommedema:
For you it's even worse though, since you have to wait until August, and even then they may only ship the 64GB version.

I hope I didn't spoil your day!
[Asus Transformer TF700] technobuzz:
To be honest, its more about money difference to me. we can get prime dock for 109$ and infinity dock for 150-160$

The bottom line is, there is no difference is design of docks as such. The higher firmware version dock one can buy, the lesser issues he'll face. Thats why its reverse compatible. "Reverse compatibilty" is nothing but a nicer way of Asus saying "hey, there were some issues in older dock, that we have fixed in new versions. So buy new versions"
[Asus Transformer TF700] denniegst:
the toshiba excite 10 is suppose to be the fastest t3 tablet at the moment, and one benchmark for it has an Antutu I/O of 406. that's about a 16 % increase. saw one for the prime at 360; roughly 25% increase. dont really know if that will improve anything, and most likely these early review units aren't final versions.
[Asus Transformer TF700] dknotty:
Nup, might get it from Europe if they d1ck about.
[Asus Transformer TF700] s300pmu1:
Might be the DDR2->DDR3 upgrade someone noted earlier. I'll wait for the S4, though - it's not games I'm after, and it should not have these issues as they're SoC-specific.

As for real use, some reviewers have reported occasional hiccups in browsing and some apps, though it may be also connected with the pre-release HW\SW glitches.
[Asus Transformer TF700] terjeofnorway:
Several reviewers note that the screen has a glare problem, even in-doors in normal lighting. I'm curious as to whether this is in fact a problem or if they're just nitpicking? I guess an anti glare film could reduce the problem, but won't this also reduce touch responsiveness of the capacitive screen?
[Asus Transformer TF700] marder:
I just received mine, 64 Gb model from brack.ch. There was no model with dock on stock, so I had to buy a dock separately, making it CHF 828.- instead of CHF 799.- if I could have bought the Infinity + dock together.

As this is my first tablet, I lack any comparison point (I have been using a GB Desire HD before) . My first impressions :

Pluses :

- It's cool, the screen is large and bright with vivid colours.

- The keyboard/dock is a really plus, even with the large onscreen keyboard, typing is just more comfortable.

- I have had no problem connecting to my home WiFi network.

- Reading books or comics on this beast is really wonderful, the texts are crisp, even with the smaller fonts.

- I could seamlessly connect to my multimedia NAS, play music and movies. Streaming Live TV from my satellite receiver worked like a charm, although HD channels sometimes stutter (probably due to the limited WiFi bandwidth).

- I haven't noticed any problem with the build quality, the tablet feels solid.

Minuses :

- I can live with a single, back located, loudspeaker. But when the tablet is held in landscape mode (like when watching a movie) , the sound does not come from the center, but from the right side, which I find unpleasant.

- During the first minutes of usage, the tablet was not very responsive, stuttering, which gave me a bad first impression. I understood later that it was downloading and installing in the background my 100+ apps from the play store. Once they were installed, the tablet became very fast again.

- I was used to the "Menu" button of my GB phone and was suprised not to find it on the ICS tablet. Depending on the app used, the menu is located on the top bar or on the bottom bar, or you have to double tap to make it appear - this globally feels inconsistent. I suppose it is more a problem of ICS than of the TF700T and will have to get used to it.

- The USB connection cable looks proprietary, so I will need to buy at least a second one as backup/to be left at work. Using a standard USB power plug does not charge the tablet, you need to use the one provided by Asus (which means also buying a second spare one).

- Some non "tablet aware" apps force the screen to be in portrait mode, which is akward when the dock is connected, forcing to type text sideways.

I am very satisfied with it so far, I'll report back when I have had more time to play with it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] s300pmu1:
According to this review linked above, it does (not having any experience with DLNA, I'm assuming if it has an app for it, it's DLNA-capable):
[Asus Transformer TF700] paddycr:
No, please don't worry too much. More than likely you will be extremely happy with your purchase, like I am :D. My Prime was not laggy at all to start with. Back in February/March Asus put out several OTAs in quick succession, which I was impressed with since they were obviously trying to improve their product. However, I wonder if all those OTAs were messing with things too much if you get what I mean. By the time .15 came around I was getting the laggyness and crashes. Webpages with Flash were always the cause of the reboots.

The sensible option for me at this point would have been to do a factory reset but unlocking and flashing a few roms sounded like much more of a laugh ;) I bet your Prime will be great. Enjoy it!
[Asus Transformer TF700] andyqutami:
But then again, when you think of a tablet one's next thought should be the Market. Can it keep up?

The Apple Store suffered for a short time while developers transitioned their already tablet-friendly apps into the new higher res. Now consider the Android Market (Google Play). From what I've heard from many articles, the majority of apps are made to fit phones, and stretched to fit tablets (or a fraction of the screen); rather than making them tablet-friendly. So it seems that we are already trailing behind.. I don't see how the increased resolution can help us (other than watching movies and such and previously mentioned).
[Asus Transformer TF700] camspy:
Google branded tablet and Samsung galaxy note 10.1" are both delayed to June, Galaxy Tab 2 is delayed to end of April-May. All these are good motivation for Asus to not delay Infinity for long
[Asus Transformer TF700] cheltenham2004:
Yes please before june would be nice
[Asus Transformer TF700] giper54:
Do you think they will up the screen resolution on the note along with the processor bump?
[Asus Transformer TF700] htcplussony:
Hey speedemonV12, Pcper talks about Prime browser problems under "Subjective Performance - General Use"

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Mobile...ormer-Prime-Tablet-Titan-Showdown/Performance
[Asus Transformer TF700] goodintentions:
Personally, I think I will stick with my prime instead of upping to the infinity. Several reasons:

(1) I don't care for a better resolution. I already have a high res monitor to do any real work. My eye sight isn't the best in the world. I can't really tell the difference beyond what it is now.

(2) I actually like the all metal back. And I don't think I'll like the plastic strip on top.

(3) My gps works just fine. Wifi super strong.

So, yeah. I'll stick with the prime.
[Asus Transformer TF700] ratchoke99:
If the chassis is the same. Is it safe to assume we could just get a backplate replacement for our T201 and have the Wifi/GPS issues resolved?
[Asus Transformer TF700] rushless:
Based on Anandtech's benchmarks of the Tegra 3 and the Prime's 1280 x 800 resolution, seems a stretch to expect the same SoC in the Infinity, unless the gpu is upgraded to handle 1920 x 1080.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Techie2012:
what's up will all the rumors that the infinity release has been pushed to the end of the year??
[Asus Transformer TF700] PrimeUser:
Tegra 4? ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] e.mote:
>Personally, I think I will stick with my prime instead of upping to the infinity.

I don't think there will be a choice. For high-end Android tabs, the Prime will be it. We've already seen many of the upcoming tabs--"value" products like the TF300 and Acer A510. The Samsung GT 2 has been downgraded to fit into the $400 slot.

The reality is that nobody can compete against the iPad 3 at the $500 mark. That vendors are sticking to last year's pricing is strong indication that they can't afford to drop the price to undercut iPad 2 (which did them no good anyway for 2011 sales). Asus' mentioned price for Infinity was $600. Dropping $100 from that would be hardship. And even then it still would be a hard sell against the iPad 3 at same price.

An Asus personnel mentioned that Infinity's release is likely for year-end. I'm certain that will happen, because that's when Win8 will be released, and Infinity is the perfect candidate for WOA. I have my doubts about an Android version.

Those familiar with the history of netbooks may recall similar circumstances. Vendors first tried their hands with Linux, which didn't catch on with consumers. Later generations relegated Linux to the very low-end, and Windows took over the rest. I think vendors will use the same strategy here.
[Asus Transformer TF700] BarryH_GEG:
Yes and no.

The G-Note 10.1 is being delayed until June so that it can launch with the Exynos 4412 quad-core. No word on whether it'll get a higher res screen; it was originally supposed to stick with 1200x880.

The Acer A700 is still supposed to launch with an HD sceen before summer as the step up from the A510.

High-end devices from HTC and Lenovo could still materialize but there hasn't been any word on them for a while.

The Samsung 11.6, like you said, is probably going to skip Android and launch as a W8 device leaving the Note 10.1 as Samsung's 2012 flagship.

Lenovo just announced the S2109 with similar h/w specs (and physical screen size) to the iPad2 that, based on its missing camera and OMAP chip, is another "value" device.

I'm guessing Asus will still launch the Infinity but probably as a carrier device. They made a big deal about the Qualcomm chip supporting LTE at MWC and a high-end LTE device could be appealing to the carriers and a way for Asus to gain inroads. News of the Infinity's delay has been from a single mid-level manager so I wouldn't take that as the last and final word on either its launch date or its future.
[Asus Transformer TF700] e.mote:
Yes, I'm referring to mainstream sales rather than carrier sales. A number of vendors have chosen the niche carrier route for their tablets, eg Moto, HTC. Ditto Samsung's G-Note. The GT line is its sole "mainstream" line.

The Acer A700 peekaboo show at CES--and its rep's emphasis on "prototype"--relegates it to conceptware status. It may still show up, but as with the Infinity, it more likely will be an Win8 model. As said, I don't see any Android tab competing against the iPad 3's $500 in the mainstream market.

>I'm guessing Asus will still launch the Infinity but probably as a carrier device.

It could happen, but probably not for the US, for the same reasons as the PadFone. Carriers have ample choices for LTE tablets, not the least of which is the iPad 3 4G. Asus' strength is a volume, affordable-cost vendor, and the carrier market does not suit it. Its products have less polish than the Moto/HTC/et al, and the market is price-insensitive.
[Asus Transformer TF700] guitar1969:
With all that has occurred with the prime, seems it would be wise to not unlock until we get a bit further down the road with resolving Prime issues to keep your warranty. I bought an early prime and took it back within a week due to bad wifi and constant lockups. May consider a newer Serial number now but desparately trying to find something else, waiting to see what else is coming out in Q2 from others. Asus is not the only game in town and I had such high expectations for the the Prime and was so disappointed. Why reward Asus for how they handled the Prime - they could have made it right with the Prime, but instead, just announced another model.
[Asus Transformer TF700] ishamm:
ive been reading a load about the Infinity, and also Acer a700, lately, as i "need" (read: could use) a tablet for work, and these two are top of my list, but is all the talk of the tegra 3 not being powerful enough to run a 1080p screen smoothly just speculation, or have i missed some evidence?

also is the infinity likely to have an easy/quick transition to CM9, since from what i can tell asus are quite open to allowing customisation?

cheers
[Asus Transformer TF700] demandarin:
its speculation. if you look at nvidia spec page, it says it can push screen resolutions up to new Ipad resolution. I forgot exactly what the resolution was. But the infinity pad with tegra3 will have 1080P screen if that's what you looking for..

as far as custom roms goes, it'll all come in due time after its release. For prime we already have lots of custom roms and kernels.
[Asus Transformer TF700] rushless:
Not seeing the Tegra 3 in the Infinity unless a revised gpu. Anandtech did benchmark tests with their Prime and it already appears to be at its "happy resolution" at 1280X800. Seems it will run very hot and beat itself up trying to push 1080p.

There is a reason the new iPad has a big a$$ gpu and it is due to the needs of 1080p. Tegra 3 gpu would be a profound bottleneck.

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Not seeing the Tegra 3 in the Infinity unless a revised gpu. Anandtech did benchmark tests with their Prime and it already appears to be at its "happy resolution" at 1280X800. Seems it will run very hot and beat itself up trying to push 1080p.

There is a reason the new iPad has a big a$$ gpu and it is due to the needs of 1080p. Tegra 3 gpu would be a profound bottleneck. As far as the prototype of the 700 that Asus showed, they went out of their way stating it was a prototype.
[Asus Transformer TF700] ishamm:
again, is there evidence for this, have we seen any tegra 3s not handle that resolution? (i dont mean to sound accusotory, im asking as i simply dont know the answer :D )

besides, the wiki page for the Tegra 3 states it can out put video up to 2560×1600, why should it struggle with the infinity/a700 screen if this is true?
[Asus Transformer TF700] demandarin:
its already been said by ASUS plus on the specs page. wifi only version of Infinity Pad will be tegra3. the LTE version will have the dual core S4. both chip versions will be able to handle the resolution with no problems. apple resolution is no comparison because they went overkill on the resolution hence why they needed big gpu boost. the boost in resolution Infinity pad will see is not as extreme as new Ipad but will look great regardless.

plus new info from an Asus manager said it won't release till the end of the year and no plans for u.s. release yet.
[Asus Transformer TF700] 10010110:
If these are the only problems people have with the tf700 we're in great shape.
[Asus Transformer TF700] setmeupnow:
[[The USB connection cable looks proprietary, so I will need to buy at least a second one as backup/to be left at work. Using a standard USB power plug does not charge the tablet, you need to use the one provided by Asus (which means also buying a second spare one).]]

Argh... Does this mean a regular micro USB cable is not recommended, or actually won't work? Who do they think they are, Sony?
[Asus Transformer TF700] marder:
It's very far from a micro USB connector, it's about 1.5 cm wide, looks a bit like an apple USB connector, but in black ;)

http://images.mobilefun.fr/graphics/450pixelp/33740.jpg
[Asus Transformer TF700] eleger91:
Do you think it will accept 64gb sd cards ?
[Asus Transformer TF700] tommedema:
This would be a very big problem for me. One of the main reasons I've been waiting for this is the 600 nits brightness to use in sunlight. However, if it has such extreme glare problem I am better off with an other tablet.
[Asus Transformer TF700] timrock:
This is the norm. So i guess this should be removed from the minuses.

Im sure you will get used to this pretty quickly, since all the apps you are installing, are probably optimized for ICS now.

Thanks for the review. Couple of questions:

have you inserted a memory card into the dock? If so, how was it to access files on the card? playing movies from the card etc.

have you plugged any thumb drives or hard drives in to the usb port? If so, what types of drives? Does it support 3.0?

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i see no reason why it wouldnt. Older tabs currently support them, so im sure this will as well.