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[Asus Transformer TF700] thephreak99:
If you are thinking of komplett.no that is the date for the 2-3 shipment I think. First batch to Norway should be in this week. Ordered mine from netshop.no over a month ago and my order goes with the first batch. I guess komplett and netshop will get the first batch at the same time (pluss minus a couple of days)
[Asus Transformer TF700] terjeofnorway:
For those in Norway interested, ps.no has (at the present) 13 items in stock ready to ship. I placed an order now, and it's labeled "ready to ship" in my order confirmation. Fingers crossed that I'm not being duped...

64gb champagne gold (without dock): 4990 NOK, that translate to 660 EUR.

Edit: OK, so it's already been re-statused as "sent". Must not jinx this by getting too exited.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Dub Tech:
I decided to bite the bullet and place my order. If after a week or two of use I decide a tablet isn't worth a premium price tag of €750 I'll return it and re-consider my options (TF300 or wait for 32GB).

My emotions over the last couple of months have gone from sheer excitement and great anticipation to disappointment and frustration and now I'm feeling somewhat excited again now the order has finally gone through.

Since it's my first tablet I'm still unsure how I'll react when opening the box and booting up for the first time. Will let you know how I get on and what I decide next week regarding keeping/returning.
[Asus Transformer TF700] megamoz:
I stopped by Fnac Store (usually sells Asus products, including tablets) this weekend here in Madrid to ask for the arrival date for Infinity. They said no news so far. :banghead:
[Asus Transformer TF700] kirerad:
I'm gonna do exactly the same, just placed the order on Komplett.ie

Cheers.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Alkzn:
Ok, so I called komplett.no just now. He said they got around 170 in today. So for the guys that ordered first, you should refresh your order a couple of times the next hours. Hopefully they ship it today.
[Asus Transformer TF700] dprocha:
I went to the redcoon.es and they have the 32gb version for €499 (€620 with dock), not sure they have it in stock. Seems a great deal.
[Asus Transformer TF700] thephreak99:
Wow. good news. (not for me) :/

netshop just told me that they would get 10-15 today or tomorrow, and my order is nr 11. :P And they will get more the next week.

Kudos at komplett to get that many items! :D

Edit: Did he say that all the 170 items had been pre ordered?
[Asus Transformer TF700] banone:
Thanks for the headsup. I cancelled my order with spaceworld, and placed an order with PS.NO. So now they have only 12 in stock. BTW, the status changed from ready to be sent to sent in a couple of minutes, so i dont think it has left the building yet:-) . Anyway, should have it in a couple of days. :good:
[Asus Transformer TF700] phonic:
Why does everyone want the 64GB over the 32GB model? I mean, it's highly unlikely you can fill up 32 with apps and regular user data. With media, sure, but you could use the SD card to swap out movies, music, etc - which is probably more convenient since it's unlikely you want to watch the same movie more than once or twice.

With non-expandable devices (iPad for example), I can see the desire for the most space as possible. But with these, it seems like it's a waste of an extra 100 dollars/euros/pounds/drachmas/etc.
[Asus Transformer TF700] thephreak99:
Because 32gb ain't for sale yet? ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] phonic:
Ah. I guess Asus figures it will take advantage of all the early adopters as much as possible.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Alkzn:
Yea, he said that all of them had been pre-ordered. They only got in the one without dock. So I placed a new order on ps.no to get the tablet only. Will buy the dock later. I might just keep my komplett order open, so if they get it the upcoming days, I can just ship the one from ps back. I really can't wait 18 more days, if I can get it this week :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] mark.m.moran:
Fair play mate!
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
If you are looking into a reading and media tablet, like I did (along with some forum dwelling and mail stuff ecetera), I believe the higher resolution screen actually does make a difference. Smaller video plays so small, however, that I have the distinct feeling I am watching an animated postal stamp. ;)

The screen is a bit reflective, but I've been reading in the commute to work and have had no significant troubles. Jutters, yes, they are definitely present, but rooting and installing sio as a scheduler did actually up the performance a bit. Still, when large installs are coming in from the Play Store, the device hangs for a short period.

EDIT: The Galaxy Tab 2 gets a blistering review in the Netherlands. I would not consider that a serious contender -- at least in the 10" version; the 7" version seems to be relatively snappy.
[Asus Transformer TF700] s300pmu1:
I have no idea if the stock player has any advanced settings, but I suspect it does. In any case, free and versatile MX player does have the "fit to screen" setting.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Gewebekomplex:
Anyone who can confirm a screen issue? If i wake the Pad from Sleep the screen seemes to load the the Dots. I can see how red blue and yellow are loaded it takes a few secs while the screen is normal again.

Here is a picture of it. Slightly blury, not so easy to push Powerbutton Unlock device and take a picture.
[Asus Transformer TF700] b1tt1:
Well, let's put it this way: the back of TF700 is finely brushed/etched aluminium (the concentric circles). They WILL scratch and wear off in time. My wedding ring is brushed gold, and it got scratches from day one and took three months in my hand to become smooth (ok, gold is softer than aluminium).

After having my TF700 for three days, there's one VERY small scratch on the back which you can only see if you look at it from an angle. But you won't notice the scratch because of all the fingerprints the back collects like a magnet. :-)

I'm happy at the moment.

Of, and to those who worry about the "click" you can hear, if you press hard on the bezel where the speaker is located (on the back): it's really minor, and I'm not surprised there is a small click: after all, there has to be empty space inside because of the speakers, and the aluminium is bound to give a little. Nothing to worry about (in my TF700 at least), and doesn't make it any less sturdy.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sapienssapiens:
Awesome! I'm happy that you're happy.

Can you please comment on the screen glare. How bad is it in direct sunlight? Is the super IPS+ noteworthy outdoors or is it just another marketing gimmick that makes machines stand out at the store?
[Asus Transformer TF700] carolek:
Can't preorder

As of this morning you can no longer pre-order the Infinity from J&R.
[Asus Transformer TF700] b1tt1:
Well, it's a twofold thing. In IPS+ mode the screen is very bright. It should be enough to compete with sunlight (at least here in Finland).

But since the screen is also quite reflective, in bright light the reflections are also bright. I.e., if you are in sunlight next to a white wall, the reflection of the wall will affect the screen. But since the viewing angle is so wide, I haven't had problems in turning the screen a little to get rid of disturbing reflections.
[Asus Transformer TF700] phonic:
Interesting. I wonder if they sold out of their incoming inventory. If so, I admire them for stopping new orders as opposed to just making people think they could fulfill them when they can't (anytime soon). But I also wonder whether they had an accurate inventory number in the first place and if any of our orders will be cancelled.... Or even worse, and something happened and they won't be getting any anytime soon....
[Asus Transformer TF700] Svashtar:
Does Infinity support Bluetooth wireless audio profile [Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)] ?
[Asus Transformer TF700] tommedema:
We don't want the 64GB one, it's ASUS that is pretending that we do... very annoying indeed.

I wish the 32GB one was here already and it'd have been my purchase yesterday.
[Asus Transformer TF700] newellj79:
Yes.
[Asus Transformer TF700] cheltenham2004:
The waiting is killing me here, in Spain 16th July 32GB version
[Asus Transformer TF700] ajdisse:
Or they got told off by ASUS for breaking the pre-order embargo in the US.....
[Asus Transformer TF700] Beknatok:
Or someone could call their Customer Service and ask... might even get a legitimate answer!
[Asus Transformer TF700] modulator03:
I needed to go by my local bestbuy (SE USA) and decided to also ask about the infinity and see what I could find out. They checked their inventory systems and said there was no mention of the transformer infinity or tf700t. I wasn't expecting anything, so oh well.

Also, I had a general question for everybody who has or is planning on buying a transformer: What color do you prefer? C Gold or A Grey?

I'm leaning towards the grey, but I don't want it to have too much of a purple-ish tint. The gold looks classy, but too much like a mac. Thoughts?
[Asus Transformer TF700] fatpandas:
just called JR and they said that it was taken off the website due to what he said was a delay in the shipment. However, if you call in, you can still pre-order, just that they were told to not advertise it on the website.

from what they estimated, it should be available in about a month. the wait continues...
[Asus Transformer TF700] gunner1937:
Spain is a very religious country.

You should believe in Resurrection:D
[Asus Transformer TF700] Jotokun:
I'm getting the grey/purple one. IMO the gold one doesn't look very good. If it were silver, I"d have a harder time deciding. I also prefer darker electronics in general, they dont show dirt as easily.
[Asus Transformer TF700] undercover:
My advice would be to go.for a gold one. It is more silver than gold in reality and purple one shows scratches a lot more (had both colours when I had Prime)
[Asus Transformer TF700] phonic:
This news makes me a sad panda....

:crying:
[Asus Transformer TF700] modulator03:
Thanks for your opinions, I'm having a hard time deciding. From what I have seen, the gold one looks more silver in real life (compared to photos). How strong is the purple-ish tint on the gray version?

At least I have some time before I have to decide!
[Asus Transformer TF700] amd1979:
I remember seeing pictures of the Prime when it first came out in the amethyst gray and loving it. Then I saw it in person and hated it. Way too purple. Looks like a Barney tablet. I'm going to go with the gold even though I hate the color gold, b/c it looks more silver in person and looks better than the purple.
[Asus Transformer TF700] m3n991:
Loving the strip on the champagne gold ,, but A Grey for me :victory:
[Asus Transformer TF700] phonic:
Since I plan to put mine in a case anyway, I'll be going with purple. Champagne gold just isn't for me.
[Asus Transformer TF700] m3n991:
Whats the case that you will put it in + a link would be nice :confused:
[Asus Transformer TF700] carolek:
Checking my order

I check my order at least two times a day to make sure it's still there. My son had a problem with Amazon when he pre-ordered his Prime. His pre-order got cancelled and they didn't notify him. Hence, the reason I keep checking J&R.

---------- Post added at 09:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:34 PM ----------

My son and I have both pre-ordered the grey.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtavera:
amazon sendme my champagne prime..... 2 updates... and is runing smooth and amazing.... my first android tablet.. its amazing!
[Asus Transformer TF700] ajamils:
Yes
[Asus Transformer TF700] phonic:
No idea. I haven't even looked at cases yet. But I certainly plan on getting one after I get my Infinity.
[Asus Transformer TF700] n-j-f:
Has anyone checked the Infinity with a Prime dock that hasn't had its firmware updated since purchase? My Prime is broken but I still have the dock. Anandtech.com says it only works if the dock firmware is at least 207 but I have no idea of what my firmware is or how to find out. And if it's older than 207 what can I do to update it?
[Asus Transformer TF700] s300pmu1:
None has tested so far in any of the forums where I'm watching. I'll let you know if that changes. I guess sticking it into the dock with the "old firmware" - if indeed such issue exists, and was not dreamed up by asus to encourage purchasing new docks - will be a rather sure way to test for that, and will happen rather fast )

Unfortunately, the're not selling TF700 without docks anyhow... So you'll have to wait until (a) someone tests compatibility and (b) asus deigns to release tf700 sans dock (if it is compatible).
[Asus Transformer TF700] n-j-f:
Availability in Czech Republic?

It's good to see the Infinity available in Poland and some other countries. I will be in Prague later this week. Any sightings of Infinity there?
[Asus Transformer TF700] marder:
Not true. I bought mine without dock.
[Asus Transformer TF700] mark.m.moran:
Well fancy that!! Praying I get mine :-)
[Asus Transformer TF700] s300pmu1:
Brack?
[Asus Transformer TF700] thephreak99:
A two stores in Norway got their first shipment yesterday. All without docks.
[Asus Transformer TF700] camspy:
Why don't the owners of XDA add the separate forum for TF700?

This thing is out there, so we need special forum for it
[Asus Transformer TF700] Joakim Larsen:
Asus Transformer TF700 =

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1661
[Asus Transformer TF700] n-j-f:
The power button on the Prime has always been difficult to operate, particularly since I put my Prime in a case. The Infinity has solved the problem of the sticking out MicroSD. Has it also solved the problem of the power button not sticking out enough?

And just in case I am an idiot, is there no other way to wake up the Prime or Infinity other than pressing the power button?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Alkzn:
Any Norwegians that wants the tablet a little cheaper?

If anyone from Norway want the Infinity, but haven't made an order yet. Or maybe you just don't want to pay the price that is listed, listen up :)

I'm willing to sell my infinity for around 4000 - 4500 in about two weeks. The reason for this is that I have an order for the infinity + dock as one of the first ones on komplett, and I haven't cancelled my order yet.

I bought it from ps.no yesterday, when they had it in stock for 5200.

It will be in perfect condition, as I have a soft case ready for it. Probably getting the tablet tomorrow. You can either pick it up by hand, if you live close to Oslo/Hamar, or I can send it to you.

You will save about 20%. Ofc I can just send it back to ps.no and get the full price back, but I'm willing to sell it cheaper if anyone wants it :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] rferrett:
If the NX7 gets the USB OTG issue sorted I am seriously considering getting one of them.

Increasingly thinking I won't be able to afford the Infinity, if it ever actually gets released in the UK
[Asus Transformer TF700] gmguk:
Now that's a thought - the UK price to be scare me too!:silly:
[Asus Transformer TF700] rferrett:
North of 600 dabs is my guess and that gets a huge thumbs down from me.

Shame really
[Asus Transformer TF700] tommedema:
In the NL 6 shops are currently selling the Infinity.

Which of these do you think has the most reliable return policy (within 14 days)? They all seem to have some bad "aftersales" reviews.

Edit: 1 of these shops removed it; the 5 others appear to be part of the same concern!!! So yeah, no competition: maybe the price will drop after the release date. Also, they just added that these are merely pre-orders.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Dub Tech:
If it's €750 in Ireland for 64GB with dock I'd guess £600 will be the norm in the UK. You have a lower VAT rate than us too so I really wouldn't expect it to be priced above that. Hopefully we'll get to see soon! :fingers-crossed:
[Asus Transformer TF700] edrodata:
Forum usage

I'm really enjoying reading this thread. I keep the page open and refresh it multiple times a day. I'm embarrassed to say how many times.

When the new Asus Transformer TF700 forums area started up I was confused about how to use them. I was "hooked" on this thread.

But I wandered off to see the overall Asus Transformer TF700 forums area and found it useful in how it separated the topics. For example, here are some of the threads started:

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Wifi drains battery

Real Life performance?

Pre-orders for the UK

Reading this very long thread has become less interesting to me. No offense intended to users in the NL, UK, or elsewhere, but that dialog just doesn't enthrall me so much. Hearing about Real Life Performance is interesting to me.

So..not for me so much, but for your own sake, I think you would be better starting a thread "Pre-orders in Europe" or use the existing specific "Pre-orders for the UK" thread. (or are they called topics?)

I'll prolly still watch this thread, along with most of the others. It's been great hanging here.

I really don't mean to be rude here, but hopefully helpful. I was going to

jokingly

entitle this post "Get a Room" but was afraid that people would take that seriously. (I still wanted to get the joke in. My youngest son tells me that my idea of humor is terrible.)

Well, 'nuff said. Thanks for all the fish.

Edro
[Asus Transformer TF700] ishamm:
before UK guys and gals give up hope, i have heard from komplett ireland, and am currently trying to work out how i can get it from them, via postal forwarding. i will update on here tomorow with details, assuming it will work out at a decent cost.

they suply with a "US-international qwerty english" keyboard dock, grey only. i assume thats pretty similar/identical to our qwerty here.
[Asus Transformer TF700] JTHM:
No £ sign and @ and " swapped over.
[Asus Transformer TF700] ishamm:
Close to an Apple keyboard, I can live with that. And without a £ sign, after this I won't have any money left to write about anyway XD
[Asus Transformer TF700] blauciel:
I just got an email from J&R (upon inquiring about my preorder) saying "we are hopeful of getting these in within the next 2-3 weeks".
[Asus Transformer TF700] fatpandas:
my email from them said release date will be 14th so it matches up pretty closely. still interested as to why no other pre-orders have gone up yet though.
[Asus Transformer TF700] SuperSwagSauce:
plus 65654675784774675 :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] steviebee66:
Just received my Infinity pad today from Komplett.nl.

Quick delivery!!

Now charging ...

So far it is a beauty!!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] d14b0ll0s:
Well, only some.. it is not as bad as described in some reviews, but still pretty easy to scratch on the back. On the other hand, Gorilla Glass 2 feels very solid. If you want your tablet to look like on the box, go with some plastic version, this one is easier to scratch for sure. Someone here after some experience with the Prime mentioned the grey (Amethyst) version being more likely to show scratches, I can believe that (unfortunately it was the only one that appeared in Poland, I would prefer the Champagne Gold / silver one too).

You can use some kind of protector or sleeve too.

BTW, somebody was asking about the sleeve, I am using TranSleeve from the Prime, see my other post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28200302&postcount=6
[Asus Transformer TF700] tibursio:
Anyone got hold of a champagne gold one yet? Seems like they're not showing up until a few weeks after the grey one (not counting review-units).
[Asus Transformer TF700] banone:
got one on the way. Should be here in a couple of days..
[Asus Transformer TF700] ashraf.abdelrahman:
LTE version

Hi

does anyone knows when will the LTE or 3G version released for pre-order? and what will be it's expected price?
[Asus Transformer TF700] iminent:
My 2 Cents... again

It seems to me if your primary uses are going to be as you suggest. Why not go for a prime. It does function fantastically in both of those capacities. And very soon i think u will find its price dropping like a rock. Just doesnt seem like you really need such an expensive device.
[Asus Transformer TF700] d14b0ll0s:
This is pretty weird - I keep getting low benchmark results on my Infinity in different power(-saving) modes - Around 2980 in Quadrant, while both TF201 and HTC One X on the result page score over 4000...

Update: After doing some more tests, I can see that my other results are not worse than in the benchmarks submitted by some reviewers, but the CPU RESULTS are of about 1/3 weaker..
[Asus Transformer TF700] s300pmu1:
I also considered Infinity for these roles. It would make a good reader but a poor media player due to its mono speaker at the back. Some of the owners described it as lacking. If you're going to use headphones (not good for health, BTW) - that won't be a problem, though.

Prime might be a cheaper alternative but you'll get the same speaker + wifi and BT problems, and no-good gps.

Acer A700 has very good speakers, but has a rather pronounced heating problem.

Also, for media player purposes, Tegra 2 devices are off since they have problems with playing back HD video (unless you're ready to down-convert videos to a non-hd resolution).

I've decided to wait for better tablets, as for your choice - it's up to you.
[Asus Transformer TF700] phonic:
Keep in mind that if you have the device in powersave mode (moderate or economy), it's going to lower the freq range of the CPU to save battery power. If you are going to do benchmark testing for device performance, you should have it in the highest power setting available. Otherwise, you are comparing apples to oranges.

Also, the highest scores are generally by people who have tweaked their settings for the highest optimization (ie: overclocking). I imagine once there are custom kernels available, we will see much better results than stock.
[Asus Transformer TF700] carolek:
Pre-order

This is the reply we received from J&R when we inquired about our order. My son and I both ordered the 32gb Infinity (grey) with keyboard.

"Thanks for contacting us. We are expecting to receive stock on both of these items on July 15th. We apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience."
[Asus Transformer TF700] ashraf.abdelrahman:
3g/LTE version of infinity

Hi

does anyone knows when will the LTE or 3G version released for pre-order? and what will be it's expected price?
[Asus Transformer TF700] phonic:
You don't need to keep posting the same question over and over again. If no one answers you, it's because no one knows the answer. We don't even know when the WiFi version will officially be released in the US. Everything is speculation and hope at this point.
[Asus Transformer TF700] reluttr:
Well... its supposed to come out the week of the 16th.

Office Depot dropped the price of the TF300 last Saturday. So I would imagine that the Infinity is due at any time, because that was one of the factors to happen when it was released...

Edit... to clarify, I am talking about the wifi version. I dunno why but I did not see he was asking about the GSM/LTE version. XD
[Asus Transformer TF700] 0x000:
regarding 3G:

asus germany said on facebook that the 3G version will be available in July for a specific carrier. no other details were mentioned.

i also asked amazon germany, they have no date, cyberport austria told me that they think it will be september..
[Asus Transformer TF700] shadow071506:
Release date for Singapore?

Does anyone know when the release date for the infinity in Singapore?
[Asus Transformer TF700] apkapkapk:
I'd say the earliest we can get it would be next month. I've been calling around different shops and some haven't even heard of it. Some said they're waiting to order but there's just no news yet. Thank ASUS SG for being so slow all the time...