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[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
It will be a good month or so before developement really gets started on 300. As far as I know, I haven't heard any developers talking about getting a 300. These things take time and can't be rushed. Developement will come in due time. Unless Someone plans on buying a developer a 300 to maybe get a lil headstart..lol
[Transformer TF300T General] BethyM:
Nice! Looks like the 16gb version. Wonder if they will actually put out a display? Our best buy is horrible about having a pile of "coming soon" empty spots and a 1 year old tablet to play with. Will be nice to start seeing these guys around town.

Is the dock pictured in the corner for the 300?
[Transformer TF300T General] rushless:
Apparently the only version available at the moment is the 32GB version, so the BB ad is perhaps too early or an error.

None the less, seems silly getting the 16GB when the 32GB is $20 more.

Added:

No sign of this tablet yet from BB, but they do have the 510 being stocked.
[Transformer TF300T General] jericko:
Thanks for posting the Best Buy ad! I am going to pick up two of these on Sunday for the wife and I. This tablet looks awesome, and while not as high end as the prime or infinity coming this summer, this will more then meet both of our needs!
[Transformer TF300T General] bakihanna:
OK I have been playing with the acer510 for almost 12hrs. This tablet is good I got this cause my prime was having some serious reboot problems like 3-4 a day lock ups very annoying,I was gonna get me another but oos everywhere so I decided to test drive the Acer. So far not one lockup at all, brightness is good feels great little heavy then the prime. Battery is crazy I used it all night at work to watch movies,music and I still have 30%. The tablet has the grid effect even though I think is more like huge pixel if you look closely to you HDTV you will know what I mean, not too annoying at all . So far only thing that this tablet sucks is playing h264 files its insanely choppy crap just skips and is slow motion. Tonight I will try some the games and see how well it holds. I will keep this tablet wait for asus700 let the wife and kids keep this. Wifi is great I got 70db at work where my prime was getting 30 if I was lucky. Love the stability on this but miss my sexy prime. Over all this is a great tablet.
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
depends really...are you happy with 32GB? then you can get the 16GB and add another 16GB micro sd for $13. or if you want 48 gb you can get the 16 and get a 32GB micro sd for $30
[Transformer TF300T General] rlanza1054:
I have one more question that might help in deciding between the two.

Which one will be easier to root?

And would it be wrong of me to maybe just purchase both the Asus TF300 and Acer A510, then I get to look at both and maybe use both at home for a day or two and just return the one I decided I don't like as much.

Maybe then I could make a better decision.

Would it be wrong to do that kind of thing?

Thanks

Rob
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
it wouldnt be wrong to test them out. itll be wrong if you root them and then return them though.
[Transformer TF300T General] rushless:
The 510, since easy to root with same process as the A100.
[Transformer TF300T General] nook-color:
It looks like ASUS is stocking retailers better than they had been with the Prime.

I see it @ Fry's, Tiger Direct, Abt and Amazon all in stock 2 days after release date with more to come. Looks like Best Buy will be getting them soon too.
[Transformer TF300T General] pdagal:
bakihanna, it might be the file encoding for H.264 videos, because I've played a variety of 720p and 1080p H.264 videos without a hiccup (we show a few playing in our video review).
[Transformer TF300T General] aznmode:
Agreed. Specially if you dont need the dock. IMO thats the only thing that separates the 300 but really all youre getting from that is an extra SD slot and keyboard as the Acer battery will last almost as long as the 300 + dock combined and it comes with usb adaptor so you will have full usb right off the bat. Plus according to Lisa it does charge with standard micro usb albeit slow but thats better than not being able to charge at all.

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Thanks. I think once you have a case on it, the way it looks wont really matter much. I also do like that it's slightly smaller in size (width & height) vs the Prime. And having everything working is good so you dont really have to worry about Acer being slow in updates since there really isnt anything wrong with it. Well besides the h264 but you may be able to find an app that will work play it better.
[Transformer TF300T General] bsweetness:
The 16GB version is available, just not as widely so. I've seen it at a few websites. But I agree that it makes no sense to pick up the 16GB version when the 32GB is only $20 more. Had they priced the 16GB at $349, then it would start looking like a compelling option.

For me, the the support from Asus in the way of consistent, fast updates is also an advantage that the TF300 has over the Acer. Asus has a great track record with the original Transformer, and they've done what they could to overcome hardware design flaws with the Prime. No other tablet manufacturer has even come close to providing the timely support that Asus has. When the support is coupled with the keyboard dock option, it becomes an incredibly easy choice from my point of view to go with the TF300.
[Transformer TF300T General] aznmode:
I agree that Asus has fast updates and fixes but if they did everything right in the first place there really isnt need for updates IMO. All the updates theyve had so far are mainly to fix something.
[Transformer TF300T General] BethyM:
Glad to hear! Have you tried to use it outside yet?? I'm curious if the screen is bright enough to be readable in pretty direct sunlight... yes, I can do it when I get mine tomorrow but it's always good to have more opinions :-)
[Transformer TF300T General] Cyclone999:
Just got my 300 from Amazon a little while ago. There is already a firmware update. The new build is dated April 16.
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
i think $30 more for the acer was tempting but i'm not okay with $50 more. i'll go with the tf300t unless the price on the acer goes down..but i'm still waiting for that white model.
[Transformer TF300T General] bsweetness:
Aside from major OS version changes, most updates from all manufacturers are "mainly to fix something." ;)
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
congratz on your new device.

how is it? did you get the dock also? what's the firmware and android version it has on it.

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that is a good point.
[Transformer TF300T General] aznmode:
True lol But again if they did it everything right the first time there wouldnt be a need to fix something. But seems Asus has lot of issues so lots of updates. I'm still waiting for BT/wifi fix which I dont have on my Acer a100. Acer also is starting to release their ICS updates and I flashed it instead of doing OTA and so far so good or alteast it didnt break anything.
[Transformer TF300T General] JakedGr8:
http://www.bjs.com/asus-transformer...sor-1gb-ddr3-32gb-flash---blue.product.217665

^^^ $10 off, anyone familiar with them? Reseller ratings wasn't too satisfied with bjs.
[Transformer TF300T General] jaymcp:
Congrats! I get mine tomorrow and I can't wait! I bought mine from excaliberpc.com and they have quite a bit left in stock if there is anyone looking to buy one. How do you like it so far?
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
they have it for $385 on amazon including shipping..

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B007P4YAPK/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

update: i just ordered mine.
[Transformer TF300T General] bsweetness:
Actually, the Asus tablets typically don't have a lot of major issues. Most of the time the updates are for tweaks, additions, and performance increases. They do most everything right the first time, much more so than most manufacturers. I'd say Samsung is the only Android tablet manufacturer that releases close to the level of stability and features that Asus does out of the gate. But Samsung is much slower to update and fix things.

I had the Acer a100, and because of that, I have no interest in owning another Acer product. Asus on the other hand has does nothing but impress me with their tablets and support.
[Transformer TF300T General] daniel_kursk:
Tf300

Those of you who got the item (or will get soon), please write more feedbacks about stability and speed, and please, test Skype video call and video editing software like AndroMedia Video Editor. Please, I really need that.
[Transformer TF300T General] bsweetness:
Down to $392.67 direct from Amazon. That price is mighty tempting with the option of having it tomorrow for only $3.99 extra with Prime.
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
they do this at the beginning to encourage purchase. once enough people purchase it they move it back up to $399 and you probably won't see it go down again for a few weeks.
[Transformer TF300T General] bsweetness:
Yeah, I know how Amazon works. :D

If they can keep enough stock on hand to where they're not constantly sold out of it like with the Prime, they'll probably settle in before too long with a price right around $392. There will be some slight fluctuations up and down every now and then, but that's probably about where it will end up staying after the initial launch period.
[Transformer TF300T General] soldierblue348:
Any impressions on how bad the plastic backing is? Better than the original Transformer?
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
now at $375 + $5 shipping. dang i missed out on $5. Oh well. seller said i would get it in 4 days!
[Transformer TF300T General] aznmode:
Really I love my Acer a100. Change the build.prop to a500 and I can see all the gameloft games. The only issue I have is the touchscreen but there's a fix for it in HC and almost gone with ICS. Its only drawback is the battery but it charges fast. And dual core isn't as good as quad.

Asus I've had several issues and have had so many returns exchanges. Wifi slow on some. Some have yellow screens. Wifi/by issues, web freezes, slows to crawl if you're downloading files or updating market apps, typing sometimes freezes, when your transferring large files from internal memory to micro sd and you open up another program it'll stop the transfer most of the time so you have to wait till its done before you exit the file manager app. Same with astro or Es file explorer, hard to sometimes select texts, when docked cursor jumps around even with touch disabled so when you're typing it screws up what your typing, sometimes when you type you can't see the letters you're typing until you touch away for the text field. Battery draining too fast when docked. That's all I can remember for now. So I'm just waiting and hoping eventually these will get fixed.
[Transformer TF300T General] JakedGr8:
Haha yeah I noticed that. I got mine directly from Amazon. Got a 32GB microsd card too. So I have a 64GB tegra 3 tablet for around $400. Bam.

UPDATE: I just watched the stock go down one by one on the $380 deal. Glad it's selling, and initial reviews coming in from sites and users is positive :)

- Jake
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
dock is $125 down from $150.
[Transformer TF300T General] beafet:
I was deliberating between the a510 and the TF300... ended up going with the TF300 for $392...

My first tablet (well, I rooted my wife's Nook Color, but that was about it)...I hope I made the right choice.

//nervous
[Transformer TF300T General] bsweetness:
Got in on the $380 32GB model and the $130 (after shipping) dock. Not too shabby. As much as I like the Scribe integration on my View, I've missed the versatility of the Transformer. Looking forward to getting this one.
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
you probably were one of the last to get it..its all gone now. up to $392. i guess there are still a few docks left.
[Transformer TF300T General] jim2161:
Class 10 SD card

Does anyone know if a class 10 micro SD card (PNY, SanDisk) will work with the TF300 ?

Thanks,

Jim
[Transformer TF300T General] bsweetness:
Pretty much all of them will. I don't know of any reason why a particular brand of card wouldn't work.
[Transformer TF300T General] jericko:
Does anyone know if there are any cases/covers for the 300 out?
[Transformer TF300T General] aznmode:
Nice deal! Just like how some of us scored a Prme through HHgregg for $399. Enjoy your new toy! The dock makes a huge difference. its one reason I keep my Prime.
[Transformer TF300T General] gchild320:
Got mine in the mail today...extremely responsive. Still getting used to tablet ICS, a bit different from G-Nex
[Transformer TF300T General] clouds5:
So did you guys all own a Prime before the TF300 or is this just the place to hang because there isnt a specific forum yet? :)

I'm curious if there are people who had the prime and now got the tf300 and are more happy with it and why.
[Transformer TF300T General] jim2161:
Thanks,

I was thinking more of the class versus the brand.

Jim
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
i don't have a prime. tf300t will be my first tablet.
[Transformer TF300T General] BethyM:
I just saw this bundle for the 16GB TF300 and the dock. It's at $488 with $10ish shipping. Not sold by amazon, but on amazon so buy at your own risk... but figured I'd share it :-) Look it over, the specs seem off but I've not shopped the 300 very much.
[Transformer TF300T General] aznmode:
16gb is supposed to be $379 and dock going for $130 now i think so thats not much of a discount. But still a deal regardless.
[Transformer TF300T General] tnimk:
Can anyone who has it confirm that the sdcard does sit flush?
[Transformer TF300T General] KayvinM:
That is the 16gb model. I barely caught it since they only listed it in a small section. Just putting it out there so no-one orders it thinking it's the 32gb :D

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According to Lisa from MTR it does sit flush. Here is the link to the video review.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT2O-CD9Ga4&feature=plcp&context=C414f32dVDvjVQa1PpcFM9QpYnlSMQpYUgeSE-93mW7DCBLeQ4POg%3D

Thanks for the review Lisa!!
[Transformer TF300T General] BethyM:
Modified original, sorry I didn't catch it!
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
good catch. i thought i missed out on that deal!
[Transformer TF300T General] bsweetness:
I had the original Transformer, sold it, and then skipped out on the Prime due to GPS/WiFi issues. I don't mind what I see as relatively minor trade-offs from the Prime for the 300, so it will be nice to have a Transformer back in the house again.

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Class shouldn't matter either.
[Transformer TF300T General] pdagal:
The microSD card is flush with the TF300 casing. I'll be putting up our video review tomorrow on MobileTechReview and I demo trying to make it accidentally pop out (it won't).

For the person who asked about class 10 cards: they work just fine. I'm using a Samsung 32 gig class 10 card in the TF300.
[Transformer TF300T General] JakedGr8:
Any thoughts if the Prime cases will work with the 300?
[Transformer TF300T General] e.mote:
>According to Lisa from MTR it does sit flush. Here is the link to the video review.

Clip embedded below for greater visibility.

As with MTR's other vid reviews, it's a comprehensive look. Suggested viewing for all except Prime users. :)

@safarigirl: Suggest embedding said MTR review link or clip into OP post for easier access.

[YOUTUBE]xT2O-CD9Ga4[/YOUTUBE]
[Transformer TF300T General] aznmode:
Just starting the video and I notice the screen is more bluish or much whiter than the standard yellowish warmer Prime screen. Atleast on most Prime models. There are some that are white but rare.
[Transformer TF300T General] e.mote:
>Just starting the video and I notice the screen is more bluish or much whiter than the standard yellowish warmer Prime screen.

As said, if you're a Prime user, this vid won't make you happy.

On bright side, Infinity should have all the kinks ironed out.

I foresee Asus rep dude will be a very popular guy with the flood of refund requests heading his way.
[Transformer TF300T General] rlanza1054:
Oh my God, I just placed an order with BJS, I have a membership there.

After I placed the order (I even ordered the keyboard dock), I realized I forgot to watch Lisa's review.

But I know with BJS I can just go to the local warehouse location and return it without having to deal with packing it up and mailing it back. The are very good with returns.

Now I have to decide if I want to order the Acer as well (BJS does not stock Acer products) to do my comparisons.

So let me ask one question to those that have received their units (Asus TF300) already since there was some concern in one of the reviews about the sound (not the placement of the speakers) of the speakers. They say you can't turn up the volume because it will start to crackle.? Can you verify if the sound is really that bad?

Thanks

Rob
[Transformer TF300T General] aznmode:
Yup def made me kinda jelly. Love that the sockets are better for hdmi, micro sd, usb (with cover), charging port and louder speaker. Not fond of the battery life though and scared the screen is more prone to cracking that the prime already is. Overall nice device. She did mention the tab slowed down some while downloading stuff from the market so it seems to suffer I/O speed as the prime. I think this will sell way more than the prime and prob cause prime to reach EOL much faster. Everything on it just works.
[Transformer TF300T General] safarigirl:
Wonderful review, very thorough!

Well it certainly looks as if the bugs have been ironed out! :) She was too cute with all the yooohooo's. "Always nice when things just work." Hoorah!

Nice looking machine that obviously meets expectations. Believe me, it's going to kill me to wait for the infinity now. May end up picking up a red or white if they drop prior.

Congratulations to all picking up this baby, good times!!!
[Transformer TF300T General] e.mote:
>Yup def made me kinda jelly

Here's the $650 question: Would you (or any Prime owner) trade in your present Prime & dock for a TF300 & dock?

This would be a more palatable proposal than a refund request. Perhaps Demandarin would take it up with Asus rep guy.
[Transformer TF300T General] pdagal:
LOL, as a Prime owner myself, it's true. It's frustrating that they worked out so many of the kinks for this less expensive model. Amazing what 5 months of live and learn can do for a company (though we Prime owners might feel like beta testers).

- Lisa from MobileTechReview
[Transformer TF300T General] rlanza1054:
Its BJS Warehouse, like Costco.

I have a membership with them.

Returns are very easy, no questions.

Rob
[Transformer TF300T General] aznmode:
Good question. If I can get $100 back then maybe. Not sure if I really want to have less battery life and lower contrast screen though. If asus can make the prime crash free like the 300 via some software update then Id keep my prime over the 300. Thats the major annoyance for me.
[Transformer TF300T General] rlanza1054:
OK, now that I ordered, where can I get the screen protector (especially since this does not have the Grollia Glass).

And what do I need to order for the mini-HDMI port to standard HDMI cable?

I have the adapter for my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G, but that adapter plugs into the miniUSB port on the phone.

Is it the same thing?

Thanks.

Rob
[Transformer TF300T General] e.mote:
>If I can get $100 back then maybe. Not sure if I really want to have less battery life and lower contrast screen though.

I think a more reasonable proposal would be a straight-across trade. The $100 loss is more than offset by the months of pleasure (heh) you've had from the Prime. Yes, there is the downside of smaller battery and no IPS+, in exchange for working wifi/BT/everything else, and no ugly dongle. It's a give-and-take.

It would be interesting to see what Asus rep guy says. This would test the boundaries of Asus' touted "user engagement" policy.

@pdagal

Thanks for the quick turnaround for the review. I'm assuming these are all bought units? Whence comes your expense account?
[Transformer TF300T General] pdagal:
Screen contrast is still very high on the TF300 (almost too high for folks like me that do a lot of reading and get tired eyes). Absolute brightness for outdoor viewing is the big differentiator between the TF300 and the Prime TF201 thanks to the Prime's IPS + feature.

We receive loaner review units for most items, but if we don't get a review unit in a timely fashion (for some reason Asus is one of the few manufacturers that doesn't work with us) and it's important, we buy it. Such are the expenses of running a business.

I personally wouldn't sell my Prime to get the TF300, but I don't use the GPS feature and WiFi works acceptably on my Prime. If I didn't own either, I'd probably get the TF300. It's cheaper and everything works ;) But the Acer Iconia Tab A510 is still very compelling, and is the one I might actually keep.
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
video review is good. but no were near enough to sway me away from prime. I'm satisfied with how my prime operates and performs. Plus the great battery life on tablet and dock. Now maybe if i had a faulty prime with wifi issues or screen issues, I'd consider the 300. But since mines doesn't and my device works very well actually, it would feel like a downgrade to me. I'd be losing out on battery life, maximum performance(300 less powerful), superior display(with gorilla glass), and the thin and light feel. Although 3oo seems to clearly have better wifi performance, that isn't really a gain to me since my wifi already performs great and never had any issues with it. i wouldn't be able to look past the downgrade in specs after already having the great experience with my prime. Heed the words, MY EXPERIENCE.

one important issue that was noted was there was no visible benefit to it having ddr3 ram. still suffers the same i/o issues and slowdowns during downloads from play store. this leads me to believe more that its a software issue. we have people in developement running custom roms with optimized kernels and memory tweaks that doesn't even suffer those kind of issues anymore. So Asus can fix this issue for both devices with more updates and optimizations. As for sound, my prime is actually Super loud. Really is too loud now..lol ever since i used the volume+ app. the real speaker mod app/volume booster, not some glorified equalizer.

i can see alot of new tablet owners getting this. it will sell more because its a cheaper price. that's a given. more people could possibly afford it. But i doubt we will see many prime owners downgrading to the lower end model.

I'm sticking to my guns, for now. ill be happy with my prime till tegra4 releases..lmao now if someone wants to give me a 300 for free, I'd surely take it ;)
[Transformer TF300T General] aznmode:
If I didn't fall in love with the keyboard I'd probably get the Acer too. Tab for tab its the better one out of the 3 IMO. It only loses in the aesthetics department but once its in a case that wouldn't matter. Which brings me back to my previous question to you. How many more gameloft games do you see vs Asus and also does it bog down while you're downloading? Referring to I/O issue that plagues the Prime. And thanks again for another awesome thorough review.
[Transformer TF300T General] junrider:
Its pretty evident that Asus has ironed out the faults they had with the prime, better design support for input cables and sd card, better wifi reception, no GPS dongle needed, etc.. Definitely a good option not just because its cheaper but overall if you want you device to work as it should out of the box. A good example is that it is widely available on its release where it is getting mass produced, not like the prime's release where you still had to wait forever to get one. Noticed the Pad 300 are the C4 batch... are there any C4 batch out yet with the prime?