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[Transformer TF300T General] atiatinini:
Awesome, now we just need a section here in XDA for the TF300. :)
[Transformer TF300T General] nick1979123:
Found some more release date and pricing info for Europe ! :

Quote :

"As for the ASUS Transformer Pad 300, the more affordable tablet will be available in mid-May. The WiFi-only version will sell for €400, with the 3G version going for €500. Both will come with 32GB of internal storage."

Read the complete article :http://phandroid.com/2012/04/17/asus-padfone-transformer-pad-infinity-and-pad-300-priced-and-dated-for-europe/
[Transformer TF300T General] rushless:
I would rather buy from a local store to avoid a return process (if needed).
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
you pay more with taxes.
[Transformer TF300T General] z_zk_z:
Can I tether to an AT&T phone? Can anyone please verify via WiFi or BT?

Can I tether to an AT&T phone? Can anyone please verify via WiFi or BT?
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
you should have no problem. I can with my prime and my Atrix phone.
[Transformer TF300T General] unixman2000:
On Amazon the seller wants $489 for it???? The frickin thing retails for $399. In fact, Office Depot lists it for $399 although it probably will not be available to order until this Friday.
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
the higher priced ones are from a seller with a really good review rep. of you order from them, it'll ship now. you pay the mark up price to get device now instead of waiting. I read a few articles on it.
[Transformer TF300T General] Dandarebr:
This one comes with an extra feature: It can make you remember how overpriced it was when you brought it just by looking at the screen! The one at retail price can't do that!! :rolleyes:
[Transformer TF300T General] Shakenbake158:
I can't decide if I want to buy the Prime or the 300. I am worried that the Prime is going to give my WiFi problems, I dont care about the GPS.
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
There is no guareentee 300 won't have any wireless or wifi problems either. As alot of people have primes here in forum whose wifi works fine.

Your best bet is don't be an early adopter. Wait till after 300 is out for a month or 2 then decide. Read the reviews. Because it will have OTA own set of issues or similar ones also. All electronic devices has the chance of having an issue or defect. There is no there's more likely not to be one because its plastic. There are plenty of OG transformer people in xda who complained about their wifi or GPS also. And that had a plastic back. So just wait till well after all tech and consumer reviews.

If you don't feel like waiting. Just get a prime now. Newer units are likely to not have issues, as alot have been making good reports on newer units.

You have to remwber this. NOTHING IS AS GOOD AS IT SEEMS. AND NOTHING IS AS BAD AS IT SEEMS. SOMEWHERE IN-BETWEEN, REALITY FALLS. :D
[Transformer TF300T General] unixman2000:
I don't think so...both Amazon and Office Depot are only taking pre-orders right now. So it doesn't matter which one you order from (other than price).

I'd rather order from Office Depot and save $90.
[Transformer TF300T General] Andreas527:
Prime = 8.3mm

TF300 = 9.9mm

You do the math. But I'm nice so i can tell you that the dock from TF201 won't work with TF300.

And the price for the dock is $149. Sure some store will sell it cheaper,

Asus Prime & Tapatalk
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
No, there's a vendor, through amazon, that's selling it for like 449 or so. Its said to ship out immediately..not in how many ever days the other ones say. There were several tech articles on this vendor and the higher price of 300 I read today through Google current feeds.
[Transformer TF300T General] CycleGeek:
Agreed. I ordered mine from Amazon for $399 - let's hope this one works!
[Transformer TF300T General] BethyM:
I shared your concerns but went for the prime and am sitting on my porch with no problems. To compare, my Epic Touch usually loses the WiFi and goes 3g where I'm sitting. I'm very satisfied with my choice.
[Transformer TF300T General] rcatron:
Interesting, while we are on the topic of the 300 and Prime.....Did anyone notice beside me that Asus Campuslife on Facebook mentioned that the TF-300 was a "follow-up" to the Transformer prime?

I don't know about you all, but to me, follow-up means replacement...

http://campuslife.asus.com/index/7675/teaser-alert-transformer-pad-tf300-video/
[Transformer TF300T General] safarigirl:
@rcatron

I pointed out a similar comment in a different article and was immediately corrected here. The TF300 is toted as an upgrade for the TF101 and the TF700 as an upgrade to the TF201. WI am most interested in seeing is whether the new models works as advertised. I'm sure most would agree that's all we really care about.

The sizes of the new tablets are exactly the same as the prime (length and width) the only slight difference is the thickness. And for those that keep stating the sizes in mm as if the TF300 is a dinosaur, it certainly looks a lot different in inches. Personally, to me there is not a large difference between 0.33in and 0.39in.

TF300 Dimensions: 263 x 180.8 x 9.9mm (10.35 x 7.12 x 0.39in)

TF201 Dimensions: 263 x 180.8 x 8.3 mm (10.35 x 7.12 x 0.33in)

TF700 Dimensions: 263 x 180.8 x 8.5mm (10.35 x 7.12 x 0.33in)

So if you are using the tablet as an extra toy, what is the big deal. Of course this if coming from someone who works on high powered computers all day.

One other note, seems the TF201 dock is already selling at a reduced price. :) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00685ZCZY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

(Noticed the same with the TF101 dock two months ago when I ordered it.)
[Transformer TF300T General] rcatron:
@safarigirl

Thanks...I guess I am the eternal pessimist (and still am concerning the new Transformer models) - I will have to see how it all plays out with my own eyes and ears

I too am in IT so I have (arguably) too many tabs, computers, etc
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
Technically, the 300 isn't an upgrade to the tf-101. Its actually its replacement. Asus been stated that. Yes, the 700 model is the upgrade model up from the Prime.

All different price points and markets aimed for.

Low end- 300

PREMIUM- PRIME

ULTRA PREMIUM- 700

An upgrade is when the specs are better. People that have tried to say 300 is upgrade to prime is like saying a kindle fire is the upgrade to a new Ipad ;) lmao
[Transformer TF300T General] kecke17:
How to connect USB TF 300T?
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
What do do you mean exactly? If you get a dock, just plug the USB up to the USB port. If you get the tablet only, you will need to get the 40pin to USB adapter that Asus sells.
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
what all can you do with that? can you attach an external hard drive? I would assume keyboard and mouse?
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
As long as it has USB host capabilities, like prime has, then yes.

Here are some of the things you can hook up out the box or even more by adding drivers/modules to prime

-keyboard

-mouse

-external harddrive

-Ethernet connection(with a USB to Ethernet adapter)

-USB wifi adapter(with added drivers/modules/other things)

-USB controllers like PC controllers, Xbox controller, ps3 controller, steering wheel controller, etc..

-USB webcam(with added drivers/modules)

-connect other android devices or cameras to device through USB. To transfer files, photos, etc..

-USB Hub so you can hook up more than 1 USB device to prime and use at the same time

-USB thumb drive for extra storage

- USB storage converter piece. Looks like a thumb drive except you can put a full size SD card, Microsd SD card, or other storage mediums

There's alot more also. Really any USB device could possibly work. Then of it doesn't work initially, the drivers/modules could be added so it will work. It adds more versatility to the device. Which is good.
[Transformer TF300T General] NMRSpec:
I read a comment somewhere recently (don't remember where) that Asus just decided to discontinuing the prime and the announcement is supposed to come later this month. Supposedly the guy was told this by someone who works at Asus. So, if the 300 is a replacement (not saying that it is or is not), we should hear about it later this month. It could just be another "discontinued prime" rumor or speculation.
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
Chalk it up as another false rumor. We have heard this every other week for the past 3-4 months. Didn't happen then. Not gonna happen now. Once it reaches its natural life cycle, in tech world, then they will discontinue it.

Plus all these rumors always stem from people who literally just joined xda..lmfao.
[Transformer TF300T General] junrider:
Ummm.. Isnt the 300 specs better than that of the TF101.. So it is an upgrade as well as a replacement.;)
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
YUPP! ;)
[Transformer TF300T General] wynand32:
What's an upgrade to the Prime? Seems like the Prime:

1. Has a faster-clocked Tegra 3.

2. Has an IPS+ screen vs. IPS.

3. Has an LED flash.

While folks can argue the plastic case is better for the radios (and that might be true), what hard specs on the TF300 are better?
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
there isn't any. tf300t is the budget/economy model. prime is still the high end...until ofcourse the infinity.
[Transformer TF300T General] tedr44:
We don't have the full spec yet but I think it will have a better working gps and wifi, no need for a dongle bongle.

I also like the price spec, easy on the budget with quadcore performance. Asus is trying to redeem itself.
[Transformer TF300T General] rcatron:
I just do not buy it. There is simply no point for Asus to have three models like this. They surely have learned from Samsung in regards to that.

To me, the writing is on the wall. I predict within 3 months of the Inifinity's launch, the Prime will quietly disappear, or at best - they will relaunch and change the name, fix the issues/etc - but again, I do not see room for three Asus tablets...
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
Internal GPS will never perform better than the dedicated external dongle. It might work on the 300,but it won't be as sensitive or as accurate as an external dedicated one for prime. The GPS in the dongle is more powerful than one used in internal Asus tablet units.

---------- Post added at 08:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:57 PM ----------

We've heard this for 4 months now..lmao. every other week someone posting they think prime will be discontinued. Plus infinity won't release till late June/early July. 3 months or so from then and the prime would have just about reached natural life cycle anyways. So like i said before, prime will be discontinued once its natural tablet life cycle ends in sales.

It can easily be seen as them keeping all 3. Prime still selling. All 3 are at different price points. We already hearing reports of how high priced infinity pad will be overseas. Plus no plans for u.s. release anyways. So let me back up. If it releases June/July overseas first, which it will release there first. Then if America gets it, it won't show up in America till at least 2 months or so afterwards. Places like Italy n such didn't even get prime released over there till 2months after American release. Now Asus has flipped the release of new tablets. They will come to Europe this time first. So if America doesn't see infinity pad till August/September, then 3 months from that will put prime at December. Exactly one year later and at the end of its life cycle. That's when it'll be discontinued.

SOUNDS LIKE ASUS ALREADY HAS THIS RELEASE VERY CALCULATED ;) prime lives on, whether you like it or not!
[Transformer TF300T General] junrider:
ummm.. Did you read my post? we were talking about the Pad300 compared to the TF101 not the TF201. But to answer your question the Infinty pad is an upgrade to the Prime.

---------- Post added at 10:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:47 PM ----------

We should really wait until the 300 has been officially been delivered to consumers and reports and tests have been done so we can fully know how comparable is the 300 GPS/wifi/bluetooth performance to that of the prime.
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
I'm not the one to tell. Lol Tell the ones who assume everything with the 300 will be peachy and perform better than prime.

As far as the GPS comment I made, that stands. PRIME dongle is a dedicated external GPS module. No internal GPS chip, that I've seen so far, will get better results than what I've seen and posted. Remember, Asus uses hybrid chips for the internals. Dongle is a "True" dedicated external GPS module. More powerful and sensitive than the GPS hybrid chips being used in Asus tablets.
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
so the release date is this Sunday!! anyone staying up until 12 on saturday to get one? also which retailers is going to have them? Best buy? I would assume..but i doubt they will be open late for this.
[Transformer TF300T General] hernan598:
I leave you this Benchmarks of the new Acer Iconia A510. An xda user upload this. Maybe its a good option besides the TF300

It seems to equal( equal or better?) the Prime performance with stock ics rom. (Same tegra 3 model at 1.4ghz)

http://db.tt/lOiBibbE
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
problem's not the device. its acer's lack of support..but i'm just saying that based on the xda forums.
[Transformer TF300T General] Andreas527:
http://twitpic.com/9c4z6f
[Transformer TF300T General] jonlad1:
OMG - tell more!
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
ugh..i just saw this and now i'm not sure! damn it! -- also the black one is $429.99 on amazon now.!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh9Tce0fcNs
[Transformer TF300T General] Screwedupsmitty:
My roommate had one pre-ordered, its a niiiiiceee tablet that 510, feels good, works out of the box, no problems at all and rooted with the a100 method. Runs like a champ, a bit thicker than the TFPs i had before i returned em due to wifi issues, but feels nice overall. I'd say this tablet is the one to beat ATM, my recommendation based off of not having a giant wart of a GPS dongle that is probably the most unsightly thing I've ever seen on any tablet ever, and that I took it to the hospital and got good wifi signal through multiple walls at the hospital, which I can't say for my previous TFPs. Very important for me since I use my tab to review patient charts ect in the hospital.
[Transformer TF300T General] aznmode:
Totally agree on the 510. I played with it at CES and it ran very smooth. Smoother than the prime
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
My concern with acer has always been their support for their product but i'm just basing that off the # of posts in the developer section of XDA. perhaps their product is smooth out of the box..so dev support isn't needed?
[Transformer TF300T General] Screwedupsmitty:
Dev support is there, and don't limit yourself to XDA only, i troll rootzwiki sometimes as well to see what they have going on over there. I'll agree that ASUS has more roms going for them, but I don't feel its so limited its a reason not to buy the Acer. I find that I don't flash as much as I used to, i barely keep up with milestones anymore on my GN, so if I find something and it works, then I usually stick with it until something new and shiny catches my eye. I'll be waiting until they stock it in Bestbuy so I can use my rewardzone cash, but if the a700 isn't leaked in the next week or 2 it's definitely what I'll be choosing for my next tab for what its worth
[Transformer TF300T General] e.mote:
A510 looks good so far. Root works, unlockable bootloader w/o loss of warranty, NTFS support, full power USB port. No reported problem thus far with wifi/GPS/HDMI-out. Large battery (36Whr vs TF300's 22Whr) is another big plus.

The main problem with Acer is with OS support, especially when it comes time to upgrade to JB. But if A510 gets CM support, as it should, then official support doesn't matter.

One thing it can use is a right-angle micro-USB adapter,

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Up-Angle-US...-Male-Adapter-Cable-Charge-Sync-/170789745733
[Transformer TF300T General] newellj79:
I would totally switch from this to the a510. I'm just so attached to the dock! I'm going to hold out until June. It's rumored that the infinity MIGHT come out then. If it does and it's working correctly I'll switch to it. If its not out, or all jacked up like this thing I'll for sure make a switch to something else.
[Transformer TF300T General] e.mote:
TF201 and Acer A510 size comparison

TF300 should have same size as TF201, excluding thickness, of course.

---------- Post added at 01:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:00 AM ----------

>I'm going to hold out until June.

Tech toys always get cheaper and better, so if you can wait, wait. June/July will be when we'll get wind of JB, along with rumored 7" Goog tab. Sammy GT 2 should also be here at $400.

A510 looks good, but frankly, at $430 (present Amazon price for A510), it's not price competitive, not when iPad 2 is at $400. I can't see it selling well.

One indication of how little Acer's marketing effort for A510 is, is that there was no advance review units sent out to the tech blogs.
[Transformer TF300T General] 3rdamention:
They arent gonna discontinue the Prime until their new tablets hit the market. THEN the prime will disappear as many, myself included, have stated. It still makes no sense for asus to have three tablets, a 7 inch tablet,the padphone all for sale at once. Just ask Samsung and others about over saturation, its not good business cause the average consumer will be confused by so many choices that dont have incredibly obvious differences.
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
I've been hearing the same story since prime released. its been 4 months now. every other week someone wants to come say prime will be discontinued. Samsung was different because all their tabs was still basically the same damn price..lol. its only now Sammy is making cheaper tablets.

with the

300-low End

prime-premium

infinity pad-ultra premium

all at different price points. ill give prime till October at earliest finally being discontinued. by then it would've basically had its natural tech sales life cycle. Asus will do a better job differentiating because they all at different price points. the higher you go up, the more the specs are boosted.

honestly, I wouldn't care if prime was discontinued in 5mins...lmao. that's not going to stop my great device from working and it won't stop the updates rolling out. and it won't stop developement. so it's all moot really. its just funny when people been assuming prime being discontinued for so long.

Until the fat lady sings, PRIME LIVES ON. This device to great to be discontinued this soon. Plus with less than 1% return/defective rate, Prime is doing pretty well ;) Its still considered top android tablet, even after Acer510 release.
[Transformer TF300T General] BethyM:
Is this your pic? I'm curious from someone who has both to see how the displays compare -- I'm impressed by the Prime's IPS+ and curious how it compares to the Acer.
[Transformer TF300T General] pdagal:
We have both the Prime and the Asus 510 (I did the A510 video review mentioned a few posts back). The Prime's IPS+ display is higher contrast and it's a just a little warmer. The higher contrast makes it seem sharper. I was however impressed with the Acer A510's display-- they've really stepped up their game from previous tablets and it's quite good. But it is hard to beat the Prime's display for brightness and contrast. The Prime and new iPad display are my 2 favorites. We will do a smackdown video comparison between the Prime and Acer Iconia A510. Though the Acer falls between the Prime and Asus Transformer TF300 in price and features...
[Transformer TF300T General] jblah:
that is what makes it hard to decide. its a good price point for it. also since amazon has it for $429.99 that made it more attractive. only $30 more than the tf300t.
[Transformer TF300T General] Cyclone999:
Amazon has the 300 available again for pre-order, direct from Amazon for $399.99.
[Transformer TF300T General] cmjkxa:
http://www.technobuffalo.com/review...view-quad-core-tablet-at-an-affordable-price/

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/22/...ew/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

REVIEW!
[Transformer TF300T General] Kalle0815:
I think at least in europe the prices will be identical. Would you prefere the acer in that situation?

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9100 mit Tapatalk 2
[Transformer TF300T General] e.mote:
IMO, there's no contest. Even at $50 premium (sans TF300 dock), A510 wins in most categories--faster CPU, longer battery life, full-power USB, unlockable bootloader. The last is the most important to techies, since it means custom ROM support, which obviates need for official OS support. TF300 doesn't even have a USB port on-tablet.

With the dock, TF300 is $550 (US pricing)--$100 over A510 and $50 over iPad w/ its superlative display. It gets slightly better battery capacity than Acer (22+16.5=38.5Whr vs A510's 36Whr), USB, and of course the keyboard. SoC is still slower. In exchange for the keyboard, you get a pedestrian unit for an above-iPad premium.

If integrated keyboard is your love, and you don't mind the weaker wifi and no GPS, then Prime is a better option. Or, wait for Infinity to resolve the weak wireless, and get the 1080p display. At $650 and $750 w/ dock, respectively, these are the most expensive wifi tablets around. But as you're here in the Prime forum, price is probably not your main concern.
[Transformer TF300T General] atiatinini:
Another review: :)

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5756/asus-transformer-pad-300-review
[Transformer TF300T General] clouds5:
Its turning out exactly how i thought it would :) The TF300 is a great thing. At its price point there is nothing better, the same as the prime. Asus is just rolling over the tablet market :)

But, if you dont want your tablet specifically for GPS navigation in your car, i'd say the Prime is still the best choice if you have enough money. The Plastic/smaller BatteryLife/no IPS+ are all things i wouldn't trade for some improved signals. But thats just my POV :)

What i find funny though are the illusions poeple still have about windows 8. No way you will get a product like the prime/tf300 that runs similarly well with windows 8. Yes of course it will run good with the metro UI and metro apps, but thats not what people want. People want to run full windows software like Office and stuff, thats the only advantage win8 could possible have. Now take your imagination and put an ultra low powered intel with integrated crap GPU at ~1.5ghz (cant produce heat), 1gb ram and like 64gb storage, take it and put it into a windows Laptop (Tablet) and then imagine how stuff will run.

I just dont see it being fun, what i described above are just the absolute minimum specs for windows 8 x86. And then 16-20GB is already gone for the windows system (compared to the 200-300 MB! that something like android needs). Neither in usability nor in battery life or anything, not in the x86/64 environment. And Windows on ARM is still a very blank page.