[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Blairware:
What he said. And then some...

FINALLY!

Something

to explain the inconsistent results from so many things. Perhaps, since Tegra 3 is SOC, it would explain why there were reboots for a certain group of users on numerous updates, Video banding for some but not all etc. I am well aware that there are tolerance levels on most components where a range of values is acceptable, as long as it is within the stated tolerances... BUT: Lets say a group of capacitors or resistors (rarely used in these types of PCB designs, but just for illustration) are ALL delivering measurements that are about 9% low, with a a 10% value being the acceptable limit. Put a bunch of these together on a PCB, and strange things can happen.

Demandarin says: "I'm going with the optimistic/realistic view considering what c4 owners have stated so far." WOW... that's highly unusual! J/k :)

The reason that the different Tegra 3's being used pleases me is that it can possibly explain SOME of the inconsistent behavior we saw after almost EVERY update. What it probably DOESN'T explain is how, say on .14 I git a huge increase in GPS performance (lost it on .17 I think it was) but others LOST GPS at .14, and/or regained it on .17 - Almost as if we had different GPS Radios, which Asus swears never happened.

Finally it should be obvious that if there has finally been some real revision to the internal hardware -Non Unicorn version - I LOVE THAT :D Asus most certainly does NOT want the news that new hardware is rolling out to be known. At least not widely known. Would you, if you were Asus? ANYONE who is within an exchange period will be swapping out, and lots of others will be scheming to do RMA's for HW exchange etc.

I am running a C2 that has decent, but not great Wifi range (My first one was better, range wise, but had a physical defect. This one has an Aluminum case that is defective as well, it has a series of tiny warping to it. If you hold it in bright light, you can see the warping, in "ribs" across the whole panel.

I have kept my peace about it, but when and if there is new hardware, and it turns out to be noticeably better, I will state my case, and see what will happen.

To be honest, the shine has gone off my Prime (not physical, I keep it super clean) by the ownership experience has dulled. It gets Sleep of death 50% of overnight sleeps, there has been no updates in the longest. Gmail has a "close" bug, as does Earth, and a handful of other crappy little bugs. The attached picture was taken of some Acer Tablet, NOT the previous Iconia Tab (This is it's replacement, The "W" Series) I am quite sure it is not as slim as the Prime, nor is it spec'ed as high, but it offers some reasonable polish, fit and finish are high quality, and the keyboard is quite good. I am NOT up to caparisons to the Prime, but just showing it as an alternate Tablet that is also good in many ways, please do NOT get into comparisons, since that is getting so old it has a beard, and the beard is snow white. THIS IS WHY I POSTED THE PICTURES: I cannot understand why Asus can't deliver a a lock screen with "Open to Google Search, Gmail, Web Browser or Gallery. I LOVE the "Acer Ring" and the Lock Screen Launcher ring. To some this might be as gimmicky as Face Unlock, and in some ways it is, but it is also cool to see, use and have, and I want it. End of story.