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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThiaiZ:
So here is a review comming from a proud TFP owner.

C4 32gb model with dock, running WW.28 manually uppdated,rooted,ATP tweak(SIO scheduler), Watchdog(monitoring background process), clean cache sometimes,32gb microsd + 32 sdcard mounted all the time, Kaspersky internet security live monitoring is always on, and that is it, nothing more than that.

Browser:Fast, I mean it is really fast, and I just use stock one, FC are just gone on .28, haven't had one since the update.

WIFI:Even better than before,I just haven't had problems since I bought the Prime with WIFI.

Bluetooth + Wifi: Don't have any issue at all, can listen hours of music on bluetooth headphones and surf at same time without any problems.

GPS: works well since day one, even without dongle.

Gaming: Well, my prime plays every single android game out there without any problem, games like (Mass effect,MC3,Max payne,GTA,Renaissance,Nova 3,9mm,shadowgun, etc.. etc...). Of all those games,the only one playing with lower FPS is Nova3, but it is game related, can see the same low FPS playing on a HOX.

Playstore: way faster to install apps, maybe because of (SIO scheduler), not sure.

Conclusion:Bought my Prime for almost 2 months ago, when I decided to buy it, they were just gone from swedish market, couldn't be found anywhere, they started to show up again after a while, same time when TF300 was released,and this is when I got mine, so I have no idea if ASUS revised those new C4 and made changes.

Mine worked almost bug free since day one, it can be better, but I am pretty much happy with it.

I am an android developer for devices like( HTC Desire,Nexus S,SGS2,ZTE V9 light,LG Optimus 3D) have more than 30.000 downloads just from my LG O3D ROM, I have faced problematic devices before, but guess there isn't a forum like this one here.

So guys, we are using the "same" software and "same" hardware, if you for sure is not messing around with your software, so the problem is hardware related, just send you Prime to asus. With all my experience with android devices, I can tell you guys that many people mess with their software and run to XDA to blame on manufacturers. Try to reinstall the update with different methods, review your apps, dont root or edit things if you are not sure about what you are doing.

I wish good luck to everyone, Prime is a great device IMO.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mroshaw:
I haven't hacked, rooted or installed anything untoward but I certainly don't share your experience of the device. Guess you got lucky or I'm just unlucky - along with the many other disappointed TFP users. :(

I'm going to root tonight, using the new sparkm3 / miloj method, and see if SIO and Browser2RAM make my experience of the device any better.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThiaiZ:
I pretty much understand you. How did you update your Prime btw?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mso2000:
No problems at all here with OTA update. Actually my Prime is much better now.

Enviado de meu Transformer Prime TF201 usando o Tapatalk 2
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jguidera:
I'm seeing really bad hangs with the launcher since applying. Appears to happen she I use the home button and the screen is going to refresh. I've also noticed some screen artifact type issues but nothing I can't live with

J
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mroshaw:
I just updated to .28 OTA. Nothing exciting!

Now rooted and with Browser2Ram, at least the web experience is now a world apart from standard behaviour. To me, this further suggests that there is a fundamental flaw in the architecture of the TFP that won't go away until Asus address it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] gsmiley:
Since updating to .28 getting flickers in the left side, random reboots are starting again, game crashes. These were problems that I didn't have before this update, it made things a little worse for me. Of course the browser still stalls. I did a soft reboot and factory reset and still have these problems. Starting to wonder if my Prime is defective. I never rooted, thinking I should give that a try.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] djakx1:
Since the update, I did get screen tear on the left side but a soft reboot corrected it. I have a BC model and only rooted. At first the browser was fine but since then has started to lag again. The Prime no longer reboots on its own. I did a factory reset and only installed apps from the market. I have not restored a back up. Root brower still doesnt work for me but fs does. I still get lags and short lock ups when updating with the playstore. I also get that when multitasking on some apps. Such as netflix and iheart radio. I didnt see any improvment with the SIO schelduler. Wifi is a little stonger and the BT/Wifi works a little better together but is still slow.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ShelW:
Same experience here. Purchased my 32GB Prime about two months ago, from Best Buy.

I took my Prime down to our building's pool, fully expecting that all I'd be able to do with it (which would have been fine) is listen to music and read a downloaded book. Was surprised to find that my wifi, four floors up, worked GREAT at the pool! It's also worked fine, both at home and away. I realize others have issues with their wifi, and don't mean to discount those issues, just sayin that I don't seem to have any problems with my wifi.

My GPS, last I checked it, actually worked pretty well, but honestly, I don't use it much. I always use my Thunderbolt or car's GPS.

I'm not much of a gamer at all, but I've found that I really love a quick game of Zen Pinball THD, with bluetooth PS3 controller.

Recently, I've had to reboot the Prime before linking the controller and launching Zen Pinball, otherwise it crashes. As long as I launch it after a fresh reboot, it works great!

I only post this so that people who haven't decided to get a Prime yet, or are considering an Asus know that not everyone HATES their device!

I've really loved using my Transformer Prime for the two months that I've owned it, and while there has been the occassional glich (I occasionally get a "App Manager has quit" message, or something like that) it hasn't been any more then my Thunderbolt, my Dell Windows 7 or, for that matter, my wife and son's iPad devices! (Just read that iPad owners give it a 75% satisfied rating... guess even the great iPad has people that don't like something about it)

Asus has provided frequent updates, they TRIED to address the GPS issue by building and providing free of charge a dongle... hey, that's much more then other companies do, even if it's not perfect!

Anyways... good luck to all, as Thia said!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] klash9:
I had the .28 update on, and the two things I noticed most obviously seemed to be the generally smoother performance, and better Wifi signal..

Everything else seems to be around the same, although ANR's seem to have really reduced.. browsing performance and fluidity for me have also improved...

my prime does get stuck..just randomly at times though... and I haven't had the patience to wait it out, so I usually just restart it...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] DHTC:
I have just rooted mine and downloaded browser2ram and my stock browser is just working fine now, no anr and speed has improved a lot. I am still stuck with the horizontal black line across the bottom of my screen and occasional flickering but I am hoping that this can be sorted with the next update, if it is software related, which I hope it is.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ryo77:
trackpad problem on .28

Hello

Is anyone noticed this problem with the new .28 firmware:

The trackpad on the keyboard dock don't work now!! right clic et left clic don't work too......

One friend of mine have the same issue...

Is anyone find a solution for this problem?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] pooblej:
Mine works no problem ... have you attempted a simple pin reset?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Nickedynick:
Apologies if this is insulting your intelligence, but have you tried the trackpad lock button (top left of keyboard)?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] AWhistler:
First lockup/reboot

Last night I got my first lockup/reboot since updating to .28. That is about right compared to .21 for me. I was browsing with Chrome beta at the time...Facebook I think, desktop site.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ryo77:
i'm not insulting: all potential solution is welcome.... but no, it's not the solution, i tried it ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rebelwithoutacause:
Even though the new firmware update has improved the overall performance of my tablet to an extent. Transferring a sizable amount of data to my tablet from my PC causes the tablet to become sluggish and very unresponsive at times.

You would think that the Prime would be able to handle a file transfer with ease while allowing you to browse the web without experiencing lag and taking a toll on its performance. :confused:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MadmanJay:
I had posted an early message complaining of all sorts of issues since the .28 upgrade. I had done the reset button trick in the past but never held it for 30 seconds before. However, last night I did another reset and held it for 30 seconds as recommended by others. Since then my tablet seems to be working better. Overall performance seems better and I am not having as many ANR issues. Not sure what the difference is between a reset and a 30 second hold but it seems to have made a difference. Hopefully its not a placebo affect. :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nyijedi:
Holy crap, I'm so sick of this tablet. I just read about the new 3D buildings in Google Earth so I thought I'd check it out. Talk about ANR hell. All it does was freeze, stutter, and give me ANR messages. The more and more I try to love my Prime, the more and more I'm reminded that it's a giant piece of garbage.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Yod-b:
Okay, I've waited for this post for days, but now I'm sure: I do have a horrible battery drain. Before going to bed I had like 40 percent, when waking up I have 2!! And trust me, it wasn't the winter hibernation of a bear, it was a simple 6 hours sleep...

I even switched off wifi before sleeping, so basically nothing could drain the batty. What has been using the battery btw states that it was screen, wifi and chrome.

Any ideas how to solve this? I'm using custom build.prop, so that's already done. Or maybe that's the problem?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cenonmin:
Same here, I cleared cache, set it to max and no help at all. Viewing 3d map of New York fraught with ANRs ! :mad:

Edit:

For a quad-code and costly price ASUS YOU SUCK!

Edit 2:

Xoom running earth a lot better than Prime ! http://www.androidcentral.com/hands-3d-buildings-google-earth-google-io-2012 :mad:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] seeknom:
I'd read people reporting that their status bar was jumping up and down and I wondered what they were talking about... until last night that is.

My daughter went to use the Prime last night. She turned it on, and said to me "It says Face Unlock is not responding - what should I do?"

That'd never happened before, but I didn't think much of it. She dismissed it, and watched a tv show or two on it, and then powered it off. A few hours later, I picked it up and turned it on.

4-5 more "not responding" pop-ups were there waiting for me (I have "report all background ANR" enabled in developer options)... I remember Maps was one of them, as was some "media" process... can't remember what else. I dismissed them all, and noticed that the back of the Prime was HOT. It was then that I noticed that all my icons were periodically jumping up and down by a few pixels, as was the status bar.

As well, I had a bar of graphical corruption flickering along the left hand side of my screen... it was weird looking - like a histogram turned on it's side.

I rebooted the Prime, and everything was fine again.

In hindsight, I wish I'd run system tuner or something to see what was eating up all my CPU (I'm guessing something had zombied off, which is why it was heated up.)

Anyways.... .28 has been flaky all along (trying to play games etc), but that was just terrible last night. Something is very wrong with the OS.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jjdevega:
Update is working well. Only issue I had was browsers kept closing on me periodically. Applying the ATP Tweak solved it for me.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rytkonen:
I just had my first reboot since the update. Overall Im very satisfied with the Prime now, but only because of the Browser2Ram fix by XDA developer. I've been using this thing more than my PC since then.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MiscBec:
I was actually going to ask if this analogy would fit, but I was afraid it would be considered a stupid question! :-) Thanks for making it clear.

After being frustrated for too long, and having soft reset and cold booted more times than I can count, I'm thinking now it's worth trying the sd card update method. Have there been any reports of that making things worse for anyone, or can it only help? I've been lucky enough to avoid a big random reboot problem, but I get ANR's of course, and I swear my screen garbage is getting worse over time. Otherwise .28 has made the UI a lot faster, and Chrome too.

I'm going to use Zephyrot's instructions, and wipe the data first and then launch the update from the card. This is the first android device I've ever owned :o, and I don't really know what to expect (so sorry if I'm about to ask some obvious questions).

Assuming everything works, is it smart to do a soft reset, a plain reboot, or even a cold boot before logging into your account for the first time? And when you do, does Google just install all your apps in a group, or do you have any options to control what you reinstall at that point? I've read posts that suggest you uninstall all your apps one by one before wiping the data and installing from the card (which makes no sense to me unless that's the only way to prevent reinstallation)...

If I skip the inital setup screens once I've updated from the card, and enter my account info in Settings->Accounts, it's my understanding that all my apps won't be automatically downloaded, right? Is that what should be done, or would you just let everything be reinstalled after you update? And are there useful tips for setting things back up? E.g. is there a general order in which one should install apps (browsers first, or something like that- or some equivalent to starting with the graphics driver on a pc :-))

Thanks!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] os2baba:
Honestly, if someone asks me whether they should get a Transformer Prime, I don't know what to say. There are a few reports that it works well and it may well be the case for the majority of TP owners. But even so, there is such a high % of users with unsatisfactory TPs that I would feel uncomfortable recommending a $500 purchase. I'll give you that Asus is certainly making an effort to fix the problems. But 6 months later, there is still no real fix. This tablet has never felt like a quad core device.

This is exactly the same as the Vibrant (Galaxy S) that I had. It never felt like a dual core device. It was not until custom ROMs came along and got rid of the awful file system Samsung had come up with, that the device started performing better (although it's still nowhere near as smooth as the Galaxy S2 that came later).

There is something seriously wrong with the OS here. I'm reading the reviews of the Nexus 7 and they are universally glowing. It's running JB on the same processor. I don't know how much the Nexus 7 and the TP are different in other internals. Based on Asus's efforts, I'm hoping that whatever they have done for the Nexus 7 would get back ported into the Prime. That would be a refreshing change from Samsung, whose products I'll probably never buy again.

I have already ordered the Nexus 7. I'll see how that works once I get it. And if it works well, I may just end up selling my Prime, which should have been a much superior tablet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nyijedi:
As a Prime owner, I agree with all of this. Well said.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Mekrel:
The thing is, Asus clearly do not know what they're doing when it comes to software. They're shipping kernels that are outdated, despite the fact nVidia have up to date git repositories available to the public!! So there's no excuse really, just incompetence.

If the Nexus 7 is getting good reviews, it's because Google are in the driving seat when it comes to software.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MXR2:
Same here.will never recommend Asus devices to anyone until Asus has proven their worth. I'm really curious to see how the nexus 7 tablet will perform seeing that Asus manufactures them,the very same company that failed to deliver the prime as it was advertised
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThiaiZ:
I understand your frustration guys, but what does it have to do with ".28 update review" ?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] valentinrascu:
I start to hate my prime. Is the bad ding I ever have....599 euro for the fuchink beta

Inviato dal mio GT-I9100 con Tapatalk 2
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThiaiZ:
Who cares ? This thread is about update review, not complaining.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nyijedi:
The .28 update was touted as fixing the issues we were complaining about for months. It did not. Hence, the complaints in this thread.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] smellster:
A quick review from me.

My prime like many others had never felt like the device it was advertised to be, although I had none of the hardware problems, screen, wifi and gps etc were all pretty good, it was the lack of 'snappy' performance that was the let down for me.

Then the .21 update came out, this was not a good one for me, it really slowed my device down, my ancient Atom netbook felt generally faster, most games would crash, tried a reset and no difference. I actually virtually stopped using the prime, my fantastic SGS2 and old netbook got most of my attention.

So I tried the .28 update for a week, it started well the device initially felt slicker. The browser still hung periodically but without the annoying popup window which was an improvement I guess. However after a day it all went downhill, back to the unresponsive behaviour of before, it was as if the Prime was using all it's 'mighty' processing power to work out the meaning of life. Except the cores were idle. Touch the screen a few seconds later something would happen. Most games would crash out at some point. Wifi somehow was worse, it now failed what I call the toilet test when previously it passed, this is the furthest room in the house from the router, it just happens to be a toilet! It used to get similar throughput as my netbook, which is slightly more than the SGS2 and much more than the Ipad 1 if it picked up a signal at all. Now nothing, how is this possible with a firmware update? I tried a factory reset, same problems. I tried the various tweaks going around, browser2ram certainly improved the surfing experience, the cfq scheduler helped to certain degree in that the device was now vaguely responsive when it was downloading app updates. The modded build.prop unfortunately did nothing for me though.

Anyway that's my impression of the latest update and a mild rant as well, how is it possible that everyone has such different experiences with each update. My prime has got worse with each one.

The happy ending is that i have to be grateful to the .28 update as it forced me to unlock, and install a custom ROM. Been on the AndroidWook rom for a week now, first with 1.35 now with 2.0, and I have to say I'm stunned. Same apps and games as before, and the prime is like a different machine, it's so slick, games work, no discernible browser hangs. As it should be. Why can't Asus offer the creator a job and issue his rom as an update?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sledgie:
my wifi has alsodeteriorated significantly. I'm now back to using my phone as a router/hotspot as the prime just won't connect to the router (or neighbor's) anymore. I am seriously considering downgrading if I still can to .15 or just giving this up once and for all....-
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rap6388:
The one thing that I did to improve wifi made my prime 1000% better than it has ever been. I can't locate the original post to give them credit but here goes.

I have a Caseen case on my prime which seems to help facilitate this fix. I simply took a black binder clip ( 1 1/2 inch) and positioned it at the top right hand corner of prime about 2 inches in from the right had side. I removed the silver "handles" of the clip to make it look better and my wifi speed and reception more than doubled no matter where I go in my house. I used to have trouble using in my bedroom with reception, which is the furthest point from my router, and I now get full bars and rates from the router. Not sure of the science that goes with all of the posts that were around a long time ago but this works great and is hardly noticeable from an aesthetics point of view.

Now seriously thinking about unlocking to take care of other issues if 28.5 does not come soon.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] edster00:
WOW! I've been subscribed to this forum since November., first I have heard of this tweak. I just put a binder clip on my case and it works! I went from 2 bars in my living room to 4 bars! Thanks given. :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] banderling:
I've had my Prime since Jan. and I would say I have been 'moderately underwhelmed, but optimistic' regarding updates until this most recent one. Things have always crashed or hung on occasion, but now my Prime will just crash and restart when it is docked constantly, killing the battery and heating it up... and I just got that cool minisuit case too...

I did a Factory Reset which fixed similar issues with earlier updates, but no dice. I mostly use this thing to watch Netflix on my porch and even that crashes or loses connection now when it never did before. Browsing the web has always been a lackluster experience... Maybe its time to try a custom ROM... really not impressed with this relatively expensive piece of tech... at all. I feel a little ripped off and wish I'd returned it early on instead of telling myself that future updates would certainly fix the issues... well, some of them seemed to, and others seem to make it worse, with no real rhyme or reason and this last one just sucks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] 3rdman:
.28 for me is a little better. Gaming is better as well but best results occur after restarts.

The one thing I do most of on this machine is browse and that has been disappointing. I don't get ANRs as often but they do occur and even though I may be getting few of them, the browser does hang a lot. I could argue that my machine behaves the same as before only without the option to wait for the dialogue.

What kills me is that (thanks to the amazing devs at Team Acid) I now have ICS on my galaxy s 4G and Chrome is actually better on that! I am seriously considering unlocking but then I'd be letting ASUS off the hook.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] beekay201:
Never had any SODs until last night. Docked and charging during the night, woke up to a unresponsive device, long press power button, prime restarts.

ww.28

Edit: when dropping to ground level in Google Earth, was overwhelmed that my quad core has worse perfomance than my dual core nexus on the same app. That's it, I'm downgrading.

sent from my tf201
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nyijedi:
It seems pretty clear to me at this point that the Prime is riddled with hardware problems that Asus will never fix. I'm sure they know they'll never fix them, too. They'll just keep releasing incremental updates and lead us on re: hoping they fix the issues, until finally the Prime will be an old device and people will stop caring about it. Never again will I buy Asus.