[Asus Transformer TF700] craftyhack:
I would agree with you had the internals not been identical down to the PCB markings (excluding revision numbers, but marking the PCB's at TF-201 while incrementing the PCB version makes no sense, they would have changed the PCB to read TF-700, heck even the firmware sting in the "About" field says TF-201, and THAT is just a minor string change in a firmware). Plus, their website stated that the TF-201 dock was NOT compatible with the Infinity (which I did not see with my own eyes, but many have said this was the case and I trust them).

Also, the battery is the same exact size and the variance in weight could be attributed to my crappy (and free) postal scale, I should have weighed each 3 times and averaged, or better used my Hornady Auto Powder Dispenser scale, which is accurate to +-.0065 grams (+-.1 grain), dunno why I didn't think of that sooner :). Regarding battery LIFE, it is expected to be shorter for the Infinity using the same battery (same mAH) given the new CPUs/GPUs (depending on what you use the tablet for) and the higher resolution Super IPS+ display, BUT the important thing is that the mAH markings on the batteries were identical, as was the battery placement inside the dock, and ASUS specifically said that they moved the battery location in the new dock to improve stability. I never mentioned this, but i even swapped batteries between the docks, they both worked fine and they both showed the same regarding % charge. On a side note, there was some room in there, if they do make a TF-700 version, it would be nice if the battery was bigger, both to stabilize AND give longer life to the TF when docked.

I have yet to see any proof, picture or otherwise, that there exists a dock that was manufactured specifically for the TF-700, and the silence of the Asus company reps tends to support that theory given their complete and utter lack of reply on both this thread and responses given to those who contact them directly.

BTW, relatively speaking I am an ASUS fanboy, collectively I have spend more $ on Asus products than my car, and Audi A6(I bought a 5 year old used one, but still, it was $17k :)). I run an RT-AC66U Router, have a TF101 with dock, TF700 with dock(TF-201 dock for $80 :)), have an ASUS UX31A-DB51 Ultrabook Prime (i5 vs. i7 was the only thing I skimped on, I have no need for an i7 in my UB when I have an I3770K in my main PC on the Z77 OC'ed to 4.7GHz for heavy lifting duties, everything else i went top of the line, SSD, etc. on the lovely Prime UB that Asus made, best one on the market IMO), I have a PC full of the latest and greatest components from ASUS including their $500+ Premium Z77 MB and a couple of 670GTX's DirectCUII Top cards in SLI (would have gotten the 690 had I been able to find one, I was lucky to get the 670s as early I did, paying above MSRP and am now looking to sell them to get the 690), I could go on and on, I might as well have an ASUS tattoo on my forehead :).

My point is that I am not an ASUS hater, rather to the contrary I love their products and innovation. But in this example (and with the TF-201 debacle), I am starting to doubt the business unit responsible for their tablets, which sucks because the tablets themselves again I feel are the best in the industry (and I own several others, including the "new" iPad). I feel that they tried to pull a fast one. All they needed to say was that the Infinity was to be released first to get this fine piece of hardware into everyone's hands, and that a new and improved Infinity dock was still being worked on, but a TF-201 dock will work fine, I think everyone would have been cool with that transparency. Heck, they may have sold more as people probably would have bought both a TF-201 dock and then the Infinity version when it was available. Everyone knows being the first to the Android market with a 1920x1200 resolution in and of itself was important so that strategy would have made perfect sense, especially given the competition regarding the resolution of the new iPad and I think everyone would have understood and been OK with it.

Instead, the way they approached it IMO shows a lack of integrity all in the name of making extra $, knowing that they could sell the supposed TF-700 docks at MSRP or higher on pre-order vs. what those same docks were currently selling for ($99 or less), benefiting both them and their distributors, and only screwing the consumers. That is my guess at their rationalization anyway, and if I am right it stinks to high heaven, but I am welcoming other theories as to what the heck happened and what could have possessed ASUS to handle it the way that they did. I think the "why" is important, as understanding a motive definitely helps to support or debunk a theory.