[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] BarryH_GEG:
Here's a link to the vids that jjdevega created comparing the TF700 to the one's I posted using the Note. Thanks again for taking the time.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1858677

Pride is terrific but the problems Asus has experienced starting with the TF101 all the way through the TF700 and N7 speak for themselves. Samsung can source components much less expensively than Asus both because they make a lot of their own and because of the volume commitments they can make. For Asus to offer the value they do something has to be cut somewhere. You’re not magically getting a $650 tablet for $499; especially with the lower quantities Asus sells. They use AzureWave radios (vs. Broadcom) which are why their devices don't support 5GHz and most likely the source of BT interference when streaming via Wi-Fi. They use cheap NAND memory which dramatically impacts file IO and shows clearly in benchmarks. The front page of an Asus forum is always at least 50% chronic issues and QC complaints from launch to EOL. It's one thing to be happy and another to overlook pretty clear component, build quality, QC, and service issues even if they don't affect you personally.

Here's a review of the HannStar display. Its 1080P which is fantastic but it's not a great display in and of itself.

"At 1920 x 1200 with a 10.1-inch diagonal, the Transformer Pad Infinity's Super IPS+ panel works out to a hefty 224 pixels per inch. That's shy of the iPad's 264 PPI but still a tremendous improvement over the 149 PPI of the previous generation Transformers. 1920 x 1200 is a fully supported resolution under Ice Cream Sandwich, so there's no funniness that has to happen in order to support the new display. It's still a 16:10 aspect ratio, but with a 1.5x increase in the horizontal and vertical dimensions. The effect on the display is subtle but present. Text looks sharper, icons look clearer, everything just gets better. The browser uses the added resolution to make smaller text more legible when zoomed out on web pages.

High resolution photos look good on the display as well, but the effect is a bit more subtle than I would have expected. It's really text that benefits the most in my opinion In going to the higher resolution panel, ASUS hasn't improved color gamut or accuracy. Things are a tad better compared to the TF Prime but not appreciably so.

White point is kept at around 7500K across the brightness range. Where ASUS does deliver is in contrast ratio and brightness. In its default state the Transformer Pad Infinity can deliver, at max brightness, 460 nits. Similar to the Transformer Prime, ASUS offers a Super IPS+ mode for outdoor viewing that drives the panel and backlight to just under 700 nits.

The brightness and contrast improvements are appreciated as is the increased pixel density. It would have been nice to see an improvement in color gamut and color accuracy with the Transformer Pad Infinity. Let's hope ASUS is saving the best for its Windows 8 tablets later this year."

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6036/asus-transformer-pad-infinity-tf700t-review/2

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Here's a teardown of the Note vs. the TF201 vs. the TF101. You can clearly see Asus cutting corners.

TF201 - http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cr...ardown-solid-tablet-but-not-without-flaws/399

TF101 - http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it...-convoluted-but-3g-ready-internal-design/2833

Note - http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-10-1-Teardown/10144/1
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At the end of the day Asus delivers great value. The TF700 is a great looking tablet, the ports and dock option are unique, and it has a 1080P display at the same price as tablets with a 720P display. Some of its flaws may not bother people or affect everyone and some of the design/component issues may only impact things people occasionally use. But you're pretty much getting what you're paying for and little more. And that might be enough for quite a few people.