[Asus Transformer TF700] Angus66:
I'm new here, but I have to say I strongly agree with many of the OP's statements.

My opinion comes from owning two Asus made tablets - the TF101 and the Nexus 7.

The build quality of the N7 I own is IMHO, flawless. I know from other owners posts on MANY forums that I was lucky - not every N7 is so well-built.

My TF101 has a few minor flaws like the body creak/squeak on the left hand-side. It's not a major show-stopper but is still annoying for a $400+ product. As this was one of their 1st tablet models, it's a forgivable problem as the tablet otherwise looks/runs/feels fine.

Asus just doesn't seem to know how (or if they DO know how, they aren't doing it for some reason?) to make a consistent product.

One point I'd like to make is that a majority of the hardware/build issues I see reported for the TF300 & TF700 are NOT forgivable.

Especially

the glass lift/separation and cracked screens. If Asus would just fix or replace the defective units, I could live with that. But they don't replace/repair them in 99% of the cases I have seen unless the owner pays for it. That is completely unacceptable!

Lastly, I'm shocked (and more than a little angry) at a trend I see all too often - forum members (not necessarily here) posting "no product is perfect - even a $500+ one. You have to expect - and live with - a certain amount of defects. So stop complaining."

Since when did making and selling a defective product become acceptable practice? Now to be clear, I'm not talking about minor cosmetic blemishes or even one tablet (out of say 10000 or more) that won't turn on, dies after using it for a while or the screen cracks. I'm talking about hundreds (or maybe even thousands?) of tablets that have numerous issues and the replacement (or multiple replacements!) has either the same defect or even additional ones! Why is that the fault of the purchaser?

True story from last week:

I went into one of my Best Buys to look at the new Lenovo A2109 Tegra3 tablet. I heard the screen wasn't good so I wanted to see it in person as it is a very affordable 9" Tegra3 device.

While I am browsing/looking at the Lenovo, one of BB's Geeks comes over with a customer. She purchased a red TF300 for her daughter the day before and it wouldn't charge and or turn on even after being on the charger overnight. His plan is to connect the (possibly) defective tablet into the display model charger to rule out a possible defective charger. He plugs it in and nothing happens - tablet is still dead. He plugs in the display model into the charger and it immediately begins charging. He offers to send the unit to Asus for repair- the customer obviously doesn't want this option as she just bought it less than 24 hours ago. After some polite arguing and a manager getting involved, it is decided to exchange the tablet for a new one. No red in stock so she gets a blue one. Her only request is that she be able to open the new box and test the replacement before she leaves the store. Guess what? The new replacement doesn't work either! At this point she gives up and asks for a refund, which is likely what any reasonable person would do in this situation. Was she being too picky? Did she have unrealistic expectations? The obvious answer to both is "NO". Why should any customer have to go through 2, 3, 4 or even 5 units to get an acceptable device?

For the record I really like Asus products - they have good-looking designs, typically great performance and are priced competitively. I've used their motherboards for my own PC builds for a LONG time and as previously mentioned I own two of their tablets. Their quality and/or consistency has slipped in a big way though and they need to do better - a LOT better before they get my money again.