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[Asus Transformer TF700] HoushaSen:
I had Galaxy note for 3 weeks and returned it for Infinity. I had infinity before note... and essentially came back because of screen resolution.

If you can wait, you should wait. Simply as others said, longer you wait better system always show up. That's the world of technology. But I doubt nothing that replace Infinity in next a few months for following reasons:

1. Samsung - Just released Note. If they release the higher resolution tablet or even announce about higher resolution tablet within next couple months, that is horrible thing as they will lose its own sales from Note and upset consumer who purchased one. Not only Note, but also they have Windows 8 tablet coming in end of October with high resolution screen but price tag of $1100+. So again, I don't think they want to compete with that either.

2. ASUS - Similar story. They just released infinity and probably purposely made upcoming Windows 8 tablet HD screen rather than FHD, so they won't compete with Infinity. And therefore, again highly doubtful they will be releasing anything new that is complete superior to the infinity within next few months.

Other vendors are similar like Sony and Acer just released their tablets as well.

The uncertain zone is Windows tablet from other vendors; however, among the currently announced windows tablet including from ASUS, Samsung, Acer, Dell, Microsoft (I may be missing some), there is only one with Full HD, which is Samsung's Ativ Smart Pro but this model again costs $1100 but its battery life is 5 hours of DVD play. So to me this proves that most likely all Full HD windows tablet that is coming in near future will be around the same price and likely with poor battery life for a while.

So yeah, basically if you are looking for full HD tablet you won't have much choice for next a few months. But I am sure by the time next iPad rumor start to arise, you see more Android tablet.

*I excluded Kindle HD here, because I simply don't think they are in same class but if you think they are your option, that's another option.

As for my experience, Infinity is much more stable than before for me and the only reason I initially gave up on infinity was too frequent ANR, and too slow browser loading time. Both of which I got it fixed (well ANR is probably not what I did but by firmware). So yes. this is indeed my ideal tablet at the moment.
[Asus Transformer TF700] vhuynh13:
I just bought my infinity a couple of days ago and I can't be happier. I use it for some ebooks, as I'm a Dr. of Physical Therapy student and the ebooks are MUCH cheaper.

I haven't used the Note, but what sold me on the infinity is how it essentially works like a "netbook" and it has actually replaced my netbook. I only wish there was a better microsoft office app, the app that came pre-loaded isn't the best, but it works.
[Asus Transformer TF700] clenz:
Office Suite Pro on sale in the Play store for $0.25. Best Office app out there imho.
[Asus Transformer TF700] HoushaSen:
25 cents!! That's amazing deal. Even the app sucks nothing to lose other than 25 cents!! Thanks for the information. I believe retail price is like $15 or $19 like others isn't it?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Serpico.:
100% agreed.
[Asus Transformer TF700] pinn___________:
When yuo say you rarely have to charge it, how often is that?

After using mine for reading comics, a few podcasts and tv, web browsing, i find I'm getting 3.5/ 4 hous which is pretty ****.
[Asus Transformer TF700] 007shaolin:
Got my infinity today. This is a amazing product. The stock browser is a bit buggy, but im using dolphin. So far no problem
[Asus Transformer TF700] Kookas:
The Full HD screen was the deal maker for me. Otherwise I would've gone with the Note, no problem. I just couldn't accept the idea of a screen that's only lightly higher res than my phone. I'm pretty sure quadruple-720p was supposed to be possible with the Exynos. Wonder what happened to that idea.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jjdevega:
Tablet comes off the charger at 6am every day. Tablet starts at 100% I begin my day checking up on Xda, then throughout the day I would browse the web, watch YouTube, Hulu, HBO GO, Netflix, Xfinity Player and Watch ESPN. I would play my games Wordfued, Dead Space, Modern Combat 3. ATM I am at 68% at 10h 43m (tablet only). When the screen times out or when I turn off the screen my tablet goes to sleep wifi shuts off. When I reach 20% I connect my tablet to my keyboard dock to initiate charging. This way I'm consistent with how my battery drains and charges and to help keep the batteries healthy. The Keyboard helps me to continue playing from sundown to bedtime at about 11pm sometimes I get carried away with a show and stay up till midnight. In the end I still have enough juice to delay charging till tomorrow. Now of course I'm not on my tablet non stop I do have a life so it's not always the same outcome everyday. The most part I haven't had to charge My tablet for till after the following morning with the tablet/keyboard combo.
[Asus Transformer TF700] stephen2282:
are u sure of this? I watch my movies everyday on infinity n it only drains 15~20% of juices with 2~3 hours of movie (tablet only) n i manage to run my 3d games for almost 9 hours with constant playing or in background b4 it drops to 10% (with keyboard not fully charged)

for me the infinity has great battery life! But whats bugging me is the silver aluminium logo of ASUS back there... it starts to chip n one piece of it falls off :crying: other than that im happy with this, i believe that stability will be fixed when JB comes out.. just be patient =)
[Asus Transformer TF700] t-rust:
I am pretty much on the same boat. I returned my prime, grabbed the Infinity 32GB CG from Bestbuy and returned it due to touch sensor didn't register very well. As days passed by, I started to miss the slick, slim, and HD display on it.

I saw the Fry's ads for Note 10.1 with the free $100 gift card and had Bestbuy to pricematch it. I played around with it and everything worked flawlessly (remote app is pretty cool, the stylus is eh but I don't use it that much), except the display a bit of the downer. I tried to watch tv series on my Hulu+; boy, the quality of the video was hideous. I tried to ignore it but I failed when I read the news of JB update for Infinity coming up early next week.

So I went to Bestbuy and I grabbed the Grey Infinity with the protection plan. I am very excited. Any slick, ultra thin bookcover case for my Infinity? I think you guys are right, once you experienced Infinity HD screen, you can't go back to normal screen.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tbogunro:
Lol funny how one tablet does everything so much better but yet screen resolution is the deal breaker, while the tf700 has a bottleneck lol. I had both and I watched movies on both of them at the same time and couldn't tell the difference. Samsung is definitely doing something secretive to there displays because it gets noticeably sharper when watching videos and looking at pictures is better on the Note also. But the tf700 does look better when reading. TF700 is nice in its own way but tegra 3 and QC isn't ready yet. Sold my TF101 also but I honestly think that is still the best Asus tablet out.
[Asus Transformer TF700] HoushaSen:
Yup. It's true. Essentially, I felt Note was better in every aspect except screen but we do look at screen every seconds we use tablet. ;)

The reason why you did not notice the difference is most likely because the video you played were 720p and under. Note does have HD screen as well as most other 10 inch tablet, so for 720p video we should not see difference. To see the difference we have to use 1080p movies.

The reason why you see text difference is its simply because that's the true density difference between two screens. But if you don't care about text, and don't care about 1080p, I agree Note is the one to choose.

I just ended up using infinity before Note and even after 3 weeks, I just could not get used to the screen. :(
[Asus Transformer TF700] jjdevega:
Mmm... I must of been looking at a different Note 10.1 with my tf700t when I went to Best Buy. Because when I played true HD versus Notes 720p version of HD, and viewing photos on HD. I saw a major difference. Ain't no way you can put Note and TF700 on equal footing in HD quality not even close. Sorry your not going to get props on screen Res my friend.

Secretly I think you miss the TF700 screen and your trying to convince yourself the Notes screen is better. I won't deny the Note is on crack when it comes to performance but unfortunately looking through a non HD screen ruins it for me regardless of what's underneth the hood.
[Asus Transformer TF700] ajamils:
Ya, it's the ignorance of people that gets in the way of giving a good product a fair chance. I've been a long term Asus fan and have owned all versions of Transformer tablets and currently own both TF700 and Note 10.1. I have owned TF700 since release and have really liked it until I played with Note 10.1. Everything about Note 10.1 tablet feels superior and best part is that everything just works. Though Note 10.1 has lower resolution but due to the vibrant TW UI, everything looks a lot better than TF700.

Even after all the firmware updates TF700 still feels like it is in development stages with random crashes and glitches which in my month of usage of Note 10.1, I have yet to encounter any glitch or issue. With that said, today I've found a new love for TF700 due to it's expansion slots (with keyboard ofcourse). I'm going on a trip and I wanted to use the tablet to view the pictures during that (as there will be no other way to do so) and after trying out different OTG cables and card readers, I couldn't find a single one that could reliably work with Note 10.1. On the other hand, I just plugged in the SD card from my camera in TF700 keyboard and I was viewing the pictures within seconds.

In conclusion, both TF700 and Note 10.1 have their strengths and weaknesses and what will work best for you highly depends on your usage. For me, Note 10.1 seems to be a better choice when it comes to web browing and general use around the house but as a versitle netbook replacement, there is no competition for TF700. I just wish that Asus could so how achieve the same level of smoothness and reliability as Note 10.1 and we'll have the best tablet in the market.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tbogunro:
Lol yes the TF700 does have a beautiful screen and the dock is nice but gotta be honest a few months ago non FHD screens weren't even a problem so I'm more than happy w. the Note's screen and watching 720p videos is crystal clear because like I said Samsung has done something different because the colors are vivid. I do wish the TF700 didn't use tegra 3 and the cheap nand bcuz it would have been perfect. I can skip the next generation of tablets bcuz currently the Note is crazy fast on stock and really don't see how jb can make it any more fluid lol and it just does everything right while being more future proof, but in the other hand Asus just has a lot of work to do under the hood.
[Asus Transformer TF700] curiousmileo:
what samsung has done is put the contrast ratio higher than normal. thats why everything has a blue hue and colors "pop" more cause its not realistic image, its fake.

what exactly is wrong with tegra 3? explain please.

how is it future proof? nothing is future proof. the note like many others will get dropped within a year. the only work asus has to do is get the software a little better for the hd screen cause thats whats messing with it. its more than fast enough. just wait till jelly bean. why do you think the asus prime is just as smooth as the note? cause they got the hardware working for it and its a non hd screen. you will feel silly when jelly bean comes in.

i tried the note in store. it is same exact speed as my tf700. what speed are you seeing that im not? plus that plastic casing feels cheap for such a high end tablet.
[Asus Transformer TF700] pinn___________:
Yeah,,for sure,I watch the news on BBc for say 45 mins before I leave for work with full volume but 40% brightness. That usually takes 15% of the battery.

Bad unit do you think?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Diogenes5:
The note is a fine device but I find it hard to recommend it as a web browser. All tablets must be compared to the iPad. The fact that the note doesn't have a fhd screen is a joke pure and simple. The note was analyzed and Samsung makes more money off it per unit than apple does with the iPad 3. Samsung is also the largest LCD panel maker in the world. They could've easily put in a 1200p pls screen and still be profitable. As it is the note is a good device but its hard to recommend it versus even the iPad 2 IMO due to the sub par screen IMO. If you will get a lot of use out of the s pen then the note is a nobrainer. Otherwise, I really don't see what niche Samsung is trying to hit.

Anandtech also did an analysis of tablet displays and Samsung tablets had average contrast (1000:1) and only slightly better color gamut than average. Transformer displays have above average contrast (1300:1 on the infinity) and you can use it outdoors with super ips.

I am not super happy with my infinity but the display is sterling and I can ameliorate its other issues once custom jbbroms come out.
[Asus Transformer TF700] eduardmc:
Note 10.1 review watch it. After owning my note for a few day i hated it. Big touchwiz tablet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNkKc81Ug34&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Asus Transformer TF700] junrider:
After watching it read the comments, much more interesting than the review itself ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] HoushaSen:
No its not bad unit. I was concerned about Infinity battery life as well (tablet alone), and went through essentially 3 units. They all have the same battery life and confirmed before with others on this forum.

Essentially, Infinity battery life can be summarized as follow:

1. 10%/hr if you are watching video/reading ebook even with WIFI on

2. 20%/hr if you are browsing web

The 9.5 hours claimed by ASUS was presumably done with power save mode, WIFI on but continuous video play i.e. not active browsing.

Essentially BBc is website/net stream (isn't it?) so you are losing almost 20%/hour. Whereas, the poster above you is talking about local video thus about 10%/hr.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tbogunro:
I don't know if you're into CPU/CPU cards or if you're tech savy but tegra 3 just doesn't even come close to Exynos or Snapdragon. I've been running my Note in power saving mode which underclocks the CPU to 1ghz and there is still zero lag! Nothing is ever fully future proof in technology but the Note can keep me satisfied for the next few years. It's not even about the speed but the features of this tablet and the Note 2 features that are going to be in the Note 10.1 when the jb update drops are speechless to say the least. If I'm spending more than $500 on a device I dont't want to be waiting for custom Roms, also the browsing speed better be faster than my laptop and it definitely is faster. The 2gb of ram is really useful and I honestly see no point in getting any new tablets for a few years because everything about the Note 10.1 is fluid and just works! Be honest do you really think the prime with jb is just as smooth? The Transformer line is nice, but c'mon it's over $500 and the only thing that's nice about it is the screen!
[Asus Transformer TF700] BarryH_GEG:
Uhm, OK? There's no question the FHD is a huge benefit and, at $499, should have been included in the Note. But there's nothing wrong with the Note's display other than having a lower PPI count.

Note 10.1

"One feature where Samsung has missed the mark is the Galaxy Note 10.1's display. The 10.1in PLS TFT screen has a rather standard resolution of 1280x800 and a pixels per inch rating of 149ppi, significantly less than the new iPad. It's certainly not a bad screen by any means, offering impressive brightness, excellent viewing angles and a natural colour tone that doesn't oversaturate. However, it can't display the same super crisp text as higher resolution screens."

"Coming after the pixel-packed Full HD screens that we’ve found on Acer’s Iconia Tab A700 and Asus’ Transformer Pad Infinity 700, the Samsung’s 1,280 x 800 pixel display also appears mundane. The only compensation is the quality on offer; with a maximum brightness of 414cd/m2, a contrast ratio of 828:1, wide viewing angles and vibrant colours, it’s by no means a bad screen - the only thing lacking is pixels."

"The screen is still pretty sharp, with the flurries of snow in my favourite YouTube clip displayed well. Some icons can look a little rough around the edges though, and small text on web pages isn't always as sharp as it could be, which might make reading for longer periods uncomfortable.

Still, it's at least very bright and rather bold too, with colours that stand out well and satisfyingly deep blacks. If you're keen on your movies and regularly spend evenings sitting around watching YouTube clips, you'll be satisfied."

TF700

"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."
[Asus Transformer TF700] eduardmc:
Bought my infinity. Returned it because of scratches, got a galay note 10.1. Tried to love it since everyone think is a good device but just couldn't. I hated the low res screen, fully blowed OS with touchwiz, build quality feels like a kids toy, no build in hdmi port. Took the note back and got another tf700. Not looking back, dont care what anyone says
[Asus Transformer TF700] curiousmileo:
lol its a shame i actually am tech savy and know that tegra 3, s4 and exynos actually are about the same on every level. please show me where the tegra 3 sucks compared to them. i beg you. and dont lie. everythign has lag at some point. even apple devices. nothign is immune to lag. there is just a little bit more on the asus cause of the software side. What features does the note have that the tf700 cant do? and unless you have a ****ty laptop, know way you are getting faster and better speeds on a tablet.

lmao really? how exactly do you utilise the 2 gb? you dont, cause there is no difference between that and 1gb, atleast not now. and yes, i 100% think that the prime with jelly bean is as fast if not faster than the note. What do you think that the note is some magical device that has no issues or cant slow down? get real. the transfomer tf700 line is known as the best 10.1 tablet for android by many reviewers.
[Asus Transformer TF700] BarryH_GEG:
By being able to have lots of memory hungry apps running in the backround at the same time so that any opened files are in the exact same condition when brought back in to focus. With less RAM, Android starts killing processes when RAM tollerances are reached. Obiously twice the memory means twice the ability for multitasking. For someone who does one thing at a time you're absolutely right, the additional RAM would be wasted.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tbogunro:
Barry is absolutely spot on about the ram. It's very useful like reopening any app doesn't reload and this is useful when the browser or games don't have to reopen which is something that was annoying on the 1gb tablets and it also keeps the tablet very fast! I don't know you personally so maybe you are tech savy, then you should know that tegra 3 isn't on the same level and it's not worth debating about bcuz its something any tech nerd would know. You're right it's definitely possible to have lag but when I said zero lag I was comparing it to when the tablet runs at 1.4ghz, bcuz in power saving mode runking at 1ghz the speeds are the same and I'm currently researching how Samsung was able to pull that off. Maybe the prime is comparable speed wise with jellybean but if the Note 10.1 is this fast stock w. bloatware then I'm afraid to see how fast it would be w. jb lol. I have a HP dv7 laptop and isn't slow browsing wise but like I said earlier Samsung is known to optimize their browser and wifi drivers especially when using the 5ghz channel. Don't even get me started on the reviewers lol.

Look at the youtube videos of the Note 10.1 to see the features but here's a link Note 2 features that are going to appear in the jb update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZxrpIC4ohg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Asus Transformer TF700] BarryH_GEG:
This was true when it was launched. It's two old 40nm A9 chips glommed together with a third equally old 40nm LP A9 chip to offset the power draw of the more powerful main processors when a device is at idle or being lightly used. To Nvidia's credit they were first to market with a second-gen high-performance SoC. But had they started from a clean sheet of paper like Qualcomm with S4 and Samsung with Exynos Quad they'd be in a much better position today. Not only are the die sizes smaller on S4 (28nm) and Exynos Quad (32nm) making them more efficient, a lot of functions that required seperate components are integrated in to the SoC for packaging efficiency and lower power draw. The IO controller missing in Asus' tablets being one of them. Not to start yet another IO conversation but the TF700 with an S4 chip scores 6250 in IO on Quadrant because of the S4's imbedded controller.

Here's what's in Exynos Quad. S4's very similar. There's also a link to Teg3's specs. If someone's bored they can do a line-by-line feature comparison. You'll find a lot missing in Teg3 and of what's there nothing's superior and quite a bit that's inferior. In comparing the three chips you can see that Teg3 is showing its age.

http://www.galaxys3blog.net/2012/05/exynos-4412-cortex-a9-15ghz.html

http://www.nvidia.com/object/tegra-3-processor.html

P.S. - I have a Teg3 One X that I'm very happy with so I'm certainly not bashing.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tbogunro:
Yeah tegra 3 isn't that bad but comparing to Exynos isn't fair. My IO score alone is 9650 but I do think Asus biggest mistake was the cheap nand. The TF700 is a good device but for it to be 32GB w. a fhd screen and only costing $499 they decided to cheap out using tegra 3 which isn't able to push that many pixels and a cheap nand. I'm interested to see more info come out for the tegra "wayne".
[Asus Transformer TF700] drvsbsm:
I don't know about your tablets but all my Tegra 3 devices, Infinity, Nexus 7, and One X perform very well with the enhanced graphics which is a bonus, if you just test the

CPU and GPU

they are pretty even with other processors, maybe slightly under but not more than a couple hundred points (just ran antutu benchmark CPU = 7562 GPU = 1626) you can also just test CPU and GPU with Quadrant also, not a complete test just CPU, GPU - the I/O knocks the score down so the Tegra really is still holding its own. The I/O killing the score knocking it down about 600-700 points I still get close to 13000 and my One X has got over 13000 - 13560. Hopefully this I/O issue fixable, but for MY use it really doesn't bother me, no problems so far, no reboots, or APNs on any of the devices I mentioned. But I don't load 10 apps at once either. maybe 5-6 at the most.