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hi. i just got word motorola fubar'ed photon users by flipping the connections so it can't be used with lapdock. well, hopefully i'm here to save the day. i'm copying and pasting my post from atrix forums.
---I was curious if anybody was interested in buying these cables. Both cables would have the corresponding female micro input and the other side would be the corresponding micro male. The reason i ask is if you have a lapdock you are future proofed because motorola likes to make specific accessories for different model phones and likes to charge an excessive premium for these accessories. With these cables you , hopefully, should be able to use lapdock and future lapdocks, if motorola is good on their word, plus you can have your atrix next to your lapdock and be able to use it still. I am thinking maybe used like this you wont need a bluetooth mouse either because you can use screen for the mouse input which is loads better than the touchpad. Micro female cables seem to be hard to come by looking online. I am awaiting an answer from my source to see if these can be had. The minimum order is 1000 of them. I would probably sell these for about $20 shipped in the US if my price is right. Both cables btw. I hope this in right section. Figured it would get the appropiate looks here because it is unique and it is a question. Please post if youre intersted or pm me. If my source comes up good, and there is enough interest i will post back. And yes there would be discount for multiple orders. Dont ask how much. I dont even know how much yet.
Btw, i am getting a lapdock tomorrow to test drive. I am going to measure approximate length needed for this to be useable on right side. I am guessing in the neighborhood of 18-24"/45-60cm. It will be longer than needed if accessorized on the left side of lapdock. I mention this because there will be no custom lengths, colors or whatever. I dont even have any. ----
i also want to add. again. i don't have these cables yet. i'm not 100% sure they'll work. they should. they're just going to have females inputs from an international standard with hdmi/usb. so i don't know what problems there might be. this is just to see if there is interest. i have quotes now btw. if i go through with the purchase, i will probably sell for $15 for one of each and $20 for 2 pair. and notice i said probably. i haven't got shipping quote yet but i don't think it will be outrageous or anything. i'd like to sell these the $20 route btw. quick and easy. if more than 2 are wanted i will have to wait till i get the shipping quote because the cable already cost more $5. if i bought 1000 of each they'd cost me about a buck each but you can thank motorola and atnt for ruining such a great idea and concept and less than 1000 lapdocks being sold to date. haha.
Count me in!
If they work count me in. Hell I'll buy two sets just to sweeten the deal.
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they'd be very useful cables to have around in any case
i'm in
Anybody else? Need about 6 more people.
I voided my warranty.
Count me in.
TS
Consideratemi in TS
I haven't ordered yet. Only 6 people interested so far. C'mon people. I know you need some female cables anyways. These can be as extensions from portable batteries or that extra length you need to sit back in your lazy boy instead of the couch.
I voided my warranty.
im game for 2...so 20.00
ok. so now we're up to 7. i'll probably pm interested people tomorrow or tuesday. i thought more people would be interested right away. btw, the lapdock is really nifty. amazon sold out of the $199.99 deal real quick but if it comes back i highly recommend jumping on it. i got 7.5 hours of use on one charge yesterday brightness one notch above halfway and playing ff5 on snes emulator about 4 hours. i'm using it with brightness turned all the way down today.
Test a prototype and if it works we'll talk business. You can count me as a maybe.
for teh DIY'ers
http://www.citrusmicro.com/Manhattan-307406-Hi-Speed-USB-2-0-Extension-Cable-p/307406.htm
take teh male end of this cable and cut it off, splice it with a regular usb micro cable and there you have it, a super long micro extenstion cable
google says price for that cable is 5 bucks. so its worth a shot. ive not tried this with any other cables so i dont know if it will work in the first place or if this cable will work, but im sure everyone here has a few microusb cables around, and for 5 bucks on this cable then it turns out to be a cheap way to use older accessories
reason why i said you have to chop it up tho is its using usb micro with the edges/corners. ive looked all over trying to find something myself and that is one of teh cheapest microusb females i could find.
Hey does anyone as of yet know if the Atrix Laptop Dock is working with the Photon, with the cable discussed here. I would be willing to help out... I make two way radio cables in my business, some out of ethernet cables... I am too looking for a laptop dock that will work with the photon
Photon works with the lapdock. The cables were for a smoother solution. I emailed monoprice about cables. They emailed me back. I suggest more people email them to show interest in the cables.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
count me in too!
I like the idea of connected in and still seeing the phone. i could always velcro it to the back of the screen.
lroy said:
count me in too!
I like the idea of connected in and still seeing the phone. i could always velcro it to the back of the screen.
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Email monoprice. The deal I was trying to get with a chinese manufacturer fell through.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
I'm in too.
me likey one too please
Is the offer still going on. If so please count me in also. Just PM with info
Thanks ahead of time
If there was a way to make this into a bar that could fit at the bottom and maybe snug up to the right side so that the photon could be placed upright in the dock and secured in the laptop dock?
Hi Folks,
Received a new gold prime today,
I connected the tablet to the dock and charged for a full eight hours (was definitely keeping this one). Updated to ICS and the camera update and tehn did a factory reset to ensure nice vanilla install.
Been loading a few apps, and setting up email etc etc whilst the batteries were charging and all seemed hunky dory. I then took the prime and teh dock into another room and when I put teh prime back into the dock it did not recognise the dock (did not notice until typing did not appear on screen) Oh i thought thats odd what is happening here as It had been connecting earlier. After a bit of troubleshooting it appears that :
If the dock is not connected to the power supply there is no connection between the tablet and teh dock.
If the dock is connected to the power supply and I connect the tablet, it is recognised immediately.
If I connect the dock when the dock is not powered it does not recognise the tablet, however the second I connect the dock to the power supply the tablet immediately connects with the dock!!
One further observation is that when charging it feels as if the dock is vibrating ever so slightly, but as far as I am aware the only moving parts are the keys on the keyboard and there is not a transformer in the dock as the mains (wall) plug carries out this function !!
Any thoughts or suggestions?
My initial thought is to be seeking a replacement item straight away (bit of a bugg** as waiting on a refund from amazon for a grey prime that I returned today)
Please do not bother with sarky comments about asus as there are enough threads like that, I am really seeking to find out if anybody else has seen a similar issue.
I've not heard of anybody else with this particular problem.
As much as I hate to say it, looks like you might need to either RMA (or return) it.
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slef2003 said:
Hi Folks,
Received a new gold prime today,
I connected the tablet to the dock and charged for a full eight hours (was definitely keeping this one). Updated to ICS and the camera update and tehn did a factory reset to ensure nice vanilla install.
Been loading a few apps, and setting up email etc etc whilst the batteries were charging and all seemed hunky dory. I then took the prime and teh dock into another room and when I put teh prime back into the dock it did not recognise the dock (did not notice until typing did not appear on screen) Oh i thought thats odd what is happening here as It had been connecting earlier. After a bit of troubleshooting it appears that :
If the dock is not connected to the power supply there is no connection between the tablet and teh dock.
If the dock is connected to the power supply and I connect the tablet, it is recognised immediately.
If I connect the dock when the dock is not powered it does not recognise the tablet, however the second I connect the dock to the power supply the tablet immediately connects with the dock!!
One further observation is that when charging it feels as if the dock is vibrating ever so slightly, but as far as I am aware the only moving parts are the keys on the keyboard and there is not a transformer in the dock as the mains (wall) plug carries out this function !!
Any thoughts or suggestions?
My initial thought is to be seeking a replacement item straight away (bit of a bugg** as waiting on a refund from amazon for a grey prime that I returned today)
Please do not bother with sarky comments about asus as there are enough threads like that, I am really seeking to find out if anybody else has seen a similar issue.
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Mine is similar but slightly worse !
My dock connects mebe 1 in 10 times and works ok ... i have tried connecting whilst the power cable is in etc about 500 times now and its random when it decides itll work or not.
I think its a battery fault, but i've already requested RMA and itll be picked up tomorrow.
Bad thing is that its already sold out now, so i'll end up waiting forever for another one
My gyroscope is also FUBAR ... screen rotation, glowball, riptide all do nothing (and yes i have checked screen autorotate toggle ... a million times )
slef2003 said:
Hi Folks,
Received a new gold prime today,
I connected the tablet to the dock and charged for a full eight hours (was definitely keeping this one). Updated to ICS and the camera update and tehn did a factory reset to ensure nice vanilla install.
Been loading a few apps, and setting up email etc etc whilst the batteries were charging and all seemed hunky dory. I then took the prime and teh dock into another room and when I put teh prime back into the dock it did not recognise the dock (did not notice until typing did not appear on screen) Oh i thought thats odd what is happening here as It had been connecting earlier. After a bit of troubleshooting it appears that :
If the dock is not connected to the power supply there is no connection between the tablet and teh dock.
If the dock is connected to the power supply and I connect the tablet, it is recognised immediately.
If I connect the dock when the dock is not powered it does not recognise the tablet, however the second I connect the dock to the power supply the tablet immediately connects with the dock!!
One further observation is that when charging it feels as if the dock is vibrating ever so slightly, but as far as I am aware the only moving parts are the keys on the keyboard and there is not a transformer in the dock as the mains (wall) plug carries out this function !!
Any thoughts or suggestions?
My initial thought is to be seeking a replacement item straight away (bit of a bugg** as waiting on a refund from amazon for a grey prime that I returned today)
Please do not bother with sarky comments about asus as there are enough threads like that, I am really seeking to find out if anybody else has seen a similar issue.
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Im on the same boat..C1 batch with 9.4.2.11 firmware...no root
Bad dock.
I too have very similar issues. It arrived yesterday, I got straight back on the phone after reading similar problems on here and it got collected by courier this morning. I bought mine from eBuyer UK.
I also spoke to Asus technical support, who said I could quite happily send just the dock back to them for repair, but denied to acknowledge that it is a known fault with the devices.
To save time and possible problems, I just sent the whole thing back to eBuyer for a full refund. Plan to get my next one from a store so I can exchange it same day if I get another faulty one. Should the next one be faulty, I won't be purchasing another.
Best of luck to those with the issue, it's soul destroying sending back the device you've anticipated for long, especially when the main tablet seems to work fine.
slothita said:
I too have very similar issues. It arrived yesterday, I got straight back on the phone after reading similar problems on here and it got collected by courier this morning. I bought mine from eBuyer UK.
I also spoke to Asus technical support, who said I could quite happily send just the dock back to them for repair, but denied to acknowledge that it is a known fault with the devices.
To save time and possible problems, I just sent the whole thing back to eBuyer for a full refund. Plan to get my next one from a store so I can exchange it same day if I get another faulty one. Should the next one be faulty, I won't be purchasing another.
Best of luck to those with the issue, it's soul destroying sending back the device you've anticipated for long, especially when the main tablet seems to work fine.
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good for you..too bad over here we dont have this such refund policy..the most one to one exchange within 1 week which most of the shop very reluctant to do..i thi cases no stock for replacement too
armukhtar said:
good for you..too bad over here we dont have this such refund policy..the most one to one exchange within 1 week which most of the shop very reluctant to do..i thi cases no stock for replacement too
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Hi Armukhtar
Where are you
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Hi Armukhtar
Where are you
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from malaysia
The tablet/dock issues have been noted since day one :-( See the long thread on transformerforums.com to see how many people have issues with their docks (me included! :-( ) http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/transformer-prime-help/12507-tfp-dock-keyboard-not-working.html
kaiserpc said:
The tablet/dock issues have been noted since day one :-( See the long thread on transformerforums.com to see how many people have issues with their docks (me included! :-( ) http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/transformer-prime-help/12507-tfp-dock-keyboard-not-working.html
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Hi Kaiser,
I had read the thread you mentioned, but at teh time I posted this Q my problem seemed to be different as teh dock would only not work when it was on battery power....It was absolutely fine when connected to the mains......however as time has progressed the dock has become even more temperamental and is now failing some of the time when it is connected to the mains.
Asus support suggested that I return to shop ( I had already submitted an RMA) and given some of teh problems that folks in countries outwith the EU are having I am suddenly feeling glad of the EU as AFAIR this legislation was EU inspired .
OT Mind you I am not very happy with teh EU commissioners signing up for the copyright treaty and hope the Elected EU parliament throws it out!! LOL
Need help! I left my charger at work and i wont be there for 4 days ... my TFP is at 20%!
Are there any major chains (bestbuy, micro center, radio shack, etc) that might have the charger in stock?
I checked websites but cant find anything. Crap i cant go that long without PrimeTime!
Damn you Asus for using a proprietary cord!!!
i COULD purchase a tf201/tf101 and take the cord out, put in some other cord, and return it
i might have to pay restocking, so it would be like buying a cord.
damn what a dumbass i am
edit i couldnt do this, id feel like i was stealing
rsarno said:
Need help! I left my charger at work and i wont be there for 4 days ... my TFP is at 20%!
Are there any major chains (bestbuy, micro center, radio shack, etc) that might have the charger in stock?
I checked websites but cant find anything. Crap i cant go that long without PrimeTime!
Damn you Asus for using a proprietary cord!!!
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office depot has the asus chargers
rsarno said:
Need help! I left my charger at work and i wont be there for 4 days ... my TFP is at 20%!
Are there any major chains (bestbuy, micro center, radio shack, etc) that might have the charger in stock?
I checked websites but cant find anything. Crap i cant go that long without PrimeTime!
Damn you Asus for using a proprietary cord!!!
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I'll over night a charger/cord for you if you want. Unfortunately I would need to ask for shipping charges and cost of charger and I don't use paypal. I need to do a couple good deeds since it just turned 2012.
I'm not a fan of the proprietary charger myself, but..
What can we do, hope you're able to fine one.
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Office Depot has them in bunches.
For 29.95 less than amazon.
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Now after waiting more than one month I got my transformer, but...
The pad (alone) is charging very slow (several hours) although the pad tells me it is not charging - strange!
The dock (alone) is not charging
The pad in the dock is charging as long as the dock has some power
but remember, I'm not able to charge the dock.
Phonecall with Amazon:
I should send back all the stuff and they will replace it.
I waited more than one month for the pad and therefore I suggested only to send me a new charging cable and adapter
That is not possible for Amazon, so they gave me the phone number from Asus
Phonecall with Asus:
They will not send me a new cable and adapter without having my one.
It can last up to several weeks till I will get back the cable - hmpf!
Trying to buy a new cable/adapter, so that I can work with my pad is very (too) expensive.
So, now I am thinking about giving all back and buy some other stuff from another company.
Frustrating!
Baluliloe said:
Now after waiting more than one month I got my transformer, but...
The pad (alone) is charging very slow (several hours) although the pad tells me it is not charging - strange!
The dock (alone) is not charging
The pad in the dock is charging as long as the dock has some power
but remember, I'm not able to charge the dock.
Phonecall with Amazon:
I should send back all the stuff and they will replace it.
I waited more than one month for the pad and therefore I suggested only to send me a new charging cable and adapter
That is not possible for Amazon, so they gave me the phone number from Asus
Phonecall with Asus:
They will not send me a new cable and adapter without having my one.
It can last up to several weeks till I will get back the cable - hmpf!
Trying to buy a new cable/adapter, so that I can work with my pad is very (too) expensive.
So, now I am thinking about giving all back and buy some other stuff from another company.
Frustrating!
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I'm sorry to hear this. At my local bestbuy they have a Prime and dock on display. Maybe your local Bestbuy has a display model with a AC Adapter/cable that you could try out?
@skygunner: What do you mean with "Bestbuy"?
Bestbuy is a local electronics store here in the U.S. Do you have a store that sells the Prime where you can test your dock?
we have some but they don't sell this one but only the parent version and there I think is a different adapter/cable.
Solv ethe Transformer Prime charging problem - easy
Don't send back to ASUS they have no idea what this problem is.
Simple solution ( I had nothing to lose by trying it). Reset using a paper clip for 10 seconds in hole in tablet near SD card.
No settings seem to be lost, all wireless passwords intact, Skype contacts OK. Started taking charge straightaway. And been fine since. I would prefer that ASUS could tell me why but it is working fine and a brilliant piece of kit. No WiFI or GPS issues for me and buying through Carphone Warehouse pain free and I was no fan of theirs. Hope this helps.
My symptoms were:
Keyboard had drained to nil, tab had drained to 25%. No charge being taken. Tried alternative trasnformer plug and a PC USB port. Still no charge. Cable was recognised as it sparked the Prime into life. I have ICS downloaded.
don't reset.
put your charger in the freezer for a while.
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don't reset.
put your charger in the freezer for a while.
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Or bend the prongs to ensure proper connection once charger is fully assembled
Or all of them.
P.s.
If you throw it in the freezer, please put it in a bag and don't let it get saturated with moisture.
(So so funny that they can't even get like a $1 charger right, and we're expecting a fully-functioning tablet from them...)
Hello
I ordered my Prime from the UK (I live in Denmark) as it's cheaper there, and I was able to get it straight away, while I'd have to wait till mid-end April to get it in Denmark.
But I have 1 issue now, the charger is made for UK sockets.
I've tried finding adapters, but I can't find one to converter UK -> Danish anywhere, only the other way around (Which I can't use).
I've tried going to basically all the local electronic stores, and none of them have a universal charger that outputs 15V/1.2A which the Prime needs.
All they have are laptop chargers (which are a bit higher volts and far higher amps), and phone chargers (which are much lower, normally 5V)
I've found this on the official ASUS website:
http://www.asus.com/Peripherals_Accessories/Eee_Pad_Accessories/Eee_Pad_10W18W_Adapter/
But I can't find any info on buying/acquiring them.
Could anyone help me out here?
I'm sitting with my Prime next to me, without any possible way to charge it.
This is worse than torture
- Moon
Moonbloom said:
Hello
I ordered my Prime from the UK (I live in Denmark) as it's cheaper there, and I was able to get it straight away, while I'd have to wait till mid-end April to get it in Denmark.
But I have 1 issue now, the charger is made for UK sockets.
I've tried finding adapters, but I can't find one to converter UK -> Danish anywhere, only the other way around (Which I can't use).
I've tried going to basically all the local electronic stores, and none of them have a universal charger that outputs 15V/1.2A which the Prime needs.
All they have are laptop chargers (which are a bit higher volts and far higher amps), and phone chargers (which are much lower, normally 5V)
I've found this on the official ASUS website:
http://www.asus.com/Peripherals_Accessories/Eee_Pad_Accessories/Eee_Pad_10W18W_Adapter/
But I can't find any info on buying/acquiring them.
Could anyone help me out here?
I'm sitting with my Prime next to me, without any possible way to charge it.
This is worse than torture
- Moon
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If I read your post right then what you need is a plug converter that can enable a UK plug to be plugged into a Danish socket.
I have no idea what sort of plugs you use in Denmark (did not look to closely at teh plugs when forbrydleson was on but will look tonight as we now have those who kill !! lol)
If you can post a link of what a danish plug looks like and are willing to paypal the cost of a UK to danish converter which we should be able to get pretty easily here I am more than willing to get one and send it to you by airmail
Would something like this be suitable?
You do not need to worry about voltages as the Asus power box automatically adjusts to the voltage of the supply and the only differences are the actual plug pins which are on a plate and connect on to the transformer.
If this is helpful message me though you can buy direct of amazon UK as they deliver to denmark, but I would try and make sure that you order one direct from Amazon rather than from their marketplace.
Though I am sure that there must be Danish online sellers that will be able to supply what you need. or amazon DE
The prime will charge via teh usb cable supplied with it, albeit very slowly and it will not register as charging (it might be better on a usb3 port if you have one)
On further checking I think this one would suit you perfectly.
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If I read your post right then what you need is a plug converter that can enable a UK plug to be plugged into a Danish socket.
I have no idea what sort of plugs you use in Denmark (did not look to closely at teh plugs when forbrydleson was on but will look tonight as we now have those who kill !! lol)
If you can post a link of what a danish plug looks like and are willing to paypal the cost of a UK to danish converter which we should be able to get pretty easily here I am more than willing to get one and send it to you by airmail
Would something like this be suitable?
You do not need to worry about voltages as the Asus power box automatically adjusts to the voltage of the supply and the only differences are the actual plug pins which are on a plate and connect on to the transformer.
If this is helpful message me though you can buy direct of amazon UK as they deliver to denmark, but I would try and make sure that you order one direct from Amazon rather than from their marketplace.
Though I am sure that there must be Danish online sellers that will be able to supply what you need. or amazon DE
The prime will charge via teh usb cable supplied with it, albeit very slowly and it will not register as charging (it might be better on a usb3 port if you have one)
On further checking I think this one would suit you perfectly.
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Both of the ones you linked seems fine to me (any difference between them? I can't find any, but you never know )
I've tried finding them on Danish online webshops, but couldn't seem to find any UK -> Danish plug converter, only the other way around :/
Perhaps I didn't use the correct search words or something.. Hmm. I'll try looking into it some more and spend some time searching for it
When you say that the Prime will charge through USB, do you mean from the computer to the prime, or from another USB charger (using the USB charger that came with the Prime) ?
I've got a HTC USB charger (from my Evo 3D) that is 5V/1A, would that also charge the Prime (as you said, though without showing that it is charging, and doing it slowly?)
whan I was talking about charging from usb I was meaning from pc but it will be very slow.
If I was you I would order an adapter for the short term so I could get teh TFP up and running.
I found this http://www.amazon.de/STECKER-REISEA...2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1333103058&sr=1-2-catcorr amazon de which should work.
The second link I posted in my reply to you is dispatched by amazon which is why I thought that it might arrive a bit quicker!!
You could then contact asus support and see if they can provide a european faceplate for the charger that you already have or buy a complete unit from asus de here which will have a uk front plate as well if you ever visit us in blighty.
Hope this helps
Andy
FYI, international airports are often a good place to pick up the kind of travel adaptor you need. I know that in both London Heathrow & Gatwick airports, you can up adaptors to convert US/EU plugs to UK in the shops and vending machines around the airport.
YMMV of course!
Regards,
Dave
Thanks for the help, I finally managed to find one on a Danish webshop, and ordered it Should be here within a day or two
And then I can start playing with my Prime
@ slef2003
I tried leaving my Prime plugged into my computer for 12 hours straight (with the PC running, tablet turned off) while I was at work, to see if I could charge it up a bit. And when I came back, it hadn't charged a single percentage.
Does the Prime have to be turned on meanwhile for it to charge?
Because if so, it kind of destroys the entire idea, because if it charges so slowly, it'll drain more battery than it charges while in standby?
- Moon
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