who's cancelling? who's waiting for the next big thing? who thinks that the eee pad is still worth the wait?
i basically want you to pat me on the head and tell me everything's going to be ok. Even though its most likely going to be delayed, its still the tablet to get.
People overreacting..lmfao
Everything will be alright unless you feel like waiting till march-april at earliest for another new quad core. Probably more like may-june
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Thinking about just sticking with the TF101 that I already have, since there's really nothing wrong with it.
What I really need is a new phone to replace my OG Droid, but the Galaxy Nexus situation on Verizon is equally a mess and I'm kind of considering just getting a Droid RAZR instead. I'm pretty fed up with all these premature product announcements followed by indefinite setbacks.
OMG the sky is falling! Hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife! Ausus be raping airbody up in hea'
Some people crack me up. You guys need to chill out. There will not be a competitor to the prime for at least two months.
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OMG the sky is falling! Hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife! Ausus be raping airbody up in hea'
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yo dawg. that's my line. check the sig
Seriously... the Prime forum on here seems to be full of kids or something.
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Seriously... the Prime forum on here seems to be full of kids or something.
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agree, seems that they just like to preorder and talk about new products. And after some weeks they start finding bad things and cancel there orders and wait for the next new super mega gadget that they can hype and preorder and then cancel.
That sort of people never buy anything, they just like to talk and show the world how smart and cool they are. They are just BIG trolls sitting in there rooms with dreams and fantasy and believe all that written on the Internet.
Asus Prime will be the best tablet for months.
First in the summer other manufacturers will have there products for sale not any sooner.
Phone vs Tablet - Late Binding
Here's my stance.
My OG Droid is on it's last legs (but still quite usable with CM7 on it). I have a few more months even. But I have my eye on the Galaxy Nexus, being released Dec 15 (maybe).
I had an Acer 10 tab, which I really liked, but returned to Costco because of microphone problems and seeming lack of Acer commitment to tablet space. So I decided to wait instead for TP. Currently have one on order from BB, release 12/18.
So my current scenario is to receive replacement tablet week of Dec 19-23, and hold off on phone for a couple of months.
But if the wifi problem with TP are serious, or BB surprises me with a delay, or there is a REALLY good deal on Galaxy Nexus, then I'll cancel TP order and do the phone first, tablet later.
I'll make the decision with more data in about a week. The trick now is not to fall in love with any scenario.
The people who cancel I bet will buy it when its in store.
its a daycare for kids here on this forum. Keeps em outta trouble.
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This is probably realistic. I'm guessing from leaks there are at least two quad-core tablets well in to development that will be announced on January 10 at CES. To see them on the market 30 to 45 days later is plausible. Other than the Teg3 and dock there's nothing unusual about the Prime. Other manufacturers, most with more R&D resources, haven't been eating bon bons since Nvidia announced Teg3 and Asus starting making noise about wanting to be first to market with a quad-core tablet.
The dock is what interests me about the Prime, though: I'm interested in it because I think a device which can be closely integrated with a keyboard will be much more useful than a tablet alone. So I'm not changing my allegiance right now. If I didn't buy a Prime, I'd probably buy no tablet unless anyone else comes out with something equivalent.
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The dock is what interests me about the Prime, though: I'm interested in it because I think a device which can be closely integrated with a keyboard will be much more useful than a tablet alone. So I'm not changing my allegiance right now. If I didn't buy a Prime, I'd probably buy no tablet unless anyone else comes out with something equivalent.
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This works incredibly well and doubles as a protective case. You can also lay the keyboard flat and the case doubles as a stand. The Asus keyboard adds additional battery life but other then that it accomplishes the same function. It's very pricey though.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscent...case_provides_good_typing_and_protection.html
Can someone give me an update...what is the bad news?
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This works incredibly well and doubles as a protective case. You can also lay the keyboard flat and the case doubles as a stand. The Asus keyboard adds additional battery life but other then that it accomplishes the same function. It's very pricey though.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscent...case_provides_good_typing_and_protection.html
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No track pad, no extra battery, no extra ports... The TF dock is way better, IMO, and worth the $150 extra. I love my TF101 - wouldn't even consider buying anything but the Prime at this point.
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Yea id like go know what the bad news is as well?
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Yea id like go know what the bad news is as well?
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Basically it looks like the Transformer Prime is going to be delayed due to Wi-Fi issues, which several different sites pointed out. Still just a rumor though.
http://legadgeteer.com/asus-transformer-prime-delayed-until-after-christmas/1430
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Basically it looks like the Transformer Prime is going to be delayed due to Wi-Fi issues, which several different sites pointed out. Still just a rumor though.
http://legadgeteer.com/asus-transformer-prime-delayed-until-after-christmas/1430
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That site your referenced is the 5th different site I have seen today that has referenced the Phandroid article as the basis of creating there article. I wish sites would actually try and find out if it is real or not by calling the company before they start spreading more rumors. Apparently 2 people on this site has called Asus and they still claim there is no delay and the Dec 19th date still applies for the US, but that's taking there word that they called and talked to knowledgeable reps on the phone.
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Yea id like go know what the bad news is as well?
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By bad news, I'm assuming (after reading the other threads) the OP meant:
The recent revelations that some review units to big review sites had WiFi strength issues (weak wifi connections). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385391
While this is a confirmed issue in some test units, it has also been confirmed that other test units to other big review sites are NOT suffering this issue. The bad news is that there is a possibility the Prime shipment (OR availability) may be delayed until after the much "confirmed" date of the 19th so that Asus can fix this wifi issue. If this wifi issue is NOT in the hardware BUT in the software (is this related? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384034 ), then there is the strong possibility that there may be nothing to worry about and that the 19th is the confirmed date (and thus no bad news).
A major Canadian retailer/seller (NCIX) has emailed buyers telling them that a hardware/related issue is prompting Asus to delay ALL shipments of the Prime until the issue is solved http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384870
A lot of people are viewing this as bad news, while others think this is simply NCIX giving a fake or typical marketing answer to make sure the buyers do not run off to the competition.
It seems majority (or all?) such news of cancellations due to hardware issue OR "confirmed" shipment delays have been based on those NCIX emails. No one knows for sure if what NCIX is saying is true, if it's something related only to NCIX shipments, or if the confusion behind the release dates is indeed because Asus is scrambling to fix the hardware issue WHILE making sure the retailers (at least BestBuy, Newegg, Gamestop, Amazon, etc in the US) do not open their big mouth about any Prime problems like NCIX did.
Check the Gamestop thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374761 ): people called yesterday and today, and they're getting more firm answers that the Tablet WILL be released on the 19th. I'm going to call Gamestop right now and find out the date I can pick it up (and will post in the Gamestop thread).
Online stores from my country date it mid January since it became available. No changes so far.
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Just received an email from memory express who I have my preorder with.
You’re receiving this email because you’ve expressed interest in the Asus Transformer Prime, Asus next-generation quad core high performance tablet. We just received word this morning directly from Asus Vice President for North America Sales and Distribution that the production on the Transformer Prime has been temporarily delayed. Asus focus has always been on high quality and with the Transformer Prime being their flagship tablet product they’re spending some additional time and resources to ensure that the Transformer Prime reflects that at launch. We have also been informed that the gold version will not be available in Canada at launch.
At this current moment we don’t have a solid ETA on when pre-order stock will be arriving, as Asus updates us I will forward the information your way.
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Wonder if there really is some sort of delay/problem or they just decided to screw over memory express and using that as an excuse?
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emailed memory express for clarification on the delay.
Originally we were supposed to get them on the 6th of December. According to Asus they are shipping on the 15th which means in theory we should have them on or after Christmas day.
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memory who?
but really, i'm almost expecting gamestop to pull out on like, the 18th or something.
Canadian electronics store in the west
If I don't have my tablet in hand by the 19th I am cancelling my pre-order.
Wow. I would really be upset if that was the case.. I got everything set up (skin, microsd card with movies and music, screen protector and notebook case) its hard enough waiting until just the 19th for this device through gamestop online preorder..
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Actually, if this is true, then I'm tempted to cancel my pre-orders, period. I certainly don't want a unit that has manufacturing/design issues, which would explain the delay.
Could the few that ship have been hand-picked to not have the problem, or are they initial units that simply slipped through the cracks?
i would think news like that would spread like wildfire on the internet. I've seen nothing of the sort. Ever since my pre order I watch the web constantly for prime news!
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i would think news like that would spread like wildfire on the internet. I've seen nothing of the sort. Ever since my pre order I watch the web constantly for prime news!
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I've been surprised that there's no reporting whatsoever on all of the confusion. I think maybe the original Amazon pre-order cancellation was reported on a few sites, but since then, nothing. I mean, this whole story is newsworthy (at least as far as the sensationalist tech media goes)...
I GOT AN EMAIL TOO! From NCIX (Canada)! I asked if I was on the first shipment with my pre-order and this is what they sent me:
Yes your should be, but we got more bad news yesterday. Apparently the wifi signal was very weak from these units so they have delayed this even further. We will be mass emailing everyone shortly with a temporary solution for the holiday season.
Best Regards,
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SOOOOO my guess is that there are wifi issues with the first batch... They might not send them out, they might. By the sound of this email it seems like they MIGHT ship the bad units out anyways and give us a "temporary" fix, OR by temporary fix they mean "we'll delay it and give you something so you don't cancel over the holiday season and buy an iPad 2 instead".
I'm guessing they're really delaying the devices past Christmas. Sucks...
Oh and in the meantime on the ASUS Twitter page, everything is perfect! Yay!
MSNBC having WAY too much fun with the @ASUS #TransformerPrime: http://goo.gl/dyOku
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Were the cancellation/notice of "wifi issues" from official launch partners? (Sorry, I don't know who the Canadian launch partners are)
If not, then I'd expect this is the justification they were given for there not being stock for non-official launch partners and what they're passing on.
The wifi thing, though, does make sense. I remember at least one review (the link evades me) where the guy was having serious wifi issues, and then got a replacement tablet which didn't have them.
So my guess is there's some sort of production issue seen on SOME tablets, and they're catching it in QC and sending them back, meaning the stock they have to ship for launch is cut way down (which would also jive with the Amazon excuse for their cancellations).
...then again they may be shipping them all and letting the early adopters do the QC, like what I seem to remember hearing with the original transformer. But that seems a bit unlikely given the excuses/stock underruns that have been going around.
Edit: Ahh, it was the Anandtech review -- http://www.anandtech.com/show/5178/an-update-on-transformer-prime-battery-life-wifi-issues
yes both NCIX and memory express were listed by asus as places to preorder the prime
I'll let you guys know what's up when they send out the mass-email. I'd be interested in knowing what kind of release date/window they give me with this whole delay thing. Oh and PRAYING for a free dock or something.
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Oh and PRAYING for a free dock or something.
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease... if this isn't an across the board delay a bit of complaint might get you something, if not quite your wildest dreams.
At least B&H seems to be unaware of this or their support just does not know.
Chris : Hey! Do you know anything about Asus notifying sellers about technical problems with upcoming Transformer Prime? Apparently launch partners of Asus in Canada stated that they got a message from Asus yesterday: "We got more bad news yesterday. Apparently the WiFi signal was very weak from these units so they have delayed this (release) even further." Has B&H gotten such delay notification? Thanks!
Mark S: Hello Chris. My name is Mark, and I will be glad to assist you. Please give me a few moments to begin working on your inquiry.
Chris: According to forum post this notification came from 'Asus Vice President for North America Sales and Distribution'.
Mark S: We have not received similar notices from ASUS
Chris: Alright, thank you.
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Interesting how this is happening with the preorders in Canada but the device has been selling in Taiwan (Wasn't the release date 1 of December there, I think a few people have already got their hands on the Prime in Taiwan).
I would have expected the production issues to be present everywhere, including on the Taiwanese Primes.
Well to be honest I don't think we'd hear too much about problems with this device in Taiwan... For all we know there's a recall going on right now. Where would we even get that info?
I don't think this effects the u.s. Batch.. Seems to inky originate from Canadian preorders.
Hmm I will have to check my order with NCIX also
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Interesting how this is happening with the preorders in Canada but the device has been selling in Taiwan (Wasn't the release date 1 of December there, I think a few people have already got their hands on the Prime in Taiwan).
I would have expected the production issues to be present everywhere, including on the Taiwanese Primes.
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well it is possible it was one specific batch that came out bad and what they decided to do was screw over a few retailers completely and ship to other retailers as opposed to being short with everyone.
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well it is possible it was one specific batch that came out bad and what they decided to do was screw over a few retailers completely and ship to other retailers as opposed to being short with everyone.
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It might have been only one color but that's bull if they do that!
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According to some sites the prime has been discontinued.
Hoping this isn't really the case.
And I cannot post outside links.
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Oh rly?
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How are you going to throw out a statement like that and not even post these sources?????
False..lmfao. try again buddy.
My face? It is currently in my palms.
Asked by the OP to post this... remember, don't shot the messenger.
http://www.excaliberpc.com/610469/asus-eee-pad-transformer-prime.html
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I have no idea why... can't watch the video, and I still haven't seen where is says it's discontinued... OHHH.... he's talking about the availability to purchase it... Dude, that probably just means they are out of stock!
It also says "or vendor". They're probably not able to get their hands on stock right now
Well, when I went to Best Buy to get my TFP replaced, she said that they couldn't replace it, because the particular model Grey TF201 32GB had been discontinued. Then she did an OMS and was able to send a new one to me. So I don't know. It's possible. But if it is. Asus owes us all New TF700t.
There's talk of this over at transformerforums also, I personally don't think it's true. Although if Asus is getting back the majority of the Primes sold as RMAs it might be their only choice.
My guess is that they'll fulfill their orders and then stop production of it and attempt to address the issues, allow a swap with the new one for those who have already bought it and then gut the old ones and put the the insides into the new casing and maybe sell them for a slightly discounted price.
Obvious this is just a theory, but I would like to see thi happen.
Getting the same thing at a much larger retailer: Newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230219
well damn..
It doesn't make sense for them to skip a whole price point, having the original transformer at $400, the Prime at $500 and the TF700 at $600. I'm betting this will discontinue this particular model, and replace it with the Prime+ or something like that which is just the Prime, but with the back casing from the TF700 to solve the wifi/gps issues.
Returns cost them money
Maybe they just don't want the hastle and expense of all the returns.
my second prime seems ok (just received 2 days ago) but hearing this news, what will it mean to those who keep it? Is it better to return it and wait for the new one or keep it and hope Asus will still support us and continue to update the original prime's software 6 months from now? I only have 1 week left to return....
Ok, I asked them on their wall on Facebook if it really was being discontinued (the official ASUS page on Facebook) and this is what I got in reply:
ASUS
Nothing but false rumours. -Mark, ASUS
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This should put the rumours to rest, I think.
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my second prime seems ok (just received 2 days ago) but hearing this news, what will it mean to those who keep it? Is it better to return it and wait for the new one or keep it and hope Asus will still support us and continue to update the original prime's software 6 months from now? I only have 1 week left to return....
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Pretty much always better to wait for a new anything, if you have an alternative till then.
Asus should support it as far as updates for a while, they are even updating the original. Why wouldn't they?
Wasn't it reported Asus admitted it has a design compromise and removed GPS from the specs on some ASUS sites?
MAybe shipments are delayed as they are removing GPS from the box label?
Or are they going to change the design slightly to allow it to work better, who knows...
From a resale point of view it may drop in value quicker than normal.
Possibly a tweaked current model design,
won't be long till the iPad 3 is out and also the enhanced hi-res Prime.
Then Windows 8 transformer type tablets will hit with a big impact.
But today the Prime is still selling at a premium on eBay .
aww.... is that true and official?
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Ok, I asked them on their wall on Facebook if it really was being discontinued (the official ASUS page on Facebook) and this is what I got in reply:
This should put the rumours to rest, I think.
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Dude, WIFI being bad before the release was also FALSE RUMORS. Guess what? They weren't.
So, I'm getting really frustrated with all of the stuff I've been reading about the Prime. I got mine just before Christmas and it hasn't given me any major problems, a couple of nuisance things here and there. But what I'm worried about is the talk of it being discontinued already, what kind of dev support is this going to get, the possibility of some issues popping up down the road, and the feeling of having paid $500 for a flawed product. I've been holding off from returning it in hopes of some miracle fix coming along or some announcement from ASUS that they'll offer some sort of upgrade for the early adopters. But, as I get close to my 30 day return window closing, i have to consider what to do...
So, if you were going to buy something today that isn't the Prime, what would it be, and why?
Also, do you think my logic is flawed? Should i continue to "wait and see"?
Thanks for your input.
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I returned mine, and bought the original TF-101. It can't match the Prime is processor power, but everything on it works perfectly, and it was $100 cheaper.
There is no alternative. Stop feeding into the rumours n hype. I'd you would take a look in Android developement you would already see we got alot going on. We got root less than a couple days after ICS release. We already have overclocking on the prime. We already have Linux running on prime. Come on now.. Plus most people spreading the rumours don't know jack or even own a prime. There are lots of people without even owning the device taking b.s. and spreading stuff like they know what's going on. Most rumor threads are always false n should be taken with a grain of salt. There are members here out to bash the prime or make it look bad so to try to scare people off from it. READ the positive threads more instead of the nonsense..lol
People will believe anything they read SMH lmfao
I like how you changed it to Discuss..lol.
Rumors of discontinue? Replacements with better model?
The problem here is that talk is cheap, and you need to filter out the signal from the noise. If you're happy with your product, then that should be the informing factor. Technology will always be improving and you just have to jump in where you think is best.
I'm not sorry I returned mine. It's a relief to no longer have the Asus dark cloud hanging over my head. I too am looking for a replacement.
Also, there is another thread here today showing a retailer which has already discounted them to $399. Are the fire sales already starting?
The only reason I could see them discontinuing it would be to release a Prime with a new casing fixing the major issues. If they do this I couldn't see them not allowing Prime owners a swap.
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The only reason I could see them discontinuing it would be to release a Prime with a new casing fixing the major issues. If they do this I couldn't see them not allowing Prime owners a swap.
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This.
Either the current model is not being discontinued (most likely), or they're redesigning it, in which case, they'd have to allow people to RMA/swap out the exisiting model.
The original TF101 and dock or wait to see what the equal from Lenovo is like - as I want the dock! Nite well that had my OG not ended up in it's current damaged state, I would not have bought the Prime.
Now if all I wanted was a tablet, I would probably have gotten the TF101 or the Galaxy Tab (either the aging 10.1 or the newer 7.x). The Samsung having had a 3G version that my carrier used to carry would have sinched it, for the same price point as a TF+dock. Nota bene: while the first Gen of Galaxy Tab 10.1 does have a keyboard dock available for like $80, it doesn't have a battery or net book folding feature like the Transformers do.
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This.
Either the current model is not being discontinued (most likely), or they're redesigning it, in which case, they'd have to allow people to RMA/swap out the exisiting model.
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I hope they do the latter, it would boost their reputation highly after the near-disaster launch for their PR department. They could even gut the old Primes and then just put the main componants into the new casing and then sell them off at a slightly lower price so they will be hardly losing anything. Either way, I'm still pleased with my Prime, the Wi-Fi works decently in my house where I'll be almost exclusively using it and GPS is a non-issue for me anyway.
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I'm not sorry I returned mine. It's a relief to no longer have the Asus dark cloud hanging over my head. I too am looking for a replacement.
Also, there is another thread here today showing a retailer which has already discounted them to $399. Are the fire sales already starting?
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$100 cheaper is not a fire sale..lol OTA called a Promo
as far as i can tell, the new t700 will have the same specs except the screen res, as long as we have a few good dev's here we should be ok regardless, i would imagine that alot of the roms that take advantage of the tegra 3 and the radio's on the t700 would be easy enough to apply to the tf201 with some tinkering, and like others have said we already got some good stuff going on in the dev section.
if you want to feel better about your prime go and hang out in there for a a bit the general and q&a portions of the forum have become like the weekly world tabloids, running rampant with rumors of 5 legged bat children and the Bermuda triangle of GPS signals....
i'm right there with you, the loss of dev support is more important to me then almost any other aspect of the tablet it's self, i have never bought a device that the manufacture was more prompt and robust then what some dev random dev has come up with in his moms basement, kind of sad when you think about it. that some multi million dollar corp isn't as good as a few guys just hanging on the internet with a passion, seems like HR needs to find guys who love their job....anyways hang in there and we have a 1 year warranty on our product, all else fails hook it up to a car battery and send it back....lol
When mine was running Honeycomb, I was going to return it and wait for the iPad 3. The Prime was slow and apps were closing and unpredictable.
After the ICS update, this Transformer Prime is hummin' like a beast out of Hades. I love it. I just got the keyboard dock, and now it looks like a netbook. LOL.
Anyway, for those with TP issues, keep talking with ASUS so that they can resolve the issues. I have to say that their customer service has been very strong. If this were Apple, they'd be denying there were any issues!
That being said, if you want a table that has no issues and just works, get an iPad. It may lack some of the technological sophistication that the latest Android tabs have, but that is balanced by a very stable platform.
Prime still flying off the shelves, how many do you think have been sold? Also it's interesting that nowinstock indicates that only Amazon and Gamestop have been receiving shipments lately.
In fact, for the last almost week . . . the only company that seems to have any significant stock has been GameStop. Maybe Amazon is getting a bunch and selling them on preorder and they never make it to the rest of the public.
Still, does the lack of stock not seem strange? We are now 3 months post launch and they are still hard to find. It must mean that either they are selling so fast that no one can keep up . . . or they are slowing production until they can figure out how to make them reliable.
I am inclined to believe that it is a combo of the two with more emphasis on the latter at this point.
It is very strange. I have been looking at Best Buy.com every day. If they get any more in before my final Return Date, I am going to get a new one. If they do not, I am still up in the air.
I always search all of the Best Buy stores in the Indianapolis area, and only a couple of stores have had any at all in the past 30 days. This is nearly 3 months after these started hitting US shelves, and you still cannot buy one.
That is very strange and weird to me. Anyone, by now, should be able to walk into a store and get a Transformer Prime. Heck, I bet you will be able to walk into a store and buy one of the new Transformer Prime models before you can the Prime Tf201.
This far into production, these things should be everywhere. If the sales are so good, and if the Satisfaction rate is REALLY below 1% (which I would have to see actual valid data, cause I do not believe it) why can't I go buy one in a store?
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It is very strange. I have been looking at Best Buy.com every day. If they get any more in before my final Return Date, I am going to get a new one. If they do not, I am still up in the air.
I always search all of the Best Buy stores in the Indianapolis area, and only a couple of stores have had any at all in the past 30 days. This is nearly 3 months after these started hitting US shelves, and you still cannot buy one.
That is very strange and weird to me. Anyone, by now, should be able to walk into a store and get a Transformer Prime. Heck, I bet you will be able to walk into a store and buy one of the new Transformer Prime models before you can the Prime Tf201.
This far into production, these things should be everywhere. If the sales are so good, and if the Satisfaction rate is REALLY below 1% (which I would have to see actual valid data, cause I do not believe it) why can't I go buy one in a store?
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Have you tried going in the store and asking them if you can do an "OMS order" and provide them the SKU# of the prime? Thats what I did when I did my prime exchanges but after the 3rd I decided to cancel my order and got a refund. And my local Bestbuy never had any primes in stock nor will they have it. Its pretty much a straight from warehouse to you or to the store of your choice even if they are out of stock online.
I'd say... OVER NINE THOUSAND!!!!!!!!!!
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Whoa it looks like Walmart got some in stock this morning
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I'd say... OVER NINE THOUSAND!!!!!!!!!!
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Was waiting for this >.>
Anyway, no telling.
I'd say lack of supply is certainly not because everybody's running out to grab them... I'd go with option two, they slowed production after the holidays and aren't ramping it up again at all. They'll keep them crawling out until the next two models are out.
175,000. Just a guess. It's probably much less since the damn thing has been out of stock forever. It's not that they are selling out of a lot of stock fast because clearly with the trackers they come in and go out of stock so quickly that each place is only receiving a handful at a time.
They have basically sold all of them since no one has them in stock.
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I'd go with option two, they slowed production after the holidays and aren't ramping it up again at all. They'll keep them crawling out until the next two models are out.
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I think this is probably the case, but not for the reason you're thinking. While it is certainly the case that manufacturers ramp up production for the holiday season and slow it down afterward, we have to remember that these units can take months to reach store shelves after being built. Asus has said repeatedly that they vastly underestimated demand for the TP, and that's probably because the batch that was supposed to be sufficient to weather the holiday rush was ordered months beforehand, before all the pre-orders were even in. I speculate that the current lack of supply has to do with a mad holiday rush that they weren't prepared for, still haven't recovered from, and is exacerbated by the (presumably) large number of units they've been forced to ship to replace defective first batch units.
I'd say easily over 175,000-200,000+. Watch what I tell ya lol
Tactics such as this might also have a part to play as asus might well be seeking alternative assemblers to look for ..I have a feeling that the TFP was assembled by wistron (but my memory is shyte and it was most probably someone else lol)
If the Prime has sold that many... I guess my question is how many of that was returned back to Asus?
In Australia since they first arrived at JB Hi Fi, it seems like it is a combination of not enough stock and they are selling like hotcakes when they do come in. The Whirlpool Australia forums "where to buy" threads seem to have random posts about them being in stock somewhere and then out of stock not long after. In Japan when I was there recently, the TF101 and the Slider were the Asus tablets on display , no sign of the TF201 so I have no idea what is going on...
junrider said:
If the Prime has sold that many... I guess my question is how many of that was returned back to Asus?
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As the cnet article stated, less than 1%.
chamberc said:
As the cnet article stated, less than 1%.
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I dont believe that since its coming from a biased source. Id believe it if it was coming from the retailers themselves, but that was never included in the article.
We know Asus' tablet sales were down 24% in Q4 from their earnings report so there weren't a lot sold then. This came out today which shows Q1's pretty much tanked for tablets with Apple and the KF projected to sell 12.5MM of the 15MM tablets to be sold in Q1. So clearly there's not a lot of demand for Market-capable Android tablets, Asus' or anyone elses, with 2.5MM in projected sales for the quarter. Asus held 10% market share before the KF and NookC were released so that would amount to 250K in sales (TF101 + TF202) from January through March.
Tablet Sales Suffer Holiday Hangover, iPad 3 To Bring Relief
Trefis Team, Contributor
Tablet sales this quarter could be suffering from a hangover from the holiday season. According to a DigiTimes report, the global tablet shipments will decline by 30% in Q1 2012 compared to Q4 2011.
The report also mentioned that out of a total of expected 15 million tablet shipments in Q1, Apple’s iPad 2 and iPad 3 share will be 11 million, and Amazon’s Kindle Fire share will be 1.5 million.
Such a large decline is not good news for the tablet industry, especially Apple, because the iPad accounts for about 13% of our $550 price estimate for Apple stock.
The launch of the iPad 3, expected to be introduced later this quarter, however, could help boost the tablet industry and be part of the reason why buyers might hold off from making purchases in the beginning months. Our price estimate for Apple stock is about 10% above the current market price.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatsp...ffer-holiday-hangover-ipad-3-to-bring-relief/
junrider said:
I dont believe that since its coming from a biased source. Id believe it if it was coming from the retailers themselves, but that was never included in the article.
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Ah, one of those moon landings didn't happen kind of guys...
This is what Amazon is showing for my shipment
Shipment Date: February 23, 2012
Destination:
Estimated Arrival: December 31, 1969
chamberc said:
Ah, one of those moon landings didn't happen kind of guys...
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Can you prove that there has only been less than 1% of the sold primes have been returned? Do you thinks an Asus personnel would actual tell you the truth of primes returned even if it would make them look bad? They already mentioned the aluminum back was a problem and do you think adding that they have for an example a 10% return rate would help? Look at the xda forum and all any polls taken about the prime, do you see any that was 1% or below not satisfied owners or returned tablets? Thats why third parties are much more believable than ones numbers released by the company themselves.
Just stopped in at BB to check for cases or anything for TP and noticed a sign on the display model showing $449 on clearance. Maybe too many returns or the Infinity is coming out.
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noticed that the prime stuff was from 499.99 to 499.95 a little while ago, usually that means its discontinued...
I can only hope the 700 comes out soon so i can sell my prime and get that instead
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Also, can we please stop making threads like this, its what, the third today? Lock thread anyone?
Did they delete the other thread?
If Transformer Prime being discontinued (or rather quickly being phased out than i anticipated) holds true .....
Why does it feel like I wasted 3/4 month of my life (probably 6 or 7 with the hype & anticipation before the release)!! Oh well, at least it lasted longer over HP Touchpad (sort of..)
Because of Best Buy's latest reported loss and CEO resigning, I'm sure they are always making smart decisions.
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pileot said:
noticed that the prime stuff was from 499.99 to 499.95 a little while ago, usually that means its discontinued...
I can only hope the 700 comes out soon so i can sell my prime and get that instead
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Also, can we please stop making threads like this, its what, the third today? Lock thread anyone?
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If Transformer Prime being discontinued holds true, I don't think it should be deleted or locked. People have the right to know & discuss the situation. And also, it gives warning to those potential Prime purchasers (few that are left in the wild) & the risk that comes with purchasing discontinued product.
The Prime isn't discontinued... it has been confirmed by Asus....
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ok, how about this:
THERE HAS BEEN NO CONFIRMATION OR STATMENT REGUARDING THE STATUS OF THE PRIME. ANY POSTS TO THE CONTERARY WITHOUT PROOF IS PURELY SPECULATION. Can we please stop posting rumors?
I agree it would be good for people to know if the prime is being discontinued, my remark to locking the thread was towards the fact that there have been three of these threads already.
I dont want to be rude but seriously, i never said it was discontinued for sure, or it wasnt for sure, all i said is the signs are definately there (which is why so many people are coming up with these threads...)
Actually know what, scratch this, im gonna make a FAQ thread, too many people posting the same crap over and over.... drive me crazy XD
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ok, how about this:
THERE HAS BEEN NO CONFIRMATION OR STATMENT REGUARDING THE STATUS OF THE PRIME. ANY POSTS TO THE CONTERARY WITHOUT PROOF IS PURELY SPECULATION. Can we please stop posting rumors?
I agree it would be good for people to know if the prime is being discontinued, my remark to locking the thread was towards the fact that there have been three of these threads already.
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True, but for some reason.. those threads got deleted. Plus, the OP didn't state anything about being discontinued or the status of Transformer Prime. He simply stated that he found a Prime in clearance section.
Oh, and if you exclude HP with HP Touchpad firesale... can you think of any Tablet OEM making a statement for discontinued product?
Here's a snippet of the bestbuy website result on a search on the asus prime.
a price drop for a device after 4 months or so being out is not unusual. its bby no means a fire sale. a fire sale isn't only $100 cheaper. it would be drastically reduced in price if so. like for $299 if they were trying to get rid of them that badly. maybe this is the first hints of price reduction on prime if tf-700 is to be released towards end of the year(as stated by a Jr. Asus manager in an email that was posted before).
maybe best buy has alot of units and that's their sale price for the moment? Who knows? but there aren't any facts to back up prime discontinuation yet. until the fat lady sings, Prime lives on. I'd say if its on sale for that price, people better run to the stores and get this great tablet for that reduced price
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True, but for some reason.. those threads got deleted. Plus, the OP didn't state anything about being discontinued or the status of Transformer Prime. He simply stated that he found a Prime in clearance section.
Oh, and if you exclude HP with HP Touchpad firesale... can you think of any Tablet OEM making a statement for discontinued product?
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Exactly, nobodys going to advertise they are discontinuing a product, the natural progression is old stuff gets discontinued as new stiff comes in.
Also, definitely agree! If you can get a discounted prime, have at er, its a great tablet despite the issues people complain about, very good for games, movies, etc.
Why are all these people so concerned that the Prime is being discontinued anyways?
I own I Prime, I love my Prime.
I've owned Android devices since they first came out (Yes I have a G1 and yes it still actually works).
So what if the Prime is discontinued. I own one. Asus will still support the product (even if they don't want to, I believe the law says they have to).
So what's the big deal?
Just my 2 cents.
Not to add to the speculation because thats no good for anyone, but I purchased my prime about two weeks ago from Nebraska Furnituremart here in Kansas, I was told there were "about 30 in stock". I got the champange that was the only color they had, they also had dock but they were gray. I thought that was strange. Anyway I went back this past week to see if he got any gold docks, the salesman said no but checked to see if he could order me one we both looked at his screen and under thee prime in both colors and dock it read DSC. He told me that meant it was discontinued. So what every it's worth thats been my experience.
As a side note I just read that Toshiba just refreshed their tablet line as well as Samsung is releasing news tablets. It would seem to me if the prime is being phased out, it might be to compete with all these new tablets hitting the market.
ElCamino said:
Just stopped in at BB to check for cases or anything for TP and noticed a sign on the display model showing $449 on clearance. Maybe too many returns or the Infinity is coming out.
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No it isn't. it's $499 and hasn't changed. Trust me, when something changes at Best Buy, I will be one of the first to know.
Dnakaman said:
Why are all these people so concerned that the Prime is being discontinued anyways?
I own I Prime, I love my Prime.
I've owned Android devices since they first came out (Yes I have a G1 and yes it still actually works).
So what if the Prime is discontinued. I own one. Asus will still support the product (even if they don't want to, I believe the law says they have to).
So what's the big deal?
Just my 2 cents.
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+1
ill1 said:
Not to add to the speculation because thats no good for anyone, but I purchased my prime about two weeks ago from Nebraska Furnituremart here in Kansas, I was told there were "about 30 in stock". I got the champange that was the only color they had, they also had dock but they were gray. I thought that was strange. Anyway I went back this past week to see if he got any gold docks, the salesman said no but checked to see if he could order me one we both looked at his screen and under thee prime in both colors and dock it read DSC. He told me that meant it was discontinued. So what every it's worth thats been my experience.
As a side note I just read that Toshiba just refreshed their tablet line as well as Samsung is releasing news tablets. It would seem to me if the prime is being phased out, it might be to compete with all these new tablets hitting the market.
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I may have to go down there and see if I can pick up a dock. I too have a a gold Prime, but I'm thinking I may get a grey dock and mix and match.
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I may have to go down there and see if I can pick up a dock. I too have a a gold Prime, but I'm thinking I may get a grey dock and mix and match.
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Glad to see someone from KC on here! BTW I was at the BestBuy on 119th and saw two gray docks in stack as of this afternoon. I was thinking of doing the mix and match thing myself. Good luck.
Just logged on to BB app and took these screenshots. Looks like they are available for in store purchase near me. Still at 499.99.
Prime showed up right away when I searched for tablets and 2nd screenshot show details and in store purchase.
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Glad to see someone from KC on here! BTW I was at the BestBuy on 119th and saw two gray docks in stack as of this afternoon. I was thinking of doing the mix and match thing myself. Good luck.
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I love NFM, they have all kinds of stuff there! Nice to see a fellow KC'er as well around here.
I just bought a C3 yesterday at BestBuy. They had two in stock. As I was checking out another fella was inquiring. I've been waiting for BB to get one in stock for about 3 weeks now. Finally found one. Great tablet... coming from an ipad1 its a great pairing with my SGS2. Already rooted and unlocked with Virtuous Prime 9.4.2.21 v1. Wifi/GPS seem fine and no screen problems as others have reported. Cleared battery stats and will see how the battery life is.