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I am selling my gtab because I ran into some money issue. I love this thing but i have to let go. If you interested please pm me.
Condition: perfect. No scratches
I don't have the original box but I have everything else that came with it.
I am also including the 4gb sd card class 6.
I rooted the tab and its running cm7. it runs perfectly.
Please let me know.
I would only accept PayPal payment.
US only.
Thanks
Not sure if this the right place for such thread.
But any way to but things in prespective, the gtab is currently regularly priced @ $329 (shipped, no taxes, brand new, 12 months waranty) @ buy.com.
And if I am to sell my gtab now, I would wait untill all the debate about NVIDIA dropping support for Harmony Tegra2 (i.e. gtab) past Foryo get resolved, unless you are willing to seriously mark it down.
Best of luck,
aasoror said:
Not sure if this the right place for such thread.
But any way to but things in prespective, the gtab is currently regularly priced @ $329 (shipped, no taxes, brand new, 12 months waranty) @ buy.com.
And if I am to sell my gtab now, I would wait untill all the debate about NVIDIA dropping support for Harmony Tegra2 (i.e. gtab) past Foryo get resolved, unless you are willing to seriously mark it down.
Best of luck,
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I didn't know buy.com was selling it for 329. I should bring the price down to $300. Free shipping.
Well I need the money. So that's why I am selling the tab.
Thanks for the info.
Most places are selling the G-Tab for $299. The max price for a used (or even open-box) should be $250.
I know there's no way I'd buy a used one for the same price I can get a brand spankin, untouched new one.
Yea. True that. I should have posted the thread after looking up the average price for the tab. Thanks for the suggestion. I am hoping to find a buyer.
Amazon has them for $279 new . ( Woot is the Amazon seller) Seems that the woot auction caused a real domino effect for this tablet price wise. They are $299 at Circut City .they been going for $250 ish on Ebay now. 2 weeks ago they were $350.
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Yea. True that. I should have posted the thread after looking up the average price for the tab. Thanks for the suggestion. I am hoping to find a buyer.
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I don't know what your situation is but seeing how new gTabs are being sold now for an average of $279 you may just need to suck it up and drop your price to be competitive. With the current market conditions you may find it a lot easier to unload yours for around $225.
Just something to think about.
This may be covered elsewhere, a search did not yeild what I was looking for.
After issues with the prime coming up I held off on trying to get one. Now that it appears things may or may not be improving, I'm looking into it again.
Is amazon charging way more now than before? The only prime's I'm seeing are for like $600+ for the 32g, seems to be $100 or more than when it originally dropped. Is this a typo/price increase due to shortage/comes with the dock/etc? I might snag one now if I can for the original price, but not for $600+ for the 32...
It's not Amazon themselves, per se. It's actually their affiliates that are charging the ridiculous prices. Amazon took down their own listing since they have been having severe stock problems, if you look at the right side, it'll tell you whom it's being fulfilled by.
Whenever it's out of stock, it'll list the prices of other sellers. I was lucky and grabbed one yesterday, and got it early this morning.
http://www.nowinstock.net/
That's the site I used to get it the minute it was in stock on Amazon at the $499 price.
excellent, thanks guys. I think I am planning to wait it out until MWC to see what samsung may announce, but otherwise I will go after the ATP. If nothing else I can get it and the dock and sell the prime later on when the TF700 comes if its THAT much better.
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Whenever it's out of stock, it'll list the prices of other sellers. I was lucky and grabbed one yesterday, and got it early this morning.
http://www.nowinstock.net/
That's the site I used to get it the minute it was in stock on Amazon at the $499 price.
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This. When Amazon doesn't have any directly, the price goes up as it comes from other retailers, and they're the one's charging more than the 499/599 retail price. It's been this way since I started looking for a Prime in December.
I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket with AT&T. I also have an Acer Iconia A500 10" tablet. Both are rooted running custom ROMS. The tablet is actually running a leaked ICS. I have been proposed this offer. A guy has an upgrade available. He wants to buy me a brand new white galaxy note in exchange for these two devices.
If it were you would you accept the trade?
No. LOL he should give you cash, you can decide how much depending on condition of your phone and tablet. Wait a few and watch Note's price drop.
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Skyrocket eBay average sold* price for used phone in perfect condition: $400.00
Iconia A500 eBay average sold* price for used tablet in perfect condition: $300.00
SOURCE.
That is $700 and for that you can get a brand new I7000. That guy would only have to spend $300 on a white note and take a $400 profit off you.
*"Average sold" means the average price for that specific item that actually SOLD. Not the price they are listed for sale.
But you cant calculate it at 300 he is also giving up his upgrade. You have to look at the average sale price of the Galaxy note and its close to 700.
I did actually consider selling both the items and turning around and buying one myself but then I go through the hassle and time of selling them, hoping that I get enough out of them. I also go without a phone in between the time the skyrocket sells and I get the note because it is my only phone.
I am not eligible for an upgrade at the moment so I would pay that $700 price tag. Yes, he may only pay $300 but he wins by getting both devices and saving some money on the purchase and I win by getting the note without the trouble of having to sell both devices and hoping I get enough.
The question I come down to is if the Note is a good enough phone to ditch the skyrocket whose only advantage over the note is that it has NFC and the tablet, which I hardly use because I have a laptop and an iPad, for the note that has the larger screen.
The main things I use my phone for are as a GPS navigator, a web browser, and a camera. The larger screen would seem to be better suited for all of that. I would hope that posting this in the Galaxy Note section you would have some insight as to the performance of the device as well as the customization available (ROMs, Kernels, etc). I've owned the devices I'm giving up, I haven't owned the Note. Just looking for pros and cons and personal opinions. No need for comments like "He's ripping you off" or what not. Just explain why you think he is.
Thanks guys!
I would take the trade. Trying to sell stuff on craigslist or eBay is such a pain. But that is me and I was desperate for the note. I had my skyrocket + $200 cash on my end on craigslist looking for a trade. So if you are impatient and don't mind taking a little hit go for it. The note is an amazing device. I also have an iconia and I have not used it in a week.
However if you are asking here that would indicate some trepidation on your behalf. Trust your gut.
I would take the trade + $50-$100 cash back from the guy who has the Galaxy Note
if it were me....i would not do it.
he is winning either way you look at it. the Rocket is a great device in its own right......plus a tablet?
sell one or both and see where it leaves you. at&t has the note 649 right. if anything trade the rocket to him plus a little cash and keep the tab or vise versa
thats my OP
700? There's one in marketplace right now for 550 shipped. They're going to be on the market for about that much for awhile..your choice ...easy deal for trade or sell your devices for what they're worth and pocket 150.
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I came from the Skyrocket and dont regret it at all. Probably biggest decision is how much will you miss a full tablet. I would say he is making out a little ahead and may be able to talk him into 50 dollars or so but if its what you really want its worth it IMHO.
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The question I come down to is if the Note is a good enough phone to ditch the skyrocket whose only advantage over the note is that it has NFC and the tablet said:
The Note has NFC
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If you live near me, I'll gladly trade you my Note for what you're offering.
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I came from the Skyrocket and dont regret it at all. Probably biggest decision is how much will you miss a full tablet. I would say he is making out a little ahead and may be able to talk him into 50 dollars or so but if its what you really want its worth it IMHO.
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He still has an iPad, and from what he says he uses his devices for, the iPad more than fulfills the 'full tablet' requirement. No, it isn't an android tablet, but the iPad still surfs the web well, apart from flash.
i would tell him the skyrocket or the acer iconia and $100 for his Galaxy note - if he says no then tell him to go F** himself.
Good luck
I more or less did this exact thing, since I wasn't eligible for an upgrade on the Note. I sold my SR and a Toshiba Thrive on ebay for about $680. But then you take into account Ebay fees and then Paypal fees and you're out almost $100. So the offer is not terrible really, if you wanted a Note anyways.
My Samsung Galaxy Note™ is smarter than your Honor Student.
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If you live near me, I'll gladly trade you my Note for what you're offering.
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I'm in Indianapolis
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I'm in Indianapolis
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Too much driving from Florida.
I wasn't serious anyway. You'll end up losing out on the deal if you trade with the guy. Try to sell them separately and you'll come out even. The Skyrocket should get you $300 on Craigslist easy. That alone should be enough to pick up the Note from him and you get to keep the rocket and the tab
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Too much driving from Florida.
I wasn't serious anyway. You'll end up losing out on the deal if you trade with the guy. Try to sell them separately and you'll come out even. The Skyrocket should get you $300 on Craigslist easy. That alone should be enough to pick up the Note from him and you get to keep the rocket and the tab
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I assumed as much Just figured I'd call your bluff.
After looking around craigslist and ebay I could probably break even with enough money to buy the note but then I go through the hassle of selling them and then being without a phone if the phone happens to sell before the tablet and I don't have the money for the note yet.
It basically comes down to whether or not I really want the note. I've been to AT&T twice to play with it and like the phone but that one wasn't rooted, OCed, or running a custom ROM. I know it has to be faster than the one they have on the floor.
So far I've seen comments that people have switched from the skyrocket to the note and don't regret it. I'd be curious if there is anyone who does?
I had two skyrockets with in a two week period and both developed problems and were returned to AT&T, I told them to keep the skyrocket and I would pay the difference for the white note and I think that the Note is a much better phone than the skyrocket!!! It is a great phone and a even better tablet, I have not touched mt Galaxy tab since I got my note.
I have a deal pending on my SR for $350 shipped and the Iconia 16gb A500 will probably get you $250 so that's $600 from you. If you pay the paypal fee and shipping like I am, I'm only really getting about $310 for the SR. A NIB Note is getting about $550 so it's really more a question of...Do you feel like you are losing out or getting what you want? I have the Transformer Prime running CM9 with a case and I hardly use it. My phone is what I spend most of my time on.
Woot has the 32gb Touchpad on sale for $195 + $5 ship. Get one while they last. Check here.
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Woot has the 32gb Touchpad on sale for $195 + $5 ship. Get one while they last. Check here.
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Yeah, I already ordered one!
Nice find, trying to see if i can pull enough together for one. Having 2 TP's would be nice.
Got Mine....!
Just snagged mine
hrm
i actually came here to ask if it was worth getting one of these things..
Does its internals still hold up to try out more recent apps/games?
Thanks!
Just wooted myself one. Had the 16GB model since the first day of the fire sale. But really wanted a 32GB for the luxury of the extra space and to dual boot ICS.
Excited!
Bought one last week and I've almost chewed off all my fingernails waiting for it in the mail.
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i actually came here to ask if it was worth getting one of these things..
Does its internals still hold up to try out more recent apps/games?
Thanks!
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I second this concern. I am torn as well. Considering a used one for around $200 (since I missed out on this woot deal), but do they still hold up to current offerings? I am thinking mostly performance and screen quality.
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I second this concern. I am torn as well. Considering a used one for around $200 (since I missed out on this woot deal), but do they still hold up to current offerings? I am thinking mostly performance and screen quality.
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I don't understand your question. What do you mean by "current offerings"? But I'll say this, there isn't a pad out there in the $200 price range that comes anywhere near the Touchpad's performance.
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I don't understand your question. What do you mean by "current offerings"? But I'll say this, there isn't a pad out there in the $200 price range that comes anywhere near the Touchpad's performance.
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How about $250-300 used? LOL Keep in mind I'd be getting the TouchPad for $200 used too. By the way, I was very partial to webOS (I own both a Sprint Pre and an AT&T Pre+), but I gave up on it (can't blame me; Palm, HP, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon all did too). If I get a TouchPad is to have Android on it (or at least dual boot). Is it a worthy Android tablet, with a screen that can compare to IPS+ or Super AMOLED and performance that's at least close to that of an ASUS Transformer or at least Samsung Galaxy Tab?
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How about $250-300 used? LOL Keep in mind I'd be getting the TouchPad for $200 used too. By the way, I was very partial to webOS (I own both a Sprint Pre and an AT&T Pre+), but I gave up on it (can't blame me; Palm, HP, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon all did too). If I get a TouchPad is to have Android on it (or at least dual boot). Is it a worthy Android tablet, with a screen that can compare to IPS+ or Super AMOLED and performance that's at least close to that of an ASUS Transformer or at least Samsung Galaxy Tab?
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I picked up 3 TouchPads last month & sold all 3 for $250 a pop within days. In hindsight, I probably could have raised the price to $275 and still sold all 3.
I am in absolute love with my TouchPad iwth CM9.
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I picked up 3 TouchPads last month & sold all 3 for $250 a pop within days. In hindsight, I probably could have raised the price to $275 and still sold all 3.
I am in absolute love with my TouchPad iwth CM9.
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If you don't mind my asking, how much did you pay for them? New, used, refurbished? Where did you buy them? If I decide to get one, should I buy one off craigslist (which I have no problem with, since that's how I buy most of my phones). This person is selling me a 16GB (I don't care for storage size on a tablet) in mint condition with box and accessories for $200. Or are good deals like the woot one coming out regularly and I should just wait for now?
I bought 3 32GBs at BestBuy for $150 each. Stock magically appeared in many BBs a couple months ago, I picked up a couple.
I sold all 3, new in box for $250. I've seen refurb deals for 32GB for around $200 a couple times in the last month.
One of the TPs I sold on e-bay for $250, but it was DOA when he unboxed it. I sent it back in for warranty and re-sold it for $225 when I got it back.
Who knows when the refurb stock will die and TPs will disappear from the general market.
If it were me, I'd probably wait to see if I could score a 32GB for around $200 or 16GB for 150-175.
Have you checked E-Bay?
Good luck!
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I bought 3 32GBs at BestBuy for $150 each. Stock magically appeared in many BBs a couple months ago, I picked up a couple.
I sold all 3, new in box for $250. I've seen refurb deals for 32GB for around $200 a couple times in the last month.
One of the TPs I sold on e-bay for $250, but it was DOA when he unboxed it. I sent it back in for warranty and re-sold it for $225 when I got it back.
Who knows when the refurb stock will die and TPs will disappear from the general market.
If it were me, I'd probably wait to see if I could score a 32GB for around $200 or 16GB for 150-175.
Have you checked E-Bay?
Good luck!
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Sounds like you made some easy money!
eBay: 16GB refurbished for $199 + free shipping
eBay: 32GB refurbished for $228 + free shipping
Yes, yes it was. My golf budget for the summer =]
I did have to pay e-bay seller fees twice & return shipping on a damaged item from my buyer. But still, it was easy money. I did load CM9 on two of the pads
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Yes, yes it was. My golf budget for the summer =]
I did have to pay e-bay seller fees twice & return shipping on a damaged item from my buyer. But still, it was easy money. I did load CM9 on two of the pads
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I know this isn't the thread for it, but is any functionality missing from CM9? I remember when CM7 first came to the TouchPad and a bunch of things still weren't working.
Think those eBay deals above are good?
WiFi drivers that were just released are pretty darn solid. (although I've personally never had much of a problem with Wifi).
The camera/MIC don't work yet (I could care less since I have a CM9'd Epic 4g).
Mmmm...some people have problems with sound distortion when the screen is off but only on the external speakers. I have sound problems, but I'm 95% certain it's b/c of my kids dropping it.
Ever since CM9 was released, I've used my TouchPad almost every day. I use my laptop & phone a LOT less when I'm at home now.
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WiFi drivers that were just released are pretty darn solid. (although I've personally never had much of a problem with Wifi).
The camera/MIC don't work yet (I could care less since I have a CM9'd Epic 4g).
Mmmm...some people have problems with sound distortion when the screen is off but only on the external speakers. I have sound problems, but I'm 95% certain it's b/c of my kids dropping it.
Ever since CM9 was released, I've used my TouchPad almost every day. I use my laptop & phone a LOT less when I'm at home now.
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These do worry me. How is the CM9 development for the TouchPad? Is it active with changing downloadable nightlies or do you see a version every 2-3 weeks? I'm wondering if these problems will get solved.
Another question... Do you ever really use webOS?
I haven't booted WebOS since the day I installed CM9.
There are two sources of nightlies. The dev community is alive and well. Not a ton of players, but we have solid devs.
First of all, let me just say that I have a prime with a working gps (accuracy down to 5 feet) and I absolutely love my prime. The only way I'm going to replace my prime is if I can get my hands on the infinity.
I just called 4 different best buys to ask if they have a prime. I've been looking for one as a gift for someone. All 4 told me the prime is discontinued. And to prove that this is not just another rumor thread, here are the individual best buys I called.
350 W Army Trail Rd
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Phone: 630-582-1070
GEO: 41.937950, -88.110245
1561 S Randall Rd
Algonquin, IL 60102
Phone: 847-458-5768
GEO: 42.156265, -88.333092
1830 Towne Centre Drive
North Aurora, IL 60542
Phone: 630-906-5889
GEO: 41.79631, -88.36679
1876 S Randall Rd
Geneva, IL 60134
Phone: 630-845-1986
GEO: 41.867233, -88.342552
Asus has to stop selling their Prime if they want to sell their Infinity at all, unless they expect to sell their Infinity 32GB at lesat $650. That's without the keyboard. So you are talking about $750 for a tablet. I never thought I would ever see prices on a tablet in my life go towards this much but that's the only way Asus could sell both of them together. They can't lower the price on the Prime because of course they already have the 300 in there. Just another company releasing too many products on top of one another without making one perfect. Too bad. The potential "was" there.
I was in a best buy last weekend that had the 201 and 300 both on display. They were even on an end cap prominently displayed with signs and everything. Also had a demo guy walking around with a 201 showing it to people.
Amazon has them and the dock is $108.
I got a refund for my prime purchased on Feb. 3rd and had no problem finding a prime at Best Buy. I did a search this morning on their website, found 2 stores in Austin that said in stock, went in an hour ago and walked out with a new gray tone prime. On Friday I did a search and none of the stores had them in stock. They must have gotten a shipment in this week. Sales guy said they sold one yesterday also.
I will say sales rep was pushing the t300 hard. Mainly for the cost of it. Get the keyboard dock with it and it would have been $50 more than the prime. It really is a good deal but I'm hoping the C4 I got will perform better than the C1 with wifi/bt. I also already have a case I like for the prime and the gps dongle. I didn't know if they would be compatible and have 30days to test out this model for issues.
You can try calling the stores here in Austin and see if they will ship you one from their location.
Its pretty cool that Best Buy is now in charge of ASUS manufacturing. Especially democratic of them to let the idiots who can't tell me the difference between DSLR and point and shoot cameras decide what the consumer wants.
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Amazon has them and the dock is $108.
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Best buy is the worst place to buy one anyway (and worst place to buy most anything else too).
Even if you need it right away, Amazon is a better place to buy. With my Amazon Prime membership I could get two day shipping for free and overnight for just $4.00 more. When I got mine a couple of weeks ago now, the device itself was $25 less than retail/best buy and as mentioned the keyboard/dock was $108 rather than retail. Then throw in no sales tax.
Even without the prime membership you could probably get two day shipping and still pay much less than best buy.
If its isn't discontinued, it is going to quietly disappear soon, especially with the Infinity being around the corner.
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I know the feeling you have. I live in IL as well, the bestbuys around me plus the ones in other towns I go through for my work all say "the prime is discontinued".
Which seems to be a regional thing cause I've heard of them being sold in other states, but it seems IL just wants to sell the TF300 - no offense to it but I dont see why they released it, it's less powerful. But then again thats a different kettle of fish.
I hope you find one for sale. If you cant I would recommend amazon, thats where I got mine at - I'm very happy with it! Got it with the dock as well, and again no problems with it!
So what? The TF201 is discontinued. Its not like product support will end. The Transformer TF101 will be supported for awhile and the TF201 even longer.
I love my Prime and it works great. The Infinity replaces it.
If only there was a way to get the $105 dock to Australia, can't seem to find any docks around here.
Do we REALLY need another one of these threads?
Bestbuy reps usually have no idea wtf is going on.
Know that saying only a fool takes a fool's advice? well....
Also, what company do you know of that has ever announced its discontinued a product line? Ever?
We already know the prime had limited availability pretty much worldwide. Far too much demand, not enough supply. IF you hit a store when they got a shipment you were golden, if you were too late you had to wait around for another shipment.
My local BB and FS stopped stocking the prime, they are selling it as a web only. They can order it to the store if you ask a rep that knows how, otherwise they try to sell you something else saying its "just as good".
You could have done a quick search and gotten the answer to this:
"discontinued" on best buy's system isnt asus discontinuing the prime. its a code that comes up when the SKU is searched. It just means best buy is no longer ordering that particular thing for restock. it has nothing to do with asus manufacturing.
the reason, im just is that logically the prime has no place in the asus ecosystem anymore. peole that want a midrange tablet can get the 300, people that want the upscale can get the 700 for $500, the same price as a prime. theres no upshot for them to continue ordering old models that serve no purpose.
fwiw HMV in the UK has Primes in the stores again.
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Heh...the guy at the local Best Buy said the TF201 was discontinued because of the legal issues surrounding the Transformer Prime name lol
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fwiw HMV in the UK has Primes in the stores again.
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In the US they are still readily available from Amazon.com....but the price has gone up about $60. I bought mine a couple of weeks ago for $475 with free prime shipping. The same thing today is $534. I have to wonder if the supply is drying up?
At the same time their pricing on used ones has dropped from $415to $360..
Anyway it seems to me that the only way they could keep selling the prime would be to drop its price to no more than $400 - but then they would have to drop the TF300 down to about $300. So you would end up with a three device lineup at $300, $400, and $500 (TF300, TF201, TF700). Wonder how much they have to get for them to actually make money? Seems like they would come out ahead by just discontinuing the prime and leaving the 300 priced as it is.
Still - I think I got mine at a good time
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In the US they are still readily available from Amazon.com....but the price has gone up about $60. I bought mine a couple of weeks ago for $475 with free prime shipping. The same thing today is $534. I have to wonder if the supply is drying up?
At the same time their pricing on used ones has dropped from $415to $360..
Anyway it seems to me that the only way they could keep selling the prime would be to drop its price to no more than $400 - but then they would have to drop the TF300 down to about $300. So you would end up with a three device lineup at $300, $400, and $500 (TF300, TF201, TF700). Wonder how much they have to get for them to actually make money? Seems like they would come out ahead by just discontinuing the prime and leaving the 300 priced as it is.
Still - I think I got mine at a good time
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It went up because Amazon is out of stock on that particular model, so it lists a market reseller whom is trying to make a little more.
Note that Amazon has the champagne model listed today at 479 and free shipping. Must have dug a few up.
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I just called 4 different best buys to ask if they have a prime. I've been looking for one as a gift for someone. All 4 told me the prime is discontinued.
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These stores could simply mean that their specific Bestbuy stores are no longer carrying the Prime. Or it could mean that Bestbuy in general is no longer going to carry the Prime.
This could be because they are preparing for the Infinity to reach stores in the next month or so and don't want to buy inventory of a tablet very similar to the Infinity and which is due for a price drop. Or it could be because they already offer the TP300 and are getting the Infinity and see no need to offer 3 very similar tablets rather than stocking products from other vendors.
In any case, Asus has said that they are still manufacturing the Prime and new stock keeps showing up at Amazon and other retailers. Given that Asus manufactures the Prime I would trust Asus to know more about the manufacturing lifespan of their product over any retailer.
With Asus and the TF700 don't count your chickens before they hatch! With Asus's track record the TF700 may fall into their normal black hole of device release delays! Or even worse than that is that they will release 100 the first week, 200 the second week, etc... and then rave about how they can't keep them on the shelves!
My local BB still had 3 in stock and a few keyboards too.