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I don't remember seeing anywhere that this forum was only for those with a one-sided opinion that the Prime is perfect, the greatest thing since sliced bread, and the ultimate solution for mankind!
It's getting a little old when every time someone posts a problem, or criticism of the TP, numerous posters attempt to discredit the OP and complain about the negative post, saying just return it if you don't like it. Then throw in something like, I would never use that feature anyway, why would you want to? Or imply, I don't have that problem so you must be wrong.
Everyone has an opinion and the obvious right to express it. We don't all have to agree. We do have to agree to disagree, if we are going to have a meaningful forum. How else can we help each other?
If you are happy with your purchase, then good. That doesn't mean that those who aren't are wrong. Also if you are disappointed and think Asus let you down, you're entitled to that opinion. That doesn't make you wrong either. Everyone please respect the fact that each user may have their own expectations of what is acceptable performance, however unimaginable that may seem to us.
Why exactly did you create a new topic....?
another newspaper article or Blog.. XDA can we get a personal Blog section?
Errrrrm what exactly is the point of this thread or Title for that matter?
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I personally agree with the OP. I've followed all the threads from the pre orders lol. Most have been pretty fair and respectful, and some reports have been Apple guys, sour grapes, or just arrogant like some on here above me. I am in support of those who have a device that they feel isn't what they were to get, especially when Asus and others are admitting these same issues. These are valid points. I've decided to keep mine and work through it. Sweeping it under the rug though makes no sense. I agree though not much can be done until ICS is released with the unlocked boot loader. So why be disrespectful unless deserved.
On another not I'm about to post a Q in the Q and A thread about HDMI. Despite searching I could not find my answer so feel free to rip me there. I read post I feel are important. Those I don't feel are important I ignore. I feel that having a thread with 0 responses is a bigger message than taking the time to hop on the thread to say its stupid. Just my. 02
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this.
xda used to be somewhere one could get help, learn about something new, or help the dev community, but lately it's just because this place for people to post how they feel about something or what they think about something when no one really cares.
posts that stated the fact that gps didn't work right, or wifi was weak = perfectly fine, since they publicised an issue that asus was trying to ignore.
posts that keep complaining about gps or why xyz feature isn't as good as their old tablet, or why they think people shouldn't buy the prime, or why they should buy tablet x = pointless, add clutter, and just make it hard to find actual information.
this thread falls into the latter.
adiliyo said:
this.
xda used to be somewhere one could get help, learn about something new, or help the dev community, but lately it's just because this place for people to post how they feel about something or what they think about something when no one really cares.
posts that stated the fact that gps didn't work right, or wifi was weak = perfectly fine, since they publicised an issue that asus was trying to ignore.
posts that keep complaining about gps or why xyz feature isn't as good as their old tablet, or why they think people shouldn't buy the prime, or why they should buy tablet x = pointless, add clutter, and just make it hard to find actual information.
this thread falls into the latter.
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I agree with this 100% people get tired of seeing the same old complaints, nagging, and posts asking if I should keep or return the prime. those threads aren't really helpful at all. all it does is make new people looking into this section question the device and make a biased opinion on it without never even having hands on yet. Just check out the "Positive Transformer Thread". you will see several people at first that feed into all the complaints. then they got the device and was very glad they didn't let all the negative posts influence them getting the device. A thread discussing an issue and trying to find a solution is helpful. A thread just constantly complaining of saw issue is no help at all n just clutters the section for Prime.
We already have several great developers who formed their own opinion on the Prime and really like it alot. So regardless we already have developement in progress. If someone is so unhappy with device, return it and move on. We don't need a thread nagging about it. You are not hurting developement and forward progress of Prime. FOR every complaint there will be several more positive ones. Prime is here to stay on top as King of Android devices as long as it can. So the skeptics can just move on along and wait for the higher resolution devices with higher specs that will perform less than prime due to higher resolution .
I agree with the OP.
For people complaining that this site is for devs, you belong in the DEVELOPMENT section. It's stupid that devs are constantly complaining about people posting opinions in the dev section and telling them to stay in the General section, then people post such material in the General forums and get flamed as well.
Regarding the Prime, I'm extremely disappointed. I've been an avid Android fanboy since the days of the G1 and the earliest "dessert" updates. I say this because I want to make it clear that I'm not an Apple troll AT ALL. With that in mind, Android has some serious, serious problems that need to be addressed both as a device platform in general and as an OS in specific. Asus also has some reckoning due with the Prime as well.
My Prime came to me via a Big Box retailer with 3 dead pixels, a spotty light sensor, the well known GPS issue, and WiFi that is consistently sub-par at best. I haven't tested yet, but there are also widespread reports of HDMI issues.
Heap onto that the fact that even stock Android under-performs as an OS. Stability issues from the start, even on ICS. Apps often have several annoying bugs that kill the experience - e.g. videos becoming unplayable in the Youtube app if you accidentally let the screen turn off. I'm currently using my Prime while sitting next to my girlfriend who is using her iPad 2, and I'm watching the iPad's UI zip by seamlessly as my Prime struggles to display the text I'm currently hunt-and-pecking out on the soft keyboard within the stock browser. Incidentally, my girlfriend has her iPad 2 handy because we were watching a Youtube video together on the Prime when I tried scrolling ahead and all hell broke loose. The app froze, jerked ahead, stopped loading video, the Prime became unresponsive, and eventually the app force closed. By the time I had restarted everything - dealing with several non-starts when trying to coax the app to seek ahead in the video - my girlfriend had already gotten her iPad, navigated to the video, cued it up, and picked up where we left off.
All of THIS with the fact that there is no spec that the Prime doesn't absolutely stomp the iPad 2 with in comparison. Oh, except usability, I guess.
People have every right to be disappointed with this product, and this is as good a venue as any to register that disappointment. Like it or not, Apple has set the bar high by allowing customers to take a device out of the box and get exactly what they were promised in the specs sheet. The amount of manufacturer defects and software incompatibilities present in the Prime flies in the face of this trend.
I suppose we can all just wait for cooked ROMs, though, where we will all trade system stability and a feature or two no longer functioning for a 5% performance increase
I'll tell you what, though, after 4 HTC Sensations (hardware defects in every single one), and now the Prime leaving MUCH to be desired, this Fandroid is about 2 seconds from calling it quits. Apple may not always "just work" as their BS marketing claims, but at least their devices don't arrive in shambles like so many Android devices I've owned.
Those of you longing for the day when XDA was almost exclusively a development forum, give it up. Because it covers the broadest array of devices and has the highest posting counts it has become the defacto source of information for everyone interested in a device, not just developers. The dev section's pretty much still intact but the general section is just that.
As for the hater, troll, and fanboy accusations, they've been a bit worse on this forum than is typical but I think a lot of it was just compounded by the number of major issues occuring at the same time (launch availablity, GPS expose, QC, etc.). It should settle down over time.
A lot of the most raging debates are over what the Prime is, where it sits in the tablet pecking order, and what it's meant to compete with. I'm assuming the HD Asus tablet that'll be shown in a couple of days will be both more expensive than the Prime and have better features too making it Asus' high-end device. If that ends up being true, the Prime's mission will become clearer - 1) be an excellent value, and 2) and exclusively offer a hard and detachable keyboard. That should help set some common expectations and make people judge it a little less harshly. Right now it's being compared to other higher-spec tablets and the iPad which isn't fair and may have not even been Asus' intention.
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another newspaper article or Blog.. XDA can we get a personal Blog section?
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Errrrrm what exactly is the point of this thread or Title for that matter?
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adiliyo said:
this.
xda used to be somewhere one could get help, learn about something new, or help the dev community, but lately it's just because this place for people to post how they feel about something or what they think about something when no one really cares.
posts that stated the fact that gps didn't work right, or wifi was weak = perfectly fine, since they publicised an issue that asus was trying to ignore.
posts that keep complaining about gps or why xyz feature isn't as good as their old tablet, or why they think people shouldn't buy the prime, or why they should buy tablet x = pointless, add clutter, and just make it hard to find actual information.
this thread falls into the latter.
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The arrogance of these post is obvious.
I posted here in "Eee Pad Transformer Prime General" about an apparent issue concerning the many attacks about the Prime issues, positive or negative. Maybe you haven't noticed.
If you were expecting development topics perhaps you should look at "Eee Pad Transformer Prime Android Development" or questions at "Eee Pad Transformer Prime Q&A." This is the General section, if you did not notice.
Otherwise you conceited opinion is just that, another opinion.
I don't think it's anybody's fault per se. This forum is mostly populated by early adopters who paid a premium for their tabs. When you paid big bucks, you want to feel good about your purchase, which is natural. Criticisms and complaints, however justified, get ya down. Part of the reason of buying toys is to feel good about using them. It's a normal human reaction.
Then you have the flip side, of people wanting to vent their frustration. Add the inevitable pushback, and it's a volatile and noisy mix.
Too, normal social cues are missing on a text-only medium. We all tend to be more coarse--and yes, more arrogant--in online exchanges. Unfortunate, but par for the course. Just have to roll with the punches.
In short, it is what it is. Take what you like, and ignore the rest. Complaining just adds to the noise level.
The fact of the matter is, if it is about the Transformer Prime, and is not a question, then this is the section the thread should be in...that is why "General" is here, practically a "catch-all". Granted, it can be frustrating if there are 25+ threads on "pre-order / stock" issues, or or the like. 2 or 3 threads is more than enough, if people use the search function, then "General" won't get cluttered with redundant posts.
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Okay so I dont have it pre-ordered or anything basically waiting for Best Buy to get it back in stock.
Been seeing alot of the posts here, and was wondering if it is really worth the wait. It seems like alot of negatives are going on here concerning the prime and I wonder if it is really worth it or if I should look into a different tablet.
I mean is it as buggy and problematic as it seems ?
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You'd best do a LOT of reading about this thing if you don't want your pocket picked.
in a nutshell, yes it's worth the wait, and no it's not as buggy as it seems to be on these forums. are there some manuf flaws from a rushed first production run? sure. do most other first generation/run devices have flaws like this? yes.
value is very subjective and it's going to depend on what you want from a tablet.
do you want cutting edge hardware that will be "king" for at least 4 months?
do you not care about proper gps functionality? (as in, are you going to use this as a standalone GPS device for navigating and while it's not connected to a wireless network)
do you want android?
do you want timely updates?
do you want something NOW?
if you answered yes to those questions, the prime is hands down the best tablet on the market.
personally, my prime works fine (aside from no gps lock, but A-GPS works perfectly fine for my usage), i have very little light bleed on the upper left, and will exchange that for another one once gamestop gets new stock in, but otherwise this thing is fast, solid, & gorgeous.
the kicker for the prime line in general tends to be the dock, i had one for the tf101 and i loved it, waiting for amazon to deliver my dock for the prime.
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Bull****.
Everytime I turn round there's a new thread with someone having MAJOR problems. The tablet isn't worth it to someone who has ANY clue as to the value of money.
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Bull****.
Everytime I turn round there's a new thread with someone having MAJOR problems. The tablet isn't worth it to someone who has ANY clue as to the value of money.
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Before you call BS on somebody's, IMHO very well argumented, opinion, have you considered:
1) Most people happy with their prime don't post "I'm so happy with my prime", only people having problems post in the forum.
2) Have you considered the prime install base vs. the number of thread stating problems. I agree that the prime has major hw issues if the install base is like only 500 units and there are 50 threads with problems (10% with defective units). But if the install base is 5,000 or 50,000 then only 1 to 0,1 % observes problems and almost 99% do not..
3) How many of the problems observed are in regards to human error or lack of knowledge? I've seen threads where people complain that the unit won't turn on because they haven't charged it or for what ever reason have gotten the unit into boot mode.
4)Some problems are attributed to ICS in general and not the prime.
I agree that the prime launch has been sub optimal and the first batch of primes has definitely generated a lot of static about hardware problems. I got mine exchanged for a new unit, and have not seen any of the problems mentioned on the forums.
OP: See adiliyo's post, I definitely agree on his views. I enjoy my Prime very much and with the keyboard, I rarely have a reason to boot my macbook. The UI is very smooth, it is absolutely a beast in regards to video playback, and the build quality is very good. With ICS the browser performance is very good and almost as fast as a desktop browser.
If you want to be sure to buy a tablet with no problems at all, then wait a few months after launch before you buy. Being first mover presents both unique problems but also unique rewards - like me having the prime in Denmark 5 weeks before hitting retail here.
It depends, the prime in itself is beautiful but there is no denying that it has some serious issues, namely GPS and WIFI.
GPS is irrelevant for me (even though it simply should work of course) but WIFI IS a serious issue. When close to the router and with no obstacles all is fine but performance degrades quickly once you move away from the router.
Check this video for a comparison:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzCZc3pjtrA
And I can confirm these results with my prime (also owning the original transformer TF101).
Apart from WIFI, it truely is beautiful and worth the wait but if you plan to use wifi across the house, or in some other spots with lesser access, for streaming video, etc please think twice (or thrice) before geting it.
Worth to me. I did a little homework before I decided to buy a Prime. I knew the GPS would be a problem, but I didn't really need a 10" GPS anyway. So I went for it.
The wifi function is okay, no big issue. everything is good. Quite satisfied now.
I believe it is worth the wait. I read constantly while waiting for best buy to have them in stock online. I took into consideration the various problems individuals were having and when one became available, I purchased it. I have had it all but a week now and have seen zero issues in regards to wi-fi (signal strength matches my Atrix's whereever I am) and GPS works well enough that it locates my location close-enough. As another poster said, only those people who have seen issues have posted about them. I have zero complaints with mine, especially with the ICS update yesterday, and would recommend this unit to anyone seeking a great tablet.
I'd say it's worth it. I know looking on the forums might make some people a little nervous about shelling out $500 for the current Prime. But you need to keep in mind that forums are where people go WHEN they have problems. Obviously, people with issues are over-represented here.
That said, I would not say the TF201 is perfect. GPS seems clearly defective. No excuses on this one. If you need GPS, look elsewhere.
Aside from that, I don't see anything else that can be considered a major flaw. Some people have issues with Wifi, most do not (myself included, I get the same internet speed on my TF201 as I do on my gigabit wired desktop). As far as the other stuff (light bleed, dead pixels), it's not really out of the ordinary for LCD screens for a minority to have issues...read newegg reviews for practically any popular monitor and you'll see it, likewise over at apple (or other device) forums. People who are expecting LCD screen production to be perfect or for manufacturers to go over every pixel on every device are kidding themselves.
Thank you for some of the replys.
This is my thing, I know generally the fourms are where people are going to be crying about there devices.
Now I work in a tech support type job, so I know an opinion of something can be skewed when all you see is bad about stuff. now the other thing though is this. I see people posting issues about how doing regular firmware updates are causing serious issues with their Prime's.
I know its hands down on papaer the best tablet, but even with one of my friends who has one, first time he opened it out of box he did a fireware update and nearly bricked and then had to do the battery drain to fix the problem.
So I am alittle hesitant on the whole prime still. Which is why I am here on the fourms asking, basicly seeing, those who are "happy" who haven't had the problems, who don't seem to be those who are whining and crying and complaing about how Asus "stole my money", come forth and say something.
Oh and thanks adiliyo, your post seemed to at least be unbias, so thanks, also I too dont give a rats about the GPS, its a tablet, sure its nice to work, but not a big deal for me. Also ph0ton you as well thanks for the opinion.
Hopefully there will still be more replys still, cause I am still sadly on the fence about his.
I recieved one from the 1st batch (arrived on 23rd) and the only issue I have is weaker GPS than my XOOM, but I have never used the GPS on either. My Wifi is fine, and I absolutely love the tablet overall. I would buy it again in a second.
The purpose of this poll is to shed some light on how many XDA members have problems with their units and how many do not. I don't care how many old similar threads there were in the past. After 2 months on the market, I and others, would like to see what owners think of their Prime and it's advertised features.
This thread is not meant to flame Asus or the TF201.
A simple yes, no or undecided will suffice.
Before voting please take the time to properly try out your Prime with Android 4.0(ICS) installed.
*** Mods. PLEASE don't close this poll. I am on my 5th Prime and I need to get a current idea of how many XDA owners have a good Prime. So that I and others can make an informed decision wether or not to continue playing Russian Roulette in hopes of getting a good Prime or just give up and move on. Thank You***
Yes, I am.
It's almost like a trick question.
Am I satisfied with my Prime? Yes.
Am I satisfied with its properly functioning features? Yes.
Are all its features properly functioning? No.
Therefore, personally, I'd say yes, I'm satisfied with it and its advertised functions; albeit one of those advertised functions does not work. I love it and wouldn't want a 300t or 700t if their ugly arses were out today.
More "professionally," (speaking for the general masses) of course not. How could I be? Screen bleed, dead pixels, possibly incomplete circuit boards: these things are easily someone's fault other than ASUS's (apart from lacking QC), as in whoever manufactured/supplied the screens and boards. But how these things are put together and tested is all their business, and many units are put together lacking advertised features altogether or showing HUGE variations of issues if they're not lacking, and being shipped without apparently ever even being turned on to have a glance at the bootscreen. And of course they wouldn't test every single device, but if they tested any proper number of devices per batch, they would have seen every issue (probably did) and should have stopped.
WoW!! 5 to 1 so far. I guess my local Bestbuy and Gamestop received a bad batch. If the majority continues to vote in favor of being completely satisfied with the TF201 and all of it's advertised features by a large margin, then Asus has done their job and it would be hard to argue otherwise.
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It's almost like a trick question.
Am I satisfied with my Prime? Yes.
Am I satisfied with its properly functioning features? Yes.
Are all its features properly functioning? No.
Therefore, personally, I'd say yes, I'm satisfied with it and its advertised functions; albeit one of those advertised functions does not work. I love it and wouldn't want a 300t or 700t if their ugly arses were out today.
More "professionally," (speaking for the general masses) of course not. How could I be? Screen bleed, dead pixels, possibly incomplete circuit boards: these things are easily someone's fault other than ASUS's (apart from lacking QC), as in whoever manufactured/supplied the screens and boards. But how these things are put together and tested is all their business, and many units are put together lacking advertised features altogether or showing HUGE variations of issues if they're not lacking, and being shipped without apparently ever even being turned on to have a glance at the bootscreen. And of course they wouldn't test every single device, but if they tested any proper number of devices per batch, they would have seen every issue (probably did) and should have stopped.
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Well said. I respect your opinion and your vote.
Now that I have a Prime where everything works (as posted, within the advertised functions), I love mine. It's fast, well-built, has an excellent screen, and I can read the damn thing in direct sunlight (which was what excited me the most about the Prime).
So, I'm quite satisfied.
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WoW!! 5 to 1 so far. I guess my local Bestbuy and Gamestop received a bad batch. If the majority continues to vote in favor of being completely satisfied with the TF201 and all of it's advertised features by a large margin, then Asus has done their job and it would be hard to argue otherwise.
Well said. I respect your opinion and your vote.
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It always turns out like this..lmfao. we had a thread just days ago shut down with exact same poll. That poll showed a total of over 80% saying yes, they satisfied with their primes and that they keeping it. WITHOUT A DOUBT, THERE ARE DEFECTIVE UNITS OUT THERE...BUT there's an even greater number out there that isn't and they truly love their prime. Ill admit, its surreal hearing about about people going thru several devices before getting a good one. I must have great luck to have my only 1 unit from Gamestop since 12/22, early batch, n it works great, looks great, display great, and wireless is great(aside from GPS of course..lol but now I learned how to use my phone as an external GPS reciever so I'm good).
If this poll ends by a large percentage voting yes. I will purchase my 6th prime at the other Bestbuy across town. I too want a PERFECTLY working Prime NOW!! Believe it or not. I'm too embarrased to buy another prime at my local gamestop or Bestbuy again. Through my 5 defective Primes, even I can see that the Prime is an amazing device as long as BT,Wifi and BT & WiFi work at the same time minus all the other issues. My last 5 Primes couldn't make it out of my living room 15ft away from my E4200 router.
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Ill admit, its surreal hearing about about people going thru several devices before getting a good one.
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Actually, I'm no longer surprised by this. It seems that consumer technology products in general suffer from initial build quality issues nowadays. For example, I went through three HP Envy 14 notebooks before getting a good one (bad keyboard lighting, bad DVD drive, broken fan that sounded like a jet aircraft taking off). I went through three Samsung Epic 4G's before getting one where the capacitive buttons all worked. I went through two Motorola Photons until I got one where the haptic feedback worked. All of those were purchased within a month or two of their respective launches.
And, I hate to say, I went through eight (yes, 8) Primes before getting one without a defective component (none of which included relatively weak wifi or GPS). Each and every Prime had something that either didn't work or was defective--and I'm not terribly picky. Two had screens that were atrocious (yellow tint, horrible colors), one had a stuck pixel and excessive light bleed (and I don't consider minimal light bleed to be an actual flaw with IPS screens) along with a bad speaker (broke up at higher volumes), one had an ugly chemical stain on the backplate and a bad speaker, one had a rattle near a docking connector that clearly indicated something broken loose inside, etc., etc.
I think that if you want to avoid getting defective units today, you need to wait a minimum of three months after launch to let the manufacturer work out the kinks. And I think that applies to every manufacturer today, bar none.
That said, my latest Prime is excellent. The other C1 unit I had was also excellent, except it had a clump of dead pixels in a place I couldn't ignore--and with millions of transistors, that kind of thing is bound to happen occasionally. So, I do think that maybe ASUS is close to being able to make a consistent product. It took them longer than I would have liked, certainly...
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If this poll ends by a large percentage voting yes. I will purchase my 6th prime at the other Bestbuy across town. I too want a PERFECTLY working Prime NOW!! Believe it or not. I'm too embarrased to buy another prime at my local gamestop or Bestbuy again. Through my 5 defective Primes, even I can see that the Prime is an amazing device as long as BT,Wifi and BT & WiFi work at the same time minus all the other issues. My last 5 Primes couldn't make it out of my living room 15ft away from my E4200 router.
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I feel what you saying n what you went through. Its just so hard to believe 5 primes wifi was that bad. Doesn't make no sense. Tablet is basically useless for online functions if wifi not up to par.
As far as what you said if large percentage vote yes, you might as well head out the door now n get your 6th. One. Prime supporters will be out n full force giving an honest vote.
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I feel what you saying n what you went through. Its just so hard to believe 5 primes wifi was that bad. Doesn't make no sense. Tablet is basically useless for online functions if wifi not up to par.
As far as what you said if large percentage vote yes, you might as well head out the door now n get your 6th. One. Prime supporters will be out n full force giving an honest vote.
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I already have 2 C1's on hold at a bestbuy here on the other side of town. After I see a large MAJORITY saying yes, after work I'll drive over there and test them in the store for defects. If these variables pan out to work in Asus's favor, I 'll re-welcome myself as a 6x TF201 owner.
I am now but had to go through 4. Terrible wifi, really bad light bleed (not just seen on a black screen) and dead pixels plauged my first three but with the c1 I got, all the problems are still there but not noticeable during normal usage.
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I just tried once. Bad gps bad wifi, and no useable wifi/bluetooth. Had bad screen bleed on left side. Took unit back. I'll try in a month.
Btw an 80% good build rate is not anything to brag about. That's pretty horrible. You need in the upper 90,s to have a successful product launch.
I have only one Prime and everything is great. Wifi is better than on my phone (Xperia Arc), but I haven't tried GPS. And everything else works great
No. I had one early launch and it had horrible WiFi with and without using Bluetooth. So, I brought it back to BestBuy. I had none of the other problems I have read about (didn't test GPS since I dont need it). Even ICS seemed to work perfectly. I have another being shipped from BB.com and I'm hoping it's a C1 since it seems like there has been better luck with the newer ones.
I'm leaving now to go and purchase my 6th prime. It's amazing how many people so far voted here in favor of a fully working Prime when I got 5 lemons in a row. I'm going to upgrade to ICS, right in the store.
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I'm leaving now to go and purchase my 6th prime. It's amazing how many people so far voted here in favor of a fully working Prime when I got 5 lemons in a row. I'm going to upgrade to ICS, right in the store.
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That'll be a smart move. If they let you test out device first before you take it home. Good luck! I hope this is the "One" for you.
Hard question to qualify
EDIT: Almost forgot. My current Prime is a C1 serial. They are not immune form defect, but they seem to be showing better percentages, if the rhetoric and anecdotal information is to be believed.
You know, it has all the POTENTIAL in the world. But apart from the poor R&D, testing, engineering, choice of materials, assembly, QC,supply chain and delivery woes, inconsistent build quality, etc., etc., etc., it's just freakin' AWESOME!!
I got luck, pretty much in #2 unit I got... It says VERY LITTLE for a company and it's product when buying one is a game of Russian roulette. Not that bad when you actually CAN exchange it and try, try again. But what about everyone for the first 5-6 weeks, when there WAS NO STOCK TO EXCHANGE IT FOR? You either a)gave it up, and had nothing (at least for a while), b) kept it with all it's foibles, or c) returned it and waited till stocks picked up to try again.
It does concern me that while Best Buy appears to be increasing it's stock levels, Amazon is STILL not showing that they have any intention of making this product available. I am not able to discern what this means precisely, but that, on top of all the previews of new tablets Asus is possibly releasing it gives me a bad feeling. A really bad feeling. oh... but yes. I love my Prime... REALLY, NO ****
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I'm leaving now to go and purchase my 6th prime. It's amazing how many people so far voted here in favor of a fully working Prime when I got 5 lemons in a row. I'm going to upgrade to ICS, right in the store.
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Depends on your definition of a "Lemon" If you are expecting perfection (or "Persistent Perfection" LOL) you won't be getting it anytime soon with Asus. The TF101 was awesome, and just as inconsistent, though not as riddled with issues. I had 3 of them in my search for a good one, (and I think 4 keyboards) In the end, I STILL never got a Keyboard and tablet that had matching metalic finish. I am not sure if thatwas supply side,, or if they built them at multiple plant locations, but they were inconsistent as hell.
And I thought Apple fanboys were bad! lol
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EDIT: Almost forgot. My current Prime is a C1 serial. They are not immune form defect, but they seem to be showing better percentages, if the rhetoric and anecdotal information is to be believed.
You know, it has all the POTENTIAL in the world. But apart from the poor R&D, testing, engineering, choice of materials, assembly, QC,supply chain and delivery woes, inconsistent build quality, etc., etc., etc., it's just freakin' AWESOME!!
I got luck, pretty much in #2 unit I got... It says VERY LITTLE for a company and it's product when buying one is a game of Russian roulette. Not that bad when you actually CAN exchange it and try, try again. But what about everyone for the first 5-6 weeks, when there WAS NO STOCK TO EXCHANGE IT FOR? You either a)gave it up, and had nothing (at least for a while), b) kept it with all it's foibles, or c) returned it and waited till stocks picked up to try again.
It does concern me that while Best Buy appears to be increasing it's stock levels, Amazon is STILL not showing that they have any intention of making this product available. I am not able to discern what this means precisely, but that, on top of all the previews of new tablets Asus is possibly releasing it gives me a bad feeling. A really bad feeling. oh... but yes. I love my Prime... REALLY, NO ****
Depends on your definition of a "Lemon" If you are expecting perfection (or "Persistent Perfection" LOL) you won't be getting it anytime soon with Asus. The TF101 was awesome, and just as inconsistent, though not as riddled with issues. I had 3 of them in my search for a good one, (and I think 4 keyboards) In the end, I STILL never got a Keyboard and tablet that had matching metalic finish. I am nit sure if thatwas supply side,, or if they built them at multiple plant locations, but they were inconsistent as hell.
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Mine is from Amazon. Had it for all of four days lol guessing you're out of the US or have the dock on order with it?
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Yes I am completely satisfied.
I was thinking that since we have a single Positive Prime thread, why don't we consolidate the purely dissatisfied threads into one? That way, we are not invalidating complaints that are legitimate, but also not mucking up the front page of the board with complaint thread after complaint thread, most of which are complaining about similar issues. Of course, there are issues that emerge that warrant new threads, like the sleep issue that came out with .13.
I personally have had no issues with my prime, and have no problems with anyone who has had issues. You have legitimate gripes, but I think a new thread for every experience doesn't seem necessary. Much like there shouldn't be a new thread for every good experience, they should just be posted in the Positive Prime Thread.
What you guys think?
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I was thinking that since we have a single Positive Prime thread, why don't we consolidate the purely dissatisfied threads into one? That way, we are not invalidating complaints that are legitimate, but also not mucking up the front page of the board with complaint thread after complaint thread, most of which are complaining about similar issues. Of course, there are issues that emerge that warrant new threads, like the sleep issue that came out with .13.
I personally have had no issues with my prime, and have no problems with anyone who has had issues. You have legitimate gripes, but I think a new thread for every experience doesn't seem necessary. Much like there shouldn't be a new thread for every good experience, they should just be posted in the Positive Prime Thread.
What you guys think?
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"Love" is general. "Complaints" are specific. "Love" is consistent. "Complaints" are random. Those that "love," love equally. Those with "complaints," vary from device to device. At last tally there were over 300 pages of complaints. The "Positive Transformer Prime Thread" has 35. While it would be nice for those that are happy to banish the complainers to an internment camp, it's not very practical. When Asus’ addresses the issues, the complaints will stop (or at least ratchet down to a typical XDA forum level).
Okay, but....
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"Love" is general. "Complaints" are specific. "Love" is consistent. "Complaints" are random. Those that "love," love equally. Those with "complaints," vary from device to device. At last tally there were over 300 pages of complaints. The "Positive Transformer Prime Thread" has 35. While it would be nice for those that are happy to banish the complainers to an internment camp, it's not very practical. When Asus’ addresses the issues, the complaints will stop (or at least ratchet down to a typical XDA forum level).
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I don't know that "Banishing" is exactly what the OP had in mind, but I agree it would be impractical. The thread would get too large and quickly, intil Asus gets down to it and takes care of the issues. What IS a bit frustrating is that so many threads get hijacked and TURN INTO complaint threads, no matter what the original premise was.
Another concern of mine (I hate to admit I was thinking about these thread even when offline. The damn Prime general thread has become a train wreck thats hard to look away from) is that thread like "Fanboyism at large on Prime forums?"
In there the guy that is going for "Prime # 9 says that few tech sites may pick up his story. This might be the kind of thing that convinces Asus TO move on, and not continue with Prime manufacture. Too costly, too may returns, RMA reworks, etc. That would NOT be good for those with a "marginal" Prime that works for the most part, but suffers from one item in the long list if issues. Say, Bluetooth Fallout. I am not convinced Asus has that resolved, and if so, then the current "FIX" is HW replacement.
If Asus kills the prime because the complaints convince them its a lost cause, who wins that one? The naysayers, and all the sideliners who have been filling forums with negative comments. THEY win, All Prime owners lose. If they sunset the Prime, in favor of another design, they will likewise either kill any further development, or at least reduce it to almost nothing. Not good.
wow, that was a bit harsh dont you think? I was just trying to suggest a solution to the several threads that have similar complaints, such as the My wifi/gps doesnt work like I want threads, or the "This isn't the tablet I want after having used it." threads. I am not suggesting to BANISH PEOPLE TO AN INTERNMENT CAMP WHERE I WILL ELIMINATE YOU THROUGH RACIAL CLEANSING. Sorry I offended you so greatly haha. This whole board has gotten a little out of control with snapback emotional responses over something that really doesn't deserve it. This is tablet, not the culmination of a racial identity or something that is actually worth being so upset over.
I even said in my first post, that there are issues that are new and emerging that deserve their own threads. I am not attempting to silence people who have legitimate gripes or complaints. I'm just suggesting a little organization. Sorry to offend you.
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But it's not the people working through issues that cause that. If you look at some of the current problem threads, it's the people not experiencing the issue jumping in with "mine's perfect" and challenging whether the issue even exists that moves the thread away from its original purpose. If people that were happy left the people that aren't alone (at least in issues threads) the threads would be half the size and the problems identified sooner.
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But it's not the people working through issues that cause that. If you look at some of the current problem threads, it's the people not experiencing the issue jumping in with "mine's perfect" and challenging whether the issue even exists that moves the thread away from its original purpose. If people that were happy left the people that aren't alone (at least in issues threads) the threads would be half the size and the problems identified sooner.
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I think both sides are guilty of this. I've been lurking for a while and seen people demeaning those who have problems, but also people who have problems have been accusing those who have no problems of blatant fanboyism. This is aside from my main point, which is simply organization.
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This is tablet, not the culmination of a racial identity or something that is actually worth being so upset over.
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People are upset. It's a bit judgemental of you to think they shouldn't be. And coming in rather late to the party without the benefit of the experiences others have had and trying to (re)organize the forum is a bit presumptuous.
I'm by no means offended, but forums are shaped by the "whole" not a few individuals. Since the forum's moderated everyone here has the right and ability to make suggestions to the moderator. It's jerdog and af974 if you want to reach out to them.
If you guys look at some of the recent threads especially with all the firmware update releases. That there is no clear cut on whos side is whos..... with the exception of a few people. People who had problems had a probable fix with an update while the same update caused working primes to have flaws. And who knows what will happen in the next updates. Will it improve your prime or cure it or will it hinder it or even worse render it useless?
This would be my major gripe, that updates are being released with the lack of knowledge on what it will do on the machine. To add to it, is you are constantly reminded to update. And if you do get the bad hand of this round of updates, you are left to deal with it with no chance of reverting back to the previous update, and praying the next update whenever that will be that it will bring your prime back to normal. Which makes prime owners questions Asus's reliability. Yes, you maybe happy with your prime now but where in the emotional roller coaster state will you be in the future updates?
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People are upset. It's a bit judgemental of you to think they shouldn't be. And coming in rather late to the party without the benefit of the experiences others have had and trying to (re)organize the forum is a bit presumptuous.
I'm by no means offended, but forums are shaped by the "whole" not a few individuals. Since the forum's moderated everyone here has the right and ability to make suggestions to the moderator. It's jerdog and af974 if you want to reach out to them.
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I wasn't saying people should not be upset. I've said in almost every one of my replies, people have legitimate gripes AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE UPSET.
I was more talking about you blowing a request for organization out of proportion by calling it "a banishment to an internment camp" which in my opinion is a little inappropriate.
I'm not going to argue about this any further. I am in no way trying to silence anyone. All I SUGGESTED was a consolidation of similar threads to organize things.
Thanks.
a complaint threat won't work. What would work however is a complaint section. There should be a separate section called problems/complaints or problems/issues. Something to that effect. This way everyone who wants to talk about their problems can talk in there, then mods would be free to delete all of the redundant complaint threads from the general section. It really is win win for both sides.
Thank you. All I am looking for is solutions to the obvious problems this board is having with redundancy.
In response to Junrider, should I enter the camp of unsatisfied prime owners, I would like to be able to quickly find people with similar issues and be able to communicate with them effectively instead of sifting through 300 pages of general complaints, trying to find people who are experiencing the same thing. I don't know if that will happen to me but it would be convenient if the threads were organized for people who are experiencing problems.
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should I enter the camp of unsatisfied prime owners, I would like to be able to quickly find people with similar issues and be able to communicate with them effectively instead of sifting through 300 pages of general complaints, trying to find people who are experiencing the same thing. I don't know if that will happen to me but it would be convenient if the threads were organized for people who are experiencing problems.
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Unfortunately, i dont think it will happen. For every complaint thread you will have people from the other fence commenting:
"If your not happy, return it"
"My prime is working perfectly, i dont get why your shouldn't"
"Its your fault"
"You knew what you were getting yourself into, so why are you complaining?"
"Cool story Bro!"
"already a thread, so why are you making another one?"
ETC.....
This will then get all sides riled up and go off tangent to what the original thread is suppose to be. So sifting through the threads for useful tidbits will be your expertise if you not one yet.
And this thread is not enough for listing the problems of the Prime. This essentially needs more division because the there has been problem threads of the prime's every square inch. From back plate, screen, circuitry, battery, connectors, GPS, wifi, bluetooth, OS, all the updates, apps, and processor.
If i missed something chime in..
SmartAs$Phone said:
I don't know that "Banishing" is exactly what the OP had in mind, but I agree it would be impractical. The thread would get too large and quickly, intil Asus gets down to it and takes care of the issues. What IS a bit frustrating is that so many threads get hijacked and TURN INTO complaint threads, no matter what the original premise was.
Another concern of mine (I hate to admit I was thinking about these thread even when offline. The damn Prime general thread has become a train wreck thats hard to look away from) is that thread like "Fanboyism at large on Prime forums?"
In there the guy that is going for "Prime # 9 says that few tech sites may pick up his story. This might be the kind of thing that convinces Asus TO move on, and not continue with Prime manufacture. Too costly, too may returns, RMA reworks, etc. That would NOT be good for those with a "marginal" Prime that works for the most part, but suffers from one item in the long list if issues. Say, Bluetooth Fallout. I am not convinced Asus has that resolved, and if so, then the current "FIX" is HW replacement.
If Asus kills the prime because the complaints convince them its a lost cause, who wins that one? The naysayers, and all the sideliners who have been filling forums with negative comments. THEY win, All Prime owners lose. If they sunset the Prime, in favor of another design, they will likewise either kill any further development, or at least reduce it to almost nothing. Not good.
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It's funny that you mentioned this. After all of my information gathering and putting together a very compelling story with receipts, pictures, quotes etc... I almost hit the send button last nite. The problem is, I'm concerned(resale value) how this will affect others with a good Prime or if I happen to find one. Currently the Prime is sold out in my area. When Bestbuy receives new units I will give it another go.
March is coming fast, and with it other quad core competitors. It will be interesting to see how the Prime fares when it's not the only quad core tablet on the market. By then the TF300t and TF700t will be making noise.
I agree with op too much out of hand. If people think its warranted then OK. I got several PM from people saying that we should do like the negative posters. As we know the positive ones outnumber those with issues. It was suggested to me that we start making a new thread for everything that works great on our primes. Then that'll let the ones with issues see how it is. Cuz if we started doing that, then we would quickly override n overshadow the issues threads. Which basically has the same people in it posting over n over again. The ones without issues are greater in numbers and therefore if we started making a new thread for every good thing working on our prime then maybe that'll get a message across. Then see how the complaint thread people feel. Cuz we have every right also to make a new thread on all the good stuff also like the complainers do with everything that doesn't work.
So this is the warning..lmao. already there are several just itching to get this started. I was against it n seems extreme but with all the complaint threads, maybe its needed. Just like those complaint threads on a particular issue that people keep making same threads on, Good prime owners can all do the same with the different things that do work. You don't want to get into a numbers war with the good prime owners. All polls already show we majority. So heed the warning. Consolidate complaint threads into 1 for at least each issue. Not just one giant one. 1 positive thread was made for centralization. Don't make us start expanding up n dis mofo..lmao
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It's funny that you mentioned this. After all of my information gathering and putting together a very compelling story with receipts, pictures, quotes etc... I almost hit the send button last nite. The problem is, I'm concerned(resale value) how this will affect others with a good Prime or if I happen to find one. Currently the Prime is sold out in my area. When Bestbuy receives new units I will give it another go.
March is coming fast, and with it other quad core competitors. It will be interesting to see how the Prime fares when it's not the only quad core tablet on the market. By then the TF300t and TF700t will be making noise.
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You gonna be waiting till June on that buddy..lmfao. plus its already confirmed the TF-300 is not a prime replacement. Its actually a lower spec device for a completely different market sector. It's more like an OG transformer 1.5. Lower spec than the prime..meaning less powerful and less features.
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All polls already show we majority
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Polls changes. Why? Because with every prime firmware update you get working primes that are now showing problems. Before it might a huge landslide win lets say 5:1. Of course we really dont know the actual numbers, but the recent poll on trust on Asus shows maybe a 2:1 on prime owners that are happy with Asus. Gates are open on your happy prime end and people are slowly wandering there way over to the other side. Hopefully, Asus can get their act straight and pick up the consumers that they lost, while still keeping the happy ones.
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I agree with op too much out of hand. If people think its warranted then OK. I got several PM from people saying that we should do like the negative posters. As we know the positive ones outnumber those with issues. It was suggested to me that we start making a new thread for everything that works great on our primes. Then that'll let the ones with issues see how it is. Cuz if we started doing that, then we would quickly override n overshadow the issues threads. <snipped to address this comment>
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To me, the point is every thing that works GREAT does not make it GREAT! We all purchased the Prime expecting to get GREAT. This is a cutting edge device. Sure we might expect a few "glitches" with a new OS (ICS) but we didn't expect to see all the issues we have been seeing. I am actually a pretty happy camper with my Prime but I keep thinking...well I can live with lousy GPS, or I can live with slight light bleeding on one corner, or I can live with that one or two stuck pixels, but the point is, IMO, why should I have to at this price point? Worse issues are constant reboots, poor battery life, sleep of death, a whole plethora of issues. I don't want to pick a nit here but I'm seriously considering waiting for a 100% working device (which would be GREAT) or settling for one that I can live with!
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To me, the point is every thing that works GREAT does not make it GREAT! We all purchased the Prime expecting to get GREAT. This is a cutting edge device. Sure we might expect a few "glitches" with a new OS (ICS) but we didn't expect to see all the issues we have been seeing. I am actually a pretty happy camper with my Prime but I keep thinking...well I can live with lousy GPS, or I can live with slight light bleeding on one corner, or I can live with that one or two stuck pixels, but the point is, IMO, why should I have to at this price point?
I don't want to pick a nit here but I'm seriously considering waiting for a GREAT device or settling for one that I can live with!
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For me, and several others, it is a ggreat device. I don't have to settle for bad light bleed or stuck pixels because I don't have those issues. Its about what you want though. For me, I'm good. No need tl wait. I made a great decision in my Prime and have no regrets. I'm not trying to convince people it is. The ones who satisfied already know it is.
Honestly, if someone is not satisfied and within their return window, just return the device. If its that faulty to where you can't enjoy it, do what you feel is right. If you have a faulty device one way or another and want to ride this train because you know it'll lead to a great place, then welcome aboard. We all prime owners one way or another. No reason for people with good working primes to make those that don't have them feel bad or that they lucked out. No reason for people with faulty devices to try to convince LR rationalize that everyone has a broken Prime. One thing for sure, I'm keeping this mofo. Works to great for me. Hopefully Asus will finally make everyone happy n fix this fiasco of a launch. Its not too late to then this whole thing around. So everyone can be posting how much they are pleased with device. PRIME has too much potential to let it go to waste. Ill ride this train all the way till the end no matter what. This all has been the most enjoyable experience here in xda I've ever had. Its like entertainment. Love the debates. Love the poking fun St each other. A very diverse group of owners up here no doubt and that's what xda is about. Diverse people from all over the world coming together for love of technology and a particular device. EVEN people with faulty devices don't really want to return it.
SO Asus, if you dont want to lose more fans than you already have, you better do something and announce something BIG, fast. PRIME supposed to take peoples minds off of what's coming up. With the large number of defective devices out here, people not going to hesitate to look past prime n jump ship unless you address them ASAP. Get it together Asus. Not fair for some of us to enjoy our devices n others not. You should want everyone to be happy with your product. So in a way, my experience is tainted also because our fellow members can't be happy with their devices. Which the expect nothing less than the best and what you said you would provide. LIVE BY YOUR MOTTO....this is my letter to you Asus......[sheds a tear...lol]
I was kind of playing devil's advocate ... the only real issue with my Prime is the GPS performance while driving, but I am able to wi-fi tether to my phone if for some reason I don't want to use my phone for navigation. I think the "Official" sticky threads are sufficient for reporting issues. I think XDA forum (ASUS Prime section) has deteriorated because of all the overlapping threads.
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SO Asus, if you dont want to lose more fans than you already have, you better do something and announce something BIG, fast. PRIME supposed to take peoples minds off of what's coming up. With the large number of defective devices out here, people not going to hesitate to look past prime n jump ship unless you address them ASAP. Get it together Asus. Not fair for some of us to enjoy our devices n others not. You should want everyone to be happy with your product. So in a way, my experience is tainted also because our fellow members can't be happy with their devices. Which the expect nothing less than the best and what you said you would provide. LIVE BY YOUR MOTTO....this is my letter to you Asus......[sheds a tear...lol]
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Aweeee
This forum seems to be running down in terms of activity and the direction and tone of the threads. "I exchanged/ Best Buy exchanged my Prime for an Infinity"; "Ready to switch to N7?"; on the beta test thread..."I'm interested in Win8 tablets..."; 2 weeks since the last word from Gary.
I'm feeling despondent about my purchase. I wanted it to be so good and coming on here has slowly corroded my positivity. Dump upon dump upon dump of dissatisfaction with the product. Moan upon moan upon moan about Asus. Trouble is I don't know anymore if I have wasted my money and been taken for a ride by an unscrupulous organization or users with technical expertise are too demanding and miffed because their expectations have not been met.
I thought the Prime was going to be the ultimate when I bought it. Now, it was just a dream.
Being popular and functional has been removed from the marketing materials. It should not be expected functionality of the TF201 any more.
Well i feel the same about the forum, but, what is there to post about atm?
The prime was and is a very nice tablet but others have come out in the meantime that are just as good or even better in some aspects. So i think people that always need the latest and greatest have moved on.
I think the recent issues are known (I/O, gaming crash&hangs, rnd reboots) and dont need to be further discussed. So i guess people are just waiting for the next update to come in which will hopefully fix one of the remaining issues. And i think the majority of XDA prime users have already unlocked anyway and installed a custom rom so they are probably discussing/talking in the dev section in the custom rom threads.
I'm one of those that havent unlocked yet because i'm really happy with my prime EXCEPT for the gaming lock ups. So i said to myself i'll wait for another update or probably until JellyBean hits (which should be in the next month i think). If things wont be fixed by then i'll unlock and install a custom rom.
I think you have summed it up nicely. I will eventually unlock and install a custom Rom. I just wish I didn't have to rely on the passion of enthusiasts to get what I thought I paid for.
These forums have a tendency to go through cycles, the only ones that stay consistently busy are the nexus forums
update is likely to be worth waiting for. give it another week or 2 at most. if nothing by then unlock. androwookie 2.1 is a great rom and is paired with the hard hitting motley kernel.
Unlock, install custom ROMs now, thank me later.
The reason I say this is it actually makes the tablet behave the way it was supposed to. The difference in the ICS ROMs is huge and the JB ROMs are so buttery smooth and fast... not quite there yet feature wise but only a matter of time
The reason why I have not unlocked the PRIME because of green camera. I may send to RMA soon but there is another tangle that the Prime may not be unlocked after RMA. So It is hard for me to make decision right now. Still waiting for little later to see what is going on.
Forum is not the device
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This forum seems to be running down in terms of activity and the direction and tone of the threads. "I exchanged/ Best Buy exchanged my Prime for an Infinity"; "Ready to switch to N7?"; on the beta test thread..."I'm interested in Win8 tablets..."; 2 weeks since the last word from Gary.
I'm feeling despondent about my purchase. I wanted it to be so good and coming on here has slowly corroded my positivity. Dump upon dump upon dump of dissatisfaction with the product. Moan upon moan upon moan about Asus. Trouble is I don't know anymore if I have wasted my money and been taken for a ride by an unscrupulous organization or users with technical expertise are too demanding and miffed because their expectations have not been met.
I thought the Prime was going to be the ultimate when I bought it. Now, it was just a dream.
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Don't let the negativity on the forum make you "despondant". Base your opinions on your own experience and weather or not it is meeting your needs. I've yet to have a device of any brand, model, or OS where the associated forum did not end up devolving into a complaint/rant area. This is particularly true when you are between major updates because there is nothing big new to talk about so only the people who have problems and/or are dissatisfied spend a lot of time posting.
This is normal/typical.
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This forum seems to be running down in terms of activity and the direction and tone of the threads. "I exchanged/ Best Buy exchanged my Prime for an Infinity"; "Ready to switch to N7?"; on the beta test thread..."I'm interested in Win8 tablets..."; 2 weeks since the last word from Gary.
I'm feeling despondent about my purchase. I wanted it to be so good and coming on here has slowly corroded my positivity. Dump upon dump upon dump of dissatisfaction with the product. Moan upon moan upon moan about Asus. Trouble is I don't know anymore if I have wasted my money and been taken for a ride by an unscrupulous organization or users with technical expertise are too demanding and miffed because their expectations have not been met.
I thought the Prime was going to be the ultimate when I bought it. Now, it was just a dream.
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Just remember that only guys with problems populate these forums, which is not wrong. Just note that not everybody has problems. I have a prime and I have not had any problems till date. Just see if you are satisfied with the purchase. Currently my prime is good and the only worry I have is what the JB will bring to me. Hopefully it does not screw up my prime
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These forums have a tendency to go through cycles, the only ones that stay consistently busy are the nexus forums
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Check out the HD2 forums... that phone is just insane lol.
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Check out the HD2 forums... that phone is just insane lol.
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That phone is just insane :laugh:
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Don't let the negativity on the forum make you "despondant". Base your opinions on your own experience and weather or not it is meeting your needs. I've yet to have a device of any brand, model, or OS where the associated forum did not end up devolving into a complaint/rant area. This is particularly true when you are between major updates because there is nothing big new to talk about so only the people who have problems and/or are dissatisfied spend a lot of time posting.
This is normal/typical.
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Not quite true...
Sure, there will always be complaints and/or issues. But most of the time not as massive as with the prime and not without reason. There simply ARE quite a number of issues with the prime and it does not quite deliver up to the hype. At least, not for a lot of people.
I'm usually lurking, but thought I'd share my two cents on this topic. I, unlike a lot of people here, have had hardly any issues. My prime doesn't flicker, my games don't crash, no light bleed, and my wifi works fine. The only issue I had was with the GPS not being accurate, but to me it's a non-issue since I don't use my tablet for navigation (that's what I use the Galaxy S2 for if I need it!). Also in case anyone is wondering I'm not rooted. So honestly for me the Prime is everything I thought it would be plus some. I use it everyday for reading news, books, watch some episodes of my favorite tv shows during lunch at work, or do some digital sketching, etc. It's an excellent tool for media, learning and productivity.
I think that most prime owners who aren't having any issues aren't posting in these forums. I see tons of negativity about the Prime everyday I come to the forums. I never post anything because I don't have any of those issues. It sucks that a lot of prime owners here have so many issues because it really is a great product. I'm willing to bet some of the people posting about the issues are the cause of their own problem and some of the problems are directly related Asus.
I wouldn't write off the prime or Asus to be honest, but that's my opinion. I've had very little issue with them. I also own the OG Transformer and again...none of the issues others were having except the lag. I hope Asus works out the kinks with the hardware and software related issues everyone seems to be having. Again....just my two cents.
The current wave of trade ups for the Infinity could accelerate the Prime's fate into a collector's tablet. As the total number of owned units out there decrease, so will the need to support it and I wouldn't be surprised if Asus is trying to bury both the 201 and 300 into oblivion in order to focus on the 700 and beyond.
I agree
I have had my Prime since day one Dec 23rd never had any issues with it. Yes GPS sucks but I don't use it for that. Everything runs fine on it and again based on the roms we are running. I was rooted and unlocked after a few weeks. But I understand the frustration about development. There are only a few real roms out there and are very close to stock, no real themes or tweaking, seems these are only updated when Asus releases a major update. I used to own a Samsung Captivate and would flash it ever day with different roms with tweaks up grade different flavors from the devs. but for a device as strong as the Prime was/is and for it now being out 9 months you would think there would be more working with it and more development than it really has. I thank the devs who are working on things for our Prime and I appreciate the work they put into making it better.
Completely true
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Not quite true...
Sure, there will always be complaints and/or issues. But most of the time not as massive as with the prime and not without reason. There simply ARE quite a number of issues with the prime and it does not quite deliver up to the hype. At least, not for a lot of people.
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Though there is one "Positive" I love my Prime sort of thread out there, it is almost universally true that on all XDA (and other forums) nearly 100% of the discussions come down to one of three things:
1. "I'm having problems...."
2. "When are we going to get our next update..." and complaining about why it takes so long.
3. Developers/tweaking/custom ROM discussions. This one is often at least indirectly related to 1 and 2.
This is the nature of the beast with forums. Pick out pretty much any device you want and its all the same. People for whom everything is working they way they want it to don't bother starting a thread. What are they going to say? "Gee, just starting a thread to say all is well!" It just doesn't work that way.
I stick by my original statement that said "Don't let the negativity on the forum make you "despondant". Base your opinions on your own experience and weather or not it is meeting your needs. "