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So, I'm getting really frustrated with all of the stuff I've been reading about the Prime. I got mine just before Christmas and it hasn't given me any major problems, a couple of nuisance things here and there. But what I'm worried about is the talk of it being discontinued already, what kind of dev support is this going to get, the possibility of some issues popping up down the road, and the feeling of having paid $500 for a flawed product. I've been holding off from returning it in hopes of some miracle fix coming along or some announcement from ASUS that they'll offer some sort of upgrade for the early adopters. But, as I get close to my 30 day return window closing, i have to consider what to do...
So, if you were going to buy something today that isn't the Prime, what would it be, and why?
Also, do you think my logic is flawed? Should i continue to "wait and see"?
Thanks for your input.
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I returned mine, and bought the original TF-101. It can't match the Prime is processor power, but everything on it works perfectly, and it was $100 cheaper.
There is no alternative. Stop feeding into the rumours n hype. I'd you would take a look in Android developement you would already see we got alot going on. We got root less than a couple days after ICS release. We already have overclocking on the prime. We already have Linux running on prime. Come on now.. Plus most people spreading the rumours don't know jack or even own a prime. There are lots of people without even owning the device taking b.s. and spreading stuff like they know what's going on. Most rumor threads are always false n should be taken with a grain of salt. There are members here out to bash the prime or make it look bad so to try to scare people off from it. READ the positive threads more instead of the nonsense..lol
People will believe anything they read SMH lmfao
I like how you changed it to Discuss..lol.
Rumors of discontinue? Replacements with better model?
The problem here is that talk is cheap, and you need to filter out the signal from the noise. If you're happy with your product, then that should be the informing factor. Technology will always be improving and you just have to jump in where you think is best.
I'm not sorry I returned mine. It's a relief to no longer have the Asus dark cloud hanging over my head. I too am looking for a replacement.
Also, there is another thread here today showing a retailer which has already discounted them to $399. Are the fire sales already starting?
The only reason I could see them discontinuing it would be to release a Prime with a new casing fixing the major issues. If they do this I couldn't see them not allowing Prime owners a swap.
Moothead2 said:
The only reason I could see them discontinuing it would be to release a Prime with a new casing fixing the major issues. If they do this I couldn't see them not allowing Prime owners a swap.
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This.
Either the current model is not being discontinued (most likely), or they're redesigning it, in which case, they'd have to allow people to RMA/swap out the exisiting model.
The original TF101 and dock or wait to see what the equal from Lenovo is like - as I want the dock! Nite well that had my OG not ended up in it's current damaged state, I would not have bought the Prime.
Now if all I wanted was a tablet, I would probably have gotten the TF101 or the Galaxy Tab (either the aging 10.1 or the newer 7.x). The Samsung having had a 3G version that my carrier used to carry would have sinched it, for the same price point as a TF+dock. Nota bene: while the first Gen of Galaxy Tab 10.1 does have a keyboard dock available for like $80, it doesn't have a battery or net book folding feature like the Transformers do.
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nyijedi said:
This.
Either the current model is not being discontinued (most likely), or they're redesigning it, in which case, they'd have to allow people to RMA/swap out the exisiting model.
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I hope they do the latter, it would boost their reputation highly after the near-disaster launch for their PR department. They could even gut the old Primes and then just put the main componants into the new casing and then sell them off at a slightly lower price so they will be hardly losing anything. Either way, I'm still pleased with my Prime, the Wi-Fi works decently in my house where I'll be almost exclusively using it and GPS is a non-issue for me anyway.
thomslik said:
I'm not sorry I returned mine. It's a relief to no longer have the Asus dark cloud hanging over my head. I too am looking for a replacement.
Also, there is another thread here today showing a retailer which has already discounted them to $399. Are the fire sales already starting?
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$100 cheaper is not a fire sale..lol OTA called a Promo
as far as i can tell, the new t700 will have the same specs except the screen res, as long as we have a few good dev's here we should be ok regardless, i would imagine that alot of the roms that take advantage of the tegra 3 and the radio's on the t700 would be easy enough to apply to the tf201 with some tinkering, and like others have said we already got some good stuff going on in the dev section.
if you want to feel better about your prime go and hang out in there for a a bit the general and q&a portions of the forum have become like the weekly world tabloids, running rampant with rumors of 5 legged bat children and the Bermuda triangle of GPS signals....
i'm right there with you, the loss of dev support is more important to me then almost any other aspect of the tablet it's self, i have never bought a device that the manufacture was more prompt and robust then what some dev random dev has come up with in his moms basement, kind of sad when you think about it. that some multi million dollar corp isn't as good as a few guys just hanging on the internet with a passion, seems like HR needs to find guys who love their job....anyways hang in there and we have a 1 year warranty on our product, all else fails hook it up to a car battery and send it back....lol
When mine was running Honeycomb, I was going to return it and wait for the iPad 3. The Prime was slow and apps were closing and unpredictable.
After the ICS update, this Transformer Prime is hummin' like a beast out of Hades. I love it. I just got the keyboard dock, and now it looks like a netbook. LOL.
Anyway, for those with TP issues, keep talking with ASUS so that they can resolve the issues. I have to say that their customer service has been very strong. If this were Apple, they'd be denying there were any issues!
That being said, if you want a table that has no issues and just works, get an iPad. It may lack some of the technological sophistication that the latest Android tabs have, but that is balanced by a very stable platform.
HI!! I know the Asus Tf300 is fairly new, but has anyone with one of these tablets been able to root, unlock, and run all the roms that the TF200 (Transformer Prime) normally? I'm starting to jump overboard on the prime due to its wi-fi issues :/ I would greatly appreciate any input about this question!!
I've been looking for a way to root but haven't found one yet.
hey, do you have the TF300? Have you been able to unlock the tablet and use the roms in the Transformer Primes section? What software version are you running?
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HI!! I know the Asus Tf300 is fairly new, but has anyone with one of these tablets been able to root, unlock, and run all the roms that the TF200 (Transformer Prime) normally? I'm starting to jump overboard on the prime due to its wi-fi issues :/ I would greatly appreciate any input about this question!!
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I've been trying to root using a variety of previous methods that worked on the other transformer pads but no dice yet. Hopefully someone will crack it soon.
I don't see other ROMs working on this without being ported. I can say the wifi on this tablet is great though.
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I've been trying to root using a variety of previous methods that worked on the other transformer pads but no dice yet. Hopefully someone will crack it soon.
I don't see other ROMs working on this without being ported. I can say the wifi on this tablet is great though.
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dude, the only reason I want to get that thing over my Asus Transformer Prime (currently own and still have a 30 day warranty at Best Buy) is because of the Wi-fi. If I can't get good wi-fi on this new one I'm getting, Im going to have to jump ship for that one!! I just don't want to go throught the hassle of bugging Asus to unlock that tablet also, and allow that tablet to access NVFlash -__- that would be one HUGE headache :/
Rooted?
I'm assuming at this point you've figured how to root the TF300 correct? I'm rooted and running AOKP but I don't believe the PRIME mods and apps will work on this. PM if you stillhave questions.
royredman said:
HI!! I know the Asus Tf300 is fairly new, but has anyone with one of these tablets been able to root, unlock, and run all the roms that the TF200 (Transformer Prime) normally? I'm starting to jump overboard on the prime due to its wi-fi issues :/ I would greatly appreciate any input about this question!!
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honestly
stop posting tf300 on thie prime's forum -_-;
you guys have your own forums to post in
to root the tf300
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704209
you guys also have a dev forum with roms in it
go away >_>;
Hello Prime users!
As you may or may not know we (The Asus Transformer Pad 300) are your younger brother of a tablet. Also as you may or may not know, older brothers (yourselves) do one of two things to younger brothers.
They either:
A: Beat them up, like you already do to us in the benchmarks
Or
B: Protect them and help them grow up.
Well we over in the Transformer Pad 300 forums are ready to do some growing up, we are ready to begin to root and ROM our tablet but there is a bully of sorts in our way. Our bootloader remains locked despite the almost a month of time going by since our release. We have created a petition on change.org to try and get Asus and/or Nvdia to unlock the Pad 300's bootloader, we have just passed 400 signers and it would be greatly appreciated if any ANY of you could go and sign it. If we were able to convince the manufacturer to unlock the boot loader than both of our communities could work together in harmony due to our super similar specs.
So please Prime users, please help the transformer pad, don't let it be locked up like a toddler forever. Help us grow up.
Thank you very much
-Myke Batez
Petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/asu...ader-for-the-tf300-tablet-and-future-tablets#
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ah man..this is funny. I see you 300 owners took what I said seriously..lmao. I've already signed the petition in support. I was #300 or 301 on the list. keep the hope alive!
Thanks for signing! Please repost/share the letter that's on the petition page to your favor social networks!
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SilentStormer said:
Hello Prime users!
As you may or may not know we (The Asus Transformer Pad 300) are your younger brother of a tablet. Also as you may or may not know, older brothers (yourselves) do one of two things to younger brothers.
They either:
A: Beat them up, like you already do to us in the benchmarks
Or
B: Protect them and help them grow up.
Well we over in the Transformer Pad 300 forums are ready to do some growing up, we are ready to begin to root and ROM our tablet but there is a bully of sorts in our way. Our bootloader remains locked despite the almost a month of time going by since our release. We have created a petition on change.org to try and get Asus and/or Nvdia to unlock the Pad 300's bootloader, we have just passed 400 signers and it would be greatly appreciated if any ANY of you could go and sign it. If we were able to convince the manufacturer to unlock the boot loader than both of our communities could work together in harmony due to our super similar specs.
So please Prime users, please help the transformer pad, don't let it be locked up like a toddler forever. Help us grow up.
Thank you very much
-Myke Batez
Petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/asu...ader-for-the-tf300-tablet-and-future-tablets#
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
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You've got my sig. Asus would have gained so much cred in the Android community had they sold the 300 already unlocked. Although the Prime and I'm sure the 300 are awesome devices out of the box, I couldn't imagine not having the ability to flash ROMs and kernels, backup, etc, with my Prime.. that's why I signed. Good luck and I'm sure it'll happen eventually, it's just a matter of time.
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You've got my sig. Asus would have gained so much cred in the Android community had they sold the 300 already unlocked. Although the Prime and I'm sure the 300 are awesome devices out of the box, I couldn't imagine not having the ability to flash ROMs and kernels, backup, etc, with my Prime.. that's why I signed. Good luck and I'm sure it'll happen eventually, it's just a matter of time.
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I totally agree, however I happened to have just won a free TF300 last week from Phandroid.com's giveaway and I want to get this boot loader unlocked ASAP so we can have some AOKP and CM9 goodness
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300..
Doesnt the TF 300 already have a own forum...?
Not Quite That interested in the TF300 and ur struggle,
have enough with the TF201
Severion said:
Doesnt the TF 300 already have a own forum...?
Not Quite That interested in the TF300 and ur struggle,
have enough with the TF201
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Yes it has its own forum, but there are a lot more people who own the prime because the 300 has only been out for a month or so. More people = potentially more signs.
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SilentStormer said:
Hello Prime users!
As you may or may not know we (The Asus Transformer Pad 300) are your younger brother of a tablet. Also as you may or may not know, older brothers (yourselves) do one of two things to younger brothers.
They either:
A: Beat them up, like you already do to us in the benchmarks
Or
B: Protect them and help them grow up.
Well we over in the Transformer Pad 300 forums are ready to do some growing up, we are ready to begin to root and ROM our tablet but there is a bully of sorts in our way. Our bootloader remains locked despite the almost a month of time going by since our release. We have created a petition on change.org to try and get Asus and/or Nvdia to unlock the Pad 300's bootloader, we have just passed 400 signers and it would be greatly appreciated if any ANY of you could go and sign it. If we were able to convince the manufacturer to unlock the boot loader than both of our communities could work together in harmony due to our super similar specs.
So please Prime users, please help the transformer pad, don't let it be locked up like a toddler forever. Help us grow up.
Thank you very much
-Myke Batez
Petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/asu...ader-for-the-tf300-tablet-and-future-tablets#
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
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signed.
Asus now have a bootloader unlock tool (as per the Prime) in the download section of the TF300 product page (select Android as the OS, Utilities). TW, WW and US skus.
Robert
Yep, this went fast! I'm glad Asus continues to be one of the better manufacturers when it comes to device software support. Hope to see you Prime guys around! Cya!
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Hopefully you guys can help us in getting Asus/nvidia to release nvflash.
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Looks like the XOOM gets the update before we do. Again.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/07/2...oid-4-1-1-build-jro03h-here-is-the-changelog/
I'm kinda surprised the Verizon version doesn't get it first. I mean people paid a ****load of money for the 3G/4G version they should get JB before or at the same time as the wi-fi Xoom. Of course this is probably due to it being on a carrier and having restrictions.
Either way, it took me awhile to realize that since I had unlocked my bootloader I wasn't going to get any updates from Asus. This is fine since the dev community will put a fully functional JB ROM out before Asus will have it for the Prime I bet (if it hasn't already happened).
The xoom will always get updates first, along with the nexus 7.
It was a google reference device and essentially the first nexus tablet in a way.
Now if Acer or Lenovo or someone else get it before Asus, then dangit asus.
They didnt beat anyone..lol all they did was announce their device will recieve it. just like aSus did.
P.s. whose to say jb on prime isn't already in testing?
isnt the Xoom the nexus device for honeycomb? afaik it is a google experience device so it will likely get it first.
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WiFi Xoom is a GED device, its a given it'll get updates first.
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demandarin said:
They didnt beat anyone..lol all they did was announce their device will recieve it. just like aSus did.
P.s. whose to say jb on prime isn't already in testing?
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You're such a tease.
google does own motorola
Additionally, this forum is NOT a place to complain about Asus practices. It doesn't add anything to the forum. If you are really that displeased with your Transformer Prime, sell it.
GS_Dan said:
You're such a tease.
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+1 to this. Demandarin always giving us high hopes for our Primes. Spill the beans!!!!
st33med said:
Additionally, this forum is NOT a place to complain about Asus practices. It doesn't add anything to the forum. If you are really that displeased with your Transformer Prime, sell it.
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People like you should stay off the Internet. You'll have an early heart attack.
Plus I've been running the team eos build of JB on the prime, and it already seems to operate better then their same ICS build.
It's quite nice and will only get better.
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Plus I've been running the team eos build of JB on the prime, and it already seems to operate better then their same ICS build.
It's quite nice and will only get better.
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same here, it gets a lil better every build.
i don't think an official JB release, (which is probably some time away, knowing ASUS' support of this tablet)
is worth waiting for.
Jonphinguyen7 said:
+1 to this. Demandarin always giving us high hopes for our Primes. Spill the beans!!!!
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I agree with you.
Now that he has a Nexus 7 he will be all over the thread, like he uses to be
on the Prime. Lecturing, tutoring, reprimanding and lauding the Prime against all evidences.
I returned my Prime for three reasons : weakness of the wi-fi, no GPS (even if I am more than "totally satisfied" with the Galaxy Nexus), and an horrible Customer Service.
I strongly intended to buy the Infinity. But the unfixed i/o issue and the built quality (and QC) are a deterrent to me no matter what Demanderin says about Asus.
Apparently Nexus 7 has some QC problems. Not mine. I am ordering a second one this week. It will be my lab to take advantage of the works of our dedicated devs in this Forum. It is also a vote of confidence for Google products, with no bloatware ....so far and quick update releases.
I will buy the Nexus 10, just hoping it will be manufactured by Google-Motorola and not by Asus.
Google will learn from its first experience in the tablet market.
The ranters and whiners as much as the extreme lauders are blind or ignorant ( sorry for the redundancy for an ignorant is blind which is not true for a blind who can be of a superior intelligence.
See you, most of you I mean, on the Nexus 7 thread.
Good luck and good ride on your Prime and Infinity.
Not sure what the fuss is about with Moto Xoom receiving JB...
Moto Xoom is technically a "nexus" device & Google specifically said Moto Xoom will receive JB update by mid-July at Google I/O
Now... Samsung is rumored to update Samsung Galaxy SIII (SII & Galaxy Note to follow soon after) with Jellybean by Aug/Sept...
When you factor in carrier restriction, Touchwiz skin.. and etc... & if Samsung does pull it off before Asus (especially for WIFI only tablet without any carrier restriction).... well, you can start a fuss...
Edit: Speaking of which..Padfone even updated to Android 4.0.4
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ter-battery-life-improved-stability-and-more/
As I recall The Prime had ICS before the Xoom..So what do you mean again?
Matstarr said:
As I recall The Prime had ICS before the Xoom..So what do you mean again?
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And that was only for a day or two (official release version)...
Along with Moto Xoom getting ICS "beta" test for few users before ICS started to roll out for Asus Transformer Prime...
Didn't the JB "soak test" for the Xoom get delayed anyway?
Since there doesn't appear to be a forum for the Infinity yet I figured I could ask this question here. I owned a Prime for 7 months but I never rooted it. I knew eventually I was going to sell it and didn't want to alter it. I just received my Infinity and I plan to root it and install a ROM sometime in the near future. I was wondering since the Prime and Infinity are pretty much identical will the same ROMs available for the Prime work with the Infinity.
Search harder.
And no.
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Search harder.
And no.
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Thanks.......I think. Anyway nothing would come up when I did searches for the Infinity forum. I did eventually find it with assistance from another member.