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First and foremost....I got my Prime today. Its perfect. No light leakage...No WIFI issues, GPS works, No loose screen, Update took 5 minutes and had no issues. Keep the faith people...There are good primes out there...We just see a majority of the issues here on the forums.
Now to the order of business. I am a seasonal Best Buy employee (Senior at Purdue University who works here during christmas...mainly for the sick employee discount). You CAN CURRENTLY get the Grey dock at ANY Best Buy store. They are still not available to order online and you will not find the device in the store that day, but they are obtainable. The process is as follows.
1) Simply walk into said Best Buy.
2) Head to the computer department and find someone who does not look stupid.
3) Tell them you would like to do an OMS order for the Asus transformer prime dock.
4) They will say they cant do it and cant find a SKU.
5) Give them this sku: 4175048
6) They will be able to OMS ship either to that store...or to your house.
7) Wait a week or so, depending on when you order...(Our trucks come from the Chicago warehouse every Thusday night so it totally depends on when that store gets shipments from its warehouse)
8) Recieve your dock ahead of schedule.
This does work as I have done it for myself and have a dock on our truck due this Thursday the 5th.
Just as a quick update on the units themselves...I have just today started to see them moving through RSS (our investory software). Only 2 of them were shipped to the largest store in central Indiana which I bet are OMS or some sort of .Com orders. You are not able to OMS the actual tablet.
-Quix.
I will try this tomorrow. If it works, you are awesome. Thanks!
Wtf, why not. Ups usually doesn't arrive till about 5 pm so I have some free time thanks!
Ill kiss you if this works. Tired of missing online stocks that run out in <20 minutes.
Is this able to be done over the phone with your local Best Buy store? :O
Thanks for this appreciate it but I do hate to inform you your GPS may work from a technical standpoint( like everyone's) but will not work as a real world practical turn by turn navigation device.
You should indeed be able to do this over the phone assuming you are ok giving them your credit card information over the phone as well.
-Quix
schelfho said:
Ill kiss you if this works. Tired of missing online stocks that run out in <20 minutes.
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I owe you a kiss. On the truck for the 10th. The guy was pretty adamant about them not having anything at any best buy. I told him to check the sku for ****s and giggles and he told me there were actually 128. dont know if that was for the store or all of bestbuy, but its one less now. Thanks for the heads up.
Worked for me. Estimated delivery date Jan 9 - Jan 12
And you guys are sure they are sending you the Amethyst one and not the Champagne one?
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And you guys are sure they are sending you the Amethyst one and not the Champagne one?
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Almost guranteed:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...218459198234&skuId=4175048&st=TF201&cp=1&lp=3
SKU 4175048 is for the gray/Amethyst one.
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2) Head to the computer department and find someone who does not look stupid.
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That in itself could be more challenging then finding a KB dock in stock
Great...now if I could just get the blasted tablet....
As of 8 minutes ago I have a transformer prime, although I'm at work and haven't seen it (in person) yet. @OP any word when they will have them instock at the stores because I am leaving at the end of the week. If I would do this today would they have it by Friday? Or am I better of to wait and do it next week?
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As of 8 minutes ago I have a transformer prime, although I'm at work and haven't seen it (in person) yet. @OP any word when they will have them instock at the stores because I am leaving at the end of the week. If I would do this today would they have it by Friday? Or am I better of to wait and do it next week?
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Depends on when they get their weekly inventory shipments in. Usually less than a week, but they can tell you if you call. My bestbuy is on Tuesdays, Quix says Chicago's is Friday, etc.
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And you guys are sure they are sending you the Amethyst one and not the Champagne one?
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Yeah, unless they are blatantly lying:
ASUS TRANSFORMER TF201 KEYBOARD DOCK-GR
SKU: 4175048
thanks a lot, i just walked out of the store, it worked exactly the way you said it was gonna be. Igot my order with a fulfilment date as 01/07/2012.
Impatiently waiting now!!!!.
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And you guys are sure they are sending you the Amethyst one and not the Champagne one?
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SKU 4175048 brings up the gray dock on best buy online
What is oms stand for? Lol newbie here ,ill try this at mu local bestbuy
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Omg, it worked! This magic word "OMS", it's amazing! Shipping to my house by next week. Thanks!
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You should indeed be able to do this over the phone assuming you are ok giving them your credit card information over the phone as well.
-Quix
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How would one go about doing this on the phone? I ordered my prime over the phone, because I had to do financing, because for some reason I couldn't find out how to do it online. I was transfered about 4 times to different departments until I was connected with someone who ordered my prime and let me do financing.
So if I want to get the keyboard, and use the "magic OMS word," would I call the 1-8xx number? (I don't know it off the top of my head) And once I call, who do I ask to talk to?
Both the Grey Transformer Prime 32GB and the Grey Dock are available for purchase NOW on BestBuy.com
Prime:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...286&skuId=4038674&ref=39&CJPID=1886881&loc=01
Dock:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...234&skuId=4175048&ref=39&CJPID=1886881&loc=01
Just picked up the dock. Thanks
I am wondering why the gray TFP is not available when you do a regular search. I had to do a google search to find it. It's under Other Product Categories and then Exclusive Offers categories where it can not be found by searching. It's a good thing for me since it's hard to find I was able to buy one earlier today.
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I am wondering why the gray TFP is not available when you do a regular search. I had to do a google search to find it. It's under Other Product Categories and then Exclusive Offers categories where it can not be found by searching. It's a good thing for me since it's hard to find I was able to buy one earlier today.
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It's not just the Prime I've noticed in general best buys product search blows I give it a 1 out of 10 .
Awesome, the dock was out when i ordered my TFP, now i get my dock
Thanks!
Sooooo tempting. I am still gonna hold out until the champagne color is available online.....Don't click add to cart, don't click add to cart....
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Sooooo tempting. I am still gonna hold out until the champagne color is available online.....Don't click add to cart, don't click add to cart....
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Or you could just get one of the cases meant for the prime and keyboard, cover the color and no one will ever know. Sorry if I just made it harder to not click add to cart
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Arrival date says 01/10/12 - 01/11/12 ....
Just in time for Ice Cream.
Thanks for posting, canceled my Gamestop dock preorder and went with this.
Gamestop said I would've gotten my original preorder sometime at the end of the month, my estimated arrival date with Best Buy is the 9th-10th
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ajk511 said:
Or you could just get one of the cases meant for the prime and keyboard, cover the color and no one will ever know. Sorry if I just made it harder to not click add to cart
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What case covers the keyboard also?
Just ordered mine went with expedited shipping expected delivery 10th-11th.
djkinetic said:
Just ordered mine went with expedited shipping expected delivery 10th-11th.
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x2, thanks for the heads up on this!
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What case covers the keyboard also?
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None that I know of yet, but there are quite a few for the og transformer so I'd assume they will come out for the prime soon.
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Back in stock, guys!
EDIT: Tablet only, BTW. Sorry to those who may have jumped thinking the dock was available.
Tablet's still up as of this edit!
I went ahead and put my order in online. I too find it odd that you must go thru the Asus site or use the SKU to search for the prime on the Best Buy site. At any rate, they quoted me an in-store pickup date of 1/14/12. Hope that actually comes to fruition.
I just got my first prime today. Everything seems fine but two stuck pixels in the center of the screen. One green, one red. None of the "fixes" I have looked up online work so I ordered up another and will return this one. I will continue this process until I get a perfect one.
ajk511 said:
Or you could just get one of the cases meant for the prime and keyboard, cover the color and no one will ever know. Sorry if I just made it harder to not click add to cart
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hahahahaha. That is true! But I am strong and I can refrain from hitting.....the.....butt...on.....phew time to log off and shut the computer down. It's to hard not to order it, but I WILL HOLD OUT FOR the BB Champagne
I received my tracking number already. I have to wait for it to be in the system though. My dock is suppose to arrive today, bought it on Newegg though. I'm returning my defective one in on Monday.
Ordered mine yesterday when it first became available and I just got my tracking code! Can't wait!
Ordered one yesterday. Waiting on tracking number anxiously.
I hope I can find one and a dock in stock... Wish me luck I have been looking forward to getting one
It'll be like going ice fishing.
Is there any color choice you're looking for in particular (Champagne (Gold) or Alchemist (Gray))?
good luck.
finding a prime here locally in chicago, is just as bad as the iPad 2 availability launch..gl on your search.
Good luck....once you do find it, it'll be more than worth it.
You so funny!
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Is there any color choice you're looking for in particular (Champagne (Gold) or Alchemist (Gray))?
good luck.
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I want one of the Alchemist Grey's. All I got was Amethyst Grey.
For the OP:
Just remember, (if you have been researching the Prime, this is not news to you) - Make sure wherever you pick one up that they a) Have a good return policy, and CHECK it, don't assume. and b) Ideally they have a decent amount of stock. It doesn't help if you get a defective unit if there is nothing in stock to exchange it FOR.
Good luck. The Prime is a beautiful device. I hope you eithr get or plan to get a keyboard dock, as it's not just an accessory. It's the Primes "Other half", LOL - but is awesome and makes the Prime special and unique (or did until Lenovo ripped off the idea) I wonder what, if any kind of patents Asus has on the dock. It could never be completely unique to Asus, but they have done it so well, few if any can approach the tight integration that Asus has.
Let us know how it turns out!
try Staples, or Gamestop. You get a few free games already installed.
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I hope I can find one and a dock in stock... Wish me luck I have been looking forward to getting one
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It's very hard to find one trust me. Not one Best Buy in Michigan, Ohio, or Indiana has any available.After researching like mad. This where I just bought mine. Same exact thing.
http://www.gamestop.com/tablets/asus-transformer-prime-32gb-grey-tablet-bundle/98405
Just before I would recommend calling & double check they do have available. When I ordered mine last Wednesday there was a couple hundred available.
Hope this helps!
Good Luck!
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TigerDirect has 64GB Grey in stock atm.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1614915&SRCCODE=LINKSHARE&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC1bELltzywCjC-d2CjCdwwp&AffiliateID=AKGBlS8SPlM-dm7Qz9KkjSp5QA41d.5CbA
No luck tonight, struck out @ Best-Buy (Last Resort), Game Stop, Target, Staples, Wally World and a couple or three local joints... Microcenter's website says they have a few in stock headed there in the morn...
Gregory said:
No luck tonight, struck out @ Best-Buy (Last Resort), Game Stop, Target, Staples, Wally World and a couple or three local joints... Microcenter's website says they have a few in stock headed there in the morn...
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If you want to try bestbuy again. Try this go to the salesperson and tell them this "I would like an OMS order SKU#4038674"
Finally found one ! and it was the ONLY one my local Tiger Direct Brick & Mortar had one, Found one dock @ my local Best Buy just Finished with all the OTA updates WiFi is good Haven't tried Bluetooth yet I tried GPS briefly and got no lock.... off to research ! Man this thing is AWESOME !!!
Prime docks are available in best buy now as a walk in walk out purchase? What's the OMS order number for the dock in case they don't have it.
This is gonna sound stupid... but what is an oms # ?
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Like a special order or similar..like order for warehouse item
Would it be on the receipt or the box ?
Got my dock last week at my local Best Buy in Pa. Last one on the shelf. Looking at the box and receipt and don't know what number you need?
So much for the 'winter season' that was posted.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/25/3...r-pad-infinity-tf700-wi-fi-release-date-price
I wish I had time to wait, but really I'm very happy with my Prime.
nice, the day after pay day. great. hope i can pre-order.
There's a thread for infinity discussion already. Please follow up here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523811
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So much for the 'winter season' that was posted.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/25/3...r-pad-infinity-tf700-wi-fi-release-date-price
I wish I had time to wait, but really I'm very happy with my Prime.
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I'm a nobody and can expect to be wrong about release dates. But when Asus, the company themselves is wrong about the release dates makes me scratch my head harder. Not from the morphine either.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26425513&postcount=12
It has been released, just not in the US, and probably on the slow side too.
"Asus has NO plans at all to release their 700 model until winter/Christmas holidays so they can reap in the big sales."
Good one opentoe.
Well they were right in that it's released end of Q2.. June is end of Q2..
Now, the US operates in a different fiscal year than the US.. US's Q2 ends March 31 while Taiwain's is June... Since ASUS is HQ'd in Taiwan and they did release in June, they made it.
So they were right at least.
You can already per-order in Sweden, it means they will be here in 2-3 weeks. But it is two expensive , around $900,00, way too much for a device running Android.Gonna for sure get a 3G or LTE Nexus 7 when they are out instead.
Check this out:
http://www.prisjakt.nu/produkt.php?p=1245489
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Thanks to all that have no learned from the Prime
Why you would want to pre-order the infinity after the Prime issues is beyond me but thank you all for buy it. Please come back and let us know if it is worth the money to buy one meaning does it behave and perform for the price paid.
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Why you would want to pre-order the infinity after the Prime issues is beyond me but thank you all for buy it. Please come back and let us know if it is worth the money to buy one meaning does it behave and perform for the price paid.
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According to a recent pcworld review, it comes with the same software glitches as the Transformer Prime.
Considering how well mine works for me, I welcome the improved WiFi, GPS and graphics performance. I will be placing an order as soon as I find a reliable seller offering it and will sell my good working TF201 on eBay as I did my good working TF101 before it.
Bye.
TF700 in stock now at office depot. I just ordered mine. 32gb gray. GL
i waiting now for the asus transformer 3 it will realse in dec.
dont buy before you see more option
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i waiting now for the asus transformer 3 it will realse in dec.
dont buy before you see more option
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is the official? any link?
and if you wait for the best device you'll wait forever. just saying.
I haven't heard anything on the Transformer 3 yet.
But since it's ASUS, it'll probably be shipped late, have limited quantities, and some manufacturing issues with the first few batches. Other words not safe to buy until February.
I like ASUS, but I'm scared to death to buy anything brand spanking new from them anymore.
Great, thanks for letting us know.
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