Hello
I've been looking at getting a tablet, and my choice has fallen upon this beauty, the Transformer Prime.
I only have 1 problem at the moment, and that is obtaining it.
I live in Denmark, where it's not for sale yet (earlier pre orders are mid April, and i don't want to wait 3 weeks to perhaps get a chance to get one before they're sold out). So I've tried looking elsewhere to purchase one.
I'm mainly interested in the 32gb version (or 64 if possible), preferably gold colored and of course including the dock keyboard
I've found this one so far:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-EeePad...2ME4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332691285&sr=8-1
But was wondering if anyone else has some ideas where to find it cheaper / closer / better ?
If all goes well, I'm going to be ordering it one of the next few days
- Moon
You don't! Get it from Germany! Since this forum has a retarded post prevention I can't post any links, but google "preisvergleich" and look from there.
Supersaiyan.IV said:
You don't! Get it from Germany! Since this forum has a retarded post prevention I can't post any links, but google "preisvergleich" and look from there.
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I found this:
http://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich...eee-pad-transformer-prime-32gb-grau-asus.html
But it's only about 100 danish kroner cheaper than the one from the UK (4550 from UK, 4450 from germany), and the one from the UK is from Amazon, and this one is from some german website i haven't heard of before :/
If that is even the one you meant? I tried googling the word you linked and that was the first website on google, and i went from there.
Ty for the try though, very much appreciated
You can post links even if you don't have the post, you'll just have to add some spaces in the link and use stuff like "[DOT]" instead of "."
Last time i checked computercity.dk they where in stock there.. So maybe u should check them out.
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Last time i checked computercity.dk they where in stock there.. So maybe u should check them out.
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They are indeed in stock on computercity.dk, only in Odense though, and its 500 kr more expensive than the one off Amazon.. But it would be a lot better if I bought it from a Danish company, in case it breaks or has flaws.. Hard choice tbh :/
Ty a lot for the tip
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Hejsa
It has been for sale several places in denmark already.
I bought one from Føniks (fcomputers.dk) on the 29 february. But i dropped that one and broke it But thank god for insurance
And i ordered a new one from wupti.dk on Monday and i got that Wednesday.
You should just check Edbpriser.dk a few times a day to see if somebody get it in stock..
Hilsen Kenneth fra Danmark.
Tosk said:
Hejsa
It has been for sale several places in denmark already.
I bought one from Føniks (fcomputers.dk) on the 29 february. But i dropped that one and broke it But thank god for insurance
And i ordered a new one from wupti.dk on Monday and i got that Wednesday.
You should just check Edbpriser.dk a few times a day to see if somebody get it in stock..
Hilsen Kenneth fra Danmark.
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I've checked fcomputer.dk & wupti.dk. Neither of them even have the Transformer Prime on their website, anywhere.
I also check edbpriser.dk regularly, and all the ones that are listed are out of stock and wont come untill at the earliest 2nd april, some even near the end of april.
As predicted, I got paid today so I'm going to be ordering this baby some time either today or tomorrow
I bought mine at Amazon DE, you have 30 days to see if you like it or not.
Be aware that the dock/keyboard is German, meaning that some letters are not placed in same "position" as in the UK one.
If I was you, I would buy it at Amazon UK.
You do not pay shipping cost for the Prime.
I did not do that because at that time, Amazon DE was the first to have it in stock.
bimbobo said:
I bought mine at Amazon DE, you have 30 days to see if you like it or not.
Be aware that the dock/keyboard is German, meaning that some letters are not placed in same "position" as in the UK one.
If I was you, I would buy it at Amazon UK.
You do not pay shipping cost for the Prime.
I did not do that because at that time, Amazon DE was the first to have it in stock.
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I was looking at Amazon DE aswell, but also saw they were using QWERTZ keyboard setup (I think that's the one?) instead of QWERTY as normal english (and also danish) keyboards.
I'm in the process of ordering the Prime off Amazon UK, just trying to find a nice case/sleeve for it as well, to protect it
If anyone has any tips on the case/sleeve, feel free to post them
I use the english and the danish... with the tablet undocked.
No problem here is very nice.
I found no problems with "languages" in using the German one in this case.
I am also Italian... so I actually have 3 languages to use.
Related
I see Ebuyer.com now have 61 units in stock for next day delivery only £99.99 inc free super saver delivery
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/270540
Update 22nd June 2011
Ebuyer now put price up to £199.99 WTF
the price is still a bit steep for early adopters who missed the asus keyboard offer in April....
... it certainly is steep - BUT i got mine at the weekend - it arrived from dabs.com (also 99 quid) -after waiting 3 weeks for stock to come in.... it is awesome - totally changes how I can use it. Really great. There was a firmware upgrade as soon as I first used it which I've seen discussed on other threads.
I just need to find a decent folio case for the whole thing now . . .
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... it certainly is steep - BUT i got mine at the weekend - it arrived from dabs.com (also 99 quid) -after waiting 3 weeks for stock to come in.... it is awesome - totally changes how I can use it. Really great. There was a firmware upgrade as soon as I first used it which I've seen discussed on other threads.
I just need to find a decent folio case for the whole thing now . . .
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yeah..agree the kb dock itself is awesome..and should be a must have for most TF owners....
the battery in the dock really makes it a life changer..
not really complaining about its price...it's probably the only thing that's priced close to its US version...was hoping asus can extend its early adopter offer a bit though..
I wouldnt pay that much for it tbh, lucky i got mine originally from asus at the offer price but sold mine as apart from the extra juice it didnt suit my needs after using the tablet for a while but it is a clever way of making it hybrid.
but thinking about it when the asus case costs 39.99 retail with pdair cases going for £60, yiou do get a lot for your money and it does not seem that bad of value
I got mine separately because I wanted the 32 Gig version which isn't offered as a bundle with keyboard which is odd to say the least.
As you say the battery life now truly incredible.
Just got my dock on order with ebuyer.
Do you get a separate psu for the dock?
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Just got my dock on order with ebuyer.
Do you get a separate psu for the dock?
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Afraid not
thering1975 said:
I see Ebuyer.com now have 61 units in stock for next day delivery only £99.99 inc free super saver delivery
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/270540
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Many thanks - just Ordered one!!!! Now just Cancel my pre-orders from elsewhere!!!!!
Got the tf101 32gb from ebuyer and they bundle the keyboard in for an extra £50
Not bad deal
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Down to 31 in stock now, wish I had the funds to pick up a dock. I can't wait to try out some coding for USB devices when I get one.
just ordered mine, now down to 14 in stock looking forward to the additional functionality
How to pruchase a keyboard dock from the UK to Spain
I wonder if any of you lads in the UK can help me: I live in Barcelona , Spain and I ordered my TF101 from the USA, I will get it in some days. In the online store they weren't offering the keyboard Dock , and I have tried to order it within Spain but it seems here they only sell it bundled with the tablet (16 gb or 32 gb). So far I haven't been able to find a shop (offline or online) that sells them separately, I have been looking into the ones you mention here from the UK but so far they all serve UK residents only. On ebay there are only a few merchants offering it but far too pricey (the cheapest is around 140 pounds (besides with English/Chinese keyboard layout), I would like one with either English or Spanish layout, so buying one from the UK would be just as good. Can anyone suggests me an online shop in the UK that delivers to continental Europe? (apart from ebay and Amazon of course)
Many thanks in advance!
You could try Dabs.ie, they have some on order at the moment but should be the European arm of Uk based Dabs.com.
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You could try Dabs.ie, they have some on order at the moment but should be the European arm of Uk based Dabs.com.
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Thanks, but that is only for Irish customers, I found out they only serve UK and Ireland. But thanks anyway for answering!
Just checked ebuyer and they have 9 left but put 100 pound on the price. I bought mine for 99 pound on tuesday night and they are now 199 pound. What a scam unless it is a typo
Just a poll to see where people in the UK have got their TouchPad's from.
EDIT: If you choose Somewhere else please list it in the thread. Thanks!
I've voted under Play.com - but order went through at full price of £349
don't know whether they are now sold out at full price
and don't know whether I'd be able to argue them down to reduced price once it arrives, or whether I'll have to return it.
I'm not keeping at at £260 more than everyone else!!
I'm a 'Somewhere Else'
Today I got my 32Gb for £115 inc VAT through work. Luckily for me I work for a Trade Only IT disti. It's coming on the lorry Thursday, with a hundred or so others for all the guys and gals here (at the office). TouchPad's will outnumber iPads here
Looking forward to this...
Staples online, and had phone call to confirm it (they are doing fraud checks on all orders apparently, and I got my confirmation after the call)
Add option for Amazon.com
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Add option for Amazon.com
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As I said, UK only. Sorry.
I can't add or change the options anyway
I bought over the phone from Carphone Warehouse, so I had to vote "other".
Work for a distributor and they put 50 of each aside in our office for people to buy. Went pretty sharply!
....waiting on the Pre 3 now *wink* *wink*
what a well designed poll when most people are "other"
wow only 21 people have got one?
Voters: 21
Just got one from Argos. Really nice tablet, want to overclock it straight away.
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Just got one from Argos. Really nice tablet, want to overclock it straight away.
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Damn you're lucky! xD
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Damn you're lucky! xD
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Yeah I know . I've been playing around with it for 30 minutes and it's a steal at this price. Not worth £350 though. I heard HP were getting another batch in, so I'd be surprised if everyone who wanted one didn't get one. The IPS panel really is beautiful.
Hope you all get one soon.
got mine from comet £89 got email plus a call confirming a september 5th delivary
Insight UK, got 4 for work n play! Only 90 quid each for 16GB ones!!
Just hoping touchdroid or android player comes reality!
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Managed to get mine from carphone warehouse, they had already sold out but I persuaded them to locate a couple for me. Received them today, very happy with it so far, the touchpad has massive potential.
edit: argos told me they still have stock left iin their warehouse
Staples uk has dispatched mine.
Mine shipped from Amazon themselves this afternoon. It`s a 32Gb one and still at £429.99 so might yet go back. Was ordered 10.30pm Monday got a "We know about the pricing. You`ll have to wait and see in 3-5 days for an answer."
reply to my email
happy enough to say I (almost) have one now from play.com - after the mega headache of 'wont drop the price' saga.
it should arrive tomorrow...
Ordered mine from Staples UK online on Tuesday, arrived Thursday morning
Cyberport.de now has the 32GB + dock model in stock.
http://bit.ly/vc8iKO
As there is no other thread about this yet, here a link from Cyberport which claim to have the 64GB model in stock.
http://www.cyberport.de/notebook-un...-tablet-tf201-1b074a-64-gb-amethyst-grey.html
On that product page a rep actually told AGAIN (additionally to the general availability text) that hey received a few units.
Unfortunately it's only the 64 GB model yet. But i think it's very interesting that the EU gets the 64Gb ones while US gets only 32 GB
That is cool, kinda fast for Europe. I hope there also is going to come a 32GB without the dock.
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That is cool, kinda fast for Europe. I hope there also is going to come a 32GB without the dock.
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Asus always told us that the Prime arrives late december or january
Maybe they actually succeeded to ship them
Diamondback2010 said:
Asus always told us that the Prime arrives late december or january
Maybe they actually succeeded to ship them
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Would be highly unlikely knowing Asus LOL. Asus Holland told on Facebook the Prime was going to be released the 7th of January in Holland, lets hope they are right.
Bought one. The guy at the hotline said i will get it tomorrow. If this will happen, i think this is the evidence that there is a Weihnachtsmann.
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Bought one. The guy at the hotline said i will get it tomorrow. If this will happen, i think this is the evidence that there is a Weihnachtsmann.
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It was quite tempting to buy one, yea...But I want the dock
i ordered one too.......waiting so eagerly......
I wait for my Preorder at Amazon - I think they will recieve a few Primes too. Maybe Asus has began to dispatch to the reseller. I hope so......a little xmas gift from Asus
Oh man.. And ofcourse they dont want to send it to Denmark
http://www.cyberport.de/notebook-und-tablet/tablets/1H04-16G/asus-eee-pad-transformer-prime-tablet-tf201-1i067a-64-gb-champagne-gold.html
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32Gb + dock is available in stock now at Cyberport.de
http://bit.ly/vc8iKO
Hey I wanted to when will the 32gb without dock come out because I don't need it? In the us its available like this but not in Europe?
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Hey I wanted to when will the 32gb without dock come out because I don't need it? In the us its available like this but not in Europe?
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Europe only has the bundle at the moment. So you either get the 32GB + Dock or the 64GB version without the dock.
Maybe a 32GB version without dock is planned for the future, but not now I think...
Cyberport store in Vienna/Austria has it in stock. Just got mine without any delivery hassle.
Good Luck,
stb
Oh man i hope it will come out without the dock
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hy guys
wtf ?!
"Lieferbar voraussichtl. ab 10.01.2013"
http://www.cyberport.de/notebook-und-tablet/tablets/1H04-16H/asus-eee-pad-transformer-prime-tablet-tf201-1b072a-32-gb-inkl-docking-tastatur.html
amazon , says nothing about the date
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hy guys
wtf ?!
"Lieferbar voraussichtl. ab 10.01.2013"
http://www.cyberport.de/notebook-und-tablet/tablets/1H04-16H/asus-eee-pad-transformer-prime-tablet-tf201-1b072a-32-gb-inkl-docking-tastatur.html
amazon , says nothing about the date
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I am pretty sure this is just a typo
Slightly disappointed the 32 is not sold without dock. This takes away the "Transformer" effect in my eyes.
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I am pretty sure this is just a typo
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i think so too
when the transformer is available in Germany ?
no "real" date has been set by asus as far as i know. they pop up here and there in small quantities. if you are really hot for one just check cyberport and notebooksbilliger (got mine there a few days ago) every few hours because the sell out really fast. also the "asus deutschland" facebook page seems to be a nice source of information. sure helped me get mine
Hey guys, I saw this posted over on SlickDeals and didn't see it posted on XDA. Figured I'd post it here in case anyone is interested.
Buy.com has the 16GB Flyer for $199.99 with free shipping. It is a refurbished unit, so hopefully everything works properly. I'm not sure about international shipping charges, I imagine it is only free to the US (could be wrong though).
I jumped on the View 4G sale a month ago for $230~ so this seems like a pretty good deal. Maybe we'll see a surge in the forums with these recent firesales.
I'm really considering getting one. Not really sure how long the sale is for. I might return my galaxy tab 7 plus and pick this baby up. I am just worried we won't get ICS for it.
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I got one
I bought one of these yesterday at 6pm, paid for 2 day shipping and it arrived today at 2pm - 20 hours!!!
It looks great, like I just took it out of the original wrapper. I tried it for a few minutes, then upgraded (I guess that's debatable) to honeycomb. It's leedroid version, so I suppose it should be pretty good.
Now this is the first thread I read in the general section... what ever happened to the days when I would read for days on how to root a new system
I ordered one also. Should be here today with the "cheap" shipping option. Glad to hear the refurbished ones look like new.
So I've been thinking of buying one, do you guys think it's worth it or wait for the Asus 7" tab to come out?
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Never know when the Asus tab will come out.
If you want something now, grab this. I played with the wimax version of the flyer in the sprint store, it's really nice.
I'm not banking on the flyer/view getting ICS at all though. I'm just going to use it for what it is.
Will the Asus Tab have an active digitizer? I have read conflicting versions about this.
$10 off Coupon for flyer buy.com purchase!
All, here's a $10 off coupon to use towards that flyer purchase, if you're new to buy.com. it's valid til 3.31.12: http://www.dealigg.com/out.php?id=33516
Just bought mine yesterday using it and they just shipped it today!
$189.99 + $7.09 for 3-5 day standard shipping, expected to knock on my doorstep on Wednesday ^_^
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Will the Asus Tab have an active digitizer? I have read conflicting versions about this.
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I've never heard mention of an active digitizer for the asus tablet. There's really not enough solid information out there.
Purchased $199 Flyer Arrived Today - NO PEN
Did you all get the pen that comes with the tablet from buy.com? Mine did not and I wanted to check to see if it was not included or just missing?! Thanks
I also picked one up for 189. I really hope to get some use out of this at work. I want to replace a ton of paper I generate travelling around from mtg to mtg. I really don't understand why there aren't more pen based tablets out there. If this doesn't work, for 189, I'll just give it to one of my kids to draw on /watch videos.
Based on slick deals advice I got a pen at b&h for $30 shipped. Its a one button model (I have ho idea what that means yet) arrived in a day. Item number FUFPCPN36AP
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Did you all get the pen that comes with the tablet from buy.com? Mine did not and I wanted to check to see if it was not included or just missing?! Thanks
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Not included, as per the description.
I was going to take advantage of this deal, but now it's $229
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I was going to take advantage of this deal, but now it's $229
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Yep, my order came to $244 total with the 2 day shipping. I think the extra cost is to cover taxes possibly?
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donharden2002 said:
Yep, my order came to $244 total with the 2 day shipping. I think the extra cost is to cover taxes possibly?
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Nah, it's supply and demand. Price went up because people were probably ordering it a lot.
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I also picked one up for 189. I really hope to get some use out of this at work. I want to replace a ton of paper I generate travelling around from mtg to mtg. I really don't understand why there aren't more pen based tablets out there. If this doesn't work, for 189, I'll just give it to one of my kids to draw on /watch videos.
Based on slick deals advice I got a pen at b&h for $30 shipped. Its a one button model (I have ho idea what that means yet) arrived in a day. Item number FUFPCPN36AP
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There are brand new HTC pens on ebay for $54 shipped. The regular 2 button ones, not Fujitsu.
You can get them from snowman -check the accessories forum- for $41 shipped.
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I was going to take advantage of this deal, but now it's $229
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I almost freaked out when it shot up to $229 on the 16th but then I checked about 3 hours later and it was back to $199. Ordered it immediately after, just in case. Wondered if there was a glitch on their site.
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Back to $229.
:-(
I just bought a brandnew bestbuy version off craigslist for $200
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I'm on a flight to the states, just about to take off. Had intended to get TP in USA, but having read this forum, it seems the ones in the UK have less issues. Is this correct? I have a stop over in London and could try to pick one up in duty free...
Is there even a difference? The biggest advantage would be that a UK model would come with a 3 pin plug.
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I don't know....seems like I remember reading about a UK guy that had 8 returns....But I think that the best thing would be to get it in the country that you live....that way you're sure there are no "unforseen" problems, like DRM liscensing, etc.
Bob
Hell, I'd get it in the states, dollar < Euro/£
Keep in mind though, the wifi channels for the wireless adapter stop at 11 in the states. Also, I'd tun it on in the store where you get it, make sure everything is OK with it in case you have to return, you can do it on the spot.
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7 returns, me. I would recommend buying one in YOUR country, and from the shop with good refund policy. You could in theory buy one in duty free and check it there and then, the but if it's Dixon Travel, and I believe they are the only ones selling this sort of tech, you can only return it to normal store not duty free, at least that's what I've been told by one of their staff. Good luck.
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You will pay about 40% more in England. All consumer electronics are a lot higher.
IMO a subjective non validated improvement is not worth the premium. Not to mention if you have issues with the device and need to have fixed or returned.
in England, it comes bundled with the keyboard dock. You cantt buy the tab on itss own.
None available in the airport, just ipads, acer and a Samsung 10.1" but they had no model information... I'll get it in the States.
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You will pay about 40% more in England. All consumer electronics are a lot higher.
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Whilst this is often true, to be fair to Asus the price they are charging the UK for the Prime+Dock bundle is pretty much the same as the total cost for the two in the US if you factor out the 20% VAT we pay in the UK and convert to USD at 1.5$ to the £.
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I took a walk around Chicago last night and didn't find a shop that sells tablets. What shops stock the TP? There is a Best Buy a couple of miles away, should I try there? It's times like this when Google Maps is your friend...
Best Buy or Staples might be your best bet for finding one in a big box store. Also, Best Buy has their satellite stores (Best Buy Mobile) in malls and what not that you may want to try. I was just in one yesterday and they at least had a floor model on display (not sure if they actually had any in stock though)
Was just in best buy. They had a display model but no stock - they only recieved 2. I met a nice gentleman who informed me that they are sold out across Chicago and there are none to be had. He did mention a store called AJ G.... But I can't remember the name of them.
Probably HHGregg is what you are looking for. I checked their stock for Chicago area and it shows none available but here is the link.
http://www.hhgregg.com/asus-32gb-10-1-eee-pad-transformer-prime-android-3-2-honeycomb-tablet/item/TF201B1GR
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Was just in best buy. They had a display model but no stock - they only recieved 2. I met a nice gentleman who informed me that they are sold out across Chicago and there are none to be had. He did mention a store called AJ G.... But I can't remember the name of them.
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That's interesting, I know my local Best Buy only received 2 as well. I actually bought one and then returned it when my Champagne pre-order came in.
Order from US Amazon.com, and have them next day or 2 day it to your hotel.... if they will ship to hotels??? Guess just put the hotel address, and in care of yourself. If something is wrong with it and needs to be returned before you leave, they pay for return shipping.
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Tried to order one via Amazon, but they have none, except for non Amazon traders who are looking for a fortune...
Gonna look into ordering it via Amazon UK and getting it delivered to a friend in London (i'll be passing through next weekend) only trouble is the UK ones are all with keyboard, so still very expensive.
Anyone want to suggest other options? Bear in mind I'm living in the middle east, and Amazon won't deliver there...
Also, what's the best colour? I used a purple one today, which was on display, I presume that is the one called grey ?
£499 on Amazon UK, seems expensive
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£499 on Amazon UK, seems expensive
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Thats a good price in our money. Gotta remember tax is included etc.
bluefoam said:
£499 on Amazon UK, seems expensive
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If you are a non-EU resident, you can claim the VAT back when you leave the country, which will save you about £80 bringing the cost down to the US level.
Regards,
Dave
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