Looks like the Advent Vega is out £249, sorry, but I can't post link...it's on the PC World website. No mention of Flash?? Same as the Folio launch, have to check in store.
...and no way to buy it yet, the button just grays out and nothing added to basket.
Don't have time to walk over there today, has anyone called and asked if they are really in yet?
its not in any stores in south wales at all yet.not even a demo unit.if anyone gets to use one your thoughts on the device would be of great help.Thanks
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/advent-vega-internet-tablet-08258762-pdt.html
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/advent-vega-internet-tablet-08258762-pdt.html
Should be in major store branches by the end of the week. Note: "should".
Just been to the mega store at M6 J9, they've not got stock nor have they had deliveries. They said next few days, but no guarantees.
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I went in today to my local PCWorld and they hadn't even heard of it. I showed them their website with it on and they jut shrugged and said they didn't know! I have read on the net somewhere that the 18th is the release date too!
Was in PCW in leeds earlier today and they had displays setup for them inbetween the galaxy tab and the folio... i didnt try to ask about them as talking to pcw staff is against my religion
Ill be grabbing one as soon as they appear.
Will head over to PCW megastore near me (Poole) tomorrow morning to see if they have any. Will report back any findings.
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Will head over to PCW megastore near me (Poole) tomorrow morning to see if they have any. Will report back any findings.
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07:45am...com on, chop-chop, any news already ?
I've just had a look on PCWorld's web site and it seams that the Advent Vega is no longer listed on there! I wonder if they've pulled it for good or just setting it up for selling?
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I've just had a look on PCWorld's web site and it seams that the Advent Vega is no longer listed on there! I wonder if they've pulled it for good or just setting it up for selling?
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Who knows...
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/advent-vega-internet-tablet-08258762-pdt.html
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/advent-vega-internet-tablet-08258762-pdt.html
Just called PC-World (0844 561 0000) => confirmed that the due date is/was today, but there's no Advent Vega in stocks, and no estimated time of arrival...ahh, the joys of vaporware
Just been to PCW Poole, and they say they expect delivery before the weekend, so fingers crossed. They haven't been told anything about it being pulled (yet) anyway.
most tablets running tegra 2 are either being pulled off shelves or delayed indefinitely.
Gtablet and folio are out but they both have serious issues out of the box. i wouldnt count on the advent vega having better experience, but then again, i dont own a vega nor have i tried it. but do have a folio and i believe that its worth holding on to it, at least until next wednesday.
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Who knows...
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/advent-vega-internet-tablet-08258762-pdt.html
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/advent-vega-internet-tablet-08258762-pdt.html
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Well, here's a screenshot of the Advent Vega now-defunct product page:
http://www.webpagescreenshot.info/img/682617-1118201051222PM
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http://www.webpagescreenshot.info/img/682617-1118201051222pm.png
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Well, here's a screenshot of the Advent Vega now-defunct product page:
http://www.webpagescreenshot.info/img/682617-1118201051222PM
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Even the ads have been pulled-out:
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/Advent_Vega-1236-commercial.html
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/Advent_Vega-1403-commercial.html
Its not looking good really is it..
I rekon they are holding back for gingerbread after seeing how bad the folio is.
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Its now back on the website! What is going on!.
Its making me want one more!
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Its now back on the website! What is going on!.
Its making me want one more!
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Nah, if you used my hyperlinks above they are "private" links that point directly to webpages which are now obsoleted (i.e. impossible to find via the public interface, like the website's search tool). The Currys page actually completely disappeared, whereas the PC-World one is still "alive"...probably a bug / human error.
Try this, and you'll see what I mean:
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/s/advanced-search.html?keywords=advent+vega
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/s/advanced-search.html?keywords=advent+vega
Sigh.....I was really hoping they would release it but I guess they care too much about the common consumer who doesn't know how to get the best out of android. Still hopefully going to check PCworld croydon or some place on saturday, I'll probably resort to saying "C'mon I know it's there behind that "staff only" door"
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Hi all.
I changed my vega a week ago after the screen became unresponsive to multi touch on the right side. (Which pc world changed no problems, more than three months after purchase) I find that the screen responsiveness a LOT better.
I get no more sticky keys on the keyboard, which was the main problem with the vega. Multi touch seems a lot smoother now to, making google maps a lot better to use. Also there are no accidental presses while scrolling. Maybe they have changed the screen? Cant be software as i am running exactly the same as before.
The new one i got had flash pre-installed (v1.09 firmware), comes up at pc world as a different product as the one without flash pre-installed. So if you have to change yours, try to get one that has flash already on the device. (it will say on the label on the box)
Has anybody else had a similar experience after changing there vega?
Yes, had exactly the same here (mine was registering a single touch as a dual touch) replacement seems better than the first one ever was - in fact quality of the screen seems better in all respects - not sure whether this is just coloured by the relief of having the tablet back and working properly ...
If this is true, I'd consider the idea to ship my Vega to Advent. The double touch thing is maddening.
I've never had any touch issues with my 2 weeks old POV Mobii.. well on AC power there are some issues, mainly when moving homescreen icons because sometimes it thinks i dropped them when i really didn't.
It's definitely not unusable on AC though, much much better than what some of you seem to be experiencing.
I went to PC World last week to get my Vega swapped (screen problems) and they said it is not a Code 5 and will have to go for fixing. Personally I think they should swap it straight over considering the amount of Vegas with the same problem. I tested the one that was on display and you're right, it is slightly different and the screen looks better, and certainly didn't have this screen problem. I'm going back to the store again tomorrow to see if I can convince them to swap it. I don't want to have it fixed because in my opinion it's a manufacturing problem/issue.
Just out of curiosity, how have people here persuaded staff at the outlets to do a straight swap? This is my first dealings with PC World and it's not looking good.
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I went to PC World last week to get my Vega swapped (screen problems) and they said it is not a Code 5 and will have to go for fixing. Personally I think they should swap it straight over considering the amount of Vegas with the same problem. I tested the one that was on display and you're right, it is slightly different and the screen looks better, and certainly didn't have this screen problem. I'm going back to the store again tomorrow to see if I can convince them to swap it. I don't want to have it fixed because in my opinion it's a manufacturing problem/issue.
Just out of curiosity, how have people here persuaded staff at the outlets to do a straight swap? This is my first dealings with PC World and it's not looking good.
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I purchased mine online and returned it in-store. You are right they say its code 5, but there is a number they are supposed to phone to check if they can change it. Sounds like they are giving you the run around. Tell them they do not repair them they do straight swaps. So if you returned it by mail, all they would do is send you out a new one anyway. I used multi touch visualizer to demonstrate the product was faulty, and they were very helpful at the Gloucester store. Might also be worth checking online, to see if they have them in stock.
Also forgot to mention, since changing my vega. I can use the device with now with no screen problems with the device plugged into the ac. I would recommend anyone who has any of the screen problems to return there vegas for a replacement. You will not regret it
Good news! I managed to swap my faulty one for a good one. I went into the store this morning and explained the situation and this time I managed to convince them that they just need to swap it. They obviously checked with their support people who told them exactly what I kept telling them myself. Anyway, I'm just over the moon that I've finally got one where the screen taps don't stick. No I can begin to enjoy the device.
I have also noticed that the screen seems better on this replacement. Maybe Advent ironed out some screen issues, although its a shame they didn't do anything about the viewing angle. No worries as I'm still happy with it. Right....got to find myself a nice stand so I can use this as my music player.
Hi guys,
Great news u give me... I'm definitely getting my replaced.
Any thoughts on what are the key phrases u must tell them to get it replaced??
As English is not my first language any tips on dealing with it will be much appreciated.
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Hi Budius
If you're returning it within the 28 days then they shouldn't query anything with you (that's your consumer right). If however like me you're over this period then get them to check with their support people, who will hopefully advise them that this is a straight replacement item. I even mentioned that I'd looked around on internet forums and there were many in the same position (implying that this is a manufacturing defect, is the device's only means operating and therefore should be replaced at no cost to the consumer) and all had their device replaced. Good luck and do let us know how you get on.
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Thanks mate,
I'm just finishing some backups and flashing the original rom and will be on my way in a bit.
I checked and I'm within 28days, so should be straight forward.
I'll let u guys know when I'm back.
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Hi guys
Yeah I changed it yesterday and as expected, as I was within 28 days, it was prettty hassle free.
I just showed the corners not showing properly and the keyboard repeating like crazy.
The new one I could notice the plastic material on the back a bit different, and for sure it is a different screen,somehow nicer.
I couldn't figure out why adb doesn't want to work in my girls crap old PC, so no clockwork recovery, but testing just the keyboard, there's definitely an improvement.
Cheers
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Budius; you can flash CWM without a computer if you get a root-capable file manager and terminal app.
move the files(instead of pushing them) to /data/local/ Then you just remove "adb shell" from the two shell commands and type them into the terminal. Done!
why? - adb shell just runs your commands through the android terminal, so "adb shell XYZ" on your computer is exactly the same as running only "XYZ" in the terminal
I just got a POV tablet (Vega clone) and multi-touch works fine. The viewing angles arent so great which i guess is normal ^^
The tablet did not have flash so its not so recent, but probably not so old either.
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Budius; you can flash CWM without a computer if you get a root-capable file manager and terminal app.
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I'll keep it mind for next time. But now I'm already in the train on my way home...
Thanks ;-)
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I have changed my Vega today but still have the same probs with the keyboard.. will put up with it as not taking it back again.
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I have changed my Vega today but still have the same probs with the keyboard.. will put up with it as not taking it back again.
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When you changed it, did it have flash on it? (v1.09)
As i said in the first post it appears the ones with flash are fixed.
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When you changed it, did it have flash on it? (v1.09)
As i said in the first post it appears the ones with flash are fixed.
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Hi og.. yes it had....but still same for me
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gadgetuk99 said:
Hi og.. yes it had....but still same for me
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Hmm, thats odd. maybe its after the v1.09 update they fixed it. My vega is far better now. Bad luck.
Hi
I ordered my vega from ebay and i am waiting for it. The seller said that he bought on 22 February. Is the "fixed" version or the old one? How can i find out which version is?
Cheers
dkampo said:
Hi
I ordered my vega from ebay and i am waiting for it. The seller said that he bought on 22 February. Is the "fixed" version or the old one? How can i find out which version is?
Cheers
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Hi There.
Others have said the plastic on the back is different but i have had mine in a case. So i cant remember what the old one was like. The biggest difference i have seen is with the keyboard. If you get sticky keys you have the old model. As the device was purchased after the v1.09 firmware, there is a good chance you have the newer model. If the device is in the original box it will have a label, if that says it has flash pre installed, the chances are you have the newer model.
Good luck
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It is much better than mine.
Because apparently we went so far off topic in the other thread, people were complaining.
So, I tried calling my local Fry's with the PLU: 6575513 and nothing showed up on their end.
Is the plu the same as the sku? What is the sku?
Need it to check the Target I work at.
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I called Campbell, CA store & they told me they had one in stock but when I got to the Computer Dept, the guy that picked up told me they couldn't sell it until tomorrow.
Has anybody tried calling the Roseville store with that PLU? I may go by there tomorrow and see if they have it.
Brandon
husker91 said:
Is the plu the same as the sku? What is the sku?
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The PLU is the price look up number, I'm not sure how it differs from the SKU.
Zach Alt said:
Because apparently we went so far off topic in the other thread, people were complaining.
So, I tried calling my local Fry's with the PLU: 6575513 and nothing showed up on their end.
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Zach,
Which store did you call? I've had my guy on the inside find this information for me, and it's been confirmed with someone else in a different store. Maybe those guys mistyped?
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Zach,
Which store did you call? I've had my guy on the inside find this information for me, and it's been confirmed with someone else in a different store. Maybe those guys mistyped?
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I called the Stafford, Texas location. I also called the Palo Alto store, but did not give them the PLU.
Jesus - this mod @#%@%#
I can go find 100 post that in different forums on XDA that are complaints, flamers, etc..
Lintrix said:
Zach,
Which store did you call? I've had my guy on the inside find this information for me, and it's been confirmed with someone else in a different store. Maybe those guys mistyped?
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I called the Dallas store and a man with a heavy accent told me that tablet doesn't exist, then when I told him I had a PLU, he asked for me to give it to him, paused after entering it in, then rattled off some line about not having it in their system and it not existing...almost as if he's reading from a script
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Jesus - this mod @#%@%#
I can go find 100 post that in different forums on XDA that are complaints, flamers, etc..
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Believe me, we know, but that's his job.
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I'm assuming Badwolvie1 did not read the thread, just got the complaints and closed it. So, since this is my thread, you guys can say whatever the frak you want, but let's not go off on tangents about our long lost loves or the such.
styrofoam09 said:
I called the Dallas store and a man with a heavy accent told me that tablet doesn't exist, then when I told him I had a PLU, he asked for me to give it to him, paused after entering it in, then rattled off some line about not having it in their system and it not existing...almost as if he's reading from a script
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Pretty much the response I got.
Also, don't insult heavy accents! I felt bad for the guy at the Palo Alto store, he had a hard time understanding me. haha
It's back open. The other thread, that is.
Just ordered mine of BJ's!
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Believe me, we know, but that's his job.
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I can't believe people complained. Or that this forum would go back and delete off topic posts??? It was just good natured banter and excitement for a new piece of technology.
Anyway, on topic, the ABQ Best Buy had no idea what I was asking about.
I chatted w/ Newegg's support staff, as expected they gave a general comment and said they have no info on future items and sent me a link to suggest a product. I asked about the Transformer and Iconia A500.
I really hope Newegg has it tomorrow and doens't sell out fast. For a few reasons I want to buy from Newegg only.
Edit: We really need to keep this on topic, its a b**** to go through 30 pages when I check the thread the next morning lol.
Zach Alt said:
Because apparently we went so far off topic in the other thread, people were complaining.
So, I tried calling my local Fry's with the PLU: 6575513 and nothing showed up on their end.
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I called the Tempe and Phoenix AZ Fry's store. That PLU came up with the ASUS correctly. However, there were none in stock in either location.
That's very strange. Fry's system should be synced nation-wide, and shouldn't have discrepancies. Palo Alto is showing to have stock at the moment ready for tomorrow.
I would go down there and see someone who knows their way around the system.
Just got off the phone with a Bestbuy in Ohio. They tell me the transformer will 'Launch' tomorrow but they have no units on hand or in their system. I asked if this was common for this to happen this way and he said yes and instead of their own trucks UPS might drop them off in the morning.
I don't know how true this is, but if it is I might just drive out tomorrow and get one.
icerave said:
Just got off the phone with a Bestbuy in Ohio. They tell me the transformer will 'Launch' tomorrow but they have no units on hand or in their system. I asked if this was common for this to happen this way and he said yes and instead of their own trucks UPS might drop them off in the morning.
I don't know how true this is, but if it is I might just drive out tomorrow and get one.
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I wouldn't be surprised if these are being drop shipped straight from Asus distribution centers to individual stores. I imagine they can fit 12 Transformers in each case.
Hey guys,
For those of us that went to Google I/O, have you heard anything about the chromebooks we're supposed to be getting? We're two days away at this point so I find it kind of strange that there hasn't been any word from Google.
I guess this probably means they won't be mailing them to us. Otherwise, they would have contacted us to ask where we wanted it shipped to. Probably some sort of voucher we can print off? We'll see on Wednesday, I guess.
Anyway, post here if you hear anything!
Thanks,
Sam
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Hey guys,
For those of us that went to Google I/O, have you heard anything about the chromebooks we're supposed to be getting? We're two days away at this point so I find it kind of strange that there hasn't been any word from Google.
I guess this probably means they won't be mailing them to us. Otherwise, they would have contacted us to ask where we wanted it shipped to. Probably some sort of voucher we can print off? We'll see on Wednesday, I guess.
Anyway, post here if you hear anything!
Thanks,
Sam
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Saw an CNet segment on them. They are really just dedicated internet-only laptops. Instant on, no SW installations, long battery life. Fills a need, just not mine.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20061896-266.html
http://news.cnet.com/chromebook-netbook-ipad-which-would-you-rather-spend-$500-on/8301-17938_105-20062229-1.html
markp99 said:
Saw an CNet segment on them. They are really just dedicated internet-only laptops. Instant on, no SW installations, long battery life. Fills a need, just not mine.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20061896-266.html
http://news.cnet.com/chromebook-netbook-ipad-which-would-you-rather-spend-$500-on/8301-17938_105-20062229-1.html
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thanks, but that's not what I was asking about. I know what chromebooks are. All google i/o attendees are getting free chromebooks(just like how we got free galaxy tabs). I'm wondering if anyone has heard about those. Google hasn't mentioned anything since the event.
I've been wondering the same thing myself. Whenever I receive a new email I get excited for a second, and then realize it's not from Google
Same here.
I hope tomorrow we´ll have the answer :$
Update address
Couple of days ago I emailed them and they said I need to update my address in the google io page if it is changed, this means they may mail it, but they did not give any more information about the date and the method we get our chromebooks.
bohlool said:
Couple of days ago I emailed them and they said I need to update my address in the google io page if it is changed, this means they may mail it, but they did not give any more information about the date and the method we get our chromebooks.
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okay, cool. thanks for the update. it's strange that they wouldn't send this information to everyone..
bohlool said:
Couple of days ago I emailed them and they said I need to update my address in the google io page if it is changed, this means they may mail it, but they did not give any more information about the date and the method we get our chromebooks.
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Ug, I hope they don't just send it to that address. My work address is in there and then it will be a whole accounting fiasco when it gets delivered. lol
Besides, if I remember right, they said we'd get a chance to pick which model. Might be imagining that part though.
Didn't they say June 15th during the I/O 2011 keynote? So I think we might get an email for a coupon to redeem one or something beginning tomorrow.
Sundar Pichai said, "We want to make sure every I/O attendee gets a free chromebook. These are available on June 15th. We will send you an email with details so you can claim your chromebook very, very soon."
Sounds to me like we'll be picking them up. If they just showed up at our doors, we wouldn't exactly be claiming them..
I also went to IO and am also wondering about the Chromebook. Haven't heard anything since the keynote.
I originally thought they may just give us vouchers, but there are a couple reasons I think they won't do it this way. As far as I know, Google has never given vouchers and instead has always mailed the product directly. Also, if they gave vouchers, they'd have to inform the retailers about them which seems like way too much trouble for around 5000 people across the world.
"Claim" doesn't necessarily mean we'd pick them up. You could claim something online as well. I think Google will email us about a page to go verify our address and choose our Chromebook, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Isn't really something that fits my needs either, as I don't think many developers will be able to do much work in just a browser, but it would be pretty nice for basic browsing and YouTube type stuff.
yeah, I don't know what I'll use it for.. I fully intend to attempt to get command line tools like vim, gcc, javac, etc. working on it but I don't know if that will work out.. chrome OS comes with support for python and, I believe, qemacs so that's a start. I still won't be able to write android apps but I should be able to do a fair bit of my school projects.
either way though, I'm still excited. new toys are always fun!
Come on Google!
It´s already 15th!!
still nothing?
Google just sent out a tweet on their IO account saying "#io2011 attendees - we’ll be emailing you next week with details on how to claim your Samsung #Chromebook. Stay tuned!". twitter com/GoogleIO
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Google just sent out a tweet on their IO account saying "#io2011 attendees - we’ll be emailing you next week with details on how to claim your Samsung #Chromebook. Stay tuned!". twitter com/GoogleIO
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yeah, just read that myself.. next week, though? lame!
Edit: on the plus side, this does confirm that we are getting the samsung chromebook and not the acer crapbook =]
smaskell said:
yeah, just read that myself.. next week, though? lame!
Edit: on the plus side, this does confirm that we are getting the samsung chromebook and not the acer crapbook =]
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Hard to complain when we are getting it for free.
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Hard to complain when we are getting it for free.
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haha yeah, you definitely do have a point there. but still.. I anxious
smaskell said:
yeah, just read that myself.. next week, though? lame!
Edit: on the plus side, this does confirm that we are getting the samsung chromebook and not the acer crapbook =]
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also, it looks like it would be the wifi version since the 3G version is available in Amazon today (not the wifi).
Got the email tonight and just placed my order. Samsung white 3g and it looked like amazon is out of stock.
I took my 32Gb Galaxy tab today and asked the sales guy if he'd check the Transformer serial numbers for me. They had a bunch of B50's, a B60, and one B70, so I took it home.
My last Transformer was a B60, and I was more than happy with the screen and the non-creekyness of it, however, my buddy tempted me with the weight of the Galaxy 10.1. Needless to say, the greatness wore off after a couple days and an extra $200.
The B70 came out of the box with even greater quality than my first. The unit feels very solid, no squishy parts, very little (basically unnoticeable light bleed, and the ui on 3.2 feels incredible responsive even without my near standard 200-400MHz over-clock.
I have a new case on the way from Amazon, and I'm on the lookout for a dock to show up locally. I can say that since I started this tablet search, that I've been the happiest with the Transformer. The only 9.7/10.1" tab I haven't tried yet is the Thrive, and that little unit has issues.... Like crazy ex-girlfriend issues.
I'm looking forward to seeing what our lovely devs can put together for 3.2. Can't wait to get my CWM on.
Long live the Transformer.
Divinedark said:
I took my 32Gb Galaxy tab today and asked the sales guy if he'd check the Transformer serial numbers for me. They had a bunch of B50's, a B60, and one B70, so I took it home.
My last Transformer was a B60, and I was more than happy with the screen and the non-creekyness of it, however, my buddy tempted me with the weight of the Galaxy 10.1. Needless to say, the greatness wore off after a couple days and an extra $200.
The B70 came out of the box with even greater quality than my first. The unit feels very solid, no squishy parts, very little (basically unnoticeable light bleed, and the ui on 3.2 feels incredible responsive even without my near standard 200-400MHz over-clock.
I have a new case on the way from Amazon, and I'm on the lookout for a dock to show up locally. I can say that since I started this tablet search, that I've been the happiest with the Transformer. The only 9.7/10.1" tab I haven't tried yet is the Thrive, and that little unit has issues.... Like crazy ex-girlfriend issues.
I'm looking forward to seeing what our lovely devs can put together for 3.2. Can't wait to get my CWM on.
Long live the Transformer.
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So you got it here in the States? I haven't heard of any B7 models except in Canada.
Divinedark said:
I took my 32Gb Galaxy tab today and asked the sales guy if he'd check the Transformer serial numbers for me. They had a bunch of B50's, a B60, and one B70, so I took it home.
My last Transformer was a B60, and I was more than happy with the screen and the non-creekyness of it, however, my buddy tempted me with the weight of the Galaxy 10.1. Needless to say, the greatness wore off after a couple days and an extra $200.
The B70 came out of the box with even greater quality than my first. The unit feels very solid, no squishy parts, very little (basically unnoticeable light bleed, and the ui on 3.2 feels incredible responsive even without my near standard 200-400MHz over-clock.
I have a new case on the way from Amazon, and I'm on the lookout for a dock to show up locally. I can say that since I started this tablet search, that I've been the happiest with the Transformer. The only 9.7/10.1" tab I haven't tried yet is the Thrive, and that little unit has issues.... Like crazy ex-girlfriend issues.
I'm looking forward to seeing what our lovely devs can put together for 3.2. Can't wait to get my CWM on.
Long live the Transformer.
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I have been away for a while. Do you mind explaining what you mean by B50, B60, and B70?
Thanks!!!
Update, found thread explaining what it means so nevermind.
tackyjan said:
I have been away for a while. Do you mind explaining what you mean by B50, B60, and B70?
Thanks!!!
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Its the first 3 letters of the serial number and hence its manufacture date
Most people call them B40, B50, B60 and now B70 but the 3rd character is actually an O not a zero. I just call them by the first 2 characters but to each his own...
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So you got it here in the States? I haven't heard of any B7 models except in Canada.
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Yesir. Found it at the Best Buy in Kennesaw Georgia.
Divinedark said:
Yesir. Found it at the Best Buy in Kennesaw Georgia.
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Woo-hoo! Thanks for the info...
Returned B6O due to pixel defect.
I just returned my TF B6O 32GB due to a Pixel defect on right center edge on screen. The unit didnt had any back-light bleed and speakers where perfect in sync. Due to inventory lag i have to wait till tomorrow. I hope i get a B7O otherwise i pull a fit in the store
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I just returned my TF B6O 32GB due to a Pixel defect on right center edge on screen. The unit didnt had any back-light bleed and speakers where perfect in sync. Due to inventory lag i have to wait till tomorrow. I hope i get a B7O otherwise i pull a fit in the store
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No TF??? I'm throwing you out of my Google+ Transformer Circle
JoTeC said:
No TF??? I'm throwing you out of my Google+ Transformer Circle
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...........What until to tomorrow? i got a now 32 micro class 10 (and yes i tested it it's a 10) and a 32 SD in dock on a 32 GB TF! 32GB+32GB+32GB= How i fill that thing up with stuff. 96GB of storage. ( before some smart-ass comes and said: "But they never 32GB only 31.87GB") We all know that. THX Anyhow cant wait to pick it up tomorrow and put bunch of "720p" movies on that thing (ok here another one" Why not 1080p Mr. German???") Because the internal memory,micro SD and the SD dock slot don't have the data transfer rate to support 1080p movies. You still be able to watch 1080p over WIFI though.
Mr. Race fanatic (see above comment ) and myself tested that.
how many people in you Transformer circle?
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dallastx said:
how many people in you Transformer circle?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium
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You wanna get added to it? I got 3 friends with TF B6O and B5O
Z_German said:
You wanna get added to it?
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sent you a PM with info
JoTeC said:
Most people call them B40, B50, B60 and now B70 but the 3rd character is actually an O not a zero. I just call them by the first 2 characters but to each his own...
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It is an 0 and not an O. Install one of those barcode scanning apps and scan barcode under serial number on the box and then copy that serial to a browser and remove all characters except for 3rd one. See what google tells you.
aligatro2010 said:
It is an 0 and not an O. Install one of those barcode scanning apps and scan barcode under serial number on the box and then copy that serial to a browser and remove all characters except for 3rd one. See what google tells you.
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Try to register your device with Asus using a 0 instead of an O. See what that tells you.
I got a B70, In kalamazoo, MI at a office depot on the 27th.
aligatro2010 said:
It is an 0 and not an O. Install one of those barcode scanning apps and scan barcode under serial number on the box and then copy that serial to a browser and remove all characters except for 3rd one. See what google tells you.
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Just put some glasses on and look at your serial number. It is an O not a zero. Maybe your barcode scanner is faulty?
JoTeC said:
Just put some glasses on and look at your serial number. It is an O not a zero. Maybe your barcode scanner is faulty?
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OK before you guys get in a fight here i say HALT!!! how about we call it a circle that would make everybody happy and moves this thread along.
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OK before you guys get in a fight here i say HALT!!! how about we call it a circle that would make everybody happy and moves this thread along.
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I like the circle idea...
ASUS Transformer Google+ Circle
OK, do to request we go big now. JoTeC and myself invite you and your device to The g+ circle. Sent me your info on a PM. We had prev. a hangout when the TF update came and went to the details.
I can't seem to access Joying's homepage carjoying dot com
Did Joying go under?
Also,
Anyone get the Android 7.1.1 firmware working on the RK3188?
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I can't seem to access Joying's homepage carjoying dot com
Did Joying go under?
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Maybe, but it is still chinese new year. Maybe nobody notices or cares that the website is down. If they are still in business, wait till Monday.
I want to update to the latest firmware (February?) Does anyone know if there are alternative download locations?
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Maybe, but it is still chinese new year. Maybe nobody notices or cares that the website is down. If they are still in business, wait till Monday.
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Might not be enough: I've heard of 2-week holiday after Chinese New year on 16th of Feb.
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I want to update to the latest firmware (February?) Does anyone know if there are alternative download locations?
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Also interested in this since I've found myself in a predicament which might need it
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Tried to message them on Facebook and got this autoreply
Hi friend,thanks for your message. We are on Spring Festival Holiday in Feb.8 - Feb.23,will reply you once we are back for work,after sale sercive please send email to [email protected],thanks for your waitting and undersatnd,have a nice day!
This happens every Chinese new year. I paniced at first, then remembered...
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Redbullssg said:
This happens every Chinese new year. I paniced at first, then remembered...
Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
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Yep - I was speaking to them a couple of weeks ago and they told me no-one would be around for these holidays.
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Yep - I was speaking to them a couple of weeks ago and they told me no-one would be around for these holidays.
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Which is actually quite stupid as they now also miss 2 weeks of (internet) sale.
Especially as they have an American and German branch.
I know the american(!) system manager of the system, but I can only reach him via the carjoying forum, which is not up.
Might wanna put a question mark after the topic. The way it's written now looks pretty scary, until reading through the posts.
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Which is actually quite stupid as they now also miss 2 weeks of (internet) sale
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I’m sure they think the same about the western Christmas break. CNY has the same importance to them
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I’m sure they think the same about the western Christmas break. CNY has the same importance to them
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No, it has not to do with the holidays itself. I fully understand the importance of it.
You can order on their website and it will just take 2 weeks longer before you get your package. That is how it happened in the past years.
In this case you can't order, which means they literally loose 2 weeks of internet sales.
And as I mentioned: the webmaster is american AND they have an american branch and a german branch.
Are they really so stupid that nobody even looks at their own website?
And why does the american hosting company not have any monitoring software?
It is extremely amateuristic.
Given the quantity of daily spam on their forum (when it was online), maybe somebody hacked them, and nobody but us noticed !!
Here is the thing, they have (had?) THREE domains (that I'm aware of). The carjoying.com *domain* still works, but the server behind it is dead. The joying.ca domain is shot, the carjoying.de domain is shot, the two with shot domains have different registrars. That makes it THREE separate failures that happened at the same time. That is incredibly suspicious.
And given the quality of their product (or should I say LACK of quality), and complete and utter incompetence in dealing with customers and issues, it sure wouldn't surprise me if they were out of business.
And finally, even if they are really strict about observing their holidays, that doesn't mean that *everybody* gets to go screw off. There always are people who have the responsibility of keeping things afloat until everybody else gets back.
I sent a mail to their 3 support email addresses. All auto-respond with the exact same message from Candy that they will be back after 23rd February.
ending with "And inconvenience hope you well-understanding"
Yeah, right.
The irony is that corporate-related websites like Joying's blog and forum sites traditionally provide support for customers and prospective buyers during times when the offices themselves are closed.
By letting carjoying.com remain dead during their holiday, they are truly showing how little they care about their customers and prospective sales.
Or...maybe they really did go belly up. I guess we'll find out after the 23rd.
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I’m sure they think the same about the western Christmas break. CNY has the same importance to them
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The "western" Christmas break in the US, China's largest western market, typically lasts two days in the corporate world. Only one, for many companies. Then, another one or two days for New Year. Except in rare instances, the days between need to be taken as vacation days by those employees who choose to take off.
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No, it has not to do with the holidays itself. I fully understand the importance of it.
You can order on their website and it will just take 2 weeks longer before you get your package. That is how it happened in the past years.
In this case you can't order, which means they literally loose 2 weeks of internet sales.
And as I mentioned: the webmaster is american AND they have an american branch and a german branch.
Are they really so stupid that nobody even looks at their own website?
And why does the american hosting company not have any monitoring software?
It is extremely amateuristic.
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It is clear from their AliExpress website that only any orders purchased from their China based warehouse will be delayed. Everywhere else is operating as normal.
https://joyingcarradio.aliexpress.com/store/2227061?spm=2114.10010108.0.0.7d3021d84fEKtQ
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It is clear from their AliExpress website that only any orders purchased from their China based warehouse will be delayed. Everywhere else is operating as normal.
https://joyingcarradio.aliexpress.com/store/2227061?spm=2114.10010108.0.0.7d3021d84fEKtQ
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Except for the fact that they specify their GERMAN warehouse, and their GERMAN website has a dead DNS.
Further, that's just an ad on aliexpress. Doesn't actually mean much.
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We are on Spring Festival Holiday in Feb.8 - Feb.23....
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Since the 23rd was on a Friday and their website is still down I'm guessing they wont be back till Monday? If at all....
On their youtube channel that I can't post the link to cuz I'm new they say they are reconstructing their website and forums.
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Since the 23rd was on a Friday and their website is still down I'm guessing they wont be back till Monday? If at all....
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I did get this message back Thursday, so they're working on it. Or say so
"Hi [my name],we will solve it soon,thanks for your attantion"