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First Kal El is Asus Transformer 2

Just saw this article and figured you guys would be interested!
http://www.fudzilla.com/mobiles/item/23737-first-kal-el-is-asus-transformer-2

I hope the dock works both ways, because I'll definitely be getting one (instead of *maybe*).

just picked up my TF 3 weeks ago. ill keep it till then, craigslist sale the week before maybe.

munsterrr said:
just picked up my TF 3 weeks ago. ill keep it till then, craigslist sale the week before maybe.
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for a second there it sounded like you picked up your TF 3, weeks ago before returning back to 2011 from 2012, so you can use it longer before the world blows up.

Thats what the hispanic guy said at the back of the truck. Seemed Legit

As I just brought mine last week. What should I do?

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As I just brought mine last week. What should I do?
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Nothing.
The device you have does what you bought it for I assume, so why worry?

Bought mine 4 weeks ago... and it is almost outdated? Damn! Can't keep up with this!

TF 2 could be buggy as **** so hang on to the one that works well. That's my rational behind keeping the one that i just bought a few days. That and I sell things on craigslist often.

Hopefully the new TF wont be as poorly produced as the original one.

Yeah, god forbid a mass produced piece of technology produced over seas have any flaws just like every other piece of technological hardware out currently. We Americans want what we pay for gosh darnit!

Nice. Just another reason for me to not go get akeyboard dock. If it doesn't work with the TF 2, I'll be pissed.
It's been said earlier that it will be the same price as the OG Transformer. Hopefully that $399 price tag stays true. I think that if it is true, Asus should have a trade-in program, we give them our TF1, they give us the TF2. Am I right or what?

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Nice. Just another reason for me to not go get akeyboard dock. If it doesn't work with the TF 2, I'll be pissed.
It's been said earlier that it will be the same price as the OG Transformer. Hopefully that $399 price tag stays true. I think that if it is true, Asus should have a trade-in program, we give them our TF1, they give us the TF2. Am I right or what?
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Maybe in a dream world. That would be beneficial for us, but no one else. It would raise the price for everyone else since they don't make much cash off it any way.
I was just going to gift my TF when the TF2 comes out.
The keyboard not working would be sad because they said it should continue to work with the TF line. However I bought the TF because I wanted it. If they replace everything, well, that's how this works isn't it? I will probably just whine until I can afford to buy a whole new set up and give the old one to my sister.

I'm pretty happy with my current TF. I'll let the TF2 come out and bugs be worked out before I hop on that train.

Will definitely wait to purchase another tablet. The TF is my very first tablet so its been a learning experience. This forum has also taught me plenty.
Not sure if Asus is my next buy, but whatever i choose, i will do so only if it has great video playback, netflix, great Quality ASsurance, etc.
Plus, i wont be first time adopter again..
Ill practice some patience next time.lol

Pretty happy with the TF, probably won't upgrade until Fall of 2012-2013. By then the TF3 will be out haha

Don't worry, and don't hurry!
There is a reason that all current android pads are based on the Nvidia chipset, Google made honeycomb on the Xoom as reference platform.
This will be different next year.. This time Texas Instruments will be google's partner. The first tablets will come Q1\Q2 2012...
Ok, Tegra3 will outperform the Tegra2 by far ...
but the advantages of a TI tablet will probably be way better than that , think of features and compatibility with upcoming android version(s)
This is why Nvidia is rushing with the tegra3 platform! They want to be first...
It's not smart , considering all the stores have tons of tegra2 devices in stock, they won't be sellable for a decent price within a few months. (tegra3 devices will be sold for the same price as current tegra2 devices)
Anyways, some serious price-wars next year... i will wait for the TI vs Nvidia rivalry next year
Let them fight first, we will win the battle (cheap hardware! )
http://tabletroms.com/index.php/2011/08/05/google-and-texas-instruments-partners-for-ics/

Asus said the dock would work with future version somewhere. i cant remember where exactly but it was a question when someone asked them when they first released it

One thing is certain..
dont buy HP touchpad.. (well..actually as a media only device at cheap price....hmmmm)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/HP-to-end-mobile-products-may-apf-707823588.html?x=0

Is the Xoom really worth buying right now? I love the sound from the unit but...

The unit itself has been on the market since February and its had its shortcomings...
It seems whenever I go to the store to play with tablets they all have their faults...however, the Xoom just feels like a real slate (great build quality)
My gf got me a Toshiba Thrive for my birthday. I didnt do any research before (testing them out in person) and I was really unimpressed with the build quality so we returned it.
Asus Transformer has great screen and decent build quality, but the sound is TERRIBLE. The IdeaPad was pretty nice as well - but the display was dimmer then the Xoom and its build quality was so so (lots of flex in a tablet - no go for me)
My real struggle is that the Xoom is still $499. It really is worth more like $449 and at that price I would get one.
Thoughts? Opinions? Please share.

You get what you pay for. If you want an android tablet, the xoom is still the standard. If you can wait until the fall there should be more options.

Shop around. They are turning up for $399 from time to time in some places.
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I just bought one a week ago. It is one of the best purchases I made. Price is always gonna be an issue because if all the tablets drop in price you'restill gonna be asking whether its worth the extra money. I love my Xoom... if I had had $800 when they first came out I would have found it worth it then.
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fattiemcdoogles said:
I just bought one a week ago. It is one of the best purchases I made. Price is always gonna be an issue because if all the tablets drop in price you'restill gonna be asking whether its worth the extra money. I love my Xoom... if I had had $800 when they first came out I would have found it worth it then.
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Yes, for my money, it's also the best tech investment I've made in years.

Thanks for the replies so far guys!
Ultimately these tablets will always be getting better - like cell phones.
But after a year or two im sure I can get something else if I really wanted it. At work I have an IPad 2 just for document purposes and display presentations and I dont like it at all.
Just wanted to see where everyone stands and if they are happy with the purchase...you do get what you pay for and the Xoom seems to have fantastic build quality with no flex.

I paid $399 for mine and I love it. I would deffinetly consider worth it for another $100 if you cant find it for that. I love it more than any device I own, including my phone. I even have my texts forwarded via bluetooth to my Xoom and use it for texting. I'm a student working part time minimum wage retail job so I don't have much money, yet I still don't regret dishing out the $400 for it.
Cheers!

I picked mine up for $399 refurbished from woot and I love it. As others have mentioned, there have been a few places to have them new for that price, but I would definitely be willing to pay the extra $100 if there's not a place to find it for $400. I was always a little skeptical about how useful a tablet could be but the techie in me took over and I kind of impulse bought it when it showed up on woot. I have to say that I'm very glad I made the purchase. I've been using it a lot more than I anticipated and I love it. I prefer the design and feel of the Xoom more than the other available tablets and from what I've seen, it has the best development so far. Though it's only been about 1 month or 2, I'd still pick the Xoom over any other tablet available.
The biggest question would come down to whether or not you think you'd use a tablet. If you think you'd use it, then I'd definitely recommend it, even at the $500 price tag.

Still you can get one on ebay for like 250-300 if you don't want to pay 400-500$.
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i got mine 10 days ago from amazon for $429, a new wifi one, not used or refurbished...plenty are available for $440-$450...3g models r a lil higher...+$50-$60...but ask urself do you realy need a 3g model...i personally dont mis it...i hav a dell streak 5 as a phone n do wifi tethering wen i need to...i got a belkin slim folio, zagg shield n alupen stylus from amazon itself...altogether cost me about $495...i consider it to b a snag....m in india, n here the xooms market price is still $700 so i got a steal...my fiance's in the US rite now so i just asked her to get me one... seriously i promise you, you wont regret it...its still the best... just go with xda n no galaxy tabs 10.1 or otherwise or even ipad2 comes close to it... i'm a happy camper...

What I also forgot to mention...
My GF bought me a Thrive and we returned it. Build quality was subpar - not stylish nor ergonomic at all.
NO Development community, although the tablet is new and that is to be expected.
Xoom seems to have custom ROMS and Kernels - although Im more of a purist anyway (AOSP on Phone) So I would probably be more interested in Kernel Dev than anything else.

I paid 750 for mine when it first came out. I'm happy with my purchase. Custom kernals and mods make it even better...and yeah,I could've waited and paid less...what's the fun in that?

I picked up a Xoom from Newegg last Thursday and I must say this thing is awesome. Newegg is currently selling them for $479 with free shipping and a $40 Newegg giftcard.

Spyder810 said:
I picked up a Xoom from Newegg last Thursday and I must say this thing is awesome. Newegg is currently selling them for $479 with free shipping and a $40 Newegg giftcard.
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also for 10 bucks more they toss in KASPERSKY lab Tablet Security
Im gonna buy a xoom I just cant decide on if I should get the wifi only or with the 3g ?
I thought it would be good to have just incase im in a area with no wifi
PS I was at Best Buy and there was a older lady playing with the tablets and got so frustrated and tossed her hands up in the air and said screw this I cant figure these things out

yes its worth it.
i started with a gtablet just to see if i would use it. wound up using it more than my desktop or notebook. i used the gtab for about 3-4 months
the screen on the gtablet is horrible. so i decided to buy a hc tablet with a better screen. my first choice was the acer iconia onsale at target. after 2 swapouts due to faulty hardware i bit the bullet and got the xoom. that was a week ago.
it blows any other tablet i tried out the water. i so do not regret it.
Dave

SuicideMyk said:
Im gonna buy a xoom I just cant decide on if I should get the wifi only or with the 3g ?
I thought it would be good to have just incase im in a area with no wifi
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If you have an android phone you may be able to bluetooth tether it to your xoom.
If you google "xoom tether droid" there's a how to several results down from androidcentral (since I can't link)

Android phones with Gingerbread installed support WiFi Hotspot tethering. You can turn your phone in an access point for your Xoom tablet.

Spyder810 said:
If you have an android phone you may be able to bluetooth tether it to your xoom.
If you google "xoom tether droid" there's a how to several results down from androidcentral (since I can't link)
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Doh'! It's been a very long week my mind just isn't thinking lol... yeah I have a HTC Inspire to tether with cant believe I didn't think of that
looks like I'm gonna order mine from New Egg this week and toss in the kasper for a extra 10 bucks and use that 40 dollar gift card for a case

SuicideMyk said:
also for 10 bucks more they toss in KASPERSKY lab Tablet Security
Im gonna buy a xoom I just cant decide on if I should get the wifi only or with the 3g ?
I thought it would be good to have just incase im in a area with no wifi
PS I was at Best Buy and there was a older lady playing with the tablets and got so frustrated and tossed her hands up in the air and said screw this I cant figure these things out
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And hopefully you offered to help her...;^ )

okantomi said:
And hopefully you offered to help her...;^ )
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lol I actually did , she couldn't get the keyboard to pop up, I dunno if she bought the xoom, but last year I helped a lady buy a Toshiba laptop and I dont even work at best buy
don't think the sales man was happy I talked her out of having the geek squad making her back up disks for a extra 75 bucks ... I thought that was ridiculous of best buy to rip people off like that so i wrote down the instructions for her on how to do it her self for nothing lol

Tablets

So here is my situation.
I was one of the early adopters and went out of contract and got a Motorola Xoom 3G for $800. After being promised for a while to be upgraded to 4G and looking for Motorola to take care of its customers, Motorola did nothing and by the time the Xoom got 4G, the Xoom 2 was already in the making and the value dropped. I was able to get $400 for it thank GD this past holiday season.
Now I was going to go after the Transformer Prime when it became available but then I started thinking it doesn't have 3G or 4G for that matter but the price is right and it is the only quad core tablet at the moment. But when I did go with carpool twice a week for about an hour each way, it would mean no connectivity unless I tether my 3G Droid Incredible 2 which would mean I could not make or receive phone calls and the speed would be anything less than stellar. Not to mention that if I were to receive a call while downloading something from the Market I would lose it mid download because you can't tether and be on the phone also. I also am worried about resell value. Yes it is better than the iPad but an Android Tablet loses its value fast vs the iPad only because it isn't recognized worldwide as superior. Think of the Evo vs iPhone YouTube video made by that Best Buy employee.
I was actually thinking about buying the iPad, yes really. But then thinking I would have to buy all my apps again even if I'm protected on the resale value. I also thought about getting a Samsung Galaxy 4G.
Now I think I'm going to stick with waiting for CES and MW in Feb before making a final choice.
I was just wondering what your thoughts are on this and maybe any help you can offer - thanks
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Just my opinion but no electronic product is perfect and there will always be something newer and better coming. Sometimes you just have to make a decision and go with it. I had the Xoom, returned it to Costco after just under 3months, purchased the GTab 10.1 on Amazon and haven't looked back.

You are right about ipad havinga better resale value (i bought a 2nd hand ipad for my gf a year ago and 3 month ago sood itfor the same price as when i bought it!) and thats perhaps the only thing better about apple products over android devices. So if you really care about resale price go for ipad.
As for as your dilemma on going for wifi vs 3g,4g version, it seems it woulb be lots of inconvenience for you if you go for the former! So my suggestion is wait for a 3g version to come out.
And one last thing, I wouldnt grt too excited about transformer prime, being the first quad core device is as exciting (since its new n all) as it could be its downfall (again since its new n all!!). Ill rather wait for other quad cores to come out say from samsung.
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Ordered Accessories...Still no Note 2 N7100

Ordered the cradle the batteries but not the device yet. Just sold the ATT version I burned an upgrade for. I should have known better then to order a Carrier branded device especially when we won't have LTE here for over a year and I only use 800MB data in my best month. But I wanted to switch to the shared plan anyway to get the UL messaging and talk. Needed one "smart phone" and the wife is using an i9100, so my Note is the smart phone.
Problem is I am always jumping in too soon paying top dollar with little development ready and getting early versions of phones that have little issues fixed in subsequent runs. I would not mind that so much if people were selling them used at reasonable prices. But the Used prices are in all cases within a few dollars of new. I don't know about many here but I would expect at least a 15% discount to new to make it worth my while to take a chance on someone's device. I sold my brand new ATT Note for $475 shipped. Good Deal for the buyer. I will probably wait until he receives it and has no issues.
Been looking at Negri as their prices seem to be the best right now at $615. Have an alert with New Egg for their $589 price they had awhile. $550 is the magic number used this month. Waiting is the rough part. Maybe I will play with the accessories awhile LOL
The onle good thing is My Note 1 has the latest leak and development is continuing full steam ahead while I sit on the sidelines and prices will drop as the Nexus 4 becomes available and the S4 mockup Leaks gain steam.
So waiting sucks but is a good thing as well....Who else is waiting for one of these? Anyone deal with Negri?

I'm waiting also. I was looking at the Ebay store when they had their deal of the day for 589.00 and kept refreshing the page watching units sold trying to decide if I was going to pull the trigger or not - and then it was sold out. Picked up a Nexus 4 to hold me over until a sale comes up - I keep checking everywhere everyday. I'm looking forward to the larger screen and increased battery life.

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I'm waiting also. I was looking at the Ebay store when they had their deal of the day for 589.00 and kept refreshing the page watching units sold trying to decide if I was going to pull the trigger or not - and then it was sold out. Picked up a Nexus 4 to hold me over until a sale comes up - I keep checking everywhere everyday. I'm looking forward to the larger screen and increased battery life.
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My Majic number for November is $589. In December I will look for $550 or below. i i have not found a device by then. Used devices should be showing up as well at good prices.
The ATT version was just enough to wet my appetite for the Note 2. I already have the ROM it has but the note 2 is much smoother and has more memory. It's a good upgrade. (although the latest S4 may mean the Note 3 will have the perfect screen for pocket carrying and a tablet...a nice 6" screen. I cannot carry a 7" Tablet around. but a 6" Phone with limited bezel areas would be VERY nice.

[Q] is price going to change?!

hi, 800$ is so much ! i would build an custom pc with that money, so, is the price going to change at all? because thats expensive for what it is !!!!!
i see some phones get cheaper after release

All phones get cheaper after release... android phones tend to get cheaper faster than iphones. So maybe wait 4-6 months.
Why compare to pc? Can you carry your custom built desktop outside with you? Why not get a 2nd hand car if you want to make better use of your $800...
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kamranhaghighi said:
hi, 800$ is so much ! i would build an custom pc with that money, so, is the price going to change at all? because thats expensive for what it is !!!!!
i see some phones get cheaper after release
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I have been upgrading to a new Note every year for the past two years. I have the Note 3 now and I gave my Note 2 to my wife. Last year I wanted to pickup the Note 3 when it was released, but I was not enthused about the price in October. Same story this year with the Note 4. I am an ATT customer and the Note 4 is $826 plus tax; about $900. I wish I had paid closer attention last year on what happened on price ... but, at any rate the Note 3 had fallen to a discounted price by December 13th and I picked one up. So I ended up waiting from mid October to mid December for a deal. A little less than two months. There was an article in the International Business Times speculating that there will eventually be pretty aggressive discounting on the Note 4. Since the Christmas season is Samsung's best near term shot (outside of intro) at moving volume, I am putting my money on discounts in December. I can wait two months to save what I hope with be $200+ ... my current Note 3 is working out great for me. I am confident enough about this approach that I have preordered four cases and glass screen protector.

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I have been upgrading to a new Note every year for the past two years. I have the Note 3 now and I gave my Note 2 to my wife. Last year I wanted to pickup the Note 3 when it was released, but I was not enthused about the price in October. Same story this year with the Note 4. I am an ATT customer and the Note 4 is $826 plus tax; about $900. I wish I had paid closer attention last year on what happened on price ... but, at any rate the Note 3 had fallen to a discounted price by December 13th and I picked one up. So I ended up waiting from mid October to mid December for a deal. A little less than two months. There was an article in the International Business Times speculating that there will eventually be pretty aggressive discounting on the Note 4. Since the Christmas season is Samsung's best near term shot (outside of intro) at moving volume, I am putting my money on discounts in December. I can wait two months to save what I hope with be $200+ ... my current Note 3 is working out great for me. I am confident enough about this approach that I have preordered four cases and glass screen protector.
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Don't all those Christmas sales require new contracts? I've never seen a phone's off-contract price get a holiday discount, at least not that I can recall.

thanks all ! i mos also wait for nexus 6 to decide whats my nexus device, i was thinking of waiting for 64-bit BUT I CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE xD jk,

mkim055 said:
All phones get cheaper after release... android phones tend to get cheaper faster than iphones. So maybe wait 4-6 months.
Why compare to pc? Can you carry your custom built desktop outside with you? Why not get a 2nd hand car if you want to make better use of your $800...
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yes, but portability is not worth that much !!! i can still buy nexus 5 6 ect or htc one !! or lg g3 ect
or maybe overclock my nexus 4
its worth it if i don't buy any phone for like 2 years or 3 years !!!! and right now nothing special is happening on phone market as i see :| it can't get any better (jk)