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Galaxy Tab 10.1 up for pre-order

Folks! The Galaxy Tab 10.1 is up for pre-order now at J&R (I can't post links). PLS screen mentioned. No word on SD card slot.
16GB - $499
32GB - $599
I put in an order just in case myself since I'm worried we might see another Eee Transformer shortage.
Anyone notice anything at other stores?

Here is the link:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/18/...up-for-pre-order-at-jandr-makes-june-8th-see/
And the actual order page for both 16GB and 32GB.
http://www.jr.com/samsung/pe/SAM_MAYXARBK/
http://www.jr.com/samsung/pe/SAM_MAVXARBK/

And they put "Tegra 2" in the product description!
NVIDIA Tegra 2 / 1GB RAM / 32GB flash memory / 802.11AGN / Bluetooth / 2MP front & 3MP rear camera/ GPS / Multi-codec A/V playback / Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Samsung’s new GALAXY Tab 10.1 introduces new heights in the tablet arena. Not only is it the thinnest and lightest large screen Mobile tablet, it is also the most full-featured boasting fast connectivity, full multimedia entertainment, customized User interface, as well as a full portfolio of accessories to enhance your tablet experience. Samsung’s GALAXY Tab - it’s out of this world!
Features
Thinnest large screen tablet on the market at less than 1/2-inch
Lightest tablet on the market at just 1.25-pounds
Easy-grip material to the back for secure handling
1GHz Dual Core Processor allows PC-like performance for speedy usage. No lag time or waiting around for movies to load or applications to start up
Amazingly clear WXGA 1280 by 800 TFT LCD display boasts a Pixel density of 149 pixels-per-inch
High Definition 10" PLS Display delivers excellent clarity and screen sharpness
2 Megapixel front facing camera supports Video chat
Rear-facing 3MP AF camera with LED Flash takes great photos and 720p HD quality video
Powerful 7000mAh Battery provides 10 hours of use on a single battery charge
Quick access to exposure, focus, flash, zoom, front-facing camera, etc.
Richer browsing experience with full Web access thanks to Adobe Flash Player support
With thousands of the top websites using rich Flash content, access all the exciting online content on every website, just like you would on your home PC
Watch online videos, movies, news clips, and sports highlights in-context on their preferred media and Broadcasting sites, without limitations
1080p Full HD Playback with multi-codec support
Stereo speakers offer theater-like surround-sound when playing movies & music
Same access to Google services on the tablet as they have on the PC - such as Gmail, Google Search and Google Calendar
Access the Google Books library which contains over 3 million books
Download APPS from the Android Market to customize the functionality of the tablet
With GPS, users can take advantage of their mobility with location-based services such as Google Maps
Specifications
OS: Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Display: 10.1" 1280 x 800 (WXGA) TFT, PLS Technology
CPU: 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra Dual-Core
Chipset: CP: XMM6260
Memory: 1GB (RAM)
Connectivity: WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1
Camera/Flash: 3MP AF (Rear) + 2MP FF (Front)
GPS: A-GPS
Connectors: Proprietary 30-pin, 3.5mm earphone jack
UI/Web Browser: Honeycomb UI / Android Browser
Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, RA
Video: WMV9, WMV7, WMV8, H.264, MPEG4, H.263, VP8
Other Services & Applications: GMS / Google Applications / Android Ecosystem / Samsung Hub (Social Hub, Game Hub, Readers Hub, Music Hub) / Live Panel
Battery Capacity: 7000mAh
Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.9 x 0.34 in. / 256.7 x 175.3 x 8.6 mm
Weight: 1.25 lbs. / 565 g
Request a copy of the manufacturer's warranty, click here for details

I guess no real surprises. Still disappointed the wifi model has no micro SD. So I had to go ahead and spend the extra $100 and get the 32GB model.
I don't normally pre-order. I tend to like taking my chances at Best Buy or something, so I can have it in my hands the same day. But I have a feeling this thing is going to be crazy popular.

Full 1080p playback? I have not had this experience at all.
I tried the default movie player, rock media player, and Vplayer and none of them have played either of my HD files that I put on it in 720p. Especially confusing considering they are advertising the 3.0 with it when I'm in hopes of 3.1 improving the performance.

Thank you for info. Just have seen that there are 2 models of 10.1 GT.
http://www.tabletsforu.com/2011/05/16/buy-galaxy-tab-10-1v-or-buy-galaxy-tab-10-1-comparison/
Do you think I should wait for 10.1 or to get 10.1v today in Spain. I would wait for the slim version but if it will be released on 8th of June in US it will be available in Europe or at least in UK in another 3 weeks.
Do you think worth the waiting?

Yes.
v14d1427 said:
Thank you for info. Just have seen that there are 2 models of 10.1 GT.
http://www.tabletsforu.com/2011/05/16/buy-galaxy-tab-10-1v-or-buy-galaxy-tab-10-1-comparison/
Do you think I should wait for 10.1 or to get 10.1v today in Spain. I would wait for the slim version but if it will be released on 8th of June in US it will be available in Europe or at least in UK in another 3 weeks.
Do you think worth the waiting?
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Has anyone noticed that the links no longer work?? I wonder what this means?
I would assume that either they already filled their pre-order amount, or something was delayed causing it to be retracted. Anyone order something and receive a notice?
Tried searching for model number and generic search with no findings.

Viralwhite said:
Has anyone noticed that the links no longer work?? I wonder what this means?
I would assume that either they already filled their pre-order amount, or something was delayed causing it to be retracted. Anyone order something and receive a notice?
Tried searching for model number and generic search with no findings.
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Ordered mine early this morning. Never purchased anything from jr.com, so don't know if it's normal for them, but I never got a confirmation email or anything.

Ravynmagi said:
Ordered mine early this morning. Never purchased anything from jr.com, so don't know if it's normal for them, but I never got a confirmation email or anything.
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Customer service is closed. Are you able to look at your purchase history on their website and see if it says anything?

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Customer service is closed. Are you able to look at your purchase history on their website and see if it says anything?
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I used Google Checkout. And the order is there.

Here is my original order below, I also checked my paypal account and they did pull the money. But weird thing is, when I search my order it is not there. Very interesting. Is this going to be the begining of the Samsung Tablet shortage???? Only time will tell. And no emails from them. Ordered about 3pm est.
Original Order Total: $610.52
Order Date: May 18, 2011
Total Amount Charged: $610.52
Ship to address:
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Orders paid using PayPal are charged when you place your order
Order Detail
Item Number SAM MAVXARBK
Item Description Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1" PLS Touchscreen 32GB Android Tablet
Qty 1
Status Ordered
Shipping Details
No shipping information available

Ravynmagi said:
I guess no real surprises. Still disappointed the wifi model has no micro SD. So I had to go ahead and spend the extra $100 and get the 32GB model.
I don't normally pre-order. I tend to like taking my chances at Best Buy or something, so I can have it in my hands the same day. But I have a feeling this thing is going to be crazy popular.
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Yep its popular alright. I have the Google I/O Limited Edition version and its the final product for sure. Everything on it is sexy as hell. no SD slot is correct unless they find a slim slit for it somewhere down the line.
The display is friggin awesome, and has a really good weight and feel in your hands.

rmig825 said:
Here is my original order below, I also checked my paypal account and they did pull the money. But weird thing is, when I search my order it is not there. Very interesting. Is this going to be the begining of the Samsung Tablet shortage???? Only time will tell. And no emails from them. Ordered about 3pm est.
Original Order Total: $610.52
Order Date: May 18, 2011
Total Amount Charged: $610.52
Ship to address:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Orders paid using PayPal are charged when you place your order
Order Detail
Item Number SAM MAVXARBK
Item Description Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1" PLS Touchscreen 32GB Android Tablet
Qty 1
Status Ordered
Shipping Details
No shipping information available
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Hmmm... very odd. I'm going to press my luck and hope that Best Buy in my area has plenty in stock. Still though, curious as to why they pulled it from their site.

So I just rechecked my order and it is there now. So maybe the whole system went down when they pulled it off their order page. Not sure. But it is there now.

I saw that this morning but think I'm going to wait and see if Amazon or Best Buy does a pre order

Daps said:
I saw that this morning but think I'm going to wait and see if Amazon or Best Buy does a pre order
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I'd understand Amazon but why Best Buy?

Sometimes they do pre-orders like with the iPad 2 or cell phones like the Evo 3D. I'm hoping they do a pre-order otherwise we will have people buying and reselling like these idiots on Craigslist. Ship to store or pick up at store works great in situations like this.
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Has anyone spotted any sensible pre-order sites in the UK? There are a couple showing up in Google but with greatly over inflated asking prices.
If the Galaxy Tab 10.1 32GB 3G version is quoted as $599.00, then that currently equates to the UK price being £369.66. I really hope that's right, but alas we usually pay way over what the price 'should be'. I hope we get confirmation of the UK price very soon!
Fingers crossed.

It doesn't work like that. If something costs $X in USA, it usually costs around $1.5X in UK or around X-100 or so pounds in UK. And what costs X in UK costs X euros in Europe and X swiss francs in Switzerland.
Expect the 32 gb 10.1 to be around 500 pounds in UK, if not more!

Thrive price drop at Costco (and 90 day return policy!)

Just wanted to share costco.com is selling the 16 for 429 and the 32 for 499. They have a 90 day return policy so if a better tablet comes out, take yours back and buy the better one.

wrek said:
Just wanted to share costco.com is selling the 16 for 429 and the 32 for 499. They have a 90 day return policy so if a better tablet comes out, take yours back and buy the better one.
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Just bought mine at Best Buy for 429. Man wish had a costco round here, NE Ohio, Stark county

got mine for 399

$399 for 16gig is the norm right now.

FdxRider said:
Just bought mine at Best Buy for 429. Man wish had a costco round here, NE Ohio, Stark county
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i know it is a little bit of a drive but there is a costco on the north side of columbus. it is just outside of Polaris mall.

I missed the Ebay Daily Deal - 16GB Toshiba Thrive $330 + Free Shipping.
That was back on 9/1.

Dolphicus said:
i know it is a little bit of a drive but there is a costco on the north side of columbus. it is just outside of Polaris mall.
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Thx I go by there every nite ,wife and i will have to take road trip.
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Best buy has 8gb version on sale for only $279 right now. The black Friday sale ends Saturday though. They should have plenty in stock as this is not a popular tablet. I'm seriously considering getting one since they sold out of the 16gb Asus Transformer for only $249. I'm doing my research now comparing the two. The Thrive has the full size ports going for it. I am concerned about the battery life and if this thrive has IPS screen like transformer. From the demo version at best buy, it didn't look like the screen was looking as good as the Transformer although same screen resolution. Also heard this thrive doesn't have gorilla glass. What can you owners tell me if any of this Is true or not. I'd rather have more storage but not an issue since this tkes full size SD cards.

BuyDig has the 03GB for $300
Toshiba Thrive 10" 16GB Android Tablet
Hotness: Posted 5 hr 30 min ago
BuyDig offers the 1.6-lb. Toshiba Thrive 10.1" 16GB Google Android Tablet in Black, model no. PDA01U-00101F, for $369.95. Coupon code "SDEALS070" cuts it to $299.95. With $7.95 for shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $50, although we saw it bundled with a Toshiba back cover for $8 less last week (since expired). It features an NVIDIA Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core processor, 10.1" 1280x800 IPS multi-touch LED-backlit LCD, 1GB RAM, 16GB internal flash storage, 2-megapixel front camera and 5-megapixel back-facing camera, Bluetooth 3.0, 802.11n wireless, SD card slot, GPS, built-in gyroscope, HDMI output, Google Android 3.1 (Honeycomb), and more.

Toshiba AT200

Any news on when it will ship? The processor and video are already dated http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/toshiba-announces-at100-tablet-10-1-inches-worth-of-honeycomb/ and still not released. What is Toshiba waiting for? Are they going to scrap the prototype specs and ship a more current model?

117 views and no comments, lol. Just in case you missed it - this AM from Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/09/toshibas-super-thin-at200-tablet-running-late-not-out-til-next/
What a failure from Toshiba not to offer a quad core tablet for the Xmas season. The Thrive for $300 or less is a great value. That's 50% the cost of the Toshiba Prime / doc combo.

[Q] Asus transformer tf101 is worth buying now for 300Euro?

the title describe well the topic...i found the transformer discounted at 300 euro in a shop and i'm keen to buy it, it is good enough? keeping in mind that my budget is max 400 euros and i'll be using it mainly for reading and surfing the net (and maybe some video).
P.S how is fair with a stylus?
thanks and sorry for my English (i'm Italian)

Arathon said:
the title describe well the topic...i found the transformer discounted at 300 euro in a shop and i'm keen to buy it, it is good enough? keeping in mind that my budget is max 400 euros and i'll be using it mainly for reading and surfing the net (and maybe some video).
P.S how is fair with a stylus?
thanks and sorry for my English (i'm Italian)
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Please provide more information, like
does it include the keyboard dock?
what is the memory size? 16g or 32g?

it's the 16 gb version without keyboard.

In a shop? Still boxed and untouched? A steal IMO!

unfortunatly the 16gb version are the ones being exposed (so not totally untouched) and hardly available, tomorrow i'll try to see the last shop because today is closed.
In the meantime i found the 32gb discounted to 399 euro and this is unboxed and untouched....is it a good deal the 32 gb?

Arathon said:
it's the 16 gb version without keyboard.
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Not a good buy at all, your best deal is with Amazon which is cheaper and with 32g storage capacity. Here's their prices:
Amazon prices tablet only (forex 1 euro = 1.32 dollars)
Brand new 32g 340 euro
.................16g 292 euro
Used like new 32g 258 euro you save 42 euro
.....................16g 218 euro you save 82 euro
Your best buy is the 32g used like new for 258 euros if you can order it from Amazon. The Transformer I bought was a 32g for 240 euros and it works perfectly upgrading to ICS. Good luck!
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Arathon said:
unfortunatly the 16gb version are the ones being exposed (so not totally untouched) and hardly available, tomorrow i'll try to see the last shop because today is closed.
In the meantime i found the 32gb discounted to 399 euro and this is unboxed and untouched....is it a good deal the 32 gb?
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It costs 54 euros more than the current prices at Amazon, but since your max limt is 400 then it should be ok. Much, much better if you can order from Amazon though because you can return easily if something is not working or broken.

thanks tedr44, i checked amazon but unfortunatly the only one who ships to Italy it will cost 399 dolars so 305 euro without shipping (transformer 32gb used) and i'm keen to buy it. Is it safe to make such purchase in case the tablet is damaged during the shipment?sorry for my boobness but it's first time purchasing from amazon.COM.
EDIT: the price of the 32gb used with shipment is 365 euro and without taxes....so not convenient.

Get the one that is in the shop near you, if anything would be wrong with it after all you can return there. It´ll save you a headache

Arathon said:
thanks tedr44, i checked amazon but unfortunatly the only one who ships to Italy it will cost 399 dolars so 305 euro without shipping (transformer 32gb used) and i'm keen to buy it. Is it safe to make such purchase in case the tablet is damaged during the shipment?sorry for my boobness but it's first time purchasing from amazon.COM.
EDIT: the price of the 32gb used with shipment is 365 euro and without taxes....so not convenient.
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Amazon has a very good record when it comes to customer service, if you have their phone number you may want to call and inquire about their policy on returning damaged shipments. But in my experience, Amazon will always try to correct any problem you may have because they want you to come back to them for future business. Why don't you try so you have the experience to order online for the first time with Amazon?

Amazon's customer service is amazing. They also have the most lenient return policy I have ever seen.
If there is even a slight problem with your purchase, they will take care of it.

i know that amazon is a good service, i purchased lots of things from amazom.IT, but was concerned about buying used goods. however i realized that buying from USA is not a good deal after the shipment cost and taxes (in italy you have to pay 21% of the price), in fact the 32 gb used will be over 400 euro.
so i'll try the last shop which opens in 2 hours, otherwise i'll wait for new discounts or buy it for the normal price 338 euro....
quite indecisive because i don't know if it's better to wait later or not to buy a good tablet for less than 400, i've read about google tablet but i prefer a 10 inch one.
thanks you guy for your advice

300 bucks is a good deal if you can't come up with the extra 200 for the prime.
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unfortunatly all the transformer 16gb were sold. now i'm indecided whether buying it at 340 euro or wait..what do you think is better?

I would wait, the price of the transformers is dropping fast. I was able to pick up a 16GB model over here in the states with KB dock for $250. This was probably an especially good deal, but I can't see the price going anywhere but down.
Does Europe have a Craigslist or similar online classified listings? That is where I would look.

for italy there is ebay, where i found the transformer 16 gb for 250 euro, hoping no one raise the price higher in the next 24 hour....if the price will be under 280 maybe i'll buy it even though is used.

sorry for the double post but wanted to bump the post for attention.....i founded an acer iconia tab a 500 for 299 euro with 32gb, what do you think?

horndroid said:
Amazon's customer service is amazing. They also have the most lenient return policy I have ever seen.
If there is even a slight problem with your purchase, they will take care of it.
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I'd really recommend purchasing through a vendor who will handle issues for you, or offers their own warranty if you are going with ASUS.
My current RMA has resulted in:
Receiving another customers tablet.
Receiving back my tablet, without the charger they asked me to send in, and with the same issue it was sent in for.
Receiving a charger without the adapter to plug it into the socket.
This is still ongoing, and when you call support, they just say, we'll escalate, and someone will call you in 2 days if you ask to speak to a manager, or have an issue.
The device was great while it worked, but I'd personally look for a vendor who is good with returns and/or offers a 3rd party warranty.

i'm sorry for the problem your facing michiganenginerd and i heard the same thing for the transformer prime (was going to buy it a month ago). I'm quite settled to buy the used iconia a500 (32gb) for 299 (with valid warranty) because is perfect fo my purpose (reading and surfing thenet).
IS it ok?

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I own the MK802 , little cool gadgets, however, the speed is a little slow, those new UG802 use the RK3066 dual core chip, from their specification, seems the antutu benchmark score is 3 times than the MK802.

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This is the best price i find on ebay.
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I own the MK802 , little cool gadgets, however, the speed is a little slow, those new UG802 use the RK3066 dual core chip, from their specification, seems the antutu benchmark score is 3 times than the MK802.
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around $63 with the coupon:LIGHTAKEOZ
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thank you I got one of them, with a keyboard and a EMS shipping
Hope to get it soon