New Here - Just bought a K1 for $150 - Thinkpad Tablet General

new to the lenovo tablet game, came from acer a500.
picked up a brand new k1 32 gig black for $150. now how do i root and install ICS? this 3.2.1 is yucky!!!!
thanks guys

okay so it was amazingly simply to upgrade from honeycomb to ICS, took about 5 minutes of research. now rooting is the next step. still looking for that root..
ok, well that didn't take long to install ICS with CWM and root. damn this lenovo is so much easier than the acer a500.
this device is pretty nice. the back plastic is bugging me tho. will get a nice case for it.

It is a really good tablet! As far as cases go I got a nice one off amazon for bout $20.
Enjoy!
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is there a kernel to overclock the rooted ICS version?

I haven't seen one. I know krook1's CM10 ROM will have overclocking in V5
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There's a kernel over at Krook's jb CM10 thread.
Where did you get that tablet for that price?

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There's a kernel over at Krook's jb CM10 thread.
Where did you get that tablet for that price?
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I was just wondering the same thing.. where did you get it?
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well, Singapore is selling it at SGD399 now. just started yesterday. i bought mine already

They are dropping in price I think, £150 in UK previously £210+

I got mine for $300 in Jan
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it should be, because they have a new one coming up soon i guess. thats why they want to clear stock

Good choice mate. There are already two great guys working on Jellybean Roms for your tablet. It's a nice machine, but it's creator stopped supporting it. God bless Khanning and Krook for their work.

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Wow... Xoom 32G £329

Wow what a price drop, if I had the choice now at this price I think I would have went for the xoom.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/motorola-xoom-tablet-pc-32gb-09752543-pdt.html
Also the pb liberty which is the exact same thing as acer own pb for £299 16G
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/packard-bell-liberty-tablet-pc-16gb-10969066-pdt.html
MJ-12
Still no usb if I'm not mistaken.
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When I was looking at tabs I wanted the xoom the most, i came across an iconia at a good price and couldn't pass it up.
Since then the only thing I've wanted for the iconia is more development support.
After some tweaking it runs much better and looks better.
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ibsk8 said:
When I was looking at tabs I wanted the xoom the most, i came across an iconia at a good price and couldn't pass it up.
Since then the only thing I've wanted for the iconia is more development support.
After some tweaking it runs much better and looks better.
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Try one of the custom Roms on and you will not be sorry about it.
I'm currently using FGuy's Falcon galaxy, and its awesome. It's based on Acer's stock rom with Galaxy Tab's UX interface. It's fun to have a Iconia with so much of indeginous developers on this and many other forums.

Should i give up that the Google I/O Tab 10.1 will ever get ICS or 3.2

Like the title says, many devices are starting to get ICS, while this Google I/O Tab 10.1 is still stuck at 3.1. Will we ever get 3.2 or even ICS.
Cant believe they just abandoned this thing.
Might move to the transformer and never come back.
Any thoughts?
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Officially...yes
But you can flash any custom rom that is meant for the wifi only version if the tab and it will work fine...even the touchwiz ones
Officially? Did they say something?
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yes they did, use google you'll get an official statement...
in Canada, the 3.2 update was received not much ago, while the others had it a while ago. we'll most likely get the update after ICS...
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Officially? Did they say something?
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Oops...sorry for the misunderstanding...I meant no...not officially..but you can flash a custom tom...they're pretty nice.
I've decided I'm going to sell this thing. Better get the Transformer Prime.
Am I missing something? As far as I know there has already been an official statement from samsung that ICS will come in the next months.
I bought this tablet just a month ago and my laptop hasn't been used since.
It is rooted but still on stock 3.2 honeycomb wich is working great.
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blue13x said:
I've decided I'm going to sell this thing. Better get the Transformer Prime.
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Sure, but if you're only going to use official ROMs, no need to be on XDA. XDA is for folks who use custom ROMs; we honestly don't care what the official firmwares do (except when we need the proprietary drivers for the camera.... ahem...).
You were at Google IO and are complaining about waiting for official updates? People there were rooting the tabs during sessions and the roms came quickly after that. It was free and little was said from them about supporting it during or after the event.
I would abandon mine for a quad core Sammy with the Wacom digitizer in the Note but until then I'll just keep flashing.
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$150 for a Tf101 good at this point?

I broke my tablet and I was on Craigslist and I found this model in really good condition for $150, was it a good buy?
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It is!
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I would definitely say yes
I would buy a second one for that price!
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Thanks I'm glad I got it then, I read the reviews but since they were over a year old I wasn't sure, but for 150 it seems pretty good
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jz83 said:
Thanks I'm glad I got it then, I read the reviews but since they were over a year old I wasn't sure, but for 150 it seems pretty good
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If you want to sell it to me for $150, I'll take it too...
You have a very good deal, man. Here in Toronto, most people are still selling a 32GB model for $300-$350!
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I would buy a second one for that price!
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Same here!
For all the aggrivation and problems ive had with the tf101, $150 is too much. I'd spend three times that amount to get a working device.
EP2008 said:
For all the aggrivation and problems ive had with the tf101, $150 is too much. I'd spend three times that amount to get a working device.
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I was about to say the same, I would even hesitate if someone offered to pay me $150 to take another one, seriously.
6 months of this is enough for me, I have had enough with this company and this tablet
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I was about to say the same, I would even hesitate if someone offered to pay me $150 to take another one, seriously.
6 months of this is enough for me, I have had enough with this company and this tablet
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LOL. Yeah, it's like giving someone a curse. Such a shame too. Asus could have made this situation a lot better.
My Transformer was rock solid till I got greedy and wanted ICS on it. ICS on Transformer has been a nightmare.
That said I love this tablet when it works, it get's used and abused every day.
Just ordered a Nexus 7 yesterday though, gonna see how the 7 inch form factor works out for me. Still Asus made, so I have fingers crossed.
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LOL. Yeah, it's like giving someone a curse. Such a shame too. Asus could have made this situation a lot better.
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Yep, I feel like ASUS owe me and everyone else with the problems, some sort of partial refund at least. It's not like a laptop where you could install a different OS until they sort their stuff out.
Because of asus' incompetency, it has now been useless longer than it has been stable, imo that is not acceptable and if I could be bothered I would fight for a full refund and be done with them.
Since ICS, the tablet has sat unused the majority of the time because of the sheer number of bugs making it a chore to use rather than an enjoyment.
And what irritates me is all the feedback on the problems people on their FB page give, and asus completely ignore it and post childish "Happy Friday" etc comments as if they are some silly little school girl talking to her little friends
Company has gone from top 3 to never again for me
Is this problem only on the Tf101 with ics or on all the other ones as well?
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Well worth it.
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Seems half of you had a good experience and the other half didn't which makes me wonder, did the half that had trouble with it had it rooted and flashed with custom roms or was it stock? I've only had it for a couple of days and I love it, keep in mind my last tablet was a dell steak 7 which was kinda bad,
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jz83 said:
Seems half of you had a good experience and the other half didn't which makes me wonder, did the half that had trouble with it had it rooted and flashed with custom roms or was it stock? I've only had it for a couple of days and I love it, keep in mind my last tablet was a dell steak 7 which was kinda bad,
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Endless problems here and 100% stock not rooted
jz83 said:
Seems half of you had a good experience and the other half didn't which makes me wonder, did the half that had trouble with it had it rooted and flashed with custom roms or was it stock? I've only had it for a couple of days and I love it, keep in mind my last tablet was a dell steak 7 which was kinda bad,
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I'm completely stock, and un-rooted. I have zero issues, and I use my tablet all day long. I also have about 100 apps installed. I had some minor issues on the initial ICS release, but they are long gone. If I had a fraction of the issues being reported, I'd have "eBayed" my TF a long time ago, or installed a custom ROM.
jz83 said:
Seems half of you had a good experience and the other half didn't which makes me wonder, did the half that had trouble with it had it rooted and flashed with custom roms or was it stock? I've only had it for a couple of days and I love it, keep in mind my last tablet was a dell steak 7 which was kinda bad,
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Stock, not rooted. Many hardware and software issues.
Great for me
hy there,
firstly in my country the transformer 16gb wifi still sels for about 300 usd - used not in a store. at the price you got it... i would buy another.
about problems.... mine is rooted and using revolution hd rom. no issues with it and it is used daily.
also i have the dock and it helps me with the transition from my laptop.
Megatron 1.1.6, Guevor Test kernel, dual booting Ubuntu (loopmounted) and I can say I've had zero problems since Guevor Test 15 or so, its a wonderful device if you get off the stock train. I'm currently selling mine on ebay for $360 with the dock, but only because I really need the money.

no love for the A2107?

Lenovo has launched 2 new tablets, the 2107 & the 2109
the 2107 is a dual sim, 3G 7 inch tablet running ICS. its very good for the price tag and fairs well in full time daily use.
i've bought one last week but can't find any root / roms for it.
is there a chance to see the tablet on xda anytime soon?
I am also trying to root it but nothing available
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I have the Lenovo A2107A under Vodafone's brand Vodafone Smart Tab II 7
Imanaged to root it and install CWM using this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044496
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A2107A
How many people have tried this. I am thinking about an A2107 but I don't want one if I can't get it up to JB.
jerryatherton said:
How many people have tried this. I am thinking about an A2107 but I don't want one if I can't get it up to JB.
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My dad bought my nephew a 7" 2107 unbranded for christmas and jb was just an ota update. Seems to have good factory support.
I just got it for chrismas good tablet. Very fast. I love the hd display are there any good roms for it yet?
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I too just received this tablet and am interested in what custom roms are available.
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2002wrex said:
My dad bought my nephew a 7" 2107 unbranded for christmas and jb was just an ota update. Seems to have good factory support.
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The update was the 4.0.3 that's ice cream sandwich not jelly bean.
The a2109 got the jelly bean update.
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That really sucks the a2107 needs jellybean. It would be much better but lenovo only cares about themselves. If it has jelly bean it would compete with the nexus 7. After all the a2107 lacks aquad cor tegra 3 processor and jellybean. Anyone want to add to the list? Don't get me wrong its a great tablet (I got it for Christmas)
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I have a nexus 7 also and this lenovo is pretty impressive I think is well worth the Price, its a better tablet than what the Price tag would make you think this baby is a steal deal. Now if they can fix the crappy SRS sound in headphones I'll be happy.
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Who knows, they very well may update it to Jellybean. I've been nothing but impressed with this tablet. It functions perfectly.
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I highly doubt we will see a jellybean update. Lenovo is playing the spec game, as in the old excuser that the specs won't handle jellybean but were all know this to be a lie.
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lambofgod13 said:
I highly doubt we will see a jellybean update. Lenovo is playing the spec game, as in the old excuser that the specs won't handle jellybean but were all know this to be a lie.
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Oh well. I still like this tablet, especially since the price was right for me lol
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I like the tablet to its a good deal, I just hate the crappy SRS sound.
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lambofgod13 said:
I like the tablet to its a good deal, I just hate the crappy SRS sound.
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Yeah but I can live with the sound lol. Haven't seen u around the evo forums for awhile, u upgrade?
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Yea I went with the galaxy nexus, I love it
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lambofgod13 said:
Yea I went with the galaxy nexus, I love it
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That's what im getting next week lol
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Hum... I've bought this tablet in Spain, and it's working ok. It fits my pocket and is able to connect to my company's VPN, so, ok. But i'm missing a pair of functions:
1) phone app. The com.android.phone doesn't exists. Is there any way to install it so i can make and receive calls with the device. Of course using headset, it's ridiculous having a 7'' device next to ear.... It will be useful for avoiding the need of carrying a mobile to attend duty calls and the tablet for connections... it would be enough with 1 device (tablet)
2) Radio; sometimes i'm just making a trip and i'd like to listen the soccer's match, or something. if tablet has the FM chip, why should i use the data connection just to retrieve a radio stream? I mean, it's on the air, there's no need to spend bandwidth (and potentially money, if my quote is exceeded) yto hear it.
They both are optional things, but comfortable things. I woud like to do it without rooting tab (so NO CWM, nor custom ROM), so guarantee is still working. So... any APK or so?
Notes: I've tried some Play store's apps for the radio, but they aren't working
Thanks in advance
right!
Tomorrow will arrive my a2107-h and i will try some downloaded roms, i think almost one can enable radio and voice call, i's all we need, this power is lost inside!
Last update give no help to the radio module? all site speak about an internal antenna...
I'd try the tablet out for a week before you do anything, the sound suck's with headphones on. I returned mine after 2 weeks i couldn't take the crappy wifi issues and YouTube buffering constantly and the forcloses cause of low ram. I spent extra and got a nexus 7, glad i did.
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[Survey] Did you unlock your bootloader?

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I run a poll to know how many of you are his bootloader unlock ....
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Unlocked! I don't think I can live without root.
Locked and rooted.
Still Charged Up
Unlocked. I'm too much of a ROM junkie to do otherwise.
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Unlocked. I'm too much of a ROM junkie to do otherwise.
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Me also:angel:
Hello
Thank you to all those who take the time to vote
Unlocked to get root back after jb update. Also like a couple mods I put on but still using stock ROM.
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Voted for Future, probably after Christmas. I really miss being rooted, so unless a new exploit is found I'll hop in the Unlocked camp sooner.
Trimis de pe ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T
Unlocked. Found latest JB update laggy and I hated the slow down when downloading from Play store. Installed custom ROM and now happier.
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Unlocked, rooted and custom rom. Only way to go. Stock sucks
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Locked and rooted. Root is enough for me as it already looks like pure android.
Had to, stock firmware is just way too slow with all these i/o issues.
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Still haven't made up my mind yet...... picked it up Thursday n was preloaded with jb, have rooted n romed every android device I've owned but just kinda leary about voiding the warenty lol. Have the apk to unlock just haven't used it.. lol
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Still haven't made up my mind yet...... picked it up Thursday n was preloaded with jb, have rooted n romed every android device I've owned but just kinda leary about voiding the warenty lol. Have the apk to unlock just haven't used it.. lol
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I hear you. I held that apk for a month before using it. All I wanted was root and a couple mods. Otherwise I kept stock ROM. I finally decided to just leap. Glad I did.
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Unlock within one day after purchased
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Unlocked it the same day I brought it home from Office Depot. Flashed TWRP and ParanoidAndroid.
The graphics are amazing. I'm 1 happy camper!
Just got done unlocking and rooting. I do that with all my androids.
good evening
Right after the result of the vote
I decided to go a second time to unlocking the tablet after a return to sav asus.
But when I run the utility, it tells me a network error
My serial number starts with C80KCT
So Asus has locked the root, after a service Asus
Yep
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yep. Mine was a refurb'd unit with only a 90 day warranty anyway.

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