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OEM Acer Travel charger kit @ Walmart - $15

So the A500 that I had bought this week did not come with the charger. Just in case anyone was looking for a replacement, the Walmart's near my house have the A500 travel charger kit in the stores. Online the price is $22 but in the store it was only $14.99! I thought it was a pretty good deal since usually power supplies for for $25-30 in B&M stores usually.
Online the cheapest i could find was the $22 at Walmart anyways for the OEM one. eBay has some, but they are mostly all knockoffs from China.
Here's the link: walmart.com/ip/Acer-A500P01/16560714
The cord is pretty short, which I think is the norm for these. Comes with the US, EU and UK adapter plates.
If you go into the store and give the clerk the number below, they should be able to find it for you. In my store it was near the other tablet accessories, small section.
0088448399945
Hope this helps someone.

Nice find.

very nice find. Now I can have one at home and one at the office plus keep one in my computer bag for that price

Just picked one up yesterday, wish it was a slimmer design though...however for someone brave enough they can make the cable longer instead of the stock short cable.

I am planning on taking this power supply (the one I bought from Walmart as a spare) and modifying one of the included adapters (probably the US one since it is the lowest profile) taking off the AC prongs and re routing a long AC side cable to where the adapter attaches to the transformer making it look more similar to a laptop adapter with a cord at each end...
This way I could still use it with the standard adapters and also have a lower profile power supply to carry in the case (without having to remove the adapter)
Ted...

It was $14.99 at my Wal-mart as well-- picked it up today.

Lord Bodak said:
It was $14.99 at my Wal-mart as well-- picked it up today.
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I must have a retarded Walmart where I live. They had no idea what I asked for, the dude just kept showing me iPhone accessories. Can you guys hook me up with a Walmart sku or something?

prophetic said:
I must have a retarded Walmart where I live. They had no idea what I asked for, the dude just kept showing me iPhone accessories. Can you guys hook me up with a Walmart sku or something?
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The UPC code from my receipt is 088448399945, they should be able to look that up, I would imagine.

prophetic said:
I must have a retarded Walmart where I live. They had no idea what I asked for, the dude just kept showing me iPhone accessories. Can you guys hook me up with a Walmart sku or something?
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You must live in Oklahoma.
I once stopped at a Subway shop in Oklahoma to get a sub.
When asked what kind of cheese I wanted, I said "Provolone."
The girl said "what" and I again said "provolone."
She said, "provolone, what's that?'
True story.

Awesome find - San Antonio
Thanks a million! You just saved me two weeks of not being able to use my Iconia!
I just got back from a trip and I think that I left the interchangeable plug part at the hotel. I was just about to order a new power supply on eBay (avg $14) but wasn't too happy about the idea of waiting two weeks for the thing to ship in from China.
Found one here at the Walmart in San Antonio for $14.95.

Thanks brother. I've been having a hard time finding one on the internet (Amazon). I found mine in Charleston, SC.

Maybe the reason for the short cord is so you dont accidentally trip over it. I'd feel pretty dumb breaking my tablet all because I trip on it's long charge cord. And this thing charges pretty quick IMO, so it's no big deal to put it down for a short time while it charges.

I am showing $14.99 online
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bwassef said:
I am showing $14.99 online
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Could you post a direct link? When I search Walmart I can't get one to show up?
Thanks

mikespe said:
Could you post a direct link? When I search Walmart I can't get one to show up?
Thanks
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Walmart No.: 550318184
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Acer-Iconia-Tablet-AC-Power-Supply-Travel-Pack/16560714

Pre Order One Today

Amazon is throwing out pre-orders:
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Color-Multi-touch-Display-Wi-Fi/dp/B0051VVOB2/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp

Pre-order complete! Now I have a few weeks to decide if I really want it.
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bwilliams1 said:
Pre-order complete! Now I have a few weeks to decide if I really want it.
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Doing the same thing lol

Ditto. Love to hear some more exact details about the hardware...

jonyrace said:
Ditto. Love to hear some more exact details about the hardware...
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The Verge has a pretty good run down of the specs and a comparison with other tablets on the market.
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You know I am almost thinking of preordering this thing. I have wanted a tablet for sometime and I have been looking at the Transformer as my first choice. This however looks like a great device for the price for what I would be using it for. Basically an e-reader, as I already read all my books on Kindle Software on my EVO, watching movies on the go either from HBO Go, Netflix or even Amazon's services and maybe some light web browsing and email.
So the question is, buy it now and have in in November and wait for the wonderful folks here to root the thing so I can run what I want on it OR wait until someone else gets them and puts out a review on it?
hmmmm..what to do what to do...

Do they charge your card if you pre-order? Or does it only charge when it ships out? I'd hate to have $200 something out from my credit card balance for over a month. It wont be out until November (mid).

I could have sworn I've seen Amazon preorders say "You won't be charged until this item ships" but that seems to be lacking for the Fire.
Can anyone that has preordered confirm if they've been charged?

Pre-ordered while in class . Can't wait for this thing to get into my hands. Praying that there won't be a locked bootloader. If not this thing has a shot of running a homebrew Ice Cream Sandwich!
Edit: I'll let you know if I get charged in an hour or two.

I pre-ordered this morning and have not been charged yet, so I'm assuming they will not charge until it ships.

I preordered as soon as it was up.figure worst case i give it as a gift. But im really intrested to see how a 7 inch tablet works out.
Current use ipad2 but been wanting something smaller.

I am getting one for the wife - just her speed I think...
I'll stick with my ASUS EP121 and ExoPC slates for me.

Amazon charges you when the item ships. So if you pre order, you have a couple months to decide what you really want to do.

I just went ahead and preordered one. I just read on AndroidTablet.com that Amazon acknowledged that this device will be easily rooted and that they won't stand in the way of it happening.
I figure I will get it, play around with it while the great folks here figure out the process and then I will decide if I want to keep it or not. For $200 I am not out much and I can give it away as a Christmas gift or return it if I don't like the thing.

DONE! How can you pass it up at that price? And with XDA throwing knives at it..... This is the entry point for E-readers and Tablets....

I ordered a couple for my family. We have the older kindles and it looks like a worthy upgrade.

I ordered one and the new $79 kindle as well. Cannot wait.

I preordered a few days ago. I still have not been charged for it yet.
And I have preordered things from amazon before. They don't charge until the day it ships.

As per usual the U.K has to play the waiting game and will probably be 40% more expensive when it eventually gets here...... Grrrr

My RMA Experience

Had a USB malfunctioning error, got a code 43 unknown device error on windows. (see thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468832)
Will post my RMA progress here,
I live in Glasgow, Scotland & the service centre for here is in Czech-Rebublic. Told them about the error and they gave me an RMA number on 1/2/12 (2 emails exchanged). UPS picked up the package on 2/2/12. Packed the transformer on its own in its original box, UPS came today took the package off me, gave me a receipt, stuck a label on the package and told me to sign it with my signature and date.
(I'll update this accordingly)

Reached the Asus service centre in Czech-Rebublic today 3/2/12, seems like UPS is overnight. Nice service, Asus.
ASUS After-sale Repair Status Route is as below:
Product Received > (Waiting) > Repairing > Final Testing > Packing > Ready for Shipping > Repair Finished
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mines is currently in the 'repairing' bit. will keep you's updated.
you can check your RMA status HERE

Still in the repairing bit, *sigh*

Is yours tf201 or tf101?

xda-soar said:
Is yours tf201 or tf101?
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considering this is the TF101 section, mines is a TF101.
Guys, its still in the 'repairing' stage, anyone know how long it stays like this?

It's at the 'Ready For Shipping' stage today 6/2/12. Should have it tomorrow will report back on what/how they did.

Okay, it's been shipped I've got the tracking number.

Be interesting to see how much damage your tablet has acquired free of charge

Lol don't get my hopes down !

not bad Asus. less than a week without my tablet if you include shipping days. Now i just hope to god they done a good job on the repair, i think they might have replaced it though as the USB error was EXTREMELY rare.

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Got my Transformer back today.
THEY HAVENT FIXED IT.
there was a note with the tablet saying no issues/no trouble found.
Now, its either they didnt bother fixing it OR its my USB cable.. I'm going to order a brand new ASUS USB cable and re-check. Ill keep you's updated. Still dont know why they would waste so much of their own money on shipping when they never even fixed it.. This is the only reason im trying another cable.

blickmanic said:
Got my Transformer back today.
THEY HAVENT FIXED IT.
there was a note with the tablet saying no issues/no trouble found.
Now, its either they didnt bother fixing it OR its my USB cable.. I'm going to order a brand new ASUS USB cable and re-check. Ill keep you's updated. Still dont know why they would waste so much of their own money on shipping when they never even fixed it.. This is the only reason im trying another cable.
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did you send your cable in with it?

Novae said:
did you send your cable in with it?
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Nope :/ 10char

Here's what you can expect from asus rma experience.
Case 1: If you call in ahead of time and describe to them exactly what's wrong, you can expect to get your tablet back within a week's time.
Case 2: If you call in and tell them what's wrong, but you are iffy about it, you can expect to get your tablet back in a week and a half.
Case 3: If you have no idea what's wrong with your tablet, you can expect to get your tablet back between 1.5 week to a month.
That said, if they tested your device and saw nothing wrong, they would have sent it to a different guy to do further testings.
Anyway, my bet is your cable.

goodintentions said:
Here's what you can expect from asus rma experience.
Case 1: If you call in ahead of time and describe to them exactly what's wrong, you can expect to get your tablet back within a week's time.
Case 2: If you call in and tell them what's wrong, but you are iffy about it, you can expect to get your tablet back in a week and a half.
Case 3: If you have no idea what's wrong with your tablet, you can expect to get your tablet back between 1.5 week to a month.
That said, if they tested your device and saw nothing wrong, they would have sent it to a different guy to do further testings.
Anyway, my bet is your cable.
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I've ordered one, I'll let yous know on progress

Just to let you know some devices will not be recognized depending on the device itself. If the device works fine on a pc using the same cable then it is probably just an issue with the transformer recognizing it.
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swolebiceps said:
Just to let you know some devices will not be recognized depending on the device itself. If the device works fine on a pc using the same cable then it is probably just an issue with the transformer recognizing it.
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I tried about 5 differant PC's to no avail

goodintentions said:
Anyway, my bet is your cable.
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Another vote for the cable.

I just got my TF101 dock back
Well first at all the bad news:
they sent me an used/refurbished dock unit, mine was cosmetically 100% perfect paid full price retail on amazon.com, the one I got from asus has 2 major scratches, 1 crossing the following keys: Tab, Caps Lock, Shift and Crtl and even extends further down to my dock itself(plastic area), the other one is a highly noticeable scratch( a very large one) close to the touch pad. I find this highly offensive from asus, how come you treat your customers like that asus, I will try to get rid of it on ebay, since my power button is still loose and haven't send it to ASUS yet, probably never will. Good luck to people still looking to get a tf101/tf201
The good news is apparently this dock works fine. we'll see.

Chassis Separation above charging port

Anyone ever heard of their chassis coming away from the glass above the port? Woke up this morning to find this.
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My GTab does not have this problem and I plug it in to charge every evening. Have had the unit since late-July of last year.
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Unfortunately, I can't say that I have heard of this happening before. My 10.1 isn't experiencing that, and neither are any of the 10.1's owned by friends and family. At the same time, our tablets are the earlier versions (purchased at launch) that are lacking the Samsung branding under the glass above the charging port. I have a question for you though, has your device been in to Samsung for service? If not, have you contacted Samsung about this? This is definitely something that is covered under the Manufacturer's warranty.

Just received the return shipping label. They asked what I'd want if it couldn't be fixed? I said a 32 instead of a 16 if it had to be replaced. LOL I doubt they show me that kind of love.

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Just received the return shipping label. They asked what I'd want if it couldn't be fixed? I said a 32 instead of a 16 if it had to be replaced. LOL I doubt they show me that kind of love.
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You never know until you ask.

petcojunkie said:
Just received the return shipping label. They asked what I'd want if it couldn't be fixed? I said a 32 instead of a 16 if it had to be replaced. LOL I doubt they show me that kind of love.
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ha! Good luck with that....

I know its just a dream

So they said my screen is warped/ bent, on top of that they say the chassis is now cracked, when my pics clearly show that is not the case. I call bull****, what are my options?
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petcojunkie said:
So they said my screen is warped/ bent, on top of that they say the chassis is now cracked, when my pics clearly show that is not the case. I call bull****, what are my options?
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keep complaining... that's the ONLY way with this bozos....you'll eventually get to a "manager" who will take you to another "manager", then they will either replace it or fix it.....i did that for 18 times with my hp laptop...what a piece of junk.

Just pissed never so much trouble with them. I have several TVs from them and a phone never no problems.
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Are they saying since it's "cracked" it's not covered under warranty? Just wondering cause that's definitely bullsh!t.
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I'm telling you...get high enough where they give you an email address...email them the photo...they have to fix it...if not...complain...go higher and higher till you get what you want.

So they sent it back despite the pics and everything, wanted me to pay 199.99? Totally dissatisfied with this. I own several nice pieces of Sammy equipment and never any issues....

Hmm, look at that, I kind of see a sliiiight little bump on mine too. I can press on it and see that it does deform a tad. Now you got me all paranoid. Its definitely no where near as bad as yours though.

I really hate to revive such an old thread but the bezel near my charging port has cracked exactly as described as well. Has this happened to anyone else and has anyone gotten a resolution. It seems this is definitely a manufacturers defect

[Q] Repalcement

First of all I'm from the UK
So I have had my phone since January 21st and its been fine.
Past few days its been getting really, really HOT! I know some people exaggerate about over heating problems but I couldn't even hold the phone. I was scared that it was going to explode. It took about 15 minutes to cool down once i had turned it off and it has happened about 4 times in the past two days.
I have looked on Googles return/ replacement policies but i'm a little confused. I don't know if its changed within the last day but i looked it up on my phone and it said they have a 24/7 help line that i can call. I have now looked it up on my desktop and the options have changed and it tells me i have to go through LG.
Does anyone have that number? I cant seem to find it anywhere.
Is there a chance i can get a brand new replacement from Google or LG? or would it just be a repair?
Thank you.

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First of all I'm from the UK
So I have had my phone since January 21st and its been fine.
Past few days its been getting really, really HOT! I know some people exaggerate about over heating problems but I couldn't even hold the phone. I was scared that it was going to explode. It took about 15 minutes to cool down once i had turned it off and it has happened about 4 times in the past two days.
I have looked on Googles return/ replacement policies but i'm a little confused. I don't know if its changed within the last day but i looked it up on my phone and it said they have a 24/7 help line that i can call. I have now looked it up on my desktop and the options have changed and it tells me i have to go through LG.
Does anyone have that number? I cant seem to find it anywhere.
Is there a chance i can get a brand new replacement from Google or LG? or would it just be a repair?
Thank you.
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If you bought it from the Play store, you go through google. If you bought it somewhere else, you need to speak with your provider or LG directly. Phone numbers can be found on their websites.

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If you bought it from the Play store, you go through google. If you bought it somewhere else, you need to speak with your provider or LG directly. Phone numbers can be found on their websites.
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This is what i get when i try and go through the play store
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Return policy just says within 15days.
Iv already contacted LG customer service and waiting for the reply.
Iv just sent Google the same message basically but its under the 15day return policy I clicked on "contact our support team"
Just gonna wait and see what they both say and go from there =(

RedBlueGreen said:
This is what i get when i try and go through the play store
Return policy just says within 15days.
Iv already contacted LG customer service and waiting for the reply.
Iv just sent Google the same message basically but its under the 15day return policy I clicked on "contact our support team"
Just gonna wait and see what they both say and go from there =(
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Ah, sorry mate. Good luck to ya. For me I sprung for the 10 dollar a month warranty from T-Mobile in the US. Just had mine replaced for charging issues and the buzzing in the speaker got worse.

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Ah, sorry mate. Good luck to ya. For me I sprung for the 10 dollar a month warranty from T-Mobile in the US. Just had mine replaced for charging issues and the buzzing in the speaker got worse.
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Got a reply from Google within 10minutes..
They said I have to go through the trouble shooting stage basically. factory reset etc and if it still happens they will send me a replacement!
Should I just lie and say iv already done it when it first happened and it continued to over heat a couple more times or should i just wait it out a few days do what they say and contact them then?

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Got a reply from Google within 10minutes..
They said I have to go through the trouble shooting stage basically. factory reset etc and if it still happens they will send me a replacement!
Should I just lie and say iv already done it when it first happened and it continued to over heat a couple more times or should i just wait it out a few days do what they say and contact them then?
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That's your call. Only you know how your device has been acting :/ (First hand I mean)

Just got my new one. Its a 304k. Screen is a little dimmer which I don't care about.. But the gyroscope isn't working within apps. Like the camera, chrome, messaging etc.
I've downloaded an actual gyroscope and that works. Also factory reset the phone still the same.
Just sent Google an email about it.. Waiting for reply.
Why me ?
Edit... I fixed it by putting my sim card in lol.