Asus Transformer TF300 to arrive on 22 April?

[Bateluer]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2537...e_transformer_pad_300_tablet_on_april_22.html

Asus' latest Transformer Pad 300 will start shipping in the U.S. on April 22, the company said Friday. The tablet is being pitched as a laptop replacement with 4G LTE network capabilities.

The new Transformer Pad will have a 10.1-inch screen and use a quad-core Tegra 3 processor from Nvidia. It will run Google's latest Android 4.0 operating system, code-named Ice Cream Sandwich.

An Asus spokeswoman said prices will be revealed April 22. However, retailer BJs is taking preorders for a $399 model with 32GB of storage and 1GB of memory.

The tablet offers 10 hours of battery life, which can be extended to 15 hours with an additional battery in an optional keyboard dock. The dock makes the tablet a fully functional laptop, and Android-specific buttons provide quick access to certain functions.

The tablet display shows images at a resolution of 1280 by 800 pixels. The mobile connectivity options with the tablet include Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G LTE.

The tablet has a 1.2-megapixel front camera and an 8-megapixel rear camera. It also has a micro-HDMI port so the tablet can be connected to TVs, and one microSD card reader for expanded storage.

Bout time, if true. But this isn't the one they need on the market, the Infinity is the device that needs to launch. And in a polished state.

 

[MooMooCow]

What's the difference between this thing and the Prime anyways? Seems like Asus is just phasing out the Prime and replacing it with the Infinity at a higher price point.

 

[Bateluer]

What's the difference between this thing and the Prime anyways? Seems like Asus is just phasing out the Prime and replacing it with the Infinity at a higher price point.

The TF300 is the lower end version of the Prime. Its a plain IPS scree, not the Super IPS+ in the Prime. The TF300 is also a plastic chassis vs the all aluminum of the Prime or the window'd aluminum body of the Infinity.

Asus has stated that want to continue selling the TF201, the Prime, along side the TF300 and TF700. But, there's no reason for it to exist at that point.

 

[MooMooCow]

The Prime has a pretty big uphill battle against the iPad at its current price point. I feel that the Infinity is going to struggle just as much seeing as it's $100 more than the iPad 3.

 

[Bateluer]

The Prime has a pretty big uphill battle against the iPad at its current price point. I feel that the Infinity is going to struggle just as much seeing as it's $100 more than the iPad 3.

The Infinity hasn't launched yet and has no officially announced pricing, only rumors and speculation.

 

[MooMooCow]

The Infinity hasn't launched yet and has no officially announced pricing, only rumors and speculation.

I suppose, but unless Asus suddenly decides to discontinue the Prime there isn't any price point but $600 to put the Infinity.

Anyways, the TF300 is up against the Tab 2 and iPad 2 at that price range, I can definitely see it being a pretty good contender. Now if Asus could actually manage to have them in stock... Hunting down the Prime was a huge pain in the ass

 

[Bateluer]

I suppose, but unless Asus suddenly decides to discontinue the Prime there isn't any price point but $600 to put the Infinity.

Should also be noted that a 32GB Infinity at 600 is the same price as an iPad 3 32GB.

 

[dunforgiven]

Hi guys, hope someone can answer this for me...

I'm planning to get the TF300 in a few days from US online store. However, I plan to ship it here in the Philippines where I live

Should there be firmware / ICS updates in the future, would I still be able to do it (the upgrade) considering I'm using the tablet in the Philippines or any other country and not in the US?

Or are updates released to devices only in countries where they were released/bought?

 

[Bateluer]

Hi guys, hope someone can answer this for me...

I'm planning to get the TF300 in a few days from US online store. However, I plan to ship it here in the Philippines where I live

Should there be firmware / ICS updates in the future, would I still be able to do it (the upgrade) considering I'm using the tablet in the Philippines or any other country and not in the US?

Or are updates released to devices only in countries where they were released/bought?

I can't answer that definitively. But, I'd wager that XDA would have a manual flash or update.zip up for any OTA released for it.

 

[dunforgiven]

Thanks Bateluer. I'm not much of a techie when it comes to these things so you lost me there for a bit.... XDA is a website right? If there's a manual flash or update.zip as you mention, would I need some special software to install them to my tablet?

Or do I just download the file into the tablet and run it?

 

[Bateluer]

Thanks Bateluer. I'm not much of a techie when it comes to these things so you lost me there for a bit.... XDA is a website right? If there's a manual flash or update.zip as you mention, would I need some special software to install them to my tablet?

Or do I just download the file into the tablet and run it?

Correct, XDA is a big Android/WinMo modding site.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/

The TF300T model doesn't have its own sub forum yet though, but there's quite a bit if discussion around it.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1570125

I am not certain exactly what would be required to flash a manual OTA, other posters here may be able to clarify better than I. If a simple update.zip dropped onto the storage root direction and a reboot to the Asus recovery doesn't work, then I'd expect you'd need to root the tablet and install a custom recovery, such as Clockwork, and flash .zips that would be posted for that.

The TF300T is brand new right now though, and community development has barely gotten off the ground. Not a lot of information available yet on that front.

Hopefully, some other posters here can give you a better answer for your original question, getting OTAs on a US device in a foreign country.

 

[dunforgiven]

Thanks for the explanation. I really appreciate your inputs. I'll check this XDA website and try to study and learn some of these flashing/rooting things to appreciate these things much more

More power to you dude

 

[sjwaste]

I suppose, but unless Asus suddenly decides to discontinue the Prime there isn't any price point but $600 to put the Infinity.

Anyways, the TF300 is up against the Tab 2 and iPad 2 at that price range, I can definitely see it being a pretty good contender. Now if Asus could actually manage to have them in stock... Hunting down the Prime was a huge pain in the ass

That suggests it was priced too low for the quantity they had on hand.

 

[Anomaly1964]

Got mine already and it ROCKS!

No wi-fi issues...
No gps issues...
TEGRA 3 love!

 

[Anomaly1964]

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