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ASUS Transformer Pad TF300-T Tablet PC

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,715 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    Asus are making the best android tablets right now. I'm using the TF201 and loving it...

    Personally I wouldn't touch a Sony, nowhere near as good.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 590 ✭✭✭ldr


    the more im looking at the asus tablet the more im liking it, and the specs the look really good. i just need to convince myself and the other half that i need it :D


    question about the tablet, can you plug a usb drive or for exemple your digital camera and copy the contents of the usb or camera to the tablet?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 Esmimyst


    Got one. and I agree with Bluefoam. It is quite nice and is the best quality/value android tablet. The keyboard is very welcome.

    Didn't try to plug a camera via usb but usb dongle works fine as well as full SD on keyboard or micro SD on tablet.

    Paid 500€ for 32gb + keyboard.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 590 ✭✭✭ldr


    Esmimyst wrote: »
    Got one. and I agree with Bluefoam. It is quite nice and is the best quality/value android tablet. The keyboard is very welcome.

    Didn't try to plug a camera via usb but usb dongle works fine as well as full SD on keyboard or micro SD on tablet.

    Paid 500€ for 32gb + keyboard.


    Just got the tablet with the keyboard. Using it right now.
    First impressions? Loving it

    Ive seen on the previous asus tablet that from the lock screen you can have gestures and open apps, how do you do tha


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,525 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    Got mine at the weekend (€415 from Amazon.com and brought over by a friend). Loving it so far. Delighted I finally went down the Android tablet route, but not ready to abandon my windows PC just yet (still some Windows only apps that I need, and some USB hardware not yet supported on Android).

    I love the fact that I can throw any movie format straight at it, and it works perfectly (unlike my daughter's Acer Iconia a500, which required some fiddling (swapping hardware audio to software driver) to get sound to work correctly). Works perfectly with the RTE Player, and other Flash-based media as well. All in all, a top notch piece of kit. The keyboard has a full-size USB port, that will take a memory stick/external drive without any issues. I understand that you can only use Asus' File Manager to access external drives, but it's a pretty good file manager (though it has crashed the tablet on me twice).

    With keyboard connected, it is top-heavy, so can fall-over; something to watch out for. Also the two speakers are positioned on the RHS of the tablet (which doesn't bother me). Sound quality has been very good. Wifi and GPS both seem to work very well, and it's damn fast. Happy android'er.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 Scrunch


    I see this is now available in the PC World summer sale for €469.
    http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/ASUS-Transformer-Pad-TF300T-Tablet-PC-with-Docking-Station/310521/2.9

    Does anyone know if this comes with a screen protector?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 590 ✭✭✭ldr


    Scrunch wrote: »
    I see this is now available in the PC World summer sale for €469.
    http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/ASUS-Transformer-Pad-TF300T-Tablet-PC-with-Docking-Station/310521/2.9

    Does anyone know if this comes with a screen protector?

    No it doesn't come with the screen protector


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,645 ✭✭✭paconnors


    have one of these bad boys myself and cant complain with the 16hr Battery life, Got 3 weeks ago and havent used my laptop for anything yet, one of my best purchases so far.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 nicbel76


    hi guys, im considering to get an Asus tab very soon, what's the best place to buy it in the Dublin area? Thanks, any tip is welcome!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,525 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    €469 in Currys seems like a pretty good price.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    The Infinity is supposed to be released on the 16th isn't? Might be best holding off until that is released to see what price point it is at and if current tablets fall in price because of it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 nicbel76


    draffodx wrote: »
    The Infinity is supposed to be released on the 16th isn't? Might be best holding off until that is released to see what price point it is at and if current tablets fall in price because of it.

    released in Ireland?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    nicbel76 wrote: »
    released in Ireland?

    I'm not sure, doubtful but should be purchasable from the Internet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 434 ✭✭Ruffty^


    nicbel76 wrote: »
    released in Ireland?

    Five of them went up on komplett.ie
    http://komplett.ie/Komplett/catalog/zkb_02tab/01_tablets/default.aspx

    That was ~last week I think. They did not last long!
    They were the 64gig and dock, still €729...god dayum that is steep.

    I hope the 32gig dockless is alot better value.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 272 ✭✭D_BEAR


    Have a US tf300 got a notification for a firmware update and what do ya know jelly bean 4.1.1 installed that was quicker than expected.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭ferrigan101


    D_BEAR wrote: »
    Have a US tf300 got a notification for a firmware update and what do ya know jelly bean 4.1.1 installed that was quicker than expected.
    Nice! How is it compared to ICS?

    Want to get home now and check my prime and the gf's tf300.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 272 ✭✭D_BEAR


    Seems a little faster has google now on the unlock screen. May play around a little more to see anymore differences.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,401 ✭✭✭lewis


    I`m thinking about getting the ASUS TF300, just trying to figure out which models, had the wifi-GPS problems and are they all sorted now?

    The Infinity is mad priced, if the other problems ar`nt there on the TF300 models, I`d go for it...

    Whats people opinions on it, I`ve read the previous posts, but what about the root/flashing side of it, does it improve it in anyway shape or form?

    Edit: This is the cheapest price and place I could find, TF300T-A1, 16gb, blue, €340.

    Seems pretty good, what do ya`s think?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,525 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    lewis wrote: »
    Edit: This is the cheapest price and place I could find, TF300T-A1, 16gb, blue, €340. Seems pretty good, what do ya`s think?
    You didn't mention where you found it? I presume that price includes the keyboard, in which case it seems pretty competitive. Mine has been great. No regrets.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 944 ✭✭✭kenyard


    i had a look around at this also as i was in pc world and was liking it a lot the one they had on display..
    running jellybean is also a good thing.
    its 499 there with keyboard.
    its on komplett.ie for 469 i think it is, so its a small bit of difference.
    340 seems very cheap considernig the keyboard is ~100

    i didnt realise there are different variants of it either.. might be worth looking into that too

    i had read about the wifi gps problems and i think the solution was a dongle or something which you could plug in (awkward but a fix) and i believe that was only free to avail of until the end of this month aka you have 24hrs to apply for it :P

    its not a major deal to me though.
    besides that im wondering is there any other tablets or anything worth looking at>?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,525 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    What is the Wifi/GPS problem? Haven't had any issues with my (US-based) model.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,401 ✭✭✭lewis


    You didn't mention where you found it? I presume that price includes the keyboard, in which case it seems pretty competitive. Mine has been great. No regrets.

    Ah crap, sorry about that, it was from Simply Electronics

    How do you find it when you using just the tab on its own, weight wise, does it get awkward to hold, is it slippy?
    kenyard wrote: »
    i had read about the wifi gps problems and i think the solution was a dongle or something which you could plug in (awkward but a fix) and i believe that was only free to avail of until the end of this month aka you have 24hrs to apply for it :P
    What is the Wifi/GPS problem? Haven't had any issues with my (US-based) model.

    Yes, this is fixed now, the back is not metal and does`nt effect the wif/GPS.
    Check out MTR of it, it explains all.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,715 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    What is the Wifi/GPS problem? Haven't had any issues with my (US-based) model.
    That issue never occured on the tf300


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,525 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    lewis wrote: »
    Ah crap, sorry about that, it was from Simply Electronics
    Ahh.. It doesn't include the keyboard for that price, so it's not that competitive. Komplett.ie is cheaper with or without the keyboard.
    lewis wrote: »
    How do you find it when you using just the tab on its own, weight wise, does it get awkward to hold, is it slippy?
    I haven't really used it without the keyboard attached, but weight-wise it's fine. It doesn't get slippy as there is a pattern on the back of the screen. With the keyboard attached, you do find that it is top-heavy, so you have to make sure that it doesn't topple over.
    lewis wrote: »
    Yes, this is fixed now, the back is not metal and does`nt effect the wif/GPS.
    Check out MTR of it, it explains all.
    So it's not a TF300 problem at all? They never sold the TF300 with a metal back.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,184 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Has the prime been discontinued with the TF300 and Infinity released?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 944 ✭✭✭kenyard


    it was still available anyway for sure..though more expensive and this is the tf 300 compared to it...

    Good

    Powerful quad-core Tegra 3 processor
    Faster Wi-Fi performance than the Prime
    Bold, responsive screen
    Micro-HDMI and microSD slots

    Bad
    Not as thin or sturdy as the Transformer Prime
    Screen not as outdoors-friendly as the Prime
    Camera isn't quite as impressive as the Prime

    tbh for nearly 25% more the prime doesnt seem to be worth it.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,184 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    They have identical processors surely?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,715 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    They have identical processors surely?
    Different clock speeds


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,401 ✭✭✭lewis


    Ahh.. It doesn't include the keyboard for that price, so it's not that competitive. Komplett.ie is cheaper with or without the keyboard.

    Decided to go with Komplett, of course the Blue one, it seems to be the cheapest I`ve found anywhere..TF700 is due out soon, so my luck the price of the TF300 will drop...to hell with it I`ll get it..

    The description threw me off a little.."Product Description Asus Eee Pad Transformer Lite" had to double check that the lite part was`nt some lesser model than the others, though I did`nt see this mentioned anywhere else.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,533 ✭✭✭the keen edge


    A friend has a Transformer and is super happy with it.

    I really find it the unavailability of 3G models bizarre, surely the point of such a mobile device is not having to be restricted to a wifi connection?


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