Asus Transformer Prime getting redesign to fix GPS and add upgrades
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1. imkyle posted on 09 Jan 2012, 12:27 7 2
Is it just me or does anyone who bought this device feel like they got slapped in the face?
2. remixfa posted on 09 Jan 2012, 12:29 3 9
because a new model is set to come out 6 months later? its just you. buy what suites you best and stop worrying about what's next down the pipe. its not like your QUAD CORE tablet is going to be obsolete any time soon.. geesh.
5. iamcc posted on 09 Jan 2012, 13:07 4 1
I think they mean the fact that there was essentially an "antenna-gate" problem with the Prime only this time it was GPS signal and you can't buy a bumper OR hold it differently to fix the problem because it's a major design issue.
In this case I would be mad too.
16. remixfa posted on 09 Jan 2012, 17:44 3 2
let me ask you a question. how often are you actually going to use GPS on a wifi only 10.1 inch tablet??? seriously.. mountain out of a mole hill.
17. andro. posted on 09 Jan 2012, 19:17 2 0
Agreed. The current transformer prime is getting an upgrade to help gps issues and can anyone seriously say they will use their transformer prime on their car dash board as a sat nav??!!!
But as with most things with technology today you simply can't keep up with the updates. Best you can do is buy the best choice available to you at the time and also to suit your budget and be happy that you have a great product. With the rate of tech development today especially in phones and tablets you can be guaranteed that manufacturers already have semi or fully developed final products of phones which are much more advanced than phone models just literally only being unveiled at ces etc today.
14. p0rkguy posted on 09 Jan 2012, 16:58 0 0
You purchased a "leading" device right before CES, what did you think was going to happen?
"Eh, they won't have anything new"?
3. davin8r posted on 09 Jan 2012, 12:51 3 0
but it isn't just a "new model". It is a model to fix the design flaws in the Prime. That's why i feel slapped in the face, after waiting so long and shelling out $500.
4. imkyle posted on 09 Jan 2012, 12:54 0 0
My point exactly. This was the first Quad Core tablet and now not even a month after, they are making a better model because they messed up two key features.
6. AgnesDay posted on 09 Jan 2012, 13:38 1 0
If they can come up with a modification to the case that would fix the older models, it would make good business sense to offer it.
7. anas.haddadin posted on 09 Jan 2012, 13:50 2 1
Asus certainly is such a rip off, i bought my transformer prime already, i waited for a month and a half to get so disappointed by their mis-designed tablet and we get compensated by watching an upgrade being born without them compensating us... shame on you Asus shame!!
8. cthunder posted on 09 Jan 2012, 13:59 1 0
This is why you should never EVAR, EVAR buy a new tablet or smartphone until at less a month after it's released. That way (hopefully) most of the bugs will be fixed.
19. pubnum posted on 10 Jan 2012, 14:06 1 0
Thats why Engadget, CNET, and Anandtech never said anything about the shotty performance and people rely on their reviews. So what do you expect? In fact so many people are still hinged on buying this.
9. ngo2dd posted on 09 Jan 2012, 14:19 2 2
You are guys are baby. The problem was the gps. No one use there tablet for gps. Stop crying. The new one has a better screen and a working gps big deal.
20. pubnum posted on 10 Jan 2012, 14:07 2 0
I want GPS on my tablet and I will use it. Sooo...uh, you're wrong?
10. theoak posted on 09 Jan 2012, 15:58 2 0
Hmmm ... they are bumping up the display resolution ...
There is no reason to ... unless of course a competitor was releasing a high resolution one too ... cough ... iPad ... cough ...
11. brenner182 posted on 09 Jan 2012, 16:02 1 2
oh no you mean i cant use my gps wahhhhhh.
Why the hell is gps in a tablet that size so damn important.. you really gonna use it that much? gonna buy a sweet car mount for when you are driving?
Oh youre not? ok shut the hell up and quit crying about it then.
12. ryan5609 posted on 09 Jan 2012, 16:17 0 0
I am waiting for ICS to hit the TF Prime to make my final judgments. I don't care about the GPS issues, I'll use my phone for navigation. If I don't like what ICS does for the Prime, I will sell it for probably a little more than I paid for it, or just break even. But cant wait for ICS.
15. larry565656 posted on 09 Jan 2012, 17:19 1 0
GPS is not a big deal in a WiFi tablet. You can use Google maps and location lock with your WIFI connection anyway. It is just a supplementary feature in a tablet (IPad does not have one in WIFI version) but people cry for everything these days...I remember everybody complained about original Asus Transformer is made out of plastic in comparison to classy IPad aluminum shell. Now people brag about all metal case and GPS functionality. There is not a perfect product in the tech world. Also there always will be better products coming in the next quarter or two. You buy the currently best Android tablet NOW or wait until the next quarter for more choices and options. By that time Windows tablets will be on the horizon and the choice will be hard again.
I have ICS on my Nexus S. It is indeed smoother and more fluid than Gingerbread with some fancy new features. However version 4.0.3 needs some polish and work to fix small bugs and performance issues but overall much better than Gingerbread when it was released last year. Some apps also need to be updated for ICS as well as they crash or do weird things.
18. pubnum posted on 10 Jan 2012, 13:41 2 0
I love these discussions as people whine about people whining. Let me simplify everything for you:
1. People pay $500 for a device that is expected to perform a function
2. That function, however small, doesn't work as advertised
3. Asus removes function from spec sheet after people buy prime
4. Asus brings about a new design to help with GPS when they can remanufacture the existing TF201 with a better back
5. Whether he/she wants to use GPS or whether GPS is important is not up to anyone except the person buying it.
So don't whine when you personally don't understand or have no use for GPS on your tablet, because I'm sure others do. If you don't want GPS for you tablet, buy one that doesn't have it. As for those who do and expected to have it used on your asus Prime, you definitely have a right to whine, especially when Asus doesn't say anything...I mean $500 is alot of money.
