FYI...thought I would share if anyone is interested. http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-toshiba-thrive-tablet-from-beach-camera
Is this tablet better than the transformer/xoom which is selling around $100 more?
MEkANiK said:
Is this tablet better than the transformer/xoom which is selling around $100 more?
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I love it, and and it has full size ports, usb, hdmi, and sdcard
Sent from my Thrive, rooted and looking for more.
The Amazon gold box deal over the weekend was even better. 8GB for $250. I missed it. For $250 you can't go wrong.
I jumped in on the groupon and Im rooted. I was going to wait a bit longer to get the asus transformer and keyboard but I couldnt pass this up
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I know a lot of people have been waiting for Amazon.com (themselves) to start selling, and it looks like it has started.
32GB - $484.03 SHIPPED - http://amzn.to/kdp0fb
16GB - $399.99 SHIPPED - http://amzn.to/mBGTpv
dock is also in stock. I could have gotten the entire set tax free plus free 2 day shipping. Oh well i guess that's the price I pay for impatience
I don't need a signature.
finalhit said:
dock is also in stock. I could have gotten the entire set tax free plus free 2 day shipping. Oh well i guess that's the price I pay for impatience
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That dock says $279.
familyguy26 said:
That dock says $279.
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Dock OOS now.
as gbcue said, the "real" amazon-sold dock has sold out. the price you're seeing are by marketplace sellers.
I don't need a signature.
I ended up getting one and I got the keyboard dock from them...
Bump because 16GB is in stock!
http://amzn.to/mBGTpv
Hello, im looking for the best tablet i can get for about $400 ($500 if bestbuy has it for a decent price). I was thinking about getting this. I plan on watching movies on it and browsing the web. I'll prob never leave the house with it. Do you guys think this would be worth getting?
All the software is pretty much the same with the exception of the XOOM because it's on Android 3.2.
What it comes down to is the price and hardware.
Galaxy Tab: Slimness, Light, no MicroSD
Transformer: Cheap, IPS screen, dock (extended battery life, 2 USBs), microSd
Acer: 1 USB on the tablet itself, microSD
etc etc.... make your decision quick, -$100 coupon is available @ staples with some other retailers honoring their coupon as well.
zephiK said:
All the software is pretty much the same with the exception of the XOOM because it's on Android 3.2.
What it comes down to is the price and hardware.
Galaxy Tab: Slimness, Light, no MicroSD
Transformer: Cheap, IPS screen, dock (extended battery life, 2 USBs), microSd, hdmi
Acer: 1 USB on the tablet itself, microSD, hdmi
etc etc.... make your decision quick, -$100 coupon is available @ staples with some other retailers honoring their coupon as well.
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The Transformer and if I remember correctly the Acer both have hdmi too.
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Should i get the transformer or wait?
How do i use the -$100 coupon? thanks.
Here's my list of all the tablets I've owned and returned before sticking with the transformer-
-Toshiba thrive- dim screen compared to transformer, brick, lots of ports though, don't see it having a lot of support
-transformer- liked it but wanted to try some others
-galaxy tab- nice screen(transformers just as nice), thin/light, no ports or SD support(why samsung?), very soft plastic surrounding screen, got dinged/knicked with hardly any use(this is the one my wife decided to keep, wasn't for me though)
-xoom- screen isn't that bad, but transformer/gtab10.1 screen is noticeably better, brick(didn't bother me , just putting it out there as It's probably the heaviest), power button on back is sometimes annoying, immediate updates wasn't worth the trade for decrease in screen quality to me
Now I'm back to the transformer to stay. Its got the perfect balance of ports/size/looks/accessories to warrant me keeping it over the others. the fact that its the cheapest out of all of them is just an added bonus.
Alright, I decided to go with the transformer after reading reviews / looking in other sections. Does anyone know the cheapest place in the US to buy them?
Sevent33n said:
Alright, I decided to go with the transformer after reading reviews / looking in other sections. Does anyone know the cheapest place in the US to buy them?
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Try starting with the Staples coupon. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1177461 is the read. Try going through them. From what I've been told,
- Office depot will honor the coupon for Transformer ONLY if the nearby Staples have the Transformer in stock.
- Go to Staples and see if they have the Transformer
Newegg and Amazon have pretty good values for Transformer if you can't get a purchase with the Staples coupon.
@curti.nogg: Absolutely. I was just giving a list of features on the top of my head.
Only thing I dislike about the Transformer is the charger cable is really short but I have a USB3 M-F extender so that fixed it.
Thanks so much.
+1 to everyone
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Thanks so much.
+1 to everyone
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Good luck! Hope to see more posts from you in the future in the Transformer forums.
I didn't buy my Iconia to spite Apple. My experience with the A500 is quite unusual. I was definately not in the market to buy a tablet when of all things, I saw a Rent-A-Center ad on TV for the Acer Iconia A500. I thought it'd be cool to give it a try!
I tried (the brand-new in a sealed box) the Iconia A500 and just fell in love. I read up on the Internet, I saw YouTube videos, I was sold on it. So there I was, paying rental fees on the Iconia and I knew I'd soon have to pay the first month (my deposit was like $50!) and that'd be just over $100.00. That's about 1/4th the cost of one to own, so that was a predicament.
I had the Iconia a week, was still paid up and bought one at OfficeDepot for $449. I turned the rental Iconia in after a week, still paid-up and surprised the salesman! Within a week, OfficeDepot and Wal-Mart were advertising them for $399, so I took mine back to OfficeDepot and the store manager was freaking out, afraid I was returning it. They happily gave me the 50 bucks on their price guarantee program. Wasn't sure if they had one, but figured I'd complain about their price and Wal-Mart's price. Didn't have to when the store mgr found out I wasn't returning it, so I left with 50 bucks!!!
I say this long, convoluted story for a reason. The Rent-a-Center I got that from had me on a waiting list to get it, so RAC's across the nation are putting thousands out there in the field. I loved it and ended up buying one. I'm sure I won't be the only one.
Thank God they weren't renting Ipad2s! I would have had no idea about .3 MP front and .97 MP rear cameras. mini and full-sized USB ports, HDMI you don't have to have a dongle to use as well as MicroSD! They don't "warn" Ipad 2 buyers about lacking all of those things the Iconia has for $100 less now after the price reduction! They don't tell you most of the Ipad 2 applications cost money while most of the Android apps are free. Heck, the game Need for Speed had me sold for quality gaming on the A500!
What made you buy the Acer Iconia A500?
I bought mine after giving up on the cheap chinatabs that lack support.
Very happy with my A500.
Not intending to put down the ipad 2. In fact, I think it is quite an engineering marvel. But no matter how much I try to like it, it still feels like an oversized iphone to me.
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Not intending to put down the ipad 2. In fact, I think it is quite an engineering marvel. But no matter how much I try to like it, it still feels like an oversized iphone to me.
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Well i have both and think both have their unique place for me and like both of them
I bought mine because it's my 3rd Android tab and I wanted 3.x on tablets. The UI improvements for me are amazing. I also own an iphone 4, so I don't need an apple product. That'll likely be my last Apple purchase however. Once I see how Android 4.x pans out on mobiles instead of just tablets, I will likely replace my iphone with one. I will probably keep the iphone around though. It costs roughly 40USD to unlock them here, so selling it might be an option also.
Another reason I got the Iconia is it was too hard to get the Transformer when it launched. Kind of glad that was the case now.
I returned a Toshiba Thrive after 2 weeks due to the sleep bug, and waited a bit. I found the Staples coupon for any tablet, $100 off. By this time the Iconia had come down from $449 to $399 and Staples was out of everything other than the Xoom and Galaxy. I didn't want either, but found that OfficeDepot would honor the Staples coupon on select models, the 16gb Iconia being one. So, for $299 plus tax I walked out with one!
One of the keys to the Iconia is the Gorilla Glass, http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/acer , and the nice aluminum body. Honeycomb 3.1 and I'm a happy camper.
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I returned a Toshiba Thrive after 2 weeks due to the sleep bug, and waited a bit. I found the Staples coupon for any tablet, $100 off. By this time the Iconia had come down from $449 to $399 and Staples was out of everything other than the Xoom and Galaxy. I didn't want either, but found that OfficeDepot would honor the Staples coupon on select models, the 16gb Iconia being one. So, for $299 plus tax I walked out with one!
One of the keys to the Iconia is the Gorilla Glass, http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/acer , and the nice aluminum body. Honeycomb 3.1 and I'm a happy camper.
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Same for me, wanted to get a Tablet, found the $100 off staples coupon, went to my local staples, in stock, went home with one for $299
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just pick the 8 gb a500 for 243.33 with taxes it was the last one sitting at the bottom as soon as i saw it i ask him to grab it and tell me the price long and behold 229 greatest gift for me
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just pick the 8 gb a500 for 243.33 with taxes it was the last one sitting at the bottom as soon as i saw it i ask him to grab it and tell me the price long and behold 229 greatest gift for me
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nice score!
Nice find, i got a 64GB version for $399.
I could only find the 8GB for $300.. so it was kind of a no brainer for me.
I don't mind buying the older hardware like the A500. Sure newer better stuff will be coming out soon, but the a500 is good enough to last a year or two and perform well. Compare the $450 at release for the 8GB model with a few bugs in honeycomb 3.0 and acers implementation, to the super smooth 3.2 that you picked up for $229 (almost half price).
There was a time when i would aim to buy the newest and greatest. But theres always something newer, and always something greater. It seems more reasonable to wait until the kinks have been worked out, and there is a sale.
i also got my 8gb A500 from best buy for that same exact price on cyber monday. so far im very happy with the purchase!
Good find! I got mine from BB - the 8GB model for $230. I wish I got one six months earlier. Acer did a great job, and the full size USB port is awesome.
Nice find! I got mine at staples on black friday at 4 a.m for $299
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Good find! I got mine from BB - the 8GB model for $230. I wish I got one six months earlier. Acer did a great job, and the full size USB port is awesome.
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if u would have gotten it six months earlier and paid 450 for it, you lucky bastard
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i also got my 8gb A500 from best buy for that same exact price on cyber monday. so far im very happy with the purchase!
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More like cyber Sunday
BrianDigital said:
if u would have gotten it six months earlier and paid 450 for it, you lucky bastard
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I believe I could have gotten it for $400 5 or 6 months ago, and in retrospect wish I had. It's a great tablet.
I got the same model. I wish I had gotten a 16gb, but for the price this is very good.
I picked it up for the same price from Best Buy and I love it. Sure, it's only 8GB, but I have a 32GB card in it, 2x16GB Thumb Drives I picked up cheap, and a 1TB Buffalo drive that works fine with it. More storage than I could ever need for the tablet!
I picked up a USB hub for it and I can use the netbook mouse and a combination of the storage with it. I have a USB memory card reader that works as well. Nice being able to shoot pics on my DSLR and then edit them with PS Touch on the tablet.
Running the Honeylicious rom with ADW Launcher EX customized into a tab type of interface. Mizuu (the paid version does have the stacked icons on the home screen) gives me the movies from the storage.
All in all a great friggin tablet! I don't do alot of "gaming" tablet wise really so I doubt I will upgrade this thing unless Tegra 3 tablets really hit sub $300 mid 2012 like predicted.
I'm somewhat new to the "tablet" world. I bought a Xoom when it came out, needed the money so I sold it off. I'm an android fan (of course) and have the GSIII. Anyhoo, I have a chance to purchase a TF300T 32GB model today for $180. Is that a good deal? Is it worth me doing it?
I would appreciate any review/advice.
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I'm somewhat new to the "tablet" world. I bought a Xoom when it came out, needed the money so I sold it off. I'm an android fan (of course) and have the GSIII. Anyhoo, I have a chance to purchase a TF300T 32GB model today for $180. Is that a good deal? Is it worth me doing it?
I would appreciate any review/advice.
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Are you kidding me? I had to pay 400€ for Tablet+key docking
Go get it! And consider buying a key docking as well
Using this device for few weeks now and I really appreciate having it. Replaced my netbook and offers me so much more features to it. And as far as I know it's the only tablet that offers a key docking as well - which is really useful
Thanks for the input! Looking at keydocks now. Know of any good case/portfolio for it? I'm about to start browsing.
Thoughts on this:
http://www.amazon.com/MiniSuit-Tran...=8-15&keywords=transformer+tf300t+accessories
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Thanks for the input! Looking at keydocks now. Know of any good case/portfolio for it? I'm about to start browsing.
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This one is a really good case for the TF300T, It can either be used with just the tablet or the tablet and dock. Nice and interchangeable
http://www.asus.com/Tablet_Mobile_Accessories/VersaSleeve/
For that price, you need to get it ASAP! I paid $299 for my 32gb tf300t and $49.99 for a blue dock. I thought that was a very good price. $180 is a steal for a 32gb.
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Go for it especially if you are in to mobile games it's great and that price is a steal! Are you getting that from a friend?
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For that price, you need to get it ASAP! I paid $299 for my 32gb tf300t and $49.99 for a blue dock. I thought that was a very good price. $180 is a steal for a 32gb.
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Do you mind sharing where did you get that $299? I got mine arrived yesterday and got it from newegg for $349 with -$20 coupon code...
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Go for it especially if you are in to mobile games it's great and that price is a steal! Are you getting that from a friend?
Do you mind sharing where did you get that $299? I got mine arrived yesterday and got it from newegg for $349 with -$20 coupon code...
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I bought it from Office Depot the day after Black Friday. I originally bought the 16gb from Best Buy for $279 but after reading here, I found that Office Depot had the 32gb for only $20 more so I took it back and went to Office Depot.
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