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I'm not preordering, and to me that just means im going to get it the day of release.
I was wondering what your guys views on the matter was.
Do you think there will be plenty in store? or is your only chance a preorder?
From what I've heard and talked to people at Best Buy, they won't even be in stores until after the New Year. I pre-ordered because I've been burned in the past thinking that they'd have them in store on release day and so far that has never happened.
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From what I've heard and talked to people at Best Buy, they won't even be in stores until after the New Year. I pre-ordered because I've been burned in the past thinking that they'd have them in store on release day and so far that has never happened.
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theres a best buy thread that says that only the grey ones won't be in until after new year.
the guy i talked to at future shop said he would probably have some in store.
edit: yea best buy wont have **** in store for awhile.
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I'm not preordering, and to me that just means im going to get it the day of release.
I was wondering what your guys views on the matter was.
Do you think there will be plenty in store? or is your only chance a preorder?
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Oh and NO 64GB IN STORES! Last I checked they were only available from a few online retailers, which totally sucks. Oh and waking up early to go pick it up to save shipping costs is a pretty good deal. If you want a 32GB, stores are the way to go.
I have never pre-ordered any computer hardware before, I thought getting old means being more patience... maybe not this toy.
Anyone has experience with Bestbuy preorder? Do they send it off a few days before official release date so it arrives to you on the day of release?
SHRED said:
I have never pre-ordered any computer hardware before, I thought getting old means being more patience... maybe not this toy.
Anyone has experience with Bestbuy preorder? Do they send it off a few days before official release date so it arrives to you on the day of release?
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id like to know this as well, hell if any site did that.. give me a link and ill preorder it right now.
the main advantage to preordering is to ensure you have one at release, going by asus' track record for the OG transformer, not getting one of the initial shipment could mean you're going to have to do a lot of hunting and waiting to get a hold of one.
although, gamestop might be your best bet to picking one up at launch.
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the main advantage to preordering is to ensure you have one at release, going by asus' track record for the OG transformer, not getting one of the initial shipment could mean you're going to have to do a lot of hunting and waiting to get a hold of one.
although, gamestop might be your best bet to picking one up at launch.
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i live in canada and i don't have an gamestop anywhere close to me, i do have an EB games tho.
I'm wondering if i ordered one online, could i cancel it if i was able to find one in stores? and what i heard about the last asus, was that they had some in stores they just went out of stock right away, am i right?
I talked with a Best Buy manager this weekend and he said they don't expect to see the Prime in the store until sometime in January.
Another Best Buy post on this site: [Updated 12.04.11]Transformer Prime and Dock on BestBuy.com | New information! is by an employee of Best Buy and he is saying that even when they are carried in the store they will only be the gray version. Gold will on be available online.
As popular and as much hype surrounding this tablet goes, I doubt any will be available in any stores. Especially release day and you haven't preordered yet. All stocks will go to preorders first. Then if any left of someone backs out, then u might luck up and find one.
I just did mines at GameStop. Put $50 dollars down on preorder on 32GB version and I'm guaranteed to get it on Dec. 19th. For in store pickup. Just pay difference when you go in to pickup. You really can put down as much as you want but $50 is the minimum. Also of for some reason you have to cancel, you can get all your money back as long as you hold the receipt. They also said you can come a day or 2 after the 19th. To pick it up if you can't make it that day of release and it's still guaranteed to be held for you.
I think GameStop preorder is the best way to go if you want to have device guaranteed before Christmas or on the 19th. Which is like 2 weeks away! Plus for the same price others charging, GameStop gives you about $42 of pre installed software. I believe it's like 8 games or something that are optimized for tegra3. You can find out exactly which ones they are on GameStop website. These games normally cost about $6 a piece if you get them from TegraZone or android market. So I thinks that's especially cool. That glow ball game is really amazing, as far as graphics n looks go.
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As popular and as much hype surrounding this tablet goes, I doubt any will be available in any stores. Especially release day and you haven't preordered yet. All stocks will go to preorders first. Then if any left of someone backs out, then u might luck up and find one.
I just did mines at GameStop. Put $50 dollars down on preorder on 32GB version and I'm guaranteed to get it on Dec. 19th. For in store pickup. Just pay difference when you go in to pickup. You really can put down as much as you want but $50 is the minimum. Also of for some reason you have to cancel, you can get all your money back as long as you hold the receipt. They also said you can come a day or 2 after the 19th. To pick it up if you can't make it that day of release and it's still guaranteed to be held for you.
I think GameStop preorder is the best way to go if you want to have device guaranteed before Christmas or on the 19th. Which is like 2 weeks away! Plus for the same price others charging, GameStop gives you about $42 of pre installed software. I believe it's like 8 games or something that are optimized for tegra3. You can find out exactly which ones they are on GameStop website. These games normally cost about $6 a piece if you get them from TegraZone or android market. So I thinks that's especially cool. That glow ball game is really amazing, as far as graphics n looks go.
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cool, but i dont have a gamestop near me, maybe ill go for a road trip or something... i thought gamestop was only for selling consoles and games and stuff, just like eb games.
edit: just looked at gamestop.com... its only for america, i don't have a passport, that sucks!!
Used to be pre-order was the way to go because you were guaranteed one. Now a days It's a diff story! I don't want to face the lines and risk of them not being in the store.
Freaking amazon just emailed me and said that I can preorder the prime again tonight midnight pst. At first I thought it was for ordering...but it said pre-order. No telling when I'm going to get that ****. After they screw me over....Would I still check it out....damn it...I would. I'm desperate right now. Gamestop better have that **** tomorrow. Oh and they said sorry and would give a 10$ gift in a few days or so for my cancelation. Hell I already got 30 bucks from them, 10 more would be nice.
same here got the same email, i also notice that the 64gb gold is also available to preorder
same deal, except I actually cancelled my preorder deliberately the first time. but I've had a change of heart so I'm back on with the preorder. this time I'm getting the gold/champagne color.. I didn't realize the amethyst was so purple..
Just looked again after ordering and shows out of stock.
Like I said, must just be for we cancelled folks.
And I am betting we get it in a day. Hopefully Tuesday.
I posted this in the other amazon thread:
Praveen:Hello, my name is Praveen. I'll be happy to help you.
Me:Hello
I was wondering about the ship date of the Asus Transformer Prime (TF201) that I just ordered
Praveen:Josh, I am really sorry as the item is temporary out of stock not able to confirm you that when we able to ship the item However You will receive an e-mail when we have an estimated date.
Me:Okay then. So you don't know if it will ship before Christmas or not
Praveen:I am sorry not able to confirm you the date,
Me:Ok. Thank you
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Contacted an Amazon rep about an estimated date
i preordered too.. when the hell this will ship. who knows.. torn whether i should hold my pre order at gamestop
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i preordered too.. when the hell this will ship. who knows.. torn whether i should hold my pre order at gamestop
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If you don't get your gamestop orders by today, or the latest 23 then cancel it. No point in paying TAX for it when amazon has no tax. Unless you live in california I suppose.
is ordering from the item out of stock page considered pre-ordered?
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If you don't get your gamestop orders by today, or the latest 23 then cancel it. No point in paying TAX for it when amazon has no tax. Unless you live in california I suppose.
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thats exactly what i am going to do.. gamestop just called me s a matter of fact telling me the 23rd
By the way on amazon, if you go to you account an d click order details you will see. It says your item will arrive after Christmas
I re-pre-ordered from amazon last night I just did it quick and did not really pick a shipping. I just changed my shipping to 1 day shipping and it gave me free 1 day shipping so everyone who as not selected 1 day shipping may want to give it a shot could be totally free.
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Freaking amazon just emailed me and said that I can preorder the prime again tonight midnight pst. At first I thought it was for ordering...but it said pre-order. No telling when I'm going to get that ****. After they screw me over....Would I still check it out....damn it...I would. I'm desperate right now. Gamestop better have that **** tomorrow. Oh and they said sorry and would give a 10$ gift in a few days or so for my cancelation. Hell I already got 30 bucks from them, 10 more would be nice.
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some one yelled at them and got 100 you need to do the same, drain those mofo's.
i never ordered from them, but they got plenty money.
Talking to an Amazon CSR rep now, they are telling me they won't get more in until February. WTF!?
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If you don't get your gamestop orders by today, or the latest 23 then cancel it. No point in paying TAX for it when amazon has no tax. Unless you live in california I suppose.
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We also get taxed in NY.
I only have orders with Amazon and Newegg but I really want the gold one (not so much the purple)
Well, I'm pretty sure the CSR is wrong here. February is far-fetched I would think. I also placed an order last night for the 32GB Grey, hoping that either Amazon or Best Buy will get me one soon, as this was supposed to be a Christmas present for my parents.
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Talking to an Amazon CSR rep now, they are telling me they won't get more in until February. WTF!?
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Hard to get more, when you hadn't gotten any 32gb gray yet. Those are the ones that were canceled, and now allowed to re-pre-order.
They are admitting to screwing up: "We wanted to let you know your order for Transformer TF201-B1-GR (10.1-Inch Screen) Tablet was inadvertently canceled by our system. We're very sorry about this. "
Bring me the head of the one who inadvertently canceled our orders, yea verily.
Btw, check your original order number (from Nov 22/23), and you'll notice that it's the same order number from this morning - if you re-re-re-pre-ordered...
Just got finished with CSR:
Could you please give me an estimated date of when you may be able to ship this item? I would very much appreciate your help.
Amazon.com order number: XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX
I understand the item is in high demand currently. I was just really hoping for some type of information.
Ranndy:Hi Xxxxx. I'll be happy to help you with this order
Me:thank you Ranndy
Ranndy:Yes, it has a high demand and it is currently out of stock unfortunately. Please bear with me a second, I'll try to get further information
Me: ok, thank you
Ranndy:Thanks for waiting, almost done
Me:thank you for looking further into this for me
Ranndy:You're very welcome
According to our supplier, we're scheduled to get more on December the 30th, Xxxxx.
Then we said bye. So, I don't if this helps, but he was not typing for about 5 minutes at one point, which I guess indicates he was actually looking, he then said almost done, and I waited about another 4 minutes for his response.
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Just got finished with CSR:
Could you please give me an estimated date of when you may be able to ship this item? I would very much appreciate your help.
Amazon.com order number: XXX-XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX
I understand the item is in high demand currently. I was just really hoping for some type of information.
Ranndy:Hi Xxxxx. I'll be happy to help you with this order
Me:thank you Ranndy
Ranndy:Yes, it has a high demand and it is currently out of stock unfortunately. Please bear with me a second, I'll try to get further information
Me: ok, thank you
Ranndy:Thanks for waiting, almost done
Me:thank you for looking further into this for me
Ranndy:You're very welcome
According to our supplier, we're scheduled to get more on December the 30th, Xxxxx.
Then we said bye. So, I don't if this helps, but he was not typing for about 5 minutes at one point, which I guess indicates he was actually looking, he then said almost done, and I waited about another 4 minutes for his response.
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That's better than the ETA of February lol
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Hard to get more, when you hadn't gotten any 32gb gray yet. Those are the ones that were canceled, and now allowed to re-pre-order.
They are admitting to screwing up: "We wanted to let you know your order for Transformer TF201-B1-GR (10.1-Inch Screen) Tablet was inadvertently canceled by our system. We're very sorry about this. "
Bring me the head of the one who inadvertently canceled our orders, yea verily.
Btw, check your original order number (from Nov 22/23), and you'll notice that it's the same order number from this morning - if you re-re-re-pre-ordered...
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My original order number from Nov 22 was 102-934xxxx-xxxx
My new order number is 102-1020xxxx-xxxxx
So I do have two different order numbers and I re-pre-ordered the same 32GB gray one...
Amazon know they got screwed by asus.
they're putting the money where their mouth is by offering free overnight.
Asus is oddly silent about this whole thing.
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Amazon know they got screwed by asus.
they're putting the money where their mouth is by offering free overnight.
Asus is oddly silent about this whole thing.
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ASUS isn't silent at all. Here's what they said to Engadget:
ASUS started filling the inventory pipelines this past week for our new Eee Pad Transformer Prime and will continue to do so on an expedited basis for the foreseeable future. We will reach normal inventory levels in January for the North American market based on current orders and forecasts. Based on forecasted supply schedules to our valued partners we expect pre-order allocation fulfillment to occur shortly and online or in-store availability in the very near future. We will continue to work closely with our partners to fill customer orders as quickly as possible.
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I didn't pre-order from amazon.
I ordered on the 19th after cancelling my newegg pre-order.
Just got this email. Same date for my dock as well. I think these just might ship with ICS
Hello,
We now have delivery date(s) for the order you placed on December 19, 2011 (Order# 103-8767212-xxxxxxx):
"ASUS Transformer Prime TF201-B1-CG 10.1-Inch 32GB Tablet (Champagne)"
Estimated arrival date: January 26, 2012 - February 09, 2012
I got the same email. I may just give up on this tablet :-/
I really think Asus is doing some quiet back tracking and recalling a lot of these tablets that was sent to US.
This would explain why the local Best Buy's in my area were quite confident that they're shipment was going to be here by the 19th and soon changed their tune to that they didn't know how soon they would get them and that they were suppose to get them earlier but Asus pulled their shipment and they've pulled their new shipment.
I really think that story from Canada about the faulty Primes were true and Asus is being super hush about it with in regards to the US.
This is why there have been so few sold here following the launch.
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I really think Asus is doing some quiet back tracking and recalling a lot of these tablets that was sent to US.
I really think that story from Canada about the faulty Primes were true and Asus is being super hush about it with in regards to the US.
This is why there have been so few sold here following the launch.
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I assume they figure early adopters wouldn't give a crap. Which they rarely do. I'm just glad we're going to get a next rev tablet. Maybe we'll see an improvement. Maybe they'll carve a hole out of that aluminum slab to fit a proper antenna.
Screw Amazon
OK guys, amazon messed us up big time. So what I suggest we all do is, wait for them to credit us the 10 dollar they promised and then cancel any orders you have with them and go to another place.
I mean I got my prime from gamestop last night, but still have 2 on preorder from amazon. They got the nerve to send us an email and say we can preorder again and we waited til midnight to do it, and we got the same date as people ordering much later. That's so not right. You'd think they would have it sooner. So by friday you all should be getting the 10 dollar amazon promised. If not call them and as soon as you get it. Drop the preorder.
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OK guys, amazon messed us up big time. So what I suggest we all do is, wait for them to credit us the 10 dollar they promised and then cancel any orders you have with them and go to another place.
I mean I got my prime from gamestop last night, but still have 2 on preorder from amazon. They got the nerve to send us an email and say we can preorder again and we waited til midnight to do it, and we got the same date as people ordering much later. That's so not right. You'd think they would have it sooner. So by friday you all should be getting the 10 dollar amazon promised. If not call them and as soon as you get it. Drop the preorder.
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Yea exactly, I totally believe Amazon just wanted to screw you...
They want to annoy their customers... That's what all big companies want to do!
Ever thought about Amazon just got screwed by Asus?
Diamondback2010 said:
Yea exactly, I totally believe Amazon just wanted to screw you...
They want to annoy their customers... That's what all big companies want to do!
Ever thought about Amazon just got screwed by Asus?
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That's why they cancelled all of the early 32GB Gray pre-orders?
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That's why they cancelled all of the early 32GB Gray pre-orders?
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WoW, if they don't tell you early they are not informing you and if they wait till the last minute they aren't being honest.
Curious to know, were you planning on buying 2 preorders from Amazon or were you going to cancel one or both so they would have to change their inventory allotment again for distribution of preorders? (hint about wherein lies at least part of the problem)
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WoW, if they don't tell you early they are not informing you and if they wait till the last minute they aren't being honest.
Curious to know, were you planning on buying 2 preorders from Amazon or were you going to cancel one or both so they would have to change their inventory allotment again for distribution of preorders? (hint about wherein lies at least part of the problem)
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I originally ordered only one from amazon, but seeing as they can flip out and cancel you anytime I thought it would be safe to pick one of each just in case. You see how they perpetuated the problem?
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I originally ordered only one from amazon, but seeing as they can flip out and cancel you anytime I thought it would be safe to pick one of each just in case. You see how they perpetuated the problem?
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Ok, interesting response. Did Amazon cancel your preorder? Also you addressed my second statement but not my first. This is curiousity only on my part. I originally posted because of what BB just anounced this evening and I was thinking about it in comparison to Amazon letting people know earlier than 3 days before Christmas. To answer your question I don't see how they perpetuated a problem. Which problem are you refering to?
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Ok, interesting response. Did Amazon cancel your preorder? Also you addressed my second statement but not my first. This is curiousity only on my part. I originally posted because of what BB just anounced this evening and I was thinking about it in comparison to Amazon letting people know earlier than 3 days before Christmas. To answer your question I don't see how they perpetuated a problem. Which problem are you refering to?
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Amazon also said that it was an accident... I'm not on either side here as I already know I'm probably not getting one til next year but I want correct things being argued over. If there is going to be one there might as well be a good one Although you did say curious so I guess it's really not an argument.... hmmmmmmm
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Ok, interesting response. Did Amazon cancel your preorder? Also you addressed my second statement but not my first. This is curiousity only on my part. I originally posted because of what BB just anounced this evening and I was thinking about it in comparison to Amazon letting people know earlier than 3 days before Christmas. To answer your question I don't see how they perpetuated a problem. Which problem are you refering to?
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To answer your number 2 question. I order 2, but intend on only keeping one, whichever was available first. At that point I also rushed to preorder at other sites because I had only originaly ordered one from amazon. Seeing as how amazon canceled my order and seeing how there is delays everywhere, I decited to order from several different places hoping that I would get one of them. You see, if Amazon would keep my ONE order, I would not have to run all over the place ordering everywhere else, including reordering 2 from amazon hoping to get one. It turns out that I did get one from gamestop, which now will force me to cancel both amazon orders. You think I like buying from gamestop? I hate them, and I also hate paing taxes. I could have saved by buying from amazon, which I want to, but they have failed me and they failed again on the second preorder sending me back to the end of the line.
Got your 10 dollar from amazon?
Were some of you promised 10 dollars? Have you got it?
Just ordered with shipping time between 12/29- 1/3
32gb Grey
Just caught that one and placed an order. Got an email that says:
Order in process of being fulfilled. Estimated arrival date: 12/29/2012 - 01/03/2012
Not going to cancel my other backordered deals with Office Depot or Amazon until I get a tracking number though.
I can't find it, link please...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...286&skuId=4038674&ref=39&CJPID=1886881&loc=01
Man, if Best Buy actually ships these things to people who ordered today, and don't honor their offer to switch backordered Champagne models to Grey and ship those first, I'm going to be PISSED. Yes, I'm posting this in two threads, but that just shows how pissed I am. I NEVER cross-post. Or rarely.
Damn, Best Buy, you just couldn't have screwed this up more.
I had this page open on my browser with the audible notify set to on and it worked:
http://www.nowinstock.net/computers/tablets/asus/
Alarm went off and I had the order done in less than a minute.
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Man, if Best Buy actually ships these things to people who ordered today, and don't honor their offer to switch backordered Champagne models to Grey and ship those first, I'm going to be PISSED. Yes, I'm posting this in two threads, but that just shows how pissed I am. I NEVER cross-post. Or rarely.
Damn, Best Buy, you just couldn't have screwed this up more.
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Man, I feel for yah. Had a similar deal with Office Depot shipping out units to people that odered well after me while I was on backorder. If I cancel my order, someone else will just grab it up though.
I'd preferred the gold version, but this'll do.
ShopDiscover.com gives a 10% discount on purchases through bb.com
But it states: Offer not valid on laptops, desktops, hard drives, Geek Squad services, online photo center sales, digital downloads, long distance or internet sales, or mobile plans
Wonder if this tablet is considered part of the laptop/desktop restrictions.
This makes no sense if it is true. Mine is supposedly back ordered to mid Jan./Feb......
Hallelujah
I've been waiting on Best Buy to update their site for the longest.
I just ordered.
12/29-01/03/2012 is the estimated arrival , my grand total was only $529.64 after tax as I was able to use my $5 dollar off Reward Zone coupon.
and the shipping is FREE
Thanks! I just ordered. I thought this christmas was gonna be a bummer, sold my og transformer last week and was going through withdrawals.
And those backordered ppl I hope they saved some for you and send em to yall first.
Is it champagne that is backordered? I wanted grey anyways so it don't matter. Just need a dock now.
Was planning on getting from gamestop so I could get free games, but I can't wait.
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So using shopdiscover.com for the 10% cash back bonus, if the bonus is given on this tablet then it'll come out to be cheaper than Amazon even with shipping.
Just bought one right now from best buy for my girlfriend.
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I've been stressing all for like 2 weeks now on how I was gonna get this ting. I'm stationed in Germany and wanted to pre-order, but with so many options negated by no shipping to APO I was in a rut. YOU MADE MY DAY!
Order submitted! Estimated Arrival: 12/29-01/03/2012
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Just ordered, thanks for the heads up, it should arrive next week, my dock also shipped from newegg. Happy Holidays to all!!!
P.S. I'm still on the look out for a champagne one for me, wifee is all set
Glad I was able to help. I am so excited, keeping my jan. 26th amazon order for a few more days just in case. I am so glad this is almost over...
You all realize you just ordered from the company that has about 100 pages talking about how stated delivery dates are pretty much meaningless. I wouldn't cancel other pre-orders until you have a tracking number. It's hard to believe BB cleaned up their act in 72 hours.
SICK!!! OP just saved Christmas for me. Will deliver on the 27th!!!!
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My boss actually gave me an Ipad2 yesterday as a xmas bonus but I sold it last night and used that plus an extra 50 bucks to order at Bestbuy.com. I hate paying for taxes but Amazon taking too damn long!!! Thanks for heads up.
Crossing my fingers!
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THANK you VERY MUCH. I just ordered two GREY 32 GB PRIMES from Best Buy which will be delivered on Wednesday 12/28 using your link. One of these is for a friend. This is my 5th order for the PRIME I will need to look at cancelling the other 3 (2 from Amazon and 1 from GameStop).
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You all realize you just ordered from the company that has about 100 pages talking about how stated delivery dates are pretty much meaningless. I wouldn't cancel other pre-orders until you have a tracking number. It's hard to believe BB cleaned up their act in 72 hours.
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party pooper.
but hey wasn't it rumored that Best Buy was undergoing some mandated meeting today regarding their Christmas order commitments. I know I read it here or from the forums.bestbuy.com site.
Perhaps this is the result of that.
Just got a dock (grey) on CDW for 122.99 with immediate shipping. Enjoy
Forgot
Sorry here is the URL.
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/ASUS-Mobile-Dock-web-tablet-docking-station/2555633.aspx?
GMAN
No link?
10 charsss
I saw Availability: Call
sold out already
Curious as to why this never popped up on nowinstock.com. hmmmm. I wouldn't have ordered anywayz cause I got a bunch of BB giftcards for Christmas but still kind of odd to me. Also, sorry about my first post OP you posted the link after I opened the thread so it didn't update until after I posted about the link.
Seeing this got me excited that they might have the actual tablet in stock so I called to check and they are the same as everywhere else, back ordered and won't be getting any in for new orders until the end of January.
Yes they are sold out, and when I called I was told the eta of the next shipment is late Jan
well damnit...i placed an order online....let's see what the email says. I doubt I will have any different luck than you guys...
CDW.ca says 3 to 6 business days, so I paced an order. Then again, they say that for the actual prime, so we'll see.
Not only is this no good deal after tax and shipping but it will not ship till late jan at the earliest
Don't know what to tell you guys...I got an email saying it shipped...I have a UPS tracking number and everything. Will update you if i get anything else saying canceled...for now, it is scheduled to deliver to be this Friday....keeping my fingers crossed
Well, it's started. I see the first one available on ebay in the US.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-Transformer-Prime-Keyboard-Dock-Docking-Station-Gray-/330663214843
First-world problems
Interesting... I put my order in at CDW for a "Champagne Gold" (looks aluminum-colored, aka silvery white-grey, to me) 32GB Transformer Prime and dock on 12/2, and was initially told by my account manager that the tablet was backordered until Feb. 1st, and the dock was backordered until Jan. 3rd. I was pleasantly surprised to receive the tablet last Friday, but the dock is now listed as backordered until Jan. 25th.
Gah, just as I was typing this, one of the accountants stopped by with a an asset tag (a sticker that has to be placed on all company property valued at over $100) that I had to put on the back of my tablet. The concentric brushed metal pattern is ruined! Oh Transformer, what man would want you now?!?
I made an offer, but he will probably say no cause I am not paying $300 for a $150 dock lol
Why don't you guys just pre-order from Gamestop.com, that's what I did.
I wouldn't dare waste time on ebay when dealing something as precious as this.
old used video game sure, but brand new tablet accessory that's a hot seller. Ebay is too risky.
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I made an offer, but he will probably say no cause I am not paying $300 for a $150 dock lol
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Looks like someone beat you to the punch and just bought it.
I own a Transformer Prime, do you?
unknown_owner said:
Well, it's started. I see the first one available on ebay in the US.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-Transformer-Prime-Keyboard-Dock-Docking-Station-Gray-/330663214843
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$300.... for something that is $150 retail....
People have too much money.
I offered $185, seemed reasonable to me, but I got declined lol.
I just got my dock from newegg today. totally worth it. I can actually be quick and productive on this thing now.
I do agree with engadget's complaint about how the trackpad doesn't "shut off" while typing. Seems like it'd be an easy firmware fix though. Was that ever "fixed" with the first Transformer?