I'm waiting for the Prime to be released locally before I decide if I want to upgrade from my Transformer, but one important point is the compatibility with the old dock.
I understand that the TF101 is too thick for the new dock, but if the attachment ports and the 40in port at at the same place, the old dock ought to work, unless it's blocked from doing so by software. Anyone with both an old dock and a Prime can chime in?
I don't have the dock, but I thought I read somewhere that the attachment ports were slightly different (in size and/or location) so it would not work. I can't confirm though....So I guess I really didn't help at all. Forget I said anything.
Yes. It doesn't work.
What about TF101 cases will they work on the TF201? I saw a leather case at BB for the TF101 and it looks pretty nice compared to the cases that are out for the TF201, I was thinking of getting it and trying it out and then just returning it if it does not fit.
The TF201 is thinner than the TF101. So if a case made specifically for the TF101, it will fit the TF201, but it will not be snug as a bug in a rug.
Put a pad behind the tablet, to make it snug.
But, ports are in diferent locations, so cutouts won't be right
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Anybody know of a case that allows you to put the Transformer into the KB dock without taking it out of the case?
I got this sleeve today. Unfortunately, wont know for sure until the dock order fills and gets to be, but has roughly x3 thickness of the tablet availabile, plus a bit more at the top.. so unless the keyboard is more than twice the thickness of the dock, i think it will be good. Granted this is a sleeve, because i bag it with my laptop.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/SwissGear-Lunar-10.2-Sleeve-Black/14964986
Let me know if you want a pic of it open so you can see the tablet inside.
*read the question totally wrong*
any netbook case should work. Now, the transformer is a little wider than a typical netbook so you may want to actually bring it with you to test out. just to make sure.
but basically with the keyboard dock it's about the same size as an eee netbook, so i'd say 80-90% of netbook cases should work just fine.
may not be what your looking for but i'm buying this: http://www.amazon.com/CaseCrown-Ver...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1303933662&sr=1-1
Guys, he's asking if there's a sleeve you can put the tablet into, THEN put the whole thing into the keyboard dock.
( Transformer --> sleeve ) --> keyboard dock
I doubt any would work, due to the fit of the tablet into the dock receiver. A sleeve would have to have a pretty large cutout to accommodate that.
I don't believe anyone's confirmed this but will the official Asus leather sleeve/case work for the tablet + dock? (I'd post the link but it won't let me at the moment)
I asked Asus directly and they claim that it doesn't work according to the "product manager" but I am skeptical because it is listed as an official paired product with the Asus Transformer on the Amazon page.
Thanks in advance!
willsterstyle said:
I don't believe anyone's confirmed this but will the official Asus leather sleeve/case work for the tablet + dock? (I'd post the link but it won't let me at the moment)
I asked Asus directly and they claim that it doesn't work according to the "product manager" but I am skeptical because it is listed as an official paired product with the Asus Transformer on the Amazon page.
Thanks in advance!
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Well for one I dont think the sleeve is leather, I dont think it can be used with the dock either. It's just for when you have it undocked
Someone posted pics of one they had got in their boxed bundle (lucky sod, i didnt get one ). It showed that there was only one opening, and that was a speaker side of the case poking out. So, no it won't work with the dock.
There are cutouts for:
Rear Camera
Left side volume up/down and power
Right side Headphone, microphone, hdmi
There are also holes over the speaker area on both sides.
the USB proprietary plug is the only thing exposed on the bottom of the unit. The keyboard dock latches are not exposed.
hey guys I think you guys are confusing my post with the regular Asus Sleeve.
If you look on the Asus Transformer page on Amazon it shows you some suggested accessories.
One of them is:
ASUS INDEX 10-Inch Netbook Sleeve - Black
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002RL8UAM
are you talkibg about that? i dont think that designed specifically for the tf. i think amazon is simply making that reccomendation...since when docked a tranformer probably has the same formfacotr as regular asus netbooks
finalhit said:
are you talkibg about that? i dont think that designed specifically for the tf. i think amazon is simply making that reccomendation...since when docked a tranformer probably has the same formfacotr as regular asus netbooks
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Yeah that's the one. Okay so as I thought. Probably not worth trying then as the Asus rep said it won't fit.
I remember reading that the docks would work with all 3 devices... The pictures of the 300 apear to have its "own" dock, which looks like the same dock just a new color.
Any info on if the docks work with all 3 devices or not?
i think the docks are incompatible...
can't speak for 700, since it's not out yet.
But the tablets and docks are interchangeable between 300 and 201
(Prime on 300 dock, TF300 on prime dock). Since Tf300 is a bit thicker it feels a little tight on prime's tablets, but it's clicked on and very stable. Prime on 300 docks on the other hand feels like a perfect fit, but you do feel like it's looser when opening/closing the lid.
I see no reason why tf700 won't fit on either keyboard docks.
wont work. each dock it fitted properly to its mated tablet. a prime could fit in a 300 dock but wouldn't be a tight fit and will lead to it breaking. a 300 wont fit in prime dock because its too thick.
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can't speak for 700, since it's not out yet.
But the tablets and docks are interchangeable between 300 and 201
(Prime on 300 dock, TF300 on prime dock). Since Tf300 is a bit thicker it feels a little tight on prime's tablets, but it's clicked on and very stable. Prime on 300 docks on the other hand feels like a perfect fit, but you do feel like it's looser when opening/closing the lid.
I see no reason why tf700 won't fit on either keyboard docks.
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demandarin said:
wont work. each dock it fitted properly to its mated tablet. a prime could fit in a 300 dock but wouldn't be a tight fit and will lead to it breaking. a 300 wont fit in prime dock because its too thick.
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OK.....so it seems we still dont agree on an answer....
This is just pure speculation, but after watching a number of videos from the MWC on the 700, the dock looks identical. Of course the keys had a bunch of crazy letters over the English counterparts, but from the LOOKS of it, the 700 and 201 docks looked identical. But like I said it's just pure speculation....and hope...lol
Anandtech wrote something about it.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5756/asus-transformer-pad-300-review/2
The docks are interchangeable between tf201 and tf300
it feels a bit tight, but everything works just fine.
The only thing is the latch (switch on the prime dock won't go all the way to the right when the tablet is attached, but it is in fact properly clipped on)
uploading pictures now will update the post soon
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andyxover said:
The docks are interchangeable between tf201 and tf300
it feels a bit tight, but everything works just fine.
The only thing is the latch (switch on the prime dock won't go all the way to the right when the tablet is attached, but it is in fact properly clipped on)
uploading pictures now will update the post soon
could you please test tf300 wifi signal range or side by side with the tf201.
thank you.
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best solution is to get the matching dock to whatever tablet you have. because believe if you crack your screen or mess up your port from not using a matching dock, asus wont cover it and itll be user induced damage. asus doesnt suppoert cross device docks. if it were like that they would just make one then.
like anandtech said, you can fit a prime in a 300 dock but its not a tight fit and will be wobbly and lead to breaking. same for 300 in prime dock. it will be too tight. leading to easily stressing the screen and port. also chance for the hinge to crack.
people need to stop looking for some cheap shortcut and get the matching, appropriate dock. then you have firmware issues for the dock to worry about. they are not all going to be the same likely.
moral of the story, get the matching dock you've been warned...lol
demandarin said:
best solution is to get the matching dock to whatever tablet you have. because believe if you crack your screen or mess up your port from not using a matching dock, asus wont cover it and itll be user induced damage. asus doesnt suppoert cross device docks. if it were like that they would just make one then.
like anandtech said, you can fit a prime in a 300 dock but its not a tight fit and will be wobbly and lead to breaking. same for 300 in prime dock. it will be too tight. leading to easily stressing the screen and port. also chance for the hinge to crack.
people need to stop looking for some cheap shortcut and get the matching, appropriate dock. then you have firmware issues for the dock to worry about. they are not all going to be the same likely.
moral of the story, get the matching dock you've been warned...lol
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don't want to knock you off your horse.. but both docks cost the same price.
oasis9389 said:
don't want to knock you off your horse.. but both docks cost the same price.
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i know that. that wasn't what i meant. i meant by trying to use another tablet dock with a different tablet. why do you think Asus makes a dock for each particular type of tablet? if asus wanted cross device docks, they would've just made one particular universal one. each dock is properly made for the matching tablet. not meant to use a prime dock on a 300 or vice versa.
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i know that. that wasn't what i meant. i meant by trying to use another tablet dock with a different tablet. why do you think Asus makes a dock for each particular type of tablet? if asus wanted cross device docks, they would've just made one particular universal one. each dock is properly made for the matching tablet. not meant to use a prime dock on a 300 or vice versa.
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I agree, ASUS is going to expect you to use matching parts. However, people like to accessorize and they should have indeed made just one dock with multiple colors and kept the different Transformer iterations closer to the same sizes.
Plus, I wouldn't mind having both a Prime and Infinity, and it would be nice to be able to just use the one dock as I want as opposed to pretty much having two touch-screen netbooks. There's no real need or point, and I'm most certainly a minority in the market, but still would be that much cooler.
Last I heard was that the 700 and 201 docks were supposed to be the same.
As for the 201 with a 300 dock, I was thinking that I might want mismatched colors (Champagne/Red or Champagne/Blue), but it's not worth it for 1) less battery life and 2) improper fit.
Am just wonder if each dock matches each model or all the docks are universal cause all the TF have the same form factor and designs.
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each tablet has a matching model dock. there is no universal dock. all devices are slightly different in dimensions. only by the dock that matches your model tablet. ex. prime aka tf201 only should use a dock made for tf201
demandarin said:
each tablet has a matching model dock. there is no universal dock. all devices are slightly different in dimensions. only by the dock that matches your model tablet. ex. prime aka tf201 only should use a dock made for tf201
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ah, ok reason i ask is cause best buy had TF101 dock on sale was wondering if i should waste my time and buy one to see if it works i guess its all program in the dock then, sucks wish there was a universal one
there have been reports the 201 can fit in the 301 dock but its a loose fit (so if you have screen protectors AND a protector over the back it might be a good fit), the 300 MAY fit in the 201 dock but it would be very tight (as the 300 is slightly thicker)
The mech in the 101 and 201 is different, unless you opened the dock and removed the locking mech theres no way to get the 201 to fit in the 101 dock. period.
This whole "issue" with the dock not fitting universally is perfect proof that you can't please everyone. If asus made the dimensions of every transformer model the same, then people would cry bloody murder. If asus made improvements in the design by making the later models differently dimension wise, then people would ***** to no avail at how they can't use the old dock on the new tablet.
On another forum, one guy even went as far as saying he will never buy anything asus ever again because he couldn't fit his prime in the tf101 dock and he thought this was a design flaw.
well the 300 could probably fit in the 200 dock if you removed the felt padding... thats what i had to do for my prime because of the screen protector and back protector i have, it does not have the cutouts on it.
And the prime can fit in the 300 dock, its just loose.
Overall Asus DID keep similar sizes however the plastic has to be thicker for structural reasons otherwise the tablet would warp too badly. And the 201 is rediculiously thin as it is, at least they are keeping the dock connector the same so accessories should work across the board.
Anyone try a GPS dongle in a 300 yet?
pileot said:
well the 300 could probably fit in the 200 dock if you removed the felt padding... thats what i had to do for my prime because of the screen protector and back protector i have, it does not have the cutouts on it.
And the prime can fit in the 300 dock, its just loose.
Overall Asus DID keep similar sizes however the plastic has to be thicker for structural reasons otherwise the tablet would warp too badly. And the 201 is rediculiously thin as it is, at least they are keeping the dock connector the same so accessories should work across the board.
Anyone try a GPS dongle in a 300 yet?
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likely wont work because it doesn't have the software on the 300 to support it. plus the dongle is a tighter fit than 201 dock. probably wont fit unless you mash it in there. might crush the glass since it'll be so tight.
I'm looking for a case to fit the original Transformer Pad TF 101 and they want to know how similar the Prime is to this because there are a lot more cases available for the prime than the original and if the prime case fit the original i want to do that because its just for a 4 year old
11 in the prime are completely different city of 101. The prime better than if you wanna 1 also the camper place and button placement are different.
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Nice thread.