Originally Posted by craftyhack

Hi ALL,
This post is to address the confusion regarding the difference between the TF-201 only doc and the TF-700 Infinity dock that was released at the same time as the Infinity that I like many orderd the package on release day, (paying full MSRP for both, some paid more, where TF-201 doc is available easily $50-$60 cheaper, hence the importance of figuring out the distinction). The common theory is there is no real difference... that I shared once I received my TF-700 dock and saw no external differences other than a few stickers, and no differences what so ever in capability. There was a reported reduction in battery capacity in the TF-700 dock and change in battery position to distribute weight more effectively to prevent tip overs, but all indications (model number on box, in BIOS, etc.) indicate that this isn't true, that we all received repackaged TF-201 docks. Given the dramatic price difference (50% more in price), and the fact that I have been a loyal Asus customer for years, if Asus is going downhill and resorting to blatant misleading of their customers just to make a buck, IMO I can no longer trust anything that company says, and to me, beyond all else, trust is the most important when selecting your supplier of choice.

Their honesty regarding product issues, their innovation, and fantastic value (in most cases) for Asus products will be missed, but there are other great choices out there (and cheaper too), so do not despair. In the last month alone, even before the first reviews hit the inet (either professional or consumer) I have purchased an Asus Z77 Premium motherboard (their TOTL 1155 Z77 motherboard, and NOT CHEAP). I also got their GTX670 Direct CUII TOP video card (TOP version supposedly means it has the best binned video ships of all of the 670s for better over clocks and over all stability), but based on the cumulative results across then the inet on the comparisons between the standard Direct DUII and the TOP version I regularly see the normal version doing better (sometimes significantly) than the TOP versions, sometimes not, it basically looks like a TOP is no different than a standard model. These tests are controlled and documented tests, with one variable, which card is used in the test bed, everything else was done properly. In other words, I believe now that I payed an extra $30 for three letter printed on a box that mean nothing(MINE OVERCLOCKS HORRIBLY BTW), and overclocking is what paying the extra $30 for the TOP versions is FOR, they even given you an app overclock by pushing a button in their auto-oveclock app, so it is certainly a "supported and encouraged" practice. I bring this other example up because I am thinking that this dock thing is not an isolated incident. I am depressed to loose a friend/hardware partner where the only benefit is increasing the margin just a tiny bit. I have also just purchased the ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A-DB51 13.3-Inch Ultrabook (SSD, ULV i-5, over a grand for that), and now I am wondering what I got into on that front. Now on to the proof...

All of the ones on the left in the SxS's are the TF-700s, (you can tell in the TF 700 because its stickers is missing the claim of 18hr battery life on the sticker on the palm rest). For the close ups, with only one dock, the pic is labeled with which doc it is.

Can you give us a quick rundown on how to open up the tf700 dock? I have to open it and see what's wrong with my trackpad...It'll click along the bottom edge but won't register anything. Are there screws under the rubber stoppers under the keyboard?

Originally Posted by odorfreedk

Can you give us a quick rundown on how to open up the tf700 dock? I have to open it and see what's wrong with my trackpad...It'll click along the bottom edge but won't register anything. Are there screws under the rubber stoppers under the keyboard?

Yes, remove the rubber feet.

Originally Posted by Kisakuku

Yes, remove the rubber feet.

Would you say it would be helpful to open up the dock to fix the trackpad? If i click on the bottom edge of the trackpad( towards the middle) it wouldn't register anything even though i press it, until I slightly press more to the right. I want to save the trouble of opening up the dock if there if a fix is not possible..thanks

Re: Photographic Proof that TF-201 and TF-700 docks are identical, except stickers.

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Originally Posted by odorfreedk

Would you say it would be helpful to open up the dock to fix the trackpad? If i click on the bottom edge of the trackpad( towards the middle) it wouldn't register anything even though i press it, until I slightly press more to the right. I want to save the trouble of opening up the dock if there if a fix is not possible..thanks

Stupid question, but you do realize that the bottom strip on the trackpad isn't supposed to work in the middle, right? It's a left and right click (two separate functions depending on if you click or the right side or the left side). The middle doesn't even produce a click on mine.

Just wanted to make sure we were on the same page!

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Originally Posted by jtrosky

Stupid question, but you do realize that the bottom strip on the trackpad isn't supposed to work in the middle, right? It's a left and right click (two separate functions depending on if you click or the right side or the left side). The middle doesn't even produce a click on mine.

Just wanted to make sure we were on the same page!

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

Yes I'm fully aware of that however if you move your finger slightly to the right side of the middle it'll click. On mine the left side registers but the right side doesn't register the back button for some reason. I think the sensor underneath the trackpad is off. I that's why I was thinking about taking It apart and seeing what the problem is. Again the position is slightly to the right of the middle if that makes any sense