[Q] June 1st?

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If the information from this blog (blog.gadgethelpline.com/gsl-live-2011-hands-asus-eee-pad-transformer) is correct, I may be opting for Acer's April 24th release. June 1st is too long to wait for me. By fall I will be selling and getting the new quad-core's anyways.

P.S. Sorry guys can't do the full link. Too new a user still.

Originally Posted by ZaelFaroe

If the information from this blog (blog.gadgethelpline.com/gsl-live-2011-hands-asus-eee-pad-transformer) is correct, I may be opting for Acer's April 24th release. June 1st is too long to wait for me. By fall I will be selling and getting the new quad-core's anyways.

P.S. Sorry guys can't do the full link. Too new a user still.

I know amazon uk have delayed orders, where are you based and who are you ordering from?

If we dont have at least a launch date by april 24th, i'll probably go with the acer as well.

Originally Posted by dcmtnbkr

If we dont have at least a launch date by april 24th, i'll probably go with the acer as well.

Which Acer

Originally Posted by Badwolve1

Which Acer

They are probably talking about acer iconia a500

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Originally Posted by Badwolve1

Which Acer

Sorry about that I meant the ic...

Originally Posted by ninja984

They are probably talking about acer iconia a500

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O wait, he beat me to it

still waiting for the Asus transformer

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But the Acer one misses the gorilla glass and Acer has generally lower reliability ratings compared to Asus I believe!

Plus, the Acer unit is not getting any love from anyone right now. It's sort of Transformer-lite but you can get it in the US earlier than the Transformer and spend an extra $50 for that privilege.

It does have USB on the tablet side, while the Transformer has a bit of a kludgey USB port. It has worse glass than the T-former and I think the weight is roughly the same. There are no keyboard-docking options with the Acer, which only has weight on those folks who think a keyboard is necessary. I simply like the option that if I want a tablet now, if I change my mind and want a keyboard, one is there straight from the manufacturer.

But like I started with, the Acer is getting no love. No idea if XDA will have a forum for it or anything, but look at what's getting created here with this site. It's a lot of fun and security to have a techie community like this supporting a product like the Transformer. Look at the love the ipads get and the community behind it, that's a big draw to know that you're making a financial investment ( $400+ ) in something and that you're not in that boat alone.

** steps down off the soap box **

Cheers,
gpearson1968

Originally Posted by gpearson1968

Plus, the Acer unit is not getting any love from anyone right now. It's sort of Transformer-lite but you can get it in the US earlier than the Transformer and spend an extra $50 for that privilege.

It does have USB on the tablet side, while the Transformer has a bit of a kludgey USB port. It has worse glass than the T-former and I think the weight is roughly the same. There are no keyboard-docking options with the Acer, which only has weight on those folks who think a keyboard is necessary. I simply like the option that if I want a tablet now, if I change my mind and want a keyboard, one is there straight from the manufacturer.

But like I started with, the Acer is getting no love. No idea if XDA will have a forum for it or anything, but look at what's getting created here with this site. It's a lot of fun and security to have a techie community like this supporting a product like the Transformer. Look at the love the ipads get and the community behind it, that's a big draw to know that you're making a financial investment ( $400+ ) in something and that you're not in that boat alone.

** steps down off the soap box **

Cheers,
gpearson1968

Here, here ( shouts a stranger from the crowd )

Didn't Acer show a keyboard dock for its tablets long time ago? Maybe they will release some in the future.