Is it worth buying a 701 now?

[matthall9815]

Looking at replacing my TF201. I don't see any marshmallow roms even though my TF201, and the 300 both have them. I know this device is a couple years old, but I don't require a lot from the hardware for what I'm using it for. Has development stopped here, or is there still some life to be had?

Any helpful comments welcomed.

Thanks,
Matt

 

[dgcruzing]

Compared to the TF201 this is so much better..consider to the TF300 with Tim's tweaks..it's so so..
But with that in mind..if you pick one up for $100-$150 then I would say go for it..

Pershoot is keeping a server going so that we get CM 12.1 lollipop 5.1.1 and we may even go to 13 as it matures..
As a general driver, it's ok.. games are fine and Kodi while travelling for HDMI input is good..makes it a light weight entertainment system..I usually carry a Bluetooth speaker so between music and movies/tv shows, I have a good travel system..

 

[Danforth]

I still use mine daily, but as a media consumption device -- reading articles saved via Pocket, or watching videos. You can get better tablets for gaming (e.g. the Nvidia Shield), but I remember a year ago considering a replacement while getting my TF701 repaired, and there was nothing on the market that suited my needs.

All the 10" tablets were either: loaded with bloatware (Samsung), lacked an SD card slot (Nexus), or didn't have a Retina-level display. It was hard to find one that met my three criteria other than the TF701.

At the present time, I suppose the latest Sony or Dell might fit the bill, but it also depends on what price you can get and what sort of warranty. I find I almost never use the keyboard dock because I end up doing all my work on one of my laptops, but that could change if/when we get Marshmallow via Cyanogenmod.

 

[matthall9815]

Thanks for the replies. Got mine on Monday, and you were correct none of the problems with the 201 are there.

 

[dgcruzing]

Yes, I am happy with it..
I bounce between a Nexus 7 and the TF701..

One thing I did do as its a known issue with these because of the low grade ram they used..
I use a program that I picked up from the Nexus 7 thread..it's called .. trimmer (fstrim) and set it to run once a day.. it might be placebo but I feel.it just helps to keep these and the Nexus 7 run a little smoother ..
I think this is what the cromi and zombi where achieving with running the Rom off a good sdcard. But I never felt I needed to go that route..

 

[mo2002]

Looking at replacing my TF201. I don't see any marshmallow roms even though my TF201, and the 300 both have them. I know this device is a couple years old, but I don't require a lot from the hardware for what I'm using it for. Has development stopped here, or is there still some life to be had?

Any helpful comments welcomed.

Thanks,
Matt

There's more support on the tf300 for some unknown reason

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