TF300T or Infinity? Help!

[chaza01]

Hey,
for a while I have been waiting to purchase the asus tf700, it is obviously the best tablet out there, especially once it gets jellybean and project butter works its magic. However, in the UK, it will release on August 31st, 64gb only, dock bundled for £599. Whilst the tf300 is £399 32gb and I can buy it now (in time for holiday). I only ever was going to go for the tf700, but now the tf300 looks reasonable, plus I can go ahead and buy a 64gb micro sd (convert to NTFS) and bump the memory.
In short, what would you do? Moreover, is the tf300's screen sufficient?
Regards
PS-could I overclock the tegra 3 via a rom-of the tf300?

 

[chaza01]

Hey,
for a while I have been waiting to purchase the asus tf700, it is obviously the best tablet out there, especially once it gets jellybean and project butter works its magic. However, in the UK, it will release on August 31st, 64gb only, dock bundled for £599. Whilst the tf300 is £399 32gb and I can buy it now (in time for holiday). I only ever was going to go for the tf700, but now the tf300 looks reasonable, plus I can go ahead and buy a 64gb micro sd (convert to NTFS) and bump the memory.
In short, what would you do? Moreover, is the tf300's screen sufficient?
Regards
PS-could I overclock the tegra 3 via a rom-of the tf300?

bump

 

[mox123]

i was in the same boat, the best deal is the transformer pad tf300, it feels amazing and light, very thin, you wont regret it. the infinity is pointless, sure it has a very high res screen, but you are taxing the tegra 3 quad core processor even more to display at higher resolutions, gaming, etc. trust me for a tablet 1280x800 is very good at the moment. i bought my tf300 and dont regret it, i dont like the back of the infinity, it looks ugly, i wish it was all metal but no point having a bit of plastic at the top then metal, its horrible,

go buy the tf300 and enjoy it, you wont regret it

 

[chaza01]

thanks

i was in the same boat, the best deal is the transformer pad tf300, it feels amazing and light, very thin, you wont regret it. the infinity is pointless, sure it has a very high res screen, but you are taxing the tegra 3 quad core processor even more to display at higher resolutions, gaming, etc. trust me for a tablet 1280x800 is very good at the moment. i bought my tf300 and dont regret it, i dont like the back of the infinity, it looks ugly, i wish it was all metal but no point having a bit of plastic at the top then metal, its horrible,

go buy the tf300 and enjoy it, you wont regret it

Thanks I alot, I agree. I can't bring myself to purchase a tablet that costs the same as a very decent mid range laptop; hell, my mate put together an i7, hd6950 rig for that much!
the other thing about the tf300 is that, being plastic and all, for some reason I wouldn't be so nervous about rooting etc.
cheers

 

[chaza01]

brightness

what's the brightness and battery life of the tf300 like?!

 

[IUH1991]

what's the brightness and battery life of the tf300 like?!

Brightness is just fine. You don't notice the loss of super ips+ unless you hold it directly in sunlight -- something you'd probably never do anyway. Battery life is amazing, I can easily use this thing moderately and not charge it for two days.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using XDA Premium HD app

 

[jhotmann]

I have the tf300 and my boss just got the tf700...while yes the screen is nice on the infinity, it's basically the same as the tf300 in every other way. Save your money and get the tf300, it's already got a leg up in terms of roms and will blow you away with its awesomeness.

 

[chaza01]

colour

I have the tf300 and my boss just got the tf700...while yes the screen is nice on the infinity, it's basically the same as the tf300 in every other way. Save your money and get the tf300, it's already got a leg up in terms of roms and will blow you away with its awesomeness.

Okey dokey, I'll get it-I know it's the bottom on the priority list, but which colour do you prefer? Would you get white?

 

[moisaal]

TF300T no question! I love mine. I wouldnt trade it for any other tablet! Battery life is very long, and even longer with the dock. For the price of the 700 you could buy the 300 with the dock. Dont even think about it,get the 300, you wont be disappointed.

 

[mox123]

paying 600 for an android tablet is a mistake, as good as android is, its not worth 600 as i could get a decent ultrabook with good spec and much better hd, plus i could upgrade netbooks, i upgraded my netbooks in the past,

dont make a mistake, buy the tf300

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i got the dark blue one, it reminds me of the blue galaxy s3, its a nice back design, quite smart, i also like the white but they didnt have the white,

 

[IUH1991]

Okey dokey, I'll get it-I know it's the bottom on the priority list, but which colour do you prefer? Would you get white?

I'd go for blue -- the particular shade used on this tablet is very appealing. Personally, I'm not a fan of red, and the white will eventually turn brown due to sloughed off skin cells accumulating on the rough case.

 

[chaza01]

thanks

paying 600 for an android tablet is a mistake, as good as android is, its not worth 600 as i could get a decent ultrabook with good spec and much better hd, plus i could upgrade netbooks, i upgraded my netbooks in the past,

dont make a mistake, buy the tf300

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i got the dark blue one, it reminds me of the blue galaxy s3, its a nice back design, quite smart, i also like the white but they didnt have the white,

Thank you very much indeed. On another note, how hard is rooting the tablet? Do I just unlock it, then install some recovery thing and then put a rom on or what? I'm a rookie, but not computer illiterate - so i'll get it in no time

 

[mox123]

Thank you very much indeed. On another note, how hard is rooting the tablet? Do I just unlock it, then install some recovery thing and then put a rom on or what? I'm a rookie, but not computer illiterate - so i'll get it in no time

very easy took me like half an hour, i was a newb to this devicce as well, you unlock it first using asus unlock apk form their website, then you need to do a few other things, clockworkmod first, backup then new rom , guide is on the forum

 

[chaza01]

very easy took me like half an hour, i was a newb to this devicce as well, you unlock it first using asus unlock apk form their website, then you need to do a few other things, clockworkmod first, backup then new rom , guide is on the forum

Thanks a lot, could you provide a link for the unlocking/rooting/rom thread? I can't find it! thanks a lot man

 

[thatisandwas]

Thanks a lot, could you provide a link for the unlocking/rooting/rom thread? I can't find it! thanks a lot man

I haven't rooted mine quite yet, but mainly because i haven't found the need to. First time i can ever really say i dont think rooting this android device is absolutely nessecary. Don't get me wrong, next time i have a couple days off i'll probably get the itch and take the plunge but i gotta say the stock rom on this thing is great. I bought my 300 last week then realized the 700 was coming out very soon or was already out or whatever. Usually in the past if i buy a gadget then realize an upgraded version is coming out in the same price range i return it and upgrade. After having the tf300 for a couple days though i can honestly say i feel no need to trade "up". This thing is amazing and i dont really care if the 700 is higher res. Enjoy it!

 

[zerozoneice]

hmm, i see in the US the TF700 is only $100 more...no brainer for me if i'd be over there....

in Europe they ****ed us over, at launch TF700 only available as 64GB with dock bundle...are they mad????

 

[JasonLeeming]

Get the TF300 for sure. £200 cheaper than the Infinity, and you still get a bright HD screen, quad core, keyboard dock and 32GB storage on board. Sure, the resolution on the Infinity is very nice, but can you really justify paying an extra £200 for that and a slightly better build quality?

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[zerozoneice]

Get the TF300 for sure. £200 cheaper than the Infinity, and you still get a bright HD screen, quad core, keyboard dock and 32GB storage on board. Sure, the resolution on the Infinity is very nice, but can you really justify paying an extra £200 for that and a slightly better build quality?

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good point
what's still holding me back is the app "ecosystem", poor quality app checks compared to apple.

plus i saw this one, is it that bad in reality? (check the web browsing test from 5:00 onwards):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjhufve38r0

i mean i use the tablet a lot for just websurfing, reading newspapers n stuff.....

 

[UndisputedGuy]

The web surfing can be improved by using other browsers. Stock browser is somewhat horrible which is what was being used in that video. However, the iPad does seem more fluid as much as I may not like to admit. You could change the user agent to iPad as the guy said in the video but I'm not really sure if that will do the same job. The upgrade to android jellybean should make browsing and scrolling better I think. The transformer isn't bad for browsing by any means.


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[zerozoneice]

i'm finding a lot of deals for TF201's selling for the same price as TF300...should i go for the Prime then?

Is the Wifi issue that bad on the Prime?