Comments on: Starting April 22, ASUS to Ship Tegra 3 Equipped and 4G LTE Capable Transformer Pad 300

By: Ted Pavlic

Ted Pavlic — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:24:00 +0000

So can someone give a link explaining how the 300 does Tegra 3 and LTE while everyone else has such a problem with it? (yes, I know the Infinity is Snapdragon, but nothing on Asus’s webpage suggests that the LTE model here uses anything but the Tegra 3)

By: Ted Pavlic

Ted Pavlic — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:19:00 +0000

Someone else claimed that the LTE model was Snapdragon, but I can’t verify that on their site. Their site definitely says Tegra and LTE together:

http://eee.asus.com/eeepad/transformer-300/features/

Maybe on a tablet they’ve figured out how to glue together an LTE modem with a Tegra chip in a way that smartphone manufacturers haven’t figured out…

By: Ted Pavlic

Ted Pavlic — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:18:00 +0000

I think you’re thinking of the “Infinity” series, which is Snapdragon-based across the board.

According to Asus’s web page, the 300 is Tegra-based with LTE:

http://eee.asus.com/eeepad/transformer-300/features/

Can you find something that shows the 300 will ship with a Snapdragon with LTE? If not, can you explain how Asus doesn’t have the problems with LTE? Did they manage to glue together LTE modems with Nvidia processors in a way that no one else has been able to? (maybe in a way you could only expect on a tablet?)

By: Ted Pavlic

Ted Pavlic — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:16:00 +0000

I’m working on verifying the Snapdragon thing on this model. The Infinity model definitely has Snapdragon across the board.

By: Ted Pavlic

Ted Pavlic — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:15:00 +0000

Someone else said that the LTE model actually has a Snapdragon in it. (not verified)

By: Boop

Boop — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:04:00 +0000

Trust me you don’t want the Prime. It’s full of defects: Low wif-fi signal, dysfunctional GPS, light bleeds around the screen, random restarts, dead pixels, the list goes on and on..

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:19:00 +0000

Noooo, its me waking up from a nap at work. It looks odd because I’m yawning and post-it notes are stuck to my face, but I can see your confusion with such a small image. I appreciate the concern though. Haha

By: SolipsisticPsychologist

SolipsisticPsychologist — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:16:00 +0000

Not to be rude, but are you in the hospital in your profile picture? You look like you’re hurt, and it makes me feel bad for you.

By: Hyper67584

Hyper67584 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:11:00 +0000

LOL and still have that same GPS issue and the higher VZW bill too??? No thanks

By: Brian Rokosz

Brian Rokosz — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:08:00 +0000

It’s $399 for the tablet with 32GB and Wifi only….the 4G I’m sure will cost more and then add the keyboard dock for $150…you’re looking at around $600+ after Verizon is done with it.

So if you rrrreally don’t care about the data plan then I’d just say wait until the Infinity comes out…that will also be around $600 but you get 64GB and a 1080p screen with a bigger battery

By: Droidfann

Droidfann — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:49:00 +0000

Is it 399 total or 399 with 4g contract, i too don’t need another data plan.

By: Noyfb

Noyfb — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:47:00 +0000

It’ll still have wifi correct? I don’t want to pay for any more data, especialy now I can use my wifi hotspot for free on my gnex with that work around app.

By: W

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:50:00 +0000

gahh i think i know where my tax return is going! this thing looks sweet and I don’t know how long i can hold out for the infinity

By: Ant

Ant — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:55:00 +0000

Price jumped to $498.00

By: Claire

Claire — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:51:00 +0000

I am hoping for other outlets as well. I did not see the red one on Amazon.