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The build quality has been nice, but the software has been horrible. The TF101 has had major stability problems ever since the ICS upgrade. The TF201 has had si

by jsight 14y ago

The build quality has been nice, but the software has been horrible. The TF101 has had major stability problems ever since the ICS upgrade. The TF201 has had simlar issues, from what I understand. Hopefully Google's involvement in the Nexus 7 release will remedy this.

dkhenry 14y ago
I know its only one data point but my TS201 has never given me any stability problems. Not only that its so well built and the integration with the dock is so smooth it has actually replaced any need I have for a laptop.
- SCdF 14y ago
  Another datapoint: my Prime hasn't had any major problems, though I have had two issues, both due to the Tegra 3 drivers (or so forum posts have led me to believe). These issues are very rare though, perhaps once a month, and are fixed with a reboot. So I count that as stable.
  - w1ntermute 14y ago
    Yet another datapoint: I've had a Transformer Prime for ~6 months and haven't had any issues. It's a wonderful (and severely underrated) tablet.
    - AYBABTME 14y ago
      Transformer Prime rocks. Sometime (like once a month) the screen flickers a bit, you reboot and no more. The rest of the time, this tablet is just awesome.
      - rustynails77 14y ago
        I have the new iPad. Screen resolution absolutely rocks. However, about once a week, I lose WIFI and need to reboot to recover it. All devices have their gremlins... A week of operation is not too bad.
mb_72 14y ago
My g/f uses our ICS TF101 a lot (1-3 hrs each day), with no stability problems that I'm aware of. Can't see her go for a smaller screen though, as - like others - it's used as a laptop-replacement for the most part.
nl 14y ago
I love my Transformer, but I have the dreaded stability problem. I get continual reboots, but only when it is asleep, plugged into the keyboard dock. The ease that is worked around (unplug it from the keyboard at night) means it is more of an inconvenience than a big problem (for me anyway). I believe it can be fixed by putting CyanogenMod on it anyway.
josteink 14y ago
My TF101 also suffered stability problems after the ICS upgrade. But I'm the kind of guy who roots, install via ZIPs from XDA and all that stuff. Even if the guy who packaged the ICS update insisted on it being untouched stock, except pre-rooted, it's hard to know 100% certain if the error is Asus' or not. At least there are other possible sources of errors. That said, ever since I moved my TF101 over to a CM9 codebase, I've had zero issues with it, and it has finally become the tablet I thought it would be when I decided to purchase it in the first place. Yes. I know. My grandma is never going to do all that. I'm not suggesting that. But if Google can get the software on this thing right, out of the box, like they've done with the Nexus-phones, I'm pretty sure this thing can fly.

by jsight 14y ago

dkhenry 14y ago

I know its only one data point but my TS201 has never given me any stability problems. Not only that its so well built and the integration with the dock is so smooth it has actually replaced any need I have for a laptop.

SCdF 14y ago
Another datapoint: my Prime hasn't had any major problems, though I have had two issues, both due to the Tegra 3 drivers (or so forum posts have led me to believe). These issues are very rare though, perhaps once a month, and are fixed with a reboot. So I count that as stable.
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  Yet another datapoint: I've had a Transformer Prime for ~6 months and haven't had any issues. It's a wonderful (and severely underrated) tablet.
  - AYBABTME 14y ago
    Transformer Prime rocks. Sometime (like once a month) the screen flickers a bit, you reboot and no more. The rest of the time, this tablet is just awesome.
    - rustynails77 14y ago
      I have the new iPad. Screen resolution absolutely rocks. However, about once a week, I lose WIFI and need to reboot to recover it. All devices have their gremlins... A week of operation is not too bad.

mb_72 14y ago

My g/f uses our ICS TF101 a lot (1-3 hrs each day), with no stability problems that I'm aware of. Can't see her go for a smaller screen though, as - like others - it's used as a laptop-replacement for the most part.

nl 14y ago

I love my Transformer, but I have the dreaded stability problem. I get continual reboots, but only when it is asleep, plugged into the keyboard dock. The ease that is worked around (unplug it from the keyboard at night) means it is more of an inconvenience than a big problem (for me anyway). I believe it can be fixed by putting CyanogenMod on it anyway.

josteink 14y ago

My TF101 also suffered stability problems after the ICS upgrade. But I'm the kind of guy who roots, install via ZIPs from XDA and all that stuff. Even if the guy who packaged the ICS update insisted on it being untouched stock, except pre-rooted, it's hard to know 100% certain if the error is Asus' or not. At least there are other possible sources of errors. That said, ever since I moved my TF101 over to a CM9 codebase, I've had zero issues with it, and it has finally become the tablet I thought it would be when I decided to purchase it in the first place. Yes. I know. My grandma is never going to do all that. I'm not suggesting that. But if Google can get the software on this thing right, out of the box, like they've done with the Nexus-phones, I'm pretty sure this thing can fly.