Re: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
 

Of course it's some sort of indication that supply > demand...

But if said company does not have enough product to sell at the right time, they may miss out some of the sales too (especially impulse buyers, etc).

I'm sure a permanent short supply isn't the case, being that ASUS is a gigantic portable electronic manufacturer... but they better strike the iron while its hot... or something.

Re: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
 

There are 2 USB ports on the keyboard, none on the tablet. Looks great, just need some money now...

Re: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
 

Funny enough, the promotional video shows a teen guy who makes girls say "w00t" because the tablet has a secondary battery and a touchscreen game. That's what we call "originality" ;)

Re: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
 

The story is that they are holding back until Honeycomb is finished and applications are available.

Sorry I don't have the link to the original article but it is referenced here, and mention made to Phandroid
http://androidcommunity.com/honeycom...oems-20110416/

Re: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
 

Corrected for you.

Re: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
 

Yes, none on the tablet, but there is nothing like a proprietary USB cable. From the anandtech review:

http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/...r/_DSC3850.jpg

I would find it hard to believe that with a female-to-female adapter that you couldn't mount a flash drive.

Re: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
 

I ordered it in Canada Computers but it wont arrive for a week or two :(

As for the software glitches ASUS said they fixed majority of them in the final product. Besides being an N900 owner I kinda willing to accept those issues :D hehe unlike Nokia and Maemo , ASUS and Google will support Eee Pad and Android for a long time ;)

Check out Anand's review posted by daperl Its really comprehensive and unbiased

Re: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
 

Well, if you look to the Galaxy Tab, that is the previous new-kid-on-the-block, it also has an ominous proprietary connector, which ends in male usb. You put on a female-to-female connector, hook an usb stick...
...and nothing gets mounted.
Afaik no xda-developer has yet made it work.
So, let's hope the Transformer can do it, but I wouldn't bet it's either out-of-the-box or a quick thing to get.

Re: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
 

From the review:

I'm guessing out-of-the box it will work.

Transformer: ASUS + Honeycomb
Galaxy Tab: Samsung + Froyo?

Slightly different animals.

Re: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
 

One thing they got right (where the Atrix failed miserably) is the pricing of the docking station. $399 USD + $199 is much better than $499 + $499.