ASUS Transformer Infinity & 300 Series

Carey · 29th February 2012, 11:34 PM

ASUS have announced at the MWC the early replacement of the Transformer Prime, called the Infinity. Ditching the Eee moniker, the Infinity 4G sports Qualcomm's MSM8960 dual core which is quite the chip. More specs below. Oh, ASUS has also fixed the horrid GPS issue of the Prime with a little plastic strip at the top where the camera sits. The rest of the back is aluminium.

Thinking this could be my first tablet, can't wait until release! Hopefully the bootloader will be a little easier to unlock than the prime...

Transformer Infinity Homepage

Specs

1.6GHz quad core Tegra 3 (WiFi) or Qualcomm 1.5GHz dual core
1920x1200 10.1" Super IPS+ Screen with gorilla glass
Android ICS
Same size as the Prime (8.5mm thin or so), 586g
Enhanced battery (to power that screen)

The 300 series is aimed at the middle line, more of the same 1280x800 10.1", Tegra 3 1.2GHz, and it comes in a few colours.

Snoops · 29th February 2012, 11:43 PM

I bought a prime last week knowing this was a possible Q2 release. I shall be upgrading! The screen bump will make rdp etc so much better and I really want a 3g or LTE option.

Pinkeh · 6th March 2012, 4:38 PM

Shrug. I just bought the Prime 32GB and pretty happy with it.

I dont use it as a GPS seeing as my phone already does that. And it tethers to my Samgung Galaxy for internet so i just have to upgrade a data plan instead of carrying a pocket wifi device.

I guess if you're hanging out for a tablet go for the Infinity, but who knows how long you have to wait for stock?

Arent people still waiting for stock on Prime?

I've loaded a lot of things into the 32GB tablet and still have about 25% room. So i went and bought two microSD/SD expansion cards and plugged them in. Pretty awesome.

I wonder if the infinity improves on the rubber feet. At the moment my tablet sort of floats around the desk because the rubber feet dont really do anything (elevated) when you've docked the tablet into the keyboard.

One thing you might want to buy in advance are those accessories. They're all over ebay but it takes ages to arrive from HK/China

I.e. stylus, cover screens, cases

Oppressa · 6th March 2012, 4:47 PM

Maybe I'll put the Infinity on order like I did the Prime, wait 3 fucking months for the store to get no stock then cancel my order haha

thebranded · 6th March 2012, 4:55 PM

Quote:

1920x1200 10.1"

thats what i want!

Sankari · 6th March 2012, 6:08 PM

How does the Qualcomm chip compare against Tegra 3?

Doso · 6th March 2012, 6:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sankari

How does the Qualcomm chip compare against Tegra 3?

The qualcomm chip could be better if it based of the arm a15 architecture rather than the tegra 3 which is based on the a9

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5571/t...9-13-ghz-video

NanoDuke · 29th March 2012, 11:12 AM

Does anyone know if the docks are interchangeable between generations, or are they unique?

darkbastard · 29th March 2012, 1:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NanoDuke

Does anyone know if the docks are interchangeable between generations, or are they unique?

tf101 tf201 docks are not interchangeable

doug81 · 9th April 2012, 2:28 PM

This will definitely be my first tab. I can't wait, I'd get a prime right now but theres no 3g/4g connectivity. This on ICS is going to kick ass! Do we know when yet?

Tythais · 13th April 2012, 4:12 PM

I want one to put linux on!
Hopefully out by tax time

.

Oppressa · 29th April 2012, 7:51 PM

According to this:
http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/asu...ice-tag-19871/

Roughly June...

NanoDuke · 11th May 2012, 12:05 PM

Bumping with a related question.
Does anyone know if you can use an Android tablet as a wireless hotspot? or better still, can you use USB tethering to provide internet access to my laptop?
Surely it'll just be the same as any other Android phone, right?

Tosh1R · 13th May 2012, 7:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NanoDuke

Bumping with a related question.
Does anyone know if you can use an Android tablet as a wireless hotspot? or better still, can you use USB tethering to provide internet access to my laptop?
Surely it'll just be the same as any other Android phone, right?

if the device has a sim slot then yes you can.

Oppressa · 14th June 2012, 10:28 AM

Some Australian stores showing pricing/specs now:
http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/sear...=tf700t&spos=3

Around $850. Can't see any stores in the US showing prices to compare.

29th February 2012, 11:34 PM	#1
Carey Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 809	ASUS Transformer Infinity & 300 Series ASUS have announced at the MWC the early replacement of the Transformer Prime, called the Infinity. Ditching the Eee moniker, the Infinity 4G sports Qualcomm's MSM8960 dual core which is quite the chip. More specs below. Oh, ASUS has also fixed the horrid GPS issue of the Prime with a little plastic strip at the top where the camera sits. The rest of the back is aluminium. Thinking this could be my first tablet, can't wait until release! Hopefully the bootloader will be a little easier to unlock than the prime... Transformer Infinity Homepage Specs 1.6GHz quad core Tegra 3 (WiFi) or Qualcomm 1.5GHz dual core 1920x1200 10.1" Super IPS+ Screen with gorilla glass Android ICS Same size as the Prime (8.5mm thin or so), 586g Enhanced battery (to power that screen) The 300 series is aimed at the middle line, more of the same 1280x800 10.1", Tegra 3 1.2GHz, and it comes in a few colours. Last edited by Carey; 29th February 2012 at 11:44 PM.

6th March 2012, 4:38 PM	#3
Pinkeh Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney Posts: 7,252	Shrug. I just bought the Prime 32GB and pretty happy with it. I dont use it as a GPS seeing as my phone already does that. And it tethers to my Samgung Galaxy for internet so i just have to upgrade a data plan instead of carrying a pocket wifi device. I guess if you're hanging out for a tablet go for the Infinity, but who knows how long you have to wait for stock? Arent people still waiting for stock on Prime? I've loaded a lot of things into the 32GB tablet and still have about 25% room. So i went and bought two microSD/SD expansion cards and plugged them in. Pretty awesome. I wonder if the infinity improves on the rubber feet. At the moment my tablet sort of floats around the desk because the rubber feet dont really do anything (elevated) when you've docked the tablet into the keyboard. One thing you might want to buy in advance are those accessories. They're all over ebay but it takes ages to arrive from HK/China I.e. stylus, cover screens, cases __________________ Photography: Gear, Flickr ASUS P8P67 EVO, Core i5 2500K, Sapphire 6970x2, 32GB Corsair Vengenance RAM, WD Caviar Black 4TB, Green 4x 3TB, NZXT Phantom Red Full Tower, Cosair TX950 PSU \| QNAP412 4x2TB Hitachi 7k3000 RAID5 \| BF3 Stats Last edited by Pinkeh; 6th March 2012 at 4:46 PM.

6th March 2012, 4:47 PM	#4
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29th February 2012, 11:43 PM	#2
Snoops Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,445	I bought a prime last week knowing this was a possible Q2 release. I shall be upgrading! The screen bump will make rdp etc so much better and I really want a 3g or LTE option.

29th April 2012, 7:51 PM	#12
Oppressa Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,906	According to this: http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/asu...ice-tag-19871/ Roughly June... __________________ Sydney On Sunday (café review site). 1971 Beetle Resto thread and progress gallery Main: Cooler Master Elite 342, i7 3930K, Corsair H80, Rampage IV GENE, Corsair 4x4Gb 2133Mhz DDR3 Dominator GT, 5870, OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120Gb, 1Tb Western Digital Green, 2 x Pioneer DVR-212 HTPC: Silverstone SST-GD01S-MXR, i3 540, Scythe Big Shuriken, ASRock H55M-GE, 2 x 2Gb DDR3 1333, 7Tb of storage, Pioneer Bluray BDR-206

11th May 2012, 12:05 PM	#13
NanoDuke Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney 2043 Posts: 4,985	Bumping with a related question. Does anyone know if you can use an Android tablet as a wireless hotspot? or better still, can you use USB tethering to provide internet access to my laptop? Surely it'll just be the same as any other Android phone, right? __________________ Horize P170EM Laptop - i7-3630QM 2.4Ghz - 16GB DDR3 1600Mhz - 17.3-inch FHD LED 72% GAMUT MATTE - AMD RADEON HD7970M 2.0GB GDDR5

14th June 2012, 10:28 AM	#15
Oppressa Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,906	Some Australian stores showing pricing/specs now: http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/sear...=tf700t&spos=3 Around $850. Can't see any stores in the US showing prices to compare. __________________ Sydney On Sunday (café review site). 1971 Beetle Resto thread and progress gallery Main: Cooler Master Elite 342, i7 3930K, Corsair H80, Rampage IV GENE, Corsair 4x4Gb 2133Mhz DDR3 Dominator GT, 5870, OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120Gb, 1Tb Western Digital Green, 2 x Pioneer DVR-212 HTPC: Silverstone SST-GD01S-MXR, i3 540, Scythe Big Shuriken, ASRock H55M-GE, 2 x 2Gb DDR3 1333, 7Tb of storage, Pioneer Bluray BDR-206