Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Lisa Gade reviews the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 Android tablet. The TF700 has an HD 1920 x 1200 IPS + display with Gorilla Glass 2. It runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on a 1.6GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 quad core CPU with 1 gig DDR 3 RAM and 32 or 64 gigs of storage. It has WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and a GPS that work well. The tablet works with the optional keyboard dock that transforms the TF700 into a notebook form factor device. It has USB host, micro HDMI and a microSD card slot. It starts at $499 US. A much improved follow up to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime! Read our full written review here: www.mobiletechr...
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Unfortunately, that's the only USB host adapter and it is something that could easily stress the port if it's knocked :( I haven't heard any word on an LTE model.
Yes, we have the Nexus 7 in house, so we'll have a review soon. It has a really lovely display BTW!
It stays in the TF700 port, but it also stays fine in my Prime and TF300 port. Maybe your adapter is a little off?
I don't think you'll have two wait 2 more months to get the Infinity TF700, or are you in a country that's not due to get it soon?
I've been using the Infinity with my Prime dock and it works perfectly. The new TF700 dock apparently still says TF201 on the back and identifies itself as a TF201 dock! So I'm really not sure why Asus says the Prime dock isn't compatible.
Which is more useful to you: keyboard dock or the pen?
No rubber plugs. Apparently Asus found that folks couldn't figure out that they needed to remove those plugs before attaching the dock (really?!). I do think the holes are little unsightly.
I didn't mind the placement of the Transformer Prime's headphone jack, but I didn't like the fragile port design with part of the plug connector exposed which could lead to accidental shorting and thus loud noise being sent to the headphones. The port is a but more sturdy but the plug is still somewhat exposed unfortunately.
Yes, we'll do a comparison between the TF700 and new iPad.
Finally a great and comprehensive review of the TF700T. Mine arrives on Tuesday. I'll see how it compares to my new Nexus 7 and Google Nexus phone. Love your backyard! Here in Arizona we don't have water or green stuff, so it's nice to see. Take care of your hand, we're depending on it to show us a bunch more cool stuff. You're a real pro, it's a delight and always informative to watch your reviews, and to read the full reviews. You get a GEM+ rating.
Speaker volume is low. Headphone audio quality and volume are very good. I'm using the Prime TF201 keyboard dock with my TF700.
You have to use the dongle for USB host.
I use several brands of external hard drives and honestly haven't had problems with any of them.
This is one of the best reviews that I have seen on You Tube. Lisa speaks very clearly, and covers a great deal of the items that a buyer wants to know. She really ran it through it's paces. I saw enough to convince me that I will likely buy this later this year. Will definitely watch any review that she makes in the future. Lisa should be making commercials for ASUS, since she can sell the product about as well as anybody else that I have seen.
You can download Adobe Flash from the Android Market until Aug. 15 for new installations. After that supposedly it will be taken off the market for those who haven't already got it in their account. Jelly Bean 4.1 devices don't get flash from the Google Play Store though.
I've just subscribed to mobiletech review because Lisa seems to be one of the only people not catering to the ADD types. in depth but without fluff. exactly what I want in a video review.
Thanks for the review Lisa. I went to the Plano Best Buy today, and will have it Saturday August 4th, so the backlog isn't as severe as I had thought. I appreciate the thorough review. I was really disappointed with the TF201, and Best Buy was extremely helpful in giving a store credit under manufacturers warranty. That's amazing considering I bought it in Dec 2011 and did not purchase an extended warranty! Nice to have tech guru in the neighborhood!
I've watched a number of review videos on this tablet, and nobody had done as compete and useful a job as you have. Thank you very much for providing the info I needed to make a decision.
We will do a new iPad vs. TF700 smackdown. But the Acer A700 already went back to Acer (bummer). But the Acer A700 wouldn't have done well against the other two.
Adobe has set a date when they will no longer support Flash or develop new versions for Android.
Hi Lisa, I know this is an older review, but I love the way you tackle technology from the eyes of a regular consumer. keep up the great work (:
Your review are awesome! you are the only reviewer that I've seen who tries out the external accessories like the USB host, game controllers, and hard drives. Keep making awesome reviews!!
You are the best reviewer on the internet in my opinion! You are always thorough, precise and have a lot of additional information that you don't hear elsewhere. Many thanks!
I've done the same here!
It's nearly impossible to carry those super heavy laptops about.
I am glad I got me one of these! They look great and do nearly anything I use my laptop for! ;)
I used my tf101 as my primary school computer because it's a hell of a lot more portable than my 17" mac pro and I absolutely love it. Going to school for nursing has me typing about 6 pages full of notes in about 2 hours for some classes and it had a few faults but nothing problematic. The Polaris office is awesome and the only thing to remember is to turn off the track pad...
Long story short, I'm getting a tf700 to replace my mac and tf101 because the tf101 flew off the roof of my car =D
You do a great job. Your reviews are detailed and cover the issues a real consumer would have questions about. Keep up the good work!
You are right the speakers on the TF300 and 700 are terrible however there is a fix for it. There is probably an equivalent on Windows but on Mac there is an APP called "Boom." and you drag your video or audio file in the program and boost the volume in a sense overclocking the volume so it can be heard on the tablet. Works like a charm.
OH MY GOSH! I was thinking of buying an Infinity to replace my current tablet, and wanted to know whether or not the tablet without the dock could power my USB 3.0 My Passport 1TB HDD. I could not get a straight answer. Many people said it would work, but even more said that the tablet port will not power the HDD. Others said it will work, but were actually referring to the dock. THANKS SO MUCH for providing a CLEAR answer and even demo-ing it!!
Microcenter and Best Buy have TF700 docks. I'm still happy with my TF201 Prime dock so I probably won't buy the new model.
You'll love it when you get it, other Eric. The hard drive on my laptop went out on my shortly before I ordered the TF700T. I could replace it and install the hard drive myself for around $60, but now that I've gotten to use my tablet, I'm going to save my money for now. It does everything I want to do away from the house.
Since it's smaller it's better for me to "snuggle" up with it (chair, bed, walking around house). I've unlocked and put a custom ROM on it as well, if you're interested.
I'll be receiving a 64Gb model tomorrow morning. This video is getting me really excited to use my new toy. So glad that I did my research before I just went out and bought whatever. Had to pick between this and the Nexus 10. I think I made the right decision. It seems like this tablet and it's dock are the best option, right now, imo...
It does get warm on the back upper-left with heavy/intense use, but I wouldn't call it "bad heating" - it's not uncomfortable or worrying. In normal use it's very cool.
Thanks Lisa for the review! I was in between the Acer Iconia Tab A700 and this new Asus Infinity TF700. I think the choice is obvious, for the superb HD screen and the smoothness of response. Pity for we have to wait till Aug 31 for Europe, but hey maybe I'll find a friend and purchase one for me from the US for the price of $499! :)
you should really set your camera such that the brightest parts of the screen aren't full of blown-out highlights manually before starting recording on your mobile devices, such as the shot at 2:34 for example. super blown out whites on the clouds on that wallpaper, and i an barely read that widget on the left.
I got mine at Best Buy. They had display units to test as well. Well, here in Colorado Springs they did. I'm sure that most retailers that sell tablets are going to display the high end tablets. It makes sense from a sales standpoint.
I just sold my new ipad for this. Had a 32gb I just spent around 650$ on. I couldn't take IOS! I gave apple an honest shot. Can't wait to go to best buy tomorrow. Thanks Lisa I love your detailed honest reviews
Oh okay thanks! just making sure. I did do research and I found sites saying it's out and some saying it's not. Thanks for the reply.
It does support Flash through the use of the built-in Google browser. There are ways to get Flash support in other browsers as well.
Anytime I am looking up a new device your reviews are are the first that I watch. Awesome review, keep it up!
You can use the USB drive/dongle with a stand; simply flip the pad upside and keep working. I really want this, but will want for the nextgen, since my 201 is still great.
very good review. your demonstrations of its performance and features sold me on this so i have one on the way from Amazon now. after more research though i ordered the tf 201 dock with it since it the same as the tf 700 but with a larger battery and cost less.
I agree to you buddy, Lisa has been wonderfully reviewed all the gadgets without badly judging the bad things on the gadget itself. When she said "crap", it is definitely crap. Not like any others who go for a brand and support it whatsoever like he/she was paid for it. Go LISA!
This was hella useful. So thank you for such a thorough review. I'm looking for a tablet to take to college with me to be used almost exclusively for note taking and this game me information on the tablet that I was struggling to find anywhere else.
I ordered both the tablet and the keyboard dock a couple of hours ago :)
Excellent review. Very thorough and you covered items many other reviewers never look at. You sold me. Ordered.
Really great review and I just bought one after watching it. Didn't realize Android tablets have gotten so awesome so soon. Was figuring Apple still had a strangehold on these things. But this thing looks WAY better especially all the options to expand memory and the customization that android offers. THANKS!
I'm getting mine today. Cannot wait! Thanks for the great review.
*Very* good review Lisa. Of course I bought my Infinity before I saw your review, and largely agree with it. I'm enjoying mine quite a bit so far. The screen really is *amazing*. The downside of course is, that every single white pixel kills the battery, as with all other AMOLED displays. So lots of bright white background for a long time, can really kill the battery, if you don't watch out, and manually tweak the lightsetting, which I do. Otherwise - great device so far.
IMO, better than the iPad. True multi-tasking; drag and drop movies/music straight to the tablet without having to use a program like iTunes, you can download torrents straight to the tablet with an app, you dont have to convert videos to .mp4 format, the camera is 8mp better than the iPads, and expandable memory is also a great feature. the screen is fantastic. Aside from the poor speaker placement, its truly great, especially with the dock. I haven't used my laptop since buying the Infinity.
Just got mine yesterday and I can confirm it plays .avi videos as well as .mkv with subtitles if any. I had to download an app I used previously called MX Player. For the .mkv files it played without having to change anything but for the .avi I had to change one thing, that is, when I played the video on the top right it says H/W just change it to S/W and it works. Keep in mind I tested 3 different avi videos and 2 out of the 3 I did NOT have to change from H/W to S/W, just something to note.
I have been waiting so long for this review. Ty very much Lisa!!
I haven't watched the video (yet), but I will tell ya, I've had it for about 2 1/2 weeks now. I *love* it. I could go on for hours the sheer joy I get. Let's just say, you can't pry it out of my hands! ;)
Just ordered mine. Cant wait. Great review btw. Always so in-depth.
You could use dLNA streaming over a WiFi network if your dad's computer is setup to run dLNA.
Great job as Ways, mine (TF700T C1) arrived DOA. I was sick, but with countless hours on Android tablets, Got device to boot by reset, then no WiFi. 5 resets and approaching setting from every angle, never could access web or Google services.Returned sadly.
Thanks for the thorough review. This was the one that made me go ahead and buy a Transformer Infinity. In fact, I'm posting this comment from it. Still waiting for the dock on back order, though. :-(
Great review. It's good to see they bumped up android resolution finally long over due. I love my iPad Knowing what kind of a difference it made the screen it will be great for the android users that have a very good display.
The only problem is that Android doesn't have many 1920x1200 apps so very few apps can use Infinity's high resolution. Now that Amazon released their own 1920x1200 Kindle Fire HD tablet, hopefully more apps will be optimized for this resolution.
wow, a lot of info to digest, took notice of the GPS performance, i need one for my Car, thanks for your skill in reviewing this device . Cheers from Thomas in Vancouver Canada
It's close to the Galaxy S III camera.
I got the tf300t a month ago, and honestly I don't feel as bummed as I thought I would. I could've gotten the prime but the wireless issues made me go toward the 300. I love asus tablets, I almost went to an iPad as well, but I honestly believe these are better tablets. Anyone on the fence about an asus tablet or an iPad, you can't go wrong with either but personally I'd go for the asus. This is coming from an apple fan :)
No 3G in the US.
Haha, ready for "prime" time. I see what you did there. Anyway Lisa, another great review but I must say it gets a bit inaudible when at the part where you play the youtube video (to show it's quality in displaying 1080p videos) and you start talking through it. Might be an idea to just show it and mute the sound?
This is the one I am getting for Christmas.
Point of clarity: The Prime dock has a larger capacity (22Wh) battery than the Infinity dock (19.5Wh.)
Regardless of what you review. I like listening to your voice in the background. It's very soothing lol
Great review.. Finally a comprehensive one that answered most of my queries!!! THANKS A LOT!
If you have any issues, just PM my account and I'll try to help as much as I can. You shouldn't have any issues with it. If you have a dock, you can pretty much use it like a ultrabook. Everyone I've shown it to is very impressed and I am as well. Hope you enjoy your new favorite toy...
Yes. The transformers are confirmed to be updated to Jelly Bean. As for other ICS tablets - probably all the major/big-selling models will get it, but who knows...
for school maybe depending on how you use it, instead of writing down that a screenshot of the balckboard, and the printer well use de usb to pass it to your computer then print, and the browser, i think it has speeddial or whatever they call, you ca not download videos or software like usually do in a pc.
Thank you for the great review~~~..
I have been researching this for days.. You showed me things here that others didn't.
Amazing.
Thanks
Yes.
Personally, I'd buy a laptop for college unless you don't do much more than word processing, streaming video and email.
Lisa, I'm really contemplating getting either this TF700 or the TF300. Judging from your reviews and other reviews, it seems like there aren't many differences. The TF700 is $150 more, so I was wondering if you think the TF700 justifies the higher price tag.
Love your reviews, I don't buy any electronics without watching your videos first!
Amazing review thanks so much I was trying to decide which tablet is best for me and your videos helped me out so much.
the 10.1 note is the best choice for it's enhanced toucWiz ux software that kinda do cool effects when scrolling between homescreens and menus!
yes, i mean i could even do online banking on a 6 year old blavkberry and connecting to the tv can be achived by vga cable or mini hdmi or from an usb to hdmi converter,, adapter cable
My own is arriving on Monday :-) upgrading from Motorola Xoom
Good review, only try not recording in a non echo environment, it makes for easier listening :)
Christmas is when I'm getting mine!
Thanks lisa so much,i just order this one from amazon,i love your videos,thank you,thank you thank you,GOD BLESS YOU.
Does anyone know where I could buy the plastic holder at the bottom (black color holding the tablet while reviewing)? I don't need the docking keyboard just a solid holder for touch. Appreciate it!
Hi Lisa,
the camera on the Infinity seems to be the best camera on any tablet so far. But can you please tell me to which PHONE camera it is comparable? Is it as good as the one on the S3, One X etc.? Thank you !!
Haha u can always tell when she's excited about a product like the zen book prime review. Anyways great and very detailed review as always!
You do really nice videos. I am very impressed that you can plug an NTFS drive into the device. I am guessing you could then play HD video from that drive? Or if you had the dock you could use the USB port on that?
I have a question about these tablets:
At home we download a lot of movies and tv shows, and we just access them off my dads computer on the home network. Can these tablets just access movies and such off someone's computer without remote desktop?
asus really improve their product, and i think they really know what consumer wants
You seriously give the best reviews
Liked the detailed review just confused. So is the volume to low or just right?? And what is like with head phones?? Also with the bigger battery in the Prime docking station would it be feasible to just get a Prime docking station as an add-on to the Infinity as I heard it does it the TF700
superb review Lisa! Btw, what happened to your hand?
You stated the hdmi output on the Prime version did not work too well. I'm interested in purchasing the TF300 version SPECIFICALLY to output video presentations through my 720p projector. Does the TF300 have a problem outputting via hdmi too???
Another great and in-depth review, thanks Lisa.
Great review. I just want to confirm that you're using the TF201 dock with this tablet. How's the fit? Have you noticed any weird issues with that combo?
I have a question : Why don't u just turn the device upside down whenu u connect the USB extension so it could still stand in the stand :D ?
Excellent review as usual! I have one question though, one of the main problems the Acer Iconia A700 had was pretty bad heating while heavy use which was very noticeable in the back cover...does the TF700 suffer any heating issue??? Thx in advance Lisa!! Greetings from Uruguay :)
Thanks!
Great detailed review. I have a question I'm hoping you can answer....
Is the Dock connector on the bottom of the tablet the same power connector that is on the side of the keyboard? I'm wondering if I can put the tablet into the keyboard and then plug the USB adapter into the side of the keyboard.
What I would like to do is use the tablet to move images from SD cards to a HD. I do a lot of photo/video work & being able to use the tablet (rather than a laptop) to do this would be fantastic.
I dont know why in this video the tablet screen looks a bit blurry or something like that i dont know how to explain.is the screen better in real life
i picked up my 64gb model that i pre ordered from j&r this past. week, its a great tablet. the only issues i have is that I'm right handed & the speaker is there so it gets coverd occasionally but that's not a really big deal & that it can't play .mts videos from camera even with the mx player.
did they fix the over heating problem on the ac adapter? Was a problem when over heated that it would stop working.
How did you bring up the GPS screen on this tablet???