Comments on: ASUS Transformer Prime Officially Announced – I Want One! http://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Available Online 12/12, In Stores 12/19 | Gizmo Lovers Bloghttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/comment-page-1/#comment-28649 Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Available Online 12/12, In Stores 12/19 | Gizmo Lovers Blog Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:20:58 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8517#comment-28649 [...] In Stores 12/19 Posted on Saturday, December 3, 2011 by MegaZone First it was teased. Then it was officially announced. Then it showed up for pre-order on Amazon, BestBuy.com, and other sites. Then it got fondled on [...] [...] In Stores 12/19 Posted on Saturday, December 3, 2011 by MegaZone First it was teased. Then it was officially announced. Then it showed up for pre-order on Amazon, BestBuy.com, and other sites. Then it got fondled on [...]

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/comment-page-1/#comment-28642 MegaZone Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:34:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8517#comment-28642 It is encouraging to see how many Android tablets are in the top 20, a lot of them much higher ranked than the iPad(s).  I was actually surprised by that.  I guess people don't buy iPads through Amazon as much?Those cheap tablets are high up because they're, well, cheap.  Prices right around $100.  I suppose some people just see them as disposable tablets.  Or maybe they're easy to hack and install custom ROMs on.That's the kind of thing my 12 year old nephew might've ended up with if I hadn't talked to his mom before Black Friday.  As it is he's getting a Transformer and keyboard dock that I grabbed from Best Buy the middle of the night. It is encouraging to see how many Android tablets are in the top 20, a lot of them much higher ranked than the iPad(s).  I was actually surprised by that.  I guess people don’t buy iPads through Amazon as much?

Those cheap tablets are high up because they’re, well, cheap.  Prices right around $100.  I suppose some people just see them as disposable tablets.  Or maybe they’re easy to hack and install custom ROMs on.

That’s the kind of thing my 12 year old nephew might’ve ended up with if I hadn’t talked to his mom before Black Friday.  As it is he’s getting a Transformer and keyboard dock that I grabbed from Best Buy the middle of the night.

]]> By: Fanfoothttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/comment-page-1/#comment-28639 Fanfoot Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:36:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8517#comment-28639 Its interesting to scroll through the Amazon Top 100 lists today.  I was surprised for example at how many Blu-Ray players were on the list since at least in my house optical is dead or dying.  Anyway, the older model Asus Transformer at around $400 (different prices at two different sellers) is currently #16 on the Top 100 Computers & Accessories List:http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/pc/ref=pd_dp_ts_e_1Not sure what that says about sales exactly, since among a certain crowd anyway they would know the new one is on the way.  Of course the kids who asked for an iPad and will be receiving the Pandigital tablet (#3) or the Colby (#7) or the OTA (#13) from Grandma this Christmas will NOT be happy... Its interesting to scroll through the Amazon Top 100 lists today.  I was surprised for example at how many Blu-Ray players were on the list since at least in my house optical is dead or dying.  Anyway, the older model Asus Transformer at around $400 (different prices at two different sellers) is currently #16 on the Top 100 Computers & Accessories List:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/pc/ref=pd_dp_ts_e_1

Not sure what that says about sales exactly, since among a certain crowd anyway they would know the new one is on the way.  Of course the kids who asked for an iPad and will be receiving the Pandigital tablet (#3) or the Colby (#7) or the OTA (#13) from Grandma this Christmas will NOT be happy…

]]> By: I Try Not To Drool As the ASUS Transformer Prime Is Fondled On Video | Gizmo Lovers Bloghttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/comment-page-1/#comment-28625 I Try Not To Drool As the ASUS Transformer Prime Is Fondled On Video | Gizmo Lovers Blog Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:11:08 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8517#comment-28625 [...] On Video Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011 by MegaZone My technolust is running high where the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime is concerned. The two gizmos I’m trying my best to patiently wait for are this and the [...] [...] On Video Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011 by MegaZone My technolust is running high where the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime is concerned. The two gizmos I’m trying my best to patiently wait for are this and the [...]

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/comment-page-1/#comment-28615 MegaZone Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:33:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8517#comment-28615 Yeah, I'm not sure how to make the numbers agree.  We've got shipped vs. sold, numbers reported by vendors vs. third parties, and I've no idea where they're getting their numbers.  I find it hard to believe that ASUS has sold only 100,000 Transformers in the US. Yeah, I’m not sure how to make the numbers agree.  We’ve got shipped vs. sold, numbers reported by vendors vs. third parties, and I’ve no idea where they’re getting their numbers.  I find it hard to believe that ASUS has sold only 100,000 Transformers in the US.

]]> By: Fanfoothttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/comment-page-1/#comment-28602 Fanfoot Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:28:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8517#comment-28602 Yeah, caught the US Only note on the NPD data after posting this.  Note that the Apple numbers ARE world-wide so they aren't comparable.  If you buy the numbers here:http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/21/estimate-90-million-u-s-tablet-users-by-2014-ipads-drop-to-68-share/then the iPad will have sold about 16.5 million iPads in the US by the end of 2011.  How to compute a 10 month number from that? If we believe the 68% iPad US marketshare numbers floated recently, then the 1.2 Million tablets would be 32% of the 10 month total, which would mean only 3.6 million total tablets in 10 months, which seems highly unlikely.Even with the excuse that this might be shipped vs. purchased these numbers aren't making sense...Also could Asus really sell 2 million Transformers worldwide this year and only sell 100,000 in the US? Like I said, these numbers don't work... Yeah, caught the US Only note on the NPD data after posting this.  Note that the Apple numbers ARE world-wide so they aren’t comparable.  If you buy the numbers here:

http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/21/estimate-90-million-u-s-tablet-users-by-2014-ipads-drop-to-68-share/

then the iPad will have sold about 16.5 million iPads in the US by the end of 2011.  How to compute a 10 month number from that? 

If we believe the 68% iPad US marketshare numbers floated recently, then the 1.2 Million tablets would be 32% of the 10 month total, which would mean only 3.6 million total tablets in 10 months, which seems highly unlikely.

Even with the excuse that this might be shipped vs. purchased these numbers aren’t making sense…

Also could Asus really sell 2 million Transformers worldwide this year and only sell 100,000 in the US? 

Like I said, these numbers don’t work…

]]> By: Fanfoothttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/comment-page-1/#comment-28607 Fanfoot Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:28:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8517#comment-28607 Yeah, caught the US Only note on the NPD data after posting this.  Note that the Apple numbers ARE world-wide so they aren't comparable.  If you buy the numbers here:http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/21/estimate-90-million-u-s-tablet-users-by-2014-ipads-drop-to-68-share/then the iPad will have sold about 16.5 million iPads in the US by the end of 2011.  How to compute a 10 month number from that? If we believe the 68% iPad US marketshare numbers floated recently, then the 1.2 Million tablets would be 32% of the 10 month total, which would mean only 3.6 million total tablets in 10 months, which seems highly unlikely.Even with the excuse that this might be shipped vs. purchased these numbers aren't making sense...Also could Asus really sell 2 million Transformers worldwide this year and only sell 100,000 in the US? Like I said, these numbers don't work... Yeah, caught the US Only note on the NPD data after posting this.  Note that the Apple numbers ARE world-wide so they aren’t comparable.  If you buy the numbers here:

http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/21/estimate-90-million-u-s-tablet-users-by-2014-ipads-drop-to-68-share/

then the iPad will have sold about 16.5 million iPads in the US by the end of 2011.  How to compute a 10 month number from that? 

If we believe the 68% iPad US marketshare numbers floated recently, then the 1.2 Million tablets would be 32% of the 10 month total, which would mean only 3.6 million total tablets in 10 months, which seems highly unlikely.

Even with the excuse that this might be shipped vs. purchased these numbers aren’t making sense…

Also could Asus really sell 2 million Transformers worldwide this year and only sell 100,000 in the US? 

Like I said, these numbers don’t work…

]]> By: Fanfoothttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/comment-page-1/#comment-28609 Fanfoot Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:28:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8517#comment-28609 Yeah, caught the US Only note on the NPD data after posting this.  Note that the Apple numbers ARE world-wide so they aren't comparable.  If you buy the numbers here:http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/21/estimate-90-million-u-s-tablet-users-by-2014-ipads-drop-to-68-share/then the iPad will have sold about 16.5 million iPads in the US by the end of 2011.  How to compute a 10 month number from that? If we believe the 68% iPad US marketshare numbers floated recently, then the 1.2 Million tablets would be 32% of the 10 month total, which would mean only 3.6 million total tablets in 10 months, which seems highly unlikely.Even with the excuse that this might be shipped vs. purchased these numbers aren't making sense...Also could Asus really sell 2 million Transformers worldwide this year and only sell 100,000 in the US? Like I said, these numbers don't work... Yeah, caught the US Only note on the NPD data after posting this.  Note that the Apple numbers ARE world-wide so they aren’t comparable.  If you buy the numbers here:

http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/21/estimate-90-million-u-s-tablet-users-by-2014-ipads-drop-to-68-share/

then the iPad will have sold about 16.5 million iPads in the US by the end of 2011.  How to compute a 10 month number from that? 

If we believe the 68% iPad US marketshare numbers floated recently, then the 1.2 Million tablets would be 32% of the 10 month total, which would mean only 3.6 million total tablets in 10 months, which seems highly unlikely.

Even with the excuse that this might be shipped vs. purchased these numbers aren’t making sense…

Also could Asus really sell 2 million Transformers worldwide this year and only sell 100,000 in the US? 

Like I said, these numbers don’t work…

]]> By: Fanfoothttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/comment-page-1/#comment-28613 Fanfoot Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:28:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8517#comment-28613 Yeah, caught the US Only note on the NPD data after posting this.  Note that the Apple numbers ARE world-wide so they aren't comparable.  If you buy the numbers here:http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/21/estimate-90-million-u-s-tablet-users-by-2014-ipads-drop-to-68-share/then the iPad will have sold about 16.5 million iPads in the US by the end of 2011.  How to compute a 10 month number from that? If we believe the 68% iPad US marketshare numbers floated recently, then the 1.2 Million tablets would be 32% of the 10 month total, which would mean only 3.6 million total tablets in 10 months, which seems highly unlikely.Even with the excuse that this might be shipped vs. purchased these numbers aren't making sense...Also could Asus really sell 2 million Transformers worldwide this year and only sell 100,000 in the US? Like I said, these numbers don't work... Yeah, caught the US Only note on the NPD data after posting this.  Note that the Apple numbers ARE world-wide so they aren’t comparable.  If you buy the numbers here:

http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/21/estimate-90-million-u-s-tablet-users-by-2014-ipads-drop-to-68-share/

then the iPad will have sold about 16.5 million iPads in the US by the end of 2011.  How to compute a 10 month number from that? 

If we believe the 68% iPad US marketshare numbers floated recently, then the 1.2 Million tablets would be 32% of the 10 month total, which would mean only 3.6 million total tablets in 10 months, which seems highly unlikely.

Even with the excuse that this might be shipped vs. purchased these numbers aren’t making sense…

Also could Asus really sell 2 million Transformers worldwide this year and only sell 100,000 in the US? 

Like I said, these numbers don’t work…

]]> By: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime & Dock Available for Pre-Order | Gizmo Lovers Bloghttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/comment-page-1/#comment-28601 ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime & Dock Available for Pre-Order | Gizmo Lovers Blog Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:46:52 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8517#comment-28601 [...] & Dock Available for Pre-Order Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by MegaZone It was just officially announced last week, and the tablet I’m lusting over is now available for pre-order on Amazon for $499.99 (32GB) [...] [...] & Dock Available for Pre-Order Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by MegaZone It was just officially announced last week, and the tablet I’m lusting over is now available for pre-order on Amazon for $499.99 (32GB) [...]

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/comment-page-1/#comment-28596 MegaZone Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:01:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8517#comment-28596 ASUS has always claimed much higher numbers of units shipped, and I'm more inclined to trust them on how many they made than a 3rd party.  Also, note these numbers are for *US* tablets, ASUS's numbers are global shipments.  It's just like HTC being the #2 smartphone maker in the US, after Apple, while globally Samsung is kicking everyone's arse. ASUS has always claimed much higher numbers of units shipped, and I’m more inclined to trust them on how many they made than a 3rd party.  Also, note these numbers are for *US* tablets, ASUS’s numbers are global shipments.  It’s just like HTC being the #2 smartphone maker in the US, after Apple, while globally Samsung is kicking everyone’s arse.

]]> By: Fanfoothttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/11/14/asus-transformer-prime-officially-announced-i-want-one/comment-page-1/#comment-28594 Fanfoot Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:31:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8517#comment-28594 Hey Mega,You had me pretty convinced the previous Asus Transformer was an under-reported hit yet the latest numbers from NPD don't appear to confirm that:http://www.npdfunworld.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/pressreleases/pr_111122bNow obviously the HP TouchPad was a fluke due to the clearance-sale pricing, but Asus was still fourth, with only 10% of the non-Apple tablet market of 1.2 million units from January through October.  I think Apple sold about 25 million iPads during a comparable period. Which means Asus total only sold around 100,000 units in those same 10 months.  I don't think their position is surprising given conventional wisdom--Samsung has a number of models and is certainly more widely discussed on the blogs I follow.  But I thought you had numbers that looked much better than this...Any comment?  No I'm not saying this indicates anything negative about the Transformer Prime, just interested in your take. Hey Mega,

You had me pretty convinced the previous Asus Transformer was an under-reported hit yet the latest numbers from NPD don’t appear to confirm that:

http://www.npdfunworld.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/pressreleases/pr_111122b

Now obviously the HP TouchPad was a fluke due to the clearance-sale pricing, but Asus was still fourth, with only 10% of the non-Apple tablet market of 1.2 million units from January through October.  I think Apple sold about 25 million iPads during a comparable period. 

Which means Asus total only sold around 100,000 units in those same 10 months.  I don’t think their position is surprising given conventional wisdom–Samsung has a number of models and is certainly more widely discussed on the blogs I follow.  But I thought you had numbers that looked much better than this…

Any comment?  No I’m not saying this indicates anything negative about the Transformer Prime, just interested in your take.

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