Refreshed T100 - Transformer Book T100TA Z3775 chipset. General chit-chat thread.

[rickscheller]

I'm so stoked. I got this at Staples for $249 before tax. Deal's dead now, but I'm pretty sure its the updated version! (and I didn't even know there were two!)

From desktop touch/hold the "this pc" icon then select properties... does the cpu show z3775 or z3740? z3775 is the new one. is it 64 or 32GB? If its 64 and z3775, you got a heck of a deal for $249.

[Gloserous]

I'm so stoked. I got this at Staples for $249 before tax. Deal's dead now, but I'm pretty sure its the updated version! (and I didn't even know there were two!)

As an associate at staples I know staples does not carry the updated z3775 version of this tablet (no associate discount for me). If you go into their store and look at the spec sheet it will list a cpu running at 2.4ghz(z3775) but in reality its 1.8ghz(z3740) so it can be pretty confusing.

If you want to confirm you can look at task manager(press ctrl + shift + esc) and under the performance tab you will see the cpu listed.

[RedWingInHellsKitchen]

Thanks for the help, all! Yeah, the sticker said Z7340 (64GB). Should I return it or keep it, guys? Its not time urgent. I mainly will be using it for light productivity... It came to like $270 after tax...

[HTWingNut]

Any news on the 64gb + 500gb + z3775 availability? (T100TA-DB14-T)?

[srstark2117]

I am waiting on general availability of the Asus Transformer T100TA-DB14T-CA with the 64GB tablet storage with 500GB dock but more importantly with the Z3775 CPU. I can't seem to find it anywhere reputable (i.e. Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, etc). Any word on when it will arrive in US?

Amazon has it.
Amazon.com: ASUS Transformer Book T100TA-DB14T-CA Touchscreen Notebook/Tablet (10.1-inch, Atom Z3775, 2GB DDR3, 64GB SSD + 500GB HDD, Windows 8.1, Grey): Electronics

[azazel1024]

Thanks for the help, all! Yeah, the sticker said Z7340 (64GB). Should I return it or keep it, guys? Its not time urgent. I mainly will be using it for light productivity... It came to like $270 after tax...

I'd keep it. I'd be shocked if you could get the 64GB version wit hthe z3775 in it for less than $350 anytime soon. If you wanted to wait till the z3775 version dropped to price parity, you'll probably be staring the T100 replacement with Airmont in it in the face by this Winter.

The $270 was probably to liquidate so that Staples can get the z3775 in instead of being confusing having two versions on the shelves.

I am personally up in the air about selling my z3740 version to get a z3775. Probably won't. Probably makes more sense to hold on to it, see what the T100 successor ends up being like and then once the successor starts coming down in price a little halfway through the product cycle, then get on and sell my T100.

[MicroByte]

I am personally up in the air about selling my z3740 version to get a z3775. Probably won't. Probably makes more sense to hold on to it, see what the T100 successor ends up being like and then once the successor starts coming down in price a little halfway through the product cycle, then get on and sell my T100.

I am in the same boat. I have a 32GB with a 500GB dock, but the draw of having something with more internal storage as well as a faster processor are really appealing. I really love my T100, but I just don't know how much faster things would run with the new processor. If I could be guaranteed performance would be better by something like 25%, I would probably consider that worthwhile. As it is, I haven't found anything that shows a comparison between the 3740 and the 3775. I would love to see a game comparison running on both to see what it's like, but I'm not about to drop that much just to try it out.

[zeo]

I am in the same boat. I have a 32GB with a 500GB dock, but the draw of having something with more internal storage as well as a faster processor are really appealing. I really love my T100, but I just don't know how much faster things would run with the new processor. If I could be guaranteed performance would be better by something like 25%, I would probably consider that worthwhile. As it is, I haven't found anything that shows a comparison between the 3740 and the 3775. I would love to see a game comparison running on both to see what it's like, but I'm not about to drop that much just to try it out.

I'd recommend waiting, it may be early 2015 before we see a true T100 replacement but the upcoming Braswell and Cherry Trail ATOM updates should at the very least guarantee a significant boost in GPU performance with the move to Gen 8 GPU and Cherry Trail will at least offer up to 8 to 16 EU's, versus the 4 Bay Trail's GMA is limited to... along with support with up to 8GB of RAM versus the max of 4GB limit Bay Trail T works under, and thus will likely finally start pushing full 64bit support for EUFI as well as the OS... and Braswell at least promises to help significantly reduce costs and that could mean they could start offering more eMMC storage and higher resolution screens for similar prices that we pay now...

So, would be worth upgrading if you already have a T100... Otherwise, the present refresh is mainly for those who haven't already gotten a T100 and should then get the best available but the performance difference won't be so large as to really change how you use the T100 otherwise... It'll just be a tad zippier than the original...

[MicroByte]

I'd recommend waiting, it may be early 2015 before we see a true T100 replacement but the upcoming Braswell and Cherry Trail ATOM updates should at the very least guarantee a significant boost in GPU performance with the move to Gen 8 GPU and Cherry Trail will at least offer up to 8 to 16 EU's, versus the 4 Bay Trail's GMA is limited to... along with support with up to 8GB of RAM versus the max of 4GB limit Bay Trail T works under, and thus will likely finally start pushing full 64bit support for EUFI as well as the OS... and Braswell at least promises to help significantly reduce costs and that could mean they could start offering more eMMC storage and higher resolution screens for similar prices that we pay now...

So, would be worth upgrading if you already have a T100... Otherwise, the present refresh is mainly for those who haven't already gotten a T100 and should then get the best available but the performance difference won't be so large as to really change how you use the T100 otherwise... It'll just be a tad zippier than the original...

I bit the bullet and picked one up. My old one will find a use in the house with kids and school and I had been thinking of getting one for my son. When the time comes and new model is out, I'll consider it, but for as much as I use it, the extra space and processing power will be worth it.

I'm going to get everything up to date and will report on game performance later. If anyone has any requests (sorry, other than Diablo 3, I don't have that game), let me know.

[HTWingNut]

Amazon has it.
Amazon.com: ASUS Transformer Book T100TA-DB14T-CA Touchscreen Notebook/Tablet (10.1-inch, Atom Z3775, 2GB DDR3, 64GB SSD + 500GB HDD, Windows 8.1, Grey): Electronics

Thanks!

I noticed that but seems like quite a price premium for the notebook. That's a $180 price premium over the one without the 500GB HDD. Seems a bit steep. Perhaps wait a couple weeks and it will be more readily available at a reasonable cost.