ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 2

1. 23:21:24 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - The performance and actual use
2. 22:53:23 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 2
3. 05:36:38 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 1

ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 2

 

 : I came to know that this machine doesn't have much performance after buying this one. It was hard to play the high resolution video with this machine. NVIDIA's tegra CPU is integrated on this machine. And it's almost impossible to enjoy high performance game. Yes, I bought this one not for playing a game, but for watching videos... Yes, even now I am using this one very well. 

1	Check the cause

 As explained on the previous posting, the structure of the adapter is different. Other AC adapter cannot be used for this machine. And also the plug type is not usable in Korea as you see below pictures.

The plug - It's not usable in Korea

And then I had to re-adjust like the picture

Originally, it's the replacable plug.

 : And then I tried recharging. After a few minutes, the adapter got hot and not charged more. And when moving connecting part of the wire, it charged and not charged... repeated it. Yes, from this behavior, I suspected it might have a problem on the cable itself.... And I found two wires were disconnected.

As you see it on the following pictures...

: As you see there are 5 more wires than the ordinary re-charger.

You can see the wire disconnected

: If wanted to fix this by myself but I didn't have any soldering device. Even if I had one, I wasn't confident in fixing it successfully. And I decided to buy a new one.

Cautions: In this case, if you force it to connect, the adapter might be overheated and stop working. And then it's not possible to use it. To fix this, you have to put the adapter in a refrigerator for about 2 hours after packing it in a plastic box. And then you put it out from the refrigerator. You can use it again.

2	Purchasing a cable and working properly

 Nowadays, 11st.co.kr sells products cheaper than gmarket.co.kr. I compared the price... As you see on the following pictures, the price on 11st is slightly cheaper than gmarket. This one is to buy the product from abroad. Therefore it took about 1 week to get it on my hand.

Gmarket

It says, it takes aboiut 7 to 15 days for delivery

On 11st

It says it take about 10 to 20 days for delivery

 As you see on the following pictures, the price is cheaper on 11st. And I decided to buy that. 

 Finally, I paid 35,000 won(35 USD) for this product.

Product delivered

 : I've waited long... Now I can use it. It works fine. No heat problem.

 

Working fine

 : How can I say.... did I make some money? On used market, it sells about 70,000 won... I can say that I saved about 40,000 won.... And does this product worth it?

1. 23:21:24 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - The performance and actual use
2. 22:53:23 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 2
3. 05:36:38 ASUS TF101, Transformer Tabbook - Purchasing used one and repair, Part 1