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Guys I wanted to ask after reading the forum for a while. Its seems like many of the initial Pre-orders suffered a majority of the defects. At least mine. 8GB from staples I purchased 2 days ago seems perfect (knock on wood) How can we tell if there are different "batches" or production runs. Some people are even reporting of Nexus 7's made by Samsung.
So whats the story?

Lola @ Nexus made by Samsung. People say anything they want to say
Nexus 7 is made by Asus and they would continue to make it. Don't you see the Asus branding on the box? It only say that it is made for Google Play and does not say made by Google. If Google want Samsung to make a tablet for them then it won't be Nexus 7.
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IceColdKila said:
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Guys I wanted to ask after reading the forum for a while. Its seems like many of the initial Pre-orders suffered a majority of the defects. At least mine. 8GB from staples I purchased 2 days ago seems perfect (knock on wood) How can we tell if there are different "batches" or production runs. Some people are even reporting of Nexus 7's made by Samsung.
So whats the story?
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His did you get a 8gb from staples? I thought the 8gb were only available from the play store?
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jarsh92 said:
His did you get a 8gb from staples? I thought the 8gb were only available from the play store?
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I can verify 100% I got my 8GB model from Staples. I love it. To top it off Staples even accepted my $10 off $100 coupon, bot much but its something.

IceColdKila said:
I can verify 100% I got my 8GB model from Staples. I love it. To top it off Staples even accepted my $10 off $100 coupon, bot much but its something.
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I did see 8 gb version on their website the other day.

[Q] Who is holding off for the 32GB

We all have seen the news that a 32GB is coming and will be around for the holiday season, my brother works at Best Buy here in Canada and his inventory shows a 32GB as coming soon for $269 CAD so its defiantly coming.
Just wonder how many of you will hold off on the 16 now that the 32 will be out soon.

jebise101 said:
We all have seen the news that a 32GB is coming and will be around for the holiday season, my brother works at Best Buy here in Canada and his inventory shows a 32GB as coming soon for $269 CAD so its defiantly coming.
Just wonder how many of you will hold off on the 16 now that the 32 will be out soon.
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I don't think you'll get any "Yes I'll hold off" answers in this forum, as most of the people are here because they have a Nexus7
Would have liked a 32 GB but with OTG don't think its terribly necessary.

Since N7 isn't selling in my country (Brasil) i will have only 1 shot when a friend of mine visit NY next week. But i dont think 32GB will be available till desember.
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Um I'm pretty sure nothing has been officially announced so why hold your breath? The 16gb with cloud storage(any service) is more than enough.
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ChefAnt said:
The 16gb with cloud storage(any service) is more than enough.
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...for you.
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After 3 failed RMAs from Google Play, I got a refund and just picked up a new Nexus 7 from Walmart last Friday. I'm thinking about returning my Nexus 7 16GB and waiting on the 32GB model.
Haven't decided, but will need to in the next few days.

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...for you.
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Don't you know this by now, Ravynmagi... what works for 1 person works for everyone. Duh.
I however am doing just fine with 16GB for the most part. The biggest space issue I have is when I go on long trips (which is rare, but happens) and want to watch TV shows or movies to burn up the plane time. Fun fact - even with 64GB of space I'd run into the same issues. It's significantly easier for me to have a 500GB external (which has about 400GB worth of media) that I can pop in, copy media, disconnect, and be done with it. I'd likely use OTG in these situations regardless of what sized tablet I had. That said, these situations are rare, and 16GB is more than enough for me on the regular day to day.
I will say this. I find cloud services significantly easier to manage because everything is in one location. For me, Subsonic is such a win for music/videos because I host it out of my basement and I own the server, the material, etc. I handle it my way.
One centralized box for everything, especially on my own very LAN, is such a :good::good::good::good::good:. Couple that with the fact the same server is running "owncloud" (think Dropbox but on your own server) is yet another :good::good::good::good::good:.
But there again, just my 2c.

Are external storage (2,5“ HD) working with otg?
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Im debating returning mine now since its still within the return window. Only problem is that mine is perfect hardware wise and i know asus products can sometimes be hit or miss. I really enjoy using the nexus 7 even more than i thought i would and have grown attached to my device.

ChefAnt said:
Um I'm pretty sure nothing has been officially announced so why hold your breath? The 16gb with cloud storage(any service) is more than enough.
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it may not be official but we know its coming and the fact my brothers bestbuy inventory shows it plus other stores with a price tag but no date means its coming. I'm sure it will be released for the holiday season, stupid if they don't.
I have a 16GB S3 and i can tell you that is not enough and had to buy a 32GB microSD. I don't like the whole cloud storage thing what if i'm on the go an have no internet access. OTG is fine but its not very portable. I mean if we had a proper micro usb to micro sd then 16GB would be fine, hopefully the kickstart project in the OTG thread kicks off.
decisions decisions

ChefAnt said:
Um I'm pretty sure nothing has been officially announced so why hold your breath? The 16gb with cloud storage(any service) is more than enough.
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I have almost 10gb in apps already, including a couple of games that are 1gb+ each. 16gb is not more than enough.

maztahbr said:
Since N7 isn't selling in my country (Brasil) i will have only 1 shot when a friend of mine visit NY next week. But i dont think 32GB will be available till desember.
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That's cool you are getting one though. Have your friend bring a few of them so you can hook up the locals ... and yourself

I got mine from Best Buy in CA... If I had to choose I would directly bought the 32GB... but for now the USB OTG cable is doing good work

irishrally said:
That's cool you are getting one though. Have your friend bring a few of them so you can hook up the locals ... and yourself
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Would be a great idea but i dont have money to bet on this “N7 screen issue“ lottery. But thanks
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jebise101 said:
my brother works at Best Buy here in Canada and his inventory shows a 32GB as coming soon for $269 CAD so its defiantly coming.
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Is this a true fact for sure. best buy is one of the only places that sells the N7. Is it true then?

Ordered 16GB but received 32GB in Japan

http://www.pocketdroid.net/breaking...Feed:+Pocketdroid+(Pocketdroid)#.UHKqi_qwr4c
The rumor is true..
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i suppose that the price now for the new batch of Nexus 7
32GB = $249
16GB = $199
8GB = $149
hopefully its true..
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I think the 8GB is probably going to be discontinued.

Ravynmagi said:
I think the 8GB is probably going to be discontinued.
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Agreed, I think they have realised that 8GB is far from enough, and to compensate the users buying an OTG cable and adding as much space as they require, they may aswell make some more money from the user and sell a bigger capacity.

That f'd up.
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Anyone want to buy a babied 16gb Nexus 7? :L lol, I hope they offer part exchange for the 32gb one, even if it's 16gb N7 + £100 I would go for it.

CJHolderUK said:
Anyone want to buy a babied 16gb Nexus 7? :L lol, I hope they offer part exchange for the 32gb one, even if it's 16gb N7 + £100 I would go for it.
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I think we should get reimbursed of they sell it for the same price... that's a load of crap. Had I known they were coming out with a 32GB I would have gotten that.
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ÜBER™ said:
I think we should get reimbursed of they sell it for the same price... that's a load of crap. Had I known they were coming out with a 32GB I would have gotten that.
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Same, if they issue the 32GB for the same price as the 16GB there will be hell to pay.
I can't see them selling it for the same price, but it wouldn't surprise me, and if they do they will be getting a phone call.

I agree completely. I have the OTG cable and thumbdrive and have plenty of storage left on my N7 with no issues, however it is kind of underhanded to do that so soon after the first N7's came out. It is not the lack of storage I have an issue with, but the principal of the situation. There is always going to be something new and better, but Google has now taken a page from Motorola when they released the Droid Razr and 2 months later, released the razr maxx with double the battery. These are the business practices that make people gun shy about buying new products!!
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I think we should get reimbursed of they sell it for the same price... that's a load of crap. Had I known they were coming out with a 32GB I would have gotten that.
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I can see why people would be upset with the 32GB variant coming out so soon (assuming this is all true, of course). I'm not sure it matters to me, because even 32GB would cause me a bottleneck. I'll continue on with my 500GB external HDD and USB OTG. :good::good::good::good:

I would exchange for 32 but i got lucky and have no problems. It's my luck if i were to exchange it would have defects.
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Spacemonkie4207 said:
I would exchange for 32 but i got lucky and have no problems. It's my luck if i were to exchange it would have defects.
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Probably not I don't think the newer models are suffering from recent issues. That I've heard of.
If it comes out the same price I'm gunna be on hold all day to get my 32GB or to get my reimbursement.
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ÜBER™ said:
Probably not I don't think the newer models are suffering from recent issues. That I've heard of.
If it comes out the same price I'm gunna be on hold all day to get my 32GB or to get my reimbursement.
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Yup same here, its ridiculous if they do sell it for the same price as the 16GB, I can't see them doing it but it wouldn't surprise me.

Wilks3y said:
Yup same here, its ridiculous if they do sell it for the same price as the 16GB, I can't see them doing it but it wouldn't surprise me.
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Even if its a 50$ increase I'm calling to get mine either replaced or pay for the upgrade. Because mine has a screen lift and sometimes is unresponsive to touch.
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ÜBER™ said:
Even if its a 50$ increase I'm calling to get mine either replaced or pay for the upgrade. Because mine has a screen lift and sometimes is unresponsive to touch.
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Bull**** them into submission
"My N7 has this and that, can I get a replacement? That's great, actually if I pay the excess will you send me a 32gb?"

CJHolderUK said:
Bull**** them into submission
"My N7 has this and that, can I get a replacement? That's great, actually if I pay the excess will you send me a 32gb?"
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Yup.
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Oh wow that's my only gripe about my Nexus 7. I am still in my return window at Walmart, should I return it?
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I got mine at Walmart as well. I am also in my return window, but staying with the one I have. I don't have any issues that a lot of people have and knowing my luck I would exchange and have all those problems have....
Will stick with my 16g one with OTG cable.
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Wilks3y said:
Same, if they issue the 32GB for the same price as the 16GB there will be hell to pay.
I can't see them selling it for the same price, but it wouldn't surprise me, and if they do they will be getting a phone call.
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Hopefully Google will give us some kind of credit. I would be OK with play store credit of some kind
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Not expecting too much.. **** happens in the world of retail and consumer purchases.. Happens every day and you're always playing the odds when you make a purchase. Christ if I had a nickel every time I bought a game off Steam for full price and the next weekend it was on sale 75% I'd be rich!.

Nexus 7 in Sweden

Can be ordered via www.bazula.se for 2300 now. +shipping.
Imported from the us. I've got mine a week ago.
Via Nexus 7

It can be bought in pretty much everywhere in Sweden for 2290SEK Mediamarkt, Alina systems, Webhallen, Inet.
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montysweden said:
It can be bought in pretty much everywhere in Sweden for 2290SEK Mediamarkt, Alina systems, Webhallen, Inet.
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really? since when? cuz like a week ago nobody knew when it will be released at all. so thats why i posted this.
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Dude i just checked it up.. you are incorrect.
mediamarkt doesnt have it at all.. http://produkter.mediamarkt.se/store/stockholm-barkarby/dator/surfplatta/sp-android
not even webhallen. their ETA is somewhere 4-6 weeks from now and even then, very limited amount.. so yeah i was right. bazula have them in new delivery in 3 days..
geab phonehouse, have a few at SOME stores but not all.
http://www.prisjakt.nu/produkt.php?p=1353562

Since Friday the 12
Got mine from inet.
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Hey guys. I got to have some professional advice. My friend whose going to buy me a Nexus 7 in usa told me today that the 16gb version was sold out in the whole NY. So he asked me if I wanted the 8gb version. Is it worth it? Am I still gonna ask him to buy it?
Or am I gonna buy a 16gb version in sweden instead?
Peace
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If you live in sweden i suggest that you buy a 16gig here, that way you will have no problem with ASUS warranty.
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tjackbjorn said:
Hey guys. I got to have some professional advice. My friend whose going to buy me a Nexus 7 in usa told me today that the 16gb version was sold out in the whole NY. So he asked me if I wanted the 8gb version. Is it worth it? Am I still gonna ask him to buy it?
Or am I gonna buy a 16gb version in sweden instead?
Peace
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Almost same here
My friend is im NY , i think there is still a staples that maybe have. Another option i saw was looking om CRAIGLIST, you can find a few there
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tjackbjorn said:
Hey guys. I got to have some professional advice. My friend whose going to buy me a Nexus 7 in usa told me today that the 16gb version was sold out in the whole NY. So he asked me if I wanted the 8gb version. Is it worth it? Am I still gonna ask him to buy it?
Or am I gonna buy a 16gb version in sweden instead?
Peace
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I strongly recommend that you buy the 16 gb one... Some games are 2–3 gb.
Via Nexus 7

Ska köpa från Phone House!

vibraloop said:
really? since when? cuz like a week ago nobody knew when it will be released at all. so thats why i posted this.
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Dude i just checked it up.. you are incorrect.
mediamarkt doesnt have it at all.. http://produkter.mediamarkt.se/store/stockholm-barkarby/dator/surfplatta/sp-android
not even webhallen. their ETA is somewhere 4-6 weeks from now and even then, very limited amount.. so yeah i was right. bazula have them in new delivery in 3 days..
geab phonehouse, have a few at SOME stores but not all.
http://www.prisjakt.nu/produkt.php?p=1353562
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No I got one from Inet myself. The official release was okt 12 in Sweden. Most likely they are sold out in some stores. The N7s on Bazula are "grey imported"
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Wait before you buy a nexus 7

I just saw this article thought I'd share with you all.
http://drippler.com/updates/share/why-you-should-wait-buy-nexus-7 Via j.mp/getDrippler
I just bought my nexus 7 and I have 5 days to take it back for a full refund, I only get 14 days. But after reading this its probably going back for now. I can contain myself for a few days to possibly get the 32 for the same price.
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Your link is torn apart.

Here's the working link
http://drippler.com/updates/share/why-you-should-wait-buy-nexus-7

The nexus7 is a great buy whenever.....
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CrazyPeter said:
The nexus7 is a great buy whenever.....
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Exactly.. Waiting around for technology is a redundant wash cycle.
Ok I will wait for 32gb Nexus 7
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Nexus 7 32GB released
Rumors swirl about 64GB version
Decide to wait for 64GB version
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Nexus 7 64GB released
Rumors swirl about Nexus 7 replacement with Tegra 4
Decide to wait for Tegra 4 version
Rinse repeat..

I ordered one yesterday and im waiting for the seller conformation.
I dont think ill wait till 24/10 because after the launch of the 32GB it will take some time to be shipped to the UAE.
and the price will be (^)
I think ill go with the 16GB :cyclops:

mr.dj26 said:
I ordered one yesterday and im waiting for the seller conformation.
I dont think ill wait till 24/10 because after the launch of the 32GB it will take some time to be shipped to the UAE.
and the price will be (^)
I think ill go with the 16GB :cyclops:
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If you don't mind me asking did you get it online? From where and how much? Cause axiom is ripping us off in the uae with the nexus 7
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Thanks your post is.timely I literally just walked in the door with my new 16 gig.
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lol rumours,16gb + OTG cable =whatever you want gb

Picked my 16 GB up in late September. Do I regret it? Not at all. If there is a price drop, I'll be mildly annoyed, but then I did get the play credit. Just the way the dice rolls.
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Kinda sucks, but I can't complain... got the Play credit for myself and my wife... and I got $25 off on a sale/coupon. So in a way I got my 16GB for $175, but I did buy the accidental coverage for $40 too... it is what it is...
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I bought mine 3 days ago and don't regret it also $25 credit + 5 magazine + transformers movie (16GB) :beer:
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styckx said:
Exactly.. Waiting around for technology is a redundant wash cycle.
Ok I will wait for 32gb Nexus 7
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Nexus 7 32GB released
Rumors swirl about 64GB version
Decide to wait for 64GB version
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Nexus 7 64GB released
Rumors swirl about Nexus 7 replacement with Tegra 4
Decide to wait for Tegra 4 version
Rinse repeat..
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This, I got my n7 16 the day it came out and I absolutely love it. Now a few months later I can get one for the same low price with twice the space? I'll be buying it the day it's out.
Fact is if you want to be up to date, you'll be buying a new device every 6 months, it's just how it is, but hey, who doesn't have a hobby they like to throw money at?
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Omar04 said:
I bought mine 3 days ago and don't regret it also $25 credit + 5 magazine + transformers movie (16GB) :beer:
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Hi, I'm wondering how did you get the 25 bucks play store credit? I also purchased mine last weekend, but only found the 25 Google play store bonus is no longer valid (after September 30)
(BTW I'm in Europe)
Thanks!

gecey said:
Hi, I'm wondering how did you get the 25 bucks play store credit? I also purchased mine last weekend, but only found the 25 Google play store bonus is no longer valid (after September 30)
(BTW I'm in Europe)
Thanks!
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I got my Nexus 7 yesterday from newwegg and I didn't get the 25$ credit. I don't know if it may be related to my location - I live in Europe but I am visiting US now. Even if I try to access redeem codes from google wallet, I get the message "Gift Cards are not available in your location.". Anyone knows how to tell google that my location is now USA?
EDIT: Sorry for little off-topic - I found an answer to my question, in case someone is interested, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1838710

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The way these companies justify their pricing is hilarious... one quote in the article states
Right now, Google only offers the Nexus 7 in two sizes, 8GB and 16GB. 8GB is an extremely small amount of space but it enables Google to sell the device extremely cheap at $199.
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Just seems rediculous for anyone to believe that 8GB more storage would cost $50 ... and with the cost of memory per GB nowadays it would be a no brainer to up it to 64GB and 96GB just to stomp out the competition...
I guess Google was thinking this would be a more wireless cloud based device but consumers are showing that we don't wanna go that way ... would make sense to meet the demand and just flip everybody out with memory numbers that are huge.... cheap way to set this tablet apart from the rest (besides the other things it's already got going)

Got my 16gb n7 a few weeks ago for £180 UK pounds + £15 store credit + Transformers movie. Otg cable gives me unlimited storage if I need it.
I don't think I would be able to get the 32gb model for this price when it comes out, so I am not worried.
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b00mb00mchuck said:
The way these companies justify their pricing is hilarious... one quote in the article states
Just seems rediculous for anyone to believe that 8GB more storage would cost $50 ... and with the cost of memory per GB nowadays it would be a no brainer to up it to 64GB and 96GB just to stomp out the competition...
I guess Google was thinking this would be a more wireless cloud based device but consumers are showing that we don't wanna go that way ... would make sense to meet the demand and just flip everybody out with memory numbers that are huge.... cheap way to set this tablet apart from the rest (besides the other things it's already got going)
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Actually, I remember reading an article about this pricing that said the 8gb didn't provide any real room for profit and the 16gb version is more so that resellers could actually make money on the device.
At first this seemed true as I couldn't find a reseller that even sold the 8gb, but now most seem to, so perhaps the build cost went down.
As for a 32gb coming out for the same price as the 16gb now...I doubt it. This thing hasn't even been out for a year. As for the 8gb going to $99...no way. Not unless Google is doing a fire sale and dumping Android like HP with WebOS.
More realistic would be something like $279/229/179 pricing for 32/16/8gb versions...
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mzr7 said:
If you don't mind me asking did you get it online? From where and how much? Cause axiom is ripping us off in the uae with the nexus 7
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I sent you a PM for every thing you need to now.

tonybhoy said:
lol rumours,16gb + OTG cable =whatever you want gb
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Word, 64g flashdrive FTW!
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