Buying Refurbished Nook Color - Nook Color General

I have purchased two refurbished Nook Colors from B&N's Ebay site and they have both been perfect. Now my son wants one. There are some other sellers on Ebay selling refurb units. Are these the same as getting them from B&N? Has anyone had problems with any of the refurb units? A seller with the name NextWorth has them right now for $99.

I picked up a 3rd party refurb of the Nook Tablet without any issues. Just make sure you read the posting carefully to see exactly what they are selling you. Also make sure they have a good return policy and you should be ok.

mogators1 said:
INow my son wants one. There are some other sellers on Ebay selling refurb units. Are these the same as getting them from B&N? Has anyone had problems with any of the refurb units? A seller with the name NextWorth has them right now for $99.
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'B&N via Ebay' was selling the 8GB Nook Tablets for $150 a few days ago.
In my opinion that is a better buy than a refurb Nook Color.
You get a dual-core processor plus the std. warranty.
Keep a lookout on SD and you will get lucky soon.
Here's the thread:
http://slickdeals.net/f/4490902-Brand-new-Barnes-noble-nook-tablet-149-FS

I couldn't look at the listing from NextWorth at work. Now that I have seen it, I see that this is seller refurbished. I think I definitely would prefer to get something that is manufacturer refurbished. There are some listings for $126 on Ebay, or I could get one at the local Microcenter for $135 if my son can't wait.
I just saw the post yesterday about the Nook Tablets for $149 and was going to go that route but they are no longer available. Again, it just depends on if he wants to wait longer to see if they become available again. We are going on a trip next month and he wants to have it by then.

I just bought 8 Nook Colors from Cowboom (all 7s) for $99.99 each and put CM7 RC2 on them, but they were for coworkers of my Wife and I. The $149 Tablet deal is where it is at, but these people wanted an Android tablet with an 8gb Micro SDHC and a TPU case for around $120.

Wow, 8 Nook Colors! You must really be spreading the word. I'm assuming you didn't have any problems with any of the ones you got from Cowboom. I had never heard of Cowboom before, it looks like an interesting site and appears to be somehow affiliated with Best Buy. I didn't know what you meant by the all 7's comment, but that appears to be a rating number on their site. Looks like the higher the number the better. I only saw 1 8, but it didn't come with a charger or cable to that would be a deal killer. I might see if my son wants to go this route if no other sales pop up this weekend. The tablet for $149 would be sweet but I am not holding my breath on that one showing up again soon. What are the TPU cases you mentioned? I would love to find a decent case with a multi position stand that does not cover up the speaker. I'm currently just using one of those rubber things that slips on it.

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We are going on a trip next month and he wants to have it by then.
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Give one of your NCs to him and you upgrade to the NT in the next sale.

mogators1 said:
Wow, 8 Nook Colors! You must really be spreading the word. I'm assuming you didn't have any problems with any of the ones you got from Cowboom. I had never heard of Cowboom before, it looks like an interesting site and appears to be somehow affiliated with Best Buy. I didn't know what you meant by the all 7's comment, but that appears to be a rating number on their site. Looks like the higher the number the better. I only saw 1 8, but it didn't come with a charger or cable to that would be a deal killer. I might see if my son wants to go this route if no other sales pop up this weekend. The tablet for $149 would be sweet but I am not holding my breath on that one showing up again soon. What are the TPU cases you mentioned? I would love to find a decent case with a multi position stand that does not cover up the speaker. I'm currently just using one of those rubber things that slips on it.
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Here are the cases I bought, unfortunately they are rubbery too:
http://www.amazon.com/CrazyOnDigital-Skins-Screen-Protector-Barnes/dp/B0057AV55C/ref=pd_cp_e_1
Description says red but one is purple like the picture shows.
They are $99 again for the "returned" Nook Color on Cowboom
All 8 were fine. I put Mr.g666's CM7 RC2 on all of them, used the free LCD Resolution app to set the DPI to 220, overclocked to 1200mhz, and have had no complaints. So far I have probably put Android on 15+ of these. Everyone my Wife or I have shown it to wants one once they see it. I would look for a condition 7 with the charger. Some came in the original box, some didn't. You get 30 days from Cowboom but I think if you had a problem with it and asked real nice B&N would replace or repair it for you within a year of registering because they rely on you buying books and games (my opinion).

Office Depot has nook tablets for 199 with a 50 dollar visa gift card on sunday.

Picked up the tablet today and the Visa gift card is given in the store. Did not have to mail anything in to get it, but you do have to pay $4.95 to activate the stupid thing. Running CM7 from microSD and it seems to be working pretty well. If I reboot it, it boots into Nook mode. If I shut down, then power on, it boots from the microSD.

mogators1 said:
Picked up the tablet today and the Visa gift card is given in the store. Did not have to mail anything in to get it, but you do have to pay $4.95 to activate the stupid thing. Running CM7 from microSD and it seems to be working pretty well. If I reboot it, it boots into Nook mode. If I shut down, then power on, it boots from the microSD.
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Can somebody confirm that we're able to run CM7 off uSD on the Nook Tablet?
Last time (last 2 months) I checked, can't just run off uSD on the NT.
Maybe I'm way behind!

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Can somebody confirm that we're able to run CM7 off uSD on the Nook Tablet?
Last time (last 2 months) I checked, can't just run off uSD on the NT.
Maybe I'm way behind!
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Running CM7 from microSD and it seems to be working pretty well.

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Running CM7 from microSD and it seems to be working pretty well.
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Thanks m8
How's about running CM9 off uSD? and eMMC?

votinh said:
Thanks m8
How's about running CM9 off uSD? and eMMC?
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I haven't tried anything else besides the CM7 off of uSD. This is my Son's tablet so I'm not playing around with it too much. I still haven't had the confidence to flash CM7 to my Nook Color's eMMC, plus it seems to run perfectly off of the uSD card so I've seen no reason to. As far as the tablet and CM9, I thought I read that hardware acceleration is not working on it yet so not really interested in trying that until development gets further along.

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I haven't tried anything else besides the CM7 off of uSD. This is my Son's tablet so I'm not playing around with it too much. I still haven't had the confidence to flash CM7 to my Nook Color's eMMC, plus it seems to run perfectly off of the uSD card so I've seen no reason to. As far as the tablet and CM9, I thought I read that hardware acceleration is not working on it yet so not really interested in trying that until development gets further along.
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Were you talking about the NOOKcolor or Nook Tablet???
Two different devices.

votinh said:
Were you talking about the NOOKcolor or Nook Tablet???
Two different devices.
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I was talking about both. I have 2 Nook Color's, and my son has the 8GB tablet. All of them are running CM7 off of the uSD cards and have stock firmware on the emmc.

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Looking into buying a Nook Color

I want to get the best deal on one of these, is Craigslist the place?
Or should I buy new for $250? or are there some going for 200 new?
Retail, you'll find them new for $250. (I haven't seen them go on sale)
There was a deal on B&N's eBay store (that only applied to ebay purchase) for $50 off... making it $200. But that deal has since expired.
After that there is the Craig's List or ebay route to take your chances and buy a used one.
Although I'm sure most people will not have problems, I wouldn't buy a nook over ebay or craigslist and I'd spend the extra $50 for new. That way you have full warranty for one.
That's true. I'm trying to convince my mom to get one but she keeps saying that there will be much better technology in a couple of months...
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
There will be... for 600-800 bucks.
Though the new resistive Coby model looks very interesting for $170.
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That's true. I'm trying to convince my mom to get one but she keeps saying that there will be much better technology in a couple of months...
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
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yeah, but that's like saying you should get a galaxy tab or Xoom over a Nook. For the price there is nothing like it. Sure in a year from now we might see more, but in two years from now, we'll see something twice as good as that, so it's all on when you want to get into the game. I personally bought the nook with the thought that a year or year and a half from now I'm going to upgrade and spend the good money on a good one (if I still want it)
There is always something better coming out tomorrow. You just have to figure out what it is that you want in a tablet. I for one wanted a tablet to mess around with a decent price point that has android on it and i can download some apps and have somehing to easily browse the web. I originally bought a archos 101 which is a very cool product but after a couple of weeks I realized i couldn't stand the viewing angles of it, i mean i could barely stand to look at it in landscape mode and it was unbeariable in portrait mode as it just messe with my eyes. So i got the nook color and the screen is fantastic. I've rooted it and installed my favorite launcher and some simple apps that i enjoy using. Plus the great thing bout the nook color is a lot of people are hacking it and developing roms for it and someday hopefully we will have a nice version of honeycomb to play around with.
This may or may not be of help to the OP, but, there is a $15.00 Gift Card offer available for Referral.
With the Groupon B&N GC, I made a small purchase and along with it a free trial of B&N Membership; also I registered my NOOK COLOR bought from B&N Ebay offer. Not sure, which one triggered it, but I received Email from B&N with the above offer.
So, you may want to check with your friends near you.
Regarding purchase for your Mom: her age, eyesight and nimbleness of her fingers, would be a major consideration to make sure a 7" tablet will suffice. Notwithstanding, these factors for older people, I feel this is the best bargain in its price range.
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There will be... for 600-800 bucks.
Though the new resistive Coby model looks very interesting for $170.
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Do not buy it.
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honestly I wouldnt buy it used.. I was considering buying one on craigslist and decided to go to the store... this is why i wouldnt buy it used..
My first nook.. returned it in less than an hour because it had rippling of the LCD beneath the digitzer.
My second nook, returned and exchanged it 6 days later because the bezel was creaky, volume button would stick on the + and it had horrible light leaking on the bottom right (Almost like a big yellow arc you could see at night no matter what brightness setting it was set to).
Now i am on my third nook color.. This one has dust underneath the digitizer between the LCD, creaks alot too..
Based on my experience i would highly recommend spending the extra bit of money just for the 14 day return\exchange policy coverage.. the quality control on these devices sucks.
I have no troubles, but highly recommend getting one new, just for the peace of mind of replacement if there is a hardware problem.
I think I'll pull the trigger once (hopefully) the B&N-Ebay discount happens again....I was on the fence last time last time it had a $50 discount.....
Mine is just perfect out of the box, not any single problem, love it so much.
Would anyone be able to recommend a reseller that ships to the UK? Or one that's based here preferably.
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E Bay NC
Got a $200 one on E Bay from B&N New, tried booting Froyo from SD. For some reason the MicroSD went in between the back cover and Chassis. Since I had to take it apart to extract the card, and probably voided the warantee
I decided to go the auto-nooter route and use the sd for storage. Thr back does seem a little creaky now, but everything works fine. Hate those micro sd's, already lost one, and broke another.
Jim
xdabr said:
There will be... for 600-800 bucks.
Though the new resistive Coby model looks very interesting for $170.
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I have a current model Coby, with the resistive screen. I don't like it. I'm use to the touch screen on my OG Droid. Also have a NC and I think it is a good tablet for the price. I couldn't see paying $600 for a tablet, especially if I bricked it from messing around with it.
it is true, the dev community for the NC is so much larger than the Coby community.
Just my 2¢
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Thanks; the new Coby (shipping from Amazon soon) adds multitouch and a front camera, so it mimics the iPad2 to a tiny degree. Unfortunately I still don't know any retailers that carry it locally so I could see just how bad the touchscreen is. (I've used Windows Mobile resistive screens, and I think they're fine!)

nook color for $179 at Overstock

Overstock has the refurb nook color with 1 year man. warranty for $179 today.
http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Nook-Color-by-Barnes-Noble-Certified-Pre-Owned/5924200/product.html
Great deal! See this post for an extra $10 off via Buy.com: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220388
all these deals make me feel like something new is coming
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all these deals make me feel like something new is coming
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I think this is a run to get as many out as possible before Amazon releases a tablet.
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I think this is a run to get as many out as possible before Amazon releases a tablet.
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thats my vote.
Are you guys wrongly comparing Brand-new NC vs. Refurbished NC?
Amazon tablet has nothing to do with those price-dropping NOOKC.
If the brand-new NC is dropping price then it's legitimate to say because of the impact of the Amazon tablet, this is not, this is refurbished, people.
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Are you guys wrongly comparing Brand-new NC vs. Refurbished NC?
Amazon tablet has nothing to do with those price-dropping NOOKC.
If the brand-new NC is dropping price then it's legitimate to say because of the impact of the Amazon tablet, this is not, this is refurbished, people.
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I have 2 that do not look at all to be anything but new. I suspect that B&N is flooding the market and you may get new or refurb. Have you ever seen any tech gizmo that was this popular and had this many refurbs floating around? Unless you have some solid inside info from either Amazon or B&N I take your advice as simply an opinion.
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Are you guys wrongly comparing Brand-new NC vs. Refurbished NC?
Amazon tablet has nothing to do with those price-dropping NOOKC.
If the brand-new NC is dropping price then it's legitimate to say because of the impact of the Amazon tablet, this is not, this is refurbished, people.
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the nook color price hasnt dropped, its been $249 for a while now
the nook color refurbished price has dropped, from $225 to $169.
the reason for the glut of refurbs? no idea/opinion.
is B&N reselling refurbished NC's for cheaper and cheaper, an attempt at saturating the channel before amazon releases their tablet(s)? perhaps.
i got mine about a month or two ago for $189 from b&n through ebay; so could read books, comics, study, and do light surfing (reading the tech news). i only got it b/c i could root it, which i did via microSD card and run android/CM7. my wife has been "borrowing" it during the day to read books while at work (she is a nanny). she also will be "borrowing" it to read books when she stays home with our first child, in the fall. she finds being able to read a book with one hand and turn the page with a finger MUCH easier, especially when holding a baby. she loves the quality of the screen and is getting used to the touch screen interface.
will any other tablet de-throne the NC for the sub $200-250 tablet market segment - only time will tell. competition is a good thing for all consumers. i look forward to new tablets, but i will probably stick with my $250 investment (NC, 16gb microSD card, silicon cover, screen protector, neoprene bag) for at least 1-2 years unless anyone comes out with a tablet that is as fast as my workstation/desktop for surfing for approx. $250, which will probably happen in 1-2 years at the rate we are currently moving. that, or the battery fails to maintain a charge after doing 50% drain every day. The question is, will tablets hit the metaphorical wall, as we did with computers and the current 3-4ghz processor "cap"? only time will tell.

NC from B&N on Ebay for $119

Ebay auction from Barnes and Noble for the NC
Thought you might want to know.
saw that this morning and swiped two for my kids this christmas! Yehaw!
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Ebay auction from Barnes and Noble for the NC
Thought you might want to know.
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I can go to a pawn shop and get one for $80.
Picked up one for my daughter two days ago, it's in perfect condition.
I would advise to check local pawn shops as people need money for the holidays.
Thanks for the heads up. I went ahead and bought one. It solved my problem of keeping my Kindle Fire vs. returning it for a Nook Tablet. Now I case use the Nook Color with its greater memory for video playback and use the Kindle Fire for everything else, including the pure consumption of Amazon kool-aid.
I'm not comfortable yet with the Nook Tablet and the potential for Barnes & Noble to lock things down with an unavoidable OTA. Maybe in two to three months.
well... ordered mine 10sec ago
Not shipping to Canada... sigh
they also don't ship to Israel... not that i stopped me, use 3rd party to ship it to Canada
How did you manage that? I don't use eBay that often
Missed the $119 but picked up 2 today at $129 for the kids.
May regret not getting a 3rd one for ME... LoL
Now on to learning the triple boot / boot menu tricks for this one.
Just when I got my I777 phone sorted here comes another toy (er.. tool) to research.
Has B and N updated any with shipping info. At order, it said it would arrive within 3-5 days. I'm on the 3rd business day and it still has not been marked as shipped on the ebay summary.
Anyone else or has anyone recievd their order?
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Has B and N updated any with shipping info. At order, it said it would arrive within 3-5 days. I'm on the 3rd business day and it still has not been marked as shipped on the ebay summary.
Anyone else or has anyone recievd their order?
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Purchased mine Saturday AM, got email yesterday (Wednesday) that it had shipped. No tracking number so, do not know when it will arrive. Hopefully soon!
Oh boy, spent 20 minutes on hold this morning trying to get through to B&N cust service. Then called on my break, spending my whole break on the phone. The rep couldn't find any info for me or refund my money. This is my first experience with B&N, are things generally difficult with them?
As I'm typing this I got an ebay message from B&N saying there has been a warehouse issue and they are shipping it at the fast method possible at no cost. They will email me tracking info once it ships. Fair enough.
This is my first tablet and I've been scouring this forum since the second I ordered it. Can't wait to root and install CM7 but none of the instructions say step one is getting the Nook
Yeah, this is my first tablet also, can't wait to get cm 7 on it! I have cm 7 on my Atrix and it's great!
HDLow42 said:
Oh boy, spent 20 minutes on hold this morning trying to get through to B&N cust service. Then called on my break, spending my whole break on the phone. The rep couldn't find any info for me or refund my money. This is my first experience with B&N, are things generally difficult with them?
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It sounds as if ordering through Ebay is not as in synch with their normal supply chain as ordering through their website.
When I have ordered through their website the experience was more seamless.
I ordered one black Friday, received it today. It took maybe 15 minutes to get CM up and running for me. Loving it so far...best $119 I've spent in a while.
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Mine arrive in excellent condition.
Took me a while to get CM7 installed...until thanks to this forum i realized I didn't have the latest CWM.
Should be a nice compliment to my Samsung Infuse 4g.
I'll be very happy with it.
Well worth $120
Hi all! Ordered mine the Saturday after thanksgiving, came in yesterday, running CM7 off the SD card, and am very pleased. Be sure to get a Sandisk class 4 card if running the OS off of it, there's a thread here on XDA about them and when I tested my new Sandisk 16G class 4 was many times faster at small block than my class 10 4G I bought a while back. Woohoo!
Looks like they are up to $150 now. Still not a bad deal.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOOK-Color-...US_Tablets&hash=item45ff2bc88b#ht_1932wt_1139
Hi mine also arrived yesterday, too. I would like to install CM7 rom. However I tried many ways to create boot SD card (and try on both 16GB and 4GB). I checked each SD card and they both contained 4 correct files (mlo, u-boot.bin, ulmage, uRamdisk)....
After I inserted the SD card and turned it on....it always directly boot from the BN default OS.....can't boot from the SD card. It can read these SD cards and generate some directories (My files, B&N Downloads, LOST.DIR) on it. Does it lock bootable SD card?
Would you guys show me how to set up NC to boot from SD card?
I got my $119 refurb Nook Color on Monday and had no problems getting CM7 onto the nook... so I don't think anyone locked the ability for the Nook to boot from SD.
Did you follow these instructions? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
If you can see those 4 files, it looks like winimage did its job. Did you then download a CM7 rom zip file from http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=encore and place it onto the SD card as well?

where are the deals now?

Hi guys. Missed the Barnes and Nobel deal so now I am looking around for the best deals, so I thought I would stop here and ask. I need one for my daughter for Christmas. Either a color nook or nook tablet. Looking to root it as well through the sd card because I want to keep the stock B&N software for my daughter to buy and read books. Any input is welcome as to where I can get either one for a great deal and which one to get. Thanks!
I bought 2 refurbished for the kids for $119 each from here last week. It changed to $129 now. I don't know if the price fluctuates or not.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOOK-Color-...719205?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item45feb06fa5#rwid
It appears to be B&N's own ebay site.
Item location: B&N Warehouse, United States
I can't be sure what the warranty is but it should be 1 year like the one from their site.
Yes, that auction ended, then went from $129 to $149 and that ended and I cant find another auction listed under the Barnes and Nobel store anymore.......
For the price comparison between the two, I am wondering if I would be better to go with the tablet? I am sure that it will be rooted very soon! looking for input!
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Yes, that auction ended, then went from $129 to $149 and that ended and I cant find another auction listed under the Barnes and Nobel store anymore.......
For the price comparison between the two, I am wondering if I would be better to go with the tablet? I am sure that it will be rooted very soon! looking for input!
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Locked boot loader makes it basicly SOL for custom roms.
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B&N's own site still has the $149 refurb deal here. Not as good as $119, but at least its still available
So what would you guys get? If they get past the bootloader problem, which I am sure they will, the only other advantage to the tablet besides the speed is the built in "mic" which later on could be used to talk while using the keyboard similar to the way a cell phone works? Just trying to weigh my options!
Honestly, I would go ahead and get the nook color (not tablet). And think about putting a rom on the emmc (internal drive). That way she can read books from Barnes and Noble on the nook app, as well as books on the kindle app, Sony reader app and Google books. I also check out books from my local library.
I guess you can also do this running the rom from the SD card, but having done it both ways myself, I would go for putting the rom on the nook itself. Rom runs much better.
Apps are much cheaper from the Google market than from the B&N market.
I don't know how much function a mic will give, but I text from my nook using Google voice.
Check out Craigslist as another option. My sister just got a great deal on a nook with leather cover that was barely touched. Still had the box, etc.
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For the price comparison between the two, I am wondering if I would be better to go with the tablet? I am sure that it will be rooted very soon! looking for input
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It has already been rooted, just no customs ROMS unless someone gets passed the locked bootloader.....
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I don't know how much function a mic will give, but I text from my nook using Google voice.
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So you are typing right? I dont suppose google voice works without a mic right????
You can use Google voice for texting over wifi. No way to make calls from the nook.
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That auction shows $129 for me now.
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That auction shows $129 for me now.
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Yep, but it also says "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available" above the listing and doesn't have an option for me to buy
My bad. I'm brain farting....
screw it, I went with the tablet. Im sure it will be unlocked soon by these awesome devs on this website. The tablets processor and the mic did me in.......
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Yep, but it also says "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available" above the listing and doesn't have an option for me to buy
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOOK-Color-...US_Tablets&hash=item45ff2bc88b#ht_1932wt_1139
$150 now
While this ain't exactly Nook Color related, if you aim for a cheap tablet and don't care about the 1024x600 Resolution the Nooks have...
Go for a Aino Novo 7, it's 100$ and overall might be the better choice for your daughter as it packs a whole bunch more than the Nook.
Its biggest downside being tough to find protective covers and the 800x480 resolution.

[?] Ebay is full of Nook HD+

Hey there,
I'd like to buy a Nook HD+ and I'm wondering because currently ebay (in the uk) is full of seller who are actually selling (buy it now) couple of tablets for 150GBP which is ~60GBP less than the original market price. Are there any known problems or maybe B stock?
Thanks for your help
Its because most people don't know about third party roms or sites like this, and the stock operating system is very restricted so most people don't like it.
Also it seems quite common that a lot of people seem to give these as presents but most people don't want them so they sell them.
Thanks for your response! Sounds like a logical reason for the private sellers but there seem to be lots of professional ones who are selling couple of tablets for these cheap prices
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Thanks for your response! Sounds like a logical reason for the private sellers but there seem to be lots of professional ones who are selling couple of tablets for these cheap prices
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I bought the 32gb version from the Amazon market place for £170. It was brand new in a sealed box, no idea why it was so cheap but I'm very pleased with it now CM10 is up and running
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I bought the 32gb version from the Amazon market place for £170. It was brand new in a sealed box, no idea why it was so cheap but I'm very pleased with it now CM10 is up and running
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Thank you very much! So CM10 is running completely stable now?
I believe it's because University Students within the UK can get the tablets for free, via their bursaries. The bursary cannot be transferred into cash, and can be used to purchase books, or an eBook reader (yep, you guessed it - a Nook HD or HD+). I purchased a Nook HD+ using my bursary, and have gifted it to my dad, after Rooting and GAPPS.
I purchased it for £270, but on eBay they sell for cheap for the reasons listed above. But selling it that cheap is the only way these University students can convert their bursary into actual cash. I'm a university student myself, and it happens all the time. But I don't buy and sell these, I'm actually trying to save my bursary. I've only purchased on Nook HD+ for my dad, and that's it.
That could be one reason. You may find that a lot of the tablets are located around Manchester, Greater Manchester and/or Lancashire. If so, then I'm pretty sure I know which uni. If not, then it may be from another university, or nothing related to university - just a genuine seller.
Thats interesting, I've noticed lots seem to appear from Manchester. Are they uni's doing something different from others ?
Just to chip in, I got my Nook HD 8Gb (not HD+) for a bargain price of £80 buy it now on eBay. A full 50% discount on RRP over here. Seller didn't say why he was selling, nor why his BIN price was so low. I would guess that like others have said, B&N just isn't a properly recognised bookseller over here, and sellers might guess that buyers will be put off by a non-Amazon device.
Received my device on Tuesday afternoon, by the evening I was running CM 10.1, thanks to all the good work by bokbokan. People are missing out because these devices make cracking tablets as well as ereaders.
HiddenG said:
I believe it's because University Students within the UK can get the tablets for free, via their bursaries. The bursary cannot be transferred into cash, and can be used to purchase books, or an eBook reader (yep, you guessed it - a Nook HD or HD+). I purchased a Nook HD+ using my bursary, and have gifted it to my dad, after Rooting and GAPPS.
I purchased it for £270, but on eBay they sell for cheap for the reasons listed above. But selling it that cheap is the only way these University students can convert their bursary into actual cash. I'm a university student myself, and it happens all the time. But I don't buy and sell these, I'm actually trying to save my bursary. I've only purchased on Nook HD+ for my dad, and that's it.
That could be one reason. You may find that a lot of the tablets are located around Manchester, Greater Manchester and/or Lancashire. If so, then I'm pretty sure I know which uni. If not, then it may be from another university, or nothing related to university - just a genuine seller.
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Thank you very much for your comment. That sounds like a very logical reason! Actually I'm a student in the UK as well but unfortunately only as an exchange studend for 2 terms. I guess therefore I wont be eligible for any if those bursaries. I think I will just buy one of these tablets on ebay and go with CM 10.1 ! Why don't you use a Nook HD+ for yourself ?
consti83 said:
Thank you very much for your comment. That sounds like a very logical reason! Actually I'm a student in the UK as well but unfortunately only as an exchange studend for 2 terms. I guess therefore I wont be eligible for any if those bursaries. I think I will just buy one of these tablets on ebay and go with CM 10.1 ! Why don't you use a Nook HD+ for yourself ?
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CM10.1 is very stable on the HD. Not so stable on the HD+ since there is only one preliminary build for it.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

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