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Is It Worth Investing In?

I was just wondering since i already have a Gnexus, is it worth investing in? Just wanted to get some opinion from people who already received their orders and played around with it. Thanks

If you want a tablet and don't own one already thorn yes
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aaronpoweruser said:
If you want a tablet and don't own one already thorn yes
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I dont have a tablet so thats why i was thinking i should order it. Thanks for your reply.

Definately worth it.. Only downside is after using one for a bit you'll think your GNex is too small!

Technology is never an investment. Two, three, six months later the latest hotness is two years old and worth a fraction of what you paid. Don't buy something as an investment and expecting to recover any expenses in the world of Technology.
As far as being worth the expense of being a useful gadget you will enjoy, yes it is very much worth it. If you spend any time browsing the web, youtube, games, or movies on your phone, using the Nexus 7 will make it a more enjoyable experience and not kill your phone in the process. Tablets are still limited to being media consumption devices, i.e. dont expect them to do everything a PC can, but they do have a viable need in the gap between a smart phone and a laptop or desktop.

TonyHoyle said:
Definately worth it.. Only downside is after using one for a bit you'll think your GNex is too small!
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I figured so lol, im really digging jelly bean so thats why i thought the nexus 7 is gonna be awesome

Should this be in the Q&A section?? If so, im not really sure how to move it

TonyHoyle said:
Definately worth it.. Only downside is after using one for a bit you'll think your GNex is too small!
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this post is truth!
after playing with my n7 for about an hour, i went back to grab my nexus one to text a buddy about my tablet and the phone felt pathetically little. :laugh:

nazem said:
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Yeah, Step will probably come and move it.
Anyways, why do people keep thinking that because they already have a Gnex that getting a 7 will be redundant?
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I traded my iPad 3 plus got 200 bucks for the Nexus 7. I was hesitant but glad I did. The only thing I miss on iPad is retina display but this screen is also good.
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It is an oversized Gnex. You'll feel right at home.
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yeahmon said:
It is an oversized Gnex. You'll feel right at home.
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Only if you use it as such. If you have any know how on how to change the DPI then it shouldn't be much like a Gnex.
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Investing? are you planning to get an ROI on it?
it's a $200 novelty/leisure device. not sure what your expectations are.

kind3rgarten said:
Only if you use it as such. If you have any know how on how to change the DPI then it shouldn't be much like a Gnex.
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Yeah it also makes the buttons really small so big handed people like me might want to keep it that way.
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i thought the same thing as you at first . . . i went with the 8gb but now i regret not getting the 16gb after adding some tv shows/movies .

blahblahyoutoo said:
Investing? are you planning to get an ROI on it?
it's a $200 novelty/leisure device. not sure what your expectations are.
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I agree!
It's NOT worth *investing* in but it IS worth *purchasing*....

nazem said:
I was just wondering since i already have a Gnexus, is it worth investing in? Just wanted to get some opinion from people who already received their orders and played around with it. Thanks
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im in love with this tablet having only had it for a day but this is the best android tablet ive used. i liked the transformer but ics still wasn't up to par with iOS this blows it out of the water. there are still annoying slowness in pinch and zoom but im sure this is all stuff google will fix.

dblock110 said:
i thought the same thing as you at first . . . i went with the 8gb but now i regret not getting the 16gb after adding some tv shows/movies .
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you know you don't need to download that? google play will stream it.

Nexus7 Spotting

Hi everyone
I commute to work into the city every day.On the train I see the usual suspects iPhone/ iPad Samsung galaxy and a shed load of Kindle touches.
With Nexus selling loads why do I feel so lonely? I have yet to spot anther Nexus7 user.Have any of you spotted one yet?If so when and where?

I've seen several. A friends of mine has one. At places like chick fil a and Atlanta bread they r a frequent.
I live in Alabama though.
War Eagle.

I've never met anybody in person with a nexus anything. That's one reason why I love the nexus line. It's a lot more rare to me and not "trendy". It's not a social status symbol.

I have yet to see one too! Although every iPad user I see is interested in my awesome tablet! :laugh:

b4silver said:
I've seen several. A friends of mine has one. At places like chick fil a and Atlanta bread they r a frequent.
I live in Alabama though.
War Eagle.
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I should have said friends and family don't count, so how many would you say you have seen,BTW UK person here
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NicholasQ said:
I've never met anybody in person with a nexus anything. That's one reason why I love the nexus line. It's a lot more rare to me and not "trendy". It's not a social status symbol.
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Hopefully not to rare as I want good support from UK Google as we still don't have music on apps store.
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I haven't seen another N7 other than mine. However I did convince my friend to get one.
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V3RT3X said:
I have yet to see one too! Although every iPad user I see is interested in my awesome tablet! :laugh:
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I've had few interested eyebrows raised, if I could mind read it looks as if they are thinking what's he got there?ehhhh? That's no iPad or kinddle,, WTF
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shadowmonkey1974 said:
With Nexus selling loads why do I feel so lonely? I have yet to spot anther Nexus7 user.Have any of you spotted one yet?If so when and where?
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Most places are still sold out of Nexus 7 so many would-be Nexus 7 owners have not gotten theirs yet. With that said, other devices such as iPad or Kindle have been out much longer so it's not really a fair comparison either.

Someone I saw had one yesterday, and I heard someone else say to him 'wow, its like a mini ipad'
Fuuuuuuuuuuu
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I take mine down to the pub regularly and someone always says "wow! What a big phone!" or words to that effect.

markj338 said:
Someone I saw had one yesterday, and I heard someone else say to him 'wow, its like a mini ipad'
Fuuuuuuuuuuu
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Mini iPad Haah,,,,,,might as well gone up to him and kicked him the nuts..So that's one confirmed sighting and a few others.
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woshiweili said:
Most places are still sold out of Nexus 7 so many would-be Nexus 7 owners have not gotten theirs yet. With that said, other devices such as iPad or Kindle have been out much longer so it's not really a fair comparison either.
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Its not a comparison as such just interested to see how publicly aware it is.
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I haven't seen any other then mine and the missus'.
Also, when I have shown it to other people, nobody has had any idea what it is and has never heard of it either!!
The general reaction is "is that like an iPad then?"

mini ipad

Downtown Boston, McDonald's. He had the 8 gb and we swapped apps. It was cool to talk to another N7 user. Although he wasn't that tech savvy... He had no idea what "landscape" and "potrait" was :-/
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In my area the nexus 7 is super rare because I'm the only one who ordered one from the only gamestop in my area! Plus the rep that gave me my tab told me to stop in and tell him how it is because he wants to trade his iPad in for it!

Finally saw one on the underground in the UK last weekend no case naked nexus *tut* *tut*
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shaneydroid said:
I haven't seen any other then mine and the missus'.
Also, when I have shown it to other people, nobody has had any idea what it is and has never heard of it either!!
The general reaction is "is that like an iPad then?"
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I was asked one time while food shopping if my GNote was the ipad. If I didn't have ice cream and richie's slush that needed to go in the freezer asap he would have received a beating.
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rudeboy150 said:
Finally saw one on the underground in the UK last weekend no case naked nexus *tut* *tut*
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Mine is naked, I have a case coming from ebay. It has a screen protector though
I have to constantly explain to just about everyone why I have a nexus 7 instead of an ipad. Not only do I like it because it runs android and is a nexus devices, but am I the only one here who thinks that ipad is too big and heavy??
I know of only 1 person other than me with a nexus 7. Poor guy was harassed over questions about his 'mini ipad'

Is it possible that there will not be a dock

produced for our devices? I mean, if not by now, when?

I think Google jus assumed the aftermarket would step up and offer docks for the nexus pogo pins but they have not. Now it looks like they are going to wireless charging which they should have done in the first place. The vzw Galaxy Nexus never really got a dock either fwiw.
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It took Google forever to release a dock for the Galaxy Nexus. We know they were supposed to release one in September.....
I say wait until this Google event after the hurricane, if no news by then, you can start doubting if it will ever come out.

subscribed, i really hope so. need it for bedside clock and charging

Nospin said:
It took Google forever to release a dock for the Galaxy Nexus. We know they were supposed to release one in September.....
I say wait until this Google event after the hurricane, if no news by then, you can start doubting if it will ever come out.
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The event won't be rescheduled
http://www.androidcentral.com/googl...-rescheduled?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=twitter
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Andel7539 said:
The event won't be rescheduled
http://www.androidcentral.com/googl...-rescheduled?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=twitter
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Nope, but everything was still announced today.
If you guys haven't noticed Pink and Blue Nexus cases have appeared in the play store, so they haven't abandoned N7 accessories. Frustrating as hell though.

Asus exec just said today that they are now selling a million nexus 7s a month...awesome. So how about some ****ing accessories?! Argh!
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nooomoto said:
Asus exec just said today that they are now selling a million nexus 7s a month...awesome. So how about some ****ing accessories?! Argh!
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+1

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It's hard to imagine leaving this much money on the table.

At this point I'm convinced there won't be a dock, so I've bought a stand and am disappointed.

Tom Fagerland said:
At this point I'm convinced there won't be a dock, so I've bought a stand and am disappointed.
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I'm willing to give it a last ditch hope, that MAYBE they want that new picture screen saver dock feature in Android 4.2 first.
Though I admit I'm beginning to sound delusional. I just can't imagine not making a dock for a product pushing one million units a month. Can't even fathom it.

I wouldn't be surprised if a dock is coming soon. The newer kernel branch has support, the older doesn't. There would be little reason to do this if they didn't plan to ship one.

With the new family of Nexus devices coming out I'm sure we'll see a dock soon.

Tom Fagerland said:
At this point I'm convinced there won't be a dock, so I've bought a stand and am disappointed.
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FallN said:
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Let's not forget it took Google 6 months to ship the dock for the Galaxy Nexus. They really suck at this.

nooomoto said:
Asus exec just said today that they are now selling a million nexus 7s a month...awesome. So how about some ****ing accessories?! Argh!
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There are accessories but not from Asus or Google, kinda ridiculous if you ask me,I think ms zunes have more accessories!
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R.I.P

My nexus 7 has bit the dust. the usb port pins are bent out of wack. with 4% battery left, i cant return it to stock.

Have you tried to open it up and charge the battery directly, or you could get a dock and charge it through the pogo pins.
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Would it be possible to connect it to your pc through the dock? At least you could use it to charge your nexus.
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Buy another port and replace it yourself. It shouldn't be that difficult.
Or go buy another one locally and then put your old one in the box and return it for a refund. You'll need the money to buy one but you'll get it back and have a new tablet to show for it. Office Depot stocks them. Just make sure it looks new and won't turn on. So you can tell them its just not coming on and since it's new they'll think its just a factory dud.
Good luck.

why do you want to return it to stock? Send it in for RMA and tell them it won't charge
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scottx . said:
Buy another port and replace it yourself. It shouldn't be that difficult.
Or go buy another one locally and then put your old one in the box and return it for a refund. You'll need the money to buy one but you'll get it back and have a new tablet to show for it. Office Depot stocks them. Just make sure it looks new and won't turn on. So you can tell them its just not coming on and since it's new they'll think its just a factory dud.
Good luck.
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People like you are the reason why our return policies are so strict and restocking fee's are so high.

Perhaps you could shoot the guys an email over at http://www.mobiletechvideos.com. They do repairs for phones and tablets, while I don't see a section for the Nexus 7, perhaps if you just tell them your story they might be able to give you a hand in getting your N7 up and running again.

how did the USB port got bent?
a warning on how to avoid perhaps?

Jomari29 said:
how did the USB port got bent?
a warning on how to avoid perhaps?
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buying crappy cords and using this guide to clean it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856180
and RMA. how do i do that
EDIT: I got it from GameStop btw ON 12/25/12

YoshiFan501 said:
buying crappy cords and using this guide to clean it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856180
and RMA. how do i do that
EDIT: I got it from GameStop btw ON 12/25/12
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So... Cleaning the port should help prevent this to be precise
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Nah, just do the Qi Wireless charging mod. Hooks up pretty easy from what I understand. My buddy did his and said it just hooks up real easy.
I think the Qi charger and receiver sticker was like $14. He said it only took like 20min to do.
Beats throwing a good tab away.
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No. Cleaning it caused pins to be bent.

player911 said:
Nah, just do the Qi Wireless charging mod. Hooks up pretty easy from what I understand. My buddy did his and said it just hooks up real easy.
I think the Qi charger and receiver sticker was like $14. He said it only took like 20min to do.
Beats throwing a good tab away.
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well i cant do data then. im callin in the RMA

Who needs USB for data? Its obviously rooted and junk.
Use Wifi Explorer to transfer files.
My N7 hasn't touched my PC since I unlocked.
Qi Mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2070851
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scottx . said:
Buy another port and replace it yourself. It shouldn't be that difficult.
Or go buy another one locally and then put your old one in the box and return it for a refund. You'll need the money to buy one but you'll get it back and have a new tablet to show for it. Office Depot stocks them. Just make sure it looks new and won't turn on. So you can tell them its just not coming on and since it's new they'll think its just a factory dud.
Good luck.
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Wow. Well done promoting fraud. Idjit
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well i cant do data then. im callin in the RMA
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So you're going to RMA something you broke? And expect to get a brand new one in return? You going to at least tell them you broke it?
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Odp: R.I.P
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People like you are the reason why our return policies are so strict and restocking fee's are so high.
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Bull... Your greed is the reason, not some single frauds...
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Fruad is still bull**** and effects everyone not just you.
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sebarkh said:
Bull... Your greed is the reason, not some single frauds...
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Yeah, because only one idiot in the world is doing this. Fraud is fraud. End of story.
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Only took ~15 posts to get to talking about fraud, awesome.
I will close this here: OP, i hope you can get it repaired, but i hope you are honest about it. If further problems arise, feel free to create a new thread in the correct location (Q&A/Troubleshooting).

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 "Smart Dock" wanted...

I have a vzw note 2 and am looking for a US company or website that is legit and has the samsung galaxy note 2 "smart dock" in stock. Anyone seen that lately? I called my local vzw retail store and they told me all they have are a couple of cases.
Thanks in advance.

Try Cdw
https://m.cdw.com/shop/products/Samsung-Smart-Dock-EDD-S20JWE-cellular-phone-docking-station/2927562
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xterra91 said:
Try Cdw
https://m.cdw.com/shop/products/Samsung-Smart-Dock-EDD-S20JWE-cellular-phone-docking-station/2927562
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Thanks a bunch
I called up cdw as the 'availability' said to call. Rep told me it is on back order and has been for some time. They are anticipating getting some stock the 2nd week of March.

Is there a huge benefit from getting the samsung smart dock as opposed to getting something like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Case Compatible HDMI Charging Dock which is only about 40 bucks?

Yeah I would like to know also what the benefit of getting the official Samsung dock versus a generic. And does anyone know how future proof this is? like will it work with the Note 3, 4, etc?

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Yeah I would like to know also what the benefit of getting the official Samsung dock versus a generic. And does anyone know how future proof this is? like will it work with the Note 3, 4, etc?
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The smart dock has 3 USB ports that'll let you turn the Note 2 into a desktop pc.

Yeah but if you get a blue tooth keyboard and mouse you wouldn't really need the extra ports would you?
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true but the idea is to use wired things plus external usb hard drives etc.

blindwuzi said:
Yeah but if you get a blue tooth keyboard and mouse you wouldn't really need the extra ports would you?
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Also you can use a hard drive or flash drive to view files or movies on there. Also comes with an extra wall charger($40 value). Plus if you dont want to have to buy a bluetooth keyboard and mouse but have many wired keyboards and mice around why not? It'll be cheaper than having to purchase those along with the dock.
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Be careful with some older wired mice though. Some people (including me) have noticed that connecting an old wired mouse turns the screen of the Note 2 off (a good thing) but drops the FPS on the monitor/TV significantly.

I am hoping to get my hands on one of the smart docks soon. I have found some on amazon, but the vendors there have the price so jacked up that I figure I am not going to buy from them. The way I see it is if Samsung can sell for $99, why pay $139-$160 for the exact same item. Doesn't make sense at all. Bestbuy is out of stock, and cdw as well, But the cheapest price I have seen is with cdw. Will keep my fingers crossed that one will make itself available within the next few weeks.
Signed,
*Eagerly waiting* - lol

When I called the very nice lady at CDW said they were getting some in at the end of February. That was a couple of weeks ago. I got one at Amazon for a little over $100 shipped instead.

Flame Red said:
When I called the very nice lady at CDW said they were getting some in at the end of February. That was a couple of weeks ago. I got one at Amazon for a little over $100 shipped instead.
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Yes I spoke with a very nice lady as well. She told me that it should be around the 2nd week of March. I am hoping that to be the case as well. She also told me that I can go ahead and place my order now, and whenever the device is received, then it would be shipped, but I just don't want to lock into anything.
Do you remember the vendor you used when purchasing yours from amazon?

Shopandroid.com has them in stock. Got mine from there. Arrived in 3 days.

ap27 said:
Shopandroid.com has them in stock. Got mine from there. Arrived in 3 days.
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Now it looks like they don't have any in stock. But this stuff looks like a great website though thanks for the information.
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$100 shipped. PM me if interested.
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Same here $100.00 shipped pm me
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jlczl said:
$100 shipped. PM me if interested.
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Nobody? Okay, 90?
EDIT: Sold
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Bet you can't have a case on with this
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Yes you can
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