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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!)
I thought I would pass this on. Right now Bestbuy.com has the Samsung Galaxy 8.9 for $349 also with a free keyboard dock. This does say online only but I bought my tablet last Friday and just talked with Customer Support and they said I should be able to go into the store and get $50 back and the dock. (I paid $399 for mine.)
Galaxy Tab 8.9 on sale at Best Buy for $349 – Free keyboard dock too
Yes I saw that and ordered mine. They can also do it thru their phone orders. I couldn't get it to add the free dock online, so I called and chose the store pickup option. I will be picking up my tab tomorrow morning and they will ship the free dock to te store next week. The tab and keyboard dock for $349+ tax! Ou cant beat that.
I jumped on this as well, didn't encounter any issues with the dock showing in the cart. Store pick up on the tablet tomorrow, but the dock is on a bit of a back order for a few days.
I've gone back and forth on the Tab 8.9 for a while, if it had an Exynos or OMAP4, I'd have jumped a while ago. Darn Tegra 2.
I tried to get them to give me the dock in the store they wouldn't so I just got my $50 back and went on. I think I am going to call customer service and see if they cant hook me up.
Sold! Email invoice shows tab should arrive a few days before the keyboard.
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Purchased, didn't have any in my local store so I have to wait a week for it arrive for pickup. Stoked to own my first tablet!
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I jumped on this as well, didn't encounter any issues with the dock showing in the cart. Store pick up on the tablet tomorrow, but the dock is on a bit of a back order for a few days.
I've gone back and forth on the Tab 8.9 for a while, if it had an Exynos or OMAP4, I'd have jumped a while ago. Darn Tegra 2.
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The Galaxy Tab 8.9 is the perfect size to me. Out of all the tablets I've tried it seems to have the best form factor!
It does seem like a very good deal for those who are looking for a tab
I purchase one of these last time Best Buy had it on sale for $349 without the dock. Didn't open it up and after some reading I decided to return it. Wound up getting the AT&T LTE version on craigslist for $420. The reasoning was I didn't want a Tegra 2 version and liked the option of having LTE available if needed....The downside is not much developement for the LTE versions yet. Seeing how it's a giant Skyrocket mostly I'm hoping it'll come soon. I can live with honeycomb for now.
I also took advantage of this offer and bought the 8.9 with keyboard dock.
Does anyone know whether the full functionality of this keyboard dock is compatible with current ROMs such as AOKP Galaxian-Soup? Any info is appreciated.
I got this deal last week. I also rooted and installed Galaxian Soup ASOP and for the most part the keyboard dock still functions correctly. There are a few function keys that no longer work but the majority of the important ones do. IIRC the lock function key no longer unlocks the device but does wake it up. For the most part it has not hampered me from using it. I have not noticed any issues with mine short of the few function keys that either quit working or work a little bit differently now.
If I bought my tablet at best buy in store, but didn't even hear about the free dock, do you think I could still get one?
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If I bought my tablet at best buy in store, but didn't even hear about the free dock, do you think I could still get one?
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When did you buy the device? If it was within the time they were offering the deal, I'd take a print out of the advertisement to your local BB and ask.
Is this deal still good? I bought my tab on the 25th and would love the keyboard..
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When did you buy the device? If it was within the time they were offering the deal, I'd take a print out of the advertisement to your local BB and ask.
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I bought it two days ago. I'm not sure if it was still going on.
Almost missed out
Thank you I just bought mine today and saw your post. Went back to Best Buy and got my free keyboard. Thanks again. Man I Love XDA
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Thank you I just bought mine today and saw your post. Went back to Best Buy and got my free keyboard. Thanks again. Man I Love XDA
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What did you do? Just take the receipt up there?
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Called my local store and they said they wouldn't. Gonna call the main customer service.
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Talking with best buy now...they aren't wanting to give me the dock (understandable..online only) but I'm crossing my fingers..
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Talking with best buy now...they aren't wanting to give me the dock (understandable..online only) but I'm crossing my fingers..
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just got it!! $8 total just for tax..and it works well with ics..just a few buttons at the top dont do anything..other than that its awesome! thanks op for the info
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if only best buy shipped international...
I picked one up at my local store. I didn't want to wait for shipping. The price is nice and I'm content so far even though the keyboard offer is only available online. I also added a warranty you never know......
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Is the Nexus 7 one of the most of the anxious devices you have purchased?
Is the Nexus 7 one of the most of the anxious devices you have purchased?
For me, yes
I answered yes but mostly because it's the first thing I've ever pre-ordered, which instantly makes it the longest I've ever had to wait to receive a shiny new toy.
Second most anxious device (after Nexus One).
I dunno, but when I get mine I'll ask it.
As anxious as when I first got my iPad 1
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Don't know. Google hasn't specified it's anxiousness so hard to say . I am anxious about receiving it though
I hope it isn't too anxious because I have no idea how I would safely administer Valium to it. I'm fairly happy to be getting it though.
More anxious than when I was going to get my iPad
first real android tablet!! waiting is killing me!
I don't pre-order stuff because I'm very impatient, this is the first time I've pre ordered anything and the wait it is killing me.
I specified that I wanted one that was already on Xanax.
I am always anxious to get ANY new device
Dunno if anything will ever exceed the happiness of me getting my first USR 28K Sportster modem as a kid. Partly because it was the most expensive thing I ever bought with my paper route money.
I'm a early adopter and love my gadgets. Maybe the original Palm Pilot had the most anticipation for me followed by my first iPhone.
I was telling my wife last night about reading on Compuserve that the Palm Pilot was in stores, calling Circuit City and begging the guy to hold one for me for and hour. I called my boss and told him I had a personal emergency and went to get my Pilot.
I won't need to call off work to get my Nexus, I work at GameStop.
I'm pretty excited but a new toy is always exciting
Ever preorder thread has been like this. The tf101 preorder thread was intense, for example.
My life for Aiur
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I'm a early adopter and love my gadgets. Maybe the original Palm Pilot had the most anticipation for me followed by my first iPhone.
I was telling my wife last night about reading on Compuserve that the Palm Pilot was in stores, calling Circuit City and begging the guy to hold one for me for and hour. I called my boss and told him I had a personal emergency and went to get my Pilot.
I won't need to call off work to get my Nexus, I work at GameStop.
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I called my boss once and said I had a flat when I was picking up my INT S2 the day they were available here in PR..
Waited eagerly for my upgrade time to get my Galaxy Nexus..
And the wait for the Nexus 7 is killing me..
Kind of off topic but check your PMS
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I am pretty excited about this tablet. I got an HP touchpad last year and loved it, especially after I got cm 7 on it then cm 9. When I got my girl the kindle fire I fell in love with the size of it and the price of it but not really the specs. The nexus 7 will be perfect for me.
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I'm pretty pumped but the the original evo 4g on sprint was the biggest build up for me
Asus Tf101 we were going crazy waiting...Every week Asus would post there big bang theory parody which provided more details and the final episode we got a release date
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My mother was after a tablet. She didn't want an iPad, so I told her to try out a 10in and a 7in Android in a store an decide what size she liked the best. She liked the 7, so I said I had a Nexus7 on pre-order, and she could try it out when it arrived.
I took mine over last Sunday (29th July), she instantly loved it, ordered the 16GB there an then from Google Play store, I warned her it might take a week or so, but I was shocked when it arrived early on Tuesday morning (31st July). It's also defect free, and she is overjoyed with it so far. She has already spend her £15 on content.
Well done Google. They seem to be ontop of things now for sure, at least in the UK. Mine arrived perfect condition, but was delayed by a few days (not the end of the earth, despite the impression you would have got reading here).
The new ones don't need a OTA either, it arrived with 4.1.1 ready installed.
I got next day delivery and a perfect unit also, first wave UK device.
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I bought one for my mom, she immediately fell in love with it. My dad has an iPad and she doesn't like it b/c it's too heavy, and also because Apple sucks balls.
Nice Story.. my mother liked mine too, especially playing "wheres my water". I will buy her one for birthday hopefully I can purchase it here (germany) until then. Importing 5 pound of Walther Whites blue crystals is easier to get a Nexus 7 from UK to Germany
My mom probably plans on getting one, she just needs to get rid of her nook color. I can always tell when I show her my new toys if the next time i hear from her it will be "hey how do I do this on mine"
I got that when she was playing with the nexus. She also made sure before i left, so I'd want the 8gb, or the 16? lol
I'd get one for me and one for my mother, if only it was available in italy and you could buy something other than apps and books on the market...
Please google give us newpapers at least!
Is it safe to order yet and NOT get a bad dock? I am debating ordering one from Amazon, but not sure if the dock issue is truely fixed yet.
How is the RMA process from Amazon?
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Is it safe to order yet and NOT get a bad dock? I am debating ordering one from Amazon, but not sure if the dock issue is truely fixed yet.
How is the RMA process from Amazon?
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Not as of yet. I ordered from Amazon on 12-31-2013 and received them yesterday and both tablet and dock are dated 2013.10. This one is going back in hopes of a newer batch.
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Not as of yet. I ordered from Amazon on 12-31-2013 and received them yesterday and both tablet and dock are dated 2013.10. This one is going back in hopes of a newer batch.
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The dock was under review the past 2 days and now it is back for sale again...
Yep, tried to exchange it yesterday but the option to exchange was not available since it was under review. Got to exchange underway this morning.
My experience with Amazon's return policy is great. They give us 30 days to return items. And they cross ship so we dont have to ship the return back until the replacement arrives.
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Yep, tried to exchange it yesterday but the option to exchange was not available since it was under review. Got to exchange underway this morning.
My experience with Amazon's return policy is great. They give us 30 days to return items. And they cross ship so we dont have to ship the return back until the replacement arrives.
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Think I will wait and see what happens for ya before I order it.
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Is it safe to order yet and NOT get a bad dock? I am debating ordering one from Amazon, but not sure if the dock issue is truely fixed yet.
How is the RMA process from Amazon?
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I will get one again when it is fully sure that the problems are solved and really gone.
Till now we have still no solid proof that they solved the problem in newer batches.
Yeah I am getting to the point where I might not even get one and get something made right. Asus should be better than this...
What is a safe post date for the tablet and dock? I am still interested due to the full SD slot on the keyboard. This might be one if not the last model to have this feature.
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What is a safe post date for the tablet and dock? I am still interested due to the full SD slot on the keyboard. This might be one if not the last model to have this feature.
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Well, I ended up buying a Surface Pro instead. Too many issues with the TF701 to feel safe ordering it.
I have a Dell V11 5130 with battery keyboard and completely impressed with it. It ironically does not have an sd slot on the keyboard like the 701. In spite of this, best device I have owned and would never thought an x86 Windows device could have 15 hours of battery life (counting keyboard).
Still would like the 701 for my next Android device. I might wait for price drops.
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I have a Dell V11 5130 with battery keyboard and completely impressed with it. It ironically does not have an sd slot on the keyboard like the 701. In spite of this, best device I have owned and would never thought an x86 Windows device could have 15 hours of battery life (counting keyboard).
Still would like the 701 for my next Android device. I might wait for price drops.
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Yeah, iv'e been looking at the Dell Venue 11 Pro (baytrail version) and it looks very good, but has no gps but enormous battery endurance (with the dock) and a exchangable Battery in the tablet!!!
Maybe wait till a faster baytrail version with 4Gb and 128Gb ssd storage will be available somewhere end of this year instead of the TF701, do have still my TF700....
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Yeah, iv'e been looking at the Dell Venue 11 Pro (baytrail version) and it looks very good, but has no gps but enormous battery endurance (with the dock) and a exchangable Battery in the tablet!!!
Maybe wait till a faster baytrail version with 4Gb and 128Gb ssd storage will be available somewhere end of this year instead of the TF701, do have still my TF700....
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After Holiday deals, I got the 5130 with battery keyboard for $532, so too good to pass up. Display looks IMO better than the 701, due to better brightness and contrast. Only a 1080P display though, but very good none the less. Equal to my iPad 4 as far as display quality. Plays Unreal Tournament 2004, Halo 1, Burnout Paradise, Street Fighter 4 Arcade and all my emulators (MAME, NullDC, PSP, PS1, etc) all smooth as butter. Best device so far I have owned besides my S4 It even powers a portable Bluray player with one USB connection and no power supply needed. Watched Zombie Land
Enough tangents- I will wait to see if I can find a 701 discounted once the other devices are released. Whenever that may be? I might hold out for a 64GB model, but rare product.
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After Holiday deals, I got the 5130 with battery keyboard for $532, so too good to pass up. Display looks IMO better than the 701, due to better brightness and contrast. Only a 1080P display though, but very good none the less. Equal to my iPad 4 as far as display quality. Plays Unreal Tournament 2004, Halo 1, Burnout Paradise, Street Fighter 4 Arcade and all my emulators (MAME, NullDC, PSP, PS1, etc) all smooth as butter. Best device so far I have owned besides my S4 It even powers a portable Bluray player with one USB connection and no power supply needed. Watched Zombie Land
Enough tangents- I will wait to see if I can find a 701 discounted once the other devices are released. Whenever that may be? I might hold out for a 64GB model, but rare product.
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You exactly pinpoint the reasons to take a look into that device.
For me gaming is not that important since I use the tablet complementory to my laptop. When travelling (I do a lot for work) I only take the tablet due to weight reasons inside my handluggage.
Next to that the formfactor (tablet with dock with extra battery) is very important while travelling for more than 12 hrs on planes etc. were the total time of travelling sometimes goes up to 24 hrs and that is why good battery life is very important to me.
So the connection problems with the TF701 were me giving quite some problems when using it on my lap on the plane for 8 to 10 hrs vice versa to Chicago last November. Very disturbing watching a movie btw.
So when Asus not solves this problem I will use my TF700 for now and probably go for this Dell or an upgraded version with more memory. When reading about the astonishing batterylife it gave me a big smile and reading your experience made me more smile.
I would not favor an I5 or I7 version because they are not optimized for a tablet and have a fan in the tablet to cool it causing poor battery life.
Unfortunately my replacement dock from Amazon is yet another 2013.10 build with connection issues. Trying again.
do people know you can set outdoor mode for extra brightness? i find it super bright when i put that on.
if not just pull down top menu and tap the sun.
i know a user on the jp forum was complaining about this then we told him of that and hes happy now.
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do people know you can set outdoor mode for extra brightness? i find it super bright when i put that on.
if not just pull down top menu and tap the sun.
i know a user on the jp forum was complaining about this then we told him of that and hes happy now.
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I suspect not
It appears Amazon is denying replacements of the keyboard dock now. When I requested a replacement for the second defective dock I received an email stating I would receive a refund rather than a replacement.
Amazon said:
Hello,
I'm sorry to hear the replacement ASUS TF701T-DOCK-AD02 Transformer Pad had the same problem as your first order. This usually doesn't happen. Since it's likely another replacement would arrive defective, I won't trouble you with another replacement.
I've requested a refund of $135.15 for the full amount of this shipment, including any shipping costs. You'll see this refund to your original payment method in the next 2-3 business days.
You can view the status of your refund in Your Account here:
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Please return the item and we'll pay return shipping cost.
Follow the link below to find instructions and a mailing label for returning your item:
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If clicking on the link doesn't work, please make sure you're signed into the account you used to place the order. Once you're signed in, try clicking it again or copying and pasting it into your browser's address window.
If you don't have a printer, you may want to ask a friend or family member to print the label for you. Also, public libraries usually have computers and printers you can use--often free of charge. If you're unable to print the label, please write back to let us know:
We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Best regards,
Soundarapandian N.
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Okay, I jumped the gun a bit. After a couple email correspondences with Amazon Customer Service they apologized for issuing a refund rather than an exchange. Hope I can get a newer batch as it looks like a couple others have had good luck doing so.