On sale - Samsung Galaxy Gear

All colors except back back and mocha are on sale at bestbuy for 250
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Yup. Picked on up last night. The Rose Gold was the only one they had in store and I'm too impatient to wait for shipping, but the color is actually growing on me. Ironically, it would go well with the gold iPhone. Haha!
Since the notification improvements and MK7 update, this is a much better device, especially at the sale price. My main concern is still battery life, but we'll see how that goes.

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Yup. Picked on up last night. The Rose Gold was the only one they had in store and I'm too impatient to wait for shipping, but the color is actually growing on me. Ironically, it would go well with the gold iPhone. Haha!
Since the notification improvements and MK7 update, this is a much better device, especially at the sale price. My main concern is still battery life, but we'll see how that goes.
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Don't worry about battery life. I'm at MK7 and after working day my Gear usually stands in about 85%. After 24h usually in about +60%.

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6500 mah extended battery and back cover for less than $10?

I have seen those on ebay. Has anybody tried those? Same type of battery costs 10 times more with Mugen.
This may shock you but the Chinese lie about their batteries.
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mitchellvii said:
This may shock you but the Chinese lie about their batteries.
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xOver 9,000!
But seriously, no. There is no way possible it is real.
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xOver 9,000!
But seriously, no. There is no way possible it is real.
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Mah is Chinese for "look at the stupid Americans!"
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mitchellvii said:
Mah is Chinese for "look at the stupid Americans!"
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didn't you already make this joke?
Thanks guys! Something too good to be true I guess.
Actually I bought this battery, cover and charger off ebay 2 weeks ago and imho its awesome, typically my stock battery gives me 7.5 hrs screen time over 1.5 days, the 6500mah battery gives me TWELVE hours screen time over 2 days. I only switch wifi or 3g/4g on when I need them with sync off and this applies to the stock result as well, I know china batteries are usually sub standard and do not perform anywhere near their quoted mah capacity but in this case its pretty good and for £8.50 delivered exceptional value, if I get ONE year of consistent performance I will buy it again.
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I believe these have the capacity of two chinese batteries in one, whatever that means. Still it should be better than stock battery.
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Actually I bought this battery, cover and charger off ebay 2 weeks ago and imho its awesome, typically my stock battery gives me 7.5 hrs screen time over 1.5 days, the 6500mah battery gives me TWELVE hours screen time over 2 days. I only switch wifi or 3g/4g on when I need them with sync off and this applies to the stock result as well, I know china batteries are usually sub standard and do not perform anywhere near their quoted mah capacity but in this case its pretty good and for £8.50 delivered exceptional value, if I get ONE year of consistent performance I will buy it again.
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can you take pics with the the stocc and ext battery, want to see how much it stands out. See if it's worth it compare to just tweaking settings.
finalhit said:
didn't you already make this joke?
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Yes. I am basing an entire comedy tour on that joke.
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mitchellvii said:
Yes. I am basing an entire comedy tour on that joke.
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Actually lolled 4 real! Good comeback
Mat try this battery
Yes of course, I will post some this evening! My wife has the Note 2 as well but here's is with stock battery, I will take some pics that show both next to each other.
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x2h said:
Thanks guys! Something too good to be true I guess.
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Here you go as promised !
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I have seen those on ebay. Has anybody tried those? Same type of battery costs 10 times more with Mugen.
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Mugen is overpriced. Why not Momax? They use LG cells. I've had a fat Momax extended battery on my SGS2 for 18 months and no issues at all. It lasted about twice as long as expected from the numbers.
Really cheap batteries leave me nervous. I sleep with my phone charging next to me and would not like to wake up in a fire or worse.
But Mugen? I'm quite unlikely to drop $100 for a battery. But won't go for $10 ones either. If Momax doesn't release their extended for the Note II soon, I'll just find something similar.
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Here you go as promised !
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Nice, where did you get it? Link?
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Mugen is overpriced. Why not Momax? They use LG cells. I've had a fat Momax extended battery on my SGS2 for 18 months and no issues at all. It lasted about twice as long as expected from the numbers.
Really cheap batteries leave me nervous. I sleep with my phone charging next to me and would not like to wake up in a fire or worse.
But Mugen? I'm quite unlikely to drop $100 for a battery. But won't go for $10 ones either. If Momax doesn't release their extended for the Note II soon, I'll just find something similar.
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Looks like the cheap battery makers should all raise their price a bit and buyers will flock in.
terra_droid said:
Nice, where did you get it? Link?
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Got it off Ebay UK, do a search there for item id number : 221156445307
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I purchased two 7600mah batteries for both the wife's N2 and my own off eBay. May not be true measurements, but awesome life when not corded. They were purchased for about $12 usd. All I can say is it might not be Mugen, but close enough for the bang of the buck.
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onewhofightsfoo said:
I purchased two 7600mah batteries for both the wife's N2 and my own off eBay. May not be true measurements, but awesome life when not corded. They were purchased for about $12 usd. All I can say is it might not be Mugen, but close enough for the bang of the buck.
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Let's hope there's no bang.
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Looks like the cheap battery makers should all raise their price a bit and buyers will flock in.
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Well, the Veblen effect might apply to extended batteries too. But in general if the difference is too big I tend to suspect that they are using cheap cells and/or lying regarding capacity. It is not always easy to measure the numbers accurately.

:( I was so close guys.

They have stock in the Sprint Store. I called yesterday playing dumb to see if I could get a store to sell early. I was told it would be released today. So I take my happy little but over to the Sprint Store as soon as it opens this morning. Lady at the counter tells me yes they have some in stock and yes I can purchase one. She goes back and grabs a box and brings it up to begin the purchase process.
Then a manager stops her. He informs her that they cannot sell them yet and he sends me on my sad little heartbroken way.
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I would have handed them a hundred and been done with it.
It happened so fast. I was so close I could taste root.
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Ugh, I couldn't imagine the anger I would have. But, in all fairness, they're not supposed to sell them.
I know where I'll be at 9AM tomorrow.
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I know where I'll be at 9AM tomorrow.
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Same here. It'll be like waiting for the midnight release of a video game.
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eXplicit815 said:
Ugh, I couldn't imagine the anger I would have. But, in all fairness, they're not supposed to sell them.
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Damn that sucks man...like having a rug snatched from underneath you...
I just followed a UPS truck to my house and it dropped a package off at the neighbors and kept it moving :'(
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eXplicit815 said:
Ugh, I couldn't imagine the anger I would have. But, in all fairness, they're not supposed to sell them.
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I was just so close and then shot down. Its like going to the Sprint Store to pick up a phone, thinking youre going to get it and then you're shot down. Theres no other way to complete the analogy because that is literally one of the worse things to possibly happen.
bonus points for catching the reference
gmfeny said:
I just followed a UPS truck to my house and it dropped a package off at the neighbors and kept it moving :'(
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Stalker!!! lol :victory:
I would have done the same! haha
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Stalker!!! lol :victory:
I would have done the same! haha
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I keep hitting refresh on the ups shipping tracker. I have a problem.
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raptoro07 said:
I keep hitting refresh on the ups shipping tracker. I have a problem.
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Do what I did and buy a black one. Since they're delayed for some unspecified amount of time, I only refresh 4-6 times a day.
raptoro07 said:
I keep hitting refresh on the ups shipping tracker. I have a problem.
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Guess I have the same problem :/ I have another shipment coming from UPS so I know I'm going to get overly excited for no reason at least once....
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Do what I did and buy a black one. Since they're delayed for some unspecified amount of time, I only refresh 4-6 times a day.
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When I was in support and receiving lot of random stuff for folks I found a Windows desktop widget (of all things) that worked really well. You just put in the tracking info and it would show the latest real time info in the widget and you could even click on each delivery and see a map of where the last update had come in and when on the map.
Alas, I ordered from HTC and still have no tracking info.
UPS just left.. no phone! :crying:
Just checked mine and it show's 2nd day air as well, with a scheduled delivery of Monday, 4/22.... WTF. Guess we'll see
Are they still going to be $550 for the 32gb model in stores tomorrow? I was just told by 2 Ca. Stores its $699
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18th.abn said:
Are they still going to be $550 for the 32gb model in stores tomorrow? I was just told by 2 Ca. Stores its $699
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From my experiences it's always cheaper at a Sprint Corporate store. Example:I live next to a "sprint" marked store and I was buying a note II and they wanted $799 for it.. I then found my closest sprint corporate location and bought the phone from them for $600..
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I don't mean to torture you guys but I'm the Sprint Service Manager and I've been playing with mine for 2 days now. Lol :/ I also typed this up on the One. Trust me y'all will love it.
wondering if this would be an up/down grade from a note 2 ... maybe ill just get it for fun and then give it to the kid if im not amazed

Did Samsung not make enough Gears?

I placed an order on 10-4 with T-Mobile.com and it's on backorder. I noticed that a lot of places are sold out. Did Samsung not make enough because of unknown demand?
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Not sure if they made enough or not but there are some at various stores around where I live. Also T-mobile is supposedly backordered quite heavily due to the massive mistake they made in including the gear in their 30% off accessories coupon. Great promotion for the consumer but no one knows when all of those orders will be fulfilled.
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Not sure if they made enough or not but there are some at various stores around where I live. Also T-mobile is supposedly backordered quite heavily due to the massive mistake they made in including the gear in their 30% off accessories coupon. Great promotion for the consumer but no one knows when all of those orders will be fulfilled.
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Makes since. I'm one of those people that got the killer deal. I guess since I got the I won't complain.
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Here in Australia we have the same supply problem, I've had one on back order for the last week at a local electronics shop. Nobody in the country seems to have any, i was hoping to get one for my birthday on the 5th but still waiting.
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I placed an order on 10-4 with T-Mobile.com and it's on backorder. I noticed that a lot of places are sold out. Did Samsung not make enough because of unknown demand?
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Yup, they definitely didn't make enough.. I almost did not get my phone upon release cuz all the gear was gone. They said that they can't sell the phone without the gear?? But lucky enough they had one left, the one they were showing to all potential customers lol.
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wttisme said:
The T-Mobile orders won't be fulfilled. They're issuing mass cancellations.
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True I got a cancelation email.
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Bjs051084 said:
Here in Australia we have the same supply problem, I've had one on back order for the last week at a local electronics shop. Nobody in the country seems to have any, i was hoping to get one for my birthday on the 5th but still waiting.
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I haven't even been able to find one to play with
I neglected to say I did purchase one at Best Buy. I used some of my Reward Zone certificates.
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Brendo said:
I haven't even been able to find one to play with
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I'm yet to see one anywhere, hopefully they're in stores next week. Telstra say next week they will have them. Fingers crossed.
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I got Mine from best buy they had only Mocha though.
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Bjs051084 said:
I'm yet to see one anywhere, hopefully they're in stores next week. Telstra say next week they will have them. Fingers crossed.
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From what I can tell, Telstra is the only one with it. A few places I went to didn't even know what I was talking about!
According to ebay, there are a few in other capital cities. And I may have just impulse bought one......oops
Bjs051084 said:
Here in Australia we have the same supply problem, I've had one on back order for the last week at a local electronics shop. Nobody in the country seems to have any, i was hoping to get one for my birthday on the 5th but still waiting.
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I got mine from Vodafone Australia yesterday. Was on back-order and due 23/10, anyway it just pops up.
wm2001wm2001 said:
I got mine from Vodafone Australia yesterday. Was on back-order and due 23/10, anyway it just pops up.
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Hmm I was in Vodafone on Saturday and they didn't have any, I shall try again Thanks
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Bjs051084 said:
Hmm I was in Vodafone on Saturday and they didn't have any, I shall try again Thanks
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yeah still no gear here, major bummer wanted to see at least a demo unit
My Best Buy still has like 10-15 of them in stock in Various Colors. I got my manager to price match the T-Mobile price last week for 2 of them (one was for resale and one for me). I guess I got lucky on that. But they are to be found. Any if you want to play with one, any best buy with a Samsung store should have a live demo of a Gear there.
Here in Denver I had to drive all the way across town to get my jet black Gear. Most Best Buys are sold out.
I'm glad I purchased it. The features are awesome.
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Bought mine at the sprint store in Broomfield CO. Even got a discount because I'm on a corporate plan.
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Best Buy, only had 1 Mocha left.
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Got mine October the 3rd at 3pm Australian date I live in Australia also lol
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Galaxy Gear price dropped to $239.99 on Amazon.

The price has dropped to about $240($60 cheaper than before) on the gear. I just noticed this today. BTW Best Buy will match the price if you show them in the store. Is this a sign of a slow down or a planned successor? Who knows... Just thought I would pass it along. 20% off makes the price much easier to swallow. :thumbup:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FH9I0FQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1388704688&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40
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Posted 12 hours ago. Awesome deal
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594585
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Both Best Buy and Amazon have this back up to $299. Short lived deal. ..
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I bought mine before xmas and returned it yest for full price then re bought it again for sale price.
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Rsmin said:
Both Best Buy and Amazon have this back up to $299. Short lived deal. ..
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Yeah, unfortunately, I went to Best Buy this morning to get a price adjustment without checking first. Who knew it would only be for a freaking day?
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Yeah, unfortunately, I went to Best Buy this morning to get a price adjustment without checking first. Who knew it would only be for a freaking day?
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i was going to do this today as well. maybe it will happen again before my 30 return window.
thanks OP

Gear Live waiting room

Already ordered! so excited!
someone else?
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Already ordered! so excited!
someone else?
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Yep should be dispatched on the 7th
In the UK
I also pre ordered. Though I'm starting to lean on cancelling and waiting for the Moto 360. I not sure yet.
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One more here!! :fingers-crossed:
Ordered mine! And I have no patience. Almost preferred the g watch since it ships out sooner just so I could have one lol
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Though I'm starting to lean on cancelling and waiting for the Moto 360.
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What I am waiting on.
Ordered.
Major reason I went with the Gear was for activity tracking.
I hope the pedometer and especially the heart rate monitor work well.
Also have mine ordered. Have my Sony Smartwatch 2 on ebay as we speak.
I hope they ship early.
With the Play Store anything can happen.
I just cancelled my moto 360 pre order for one of these.
I was worried the moto would look to big on my wrist, and I actually think this looks more gadgety than fashionable. I'm not a fashionable person... I am a geek.
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Ordered mine on the first day. I am really not bothered about the look of the moto 360 - can't see why there is all the fuss. Fair enough, it's round, but it's very thick and has a large diameter. It does not look like a watch so I can't see why some people are always going on about the jewelery aspect.
I quite look of the the gear live especially in the pictures of it with the black analog watchface. In the pictures it almost looks like a real watch face and I hope it looks as good in real life. Of course, I am slightly concerned about the size of it on my wrist and hope it doesn't look like a small smartphone strapped to my arm but I muse say, it is a very elegant looking thing. I can't wait for the 7th and I think there is a very good chance they will ship before then.
Sold my gear 2 today for $250 and will be so happy to have a smart watch now that doesn't rely on TouchWiz and I can use it with Cyanogenmod, so long TouchWiz!
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I CANNOT wait for mine to get here either. But I must be patient... LOL! Wasn't so keen on smart watches and was holding out for the Razer Nabu. But after reading more about the latest Android Wear OS watches, the upcoming Google Fit app, and the awesome notifications added with the activity tracking ability of these latest watches (with heart rate monitor), I've decided to ditch the Nabu in favor of this baby. And I'm hella excited for it!
I was so impatient that I was debating whether to just get the Gear 2 Neo... Buuut the Tizen OS ecosystem and lack of Android Wear (not to mention the limitation to Galaxy devices only) turned me off to that idea. I think I will be way happier in the long run having to wait a week or two for my Gear Live as opposed to being stuck with a Neo and it's limitations for a long while.
Can't wait for everyone (and myself) to get their Gear Live!
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Is it available anywhere else? I can't order it from the Play Store.
Waiting... Ordered on day one... This is taking for ever!
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Just ordered mine. Says its ships out on the 8th. Cant wait. My Sony Smartwatch 2 did a fine job for the last bit.
cant believe that Google charged me 9.99 for shipping for a watch priced £169
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Just ordered mine. Says its ships out on the 8th. Cant wait. My Sony Smartwatch 2 did a fine job for the last bit.
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Just sold mine @slimdizzy. Went for $75 on eBay and shipped it out today.
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Gr8Danes said:
Just sold mine @slimdizzy. Went for $75 on eBay and shipped it out today.
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@Gr8Danes Thanks for the heads up. I list for $90 CAD and take it from there
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I almost preordered it but it says Best Buy will start carrying it on the 7th. So I would rather walk into a store and get it day one.

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