Wait before you buy a nexus 7 - Nexus 7 General

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

While checking local Staples inventory for a another 16GB I noticed that they've got the 8GB listed as in store only. They also show all local stores as having low stock and that it's a clearance item. Is Google phasing out the 8GB or maybe a revised model? Otherwise its just Staples being Staples. Admins feel free to squash unnecessary rumors by deleting this topic.
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Seems to me the smart move would be to have 16 and 32 gig models ready for Xmas and drop the 8 gig. I wouldn't even consider an 8 gig Nexus 7.
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phillip1953 said:
Seems to me the smart move would be to have 16 and 32 gig models ready for Xmas and drop the 8 gig. I wouldn't even consider an 8 gig Nexus 7.
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+1
Staples obviously knows something we don't at this point in time.
And I totally agree, the 8GB will have been to make it cheaper, and therefor get alot of the Nexus's on the market so the name is known.
Now they'll slowly ditch the 8GB as already said, and bring out the 32 GB model in time for Christmas = LOTS OF SALES/PROFIT
xrtreas said:
While checking local Staples inventory for a another 16GB I noticed that they've got the 8GB listed as in store only. They also show all local stores as having low stock and that it's a clearance item. Is Google phasing out the 8GB or maybe a revised model? Otherwise its just Staples being Staples. Admins feel free to squash unnecessary rumors by deleting this topic.
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if it's a clearance item....how much are they selling if for?
dparrothead1 said:
if it's a clearance item....how much are they selling if for?
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Still $199.
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Still $199.
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Doesn't seem like much of a clearance sale!!!
Sounds like the 32GB should be out around the 24th I believe and the leaked images have it at around the same price as the 16GB. So hopefully the 16GB goes down to $199 and the 32GB is $249.
I would have bought the 8GB if Walmart had it.
I don't use any local media so I would have been fine.
The staples around here never seem to have them in stock, yet I was surprised when I checked walmart, they had at least ten of each model.
I was crossed at the time but I figured rather pay more now than regret later having space issues.. though if they have a price drop when the rumored 32 comes out in late October, I'll be a little upset since I just got this about a week and a half ago.
If Google does drop the price on the 16GB I'd expect it not to come with a $25 credit to the Google Play Store.
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xrtreas said:
If Google does drop the price on the 16GB I'd expect it not to come with a $25 credit to the Google Play Store.
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Thats true, completely forgot about that. Though I'm not big on entertainment (books & video) and I'm already invested in the play app store, so I would personally prefer $25 off the device.
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If Google does drop the price on the 16GB I'd expect it not to come with a $25 credit to the Google Play Store.
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I think that the $25 bonus is no longer available. For new devices.
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maztahbr said:
I think that the $25 bonus is no longer available. For new devices.
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Yes. It ended on 9/30/2012.
if they're gonna drop the price on the 16gb, it's gonna kinda piss me off, cause we had no knowledge of this supposed 32gb nexus 7 when they released the device and here we are paying 250 for the 16gb and now they're gonna drop the price cause they're coming out with a 32gb one, makes me wanna cry :crying:
MRsf27 said:
if they're gonna drop the price on the 16gb, it's gonna kinda piss me off, cause we had no knowledge of this supposed 32gb nexus 7 when they released the device and here we are paying 250 for the 16gb and now they're gonna drop the price cause they're coming out with a 32gb one, makes me wanna cry :crying:
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That's technology unfortunately, ask RAZR owners how they felt when the Maxx came out right after they bought their phone.
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That's technology unfortunately, ask RAZR owners how they felt when the Maxx came out right after they bought their phone.
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thats not technology, google already had that type of technology before they did anything. They just refused to sell it at the same time. they're mean lol:laugh:

Ordered 16GB but received 32GB in Japan

http://www.pocketdroid.net/breaking...Feed:+Pocketdroid+(Pocketdroid)#.UHKqi_qwr4c
The rumor is true..
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i suppose that the price now for the new batch of Nexus 7
32GB = $249
16GB = $199
8GB = $149
hopefully its true..
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I think the 8GB is probably going to be discontinued.
Ravynmagi said:
I think the 8GB is probably going to be discontinued.
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Agreed, I think they have realised that 8GB is far from enough, and to compensate the users buying an OTG cable and adding as much space as they require, they may aswell make some more money from the user and sell a bigger capacity.
That f'd up.
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Anyone want to buy a babied 16gb Nexus 7? :L lol, I hope they offer part exchange for the 32gb one, even if it's 16gb N7 + £100 I would go for it.
CJHolderUK said:
Anyone want to buy a babied 16gb Nexus 7? :L lol, I hope they offer part exchange for the 32gb one, even if it's 16gb N7 + £100 I would go for it.
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I think we should get reimbursed of they sell it for the same price... that's a load of crap. Had I known they were coming out with a 32GB I would have gotten that.
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ÜBER™ said:
I think we should get reimbursed of they sell it for the same price... that's a load of crap. Had I known they were coming out with a 32GB I would have gotten that.
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Same, if they issue the 32GB for the same price as the 16GB there will be hell to pay.
I can't see them selling it for the same price, but it wouldn't surprise me, and if they do they will be getting a phone call.
I agree completely. I have the OTG cable and thumbdrive and have plenty of storage left on my N7 with no issues, however it is kind of underhanded to do that so soon after the first N7's came out. It is not the lack of storage I have an issue with, but the principal of the situation. There is always going to be something new and better, but Google has now taken a page from Motorola when they released the Droid Razr and 2 months later, released the razr maxx with double the battery. These are the business practices that make people gun shy about buying new products!!
ÜBER™ said:
I think we should get reimbursed of they sell it for the same price... that's a load of crap. Had I known they were coming out with a 32GB I would have gotten that.
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I can see why people would be upset with the 32GB variant coming out so soon (assuming this is all true, of course). I'm not sure it matters to me, because even 32GB would cause me a bottleneck. I'll continue on with my 500GB external HDD and USB OTG. :good::good::good::good:
I would exchange for 32 but i got lucky and have no problems. It's my luck if i were to exchange it would have defects.
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Spacemonkie4207 said:
I would exchange for 32 but i got lucky and have no problems. It's my luck if i were to exchange it would have defects.
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Probably not I don't think the newer models are suffering from recent issues. That I've heard of.
If it comes out the same price I'm gunna be on hold all day to get my 32GB or to get my reimbursement.
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ÜBER™ said:
Probably not I don't think the newer models are suffering from recent issues. That I've heard of.
If it comes out the same price I'm gunna be on hold all day to get my 32GB or to get my reimbursement.
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Yup same here, its ridiculous if they do sell it for the same price as the 16GB, I can't see them doing it but it wouldn't surprise me.
Wilks3y said:
Yup same here, its ridiculous if they do sell it for the same price as the 16GB, I can't see them doing it but it wouldn't surprise me.
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Even if its a 50$ increase I'm calling to get mine either replaced or pay for the upgrade. Because mine has a screen lift and sometimes is unresponsive to touch.
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ÜBER™ said:
Even if its a 50$ increase I'm calling to get mine either replaced or pay for the upgrade. Because mine has a screen lift and sometimes is unresponsive to touch.
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Bull**** them into submission
"My N7 has this and that, can I get a replacement? That's great, actually if I pay the excess will you send me a 32gb?"
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Bull**** them into submission
"My N7 has this and that, can I get a replacement? That's great, actually if I pay the excess will you send me a 32gb?"
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Yup.
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Oh wow that's my only gripe about my Nexus 7. I am still in my return window at Walmart, should I return it?
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I got mine at Walmart as well. I am also in my return window, but staying with the one I have. I don't have any issues that a lot of people have and knowing my luck I would exchange and have all those problems have....
Will stick with my 16g one with OTG cable.
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Wilks3y said:
Same, if they issue the 32GB for the same price as the 16GB there will be hell to pay.
I can't see them selling it for the same price, but it wouldn't surprise me, and if they do they will be getting a phone call.
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Hopefully Google will give us some kind of credit. I would be OK with play store credit of some kind
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Not expecting too much.. **** happens in the world of retail and consumer purchases.. Happens every day and you're always playing the odds when you make a purchase. Christ if I had a nickel every time I bought a game off Steam for full price and the next weekend it was on sale 75% I'd be rich!.

nexus 7 8gb being discontinued for 16gb and 32gb

Apparently we who preordered the nexus 7 early got bamboozled (lol) , the 8gb will be discontinued and the 16gb will take its place at $199. While the 32gb will replace the 16gb.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...-being-discontinued-16gb-price-drop-imminent/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...ady-at-staples-stores-priced-at-250-pictures/
UGH, think their 10/29 release date is just a few days out of 30 days if they give a price adjustment from Walmart that far out. Bought the 16 back on 9/26.
Not cool Asus..... Or Google or whoever
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Deal with it bros.
You bought the product because were happy with the price and gear being offered.
The Nexus 7 is a damn good deal any way you look at it. $50 extra to have this thing for 2-3 months which would have otherwise been spent dreaming of purchasing one and browsing sites for the best deals all day?
I'm happy with my purchase still. I feel bad for anyone who got an 8gb though.
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Not to mention we early adopters got $25 plat store credit. So it's not that bad.
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I hardly buy anything from the play store. While the credit is nice to have, I rather see a less amount on my credit card bill.
It's something I'll have to get over but I technically haven't even paid for it yet since the bill isn't due lol. So.. yeah, in that case I'm a little annoyed.
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I knew that a that better / cheaper SKU would show up, didn't expect it before Christmas TBH, but I don't care I wanted to experience stock Jelly Bean asap. I've ordered a usb-otg cable and tasty 32 GB USB 3.0 pendrive, which has the benefit of being used over multiple devices.
I'm not really mad I'm just disappointed in Google's marketing. Not a lot of people buy into the nexus brand and Its really not nice to do what they are going to do but since I love this device so much I'm not going to get mad, I'm just going to right them a nice message of what I think about this on October 29th.
Now I'm thinking if I should buy the nexus 4 when they release it or wait.
I'm wondering if people sending in 8gb sets for RMA would get a 16gb back.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
I've had mine for about a week and love it. I have a 30 day return policy, if my store got them by Oct 29, wonder if they would let me return it?
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Until google takes down 8gb for sale, its all rumors.
I can't wait to get a 32 gb
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demandarin said:
Until google takes down 8gb for sale, its all rumors.
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I guess you can still call it a rumor. But the 32GB is obviously real at $250 and the 16GB isn't going away, so it'll almost certainly drop to $200. There isn't room for an 8GB model.
I think it's just common sense at this point that the 8GB model is about to get clearanced at the end of the month.
Ravynmagi said:
I guess you can still call it a rumor. But the 32GB is obviously real at $250 and the 16GB isn't going away, so it'll almost certainly drop to $200. There isn't room for an 8GB model.
I think it's just common sense at this point that the 8GB model is about to get clearanced at the end of the month.
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From a business stand point, they are going to sell the 8GB at 199 till it's out of stock, then push the 16gb down to 199 and throw in the 32gb at 250.
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The Nexus 7 is a damn good deal any way you look at it. $50 extra to have this thing for 2-3 months which would have otherwise been spent dreaming of purchasing one and browsing sites for the best deals all day?
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2-3 months? That's perhaps true if you're in the US, where it's been released first - not counting some later adopters who didn't get it from day 1. That's not true anymore in some other countries, where it's been out for quite less than 2 months.
kenypowa said:
Not to mention we early adopters got $25 plat store credit. So it's not that bad.
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Guess what? In those countries where it's been released more recently, the credit is still active... and thus I'd bet the early 32GB buyers will still get it.
So, yes, it IS bad, when there's a 32GB model scheduled for the same price as your 16GB unit, 45 days (since there are obviously numerous leaks) after it's been available in your country.
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2-3 months? That's perhaps true if you're in the US, where it's been released first - not counting some later adopters who didn't get it from day 1. That's not true anymore in some other countries, where it's been out for quite less than 2 months.
Guess what? In those countries where it's been released more recently, the credit is still active... and thus I'd bet the early 32GB buyers will still get it.
So, yes, it IS bad, when there's a 32GB model scheduled for the same price as your 16GB unit, 45 days (since there are obviously numerous leaks) after it's been available in your country.
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I have to agree. The people that have had there's for 31-45 days get screwed the hardest. They're just outside the return/refund window and have had so little time with there's to really enjoy it before a price drop and a higher capacity model for the same damn price is released...
I'm one of those people and I'm pretty miffed... I'll be very caution and wait 2-3 months after every new Nexus release or simply not buy from Google at all... we shall see...
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I picked up a 32 gig at my local Staples tonight. Love it so far
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ok by me
Bought the 8 at launch from the Play Store to see if I would like using a tablet. Now I use it all the time. Rely on it. So. Afraid to root it in case I brick it. Want root for Stickmount. 32G means I can have a load of storage and root my 8 with no fear. Cool. Also, its easy to forget just how low cost these devices really are. I think the 32 is a response to the ongoing criticism of the non expandable storage capacity. I like that they listened.
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I guess you can still call it a rumor. But the 32GB is obviously real at $250 and the 16GB isn't going away, so it'll almost certainly drop to $200. There isn't room for an 8GB model.
I think it's just common sense at this point that the 8GB model is about to get clearanced at the end of the month.
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A UK based catalouge retailer called Argos has published it's Christmas supplement with the 32GB being £199.99
Now they have stopped the Play Store credit and freebies, along with great economies of scale, maybe the 8 GB will get a price cut to undermine the cheapest Kindle Fire?
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silverxbv2 said:
I picked up a 32 gig at my local Staples tonight. Love it so far
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Cool, I'm not jealous! However, if you were to run Androbench from the Play Store and it whoops my N7 8 GB, I might be, hint hint

A thread for people who bought N7 before N7 32gigs :(

I bought Nexus 7 16g few days after Google launched it in £199 and now it's £159!!
I bet we all have the same feeling and I want to share them ;(
(plz tell if i have to move or delete this thread)
This is a very similar thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1963381
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Miracle.vl63 said:
I bet we all have the same feeling and I want to share them ;(
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Yes, we all have the same feeling, the Nexus 7 is a fine piece of hardware and it was indeed worth every penny I paid for it, I'm too grown up to care what other people pay for theirs..
I just wish I had known there was a 32gb coming considering I bought my N7 a month ago. I need more space than 13gb of usable memory, that's like 5 hd games.
I think this is part of the reason behind the Google Play $25 credit honestly, so really I only paid $225
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I bet we all have the same feeling and I want to share them ;(
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And we have no shortage of threads to do so on.
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Glad I waited, just bought the 16GB.
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What bothers me is that the resell value was slashed. I mean if you bought a 16gb for $250+tax, you could probably resell it for $225 on top of all of initial offerings we've gotten from Google. Now it is $199, you'd be lucky to get $175 for it. Plus with the upgraded memory people aren't going to want the 16gb so you'll have to practically give it away.
Oh well. Life is full of surprises. They should have just came out with a 16/32gb unit out of the gate and stop screwing around with 8gb. Memory is so cheap now-a-days that it is pathetic that we allow manufactures keep us in this rut. I mean I had 16gb CF in my old Dell x51v Windows 5.0 "palmtop" haha. Honestly units SHOULD be coming in as 32/64gb these days... or even 64/128gb.
Media consumption is getting deeper and deeper. With games using 4gb each, 8/16gb just don't cut it without sacrifice.
Full agree on that post. But ive learned my lesson, i will wait at least till Christmas to get a Nexus 4 and closely watch the rumors.
Toyeboy said:
I just wish I had known there was a 32gb coming considering I bought my N7 a month ago. I need more space than 13gb of usable memory, that's like 5 hd games.
I think this is part of the reason behind the Google Play $25 credit honestly, so really I only paid $225
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Welcome to the world of consumer electronics. It is a game that is impossible to win. There will always be better devices and lower prices right around the corner.
All we can do is jump into the pool and enjoy the swim. It's pointless to waste time getting tweaked about the kick ass slide and diving board at the neighbors pool.
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CrazyPeter said:
Yes, we all have the same feeling, the Nexus 7 is a fine piece of hardware and it was indeed worth every penny I paid for it, I'm too grown up to care what other people pay for theirs..
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The voice of reason and common sense, I agree totally
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The voice of reason and common sense, I agree totally
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I will second that. I do not regret paying full price for mine. That's always the price you pay for buying tech. It gets cheaper and specs always improve. Give it a few more months and there will be something better and cheaper on the market, that I have no doubt.
If your happy to pay the price when you did, then where's the problem.
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I bought mine 3 days before price change at GameStop and called back and spoke with a manager today who said he would take care of it.
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Only had my 16 for about a month before I found out about the 32 and price drop. I whined and tantrumed for a few days and then got over it. Back to loving my device
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I bought Nexus 7 16g few days after Google launched it in £199 and now it's £159!!
I bet we all have the same feeling and I want to share them ;(
(plz tell if i have to move or delete this thread)
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Nope. Got what I paid for at an UNBELIEVABLE price.
If they dropped the price to $1, I would still feel the same but would buy more
July: Use the cloud**, you don't need more than 16GB!
**cloud available in US only
October: We put our smartest people in a room and came up with a genius idea: 32GB! All the storage you've always wanted all along!
I bought a 16gb at launch. Sold it on Friday last week for $150, bought my 32gb the next day.
Grown folk ftw
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Just bought one for my girl, really considering the the 32gb with cellular data
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haloimplant said:
July: Use the cloud**, you don't need more than 16GB!
**cloud available in US only
October: We put our smartest people in a room and came up with a genius idea: 32GB! All the storage you've always wanted all along!
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ive got a 16gb one and have all my music and books in the cloud,im from uk its not only usa who get cloud ,overall im happy with what ive got and hardly touch my s2(32gb) anymore apart from calls and im due an s3 mid november that will be wasted in my pocket
im stuck
I sold my 16gb nexus 7 to my roommate because 16gb was to small for me and i want to buy the 32 gb version
But i also want the nexus 10 or the new chrome book as a replacement for my Transformer prime
the Transformer prime is ok especially for what i do (I use it for school/occasionally web surfing) but it has no real upside. it still lags, and slows down for no reason.
Anyone have any ideas what should i do?
Im thinking nexus 7 and probably the chromebook, its got the same processor and ram.
I'm being philosophical about this.
I bought the 16GB version three months ago so I've certainly had my money's worth.
Wife seems disinterested in having my N7 to make way for a 32GB upgrade and then Google announces the N4 16GB and I need to upgrade from my HD2 anyway.
Wife needs to upgrade her phone, too, so she can have the HD2.
My N7 still has about 6GB free space and that's with a lot of apps and stuff which would usually be on my phone.
Once I've bought the N4 and moved a lot of apps and stuff over to that there will be sufficient room on the N7 for my needs.
Plus there's still OTG and Drop Box ... Or VPN to my own local server ..

Price Drop on Nexus 7

Hey ya'll,
Just throwing out there, I was at WalMart (Ozark, Al) earlier tonight, and found that the Nexus 7 32GB was marked down to 199. I just bought mine the day before Thanksgiving! I checked the website, it is still listed at 249. I dunno if this is a price drop waiting to happen, or if it is in my area only. I asked the manager if I could have 50 bucks back and she said that she didn't know, told me to call in the morning, and worse case, box it back up, return it, and use the money to buy it at the lower price. (Which I don't want to do, but if I have to in order to get the better price, I will.)
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Hey ya'll,
Just throwing out there, I was at WalMart (Ozark, Al) earlier tonight, and found that the Nexus 7 32GB was marked down to 199. I just bought mine the day before Thanksgiving! I checked the website, it is still listed at 249. I dunno if this is a price drop waiting to happen, or if it is in my area only. I asked the manager if I could have 50 bucks back and she said that she didn't know, told me to call in the morning, and worse case, box it back up, return it, and use the money to buy it at the lower price. (Which I don't want to do, but if I have to in order to get the better price, I will.)
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Damn it!! I wonder if its that price only where you live .. I just bought a 16 gig from Google play for the same price
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Similar things are happening in the UK, as you can now get find the 32gb for around £180 at certain places.
Thats what's making me hold out until after Xmas for the 3g.
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There wasn't a price drop on the 16, but it looks like the 16 has been sold out for a while, I've been looking for a while, mouth was watering, just jumped on it. I'll call them in the morning and ask if I can get that money back without having to take the device back, I still have my receipt that shows proof. All the night CSM told me was, with electronics, they might.
If you buy through Paypal at radio shack you can get 10$ gift cert for each 50 you spend then price match the nexus 7 32GB to a cheaper site and get more money back... that's what i did.. paid 249.99+cheap filler item+tax=265.xx got 5 10$ certs then used the Paypal pricematch promo (can find through googling) and matched it to a cheaper price i found online which was 229.99 1 or 2 weeks ago. so in the end i spent 265.xx but got back 50$ in certs + 20$ refund back to Paypal account. (pretty good deal if you need to buy anything from RS)
Are you sure the UPC wasn't for the 16GB version? It doesn't make sense that Google would drop the price twice in barely 2 months time (or increase the storage, however you want to put it).
I checked to make sure it wasn't for the 16 gb. The tag also said 32 gb
that would be really nice, since I want to buy one but for 200 or less.
I'm heading to Walmart as soon I get off work and check it out I need one for my car dash.
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I'm going to check the one by me tomorrow and see. I was planning on picking up 2 more 16gb ones as gifts.
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I just looked on walmart's website and it still says that the 32GB is $249. Oddly though i cant find the 16 GB.
Of course Google aren't dropping the price.
That doesn't stop other retailers from though.
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They are all sold out of the 16gb ones at walmart in San Diego, California. A few stores have the 32gb ones but they sell for 249 plus tax
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jamesc760 said:
They are all sold out of the 16gb ones at walmart in San Diego, California. A few stores have the 32gb ones but they sell for 249 plus tax
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According to the representative at Gamestop, they are no longer making the 16 GB Nexus 7 and are phasing it out by getting rid of the remaining stock. So, my understanding is that Gamestop will only be selling the 32 GB wifi/data along with other retailers like Walmart when the 16 GB runs out.
I'm really thinking about returning the 16 GB one when I receive it next week and just pay the $50 to get the more recent 32 GB one.
jacob808 said:
According to the representative at Gamestop, they are no longer making the 16 GB Nexus 7 and are phasing it out by getting rid of the remaining stock. So, my understanding is that Gamestop will only be selling the 32 GB wifi/data along with other retailers like Walmart when the 16 GB runs out.
I'm really thinking about returning the 16 GB one when I receive it next week and just pay the $50 to get the more recent 32 GB one.
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dude save yourself the trouble and just get a 50c OTG cable and a nice usb flash drive like this ----> http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-Flash-Drive-SDCZ33-032G-B35/dp/B00812F7O8
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dude save yourself the trouble and just get a 50c OTG cable and a nice usb flash drive like this ----> http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-Flash-Drive-SDCZ33-032G-B35/dp/B00812F7O8
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Not everyone wants a cable hanging off their tablet... I know I sure don't!
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Kuchar09 said:
Not everyone wants a cable hanging off their tablet... I know I sure don't!
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Exactly,and besides I'm getting the 16 gb nexus 7 as a gift from my sister in the mainland. She bought it from Walmart for $200 and she'll give it to my parents to bring back to me here in Hawaii for my Christmas present. She said since it's a gift for the holidays Walmarts return policy is 15 days after the 24. I'll just probably return it for a refund and pay the xtra for a 32g from Walmart or Gamestop.
And I won't be getting the 3g Nexus because I already got a tiny hotspot with unlimited 4g with download speeds of 6 mbps and uploads of 1.5 mbps. It lasts for 7-8 hours on it's internal battery and costs me only $25 per month. Awesome! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr-J-M2aEIc
Can anyone else confirm the 16gb version being discontinued or the 199 price for the 32gb? It's still 249 at the Walmart here.
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I called the store, the price match to get my 50 would have to been done in 7 days. My store knocks prices down all the time because they don't know what they have. BTW the price is a clearance price. For example, they have Apple service plans (extended warranties) on clearance, a 2tb external Seagate go flex on clearance for 89. They managers there don't know crap about technology. If I get a chance I'll take a pic of the tag they have. But I'm at work till Monday morning
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jacob808 said:
According to the representative at Gamestop, they are no longer making the 16 GB Nexus 7 and are phasing it out by getting rid of the remaining stock. So, my understanding is that Gamestop will only be selling the 32 GB wifi/data along with other retailers like Walmart when the 16 GB runs out.
I'm really thinking about returning the 16 GB one when I receive it next week and just pay the $50 to get the more recent 32 GB one.
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But we're talking about a gamestop employee.... They are probably thinking the 8gb, which is already gone.
And maybe one walmart in the world is confused or has something marked incorrectly. If you can get it for that price, great.
They aren't getting rid of the 16gb, not this soon at least.

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