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Oops - Somebody destoyed there nexus 7 already

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Google-nexu...?pt=US_Tablet_Accessories&hash=item35be863af8
Sucks for this person. Bad Accident.

..... But it "still works".
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THEIR

It comes with the original box!!!!! Win!

It might be worth getting if it stays cheap, because we all know that the market for replacing the digitizer on popular phones is pretty fast to start offering parts or repairs, might be able to fix it for $20-$30.

The display is fused to the glass, so fixing that would mean a new display/digitiser/front-glass unit. That's going to be costly.
Might be worth a few bucks as a spare battery, but LiIon degrades just sitting on the shelf, so not really worth keeping one lying around.

charlesky said:
The display is fused to the glass, so fixing that would mean a new display/digitiser/front-glass unit. That's going to be costly.
Might be worth a few bucks as a spare battery, but LiIon degrades just sitting on the shelf, so not really worth keeping one lying around.
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Aah, I keep saying I need to look at the tear-downs... Yeah.. Although if you somehow brick the device, that mobo could be worth more than $40ish if it doesn't go too high

Already at $31 + 10$ shipping

were esiantse
Droid VNC server works on the N7 (with root); just confirmed. I did the same a while back with a Bluelight special.
If the broken glass/digitizer can be removed without damaging the display, it could be turned into a very nice wifi digital picture frame with lots of storage.
Google sells additional Nexus 7 Chargers at $25. That' easy money.
And if all else fails, for $50 sell that 16GB eMMC to someone who regrets going with only 8GB. Big money. I'm kidding. :laugh:

I was thinking it could be used as a media center for music in my BBQ area xmbc.., it would be nice to have 2 seperate xmbc setups in the house, one on the main media center and one just for out the back, it could mount the files on the other media center via UNC... BID!
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$51 .... Damn? That you ^

$51 for a broken N7...wow....

Dude the guy at my work got his then four hours later sat on it like an idiot and shattered the screen yesterday
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CrazyPeter said:
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Technically speaking, "Somebody" is a singular noun, and "their" is a plural possessive determiner. They don't really match. So it should be "Somebody... his/her..."

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Technically speaking, "Somebody" is a singular noun, and "their" is a plural possessive determiner. They don't really match. So it should be "Somebody... his/her..."
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You are incorrect. The usage of "their" to show ownership of an object belonging to an unspecified or unknown gender, such as "somebody", is a proper sentence structure.

dislplin01 said:
Dude the guy at my work got his then four hours later sat on it like an idiot and shattered the screen yesterday
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That dude deserves a broken Nexus 7.

LCD and Digitizer assembly for $140
Also listed on feeBay, LCD and Digitizer assembly for $140 (including shipping). Item 120952864832. Sorry, no link. :crying:
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Instead of dealing with the offenders, let's punish all by not allowing useful links and by promoting senseless replies to increase post count.

Ended @ $92.32 + $10 shipping.

That's outrageous... 100$ for a broken n7 shipped...
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CyberCitizen said:
That's outrageous... 100$ for a broken n7 shipped...
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A digitizer is maybe $50. If they can fix it they just got a $150 N7 16GB.

anyone else flip phones on craigslist?

lol i do.
yesterday i needed some quick cash because of a move im doing and i was short on my energy bill...
so i put my sprint galaxy nexus on craigslist for sale/ trade.
last week i got it new in the box for 150. a deal to me for sure.
i got a bunch of crap offers but eventually someone offered me their epic 4g touch and 100 cash for the gnex.
so we met up at a sprint store and called customer care because the store cannot do active phone swaps and we both went home happy.
right away i listed the phone on craigslist, within a few hours i got a few offers, mostly junk but one was or seemed to be worth while.
a white iphone 4 8gb, with case and charger, even trade. so telling her i was interested i posted the white iphone up on craigslist also forsale/trade before i even had it. i got many offers, a few low balls (lol even 50 dollars with the excuse that its outdated and old and the new iphone will be out this month lol), then a 225.00 offer, a 200 dollar offer, you get the idea. i entertained them all, but one of the guys ended up changing their minds and made a even better offer, he retracted his 200 dollar offer and said he would trade me his mint condition epic 4g touch with case,charger and 100 cash... BINGO lol, i quickly accepted.
how could i loose, i met up with the girl at 615pm to do the swap for my epic touch for her iphone 4, after thats done i wait for the guy who comes at 7 and we call sprint all over again and do another swap, it all works out and i leave with another 100 in cash and the same phone i came in with lol.
so i was tainted with a apple phone for about 10 mins... Lol it wasn't that bad but the screen was hard to adjust to.
anyone else flip on craigs? needless to say i have my epic back up on CL for hopefully another trade or sale.
i already got my epic touch running jellybean and honestly its not too much different then my gnex minus the lte which i dont have yet and the HD screen which is noticeable to me.

Seems kind of immoral to me. It's like abusing Wal-Mart return policies to make a buck. You're using Craigslist outside of its intended use for profit. But you do what you gotta do to make the bills work: I personally would not make a habit of "flipping phones".

alpha-niner64 said:
Seems kind of immoral to me. It's like abusing Wal-Mart return policies to make a buck. You're using Craigslist outside of its intended use for profit. But you do what you gotta do to make the bills work: I personally would not make a habit of "flipping phones".
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lol immoral?
im using a public website that is made for buying,selling, and bartering.
thats exactly what im doing.
im not "abusing" or misusing anything, and its not a mega corporation where im scamming their return policies.
its a buy sell and trade website..
thats exactly what im doing.
in fact there are reality tv shows based on this same thing, that where they use outlets like craigslist, people do it with everything under the sun, from tvs, to cars.
im not ripping anyone off or telling people things that they arent.
im giving people what they want and im getting what i want.
exactly what the website is for.

When you start to talk about morality, you instantly are entering into a subjective paradigm in the philosophical/metaphysical sense. However, I do agree you're in a way taking advantage of peoples lack of knowledge on the tech you're trading. Is this immoral? Depends on how you define it. If both parties are happy and walk away from the deal feeling like their was an equitable exchange, then I personally don't think so. Ignorance is bliss I guess. Now, if you intentionally mislead the other party into believing they're getting a much better offer than they realize for your profit then yes this is, to me, immoral, but I don't think your doing this. It is the reason I believe the majority of advertisements and those working in the field are in some sense immoral, but this is getting off topic.
In short, I haven't done it and for me the amount of time and effort isn't worth the small return.

I didn't mean to imply you're ripping anyone off. I just find it interesting how one can make a buck nowadays. I stress the kind of part because I read about the iphone part and it boggles my mind how people are willing to pay so much for so little. I get that if the needs are met then it's fine. However it boggles me further how people can conclude the iphone 4 and the galaxy s2 phone is of equal value. Galaxy s2 clearly has better specs plus MIUI more than makes up for the iOS experience. I get that not everyone is gifted with our passion which is why I use the term "immoral" for someone who knowingly barters with this information in hand. But I do agree with l3lessed that if the girl is happy then that's what matters. Then I conclude that while the ends justifies the means this time, I wouldn't make a habit of this kind of business.
That said: I'm sure you can many people in the MP that has "flipped phone".

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I didn't mean to imply you're ripping anyone off. I just find it interesting how one can make a buck nowadays. I stress the kind of part because I read about the iphone part and it boggles my mind how people are willing to pay so much for so little. I get that if the needs are met then it's fine. However it boggles me further how people can conclude the iphone 4 and the galaxy s2 phone is of equal value. Galaxy s2 clearly has better specs plus MIUI more than makes up for the iOS experience. I get that not everyone is gifted with our passion which is why I use the term "immoral" for someone who knowingly barters with this information in hand. But I do agree with l3lessed that if the girl is happy then that's what matters. Then I conclude that while the ends justifies the means this time, I wouldn't make a habit of this kind of business.
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Ahh I see.
I was just short this month and this way its legal Lol
Everyone was happy. In fact all the deals I did were brought to me, made by the other party.
I agree the iPhone to me isn't worth much but as everyone can see they have a huge faithful following, enough so to dump more premium phones (in our eyes) in order to have one.
Locally regular iPhone 4 non s versions are still selling more than galaxy s2s.
Its mind boggling to me actually.
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I flip phones all the time. If i find a great deal then i will most definitely snatch it up. One thing I never do is low ball. I always offer them a fair price that's low enough for me to make a profit, yet sits well with conscience. Business on Craigslist is easy money if you can negotiate.
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I can't see the immorality in his actions. He's entertaining offers from others and not misrepresenting his goods. If anything, I'm impressed by the fact that youre arranging Craigslist deals in advance and juggling it all. You should get into stocks or futures or something and make real money with your talents.

It's not immoral, nothing wrong with it.
I have done that once or twice, it's how I get "new phones for free" but honestly it takes too much time/effort/driving and to me is not really worth it. I do it like once a year to upgrade my phone but that's about it. It's not a bad way to get a decent device though, just be willing to put up with all the BS that goes along with it.
I actually prefer the MP here for the most part, except for a few items that are overpriced here that I want to buy or underpriced (compared to local prices) that I want to sell.

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guthrien said:
I can't see the immorality in his actions. He's entertaining offers from others and not misrepresenting his goods. If anything, I'm impressed by the fact that youre arranging Craigslist deals in advance and juggling it all. You should get into stocks or futures or something and make real money with your talents.
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If I only knew where to begin.
I'm stuck at a dead end job for the last 8 years and live check to check.
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TeeJay3800 said:
Moved to Off-topic.
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I apologize I thought I was in the off topic section.
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Damn, that's a really good idea. Never though of that. ;p

KayxGee1 said:
I flip phones all the time. If i find a great deal then i will most definitely snatch it up. One thing I never do is low ball. I always offer them a fair price that's low enough for me to make a profit, yet sits well with conscience. Business on Craigslist is easy money if you can negotiate.
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Exactly.
Low ballers make me sick,but that's just a part of Craigslist.
Its not hard to do,but can be time consuming and irritating when you run into tire kickers and people who bs.
Throughout all the years I've used Craigslist for everything under the sun, from TVs,to fish tanks,to cars,refrigerators and probably other things I can't recall. But I've never have had one bad experience, never been robbed or put into any bad situations.
You just have to be smart and smell a bad situation before it happens.
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intheb0x said:
Exactly.
Low ballers make me sick,but that's just a part of Craigslist.
Its not hard to do,but can be time consuming and irritating when you run into tire kickers and people who bs.
Throughout all the years I've used Craigslist for everything under the sun, from TVs,to fish tanks,to cars,refrigerators and probably other things I can't recall. But I've never have had one bad experience, never been robbed or put into any bad situations.
You just have to be smart and smell a bad situation before it happens.
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I've never been robbed either. Just very nice people looking to buy and sell items.
If they want quick cash and I'm willing to buy, so be it. I take the time to relist the item and sit on it for a few days, a week, hell I've sat on an item for 3 months! It's all about time and effort. Here in NJ, there are really good deals. Business is just business.
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alpha-niner64 said:
Seems kind of immoral to me. It's like abusing Wal-Mart return policies to make a buck. You're using Craigslist outside of its intended use for profit. But you do what you gotta do to make the bills work: I personally would not make a habit of "flipping phones".
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So you feel the same about people that flip houses, cars, etc? Essentially you hate capitalism? Supply & demand, etc?

I made money on craigslist this pass week. I just sold my GS3 for $400 (which I bought new for $440 on eBAY) and with the money I bought a white EVO LTE in mint condition for $225 which I sold on Ebay for $340 ($300 after fees and ship).
I list it on XDA http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900703 but the memebers here are to cheap to even recognize a good deal.

shook187 said:
I made money on craigslist this pass week. I just sold my GS3 for $400 (which I bought new for $440 on eBAY) and with the money I bought a white EVO LTE in mint condition for $225 which I sold on Ebay for $340 ($300 after fees and ship).
I list it on XDA http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900703 but the memebers here are to cheap to even recognize a good deal.
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Very nice.
I made some additional moves on Craigs list recently which I didn't post about.
I traded my gs2 for a white 16gb 4s which in return i traded for a new in the box black evo lte.
Sad to say I'm surprised that the resale value on these phones aren't higher, because the lte is not too much different than the gs3...
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I have for years!
Sent From My Amaze.

I think it depends on your local community. For me craigslist is a massive headache full of flakes and people wanting msrp for 2 year old used tech.
I can't even tell you how many times I've relied to ads and been ignored.
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$10B/year spent on minimum wage...

For McDonalds fast food workers. Their jobs are the best example I can think of that are so easily replaceable by a machine that does it for next to nothing. Even the initial development, fabrication, and testing of a computerized system which would make the perfect double cheeseburger would cost less than a single day's employment costs. I could probably find a group of people right here in these forums capable of it.
So what gives? Jack In The Box took a little bitty baby step, and people love it. http://consumerist.com/2009/07/23/n...es-final-human-obstacle-in-food-supply-chore/
It's not hard to expand on this idea. Why won't people do it?
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People need jobs? Even the unskilled need to (try) and feed their families.

I understand this is a touchy subject. Increasing socialism appropriately is what needs to happen for those families.
From a company's perspective, what gives? Are they afraid to deviate from the status quo and try something new? Or, more likely IMO, a set of government regulations which make it unfavorable to automate.
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So this replaces the cashiers with a machine that will place your order? That's it?

Ichigo said:
So this replaces the cashiers with a machine that will place your order? That's it?
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That's what I thought lol.
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bleaktrotter said:
I understand this is a touchy subject. Increasing socialism appropriately is what needs to happen for those families.
From a company's perspective, what gives? Are they afraid to deviate from the status quo and try something new? Or, more likely IMO, a set of government regulations which make it unfavorable to automate.
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I think it's more the first one. It's the old saying, if it's not broken, why fix it. Fast food makes more money then Hollywood and video games combined. Why risk that? Also, they want to protect their image. Can you imagine the bad PR if a big chain went completely automated in a short period of time. Also, what will happen if it breaks down? Will all restaurants have to have a full time staff of mechanics on stand by?

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I think it's more the first one. It's the old saying, if it's not broken, why fix it. Fast food makes more money then Hollywood and video games combined. Why risk that? Also, they want to protect their image. Can you imagine the bad PR if a big chain went completely automated in a short period of time. Also, what will happen if it breaks down? Will all restaurants have to have a full time staff of mechanics on stand by?
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Equip each McDonald's with triple redundancy food lines? If one breaks you can schedule a team of regional mechanics to look at it on Wednesday next week.
The PR is an important factor and you mentioned a reputed company's brand if they did it in a short time.. But McDonald's could test it by creating a separate brand and hiring two individuals with the best customer service personalities. They would make money hand over foot because they only paid $40/hr for labor to produce a product with superior quality, less cost to the consumer, and in whatever amount of time it takes for the conveyor belt to make (half) a revolution.
I use McDonald's as an example.. My point is WHY isn't this happening across the board?
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So basically copying sheetz. s.o.bs....
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Clamshell Keyboard

For the life of me, I cannot figure out why Google and Samsung seemingly refuse to develop a competent and attractive keyboard solution. Especially with the Microsoft Surface Touch and Type covers selling so well with the actual Surface. The Nexus 10 has such an ideal connector in the pogo pins, and creating a keyboard dock with a hinge could not possibly involve heavy R&D costs. The market is clearly there. I would love to see a third party maker, like the creators of the ClamCase for the iPad, come up with a solution. The new ClamCase Pro is absolutely beautiful and greatly increases the productivity potential of the iPad. I'd buy one for the Nexus 10 in a heartbeat. I suppose I should not be surprised as we have yet to see an official pogo charger, although the one I bought works rather well, from either Samsung or Google. Both are doing a horrendous job of supporting a flagship tablet.
That was the rant portion of this post, my apologies.
I'm very curious to see what the best solutions everyone has come up with. Yes, I have perused all the other threads regarding the topic, and I've found the answers and workarounds less than appealing. So unless Google and Samsung miraculously come to their senses and release an accessory that should have been available 3 months ago, I'm hoping that one of the brilliant minds on here will spark some hope or joy into my search. So if you don't mind, please share your ideas, opinions, and possible solutions that I may be able to try out and attempt to assuage my growing frustration.

I just hook up a Bluetooth keyboard and put the tablet on a stand.
From a business standpoint, it's a waste of good R&D money to try to develop an integrated keyboard solution for a tablet. Nexus devices always have vestigial ports and plugs, and this is just due to Google's lazy practice of axing a particular feature over cost concerns, and then they just ask the hardware manufacturer to leave the remnants of it in rather than spend more money revising the design.
People that really need keyboards and mice will already have a preferred Bluetooth or OTG USB solution, meanwhile the OS itself doesn't require nor is it designed around those input devices. Personally I find it annoying and slow to use the OS with a mouse and keyboard, and only use the keyboard if I have a table nearby and need to type for extended periods of time. If such an occasion wasn't so rare, I probably would have bought an actual laptop or Chromebook instead.
Microsoft makes a point of marketing the Surface as more of a business device, but the RT still fell flat in that regard (wtf no Active Directory integration?), and the Pro is obscenely expensive for a device that doesn't offer any additional business features that can't be accomplished by a cheaper Windows 8 laptop. Keyboards and mice on tablets are niche features, and most people balked at the fact that a touch cover for the Surface RT costs an extra $100, which was also a pretty terrible keyboard overall. Google wasn't ready to make the same mistake, because historically Samsung charges obscene amounts of money for their accessories as well.
If given the choice between a $30 Motorola Bluetooth keyboard that requires its own batteries, or a $70-$100 Samsung keyboard that hooks into the pogo pins, I'd prefer the $30 option. I use my tablet like a tablet, and use a desktop or laptop when I need to do actual work. Trying to shoehorn my tablet into being a laptop replacement often ends in failure and disappointment, so I just accepted its limitations and moved on.

i've just ordered this keyboard. looks nice.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BUM4P8K/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Please let us know how that keyboard works out. It looks like a good price for one.
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devilson-13 said:
i've just ordered this keyboard. looks nice.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BUM4P8K/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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At last!!! I've been checking this accessories subforum since the Nexus 10's release waiting for one. I wonder if I can sell my logitech keyboard that I never use. Please please let us know how it works. Kind of can't believe it took this long

also, you can find it cheaper here:
http://www.amazon.com/VSTN%C2%AE-Aluminum-Bluetooth-Keyboard-Cover/dp/B00BP4QGTY/ref=sr_1_368_m?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1364153448&sr=1-368&keywords=Bluetooth+Keyboard+nexus+10
i discovered this link after i ordered...but in my case it's the same thing due to shipping cost to Europe.
edit: as soon as i receive the keyboard, i would let you know how is working.

Sweet, can't wait for a review!
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Wow please do review this when u get it, this is exactly what I've been looking for for months.

jvanassen said:
Wow please do review this when u get it, this is exactly what I've been looking for for months.
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Interesting. Looks identical to the Minisuit Case I order a couple weeks ago that is still on preorder:
http://www.minisuit.com/p-1723-google-nexus-10-keyboard-stand-case.aspx
Maybe it's time to cancel that order and go with Amazon.

vansmack said:
Interesting. Looks identical to the Minisuit Case I order a couple weeks ago that is still on preorder:
http://www.minisuit.com/p-1723-google-nexus-10-keyboard-stand-case.aspx
Maybe it's time to cancel that order and go with Amazon.
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I don't know if that would make a difference. I ordered mine a couple days ago and Amazon estimates three to six weeks for delivery. I will let you know if I get it sooner.

rrand said:
I don't know if that would make a difference. I ordered mine a couple days ago and Amazon estimates three to six weeks for delivery. I will let you know if I get it sooner.
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Thanks. I didn't cancel and will also keep you posted.
I see now that minisuit has changed the picture to the black one - it was originally the brushed aluminum - so this should be a fun wait and see experience.

I received an email today saying they are out of the black ones until next weekend if I want to wait or they can send me a silver now. Either way they're offering a 20% refund for the inconvenience. I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet. I wanted the black one.

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I received an email today saying they are out of the black ones until next weekend if I want to wait or they can send me a silver now. Either way they're offering a 20% refund for the inconvenience. I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet. I wanted the black one.
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I got the same email, lots of spelling mistakes and bad english. Only $26 so figured I'd just wait.

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I got the same email, lots of spelling mistakes and bad english. Only $26 so figured I'd just wait.
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I've made up my mind to wait for the black one as well. I'll let you all know of my experience when I receive it.

rrand said:
I've made up my mind to wait for the black one as well. I'll let you all know of my experience when I receive it.
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I got a tracking number today so hopefully be posting pics in a few weeks

Black is back on sale again, pricing is a few bucks more expensive. Just bought one, didn't want to wait for reviews.
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I noticed from the pictures that this clam-shell keyboard and the other 2 i found on amazon all have a big piece of plastic that sticks out right in front of the space-bar key... i suppose its necessary for it to close properly with the N10....
When anyone gets it, please let us know if it get on the way of typing normally!
Thanks!

So any reviews?

Yeah I have been watching these keyboards as well. I love how they snap onto the nexus to protect it. :thumbup:
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So any reviews?
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No one has received one yet, though I did get a message from mini suit about10 mins ago that mine has shipped in the brushed aluminum varietal.
As soon as I have it I'll post some photos and a review.

Best Buy Reviews

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"4 out of 42 found this review helpful."
I can't relate to most of it and seems most others can't either. The storage issue is understandable, but I though Samsung was going to address this in a future update.
And I don't understand giving it "1" in all other categories for one failure.

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"4 out of 42 found this review helpful."
I can't relate to most of it and seems most others can't either. The storage issue is understandable, but I though Samsung was going to address this in a future update.
And I don't understand giving it "1" in all other categories for one failure.
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To me it looks like HTC fanboys are overwhelming the s4 reviews. Most of the 1 star ratings recommend the HTC One.

I used to be an HTC fan boy, but their apple approach and gs4 converted me.
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Those are crap reviews. They aren't based on anything other than the storage. Just htc fan boys. They don't seem to mention that the One has no expandable memory. No removable battery. An aluminum body that will easily get messed up. I've always liked htc products, all my prior phones were htc. However, the lack of sd card and removable battery killed it for me. The One that my Co worker has is already all scratched up and scuffed from being in his pocket. Does anyone know how much storage is available on the One?
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I had the One before I got the s4. The expandable storage didn't bother me at all, and had tons more compared to the s4. Was really shocked to see how little storage there is. But an sd easily takes care of the issue. I don't have many apps anyways. Personally just need storage for music and backups/ROMs.
The phone looked great as well, but a 3" drop really messed it up. Also the vibrator inside was loose and would rattle, and almost none of the trim pieces lined up, including the screen.
If the phone was built better, I might have kept it even though I was never able to successfully stream a YouTube video on the mobile network cause the signal was to crappy.
So far, glad to be back in Samsung.
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I stopped going to best buy back in 2007 let alone reading any review from them. Go and ask Geek Squad to fix your next broken PC and you'll see what I mean... I'd rather buy my electronics from a crook on the street than walk into any Best Buy.

The only reason to buy from best buy is their warranty
Other than that they seem very biased

Yeah....anytime I see 3 similar negative reviews and all 3 of them recommending the same alternative product (HTC One), all credibility flies out the window.

Wow these guys at best buy lmao.
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My s4 upgrade is in 1 week. I'm up in the air about go through sprint or best buy. The Best buy no deductible is nice and no limit on replacements. Has anyone used best buys insurance? If yes is it good? I like assurion but getting sick of forking out $100 each.
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miketucky350 said:
My s4 upgrade is in 1 week. I'm up in the air about go through sprint or best buy. The Best buy no deductible is nice and no limit on replacements. Has anyone used best buys insurance? If yes is it good? I like assurion but getting sick of forking out $100 each.
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I picked up my phone at Best Buy this time with their insurance. I asked others experience with their protection and I hear good things. I also buy all my electronics there and have never had anything but good experiences, so I trust them.
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miketucky350 said:
My s4 upgrade is in 1 week. I'm up in the air about go through sprint or best buy. The Best buy no deductible is nice and no limit on replacements. Has anyone used best buys insurance? If yes is it good? I like assurion but getting sick of forking out $100 each.
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Bestbuy doesn't cover lost or stolen devices.
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lballer69 said:
Bestbuy doesn't cover lost or stolen devices.
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True. I haven't ever lost a phone and hope lojack will recover it if this happens.
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k2buckley said:
Those are crap reviews. They aren't based on anything other than the storage. Just htc fan boys. They don't seem to mention that the One has no expandable memory. No removable battery. An aluminum body that will easily get messed up. I've always liked htc products, all my prior phones were htc. However, the lack of sd card and removable battery killed it for me. The One that my Co worker has is already all scratched up and scuffed from being in his pocket. Does anyone know how much storage is available on the One?
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Exactly. Aluminum looks pretty, but scuffs easily. Especially the black version
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It is kind of funny. These guys are clearly promoting HTC all over the place and anyone can see through that.

Thanks for the replies. I also never lose phones. Saying that I'll lose an s4 and be out $700! I've been looking for reviews on their replacements. Knowing there free has me kind of iffy about them. Assurion cost $100 but I've always had nice and sometimes new devices.
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miketucky350 said:
Thanks for the replies. I also never lose phones. Saying that I'll lose an s4 and be out $700! I've been looking for reviews on their replacements. Knowing there free has me kind of iffy about them. Assurion cost $100 but I've always had nice and sometimes new devices.
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Assurion is $150 unless you have a older smartphone.
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Got ya. I have the s2 now its $100 I thought that was standard. Well it looks like best buy for me
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Those are spam. If you look, all of those user accounts were just opened and they left negative reviews on 3 different variations of the S4. You can't tell me they bought the Sprint, Tmobile, Unlocked etc S4s all at the same time.