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16GB Galaxy Note ready for pick up

Seems that Best Buy has the 16GB Galaxy Note in-stock at the stores, while the 32GB is not yet. Might change as the day goes by, but I would think its worth the extra $50 for the extra 16GB of built in storage.
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Yeah. Originally there was a possibility I would be getting the 10.1 tonight, but I'm really leaning toward the 32GB version. Might be a few days.

I guess Best Buy will not be carrying the 32 in stores. HHGREGG by me has a $50 off coupon for purchases of $499 and more so I think i will just get the 16GB and at least it will only be $449. I can live.

For those that want the 32GB, I guess you can get the 16GB now and exchange it for a 32GB when they become available in the store. You would have to pay the difference and hope that it is before the 30 days.
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homegeek said:
I guess Best Buy will not be carrying the 32 in stores. HHGREGG by me has a $50 off coupon for purchases of $499 and more so I think i will just get the 16GB and at least it will only be $449. I can live.
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HHGregg specifically says that the $50 off $499 cannot be used on Unilateral Price Policy products. I can't imagine Galaxy Note 10.1 not being registered as one because it definitely is.

I missed that line. Good catch! Well that sucks!

Just picked mine up from Best Buy. They definitely didn't have the 32gb in stock.
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Amazon has the 32GB in stock. Decided to go this route just to save on sales tax!

05GT said:
Amazon has the 32GB in stock. Decided to go this route just to save on sales tax!
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They are going to take that away soon :crying::crying::crying:
I forgot when but they are going to start having sales tax.

davidrules7778 said:
They are going to take that away soon :crying::crying::crying:
I forgot when but they are going to start having sales tax.
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Just went to two Best Buys and both of them had no clue what a Galaxy Note 10.1 was, let alone have one in stock. Not happy at all.

EmerikL said:
Just went to two Best Buys and both of them had no clue what a Galaxy Note 10.1 was, let alone have one in stock. Not happy at all.
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Just order off there website and see if it is available for pickup. Or order off amazon and avoid sales tax and wait a little or use the savings from sales tax to get overnight shipping. Plus if you have an amazon store credit card no interest for 12 months on all orders over 499

05GT said:
Amazon has the 32GB in stock. Decided to go this route just to save on sales tax!
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Can you give me a link? I can't find it even with amazon's or google's search.

Yeah, but I have reward certs from best buy that I want to use for this. Plus it just pisses me off when they say it will be available and no one has a clue.

b1ackplague said:
Can you give me a link? I can't find it even with amazon's or google's search.
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http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-GT-N8013EAVXAR-10-1-Inch-Tablet/dp/B007M506WS

I just walked into best buy and picked up the 16 gig model. they didnt have 32...but, yo have to make them look it up because it seems that they only know about apple products. Im pretty jazzed about this tablet! been waiting for months for this...I even sold my galaxy tab a few months back just to get ready for this bad boy! now I have the note 5.3 and note 10.1 I'm ready to roll!!!
hope everything works out for everyone. Im looking forward to whats going to be brewing around here

rayandreas said:
I just walked into best buy and picked up the 16 gig model. they didnt have 32...but, yo have to make them look it up because it seems that they only know about apple products. Im pretty jazzed about this tablet! been waiting for months for this...I even sold my galaxy tab a few months back just to get ready for this bad boy! now I have the note 5.3 and note 10.1 I'm ready to roll!!!
hope everything works out for everyone. Im looking forward to whats going to be brewing around here
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Let me know what you think of it. I'm seriously considering getting one even though it's a bit expensive.

superstargoddess said:
Let me know what you think of it. I'm seriously considering getting one even though it's a bit expensive.
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you got it! so far so good though! but Im still playing with it...seems really smooth though. nice quad core.

Yes excellent tablet. The more I use it, the clearer it is the best stylus tablet I have used.
Weird can't post picture from my SIII. I use to be able to.
Finally got it to upload picture.
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I went into Best Buy today looking for the 32gb model, they didn't even know the Note 10.1 existed! They had the 16gb in Stock.
I ended up going to Fry's and getting the 32gb there. I'm loving it so far!
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rayandreas said:
I just walked into best buy and picked up the 16 gig model. they didnt have 32...but, yo have to make them look it up because it seems that they only know about apple products. Im pretty jazzed about this tablet! been waiting for months for this...I even sold my galaxy tab a few months back just to get ready for this bad boy! now I have the note 5.3 and note 10.1 I'm ready to roll!!!
hope everything works out for everyone. Im looking forward to whats going to be brewing around here
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BigStuart said:
I went into Best Buy today looking for the 32gb model, they didn't even know the Note 10.1 existed! They had the 16gb in Stock.
I ended up going to Fry's and getting the 32gb there. I'm loving it so far!
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This was exactly my experience. Except I went to Amazon and saved a lot of money that way. It was the taxes and extended warranty that was way cheaper.

Available for £350 at Clove and Handtec UK !

Yes, amazing price (that's why I put an exclamation mark in my title).
Price includes vat, don't know how much the postage is.
Green colour not available from Clove, available at Handtec but costs a lot more.

Wow. That's actually an insane price. I'm seriously tempted the cancel my Sony Store order and get it through these guys instead.

SteveYorks said:
Yes, amazing price (that's why I put an exclamation mark in my title).
Price includes vat, don't know how much the postage is.
Green colour not available from Clove, available at Handtec but costs a lot more.
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tilal6991 said:
Wow. That's actually an insane price. I'm seriously tempted the cancel my Sony Store order and get it through these guys instead.
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2 quick questions as I'm a newbie to importing:
1) Do I have to pay "VAT" if I'm importing to the United States?
2) Would Sony honor the warranty on this 'grey market' device in the United States?
Thanks for any help you can give

Wow, indeed. I'll probably order from Handtec soon.

ap3604 said:
2 quick questions as I'm a newbie to importing:
1) Do I have to pay "VAT" if I'm importing to the United States?
2) Would Sony honor the warranty on this 'grey market' device in the United States?
Thanks for any help you can give
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You'll need to pay the vat as it's been sold in the UK and the taxman will want his cut of that sale.
Don't know about the warranty, it could be a European one or Worldwide, you'll need to contact the seller or Sony to check.
Also you'll need to check that the GSM will work in your region.
Update - No vat to pay for exporting.

I'll probably order a red one from Clove tomorrow,I hope this isn't a typo and they honor the price. I'm sure though I've seen it on Clove before at £420, so it does look like this is a genuine price reduction.

http://www.handtec.co.uk/sony-xperia-z3-compact-16gb-green.html
£425.99 incVAT
£354.99 exVAT

Thanks for the info on the low price! Went ahead and ordered one from Clove.

Ordered mine. Great price. Happy to see Sony going for volume over margin. Hope to see lots of development on this, as it should be incredibly popular. Honestly expected it to be £500 at the Sony store and ~£440 at the cheaper retailers.
Re: importing to the US, you shouldn't need to pay VAT (contact the retailer to make sure they don't charge - may be better to order over the phone), but you will need to pay import / customs duty and possibly sales tax in your state in the US.

Me too. Brilliant value

GREAT! Thanks!
Just brought a red/orange one from Handtec, since they use DPD which is my favorite delivery company.
Does anybody know if the phone their sell is UK model, EU or grey import?
P.S. DPD will give you 1 hr window slot in the morning of delivery, and you can track the drive on a map to see roughly when you will get your delivery within the 1hr time frame. Much better than other company's 8am to 6pm delivery time frame, too afraid to go the the bathroom for missing the door bell approach.

Bigmille said:
GREAT! Thanks!
Just brought a red/orange one from Handtec, since they use DPD which is my favorite delivery company.
Does anybody know if the phone their sell is UK model, EU or grey import?
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There are only two models: D5803 and D5833. The D5803 has UK and EU bands, as well as bands for some US carriers. The D5833 is the one for Asian markets. You can be sure the Handtec one is the D5803.

Handtec removed the green z3c and also matched price with clove - both are about 290 GBP without VAT

Ordered mine today and was pleasantly surprised when it came out to 290 GBP at the checkout since I'm from Canada and don't have to play the VAT fee! Best pre-order pricing for a beastly phone eVar!
P.S. LULz at all the Apple fanboys waiting in line and paying nearly twice as much for a significantly more inferior phone, but hey, whatever floats your boat!

boojay said:
Ordered mine today and was pleasantly surprised when it came out to 290 GBP at the checkout since I'm from Canada and don't have to play the VAT fee! Best pre-order pricing for a beastly phone eVar!
P.S. LULz at all the Apple fanboys waiting in line and paying nearly twice as much for a significantly more inferior phone, but hey, whatever floats your boat!
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Although this doesn't have that much to do with this topic, I would still like to share this:
Since it's very true!!
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Since it's very true!!
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Hah! Yeah, I've seen that graphic make its rounds around social media. Classic. But also true! So by 2016, the iPhone 7 may have finally caught up to the Z1 Compact.

Ordered mine from Clove yesterday, with shipping to Mexico so no VAT.
I can't wait for this to be delivered!

Anybody know if phones from clove / handtec come as bootloader unlockable?
Listings say sim free/unlocked which is not the same thing...

phroenix said:
Anybody know if phones from clove / handtec come as bootloader unlockable?
Listings say sim free/unlocked which is not the same thing...
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From history, it has always been the case that sim free Sony phones from any outlet always allow unlocking of the bootloader. I doubt that this would change this generation.

Hah! Just noticed Clove is basically selling the Z3C for the same price as a Z1C. That's crazy!

Black Friday Deals

As there are still many of us looking to invest in a shield. We should start listing the best deals we can find for the tablet and official accessories for black Friday and cyber Monday.

Searching a week or two ago, I found nothing. BUT that was a week or two ago. I wonder if the app stores will have any deals on games?
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So a quick search came up with
www.zdnet.com/amazon-reveals-black-friday-deals-free-paid-apps-bargain-tech-7000036001/
No shield but who knows what kind of app deals might pop up. ??

I am keeping my eyes out for deals, nothing yet. Will post if I find something

Im not having luck finding the shield on sale. I imagine amazon will go crazy with deals on apps

I'd be a but surprised if this goes in sale, the price is already great for an android tablet, but it isn't a big name like Samsung or any of the Nexus line.

Please share anything you find

Black Friday o_0.... What are you talking about..,,. The shield... THEE SHIELD tablet starts at $299.... Who needs black Friday
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Last year the Shield Portable had a black friday sale everywhere. $299 reduced to $249 with the case thrown in. Also, it wasn't announced until thanksgiving day.
http://www.androidcentral.com/nvidia-shield-down-249-free-case-and-games-black-friday
I'm hopeful we will get something similar this year. If so, I'll buy it in a heartbeat. If not, I'll probably buy a used LG G Pad GPE.
Personally, I'm hoping for $249 with the cover and the green box thrown in for free. Maybe even a $299 option that includes the controller.

Well, it's happening but i it's only the LTE version which I have no use for.
http://www.phonedog.com/2014/11/23/...nclude-shield-tablet-free-controller-and-more

Poke_N_PDA said:
Well, it's happening but i it's only the LTE version which I have no use for.
http://www.phonedog.com/2014/11/23/...nclude-shield-tablet-free-controller-and-more
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me too. was hoping the 16gb wifi version to drop to 249.

Poke_N_PDA said:
Last year the Shield Portable had a black friday sale everywhere. $299 reduced to $249 with the case thrown in. Also, it wasn't announced until thanksgiving day.
http://www.androidcentral.com/nvidia-shield-down-249-free-case-and-games-black-friday
I'm hopeful we will get something similar this year. If so, I'll buy it in a heartbeat. If not, I'll probably buy a used LG G Pad GPE.
Personally, I'm hoping for $249 with the cover and the green box thrown in for free. Maybe even a $299 option that includes the controller.
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Have fun with that LG, completely different products for different uses there, if you are just looking for a cheap tablet then the Shield is not where you need to be anyways.

Woot! http://shield.nvidia.com/promotions...IHETpodcMTcRlPa+TFAwTG5toziV8R7HAKs1v3NsQXBXg
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Booooo, what a shame, I wanted wifi one deal, not interested at all on the LTE one (I don't even have LTE on my country). Won't be buying this time, maybe next year when the price drops.

BlazeHN said:
Booooo, what a shame, I wanted wifi one deal, not interested at all on the LTE one (I don't even have LTE on my country). Won't be buying this time, maybe next year when the price drops.
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As did I. Ended up using a $30 off $150 purchase at tigerdirect.com

I wonder is that just when buying direct from Nvidia or if other retailers are included also.

system60 said:
I wonder is that just when buying direct from Nvidia or if other retailers are included also.
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I sent an email asking the same question I will update when I get a response.
Update:
c l: Will the black Friday Sale of the Nvidia Shield tablet be available only online?
Mohemed Arshad: Let me check on that.
c l: Ok thanks
Mohemed Arshad: Yes, Black Friday Sale of NVIDIA SHIELD is available only Online. Retails store information has not updated on the website yet. More info will be updated soon
c l: So to confirm the sale will only be available online and not in any of the physical stores?
Mohemed Arshad: That information is not updated yet, currently its only for online stores.

Glad I have free LTE
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I really hope we see a deal on the wifi version as well, even just toss in the case for free or something.

Where to buy in New York?

Hi, as an unhappy owner if the Nexus 5X, I am looking to buy a 6P. As an EU resident however, I won't put up with the ridiculous price over here. Luckily for me, I am going to NY next week, and if I manage to find one for the right price, I will definitely get one.
I want to ask some local people for some tips and places where to look for one. It also doesn't have to be new..even refurbished or second hand in great condition would do.
Thanks
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Best Buy in NY have it in stock. Check their website.f

Check bestbuy, create an account if it is in stock and you can just pick it up with your photo ID and CC if you're afraid it'll be out of stock by the time you get there.
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Or B&H link

So 499 is the lowest as I can get? What about some places that sell used or refurbished ones?
Thanks
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Rash-182 said:
Hi, as an unhappy owner if the Nexus 5X, I am looking to buy a 6P. As an EU resident however, I won't put up with the ridiculous price over here. Luckily for me, I am going to NY next week, and if I manage to find one for the right price, I will definitely get one.
I want to ask some local people for some tips and places where to look for one. It also doesn't have to be new..even refurbished or second hand in great condition would do.
Thanks
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It's not New York, but they're refurbished.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...&LH_ItemCondition=2000&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

OP: I assume you know that the US version (1511) only supports certain bands of the international version (1512) that may limit the usage in EU and elsewhere. A reminder post, if nowt else.

Rash-182 said:
So 499 is the lowest as I can get? What about some places that sell used or refurbished ones?
Thanks
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as @thecarp1975 said or you can check swappa on this link for the 6p. If you have friends or trust someone, do the purchase now because it could take sometime for the shipping

kboya
Guy from a local forum has bought the 5X from US and all the bands are working..he also posted a picture of the box with all the EU bands listed..but I might double check on that one
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Big thanks to all the others who gave tips
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I'm in NY and for the last 3 weeks they were on sale. Best buy had the 32 gb version for 450 and 64 gb got 500
A store known to most in the NY and NJ area called b & H photo had them even cheaper.... 32 gb for 425 and 64 gb for 475, no tax and included a $50 gift card to use at the b&h store now. Unfortunately, those sales ended a couple of days ago on March 27th. I was lucky enough to get the 64 gb for 475
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...gift-card-with-no-sales-tax-outside-new-york/

bustinstugots24 said:
I'm in NY and for the last 3 weeks they were on sale. Best buy had the 32 gb version for 450 and 64 gb got 500
A store known to most in the NY and NJ area called b & H photo had them even cheaper.... 32 gb for 425 and 64 gb for 475, no tax and included a $50 gift card to use at the b&h store now. Unfortunately, those sales ended a couple of days ago on March 27th. I was lucky enough to get the 64 gb for 475
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...gift-card-with-no-sales-tax-outside-new-york/
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got one on order myself through the B&H website unfortunately when I placed mine they had just ran out of stock and the availability date keeps getting pushed back. Went from 3/29 to 4/8 now. Disappointed as I've had good luck with them in the past

crucialcolin said:
got one on order myself through the B&H website unfortunately when I placed mine they had just ran out of stock and the availability date keeps getting pushed back. Went from 3/29 to 4/8 now. Disappointed as I've had good luck with them in the past
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B&H is awesome. They recently had a sale where all 6P's were 50 cheaper plus a 50$ gift card... So everyone bought from them, that's why they are now ridiculously backordered.

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B&H is awesome. They recently had a sale where all 6P's were 50 cheaper plus a 50$ gift card... So everyone bought from them, that's why they are now ridiculously backordered.
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yes probably going to somehow find some patience if I still want that discount :laugh: I'm sure it doesn't help that I got the 64 GB graphite which I see as potentially quite popular.
Looking forward to the upgrade from the original Nexus 5 to the 6p though. hopefully they won't make me wait too long

Amazon’s cheapest Fire tablet now available with 16GB (for $20 extra)

http://liliputing.com/2016/04/amazons-cheapest-fire-tablet-now-available-16gb-20-extra.html
...if you were disappointed that the Amazon Fire only had 8GB of built-in memory, now there’s a new option: Amazon has started selling a 16GB model.
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Fire, 7" Display, Wi-Fi, 16 GB - Includes Special Offers, Black
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B018Y22BI4
Fire, 7" Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB - Includes Special Offers, Black
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TSUGXKE

rootable I'm sure [emoji6]

$20 more? It looks like $5.
8GB model = $49.99
16GB model = $54.99
Even with big SD cards easy to insert, this still seems like a must have, given how many apps still can't be moved to the SD card (thus your Fire gets full pretty quick no matter what).

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$20 more? It looks like $5.
8GB model = $49.99
16GB model = $54.99
Even with big SD cards easy to insert, this still seems like a must have, given how many apps still can't be moved to the SD card (thus your Fire gets full pretty quick no matter what).
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Looks like it started at $69.99 when it was initially listed yesterday, but has since been reduced to $54.99:
http://camelcamelcamel.com/Fire-Display-Wi-Fi-16-GB/product/B018Y22BI4
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Yeah saw it today for $55. It's temping... I've been thinking about getting a second fire tablet. I assume it will be as easy to root as the 8gb version, though I'd love for someone else to confirm that before I purchase. ?

Chewieez said:
Yeah saw it today for $55. It's temping... I've been thinking about getting a second fire tablet. I assume it will be as easy to root as the 8gb version, though I'd love for someone else to confirm that before I purchase.
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Interesting - upcharge is only $5 in the U.S. Make it a no brainer for new purchases (although I still like the $30 8GB refurbs)

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Interesting - upcharge is only $5 in the U.S. Make it a no brainer for new purchases (although I still like the $30 8GB refurbs)
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Yeah I agree it would be a no brainer if I were looking to purchase right now, brand new. I bought my initial Fire 7 when it was $39 last month.
How do you know if the Kindle Fires on Amazon for $30 are refurbished? Are all of them sold in the Warehouse section refurbs? I just thought they were Used and the initial customer sold them back to Amazon.

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Yeah I agree it would be a no brainer if I were looking to purchase right now, brand new. I bought my initial Fire 7 when it was $39 last month.
How do you know if the Kindle Fires on Amazon for $30 are refurbished? Are all of them sold in the Warehouse section refurbs? I just thought they were Used and the initial customer sold them back to Amazon.
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Technically they are not advertised as true refurbs. But Amazon can't (won't) sell a device that is non-functional or contains user data. Reimaging is the easiest solution. As for physical condition there is no indication units coming out of Warehouse show heavy wear. Most comments are very positive suggesting 'like new' appearance. The other concern is battery but given time on market most should be no more than 6-7 months only with (hopefully) limited charge/discharge cycles.

Time to keep my eye out for refurb 16gb. ?

And now it's back to $69.99 - see the live price tracking chart in my 2nd post above for the current price and price history.

I bought three of the $30 Amazon Warehouse Deals Fire 7 8gb refurbs in late March. NONE of them came with lock screen ads! They all came with firmware 5.1.1. At the time, I didn't intend to root them and let the roll over to 5.1.2. I have since rooted them and installed the Nexus rom. Great value for $30. They all look like new.
For those that don't know, Amazon has a department on its website that sells returns, open box, damaged box and older one of a kind items. It's called Amazon Warehouse Deals. Most items come with a warranty and are eligible for Prime shipping. To find this department: From the main Amazon.com page select:
-Today's Deals, then select Open Box & Used. This will take you to the Warehouse Deals dept.

hello all i couldnt see it anywhere buy is the firmware and flashing the same for a 16gb the same as 8gb version ?

Tekkas said:
hello all i couldnt see it anywhere buy is the firmware and flashing the same for a 16gb the same as 8gb version ?
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No reason to believe there will be any difference.

To find the 16gb Fire 7, go to the Amazon page that sells the Fire 7 (link below). Click on the "CUSTOMIZE AND ADD TO CART" button on the right. From there you can check a button to get the 16 gb version for $20 more. You can also choose the color of the back case (Black, Blue, Magenta, Tangerine).
http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Display-Wi-Fi-GB-Tangerine/dp/B018Y23P7K/
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Anyone know the version of Fire OS which is now shipped with the 16GB models? I have an original 8GB model and immediately swapped FireOS with CM12.1 and would love to do the same, but I am a little wary of the new models as I believe its much easier to 'brick' them when putting CM12.1 on them if they are shipped with the latest FireOS.
Thanks

jeromeof said:
Anyone know the version of Fire OS which is now shipped with the 16GB models? I have an original 8GB model and immediately swapped FireOS with CM12.1 and would love to do the same, but I am a little wary of the new models as I believe its much easier to 'brick' them when putting CM12.1 on them if they are shipped with the latest FireOS.
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The adverse interactions between FlashFire and CM 12.1 have been resolved. Be sure to use the latest versions of each. The newest tabs will likely come with FireOS 5.1.2.1 or 5.1.3 which, as of this writing, must be rolled back to 5.1.2 to root.

Also available on Amazon UK for £59.99. I can't post links yet, but if you Google "B018Y225O4" you should find it.

Good to see they added a 16gb version. I would gladly use this with CM12.1 or any of the aosp roms on it. Nice cheap tablet option if you're looking for a bigger secondary screen.
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Got my 16gb today. Order it last week.
The screen have a odd tan color to it with four white tiny dots. I turn it down to get rid of those white tiny dots. I guest the screen have a bad adjustment to the lit color.
But my 8gb tablet have a brighter screen. Even turn all the way down.
My friend told me this. It probably a cheaper made screen with a new color shell back case.
Want to move all the games over onto the 16gb.
Well I'm happy for getting this.

Hi all, it seems the 16GB models are currently being shipped with firmware 5.1.1.
I purchased mine via Bestbuy.com in the Magenta color. I opted to keep firmware 5.1.1 as obtaining root seems to be a cleaner process than on 5.1.2 (I prefer to avoid KingRoot if at all possible).
Note that if you received a Kindle Fire 7" in 8GB or 16GB, your first step should be using the SuperTool from RootJunky. I tried other methods of obtaining root and installing the Google Play store, but in the end I had to adb sideload firmware 5.1.1 and start from the beginning again.
Learn from my mistakes-- if you have 5.1.1, just use SuperTool. Note that it is currently impossible for devices shipped with 5.1.1 or above to boot TWRP. It is still possible to install a custom rom, but I personally will choose not to.