[Q] 10.1 inch on sale for $229, worth it? - Galaxy Tab 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all, trying to get a midrange tablet for my mom for christmas and today it's on sale on amazon for $229. I've read reviews and they say it's good for midrange, but the retail price was a little pricey. Since it's on sale, I figured it'd be worth it now. Thoughts?

id3alistic said:
Hi all, trying to get a midrange tablet for my mom for christmas and today it's on sale on amazon for $229. I've read reviews and they say it's good for midrange, but the retail price was a little pricey. Since it's on sale, I figured it'd be worth it now. Thoughts?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes it's totally worth it. It sits well in your hand so if your mom has arthritis issues it should be easier to hold. It's fairly light weight.
The ram available even with the bloat of stock rom is about 800mb. on Custom rom like @sub77 's Slimkat build about 1100mb
The tab is fairly snappy with flash being good out of the box in stock browser.
As long as it's legit you should be good.
the model i have which was a gift is sm-t530nu [wifi].
m

Related

P7510 16GB Refurb - $319 on Woot.com

Pretty good price. Choice of colors. Shipping's $5.00. You can get a SquareTrade warranty on it pretty cheap when they have their 30% off deals.
http://www.woot.com/
Already put my order in. I've been looking for an upgrade from my Nook Color, and at that price I couldn't pass it up.
I also picked one of these up. Leaving an Archos 7" for it.
i tried the ViewSonic GTab 10.1" also from Woot, and loved the perfomance. But it was more than 2x the weight of my 7" tablet and just a pig to hold, so I sold it.
Hoping that rooting and loading a lighter dev ROM will bring the Sammy up to optimization.
After missing the $250 Transformer at BB I had to grab this. Now I am jumping into a well established forum. Is there any mandatory reading for this device?
Do woot ship internationally?
------------------
sent from my galaxy s2, using my fingers.
Moot point. Now sold out.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=woot+ship+international
As the Republicans say, "Well, at least I got mine!"
So I got lucky and caught them before they sold out, any "Must Have" accessories for this puppy?
Refurbished. I always hated buying refurbished electronics. I always think there's something that's going to happen with it! haha. Lets hope not. Luckily, I got mine back in June .. made a trip to the states to pick it up and got stopped at border and had to pay customs
I recently picked this up on Woot as well... was ecstatic about this purchase.
I just bought the Pyro black carbon fiber case based off what I read in the accessories section, seems pretty spectacular, esp for the price.
I am curious what people are doing to hook up to HDTVs.....
s15274n said:
I am curious what people are doing to hook up to HDTVs.....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
With a Teg 2 and HC, very little. You'll get acceptable 720P but kiss 1080P good-bye. Some of the cooked ROMs have AllShare (Samsung's DLNA client) if not the app's in the dev section with instructions if you're rooted. It's also included in the stock 3.2 ROMs. There's an HDMI connector Samsung sells if you want a hard-wired connection.

Thinking between the Xoom and Xoom Family

I just had 2 quick questions.
1) Does the family edition have a notification light like the original? I see a thing that looks like a light on the side, but I dont see anyone confirming it works like the original one.
2) I plan on using the camera a lot (I am being serious), but I was wondering if the lack of 2nd flash makes a real difference.
Thanks to anyone that can answer this!
I have the original Xoom and I'm happy with it. However, if I was buying a new tablet today, I'd pass on Motorola as the Asus Transformer Prime is the best out there right now. The camera on the TP specifically got high marks in the reviews.
The Xoom Family is $400 w/16gB and the TP is $500 with 32gB, but the $100 difference buys you so much more than 32gB.
Bad news is TP just started shipping and they're tough to get. You may also want to see what is announced next week at CES.
mgerbasio said:
I have the original Xoom and I'm happy with it. However, if I was buying a new tablet today, I'd pass on Motorola as the Asus Transformer Prime is the best out there right now. The camera on the TP specifically got high marks in the reviews.
The Xoom Family is $400 w/16gB and the TP is $500 with 32gB, but the $100 difference buys you so much more than 32gB.
Bad news is TP just started shipping and they're tough to get. You may also want to see what is announced next week at CES.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I thank you for the reply, but I got a transformer atm. I love it mostly for the apps it has, but it feels awkward to hold. I love the feel of the Xoom so I am jumping ship. Since I dont play games/do much past email/posting news/editing (during conventions) I was looking for something more professional. I love the status light of the Xoom, but I like the Family edition more. However that stupid light is a deal breaker so I want to know ><
mgerbasio said:
I have the original Xoom and I'm happy with it. However, if I was buying a new tablet today, I'd pass on Motorola as the Asus Transformer Prime is the best out there right now. The camera on the TP specifically got high marks in the reviews.
The Xoom Family is $400 w/16gB and the TP is $500 with 32gB, but the $100 difference buys you so much more than 32gB.
Bad news is TP just started shipping and they're tough to get. You may also want to see what is announced next week at CES.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm on my second prime that I'm getting ready to return. between the dead pixel, light bleed and both non working GPS is driving me crazy. the camera is not better than the xoom in most cases the xoom is better in low light especially video recording. if I were to pay more than 400 today then I would try my luck to find a prime with working GPS and no screen issue. but I only paid 340 total for my xoom with three chargers (2 home 1 car) and a portfolio case so this makes the prime not worth it for me. only wish the xoom comes with IPS display, the prime thanks to IPS + is so easy to view outdoor.
Too bad about the quality problems because on paper the specs sound great. I had one on pre-order for weeks but cancelled it as my usage really isn't the gaming and the Xoom works fine for what I'm doing. One think I wanted it for was notes as it said it had a pressure sensing display. I decided to wait and see what CES brings. Maybe a real Xoom 2 or the next Thinkpad.

Plan to buy the transformer

Hello everybody,
Recently i have been looking at a load of tablets as I am interested in buying one soon. Now I al interested in the iPad 2, the Sony tablet s and the Asus transformer + WiFi.
I want to have a tablet to watch movies, play games, read books and make notes. And I just like the look and specs of this tablet as far as I could have seen and read.
I would like to know from you guys if there are things you dislike about the device or totally love. I have used the Sony tablet s and the ipad 2 but can't get my hands on this device. So Any feedback from you guys is welcome.
Regards
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using XDA
I love it. But only thing that i dislike is the Frame around the glass. It makes some sound if you "bend" it and stuff.. But nothing else to complain and the Prize $ is just great..
Also one problem is light bleed that i only have in 1 corner and its small and i really cant see it but in dark and when im watching movie but i doesnt bother me anymore at all : P
And eaven tf101 only has 2 cores its amazing fast afted ICS : P
-This is just My opinion.....
I bought myself a Transformer Prime for Christmas. Returned it after the GPS and wifi problems, bought a Lenovo K1 at a deal. It was slow and buggy and Lenovo's arrogance was overwhelming, with support totally lacking, so I returned it. I bought a barely used mint Transformer TF101 32GB with keyboard, locally for $325. It has no light bleed or any other problems and I love it!
The Prime was my biggest disappointment. But the original Transformer has restored my faith in Asus!
Wow.. my story is pretty much exactly the same as thomslik's.. except I payed $350.. grrr..
Anyway, I'm loving my TF101 and, for me, the ICS update has been problem free.
I would NOT recommend getting the iPad 2, it's much more limited than Android tablets.. especially with the keyboard dock on the Transformer.
The transformer is great not a problem out of it. I was gonna get the ipad 3rd generation but I don't want a big ipod that's all it is.
I like it. Good screen and fast. I wouldn't pay more then 300 for it at this point tho.
Best device i have ever brought myself so far i have a tiny bit of light bleed but everything else is perfect.
Its fast and does all the things you want to use it for also very very customisable i use a custom launcher themes apps system and kernel all to my preference
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium
tweaked said:
I like it. Good screen and fast. I wouldn't pay more then 300 for it at this point tho.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It still sells just about everywhere for 399 brand new. Why do you feel the price isn't justified now? Any reason besides having been out for a while? I think for what it offers compared to other tabs it has held its value quite well.
Kadin said:
It still sells just about everywhere for 399 brand new. Why do you feel the price isn't justified now? Any reason besides having been out for a while? I think for what it offers compared to other tabs it has held its value quite well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Because it will become outdated pretty soon. It's almost at the end of the one year cycle.
If anyone, living in the USA, buys a TF101 for $399 at this point, they have some terrible shopping skills. Refurbs are at $300 or lower. Even brand new 16GB ones are around $350.
I got mine "Used - Like new" from Amazon for like $240 a couple months ago.
horndroid said:
Because it will become outdated pretty soon. It's almost at the end of the one year cycle.
If anyone, living in the USA, buys a TF101 for $399 at this point, they have some terrible shopping skills. Refurbs are at $300 or lower. Even brand new 16GB ones are around $350.
I got mine "Used - Like new" from Amazon for like $240 a couple months ago.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I bought mine on the 17th from Fry's as they price matched an online site that was selling it for $349 w/ free shipping. I will say this site (bhphotovideo.com) was the only site I could find that was that cheap and not a refurb. Every other one I found short of eBay, who I refuse to use, was right around $399.
And not to split hairs but to that point, $350>$300 which is what I was originally quoting. My point is old or not, if the product still currently sits well compared to what's out now, I think it's worth it.
I'm just trying to determine whether to hold onto mine at this point but that's for another discussion...
Kadin said:
I bought mine on the 17th from Fry's as they price matched an online site that was selling it for $349 w/ free shipping. I will say this site (bhphotovideo.com) was the only site I could find that was that cheap and not a refurb. Every other one I found short of eBay, who I refuse to use, was right around $399.
And not to split hairs but to that point, $350>$300 which is what I was originally quoting. My point is old or not, if the product still currently sits well compared to what's out now, I think it's worth it.
I'm just trying to determine whether to hold onto mine at this point but that's for another discussion...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So you paid $350 + tax, which is around $380.
Not worth it in my opinion. You probably don't realize it now because you just got it and it feels new to you.
horndroid said:
So you paid $350 + tax, which is around $380.
Not worth it in my opinion. You probably don't realize it now because you just got it and it feels new to you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah. My only other option it seemed right now was either a Galaxy Tab or iPad 2 and the latter option is really not a consideration, but it was within the price range.
I'm digging the unit but as you said, it's all new to me. I'd love to see something solid on the near horizon as it might convince me to return this and wait but so far it's all just rumors and speculation.
Acer's quad core tablet is on presale for $449.99
In 2-3 months you will see 7 inch quad cores for $250.
Android 5.0 coming out in Fall.
So it depends on how badly you want a tablet right now.
Thanks everybody, I just ordered the 101 version without 3g, it is 400 euro in holland. But for the same price you get the ipad 2 or the Sony tablet. So I think its worth the price.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using XDA
the iPad 2 is really nice but with the transformer you can install roms like nintendo 64, ps2, etc and play for hours on end. the whole stretch thing is pretty retarded with the iPad 2 and after a while really annoying.
I love both but if I could only have one it'd definitely be the transformer.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717

Did I get a steal of a deal?????

I think I may have just got a steal of a deal on a new SAMSUNG Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 32GB black for
$459.99 including tax and shipping.
Crossing my fingers till I get it.
kkretch said:
I think I may have just got a steal of a deal on a new SAMSUNG Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 32GB black for
$459.99 including tax and shipping.
Crossing my fingers till I get it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
where did u get it from ??
hassanman1997 said:
where did u get it from ??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
On Ebay from a seller with 100% satisfaction rating.
.
kkretch said:
On Ebay from a seller with 100% satisfaction rating.
.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
then your pretty much safe
I'm from the UK but still I know thats an amazing deal, I really hope it is this years model as some people have had it when they thought they were purchasing this years model but turned out to be last years Note 10.1 due to the seller making a mess of the description.
Anyways best of luck mate :good:
Geordie Affy said:
I'm from the UK but still I know thats an amazing deal, I really hope it is this years model as some people have had it when they thought they were purchasing this years model but turned out to be last years Note 10.1 due to the seller making a mess of the description.
Anyways best of luck mate :good:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The description just says Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 32gb NEW and the photo is a 2014 32gb box front and back photo of the box. Description had no part or sku number. I think the auction does have some holes so it should not be a problem filing a complaint with Ebay for a total refund. The sellers does have a15 day return policy so my gamble is slim.
I may not even keep it but resell if it truly is the 2014 model as I'm very happy with my G-Note GT-N8013 and I'm a little worried about all the issues that folks are venting about the 2014 edition on this site, personally I think most of the complaints are from people that like to complain.
kkretch said:
Did I get a steal of a deal?????
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
A pretty rhetorical question, no? When the big brown (or white) truck drops it off and you open it if it's a shiny new Note 10.1 2014 32GB black that normally sells for $599 you got a great deal. If it's not you have weeks of arbitration ahead of you with eBay/PayPal trying to get your money back. With eBay and CL you spin the wheel and takes your chances. BTW, get third party insurance on it if you haven't already. Samsung doesn't warrant their products sold by non-authorized resellers.
BarryH_GEG said:
A pretty rhetorical question, no? When the big brown (or white) truck drops it off and you open it if it's a shiny new Note 10.1 2014 32GB black that normally sells for $599 you got a great deal. If it's not you have weeks of arbitration ahead of you with eBay/PayPal trying to get your money back. With eBay and CL you spin the wheel and takes your chances. BTW, get third party insurance on it if you haven't already. Samsung doesn't warrant their products sold by non-authorized resellers.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I always purchase warranty with accident protection on all my tablets anyway as it's a good idea and it helps with resale after there a year old.
You are correct......... when big brown comes we will see if it's a fairy tale or a nightmare.
.
My fairy tale of a deal - New 32gb Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition in a seal box arrived today and I'm feeling pretty good about my decision to take a $459.99 gamble on it.
WOW.... Compared to my GT-N8013 the new 2014 edition has a very different feel, the footprint is much smaller, it's thinner, lighter and the screen is crazy crisp and clear.
When I read all of the post about the screen being so much better I thought people were just excited about there new purchase.
Well yeah now I see why they were excited because it is much nicer.
.
kkretch said:
My fairy tale of a deal - New 32gb Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition in a seal box arrived today and I'm feeling pretty good about my decision to take a $459.99 gamble on it.
WOW.... Compared to my GT-N8013 the new 2014 edition has a very different feel, the footprint is much smaller, it's thinner, lighter and the screen is crazy crisp and clear.
When I read all of the post about the screen being so much better I thought people were just excited about there new purchase.
Well yeah now I see why they were excited because it is much nicer.
.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Happy for ya pal :good: - you'll enjoy this beast am sure.

I bought a 12.2 note pro today

A 64 Gb wifi only re manufactured for $520 today on groupon. The deal will be gone monday
Excellent price! I lucked out and bought a 64 GB Note Pro refurbished via eBay for $550 a few months back.
Just picked up the att LTE version (32gb) refurb for $380, I'm excited to see what can be done.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/171630973285
I just "pre-ordered" P905 since the cheapest shop here doesn't have available stocks (it probably didn't sell well here). I hope to get it in a week. Hopefully my accessories (keyboard, micro sdxc and ethernet) arrive early.
I have bought 64gb wifi about a month ago for £324 from PC World UK
I picked my Verizon 32gb version for $293.50. I just rooted this. So excited to start using this.
Those prices make my wallet ache... I paid €820 for mine.. ($869, £588) (A year ago, but alas.)
850€ Here lol
Edit: About a year ago
ShadowLea said:
Those prices make my wallet ache... I paid €820 for mine.. ($869, £588) (A year ago, but alas.)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Spere said:
850€ Here lol
Edit: About a year ago
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Don't feel bad... I wasted my money the first go around on an iPad air.
sebastianraven said:
Don't feel bad... I wasted my money the first go around on an iPad air.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ouch....
Sent From My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005 Using Tapatalk
I paid $850 for my SM-P905 about a year ago and i'm pleased it has retained its value very well. Prices from reputable sellers start at about $700. Only a $150 deprecation after being a year old, is good news to my wallet. Especially when i decide to sell it and upgrade.
I'm very tempted to pick up one of these, I currently have a note 10.1 (2012 edition) and was planning on getting the 2014 edition but then I found out about this note pro 12.2. The extra screen size is certainly appealing, what's everyone's opinion on this tablet, is it worth getting, I understand there's a 2015 edition in the works but then again I doubt I could afford the price of that if and when it's released where as the current 12.2 costs hardly anymore than what the 10.1 2014 edition costs that I was looking at purchasing initially.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
BJ's
I got my wifi 64GB 12.2 tablet for $430... and the matching keyboard cover for 39.99 ($190 off the tablet, $60 off the keyboard) at the local BJ's. I was not in the market, but this was too good to pass...
Should I get one now or wait?
Do you think there will be a 2015 version of the note pro?
I just bought mine for $410 on Monday. I'm blown away by how fantastic this device is. I decided to buy it as a 'laptop replacement' which I was somewhat cautious to do given my so-so experience with Android tablets in the past (I love Android on phones but the tablet experience hasn't been great). In any case, it's fantastic.
luisdavim said:
Should I get one now or wait?
Do you think there will be a 2015 version of the note pro?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm wondering the same thing Luis, but I don't think I'm going to wait. I actually bought the AT&T LTE variant used off of eBay last month and loved the device. Unfortunately, it wasn't in the supposed "Like New" condition the seller claimed and the battery life was pretty horrid. So that one's on the way back to the seller for a refund and I'm planning to buy one brand new from AT&T using the Next plan. Hoping Lollipop will arrive stateside sooner rather than later.
It's really sad seeing all of my Note Pro accessories on a shelf with no Note Pro to use them on... :crying:
I just bought a new 64GB WiFi version for USD $500.00.
After getting the LG G Pad 7 for a buck with my G3, I'm spoiled on data enabled tablets. I don't think I'll ever be able to settle for a wifi tablet again.
I've changed my old iPad 1 32GB WiFi Only with Note pro 12.2 LTE giving only 100€ to prev owner! :good:
It's a fantastic tablet!
And today is updated to Lollipop via ota!!
luisdavim said:
Should I get one now or wait?
Do you think there will be a 2015 version of the note pro?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If there is, it will cost over $800. So it's up to you if you want to spend that much more money to have the latest tech.

Categories

Resources