http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834325018
$290 at BH
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1193267-REG/lg_lgv940n_ausabb_10_1_g_pad_ii.html
I got one from Buydig.com for $149 on sale the other day. Went back to buy more and looks like they sold out with in 12 hours :/
At that price you'd be so much better off buying a Nvidia SHIELD K1 for $200.
Unless you're going for the big display, the SHIELD dominates this lol
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I didn't buy my Iconia to spite Apple. My experience with the A500 is quite unusual. I was definately not in the market to buy a tablet when of all things, I saw a Rent-A-Center ad on TV for the Acer Iconia A500. I thought it'd be cool to give it a try!
I tried (the brand-new in a sealed box) the Iconia A500 and just fell in love. I read up on the Internet, I saw YouTube videos, I was sold on it. So there I was, paying rental fees on the Iconia and I knew I'd soon have to pay the first month (my deposit was like $50!) and that'd be just over $100.00. That's about 1/4th the cost of one to own, so that was a predicament.
I had the Iconia a week, was still paid up and bought one at OfficeDepot for $449. I turned the rental Iconia in after a week, still paid-up and surprised the salesman! Within a week, OfficeDepot and Wal-Mart were advertising them for $399, so I took mine back to OfficeDepot and the store manager was freaking out, afraid I was returning it. They happily gave me the 50 bucks on their price guarantee program. Wasn't sure if they had one, but figured I'd complain about their price and Wal-Mart's price. Didn't have to when the store mgr found out I wasn't returning it, so I left with 50 bucks!!!
I say this long, convoluted story for a reason. The Rent-a-Center I got that from had me on a waiting list to get it, so RAC's across the nation are putting thousands out there in the field. I loved it and ended up buying one. I'm sure I won't be the only one.
Thank God they weren't renting Ipad2s! I would have had no idea about .3 MP front and .97 MP rear cameras. mini and full-sized USB ports, HDMI you don't have to have a dongle to use as well as MicroSD! They don't "warn" Ipad 2 buyers about lacking all of those things the Iconia has for $100 less now after the price reduction! They don't tell you most of the Ipad 2 applications cost money while most of the Android apps are free. Heck, the game Need for Speed had me sold for quality gaming on the A500!
What made you buy the Acer Iconia A500?
I bought mine after giving up on the cheap chinatabs that lack support.
Very happy with my A500.
Not intending to put down the ipad 2. In fact, I think it is quite an engineering marvel. But no matter how much I try to like it, it still feels like an oversized iphone to me.
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Not intending to put down the ipad 2. In fact, I think it is quite an engineering marvel. But no matter how much I try to like it, it still feels like an oversized iphone to me.
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Well i have both and think both have their unique place for me and like both of them
I bought mine because it's my 3rd Android tab and I wanted 3.x on tablets. The UI improvements for me are amazing. I also own an iphone 4, so I don't need an apple product. That'll likely be my last Apple purchase however. Once I see how Android 4.x pans out on mobiles instead of just tablets, I will likely replace my iphone with one. I will probably keep the iphone around though. It costs roughly 40USD to unlock them here, so selling it might be an option also.
Another reason I got the Iconia is it was too hard to get the Transformer when it launched. Kind of glad that was the case now.
I returned a Toshiba Thrive after 2 weeks due to the sleep bug, and waited a bit. I found the Staples coupon for any tablet, $100 off. By this time the Iconia had come down from $449 to $399 and Staples was out of everything other than the Xoom and Galaxy. I didn't want either, but found that OfficeDepot would honor the Staples coupon on select models, the 16gb Iconia being one. So, for $299 plus tax I walked out with one!
One of the keys to the Iconia is the Gorilla Glass, http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/acer , and the nice aluminum body. Honeycomb 3.1 and I'm a happy camper.
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I returned a Toshiba Thrive after 2 weeks due to the sleep bug, and waited a bit. I found the Staples coupon for any tablet, $100 off. By this time the Iconia had come down from $449 to $399 and Staples was out of everything other than the Xoom and Galaxy. I didn't want either, but found that OfficeDepot would honor the Staples coupon on select models, the 16gb Iconia being one. So, for $299 plus tax I walked out with one!
One of the keys to the Iconia is the Gorilla Glass, http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/acer , and the nice aluminum body. Honeycomb 3.1 and I'm a happy camper.
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Same for me, wanted to get a Tablet, found the $100 off staples coupon, went to my local staples, in stock, went home with one for $299
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Just wanted to share costco.com is selling the 16 for 429 and the 32 for 499. They have a 90 day return policy so if a better tablet comes out, take yours back and buy the better one.
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Just wanted to share costco.com is selling the 16 for 429 and the 32 for 499. They have a 90 day return policy so if a better tablet comes out, take yours back and buy the better one.
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Just bought mine at Best Buy for 429. Man wish had a costco round here, NE Ohio, Stark county
got mine for 399
$399 for 16gig is the norm right now.
FdxRider said:
Just bought mine at Best Buy for 429. Man wish had a costco round here, NE Ohio, Stark county
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i know it is a little bit of a drive but there is a costco on the north side of columbus. it is just outside of Polaris mall.
I missed the Ebay Daily Deal - 16GB Toshiba Thrive $330 + Free Shipping.
That was back on 9/1.
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i know it is a little bit of a drive but there is a costco on the north side of columbus. it is just outside of Polaris mall.
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Thx I go by there every nite ,wife and i will have to take road trip.
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Best buy has 8gb version on sale for only $279 right now. The black Friday sale ends Saturday though. They should have plenty in stock as this is not a popular tablet. I'm seriously considering getting one since they sold out of the 16gb Asus Transformer for only $249. I'm doing my research now comparing the two. The Thrive has the full size ports going for it. I am concerned about the battery life and if this thrive has IPS screen like transformer. From the demo version at best buy, it didn't look like the screen was looking as good as the Transformer although same screen resolution. Also heard this thrive doesn't have gorilla glass. What can you owners tell me if any of this Is true or not. I'd rather have more storage but not an issue since this tkes full size SD cards.
BuyDig has the 03GB for $300
Toshiba Thrive 10" 16GB Android Tablet
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BuyDig offers the 1.6-lb. Toshiba Thrive 10.1" 16GB Google Android Tablet in Black, model no. PDA01U-00101F, for $369.95. Coupon code "SDEALS070" cuts it to $299.95. With $7.95 for shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $50, although we saw it bundled with a Toshiba back cover for $8 less last week (since expired). It features an NVIDIA Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core processor, 10.1" 1280x800 IPS multi-touch LED-backlit LCD, 1GB RAM, 16GB internal flash storage, 2-megapixel front camera and 5-megapixel back-facing camera, Bluetooth 3.0, 802.11n wireless, SD card slot, GPS, built-in gyroscope, HDMI output, Google Android 3.1 (Honeycomb), and more.
Macmall has the 16gb version brand new sealed in box with US warranty for $369!!!!
this is only available on their ebay store......i just bought 2 and a couple of 128gb sd cards!!!!
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Macmall has the 16gb version brand new sealed in box with US warranty for $369!!!!
this is only available on their ebay store......i just bought 2 and a couple of 128gb sd cards!!!!
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This is how I bought mine... I ordered on Thursday and recieved by SATURDAY. Fantastic deal.
Just an update, they are no longer honoring that price unfortunately.
You would think with a quad core tablet now shipping, that the dual cores would start coming down in price.
This is true. Which is why I went to ebay and got mine.
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I just got a brand new Ideapad K1 for $250 from staples. On black friday, I picked up a bunch of refurb HTC flyers for $160 but I returned those for refurb Nook Colors for $120. Best Buy had new Acer Iconias for $189 during black friday. These tablets are coming way down, helped by the HP firesale and all of the new tablets. When the quad-core tablets start dropping, you won't be able to find a dual core tablet above $300. Except Apple, of course, they'll prolly try to keep the iPad a couple hundred more than Android so you think you're getting a "premium" product.
It comes with the choices of white or black. Its a good bargain considering some are selling on here for like 500 dollars.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-iPad-...W-/290703281384?var=&_trksid=p1468660.m200036
Sold out!
Best Buy has the 16GB at $520. And someplace unrated called Tech Cubicle in MA has it for $454 (free shipping).
Yes it's true. Best Buy has dropped the price on the 16gb and 32gb both. I think it's a $30 price drop but not a whole lot. I think this the sign of the 12.2 Note Pro and Tab Pro's coming up very soon. So hopefully we should see 4.4 kitkat very soon as well.
I also noticed the OEM Samsung case for the 2014 Note 10.1 has gone up to $79.99 at Best Buy So I am not sure if they redesigned the case or what but not sure about the price hike. I bought the Case about a week ago but took it right back because it was so cheaply made and not very protective. I paid at $59.99 or $69.99 but not $79.99.
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So hopefully we should see 4.4 kitkat very soon as well.
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Dream on. I pretty much guarantee we wont see 4.4 anytime soon. Not the way Samsung do business.
I just picked up my Note 10.1 2014 from Best Buy last week. Time to head over there and get them to give me a refund of $30.
b&h is down to $499 for 16GB
Best buy where I live is down to 499.