Nexus 7 (2013)

Mimikyu

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Mark.87

I’m waiting patiently for it (and a Chromecast) to appear in the Play Store!!!

I’m probably only going to go for the Wi-Fi version but I’m sure Google know better than not to introduce a LTE version in the EU.

Grim_Wreeper

Mark.87 wrote: »

I’m waiting patiently for it (and a Chromecast) to appear in the Play Store!!!

Are you waiting for it to appear in the Irish or UK play store? I ask only in case I missed something where they said they're going to start selling devices in Ireland.

Mark.87

Grim_Wreeper wrote: »

Are you waiting for it to appear in the Irish or UK play store? I ask only in case I missed something where they said they're going to start selling devices in Ireland.

Spain & UK
I never really use the Play Store in Ireland except for apps, its far to restricted!!!

Mimikyu

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Amirani

I'm in Canada/US in mid-September. Would there be any issues with me picking one up there and then activating it on the Irish Play Store?

Mark.87

NiallSparky wrote: »

I'm in Canada/US in mid-September. Would there be any issues with me picking one up there and then activating it on the Irish Play Store?

Expect for having the wrong power socket not with the Wi-Fi versions (I have an Android tablet form the US).

lemansky

Mark.87 wrote: »

Expect for having the wrong power socket not with the Wi-Fi versions (I have an Android tablet form the US).

This. I bought my Wi-Fi only Nexus 7 in the states and there were no issues at all. The only change was Google Now being able to do less when I got back here :pac:

Mark.87

lemansky wrote: »

This. I bought my Wi-Fi only Nexus 7 in the states and there were no issues at all. The only change was Google Now being able to do less when I got back here :pac:

"OK Google - stop restricting non-US customers"

Daveq

What's the chances of this being released here before the end of August?

It's my wifes birthday at the end of August and I was holding out on getting her one.

If its not out in time I suppose I'll go for a 1st Gen, the price by then should have fallen enough to justify one over the 2013 model. Should it?

Mimikyu

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Hantipants

Im on the fence about whether or not to order the new nexus from the US. It works out around 260 euro including postage and customs charges for the 16gb model so it isnt too expensive. Is there any word on what the price will be when i eventually comes to ireland?

dregin

Any word on when the LTE version will land in the US? Will I be able to use it on mobile networks here(looking at going with 3 for it)?

The sister's stateside for the next couple of weeks. Will she be able to just wander into Best Buy and grab one like?

How long is a piece of string, I know

MiCr0

it looks like 2 of the bands will be supported by irish LTE (3 & 8)
On 800 Mhz we'll have everyone but 3
On 1800 Mhz we'll have everyone but o2 from 2015

(using data from here, here and finally here.)

Mark.87

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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€148 ... great deal, even for an out-of-date model keeping in mind that its upgradable to Android 4.3

JAMM222

Just bought the 32g model from eBay, worked out at €278 plus I'll probably get stung for a couple of quid on customs. When it launches in the UK the price will probably be £240 which isn't too far off what I am paying...I'll hopefully have of by next Friday Aug 7th... Can't wait :-)

JAMM222

JAMM222 wrote: »

Just bought the 32g model from eBay, worked out at €278 plus I'll probably get stung for a couple of quid on customs. When it launches in the UK the price will probably be £240 which isn't too far off what I am paying...I'll hopefully have of by next Friday Aug 7th... Can't wait :-)

Nexus 7 32gb can be pre-ordered for £230 (~€260) from PC World. Your customs charge will be ~€70. So you're paying nearly €100 extra rather than waiting a few weeks. Not to mention you'll have difficulty dealing with warranty returns etc. Tbh I don't think I need it that bad, but I guess others do!

JAMM222

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Nexus 7 32gb can be pre-ordered for £230 (~€260) from PC World. Your customs charge will be ~€70. So you're paying nearly €100 extra rather than waiting a few weeks. Not to mention you'll have difficulty dealing with warranty returns etc. Tbh I don't think I need it that bad, but I guess others do!

I know but I hate waiting, not worried about the warranty, looking forward to getting it :-)

BartSim

Just checked a moment ago and pcworld.ie will have both (16GB & 32GB) models for 250eu and 300eu in September.

16GB version:
http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/ASUS-Google-Nexus-7-16-GB/315665/2.9

32GB version:
http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/GOOGLE-Nexus-7-32-GB/315666/2.9

More expensive than the first version of Nexus 7 (I bought mine - with 32GB - for 239eu.) in my opinion, but I'm still interested to buy a new one

JAMM222

BartSim wrote: »

Just checked a moment ago and pcworld.ie will have both (16GB & 32GB) models for 250eu and 300eu in September.

16GB version:
http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/ASUS-Google-Nexus-7-16-GB/315665/2.9

32GB version:
http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/GOOGLE-Nexus-7-32-GB/315666/2.9

More expensive than the first version of Nexus 7 (I bought mine - with 32GB - for 239eu.) in my opinion, but I'm still interested to buy a new one

That makes me feel a bit better, I'll only be paying €50 extra to have it at least a month earlier :-)

Mimikyu

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Captain Morgan

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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They will sell them at the price that they think they can sell their stock at. If they think it's that price, so be it. You can always buy elsewhere!

Mimikyu

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Gran Hermano

Launch price for the original model was 259 EUR for the 16 GB model.
http://www.boards.ie/ttfpost/79657665

The 8 gig model last year was only available via play store at launch.
If I recall correctly price dropped by about 30 EUR just before Christmas and they 'upgraded' the standard model from 16 to 32 GB at the same price.

Captain Morgan

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I'm pretty sure it will be at most £199/£239 for the 16/32gb since that's the price in stores. Can't really see it being much cheaper on the play store, if at all, especially with the play store also charging for delivery.

mik_da_man

Is there any disadvantage in getting the one from the States?
If I got it brought back by a friend.

Warranty and charger?....

Mimikyu

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aperture_nuig

According to their facebook page, MobiCity UK will be stocking this from tomorrow! Link to item on their site:
http://www.mobicity.co.uk/google-nexus-7-2-16gb-wifi.html

EDIT: Just saw the price, £290. Are they importing them from the states and raising the prices?

F35

aperture_nuig wrote: »

According to their facebook page, MobiCity UK will be stocking this from tomorrow! Link to item on their site:
http://www.mobicity.co.uk/google-nexus-7-2-16gb-wifi.html

Thanks for the link,

Edit: Ouch, did not see that price!

choronzonix

aperture_nuig wrote: »

According to their facebook page, MobiCity UK will be stocking this from tomorrow! Link to item on their site:
http://www.mobicity.co.uk/google-nexus-7-2-16gb-wifi.html

EDIT: Just saw the price, £290. Are they importing them from the states and raising the prices?

What a complete rip off

Mark.87

choronzonix wrote: »

What a complete rip off

And yet they will probably still sell out....
It’s amazing how many people won’t wait a few extra weeks

ED E

Wonder if the uncle will be coming home from the states soon...

mik_da_man

Argos have it listed on their in store machines now.
The 16gb one is 315 I think.
Can't remember the exact price. But it's around that.

No stock anywhere though....




Surprise surprise!

irishgeo

mik_da_man wrote: »

Argos have it listed on their in store machines now.
The 16gb one is 315 I think.
Can't remember the exact price. But it's around that.

No stock anywhere though....




Surprise surprise!

Its not out yet.

Does the new nexus support dual channel wireless N?

Also what price would people be selling there old nexus for?

AlmightyCushion

irishgeo wrote: »

Its not out yet.

Does the new nexus support dual channel wireless N?

Also what price would people be selling there old nexus for?

It supports dual band (2.4Ghz and 5Ghz) wireless n if that is what you are asking.

wotzgoingon

irishgeo wrote: »

Its not out yet.

Does the new nexus support dual channel wireless N?

Also what price would people be selling there old nexus for?

Yes it supports both 2.4G and 5G.

Scroll down towards the bottom for source

god's toy

mik_da_man wrote: »

Argos have it listed on their in store machines now.
The 16gb one is 315 I think.
Can't remember the exact price. But it's around that.

No stock anywhere though....




Surprise surprise!

Can you reserve in store on the kiosk?

Know for sure they will rip the punters off but I'd still like to have one held there for a backup.

dregin

€315 for the 16GB version doesn't sound at all right, considering it was 1:1 dollar:euro conversion last time round...

Trojan00

PC World have the 16GB for web pre-order - €249.99

aperture_nuig

^^ Tried to buy it, no joy. Could be my Card

god's toy

Trojan00 wrote: »

PC World have the 16GB for web pre-order - €249.99

Ah now, you see I was all set to chill out and pick one up 'whenever'. .. Until I clicked your link and ordered it! I over paid for sure but... Well... I'm happy

Thanks, and sorry to my wife..

JAMM222

god's toy wrote: »

Ah now, you see I was all set to chill out and pick one up 'whenever'. .. Until I clicked your link and ordered it! I over paid for sure but... Well... I'm happy

Thanks, and sorry to my wife..

you would be better off cancelling and ordering from this guy, it wont cost you too much more and you will have it next week, god knows when pc world will get stock
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Brand-NEW-Sealed-2013-Model-Google-NEXUS-7-16GB-STOCK-NEXUS7-ASUS-2B16-/261255583023?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item3cd40bd52f

by the way i have no connection with this guy, just ordered the 32g model myself a couple of days ago

god's toy

JAMM222 wrote: »

you would be better off cancelling and ordering from this guy, it wont cost you too much more and you will have it next week, god knows when pc world will get stock
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Brand-NEW-Sealed-2013-Model-Google-NEXUS-7-16GB-STOCK-NEXUS7-ASUS-2B16-/261255583023?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item3cd40bd52f

by the way i have no connection with this guy, just ordered the 32g model myself a couple of days ago

Very tempting indeed but I've been stung before with overseas warranties and would like to have a European one for this tablet. not to mention import duties I have been hammered with that one as well

Vote 4 Pedro

Import duty on this would be about €70

krudler

Good comparison vid between the two models, the new one does look snappier alright but I never really find my current one to be that laggy unless there's a rake of stuff open or I'm tethering it to my phone instead of on the home wifi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLwSYqOS9Pg

I do like how its got speakers on both ends of the screen now, the sound is never going to be good from speakers that size but at least its not all coming out of one end of the device now.

BopNiblets

I had one of these shipped over from Amazon.com using BongoUS parcel forwarding service (not a great experience with them really, some of their webpages didn't work and didn't get the shipping emails I was supposed to, the reason I used them was I ordered another US-shipping only item, and it was pricey enough)
It's in the Fedex place in Dublin and should be delivered tomorrow, can't wait to have a go!

BopNiblets

*bump*
Tablet arrived, thankfully with no VAT (suck it government!)
My god, it's so smooth 4.3 is blazingly fast, the nicest Android experience I've had yet.
I'm really liking the multiple user accounts too, shame you can't share purchased games between accounts (or maybe I have to set up a limited access account of some sort?)

JHet

What did you put in for the weight on BongoUS?

BopNiblets

JHet wrote: »

What did you put in for the weight on BongoUS?

Ah be careful here, they charge by the "billable weight" of the package they receive (in my case, from Amazon.com), and not the box they forward to you, so the billable weight of the box the tablet came in to them was a little bit more than what the actual Google box was (padding and stuff), so if you put in the weight of just the tablet the shipping calculator might be slightly under the price of shipping to you!
Amazon say on their Nexus page:
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.5 x 0.3 inches ; 10.2 ounces
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds <--Use this on the shipping calculator and increase the dimensions above by an inch or two(?)

I also had another longer and slightly heavier item shipped with the tablet but I can't find the separate billable weight costs for the two items.

Rough estimate for just the tablet with BongoUS:
Box fee: $5
Shipping: I guess ~$50-70? (my total here was $73.91 for two items together)
Fuel charge $5.91
Optional insurance: $7

If anyone has used a cheaper service then shout, or if you know anyone who would ship it for you it might work out cheaper.
And Bongo wasn't that great to be honest.

Mimikyu

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JAMM222

Mine cleared customs yesterday so i should have it today :-) can't wait