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Linx 7 Windows 8.1 Tablet - €44 from Meteor (with CeX trade-in)

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    #302
    seanin4711
    Registered Users Posts: 3,096 ✭✭✭seanin4711


    no discount now
    119.98


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    #303
    Sundance_Kid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 364 ✭✭Sundance_Kid


    Will be going into CEX tomorrow to sell the phone, so from what I read they are going to tell me there is no headphones with it and offer me €5 euro less.

    Is that correct?


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    #304
    Kat1170
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    Seems to depend on where you go. Newbridge gave me the €46 this morning no problem.


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    #305
    Fresh Pots
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    Kat1170 wrote: »
    Seems to depend on where you go. Newbridge gave me the €46 this morning no problem.

    Same with tallaght yesterday.


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    #306
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Beer Baron wrote: »
    Too late anyhow. Box is landfill now. Ah well. I feel I've done well from the overall from the deal. As I said the meteor store manager next door agreed. I know him so called in and gave him the sim card. Haha. That's where he showed me the tablet for over €100.

    I've put office pro and McAfee enterprise onto it. The only small issue I have is the screen size and I can't seem to pinch and Zoom. Maybe I'm not supposed to be able to but my fat fingers find it hard to press small icons.

    Why are you putting McAfee on it? Widows 8 and higher have a built-in Defender included. Its an upgraded version of Microsoft Security essentials. No other security app needed.


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    #307
    Berty
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    sweetie wrote: »
    Westmoreland CEX tried the headphone trick on me too but stood my ground and said they had broken the seal so they must have the headphones. got the full value

    I said the same to them. "You opened it so if they're not there then it's down to you" to when he said "oh they're not included with the 530s" when I then had a back n forth about how a cat A could exist in that case. I was fighting a losing battle.

    I'm glad to hear another store tried the same thing so it shows it's an internal policy of theirs for head phones. Who would actually use somebody else's earbuds anyway. Yuck.


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    #308
    frash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,564 ✭✭✭frash


    Stillorgan gave me the €46 yesterday.
    I'd left the box in with them sealed the day before to test.


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    #309
    davidom2513
    Registered Users Posts: 477 ✭✭davidom2513


    Pablo1802 wrote: »
    Might be good 7inch cover for this Linx tablet at argos for €1.99
    http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&productId=650094

    Looks good. Would this fit the Linx 7?


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    #310
    neacy69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    €69.99 now


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    #311
    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,920 ✭✭✭dodzy


    davidom2513 wrote: »
    Looks good. Would this fit the Linx 7?

    No hope, as its a molded shell specifically for the TAB 3 size.

    Galaxy dimensions are:

    209.8mm x 123.8mm x 7.4mm

    Linx 7:

    191mm x 109mm x 8.5mm

    So there is quite a bit in it.


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    #312
    RobbingBandit
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    neacy69 wrote: »
    €69.99 now

    For just the tablet or for both phone and tablet?


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    #313
    neacy69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    For just the tablet or for both phone and tablet?

    Tablet on its own....


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    #314
    will56
    Registered Users Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭will56


    Is this tablet worth picking up for €69.99 in CPW ?
    Will be mainly used for browsing, comics, and streaming from my PI NAS


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    #315
    Fresh Pots
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    Jhcx wrote: »
    I've encountered this problem when switching to the desktop or using chrome so I've up'd the display layout from 120 to 150% making everythin slightly easier to touch

    How does one do this? Couldn't find it anywhere this morning with my chubby fingers!


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    #316
    Fresh Pots
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    will56 wrote: »
    Is this tablet worth picking up for €69.99 in CPW ?
    Will be mainly used for browsing, comics, and streaming from my PI NAS

    If your not in a hurry i'd wait for a deal on the 8" version. Finding the 7" a bit small for navigating sites/clicking on links.


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    #317
    joeKel73
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    Kristopherus wrote: »
    Lidl have a wireless keyboard & mouse set on offer for €20 next Monday. Might do the job. http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=19937

    You'll need to have the receiver plugged in on the USB OTG cable. Better off with a bluetooth set. Or a bluetooth keyboard/touchpad combo.


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    joeKel73
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    Fresh Pots wrote: »
    How does one do this? Couldn't find it anywhere this morning with my chubby fingers!

    Hold on desktop -> screen resolution -> make text and other items larger or smaller


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    #319
    Jhcx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Jhcx


    Exactly what J O E said. You will have to go to custom size though as the screenot gives you warnings and only small size once that's done it will open the options for medium and large but set your own percentage. Anything bigger than 150 makes items a bit too large to display all information comfortably on screen without scrolling a lot. adjust it yourself to match


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    #320
    Mark Tapley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭Mark Tapley


    Is anybody having problems connecting to a TV? I have tried a couple of cables but get no display. I have tried duplicate, extend display nothing shows.


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    #321
    inel
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭inel


    There is also this program, called TouchMousePointer (check google, cannot post link), that might help a bit if you are facing difficulties with the small screen/size.

    It helps by making part of the touch screen into a track-pad that controls a standard cursor.


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    #322
    SteM
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    will56 wrote: »
    Is this tablet worth picking up for €69.99 in CPW ?
    Will be mainly used for browsing, comics, and streaming from my PI NAS

    I personally prefer a 9 or 10 inch tablet for comics tbh. It's fine for the everything else though.



    Went up to Cex in Westmoreland Street at lunchtime - they said they had no money in store to buy products and offered me a voucher. Went to Liffey Street and they offered me the full €46.


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    #323
    dodzy
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    SteM wrote: »
    I personally prefer a 9 or 10 inch tablet for comics tbh. It's fine for the everything else though.



    Went up to Cex in Westmoreland Street at lunchtime - they said they had no money in store to buy products and offered me a voucher. Went to Liffey Street and they offered me the full €46.
    I bet they had a sh*tload of Nokia 530's for sale though:D


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    #324
    SteM
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    dodzy wrote: »
    I bet they had a sh*tload of Nokia 530's for sale though:D

    The minute he saw the box in my hand he told me they had no money :) The lad in Liffey Street said 'ah I've seen a lot of these recently'. I just shrugged.


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    #325
    bars
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭bars


    Yesterday at lunch time was 7 available online, today 24 and moving up. :-)


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    #326
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Mine arrived just before noon. Meteor emails were buried under newsletters folder in email.

    Have updated windows, 70 odd patches, and installed VLC and kodi 14.1.
    Works much better than I expected playing back both local video files and streaming the usual kodi addons.
    Well worth the price. Would make a better alternative to most android boxes if hooked up via HDMI to tv.


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    #327
    joeKel73
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    No problems trading phone for 46 in CeX in Galway. Took 1 hr to test.


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    #328
    GBX
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    Got €46 today in Tallaght. Delighted with the deal


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    #329
    blarney_army
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    davidom2513 wrote: »
    Looks good. Would this fit the Linx 7?

    No got one today and its too small


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    #330
    hollster2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭hollster2


    Is the Lumia 530 any good need a new phone and was just wondering?


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    #331
    Fresh Pots
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    J o e wrote: »
    Hold on desktop -> screen resolution -> make text and other items larger or smaller

    Just done this now and it really makes a world of difference. Defo keeping this tablet now.


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