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Asus Google Nexus 7" 1st Gen 16Gb Refurbished £99.99

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  • #2
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Which is better this or the Kindle Fire? Also at 99 on amazon at the mo?


  • #3
    Bubonic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 318 ✭✭Bubonic


    beauf wrote: »
    Which is better this or the Kindle Fire HD? Also at 99 on amazon at the mo?

    Both terrible, but the Nexus is a much better class of terrible


  • #4
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    LOL. Why so.

    For this price point I'd prefer the Nexus over a chinese tablet. For the vanilla Android.


  • #5
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,571 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    The Kindle Fire HD is not terrible.
    I use it every day for games, email, browsing and books.

    I don't like the Kindle Carousel launcher, but it's easy enough to put Nova or similar launcher on there.


  • #6
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Bubonic wrote: »
    Both terrible, but the Nexus is a much better class of terrible

    Neither are terrible, don't listen to this.


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  • #7
    gunnerfitzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭gunnerfitzy


    beauf wrote: »
    Which is better this or the Kindle Fire HD? Also at 99 on amazon at the mo?

    It's the Kindle Fire (non-HD) is £99 on Amazon at the moment. The Kindle Fire HD is £159.


  • #8
    Bubonic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 318 ✭✭Bubonic


    beauf wrote: »
    LOL. Why so.

    For this price point I'd prefer the Nexus over a chinese tablet. For the vanilla Android.

    The screen on the Kindle NON HD is awful, the one on the nexus is better. Whatever others may say the kindle version of Android is annoying.

    I would go with the Nexus for the better screen and stock Android, but its a slow device. But for 99 I guess its good value.


  • #9
    beauf
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    Is it not a 1.2 GHz quad-core? How is it slow?


  • #10
    RasTa
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    Nexus is rated the same if not better then the ipad so I'd go with that.


  • #11
    LFC Murphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 825 ✭✭✭LFC Murphy


    nitros7 wrote: »
    Possibly use Parcel Motel

    16gb £99.99
    32gb £119.99

    Am I missing something, but cannot add to cart. There is a buy it button, but nothing past this

    Thanks


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  • #12
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    LFC Murphy wrote: »
    Am I missing something, but cannot add to cart. There is a buy it button, but nothing past this

    Thanks

    Switch to £.


  • #13
    LFC Murphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 825 ✭✭✭LFC Murphy


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    Switch to £.

    There ya go......... thanks


  • #14
    Bubonic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 318 ✭✭Bubonic


    beauf wrote: »
    Is it not a 1.2 GHz quad-core? How is it slow?

    Its a known problem with this model, after using it for a while it slows right now. Now I am talking a year. A recent update was supposed to sort it out but it hasn't for me. I have both of these devices on my desk right now.

    The Nexus is by far the better of the two, and for the money in question its good value, but if you really want a good tablet experience save up and get something newer/higher spec, but I suppose thats always true.


  • #15
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    If you reset it, wouldn't that get to the original speed?


  • #16
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    beauf wrote: »
    If you reset it, wouldn't that get to the original speed?

    I was just thinking the same - every Android device I've owned slowed down after months of installing and un-installing apps. A wipe every so often keeps it fresh.


  • #17
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Bubonic wrote: »
    Its a known problem with this model, after using it for a while it slows right now. Now I am talking a year. A recent update was supposed to sort it out but it hasn't for me. I have both of these devices on my desk right now.

    The Nexus is by far the better of the two, and for the money in question its good value, but if you really want a good tablet experience save up and get something newer/higher spec, but I suppose thats always true.

    The slow down was due to a problem with the memory and OS on models between launch and October last year.
    There is a way to fix it which I posted in the Android forum some time back:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=85330502&postcount=823

    Anyone buying a Nexus 7 since October 2012 would not have this problem.


  • #18
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Ok thanks for the update on that. Hermano.


  • #19
    Lord Spence
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,177 ✭✭✭Lord Spence


    thanks OP just picked a 16gb up there


  • #20
    irelandspurs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,082 ✭✭✭irelandspurs


    Balls only just bought one today from tesco outlet for £119 :(


  • #21
    duffmagic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭duffmagic


    The Nexus is very fast in my experience after a year and no resets.
    One con worth noting, however, is that it doesn't do wired video out (dlna works though). So no display port or mini hdmi etc.


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