Here is the 32GB HD+ for $199:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Barnes-%...&skuId=6412767
Sold out online. I checked local availability and it was 50/50 between available and sold out.
Really tempted because it is a nice tablet for the price, especially rooted. I just can't think of any legitimate reason that I would need a tablet, though.
Not sure there's a strong argument for Rooting it: I've read you can boot from its SDHC card, so I'd leave the OS virginal for repairs or resale. A 64GB [max] SDHC card would boot your ROM of choice nicely with gobs of space to spare.... a nice tablet for the price, especially rooted.
dammit... out of stock everywhere around me all of a sudden
If the friggin best buy app on Android let you buy for local pickup I would have had one, but there was no button for it.
"Really tempted because it is a nice tablet for the price, especially rooted. I just can't think of any legitimate reason that I would need a tablet, though."
I had an original Nook for a while - the only real reason to root it was to get the Google App store on it, but there's not much need now that they officially support Google play. This is pretty hot, for such as high def display, almost the size of an iPad.
seriously, i got one for my kids to use. i was eyeballing the nexus for a while, but its smaller and i wanted something for videos in the car and whatever else. this will work out great. im an amazon guy but no play store = no kindle for me
These are the normal prices for these by the way. There was a price drop.
Can you provide proof of this statement? That's not what every place that is selling these has said. The B&N site itself says it's a limited time sale. Target and Best Buy are both selling them for cheaper as well (or even $10 less than the B&N price) and they've said it's a limited time sale.
This isn't the first time I've heard that it's a price drop, but I have yet to see anybody post any proof of that so it just sounds like rumors/speculation. I have no doubt that these will get to these prices permanently at some point, but I believe they'll go back up in price first after this week.
In considering this tablet, a few things stood out and kept me from getting excited.
1) Nook HD+ uses a proprietary connector.
2) Nook HD+ has no camera.
3) Nook HD+ seems to have hit or miss Jelly Bean roots and while you can use Google Play, you have to wonder if B&N stops making this device, how long will support continue?
In considering this tablet, a few things stood out and kept me from getting excited.
1) Nook HD+ uses a proprietary connector.
2) Nook HD+ has no camera.
3) Nook HD+ seems to have hit or miss Jelly Bean roots and while you can use Google Play, you have to wonder if B&N stops making this device, how long will support continue?
Given all that and the fact that we pretty much know Google's showing up with a $150 Nexus in the next couple of months, this thing's destined to drop even lower before the end.
And so is the Nexus line.
That said, if you don't mind tossing money away in the long term, in the short term you'd get yourself a bigger tablet than the Nexus 7 with a better resolution and by most accounts a better screen.
Hmmm. You may be right. I'm looking around a bit and some of the tech sites are just indicating "sale" as well. Forgot where I read it. It is awfully coincidental that like a half dozen sites locations are all having a sale the same week though.