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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (7-Inch, White) with Wi-Fi
$180
No contract?
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (7-Inch, White) with Wi-Fi
$180
No contract?
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (7-Inch, White) with Wi-Fi
$180
No contract?
John said:Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (7-Inch, White) with Wi-Fi
$180
No contract?
$180
John said:I suppose the only thing one buys into here is the operating system.
And since Microsoft is gung ho for H1B visa outsourcing, it's not
going to be Windows. Not that the makers of android are any better,
but I suppose android is the next most popular operating system.
I went with a factory refurbished Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8" plus a
64 GB micro SD card for a total of $200. I'm certain that the
Galaxy is legitimately factory refurbished. I'm wondering whether
it will have the plastic cling on the front and back and whether
it will include the $10 Google Play credit. I suppose the greatest
concern with it being refurbished is the battery.
One reason I went with the Galaxy is because it includes $3000
worth of software... It appears to include some Nuance speech
recognition stuff and maybe some other speech related payware like
text to speech. That will be fun, at least finding out whether
such a small device can facilitate speech. Text to speech should
be usable given half decent sounding voices. Speech to text is
probably usable for command-and-control, but dictation requires
significant hardware. That is, unless they pipe dictation to a
Nuance server for translation, in which case Wi-Fi must be
present. Most fun would be setting up a system of speech activated
scripting like on my PC. It probably wouldn't take much more than
what's already there, but I suppose it's unlikely.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...31175128978?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item35d31c8792
They say a lot of refurbished stuff is simply stuff that got sent backShipping was extremely fast (two days). The shipping packaging was
minimal and risky. There was a 1/4 inch crunch on one side of the
sturdy "refurbished" box. Fortunately it wasn't on the side where
the device is right up against the cardboard cover. There is a
tiny almost unnoticeable scratch/dent on one of the device
corners. It obviously was hit or dropped by a user or worker. Zero
scratches anywhere else, pristine. Not all of the clingy plastic
was removed, some of the thin plastic strips along the edge and
the large piece on the back were in place. No Google apps $10
certificate. I sense nothing wrong with how it works. It's a
a very good deal IMO if that turns out to be correct.
They say a lot of refurbished stuff is simply stuff that got sent back
when the buyer changed their mind. I'm not sure if that reflects
reality, but it does make sense. The refurbishing just being a minor
act of making sure it's all there, and clean.
When I got a netbook, it was refurbished, though sadly it didn't mean
a lower price, just the regular price with an extended warranty
tossed in.
BillW50 said:Michael Black typed:
Wow! Extended warranty on refurbished is truly rare. Usually it
is just the opposite and you end up with just a very limit
warranty, i.e. 30, 60, and 90 days are very common. And the
reason refurbished sells for less is because the warranty is so
much shorter.
John said:Most electronics either a fail shortly or work for a very long
time, especially something that is 99% solid-state.
Paul said:John Doe wrote:
The failure statistics are actually all over the place.
Most electronics either a fail shortly or work for a very long
time, especially something that is 99% solid-state.
John said:Some "floor sweepings" is another subject.
What I'm referring to is commonly known as the "bathtub curve".
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/apr/section1/apr124.htm
The first result for "bathtub curve" is from wikishit, in case you're
interested.
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