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So I went back to sears the other day and attempted to barter with them for a price difference, that failed. They said they cant adjust the price, regardless of me knowing about the discounted units on sears outlet.
Anyway, while I was there I saw they had a bunch of cases for the G-Tablet. They are only $6.95 each so I bought one.
Looking at the packaging, you can see on the back it says "Re-Packaged by" some company. So again this is just some 3rd party item viewsonic is reselling.
After opening it, I see a "Case Logic" tag. My guess is it's a case logic Ipad case, as it doesn't fit the gtablet snug at all, still a few inches of extra room once it's in there.
Also, this thing STINKS! Like really, it stinks. My whole kitchen smelled of the stanky ass neoperene used on this case, and after putting the gtablet in there now the gtablet itself stinks of chemical/neoprene. I am going to have to try and febreeze the thing and/or hang it outside for a while because the smell is so strong it is actually giving me a headache, and now that the tablet itself smells like it it doesn't matter if I have the case nearby, lol.
I'll post some pics up later. Just wanted to write my first impressions on the case.
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So I went back to sears the other day and attempted to barter with them for a price difference, that failed. They said they cant adjust the price, regardless of me knowing about the discounted units on sears outlet.
Anyway, while I was there I saw they had a bunch of cases for the G-Tablet. They are only $6.95 each so I bought one.
Looking at the packaging, you can see on the back it says "Re-Packaged by" some company. So again this is just some 3rd party item viewsonic is reselling.
After opening it, I see a "Case Logic" tag. My guess is it's a case logic Ipad case, as it doesn't fit the gtablet snug at all, still a few inches of extra room once it's in there.
Also, this thing STINKS! Like really, it stinks. My whole kitchen smelled of the stanky ass neoperene used on this case, and after putting the gtablet in there now the gtablet itself stinks of chemical/neoprene. I am going to have to try and febreeze the thing and/or hang it outside for a while because the smell is so strong it is actually giving me a headache, and now that the tablet itself smells like it it doesn't matter if I have the case nearby, lol.
I'll post some pics up later. Just wanted to write my first impressions on the case.
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was this like a "folio type" case or a neoprene sleeve?
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was this like a "folio type" case or a neoprene sleeve?
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It's a Neoprene Sleeve with Handles and a second zippered area to put the wall charger and other accessories.
It's this, http://www.buy.com/prod/case-logic-...-10-ultra-portable/q/loc/16234/207985259.html
Just re-branded as a Viewsonic GTablet Case :/
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It's a Neoprene Sleeve with Handles and a second zippered area to put the wall charger and other accessories.
It's this, http://www.buy.com/prod/case-logic-...-10-ultra-portable/q/loc/16234/207985259.html
Just re-branded as a Viewsonic GTablet Case :/
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And the savings continue.... When to Marshals and bought a cool Targus Netbook pouch for $7. ust re-branded as a Viewsonic GTablet Travel Pouch.
BTW Sears has the G Tablet for $340 if you get a 2-year complete replacement plan ($50). It even includes wear & tear.... Replace, repaired or your $$$ back... No questions asked. Still below the $399 discounted price. I think it is worth it.
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BTW Sears has the G Tablet for $340 if you get a 2-year complete replacement plan ($50).
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Where do you see that? Not on their website.
xfernand said:
And the savings continue.... When to Marshals and bought a cool Targus Netbook pouch for $7. ust re-branded as a Viewsonic GTablet Travel Pouch.
BTW Sears has the G Tablet for $340 if you get a 2-year complete replacement plan ($50). It even includes wear & tear.... Replace, repaired or your $$$ back... No questions asked. Still below the $399 discounted price. I think it is worth it.
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Please let us know how you bought it for $340.
I would have bought the sears warranty if would have saved me money lol
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I bought my keyboard from here, was the cheapest I could find thanks to gTen from ppcgeeks:
http://www.cellularaccessory.com/ecrk10aweg.html
I bought this case in Black & Orange:
http://www.zenuscase.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=29813
You can find them cheaper in ebay & other discount sites...I know the price tag is crazy!
*°•Sent From My Sexy Galaxy Tab & Tapatalk Pro (^.~)
I love when galaxy tab owners come in here, not realizing this is the viewsonic G tablet.
zec electric said:
this is the case for g-tablet.. you can buy it from apx-:The total distribution agents in the United States.
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did you take this image?
can you take pictures of it opened so we can see the features of the case!! is there a screen cover?!
send a purchase URL!
Hi everyone, I bought the G tablet for my son for Christmas and having been searching for accessories ever since. My persistence paid off. I emailed ViewSonic directly and called repeatedly until I finally got through to a legit person. I was advised on January 19th that accessories such as a docking station, cases, and other plug-ins are on the way. I was promised to have a docking station sent to me free of charge, so I'll let you know when that comes and I'll post some pictures. The timeline was vague, but he said within 4 weeks the accessories should start showing up at Office Depot and the other retailers selling the G tab. I'll keep everyone posted.
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Hi everyone, I bought the G tablet for my son for Christmas and having been searching for accessories ever since. My persistence paid off. I emailed ViewSonic directly and called repeatedly until I finally got through to a legit person. I was advised on January 19th that accessories such as a docking station, cases, and other plug-ins are on the way. I was promised to have a docking station sent to me free of charge, so I'll let you know when that comes and I'll post some pictures. The timeline was vague, but he said within 4 weeks the accessories should start showing up at Office Depot and the other retailers selling the G tab. I'll keep everyone posted.
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That would be so nice, as long as it's a good price point I welcome accessories here in the states and 'readily' available.
I hope this holds up!
... I'm really tired of shipping stuff.
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Hi everyone, I bought the G tablet for my son for Christmas and having been searching for accessories ever since. My persistence paid off. I emailed ViewSonic directly and called repeatedly until I finally got through to a legit person. I was advised on January 19th that accessories such as a docking station, cases, and other plug-ins are on the way. I was promised to have a docking station sent to me free of charge, so I'll let you know when that comes and I'll post some pictures. The timeline was vague, but he said within 4 weeks the accessories should start showing up at Office Depot and the other retailers selling the G tab. I'll keep everyone posted.
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I'm curious. Did you send in the free dock rebate thingy with Sears or did they just offer you one because you were persistent? I would really like one and I can be quite persistent too.
That's great news - I bought a case from Staples that's meant for the Ipad supposedly that's just gotten a teensy bit too big for the gtab so having a nicely fit jacket would be helpful.
After three calls and 2 conversations with his secretary, the individual I talked with said he had overall responsibility for the Gtab. We talked about the many accessories and at the end of the call he offered the dock. It was from persistence.
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We talked about the many accessories...
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What was said here? Can you elaborate?
Carrying cases, cases with keypads, and docking stations were mostly discussed. He kept coming back to the docking station saying it could either stand next to a desktop or alone on a desk. We also discussed the carrying cases, which he made it sound like a leather case because he indicated that it would be nice to take to meetings for professionals. He said many accessories will begin showing up at the retailers, but we really didn't go through a whole list. I'm just as anxious as everyone else to see what many accessories ends up being and the docking station when that arrives.
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Carrying cases, cases with keypads, and docking stations were mostly discussed. He kept coming back to the docking station saying it could either stand next to a desktop or alone on a desk. We also discussed the carrying cases, which he made it sound like a leather case because he indicated that it would be nice to take to meetings for professionals. He said many accessories will begin showing up at the retailers, but we really didn't go through a whole list. I'm just as anxious as everyone else to see what many accessories ends up being and the docking station when that arrives.
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I hate to sound like a skeptic; however I have heard this same story from them since Thanksgiving and it is always the same time line given. While I would truly be happy if this was real, my advice would be to not get your hopes up too high.
There are G Tablet users on here scouring the web looking for alternatives that work for this tablet. There are also a plethora of new 10" tablets starting to hit the market which seem to have more accessory support than our G Tablets. Those accessories should work very nicely for our tablet and we will then have a variety of items to choose.
While I am a HUGE fan of this tablet (I own 2 of them); I have been very disappointed with Viewsonic and the very poor go to market strategy (or lack thereof) which was employed.
Misses on this tablet:
1: They did not have accessories ready to ship when tablet released
2: The ROM was at best half baked and disappointed EVERYONE; this caused something with great hardware to quickly accumulate a bad rep with little hope of recovery. Lets be honest... it has gotten pretty bad reviews!
3: Little to no marketing effort on the behalf of Viewsonic. (They just dumped it out there and no real fan fare was given. I would attribute that to the fact they knew the ROM was crap and did not want to attract too much attention).
4: No real effort on Viewsonic's part to really turn this situation around; oh yes they have made a few cosmetic changes to the ROM... but really folks... that is about it.
Hits on this tablet:
1: Excellent hardware
Champions:
The XDA Devs who took on the monumental task of making this tablet worth owning! The only reason I have two of these is because of all of the efforts and sharing being done by the XDA community as a whole. Viewsonic needs to finacially support these devs and give all of us an accessory of our choice or ship us an upgraded device (whatever they are going to replace this with in the future) due to the primary fact they we beta tested this device and were used as unwitting Guinna pigs by Viewsonic.
Again... don't hold your breath... you will surely turn blue and die before this happens.
I am very happy with this tablet and for what I wanted in a tablet this will serve me well for quite a while. Just remember when something is Bleeding Edge... it does mean YOU will bleed while trying to make the new technology work!
Just my two cents worth....
I guess we will collectively hold our breath...
Perhaps off topic but has anyone seen any sales numbers (units sold) for the gTablet? It probably wouldn't make economic sense to roll out a line of accessories if sales sucked. I did some research last week and didn't find anything. Plenty out there on competitors tablets though.
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Perhaps off topic but has anyone seen any sales numbers (units sold) for the gTablet? It probably wouldn't make economic sense to roll out a line of accessories if sales sucked. I did some research last week and didn't find anything. Plenty out there on competitors tablets though.
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I'm guessing not so good seeing how several retailers returned all of their stock. The reviews were mostly negative or mixed at best. All of this was due to crap ROM it shipped with. The average consumer would much rather shell out the extra money for a different tablet instead of going through the trouble of flashing a custom ROM like us.
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I agree...
The only thing holding this up is the HARDWARE. I'm currently looking to put a newer ROM on there than the one I put on after I discovered the monstrosity they had shipped it with..
A leather jacket would be great.
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I agree...
The only thing holding this up is the HARDWARE. I'm currently looking to put a newer ROM on there than the one I put on after I discovered the monstrosity they had shipped it with..
A leather jacket would be great.
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I saw a dock for the Gtab on merimobiles... 45.00... check here first:
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/vendor-services-discussion/1234-merimobiles-com-experiences.html
Dock in Hand
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I saw a dock for the Gtab on merimobiles... 45.00... check here first:
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/vendor-services-discussion/1234-merimobiles-com-experiences.html
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I ordered the dock from Merimobiles on the 17th and it arrived today on the 31st. Completely took me by surprise. I was trying to beat the Chinese New Years. I was expecting it in another few weeks frankly. Too bad Viewsonic didn't have a number of these in wait at the launch. Probably needed to rebrand. A sticker would have sufficed for me. Now to get back to testing it ....
Has anyone received a defective docking station? Mine will not charge the Tablet. I placed the tablet in the docking station and plugged the station in a wall outlet with the AC/DC convertor I got with the Tablet. The light on the tablet never came on and the tablet was never charged.
Also, there was something fairly heavy that was moving around inside the dock as you rotated or shifted it. I don't know if something was broken inside or it was just a weight used to make the dock more stable. It just didn't seem normal. When I contacted Merimobiles they seemed upset and said that no one had returned this unit and that it was a very well-made item.
Well, I'm returning it.
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I ordered the dock from Merimobiles on the 17th and it arrived today on the 31st. Completely took me by surprise. I was trying to beat the Chinese New Years. I was expecting it in another few weeks frankly. Too bad Viewsonic didn't have a number of these in wait at the launch. Probably needed to rebrand. A sticker would have sufficed for me. Now to get back to testing it ....
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Consider yourself lucky. I ordered mine from Merimobiles on 12/29 and still have not received it. I got one reply from them after several attempts that the processing got delayed b/c of Xmas and that it didn't ship until 1/4. I finally got a tracking number and it says it shipped on 1/26. I'll spare you all the language that is going through my head for this company.
I like to see some accessories here in the US also. I’m a little leery about buying thing from overseas vendors. Either way I think we’ll be waiting a while for something to show up.
I emailed for an update on the accessories that are due out and the response "You will see accessories in stores March 1". Still holding my breath.
Feel free to check my market link... Docks, cases, screen protectors, and chargers are available (in the states)
...sent from my ' un-stock' vibrant
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Feel free to check my market link... Docks, cases, screen protectors, and chargers are available (in the states)
...sent from my ' un-stock' vibrant
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PM sent about the case.
Ok, so I am looking for something temporary that makes it easy to take the tablet out and use and i think i prefer not having a zipper because i just dont think metal needs to be anywhere near the tablet when it comes to a case. So I am thinking about one of the 3 cases and they are all under $10. Free 2 day shipping with amazon prime as well. My biggest concerns with them though is that they might be to big. I dont want the tablet sliding around in it. Here are the options i have found so far:
http://www.amazon.com/Envelop-Neopr...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1305695940&sr=1-39
http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-K6...2-Inch/dp/B002NU5R3A/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-T101MT-E...TF8&coliid=I3ULO79FFYTHW8&colid=3V2S2G7N6FICX
I am kind of leaning towards the Asus one above, but the envelope style one might be nice. I didnt find any in the compatible thread that fit my needs. I will probably be getting a dock (whenever best buy has them available as i have a $100 BB gift card to burn there), nothing is in stone yet. I really wanted a case with a stand, but the asus transformer one seems like crap and the price is to high and doesnt work with the dock.
Help me make a decision as i have been shopping to long. =) I could just buy 2 of the 3, but i dont want to waste money either and Im not one to return a $10 item. I am open to other ideas as well. Thanks!
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Ok, so I am looking for something temporary that makes it easy to take the tablet out and use and i think i prefer not having a zipper because i just dont think metal needs to be anywhere near the tablet when it comes to a case. So I am thinking about one of the 3 cases and they are all under $10. Free 2 day shipping with amazon prime as well. My biggest concerns with them though is that they might be to big. I dont want the tablet sliding around in it. Here are the options i have found so far:
http://www.amazon.com/Envelop-Neopr...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1305695940&sr=1-39
http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-K6...2-Inch/dp/B002NU5R3A/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-T101MT-E...TF8&coliid=I3ULO79FFYTHW8&colid=3V2S2G7N6FICX
I am kind of leaning towards the Asus one above, but the envelope style one might be nice. I didnt find any in the compatible thread that fit my needs. I will probably be getting a dock (whenever best buy has them available as i have a $100 BB gift card to burn there), nothing is in stone yet. I really wanted a case with a stand, but the asus transformer one seems like crap and the price is to high and doesnt work with the dock.
Help me make a decision as i have been shopping to long. =) I could just buy 2 of the 3, but i dont want to waste money either and Im not one to return a $10 item. I am open to other ideas as well. Thanks!
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Keep your eye on It2steve's site: electroniccrap.com If you want to waiting about 9days. You will not be disappointed.
Just ordered one from ebay for 10" netbook, should only have 2cm more than the transformer on the width... should fit great with the keyboard dock and only 3.28$
Here is the link for anyone interested, (also, does anyone actually tried those sleeve and how did it fit, i am waiting for my dock to come in but the dimensions should fit or be really close...)
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250759188954#ht_4779wt_1035
as for the messenger bag, i would have definately got one from amazon but i am in canada and the shipping is monstruous and the ones from amazon.CA are 3-4 times the price so i am looking on ebay...
If you are Sam's Club member
I found a sleeve at Sam's Club for 7.88 by Case Logic. Zips shut and has a small pocket on the front the cord and power supply (I keep an micro fiber cloth for cleaning the display also). Works great with the tablet and keyboard.
I ended up getting the Asus one as it was only about $12 after overnight shipping. Will update you guys on how it fits.
UPDATE 7/12 2:05PM --- ITEM IN STOCK AGAIN
To start off, I'm not selling this myself and I have no ties to the following website. Purely posting this as a service to the EVO 3D community. With that out of the way...
Let's talk is selling it for $34.99 free shipping, pretty decent already and just about the cheapest than everywhere else I found
They have a 25% off coupon off accessory LTSAVE25
Total of my order came out to $26.24 shipped no tax
MUST GO THROUGH COUPON WEBSITE'S LINK! PER DOMSIM IN POST BELOW COUPON CODE WILL NOT WORK IF YOU GO DIRECTLY TO LETSTALK SITE
http://www.couponcabin.com/coupons/lets-talk/
then search EVO 3D dock
Make sure you type in coupon code in the coupon code text box and not confuse with the Gift / Reward Code text box
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coupon code should work as long as you find any coupon website listing the code and you go through said coupon website's link
should you for some reason do not want to use the couponcabin site, here's 1 alternate site I confirmed working
http://www.techbargains.com/vendor_detail.cfm/584/Lets-Talk-coupon-code
also can try the google results
http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHNQ_enUS328US339&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=letstalk+ltsave25
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To start off, I'm not selling this myself and I have no ties to the following website. Purely posting this as a service to the EVO 3D community. With that out of the way...
Let's talk is selling it for $34.99 free shipping, pretty decent already and just about the cheapest than everywhere else I found
They have a 25% off coupon off accessory LTSAVE25
Total of my order came out to $26.24 shipped no tax
direct link to item
http://www.letstalk.com/accessories/productdetail.htm?prId=39204
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EDIT: works with new link but back ordered
update the post, seem need to go through coupon site
I posted this on SlickDeal also, so now the item is backordered
my own order is picked and ready for shipping.
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I posted this on SlickDeal also, so now the item is backordered
my own order is picked and ready for shipping.
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Item is in stock again as of 7/12 2:05pm central time
Just ordered one. It's not like I needed it but it was hard to pass up at that price.
Lets see how long it takes to get it.
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Just ordered one. It's not like I needed it but it was hard to pass up at that price.
Lets see how long it takes to get it.
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shouldn't take too long, I ordered friday afternoon and it got shipped monday, someone else ordered friday evening when it was already backordered and just reported it got shipped today, the free shipping is via USPS delivery confirmation
Just got a couple of these from the Sprint store, only $30 each out the door, 20% discount for premier customers. Worth the couple extra bucks to have it yesterday instead of next week.
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Just got a couple of these from the Sprint store, only $30 each out the door, 20% discount for premier customers. Worth the couple extra bucks to have it yesterday instead of next week.
Sent from my 3D EVOlution
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that's great
I tried going the sprint route with premier discount, but as I only need one igrip and Sprint requires 2 items to qualify for the discount, factoring in sale tax it comes out to nearly $40 w tax for the igrip + the cheapest 2nd accessory for any phone i can find to qualify for the premier discount, so I end up going for online, as I didn't need it right away and can afford to wait.
I also ordered one last week and received shipping confirmation today, with delivery confirmation number. Pretty good deal if you ask me
Yeah got my tracking nun this morning, can't wait
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Ok, I will be the one to ask, will this work with any cases? OB defender in particular? Thanks,
Brew
NO it will not work with OB defender, the defender is too big.
It is compatible with SOME thinner cases, there's a removable insert, take out the insert to use the dock with cases, install the insert to use with naked phone
it will work with TPU cases, some reported that it also works with thin hard case, check the other threads about iGrip or Car Docks
thanks.
Brew
Thanks for this. I was actually looking at this dock the other day. I couldn't pass it up at this price.
ordered mine now! thanks OP
Ordered mine today too. Thanks OP.
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Can anyone tell me if the iGrip does NOT come with a car charger, and I would need to buy one separately. Correct?
Mardibob said:
Can anyone tell me if the iGrip does NOT come with a car charger, and I would need to buy one separately. Correct?
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Correct. You'll need to purchase one separately. I've been using the car dock for about a week now. I have a thin carbon fiber look hard case on my EVO 3D and it fits perfectly when you take out the insert in the car dock.
Thanks OP, I just ordered mine as well.
I already have the official HTC car dock, I'll compare them and keep the one I think is better.
Got an email from the web site, there is a 72 hour sale for many accessories. Gtablet,Eee pad and Samsung GTP7510.
Some of them are crazy price..
Here you are the link: http://electroniccrap.com
Was really looking forward to the HDMI cable, too bad he hoses you on shipping.
Sean09 said:
Was really looking forward to the HDMI cable, too bad he hoses you on shipping.
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I learned from him that the shipping cost from US to worldwide is expensive.
If you are not at U.S There is an international link:http://www.dhgate.com/pv-ff8080812f533ea0012f53e3b9d02a30.html Good luck
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Was really looking forward to the HDMI cable, too bad he hoses you on shipping.
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He's definitely not hosing anyone. Shipping internationally is just expensive, especially for small companies.
I was ordering a dock + cable + (something else, I think) and was pleasantly supprized to find lower prices.
I ordered a dock the day before everything went on sale.....
but it did get here very quickly....
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His dock cost more than amazon.
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His dock cost more than amazon.
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I have not been able to find a malata/gtablet dock on Amazon in the last couple of weeks. Maybe I don't know how to use the internet tubes.
I live in NJ, I been wanting a hdmi for my gtab, wee bit high price I found one at 6th ave Electronics, 6 Ft Vivitar HDMI to Mini Hdmi Price was $10.95 plus Tax
Maybe you can check it out for yourself.
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I have not been able to find a malata/gtablet dock on Amazon in the last couple of weeks. Maybe I don't know how to use the internet tubes.
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If you can wait for a week or two, you can get it for $42.75 shipped (they use EMS from HK post with tracking as well).
http://www.merimobiles.com/Malata_ZpadT2_Docking_Station_HDMI_OUT_USB_LAN_p/meri0548.htm
Use "welcome" coupon code on checkout
The docks is so worth it.
I've been playing around with it and have got a lot of great results.
Right now I use it at work (using wired connection) to stream Pandora, while constantly updating my personal email account and calendar. I put the Live Aquarium wallpaper on for aesthetic purposes.
Using Zyhong's latest 3.3 ROM, I have a full keyboard and mouse hooked to the tablet.
Essentially, this is now a full computer because of the dock.
Before this my gtab had started collecting dust.
Sales Gone... I missed..