Just a heads up, went to Best Buy on 10/1 to pick up a $299 Flyer and they had both of the Rocketfish cases marked down by 50%.
Hardshell case = $9.99
Leather folio case = $24.99
I got both, why not!
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aimfire72 said:
Just a heads up, went to Best Buy on 10/1 to pick up a $299 Flyer and they had both of the Rocketfish cases marked down by 50%.
Hardshell case = $9.99
Leather folio case = $24.99
I got both, why not!
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Yep, I just got the hardshell case too when I picked up my Flyer on Saturday. Whenever Otterbox gets a case, I'll buy theirs, but you can't beat the price.
That must be a store specific deal - ours holding tight to top dollar!
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That must be a store specific deal - ours holding tight to top dollar!
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Yeah, checking bestbuy.com the price is back to $39.99. Must've been a Saturday only thing, when the dropped the price of the Flyer.
Yeah, went back to 2 BB stores yesterday, the prices had gone up. I was looking at the dates on the price stickers, and apparently these were sale prices a few weeks back from Sept. I was still able to get the lower prices though, no problem.
So yesterday I was in one of the stores and they had the scribe pens located in 2 sections: on the rack underneath the 7" tablet section, and also in the main tablet accessories area. The pens in the main area were on a rack with a sticker that read $79, but in the 7" tablet section, it said $59. The $59 sticker was a sale price from a couple of weeks ago, and it rang up at $79. So I showed the sales guy the $59 sale sticker and he adjusted the price for me, no hassle at all.
So check out that lower rack underneath the 7" tablet section. If they still have the older (expired) sale price sticker on there, then it can't hurt to ask for that price and if the salesperson is cool, they may adjust the price for you.
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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 :/
Goanna said:
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!
Just a heads up to anyone looking for a few accessories for the HTC flyer. Best Buy has the scribe pen for $39, the invisibleSHIELD for $10, and the Rocketfish Leather case for only $15. These prices are taken from their website. If I had not already bought a leather case, I would pick up the rocketfish from them.
Yeah. I got the pen when I bought the Flyer. It was $39 at that time also. Happy they littered the price of the Shield. What they were charging for just the screen protection was more than Zagg was charging online and only $5 less than what Zagg charges for the full body protection, which I got with free shipping. I'm not crazy about the case since there's no space for the pen, but that's definitely not a bad price.
Thanks for the info.
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Just a heads up to anyone looking for a few accessories for the HTC flyer. Best Buy has the scribe pen for $39, the invisibleSHIELD for $10, and the Rocketfish Leather case for only $15. These prices are taken from their website. If I had not already bought a leather case, I would pick up the rocketfish from them.
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Hi, i cant find/see the rocketfish leather case bestbuy website... can forward me the link?
thanks.
It was on their site originally but I'm guessing they took it down because it was sold out. What' s even more puzzling is I was talking to a Best Buy associate yesterday and he told me that the flyer is discontinued. Of course I didn't really believe him but I checked on their site and saw that not only is the flyer backordered, It is unavailable at every best buy around me in a 100 mile radius. Hopefully he was just full of it.
I went to BB last night and got the Zagg screen protector. That was the last one that they had.. They had the stylus and cases, though.
I have no direct insight into HTCs management decisions, but from having owned several of their products, my opinion is;
Bestbuy is closing the Flyer out, they put it on sale and are not restocking.
This probably means that HTC has declared end of life for the flyer meaning they will not make any more.
I would not be surprised if HTC declares that the Flyer is not getting any software updates because its hardware doesn't support Honeycomb or ICS. That's completely false of course because we all know the hardware will support either, but this is an excuse they have use several times in the past.
I expect HTC to either exit the tablet market or come out with a new line of lesser quality builds at a lower price point.
I stopped at a Best Buy to grab a Scribe Pen before the holiday rush and found out that the price went back up to $79.99 (previously on sale for $39.99) On the website it shows out of stock and at the increased price as well. I talked with the rep that worked at the Best Buy Mobile store and he said they might decrease the price next weekend for Black Friday.
I tried ordering one from Amazon in bulk packaging (there were only 2 left when I ordered) but now it's showing out of stock. Hopefully I got it in time.
Anyone know where to find a good deal on a Scribe Stylus in case if my order was too late?
There is a seller on Ebay that sell OEM HTC stylus for $29.95.
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There is a seller on Ebay that sell OEM HTC stylus for $29.95.
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Yeah I checked out eBay and saw that one. It's definitely an option. I had a $5 credit for Amazon and should be getting a $10 credit for Best Buy soon so I was looking to get the Scribe from them. I just want to make sure I'm not getting a cheap knock off that doesn't work properly.
I saw the black scribe pen, from the jetstream, on Amazon for 29.99...
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I purchased the black OEM one from eBay, and it works just fine. Both of the buttons work and frankly I think the black looks better.
That being said, I have never used the silver one. Another thing to note is that the one from eBay doesn't come with a battery. I'm not sure if the BB one does, but I had to go to Radioshack (my BB didn't carry the batteries) and it cost me about 8 dollars for a pack of two.
Ugh, I can't find my stylus. Going crazy looking for it, but I think I'm going to have to buy another one soon. Thanks for the tips on where to possible find cheaper ones.
Noticed that the price was back up when I stopped by Best Buy last night to pick up some Bluetooth headphones. I was going to pick up a stylus also, but decided against it at that price.
Are they nuts at Best Buy (for raising the price just before Black Friday), or could it be a pre-cursor to discounts on the Flyer price which they want to recoup through accessories (whici is SOP for Best Buy - they will try to saddle you with a "high quality HDMI" cable for your new TV for $59-99 when you can get the same quality from a $10 Amazon cable)? Here's hoping for a few more Flyers in the $200 range!!!!!
So very hard to find these buggers in Canada
Alright my fellow Canadians, if there are any, if you have a Prime you're probably just as pissed as I am about the lack of anything for this tablet up here and even more so I'm pissed at Amazon for refusing to ship anything here. SO, if you see anything for the TP in/available to Canada, post it up here
pretty sure there aren't any sleeves for the prime yet at all. I went to staples and bought a generic netbook 10.1 inch sleeve from targus. Its a little fat for the prime but I figure it'll fit in there much better when my keyboard arrives (if ever)
Basically. Just take your prime to an electronics store and see which sleeve it fits in
I'm waiting for my Prime, but I've been lurking on this sie for a case too. I was hoping to get that roo-case listed here from Amazon. I haven't tried to order it from Amazon.com, but I did read that they will ship to Canada.
What is their reason not to ship to you?
I noticed a few of the cases would ship from amazon.com to Canada - sadly, not all, but there is some selection.
So far every one on Amazon has refused to ship up here :-( just says sorry can't ship to your address
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Bummer.
Looks like another long wait.
I just checked again - all the rooCASEs and the MiniSuit one listed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377669 ship to Canada sans problem (Toronto area at least). No dice for the Verteks, Moko, or Poetic ones.
Waiting to see what else shows up myself before just grabbing whats available, though.
i have got this one ，pics added.
took 3weeks from China,high quality and really good feels when holding it.
a free gift lucky clover in Apple,nice looking under light in dark.
fits samsung galaxy tab well.
i think also fit tab with dock,i put a book with galaxy tab together. see last two pics
long 280mm high 21mm
link http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150708353...53992&_sacat=See-All-Categories&_fvi=1&_rdc=1
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I just checked again - all the rooCASEs and the MiniSuit one listed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377669 ship to Canada sans problem (Toronto area at least). No dice for the Verteks, Moko, or Poetic ones.
Waiting to see what else shows up myself before just grabbing whats available, though.
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I should have said, all the ones I actually want won't ship here hahaha
FunkyMcBain said:
I should have said, all the ones I actually want won't ship here hahaha
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Yea, I can echo that statement, hah
I ordered this case off ebay. I dont even have the tablet yet but I wanted to be prepared.
case logic pls-9
I just got the case today and I must say, it is quite a nice case. It neoprene on the outside and suede on the inside with a pouch on the outside for storing cables and such as well as a small spot for a thumb drive.
If you are looking for a soft case with good padding I highly reccomend it.
I need to find this one MoKo(TM) Premium Quality Slim-Fit Folio Cover Case
Hey guys, after I emailed them to ask if they could ship here it's all of a sudden available for shipping
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0063Q3G3I/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
I just tried the link...it's not available until Jan 20.
Also $24.99 for shipping and only option is expedited 2-4 days.
Ouchie.
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I just tried the link...it's not available until Jan 20.
Also $24.99 for shipping and only option is expedited 2-4 days.
Ouchie.
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Yup. Shows the $5 shipping earlier but changes to $24.99 shipping in cart. Not worth it IMO.
renozz said:
I just tried the link...it's not available until Jan 20.
Also $24.99 for shipping and only option is expedited 2-4 days.
Ouchie.
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Yup. Shows the $5 shipping earlier but changes to $24.99 shipping in cart. Not worth it IMO.
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Hey guys, email them, you'll get it for next to nothing. Amazon has some stupid requirement that things have to arrive within like 5 - 10 days at max or something like that and the only way for them to meet that is to charge $25 expedited. If yoiu email them and say you're in Canada, the guy told me he'll ship it China Post but it won't be within to 5 -10 but I don't care.
Just email em direct, BCSstore or whatever, originally the guy said just order it, put a UK or China delivery address and tell him the order number with an address in CA and he'll change it. Try it out, I got mine with free shipping and expected delivery is like 10 - 15 I think. I asked the guy if others could email direct he said sure, only issue is availability of stock
On the other hand, wanted one of those matte HHI screen protectors, they sell a 3 pack for $12 and want $24 for shipping, emailed them, they basically told be to get bent
I use this one, got it at Bestbuy for about $9 too.
Not sure if it was the 9" or 10" version
but it fits perfectly even with the dock attached.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh78LIh2-Oo
I bought this case from Futureshop and it fits well.
Tucano Finatex 10"
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/prod...spx?path=01bc42bce3cb207837454e115277bf6fen02
It has 2 compartments and the larger one is divided in half where the back half fits the prime alone quite well. The front half would fit the prime attached to the dock or the dock separately. The smaller compartment has a mini pocket in it to hold an iPod or phone sized device with a space for headphones to travel up the strap and exit near your shoulder.
The only thing I didn't like (it isn't specific to this case) is that the USB charger wall wart has no place to go that is not a danger to the screen if the bag gets squished.
2 pages and 20 days later and the OP is still absolutely right on track:
FunkyMcBain said:
Alright my fellow Canadians, if there are any, if you have a Prime you're probably just as pissed as I am about the lack of anything for this tablet up here and even more so I'm pissed at Amazon for refusing to ship anything here.
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I just can't believe how hard it is to find a sleeve/case that fits a minimum requirements.
I'd love to get the Moko, Verteks, Roocase, Vipertek, Blurex slim sleeves (the one at multi-angle, portrait only mode) as they all seem to have the necessary cutouts of ports and speaker, and would allow docking the keyboard without removing the sleeve.
Except, they are ALL unavailable on Amazon.com, and I can't find any of these anywhere else.
Only thing available are the kind of sleeves/cases which cover the front side areas of the tablets which to me, is a no go as these can not be used alongside a dock ; or those like the MiniSuit which doesn't have a stand for the tablet alone.
Worse than that, the same thing goes for the screen shields ! It's impossible to get one here in Canada.
I can't wait to start using my tablet all the time (and get rid of my aging netbook) but I'm just too afraid to scratch it.
Really frustrated at this situation. And I did spend at least 4-5 hours in the past 2-3 days researching all the above.
Yea you hear it... Everyone looking to buy the official HP TouchPad case, this seller on ebay is giving it away for $7.75 brand new and will ship it worldwide for cheap.
I bought it from this seller two weeks ago for $15 plus $12 of shipping to Italy and I have just noticed he took the price furthermore down, so I thought I should probably share it with you guys.
This is absolutely the best price eva for the official case.
Hopefully this thread will help someone getting it for a really wicked price.
This is not the leather case, just the cheap sleeve, this sells for $20 or less here.
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This is not the leather case, just the cheap sleeve, this sells for $20 or less here.
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Oh damn it ... I thought it was the leather case.. Grrr!!! However I got the leather one for $15 brand new.. However its still a good price isnt it??
I've been using a Verizon branded leather tablet sleeve on my Touchpad for a while. They were originally produced for the iPad 1 and there appears to be a huge surplus of them as they have been showing up from various websites for cheap.