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HTC Google Nexus 9 Tablet (8.9-Inch, 32 GB, Black) USD $439.61 Delivered @ Amazon

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Proshanrbb on 13/01/2015 - 12:16 amazon.com (227 clicks)
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Saw this deal on Amazon. Not sure how long the deal will last. It's USD $50 off right now. Turns out to be around AUD $527. Cheapest on staticice is around $563. Still a bargain I guess.

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Android 5.0 Lollipop; 8.9-Inch IPS LCD TFT Display; QXGA (2048x1536)
NVIDIA Tegra K1 2.3 GHz Processor
32 GB Flash Memory, 2 GB RAM Memory
1.6MP Front Camera; 8MP Rear Camera
0.96 pounds; 802.11ac WiFi; 2x2 (MIMO)
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  • busterau on 13/01/2015 - 12:21

    Allow $10 or so delivery on top as well.

  • lnq on 13/01/2015 - 12:24
    +2

    Wait a few months to get Nokia N1, cheaper and better!

    • roshanrbb on 13/01/2015 - 12:33

      I have heard quite a few things about N1. Cheaper, lighter and slimmer. Not sure when will it arrive in Australia though?

      • SrMoure on 13/01/2015 - 17:18
        +1

        What about the new DELL 8 Venue 7000?

    • wtfnodeal on 13/01/2015 - 13:04
      -2

      Did I miss something? Does Nokia now make tablets run on Android?

      • AlexF on 13/01/2015 - 14:24

        Technically, Nokia don't make consumer portables anymore (- it's factories now belong to Microsoft). Now, they are a VAR (value added reseller) of such.

        I suspect, Foxconn wanted to rise above being a mere OEM but without competing with its current VAR customers, yet.

  • iridiumstem on 13/01/2015 - 12:26

    I got ~$560 AUD including shipping. I don't know whether eGlobal (With $563 AUD) sells grey import, but if they don't, isn't it better to go with eGlobal?

    Also why is AUD getting so weak? :(

    • 2be8 on 13/01/2015 - 12:32

      Yeah, it's like there needs to be real-time conversion of USD to AUD in the title just to deal with the variation.

      • iridiumstem on 13/01/2015 - 12:39
        -1

        Or at the very least, put the conversion rate in the deal details.

    • PonyTable on 13/01/2015 - 12:51

      Its not necessarily that the AUD is getting weaker, its more that the US economy is finally strengthening after the GFC in 08, also to do with Chinese growth slowing who has been our source of growth…especially in mining sectors. Most punters have predicted it should settle around 80c to USD.

      We had a pretty good run, downside seems that there are a heck of a lot more retailers shipping (at reasonable cost) to AUS now than they were when the AUD was at $1.10.

      • iridiumstem on 13/01/2015 - 13:04

        It's not wrong but there is more to the picture than that. I.e. It doesn't explain why AUD is weak against other currencies. Like Yuan and Korean Won.

        I don't deny that USD is stronger than before, but you are basically missing some big points, i.e. Oil price etc.

        • PonyTable on 13/01/2015 - 13:57

          Yeah, not saying that I am a financial expert by any stretch, and I am not saying I am right, but if you read articles by the guys who are so called financial experts…that's the general consensus at present.

          Also it was my understanding that the Yuan has always been pegged to the USD? same as Taiwans NT and Korean Won? So wouldn't that explain why we have de-valued against those currencies as well, as they would increase in value along with the USD?

          From what I gather the falling oil price means that the government actually lose revenue from excises, meaning tighter budgets as state and federal governments will have less money than usual, but given that we produce very little oil for the world market its not likely to have short term effect on our dollar.

          That being said its all just my opinion, derived from what I have learned from several articles of late.

          Perhaps if you can elaborate on what you think are some of the reasons? rather than just etc?

        • umamandy on 13/01/2015 - 21:07

          @PonyTable: The won's been floated since the beginning of the 80s, and there's movement towards floating the yuan too (China has too much USD in reserves, which is essentially leading them to inflation).

          The USD isn't actually getting stronger, it's the AUD returning to trend. We were crazily above trend behaviour because of the mining boom, but now that the prices of oil, coal and iron have all dropped (the former because of bargaining disputes between US and OPEC), our currency is depreciating to its natural level of around 75-80 US cents.

          The simple consensus among economists comes down to two major factors:
          1) End of the mining boom. This is why we were doing so well in the 90s and 00s anyway. The crazy demand from China and India for our commodities drove up the price of our commodities and thus our dollar. China, our major importer, is now focusing on greener energy to manage its pollution problems.

          2) China is becoming a more inward-based economy. This is the other thing. China has had about 30-40 years of export-led growth, which really throws income equality into the back of the queue. The new leader is focussing more on growing domestically so that corruption isn't rife and income becomes more equally spread. (It's a bit of a sore point for them that China is actually higher on the income inequality scale than a 'capitalist' country like Australia).

          tl;dr: currencies of countries that rely on commodity exports go through hell when the value of the commodity goes down.

          (and yes, I'm an economist who focuses on Sino-Aus relations, so I'm biased in my explanation)

  • Lukian on 13/01/2015 - 12:28

    Weight: 435 grams

  • hamza23 on 13/01/2015 - 12:29

    Black
    Items: $429.99
    Shipping & handling: $9.62
    Total before tax: $439.61
    Order total: $439.61

    White
    Order Summary
    Items: $429.99
    Shipping & handling: $9.48
    Total before tax: $439.47
    Order total: $439.47

    $0.14 shipping discount for white :p

    • roshanrbb on 13/01/2015 - 12:31
      +4

      That discount though

  • BargainBenno on 13/01/2015 - 13:20

    Wait for the Nokia N1. Better build , cheaper and will leave this one for dead.

    • lostn on 13/01/2015 - 13:35

      How does the Intel processor compare with Tegra K1?

      Has Nokia given up on Windows?

      • BargainBenno on 13/01/2015 - 14:24

        Well it depends on which benchmark you look at but the N1 is very fast and it is more than just CPU speed that matters. I am not sure if you have seen a Nexus 9 but it is nothing to write home about. It is quick sure but there are no bells and whistles and the build quality is pretty average and the QC is not great.

        Nokia is relaunching now that they have jettisoned the Lumia Phone brand but I think they are back on track to be a dominant player.

        • DJ on 13/01/2015 - 14:37

          Let's all wait until the N1 comes out before we say it's better or worse. A lot of people were saying the same about the Nexus 9 before it came out :)

        • Ronnnie on 13/01/2015 - 21:56

          @DJ:

          Here's some benchmarks:
          http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-N1-tops-the-Apple-iPad-…

          The tegra k1 has a much faster gpu than the N1, the cpu also seems a little slower according to Antutu score. Pricewise it'll be a little cheaper, but then it does have a smaller screen. On the surface it seems like it'll be a good tab but you are right we should wait till its released before jumping to any conclusions.

        • lostn on 14/01/2015 - 01:54

          Didn't Microsoft buy out Nokia? I'm surprised they'd allow them to drop Windows for Android.

        • iridiumstem on 14/01/2015 - 02:11

          @lostn: They bought the mobile phone sector, the network sector is still standing strong, i.e. HERE services, Nokia N1 etc. That being said Nokia did produce Android, rather something based on Android, budget phones, with similar UI to Windows Phone to attract people to use Windows Phone.

        • iridiumstem on 14/01/2015 - 02:14

          I think they had deals with MS about producing mobile phones; they are not allowed till 2016 or something. I am not sure they will ever enter the mobile phone market, but I doubt that they will within few years.

          http://www.mobileburn.com/23785/news/nokia-will-not-make-sma…

        • lostn on 16/01/2015 - 14:28

          @AznMitch: Interesting. How far they've fallen.

        • iridiumstem on 16/01/2015 - 15:28

          @lostn: All because fights within the executive board over power. Nokia had ideas for smartphones in 2000 something according to some papers leaked, as I vaguely recall.

  • [Deactivated] on 13/01/2015 - 16:25

    Google really have made a mistake with the pricing of their current gen hardware…I don't know what their marketing dept were thinking…I don't think I will even consider buying any of the nexus range until the prices are adjusted…(I own a Nexus 4 and Nexus 7).

    • lostn on 14/01/2015 - 01:57

      The older Nexus products were subsidized by Google, and priced to get a foothold in the market against big players like Apple and Samsung. Now they feel they have that foothold and can charge the same as them. I don't know if that's arrogance or overconfidence. A lot of people bought Nexus because it was cheap and good. Just cheap or just good will lose its competitiveness.

      • iridiumstem on 16/01/2015 - 15:35

        Well, Google technically denied subsidising their goods and the reason that they made them cheap was because they want to expand the market around a bit and want to show what phone should be for that generation, i.e. they are called reference because it is telling other manufacturers what Google wants in the phone.

        That being said, I personally am not interested in current nexus phone and tablet released. I think they are not as competitive as before since, well, I'd rather pay more to get an iPad, Windows Tablet with Wacom, or next gen Note Tablet from Samsung.

        Also Samsung is trying to get their foothold in the middle range market with Alpha and its successor, A series. I am personally more interested in them (as I heard rumours that Samsung is trying to cut crap off their TouchWiz and aims to have similar performance as the Nexus line)

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