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Bonus $25 Google Play Credit with Google Nexus 7 Tablet (from $249+Shipping)

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For a limited time, includes $25 of credit to spend in the Play store, as well as some great free content like your own copy of Transformers: Dark of the Moon

There are two versions of the Nexus 7 tablet.
Nexus 7 (8GB) - $249
Nexus 7 (16GB) - $299

Tech Specs

SCREEN
7” 1280x800 HD display (216 ppi)
Back-lit IPS display
Scratch-resistant Corning glass
1.2MP front-facing camera
SIZE
198.5 x 120 x 10.45mm
WEIGHT
340g
WIRELESS
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
MEMORY
8 GB internal storage
1 GB RAM
USB
Micro USB
BATTERY
4325 mAh (Up to 8 hours of active use)
OS
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
CPU
Quad-core Tegra 3 processor
FEATURES
Microphone
NFC (Android Beam)
Accelerometer
GPS
Magnetometer
Gyroscope

So if you're planning to buy Android apps, this is essentially 10% off and the Transformers 3 movie. Website doesn't say expiry date for the bonus $25 credit, only says it's for a limited time.

Doesn't have a micro sd slot which is a major feature missing especially when it only comes in 8/16GB versions.

EDIT: As pointed out by bigbear, shipping is $19.95 nationwide, and payment has to be made by Visa/Mastercard.

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  • +3

    should also note that $19.95 delivery applies.

    and checkout wouldn't accept AmEx as payment either.

    • Thanks, haven't gone through the checkout process as I am waiting to sell my asus transformer first.

    • +1

      Google wallet do accept amex…

    • +1

      The $19.95 delivery is per order, so order multiple devices to dilute this cost.

  • +5

    Shame about Google screwing us ozzies for $50 i.e.more than 20% premium above US purchasers even though the $A is higher than US$, I guess still better than not getting allocated amongst the first to get them.
    Missing MicroSDHC slot is a pain!

    • Can you order from the US instead to save $50? Though you might need an adapter for the wall socket?

    • The Australian shipping is more expensive as well at twenty bucks. More expensive product and more expensive shipping :-(

    • Well all the tech stuff sold in Australia have been more expensive than other places, especially in the U.S. :S

    • +3

      Don't forget to add sales tax if you're buying in the US.

      • +3

        Agree. Isn't the $199 price for the US before tax? and each state charges different tax?
        The $249 for AU is after GST

      • +1

        Sales tax is applicable to people residing in the same state that the item was purchased. Each state has a different tax thus reason why USPS is thriving cause they buy interstate and thus not taxed for the item.

      • +1

        This. So many people have a whinge every time a new product is released about how Australia gets screwed over. In Australia, there is only one sales tax and that is incorporated into the price of a product.

      • +1

        That's the problem a lot of people don't realize, when they see the prices on the US Internet which doesn't include taxes, and the automatically presume it's the price (taxes in the US varies from state to state). Anyway, it's good for us as we don't need to add the 10% GST if it's under $1,000.00
        But we do pay a lot more in shipping cost!

    • +4

      haha, google doesnt screw us, its just because of the fact that we're in Australia and that makes things overpriced.

    • you can take them to the fair trading here if your AU device doesn't work.

      I don't think it's the same for a US import.

    • I'm guessing the extra $50 helps fund the zero restocking fee for change of mind refunds. It'll be interesting to compare our price with the EU who also have zero restocking fee. http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en-AU&…

    • +6

      Honestly, $50 is pretty good compared to how badly we're usually screwed.

    • +5

      'blah blah blah.. Aussie overpriced yada yada'

      $250 vs $200 is good. Our dollar isn't set in stone, it can easily drop on a dime under the USD (as it did not 2 weeks ago). Or would you seriously rather all products be sold at "Market Price" like restaurant lobster? A $350 tablet in a month because of a bumpy week for the Aussie economy. As mentioned, $200 + sales tax and the Australian salary and cost of living are both higher than the USA.

      I doubt the manufacturer is making any more money from selling $250 to Aussies as ~$220 to Americans. But hey, whatever… let's bitch!

      • +1

        Or would you seriously rather all products be sold at "Market Price" like restaurant lobster?

        yep, I'd bet on demand-driven market compared to highest-margin hedging.

        Google can easily do international sales and support from US, at US prices (ala. Amazon) - what's stopping them? (Better still, international sales and support from ASUS/Taiwan - the closer to source the better - everyone else in chain between customer, Google and ASUS is just creaming it).

        • There isn't anyone between Google/ASUS and the consumer if they're selling directly from the Play Store. The reason why the tablet is so cheap compared to its competition is because they cut out all the middlemen and pared back a few features.

          "I'd bet on demand-driven market compared to highest-margin hedging"

          People just want to have their cake and eat it too. They want market parity prices now, but if the dollar nosedived to 0.6 USD like a few years ago, they'd start bitching again for fixed pricing. You can't have the best of both worlds and after hearing the same tired arguments, it comes off as incredibly juvenile and entitled.

        • There isn't anyone between Google/ASUS and the consumer if they're selling directly from the Play Store.

          so much the better, hence, allow Australians to buy and ship directly from Google US themselves! Simplest, fairest and effective.

          start bitching

          Price fixing and currency fluctuations are unrelated. Google should just state price in US$ if that's their target currency and let buyers convert on-demand.

        • (double post)

        • Price fixing and currency fluctuations are unrelated. Google should just state price in US$ if that's their target currency and let buyers convert on-demand.

          Ahaha, you can't be serious. If you walked in to Officeworks and all the prices were in USD, you would be happy? OK maybe you would, but do you really think everyone else would be? Imagine an office or business trying to write up a budget or do some planning.

  • +4

    Waiting for price drop of existing tablets

    • This tablet is being sold at cost, that won't happen.

  • Does any one know if stores will be selling the tablet. or else the shipping is a big Neg! that is is you can get past the fact we are paying $50 more. which GST cant be held accountable for.

    • Google is having another crack at direct sale and support. If this tablet sale takes off, which it most likely will because of the fantastic hardware and very competitive price, it will eventually appear in retail stores. But I don't think it will happen for at least another 6-12 months.

  • +28

    Am I the only one to think that NO-ONE should EVER have to pay for Transformers-Dark Of The Moon.

    Ever.

    • This.

    • -2

      Hard to know which movie to hate more - Transformer DoTM or Tron: Legacy. Both appear to be have been written for the population from Idiocracy.

      But at least they're not as outright pathetically feeble as dross like Super 8 - or TV crud like "Falling Skies" or "Touch" (or as I call it "Jake… Jakeoh why can't I understand you?" - the story of some dill who's been raising a divvie for seven years but still looks the other way all the time. Oh, and all retards are secretly geniuses, in classic American false-hope-reinforcement.)

      • +20

        What are you people complaining about Transformer and Tron. Just watch Twilight. After that you will want Transformers and Tron to get an Oscar!

      • +1

        Just carrying on from the rest of the drivel that gets high ratings — population from Idiocracy is already here. You haven't been watching the misses whilst she's at work, have you?

        • Brawndo's got electrolytes…what plants crave! :)

        • missus btw. And Idiocracy is rule by idiots so what that says of its population idk.

        • Don't worry scro, there's plenty of tards out there living kick-ass lives! My x-wife was 'tarded… she's a pilot now.

        • For what it's worth, its his "first wife" that was 'tarded.

          What a movie!

      • Your last point is what kept them going through 8 years of Bush Jnr.
        Funnily enough, I liked Tron and can't stand DotM and same for Falling Skies vs Touch..

  • +2

    Hopefully Kogan will resell this tablet, at a cheaper price.

    • +19

      Hopefully Kogan will stop peddling crap.

      • +13

        Well, I suppose they do sell Apple products! :p

        • Couldnt have said it better ;)

    • How can Kogan offer a better price? This is already a direct ship from where its made, and I am not sure if the 249 is inclusive of GST or exempt, because the Apps that they sell don't charge GST.

      • -1

        direct ship, but with profit margin. If you want a wider market then wholesale to resellers who will then determine the retail price, with smaller margin.

        • -1

          dont think so, the way kogan will offer a beter price is wait for cheap chinese manufacturers to clone this device but leave out the quad core and the nice screen.
          They'll still sell it for $169 probably

  • Never really been interested in smaller screen sizes, do you think they'll release a 10"?

  • -1

    I think the iPad deal on group buy was better deal.

    • True, but they were gone in seconds.

  • This or the Sammy 7.7"?

    • +3

      7.7" only if you like the super amoled plus display, longer battery life, microSD card slot and metal backcover, but it's still running honeycomb 3.2 (ics upgrade is coming soon), got dual core cpu and more expensive than the nexus7.

      • Like your points.

        I think once Sammy 7.7" gets the ICS update, then the only con will be slower cpu, but many more pros

        Pricewise, Google Nexus 7 is $299 + $20 = $319 (mid July)

        Sammy is $385 now, or maybe even a price drop as this has been released. I have the Good Guys gift cards, so it will be same or cheaper : )

        • I got the 16GB one for $348 at Goodguys VIP night sale:)
          I was so impressed by the display and also surprised by the performance as the web browsing is actually much faster than my Asus Transformer TF300 (Quad-core Tegra 3, ICS). I sold the transformer as I prefer 7inch tablets for reading manga. The only problem for me is it's so thin and cold to hold in winter so I'm getting a book case ;p

        • +1

          I have noticed this weirdness too.

          Samsung Galaxy Tab (the old / original one) - P1000T has much smoother browser experience than Tegra 2 tablets. That's actually Gingerbread (P1000T) vs ICS (Acer Iconia A500). The pinch to zoom performance is better. P1000T also handles 720mkvs better than Tegra 2.

          I know Tegra 3 suppose to improve a lot, but I don't have one. I think Samsung optimised the browser to take advantage of the hardware more.

        • Same. I was looking around at potential candidates to upgrade my old SGT, but to be truthful I haven't found anything particularly impressive! I was expecting a lot more tangible performance gain given the on-paper spec improvements of the newer 7+ inch tabs.

          I'm holding out for a good 10" tab deal now! ;)

        • Its because Samsung uses its own exynos processor, and it is highly optimized for android. The original galaxy tab used the same processor in the samsung galaxy s

      • +3
        1. Memory - I think the lack of micro SD slot on the Nexus is a big disadvantage compared to the Sammy 7.7. You can pick up 64gb micro SD cards now for $60-80. Depending on your main uses, 16gb (or worse still 8gb) can be very limiting if you throw on some music and some 720p videos, let alone games.

        I have the HDMI dongle for the Sammy and can output 1080p to a TV which is great when traveling.

        1. Camera - The Nexus also appears to miss out on a rear-facing camera (not a big deal imo but another point of difference).

        2. Battery - Samsung battery appears to be almost 18% bigger (5100mah v 4325mah).

        3. Lastly the form factor of the Nexus would seem to be not quite as slick as the 7.7:

        Nexus 7: 198.5 x 120 x 10.45mm
        Samsung 7.7: 196.7 x 133 x 7.9 mm

        Weight appears to be same (or thereabouts).

        With a smaller screen and less features, I would have thought that the Nexus could have been a bit trimmer.

        On the other hand we probably won't see Jelly Bean on the Samsung for another year, if at all.

        • +1

          As a GT7.7 owner, I'd say the Tab has the better hardware overall vs the Nexus's superior, cleaner software. Very similar comparison to the Nexus/Galaxy phone series. Software you can change with xda support and custom launchers while hardware you can't.

          Ultimately, if I was buying from scratch, Nexus 7 all the way. It's almost half price and will always have the best version of Android. My 7.7 still hasn't seen ICS and JB is already out.. It sucks that Samsung is always a step behind.

        • +2

          8GB could be limiting, but 16GB is generally okay. It depends on how you use the tablet and how often you are using the tablet on the move.

          If you use the tablet at home a lot, and you have a NAS or a shared drive on the network, you can stream movies / music from the NAS to your tablet easily, rather than copying files to the microSD card.

          Don't forget USB OTG. You can plug a USB flash drive (or even a USB portable hard disk) to your tablet running Honeycomb or above. I assume Google tablet would continue to allow that. So unless you must have lots of apps installed, by using USB OTG, the lack of microSD card built in may not be an issue.

    • This, the performance is miles ahead.

  • +2

    I'd like to point out that shipping is flat $19.99 no matter how many tablets you are purchasing!

    get a group buy going and save on shipping!

    • +1

      but can you still get multiple $25 play store credits?
      not that i want the credits.. i havent paid for any app since the 10c deals XD

      • -2

        It's because people don't pay for apps that is the reason why Apple products have better apps because people actually pay for them. Developers feel that their effort is worthwhile since they are getting rewarded. I seriously cannot understand how people can complain not wanting to pay for $2 apps.

        • +3

          thats because a lot of androids apps are F R E E
          $2 apps… you talking about games?

        • -1

          Yes, exactly. People who buy cheap tablets usually will go for free apps. That's the reality. I read a comment from an IOS developer saying Apple users are much willing to pay for the Apps than Android users. As a result, developers are more than willing to create apps for IOS. In addition, there are just too many different devices running Android and it creates headache for the developers of having to create many different versions for different android devices. A key reason that Apple's Iphone and Ipad are so successful is because of having developers create so many wonderful apps and they need money to keep them going.

        • +4

          Woah, I don't think he was inviting a lecture.

          I use an android tab all the time, and have probably spent ~$20 total on Play- there are heaps of excellent free, ad supported apps. Many use a tablet for media consumption- movies, books, magazines, which means no revenue for devs.

          Google aren't stupid, and they no doubt realize that not all users are going to cash in on hundreds of apps. The ecosystem can still be profitable.

        • +5

          This goes double for fchis

          "Apple users are much willing to pay for the Apps than Android users"

          This is an incredibly flawed and somewhat condescending attitude. As someone who uses both iOS and Android, I've sunk a couple hundred into iOS Appstore while Android? <$20.. and it's not because I'm somehow a one-way cheapskate.

          The fact is, most of the functions you want are already pre-installed on Android or free. Here are just a few of the things that I've had to pay for on iOS that come with Android out of the box: Decent Mail client (Sparrow), RSS (Reeder), Turn-by-Turn Nav (Metroview), Offline-Page Reader (Instapaper). Those all up are $20-30 that I never had to spend on Android. Yes, the game selection on Android is poorer than iOS but they have much healthier emulator communities.

          If you want to make money on Android, do something different instead of simply filling holes the OS developer hasn't done itself. The iOS 6 update now provides Nav and offline page saving, so the guys who provided those services are now effectively screwed. Google's usually a better with adding features, so there's simply less room for redundancy on their market. The note-taking app market on Android is particularly nasty with Evernote, Docs, Milk and Astrid struggling for exposure.

        • I was refering to the comment by Seth Porges in the article.

          http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2012/06/25/why-googles…

        • -4

          Yet these paid third party apps are a 100X better than Google's own internal development.

          Seriously compare the official Google Reader app on Android to Reeder. It's just a joke.

        • They're not.
          -Sparrow is no better than Android's Gmail client
          -Google Maps Nav is superior to TomTom/Metroview
          -Reeder is superior to Google Reader, is not something I'd pay $5 for.
          -Instapaper, the Chrome offline page-saver is more seamless

          Ultimately, I'd love better 3rd party apps like Reeder to exist, but I don't want to be forced to purchase them because there's no native app that does the same thing.

      • I assume it gives it to the first account that logs into the device.

        It would be silly if it was tied to the Wallet account regardless on the amount of orders they make.

  • Wait, so when is this meant to ship exactly? Leaving on a trip in 3 and a half weeks and would like to know if this'll make it in time…

    • They said 2 to 3 weeks, I assume they are accounting for backorders. ( + 2-3 day fedex )

      So 12 to 18 business days?

  • +8

    Why, oh why Google did you have to chuck an Apple and omit the microSD card slot? 16gb just doesn't cut it these days, especially when you want to load up on 720p movies. The only workaround is connecting a USB HDD but that is mostly impractical with a tablet device.
    The specs are mindblowing and it looks really impressive so I would still be interested to buy if the price falls in line with the US market(why do we always get shafted?).

    • +2

      Or an SD card in a USB reader. Some very small ones are available. Not ideal, but hardly the end of the world.

      • +1

        lol never thought of that, might be unreliable though. fancy walking around with a daisy chained tablet with cables running in and out. atleast the battery life is strong.

        • +1

          Welcome to 2002. I did the daisy chain USB host thing with my NEC PocketPC all those years ago. Never thought I'd still be doing it over a decade later. Thanks Google, for totally gimping an otherwise awesome device yet again.

        • +4

          you guys watch movies while you're walking?

      • Does it even have a USB port for peripherals?

    • +1

      Actually I think the memory limitation(8/16gb) imposed on this device is a conspiracy by Google to make us go and purchase/rent movies(or other content) from the marketplace(google wins $$$) as opposed to illegally downloading them and transferring them to your device of choice(the good old fashioned way).

      • +2

        "conspiracy by Google to make us go and purchase/rent movies"

        "as opposed to illegally downloading them and transferring them to your device of choice"

        I barely call that a conspiracy LOL

      • +1

        I guess the only conspiracy here is that Google has been tracking your ozbargain comments, emails, browsing etc and decided to specifically target you …. :)

        Joking aside

        Not every device will suit everyone, when will ozbargainers learn that. Good on Google for deciding to target a specific type of user.

        Every device has limits and trade offs. Just make a choice of what pain/benefit you want.

      • +2

        In mass production, providing SD slot would cost nothing, and with an SD slot, there wouldn't be a need for 16GB version - in terms of marketing, it would have benefited Goggle to have a single SKU.

        Most likely, lack of SD slot is ASUS' imposition - trying to differentiate between this (their economy) and their premium models that do provide it.

      • +3

        Imagine how pissed off all the other manufacturers would be if google released a near-perfect product at a price that nobody can compete against. IPS, Tegra 3, long battery life, microSD slot, near cost-price … who would buy anything else?

        • It pretty much has all of those things - except for microsd slot. But totally agree, the Nexus is going to shake up the tablet market. It is not revolutionary but it will certainly put downward pressure on prices. Quad-core is the new standard in tablets at a $200 price point. Brilliance :)

        • I consider this a smart move by Google. Any tablet below this standard will wither and die - they're raising the bar.
          My wife ordered one of these … I felt like I was talking her into it :) But it's a good compliment for her Nexus S.

    • Rumour has it that Asus will be release its own version soon with identical spec at a slightly lower price, ala HTC Desire vs Nexus One. I have my fingers crosses that this version would come with the SD card slot.

      • Galaxy S was basically a Nexus S with a memory card slot right? That would be excellent

    • They did this intentionally, they want you to use the Cloud, not quite practical in AU though.

      So I bought the 16GB version.

      • I reckon they don't want to piss off their OEM partners by making a desirable product that ticks all the boxes for virtually cost price. That would effectively kill the competition as they won't be able to compete with no margins.

  • +2

    Don't forget that US prices don't include their sales taxes which apply in most states. At the end of the day I don't think the $50 is that much more, although the shipping could have been waived

    • The shipping is the deal-killer IMO. I'm going to wait a while for the nexus to penetrate the mass-market so that the prices of all tablets(except apple) will gloriously fall muhahaha

  • +3

    No 3G/4G? This is the first function I'd include in designing a tab so it can travel! I don't get it…OK, so it's got WiFi, but you can't always be near a hub. Waiting for GN7 Mk2 with 3G/4G…over to you Google.

    • +4

      Use your phone as a hotspot?

      • +4

        This. Otherwise I would need to buy another simcard and separate data plan just for the tablet. I always have my phone with me, so wherever the tablet goes, my phone would be there. If you have a decent data pack on your phone, I can't see it being an issue.

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