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16GB Nexus 7 from EBGames for $297.97 - Includes FREE Transformers 3 (+$25 Google Play Credit)

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16GB Nexus 7 from EBGames for $297.97 - Includes FREE Transformers 3 (+$25 Google Play Credit)
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ragflan on 06/07/2012 - 10:12 ebgames.com.au (5858 clicks)
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Nexus 7 16GB is currently selling for $299 from Google Store + $19.99 shipping for a total of $318.99. You can get the 16GB version from EBGames for $297.97 with a free copy of Transformer 3 and $25 of Google Play Credit. Only marginally cheaper but if you had any trouble with the device, bringing it to EbGames would be easier than shipping it back to Google I guess.

EBGames also charges for shipping but you can pick it up.

NOTE: This is a PreOrder. EBGames says that tablet will be available on 27th July.

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  • pr3ggas on 06/07/2012 - 10:15
    +1

    Don't forget that you also get $25 store credit/voucher as well.

    • ragflan on 06/07/2012 - 10:17

      Yeap just saw that as well. Thank you. Added it to the deal.

  • superforever on 06/07/2012 - 10:16

    I think you can get the same movie and credit if direct from Google play.

    But I don't know you can order from local store that is nice.

    • Shwayne on 06/07/2012 - 10:17
      +1

      Yeah but it's $299 + $19 from Google Play.

      • ESEMCE on 06/07/2012 - 13:31

        $19 Shipping I presume you mean.

  • stickyfingers on 06/07/2012 - 10:19

    Great… Already ordered from Google Play
    I think this is a strange move on EB game's part, seeing as I don't think they have a deal with Google/ASUS and I don't think they would be making much profit?

    • dy4me on 06/07/2012 - 10:23

      Whats strange? the fact that the australian nexus 7 is marked up by $50 leaves no room for profit even after taking out the GST?

      To begin with the 16gb cost $50 more than the 8gb. it doesnt cost the manufacturer $50 for an extra 8gb. so there is already some profit to be made there.

      • yamumma on 06/07/2012 - 12:29

        What makes you think that the retail price has anything to do with the cost of the hardware?

        Perhaps that 8gb of ram is only worth $2 to them, but they sell the 8gb model less than cost and the 16gb model a bit higher to create greater differentiation between the models.

        What if both models are being sold far below cost as a loss leader just to try and get into the market or recoup costs on app sales?

        Your assumptions about profit margins are purely that.

        • dy4me on 06/07/2012 - 12:31
          +3

          please check the facts before commenting. In the US the nexus 7 is being sold at cost. in Australia at $50 more there is a slight profit.

          http://www.dailytech.com/Nexus+7+Sold+at+Cost+Went+from+Desi…

        • yamumma on 06/07/2012 - 13:31
          -4

          More assumptions, not a lot of fact.

        • dy4me on 06/07/2012 - 13:46
          -1

          so where are your facts?Atleast i provided links. U have none now do you? so stop your nonsence and come back with facts

        • JimmyF on 06/07/2012 - 14:14

          dup, please ignore

        • JimmyF on 06/07/2012 - 14:15
          +9

          Please check your facts! there isnt a $50 markup in Australia, you don't under the USA pricing model that everything is quoted price + tax, the true walk out of the shop in the US for a 16GB model is $249 + $25-30 taxes = $275-280 dollars, compared to Australia of $299 walk out of shop price. Yes how dare they treat us like cash cows and charge us extra!! /s

        • yamumma on 06/07/2012 - 14:16
          -5

          Fact: the Nexus 7 sells for a higher price in Australia than in the US based on current exchange rates.

          Fact: we don't know the true hardware costs or the margins involved.

          Fact: links to things on the internet prove nothing.

          Fact: when arguing on the Internet, everybody loses.

          Fact: I should know better.

          Fact: I like cake!

        • johnno07 on 06/07/2012 - 15:08
          1. How would selling something below cost help then recoup costs?
          2. It's not the 16GB figure their quoting is not RAM - it's the size of the storage space.
          3. What Level380 said about tax is exactly right and nobody seems to understand this. If you've ever been to the US will realise that advertised prices, unlike here in Aus, very rarely include tax. So slap 10% or so onto any US price you see THEN convert.
        • JepunK on 06/07/2012 - 15:17
          +2

          u think too much

        • lostn on 06/07/2012 - 15:17
          +2

          Fact: the Nexus 7 sells for a higher price in Australia than in the US based on current exchange rates.

          Most things sell for a higher price in Australia compared to the US, not just this tablet. This is just a fact of life.

          Retailers and distributors see us Aussies as dolts willing to pay more for everything, and when we start importing instead they cry foul that online shopping is putting B&M retailers out of business and contributing to unemployment which will hurt our economy even worse in the long run.

          I'm going to try and source one imported when this thing releases.

        • StewBalls on 06/07/2012 - 15:27
          +5

          Most things sell for a higher price in Australia compared to the US, not just this tablet. This is just a fact of life.

          This is true, but it's not always a function of avarice; sometimes it really is that we are a smaller market with different shipping, tax & infrastructure costs! A little paranoia is good, but too much time in the tinfoil hat can be counterproductive! ;)

        • yamumma on 06/07/2012 - 15:54
          -3
          1. Who said that? I was suggesting that costs from undercut hardware could be recouped via app sales.
          2. My bad.
          3. Correct.
          4. I really like cake!
        • johnno07 on 06/07/2012 - 16:45
          -3

          In response to the first point - you said that. You may not have meant to, but it came across that way in that barely literate post. Now please be quiet!

        • yamumma on 06/07/2012 - 17:23
          -3

          I did? Oooohhhh "recoup costs on app sales", right. Granted it wasn't the most elegantly formed sentence, could have done with a bit more punctuation, but "barely literate" is a bit harsh. You've hurt my feelings now.

          Sorry, are my comments prohibiting you from taking advantage of this amazing bargain?

          Sounds like we could both do with some cake.

        • Tal_Shiar on 06/07/2012 - 18:05
          -1

          Links or facts?

      • JimmyF on 06/07/2012 - 14:12
        +8

        There isnt a $50 markup in Australia, you don't under the USA pricing model that everything is quote price + tax.

        In Australia is $299 for the 16GB inc GST, in the USA its $249 + TAXES, which is about $25-30 dollars, so the real price increase is about $25 over the US model, allowing a few extra dollars 'fat' as our dollar moves up and down a bit lately, this would be about right.

        • lostn on 06/07/2012 - 15:18
          -4

          Only a handful of US states have tax on goods. And even then it's less than 10%.

        • Daabido on 06/07/2012 - 15:31
          +1

          Only a "handful" hey? You sir, are an idiot;
          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_taxes_in_the_United_State…

        • eug on 06/07/2012 - 15:32
          +7

          Hey, maybe he has big hands! Don't call him an idiot just for having big hands - that's just mean.

        • lostn on 06/07/2012 - 16:06
          -2

          And if you look at the percentages, it's 4-7%, with some at 0%. Still doesn't add up to $50.

        • SydStrand on 06/07/2012 - 16:22
          +1

          "Only a handful of US states have tax on goods"

          Bullshit. Only a handful of US states DON'T have sales tax, the most prominent of which is Oregon. Have you ever been shopping in America? It's sales tax in virtually every state between coasts.

          You're also conveniently forgetting that you're only counting local 4-7%, you haven't thrown in the general/federal tax that effectively doubles it. He's right, 10% is standard.

        • johnno07 on 06/07/2012 - 16:49
          +1

          Exactly right, Strand0410. So much stupidity in these comments! It would take all of about three seconds of research for them not to sound like an idiot.

        • Tal_Shiar on 06/07/2012 - 18:06
          +1

          You didn't do well in maths at school did you?

        • dyziplen on 06/07/2012 - 22:30

          It's actually on a city by city county by county basis as well. E.g Miami dade is 7 percent, Broward which is still in the Miami metropolitan area is 6.5 percent.

    • stumo on 06/07/2012 - 10:23
      +3

      Who cares if it's strange, it's $20 cheaper and more convenient to get it from EB. I'm smelling an OW pricematch on the horizon.

      • dy4me on 06/07/2012 - 10:26

        if you can wait for officeworks to stock it? n chances are this is a preorder price, and may go up to $319 once the product becomes available.

        • stumo on 06/07/2012 - 10:32

          Considering its not even out yet and it's already being discounted, imma wait and see what happens. Id prefer the gt7.7 over this, so hopefully prices come down across the board once this is available in numbers.

        • superforever on 06/07/2012 - 10:36
          +4

          GT 7.7, dual core and don't know when will receive ICS 4.1.

          I would not go for it.

        • stumo on 06/07/2012 - 10:46
          -1

          Nexus 7 gimped local storage.

          I would not go for it, unless it was signifiantly cheaper than the gt7.7

        • superforever on 06/07/2012 - 10:54
          +1

          Depends on what you want to store on it.

          My 16GB Nexus phone I still have 10GB left because apps are not that big as iPad.

        • atlas on 06/07/2012 - 11:09

          7.7 3G has already received ICS. The 7.7 wi-fi is not too far behind.

        • gbnz on 06/07/2012 - 11:10

          If you travel a bit and you put on a movie or two or some music that will go nowhere.

          The storage is a dealbreaker for me.. but for the price I ordered one anyway as it would be a nice tablet just to have around the house in the living room lol. I cant resist anything thats good value.

        • Trishool on 06/07/2012 - 11:14
          +4

          But porn is, and will quickly fill up 16GB of HD content.

        • ironpaw on 06/07/2012 - 11:22

          Agreed. I'm loving my $200 Lenovo Thinkpad Tab with 32GB HP Class 10 SD card…plus 32GB Sandisk Cruz Fit.

          16GB is nothing these days if you want to store some decent games and movies/music.

        • atlas on 06/07/2012 - 11:31

          I dunno about the Nexus, but the 7.7 can output via to monitors/TVs via HDMI. That makes putting 1080p content on the tab a desirable thing. Guess how big the average 1080p movie is these days?

        • lostn on 06/07/2012 - 15:20

          I would not go for it, unless it was signifiantly cheaper than the gt7.7

          …it is.

          What's the cheapest GT7.7 you can find?

        • lostn on 06/07/2012 - 15:22

          I dunno about the Nexus, but the 7.7 can output via to monitors/TVs via HDMI. That makes putting 1080p content on the tab a desirable thing. Guess how big the average 1080p movie is these days?

          My 1080p TV is a smart TV. I just plug in a USB stick/HDD to it and it will play the 1080p movies on the TV. What's the point in playing it on the tablet and draining extra battery power when the TV can already handle those file formats on its own?

          BTW, my TV's playback of 8GB+ 1080p MKVs are very smooth and flawless. No choppiness or dropped frames. I don't know if a tablet will be able to handle that. The new iPad doesn't, and that's more powerful than the GT7.7. Some 10" Android tablets I've tried can't handle it smoothly either, even 720p.

        • eug on 06/07/2012 - 15:26

          My 1080p TV is a smart TV.

          Yours is. But you're not everyone… :)
          Also, the TV in your hotel room probably isn't.

        • lostn on 06/07/2012 - 15:29
          -3

          Even dumb TVs have USB slots. I'm pretty sure all HDTVs these days can play movie files on a USB stick. It's only a question of whether they handle MKV or not. Some do, some may not. I think newer ones should.

          I don't live in a hotel. If you're rich enough to do that, most of this discussion is moot.

        • eug on 06/07/2012 - 15:31

          Mine doesn't. So should I buy a whole new TV, or should I lean towards a tablet with HDMI output? My TV works perfectly fine otherwise.

          The point is, everyone's situation is different. Some people will find HDMI output very useful, some people won't.

        • lostn on 06/07/2012 - 16:08

          How old is your TV? Some of mine are 4 years old and can still do all that.

        • lostn on 06/07/2012 - 16:11
          -1

          Guess how big the average 1080p movie is these days?

          Guess what the maximum file size the Galaxy Tab can officially read is?

          How big the 1080p movie file is, is irrelevant if the player can't read the file format it needs.

        • eug on 06/07/2012 - 16:11

          Probably about 5 years old. It's a Samsung Kblablabablasomethingsomething.

          You're missing the point. I won't be carrying my TV with me on holiday when I might want to watch something in a hotel room. Not all my friends TVs can play back video files either. Having a tablet with HDMI out provides flexibility.

        • eug on 06/07/2012 - 16:38

          Guess what the maximum file size the Galaxy Tab can read is?

          Huge. With the NTFS Mounter (and similar) apps from the market, you can mount NTFS-formatted cards.

          I prefer TV shows myself though!

        • eug on 06/07/2012 - 16:50

          What's the cheapest GT7.7 you can find?

          $359 delivered for local stock along with a pouch, book cover case, and dock, all genuine Samsung accessories. You'll definitely want at least a case for your Nexus 7, so that'll make it maybe $320. The price difference will then be just $40, and you've still got another case and a dock with the 7.7. The screen is a bit larger too, and is Super AMOLED Plus. And the microSD slot, of course. :)

        • atlas on 07/07/2012 - 22:57

          lostn - not every TV can playback MKVs. Certainly my Series 8 Samsung LED cannot, although it probably is about 5 years old now.

          There is also no guarantee that whatever TV you get in your hotel when you're traveling can playback mkvs.

          Funny you should mention the maximum file size point. Mine is limited by the NTFS file system, so I believe the maximum is approximately 16TB i believe. But I'd probably be more limited by my 64gig micro-sd card.

          Can your TV read NTFS usb drives?

          By the way, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is not crippled like the iPad in terms of GPU acceleration. The 7.7 can playback 1080p with DTS audio flawlessly, thanks to the GPU acceleration. iPads don't allow access to the GPU except for Apple file formats like mp4/quicktime thus any 3rd party video player will depend solely on the CPU to play a mkv file. I expect the Nexus will also have hardware video acceleration just like the Samsung.

    • [Deactivated] on 06/07/2012 - 10:24
      +1

      They've been selling tablets for a while now.

      Not sure whether to get one or not, I have a Xoom and a SGSII. Is this overkill?

      • Bappy on 06/07/2012 - 10:26

        same here - I have a iPhone 4, Nexus S and Iconia A500
        Not sure if I sell the Iconia and buy this…

        • [Deactivated] on 06/07/2012 - 11:02

          Yeah I'm considering selling the Xoom though I'm not sure why tbh. I just like the idea of the nexus 7.

        • punk on 06/07/2012 - 13:24

          just a thought… maybe cause its new and has the newest OS?

        • [Deactivated] on 06/07/2012 - 13:37
          +1

          Problem is Xoom is also getting jb, was confirmed last week.

  • Saturday on 06/07/2012 - 10:24
    +2

    Will other retail stores sell this, e.g. JB Hi-fi, BigW, the Good Guys? Just wondering who will get the best price.

    • dy4me on 06/07/2012 - 10:27
      +3

      yes Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi, Dick Smith, Bing Lee, The Good Guys, Retravision, Radio Rentals, Officeworks, EB Games, Costco, BSR and other authorised ASUS resellers

      • Trishool on 06/07/2012 - 11:15
        +1

        Then I'd say wait for the sales (especially around xmas), and keep your eyes on HN, Costco, DSE and JB Hifi.

        • syme321 on 06/07/2012 - 12:33
          +1

          But if we wait do we lose the $25 Play credit & movie?

          On the Google Play site it says "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."

  • PissLUR on 06/07/2012 - 10:27
    -2

    I have a nexus… do i need this?

    • mrayner on 06/07/2012 - 10:37

      If YOU don't know… the answer is no.
      I'd be on board if the screen was a bit bigger. Hopefully they will bring out another bigger one in the future. I can see the attraction though, great device for a great price.

      • superforever on 06/07/2012 - 10:52

        You will need both 7" and 10" tablet :)

        7" on the road and 10" at home.

        • DeWalt on 06/07/2012 - 13:24

          I recommend a 7in tablet to someone who reads books a lot and likes portability.
          I recommend a 10in tablet to someone who likes "coffee table" style books - large and combersome, but beautiful … or if you like to keep up with the Jones'

          I own an iPad, so i'm speaking from my own personal experience :)
          I've ordered one of the Nexus 7s for my wife.

    • dy4me on 06/07/2012 - 11:12
      +2

      yes you need to get it. you need to spend all your money to support retail CEO's high salaries.

      • StewBalls on 06/07/2012 - 14:17

        That's right, caviar & truffles ain't cheap! ;)

  • ozblogger on 06/07/2012 - 10:38
    +1

    Let the Nexus 7 Retail wars begin :)

    • sane on 06/07/2012 - 11:11
      +11

      "Begun these Nexus 7 retail wars have"

      Kids these days, messing up their Star Wars quotes ….

      • Trishool on 06/07/2012 - 11:16
        +8

        Be taught they must, yes.

        • raydragon on 06/07/2012 - 16:27
          +4

          EVERYONE should be geek enough to be able to do basic Yoda style quotes :)

      • SydStrand on 06/07/2012 - 16:24
        +2

        Sorry, I consider prequel-quoting sacrilege.

  • taroko on 06/07/2012 - 10:43

    link not working.. but thanks for the info.

  • KKraig on 06/07/2012 - 10:49

    There was talk of it being more expensive at retail but I can see everyone trying to undercut each other on it
    http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/07/nexus-7-tablet-coming-to-r…

  • boretentsu on 06/07/2012 - 10:54

    Weren't they supposed to be AU$250?

    • taroko on 06/07/2012 - 10:55
      +2

      it's 16Gb version mentioned.. not the 8Gb model.

      • boretentsu on 06/07/2012 - 10:59
        -1

        Ah yes, is there an expansion slot?

        Edit: omg no expansion, that sux….

        • superforever on 06/07/2012 - 11:00

          No but not a problem for most people.

        • taroko on 06/07/2012 - 11:00

          visit google store for detail. no external memory card slot.

        • wesker on 06/07/2012 - 11:23

          edit -

        • wesker on 06/07/2012 - 11:24

          superforever: On what basis do you think this is a valid statement?

        • superforever on 06/07/2012 - 11:34

          Only peoples want to store large amount of movies will need external storage and I think Nexus 7 doesn't have HDMI output to TV, right?

          But if only for apps 16GB is quite a lot because Android apps are smaller than iPad.

        • scrimshaw on 06/07/2012 - 11:40
          +1

          According to this source roughly 50% of people use their tablets for watching video.

          That's a significant amount. I don't think Google might have taken usage patterns into account when they introduced the 8GB Nexus. It might just be that they're thinking everyone has high speed internet and has access to fast cloud storage, but that isn't the case for Australians where we pay through the nose just to have cable internet.

        • Shwayne on 06/07/2012 - 11:41
          +2

          It's a pretty damn serious problem for most people.

          16GB of storage is what, 4 720p feature length movies?

          Sure you can get movies on the Play store, but again, you can cache like 4 of those, then you'll have to use 2GB of mobile data to watch another one on the train.

        • eug on 06/07/2012 - 11:49
          +1

          I doubt a sample size of 549 is enough to conclude that 50% of people use their tablets for watching video.

          Anyway those 549 people are in the US, where video streaming via Hulu or Netflix is popular. Those don't require local storage.

        • superforever on 06/07/2012 - 11:50

          So far I found Android games are a lot smaller than on iPad.

          For example: Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit only 7.6M and Angry Bird Space is 23M.

          https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eamobile.nfshp_row_wf&feature=apps_topselling_paid#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLG51bGwsImNvbS5lYW1vYmlsZS5uZnNocF9yb3dfd2YiXQ..

          Storing HD movies is another issues but for apps 16GB in most case is enough.

        • stumo on 06/07/2012 - 12:07
          +2

          I rhik you'll find that the bigger 3d games like nfs will download several hindered MB os data when you install them the 7.6MB on play store is only the executable/loader.

        • atlas on 06/07/2012 - 12:10

          Does no one store music on their tab anymore? Photos?

          I'm also guessing that 16gb storage will translate to perhaps about 12-13gb usable storage after the OS partition is accounted for.

        • netsurfer on 06/07/2012 - 12:16
          +2

          Personally, I prefer to watch movies on a tablet via wireless streaming, rather than putting on microSD card. I like 720p or 1080p movies and some of them I ripped from my blu-ray originals. Even 32GB microSD won't be enough.

          Wireless streaming is one of the cool features of Android tablet (assuming you have a tablet with a decent GPU). iPad has the hardware to do it, but I am not able to find a player software that can take advantage of iPad hardware properly.

          As for no USB-OTG (for storage) and lack of expansion. This can be easily fix by using a pocket wifi device (since a lot of them have microSD support anyway). Really don't get the big fuss about no expansion slot. I am more concerned about lack of HDMI support.

        • superforever on 06/07/2012 - 12:17

          Is that the case? I didn't know that.

          I am wondering why they can make it so much smaller than on ipad.

          I agreed if comes with expansion of course it is good but I think Google needs to leave some room for third party manufacturers. Otherwise how Acer, ASUS, Samsung develop their products to make it some difference from Google.

        • ironpaw on 06/07/2012 - 12:20
          +1

          LOL. Like Stumo said - that's the size of the APK. It'll then ask to download several hundred mb of data…

          I installed a game called "9mm" from gameloft that almost pulled a gb of data via wifi….

        • netsurfer on 06/07/2012 - 12:34
          +2

          The device is meant to compete with Amazon Kindle Fire. Also, with the Nexus series, external microSD support is generally lacking.

          Amazon, Google, Apple all prefer you to watch contents wirelessly (from the cloud). In the US, unlimited Internet access is generally the norm. Also, Amazon, Google and Apple can sell you contents this way.

          If you have a NAS, with Tegra 3 CPU/GPU, you can stream pretty much everything to Nexus 7. If you must have the contents with you, get a pocket wifi (since they normally have microSD support). App installs - let's face it, installing things on SD card will cause your tablet to take longer to get ready.

          On Android devices with lack of phone memory, I have installed apps onto SD, when the microSD card got corrupted, it is a nightmare.

        • netsurfer on 06/07/2012 - 12:40

          That's why there is no HDMI on Nexus 7. That's why USB OTG is limited to input device (no USB OTG for storage devices). No camera at the back.

          This device is to take on Amazon Kindle Fire.

          Other manufacturers, honestly, Acer more or less gave up on Android tablets (not making enough to even cover costs). Samsung targets high end market. Asus… well Nexus 7 is made by Asus.

        • Zed on 06/07/2012 - 12:55

          i prefer wireless streaming too.

          it is feasible on the ipad as well - i use buzzplayer. or XBMC if you have it jailbroken, but it is slower loading.

          so it doesn't support USB-OTG?? not even flash drives with adapter?
          cause that would be useful.
          other tablets like i think the acer or asus one can support portable HDD.

        • atlas on 06/07/2012 - 13:50

          Wireless streaming is fine - even dual core cpu tablets can do that. For iPads there is an app called AirVideo which streams nicely.

          But one of the reasons for getting a 7" tablet is the portability. If you're sitting at home you may as well get a 10" tablet because chances are you're not taking it anywhere anyway.

          And if you're on the road, having content residing on your device I think is very handy. For example on the train to/from work or on an airplane for in-flight use. You'll remember that radio transmitters are not permitted to be used on airplanes so wifi devices may not be allowed. I also don't see the point of spending extra on a pocket wifi device when you can get a device with the functionality built-in.

          Re apps and things on the micro-sd card: the point of having micro-sd storage is to free up the internal memory for app and game data. Historically you only put apps/games on the micro-sd card when your device's internal memory was limited, such as the HTC Desire.

          But each to their own. The Nexus is obviously built to a price with a specific audience in mind. In my opinion, if the 7.7 drops further in price, which it undoubtedly will as it comes to the end of its product lifecycle, then it provides a compelling alternative to the Nexus.

        • atlas on 06/07/2012 - 13:52

          Not sure why you'd say Acer have given up on Android tablets when they are still releasing new models. Samsung seems to cover the entire market with their various offerings, such as the 7" Plus. Asus still have other tablets like the Prime.

        • syl on 06/07/2012 - 14:32

          So you gonna store 64 gb of movies in a microsd card if it does support external storage. The tablet only has 9hrs battery life, and it's not like you can watch all movies in one go…. I'm not sure why people would wanna keep that many movies in a tablet.. I'd rather put it in a usb stick. Use it when needed.

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