A FullHD 9 inch tablet from Barnes & Noble, with microSD slot.
This is a hard to get tablet in Australia.
Hardware is on par with Kindle Fire HD 8.9, with a heavily modified Android 4.0 OS like the Kindle.
Retail price: US$299
SavingsHUB.com's price is US$289.99
Use the coupon to get US$20 off
Shipping to Australia:
- Standard US$34.99 (10-15 days)
- US$44.99 (2-5 days)
Total with expedited shipping is under US$315
Click on 'use Amazon payment' at checkout to pay (their website don't take international credit card). There's also the Google Wallet payment option.
Probably cheaper shipping if used with recent deal from HopShopGo
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/86212
Specs:
- Device type: Tablet
- OS: Modified Android (4.0)
- Dimensions: 9.46 x 6.41 x 0.45 (240.3 x 162.8 x 11.4 mm)
- Weight: 18.17 oz (515 g) the average is 18.3 oz (524 g)
Display
- Physical size: 9 inches
- Resolution: 1920 x 1280 pixels
- Pixel density: 256 ppi
- Technology: IPS LCD
- Colors: 16 777 216
- Touchscreen: Capacitive, Multi-touch
Hardware
- System chip: TI OMAP 4470
- Processor: Dual core, 1500 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9
- Graphics processor: PowerVR SGX544 @ 384 MHz
- System memory: 1024 MB RAM
- Built-in storage: 32 GB
- Storage expansion: microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB
Does the Nook have a locked down ecosystem like the Fire HD? If so that poses a few problems unless you decide to root and flash it.