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My Nexus 7 from 3 years ago has better specs and cost only slightly more. Who buys this junk?

by atomi 11y ago

schmichael 11y ago
The Nexus 7 was 3 times as much. Maybe $100 isn't much to you, but it is to a lot of people.
EA 11y ago
Parents. It comes with a two-year "no questions asked" warranty and free access to tons of media curated by an independent third party.
- Osiris 11y ago
  Actually, the "no questions asked" warranty is only on the "Kids edition" which is $100. The Kids edition is the $50 tablet + a case + "FreeTime", and the 2 year replacement warranty.
  - jay_kyburz 11y ago
    I don't want my kids bombarded with ads for crap on Amazon.
    - Turing_Machine 11y ago
      Then you can pay an extra $15 and get one that doesn't bombard your kids with ads for crap on Amazon.
  - Zelphyr 11y ago
    Where do I find more info about that? I tried returning it and they said I was past the 90-day return policy.
noja 11y ago
Your Nexus 7 did not cost 50 bucks three years ago. (Also it's hardly junk because you don't like the price)
fweespeech 11y ago
People who are not technically literate and bought into the Amazon eco system. Also Hearthstone players where, with the right combination of events, you can buy in-game currency at a discount that likely exceeds the $50 [if you buy $500 worth of in game currency, which is not unusual in a TCG, you only need a 10% discount to effectively get a "free" tablet] http://hearthstoneplayers.com/today-only-special-bonus-on-amazon-coins-on-top-of-existing-promo/ http://hearthstoneplayers.com/today-only-special-bonus-on-am... [40% discount, spend $200 and end up with a free tablet]
- scrollaway 11y ago
  Re Hearthstone: This is something that applies to any user of the Amazon store, which is open to regular android users. I doubt Amazon's target demographic for this tablet is "Hearthstone players"... at least, not for that reason.
  - fweespeech 11y ago
    Yeah but I can't think of anything on Amazon worth $200 of Amazon coins besides that.
leesalminen 11y ago
My customers use cheap Fire tablets as e-signature collection devices.
- noja 11y ago
  Which software do they use to collect the signatures? Is it in the app store? With the Amazon Android?
  - leesalminen 11y ago
    Part of my product is a browser based e-signature collection tool using <canvas>, React.js and web sockets. So, not Android related. Any capacitive touch device with a browser and internet works. It's fairly domain specific today (credit card transactions and legal agreements), but as a weekend project I want to abstract it for broader use cases.
IkmoIkmo 11y ago
Your Nexus 7 cost (more than) 4x as much when it was introduced, no comparison. Further, there's probably a market for people who want simple devices laying around at their bedside, couch or table that's bigger than their phone, more functional than an e-reader but not as clunky as a laptop (still very much a form factor for desks) for doing light digital stuff like reading the news, e-reader, checking email, browsing the web, watching video etc. None of this really requires high-end specs. This is exactly what I bought the Nexus 7 for (intro'd at $200 for the 7 and $230 for the 7 2nd gen), for my girlfriend, and she hasn't run a single app yet in the last 2 years that'd have required more specs than this tablet. The only thing she might miss is the N7's beautiful screen compared to the 170 PPI Fire tablet, but after buying a MBA a few weeks ago she still hasn't noticed the 128 PPI yet despite me pointing it out to here a few times and she's super happy so even here I think the Fire tablet would've more than sufficed for her use. Granted with 5 inch phones becoming the norm the 7 inch form factor is being squeezed a bit, but at $50 it's still a very interesting little consumption device to have laying around. It's not for me but I've got several family members for whom it's pretty good value.

My Nexus 7 from 3 years ago has better specs and cost only slightly more. Who buys this junk?

by atomi 11y ago

My Nexus 7 from 3 years ago has better specs and cost only slightly more. Who buys this junk?

schmichael 11y ago

The Nexus 7 was 3 times as much. Maybe $100 isn't much to you, but it is to a lot of people.

EA 11y ago

Parents. It comes with a two-year "no questions asked" warranty and free access to tons of media curated by an independent third party.

Osiris 11y ago
Actually, the "no questions asked" warranty is only on the "Kids edition" which is $100. The Kids edition is the $50 tablet + a case + "FreeTime", and the 2 year replacement warranty.
- jay_kyburz 11y ago
  I don't want my kids bombarded with ads for crap on Amazon.
  - Turing_Machine 11y ago
    Then you can pay an extra $15 and get one that doesn't bombard your kids with ads for crap on Amazon.
- Zelphyr 11y ago
  Where do I find more info about that? I tried returning it and they said I was past the 90-day return policy.

noja 11y ago

Your Nexus 7 did not cost 50 bucks three years ago. (Also it's hardly junk because you don't like the price)

fweespeech 11y ago

People who are not technically literate and bought into the Amazon eco system. Also Hearthstone players where, with the right combination of events, you can buy in-game currency at a discount that likely exceeds the $50 [if you buy $500 worth of in game currency, which is not unusual in a TCG, you only need a 10% discount to effectively get a "free" tablet] http://hearthstoneplayers.com/today-only-special-bonus-on-amazon-coins-on-top-of-existing-promo/ http://hearthstoneplayers.com/today-only-special-bonus-on-am... [40% discount, spend $200 and end up with a free tablet]

scrollaway 11y ago
Re Hearthstone: This is something that applies to any user of the Amazon store, which is open to regular android users. I doubt Amazon's target demographic for this tablet is "Hearthstone players"... at least, not for that reason.
- fweespeech 11y ago
  Yeah but I can't think of anything on Amazon worth $200 of Amazon coins besides that.

leesalminen 11y ago

My customers use cheap Fire tablets as e-signature collection devices.

noja 11y ago
Which software do they use to collect the signatures? Is it in the app store? With the Amazon Android?
- leesalminen 11y ago
  Part of my product is a browser based e-signature collection tool using <canvas>, React.js and web sockets. So, not Android related. Any capacitive touch device with a browser and internet works. It's fairly domain specific today (credit card transactions and legal agreements), but as a weekend project I want to abstract it for broader use cases.

IkmoIkmo 11y ago

Your Nexus 7 cost (more than) 4x as much when it was introduced, no comparison. Further, there's probably a market for people who want simple devices laying around at their bedside, couch or table that's bigger than their phone, more functional than an e-reader but not as clunky as a laptop (still very much a form factor for desks) for doing light digital stuff like reading the news, e-reader, checking email, browsing the web, watching video etc. None of this really requires high-end specs. This is exactly what I bought the Nexus 7 for (intro'd at $200 for the 7 and $230 for the 7 2nd gen), for my girlfriend, and she hasn't run a single app yet in the last 2 years that'd have required more specs than this tablet. The only thing she might miss is the N7's beautiful screen compared to the 170 PPI Fire tablet, but after buying a MBA a few weeks ago she still hasn't noticed the 128 PPI yet despite me pointing it out to here a few times and she's super happy so even here I think the Fire tablet would've more than sufficed for her use. Granted with 5 inch phones becoming the norm the 7 inch form factor is being squeezed a bit, but at $50 it's still a very interesting little consumption device to have laying around. It's not for me but I've got several family members for whom it's pretty good value.