Nexus 7 owners unite!

[Grant Lamontagne]

This maybe should go in Deals & Auctions but I may have a line on some Otter box Defender cases to fit the Nexus 7.  The catch is, we need to sell six of them, which seems excessive since I only need one.

Whoey is interested in one, so that means we have two down.  I don't have a solid price on them yet but they should be significantly cheaper than the $70 listed on the Otter box website.

http://m.otterbox.com/Google-Nexus-7-Defender-Series-case/asu2-nexus-7,default,pd.html?dwvar_asu2-nexus-7_color=20&start=1&cgid=nexus-7-cases

So how many Nexus owners do we have, and who might be interested in a deal on one of these cases.

Def

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[xdalaw]

I'm late to the party, but I've had a N7 for a while and I love it! 
I often get Otterboxes for my gadgets, but the price would need to be significantly reduced to bite on one for my N7.
Any updates?

[Grant Lamontagne]

Not really. We never got any interest so I didn't perdue it any further.

Def

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[xdalaw]

Bummer.  Thank for the update.

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[Grant Lamontagne]

No problem. This is still open if we get enough Nexus owners interested.

Def

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[Whoey]

quite a few nexus owners on the forum now isn't there?

[Grant Lamontagne]

I can think of a few.  It's finding a few with some extra money and the need for a case that's the problem! 

Def

[kirk13]

The whole idea of the Nexus 7 series disturbs me...one minute everything's fine,the next a mining ship is being blown up in Orions Belt,then bits of San Francisco are being blown up as they search for Thier creators 

[Grant Lamontagne]

I have to admit that was a concern.... but even so it still beats an iPad! 

Def

[nuphoria]

Hell yeah, in many ways

Love mine and I'm a fan of Otterbox too, but I need a vertical stand up case for school, so I got a Case Logic one for now.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Since there were so many holdups with this, and since my Nexus 7 has hit the floor a couple of times I decided to bite the bullet and order an Otterbox Defender for it.

I'm looking forward to it showing up!

Def

[nuphoria]

Your poor little toys!

[Pacu]

i think i'm gonna get one of the new model Nexuseseses when they come out in june. My samsung tablet is showing its age.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Nexi?



Def

[Pacu]

i get tired of this tablet gets its android updated to this and that one to that....a google tablet will have the most up to date android version there is. And they are cheap compared to others. I just mainly want to surf, email, look at stupid youtube videos.

It won't replace my laptop/desktop. I need horsepower quite a bit. 

[Whoey]

Horsepower, price and updates were big reasons I chose the Nexus 7... I read several comparisons vs Kindle Fire, iPad mini etc, and the Nexus is pretty hard to beat. While there are a couple things that would be nice to have that the others do, the horsepower on a Nexus 7 is not easily beat for the price.

Coming from a generic branded Android tablet the Nexus is a dream tablet. Great toy, wish I'd gotten it sooner.

[nuphoria]

Nexi?



Def

I like that, or maybe Nexae

[Mr. Whippy]

1.  I LOVE my Nexus.  Absolutely the best Electrogimickry I've ever owned.

2.

Nexi?



Def

I like that, or maybe Nexae

Hmm...

There are skin adnexa and uterine adnexa and those are both plural.  Looking it up, the singular form is adnexus (masc) or adnexa (fem) or adnexum (neut)

Plurals are listed as adnexi (masc) adnexae(fem) and adnexa (neut)

Further down the chart, adnexis is dative plural (masc, fem, neut)

So maybe Nexis already plural and we each have "A" Nexus, Nexa or Nexum depending on the gender of the tablet.

 

[Grant Lamontagne]

My guess would be female as it has ports and no hangy bits designed to be occasionally squashed by a bike seat.

I love my Nexus too- it is a great little rig, but it won't be replacing my laptop any time soon.  I write a lot and I need a keyboard.  Until they come up with a better input method than banging on a pile of buttons, I'll be stuck with a laptop.

Still, for quick messages, watching Youtube or Netflix, some light surfing/forum browsing or reading a spreadsheet in the field the Nexus can't be beat.

Def

[nuphoria]

I hadn't thought of it as female, but yes.... It has the right number of ports

[Mr. Whippy]

My guess would be female as it has ports and no hangy bits designed to be occasionally squashed by a bike seat.

I love my Nexus too- it is a great little rig, but it won't be replacing my laptop any time soon.  I write a lot and I need a keyboard.  Until they come up with a better input method than banging on a pile of buttons, I'll be stuck with a laptop.

Still, for quick messages, watching Youtube or Netflix, some light surfing/forum browsing or reading a spreadsheet in the field the Nexus can't be beat.

Def

BT keyboard.  Works perfectly.

[Grant Lamontagne]

And USB ports and an SD card slot....

Def

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[Mr. Whippy]

And USB ports and an SD card slot....

Def

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...oh...

[Whoey]

if i understand how USB OTG works, you just need a OTG cable to plug a usb device into your nexus...

[nuphoria]

Yes.

I got  99p cable from t'bay and it works fine

[Grant Lamontagne]

My Nexus 7 Otterbox Defender arrived today!

It doesn't feel too bulky, although it is significantly more robust than the Nexus in the buff. 

The outer cover can be taken off completely when not in use or clipped over the back of the unit so you don't have to go looking for it later.  It also has a gold out thing so you can use it as a stand when watching YouTube, Netflix etc, or just for reading.

It's not water tight so you probably wouldn't want to use of while scuba diving or adding realism to your Singin In The Rain Karaoke app, but it should protect better against it being placed in a puddle left by someone who doesn't know what a coaster is, or that drink that gets thrown at you when the Mrs sees what sites you've been viewing.

Even better, it should protect nicely against drops, something my wonderfully wild puppy Eddie has made sure my Nexus has unfortunately experienced a few times.

So far I'm quite pleased with it, as I expected I would be as I've got a Defender for my phone and my wife has one for her iPad.  I wouldn't say it's for everyone given that it cost somewhere just south of $100 and that's an awful lot to protect a device that goes for about $250, but if your machine is in more than average danger of slips, falls, spills out other calamities then it might be worth looking into.

Def

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[Abstraction]

My Nexus 7 Otterbox Defender arrived today!

It doesn't feel too bulky, although it is significantly more robust than the Nexus in the buff. 

The outer cover can be taken off completely when not in use or clipped over the back of the unit so you don't have to go looking for it later.  It also has a gold out thing so you can use it as a stand when watching YouTube, Netflix etc, or just for reading.

It's not water tight so you probably wouldn't want to use of while scuba diving or adding realism to your Singin In The Rain Karaoke app, but it should protect better against it being placed in a puddle left by someone who doesn't know what a coaster is, or that drink that gets thrown at you when the Mrs sees what sites you've been viewing.

Even better, it should protect nicely against drops, something my wonderfully wild puppy Eddie has made sure my Nexus has unfortunately experienced a few times.

So far I'm quite pleased with it, as I expected I would be as I've got a Defender for my phone and my wife has one for her iPad.  I wouldn't say it's for everyone given that it cost somewhere just south of $100 and that's an awful lot to protect a device that goes for about $250, but if your machine is in more than average danger of slips, falls, spills out other calamities then it might be worth looking into.

Def

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Always liked the idea of otter box's and my nexus is rather naked in my bag but as you say, that's a lot of money to protect a comparatively cheap device!

Think I might look at ones when I upgrade it - thinking of getting the next nexus 10 when it's out so that will probably be worth one!

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[Grant Lamontagne]

Well, mine has hit the floor a few times since I got the Otterbox and there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.  The box is worth it for piece of mind if nothing else.

The cover also has magnets in it, which means that when you put the cover on the machine goes to sleep, and when you take it off, it wakes up, saving you the arduous task of pressing the power button.  Not a big deal, but a nice feature. 

Also, the charging port is quite well armored- almost a little too much as it can make plugging the machine in a bit more challenging, so you use the extra effort you saved by not pressing the power button to plug it in...   

Def