Ebay DOD: Toshiba 8GB Thrive 10" Tablet w/ Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS, 1GHz Dual-Core, WiFi (Refurbished) Black or Silver - $200 w/ FS

Quote from SirThomas813 : I'm in the same boat except I'd take the Transformer for $250 refurb'd, how much better is the transformer for the price difference?

Is the Transformer on sale anywhere refurb for $250?

How is the battery life on this?

Be careful, these have a high rate of screens cracking. My father bought the 16gb model 2 weeks ago. Last week his briefcase fell with it very protected about 1 foot. The screen shattered. I started to look for a screen replacement and i found that first, it is cheaper to buy a new one. Screens cost 160 plus ship.

Second, a lot of people have had their screens break even though they were never dropped. The case is plastic and a softer plastic, so it flexes much more then i feel comfortable with. I have dropped my touchpad multiple times since i got it without any problems. I do have it in a case, but they should be able to handle small drops such as when you toss it on the couch or something.

Buyer Beware!

Quote from crice : How is the battery life on this?

6hrs

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Quote from Castaa : What does the custom ROM give you over the default? How does compare to the Acer Iconia tablet?

Always wanted the acer iconia but settled for the Toshiba. Just last week the Acer was on sale for 200.00 as well but i am still very happy with my choice.

Android = Custom Rom... period. Often devices are released to the public with bloatware, logging and hardware restrictions. Developers are able to unlock so much potential from the devices resulting in a smoother, faster and overall more stable OS.

Unfortunately, the Thrive doesnt have the developer support that Asus, Acer or Samsung have so there's not as much development out there but i know of a couple VERY good ROMS which have made me very happy. When ICS gets released and developers are able to play with it, i see the device only getting better.

It should also be noted that these havent been selling very well at full price. Toshiba simply didnt put out enough device for the money they were asking with the ipad and Fire out there as alternatives.

I have read online Toshiba has been selling these new on ebay for 200 to decrease inventory even though they say refurbished. Mine was in a new box, and looked like it was never used. But again, who knows?

Quote from bigpapii34 : How does this compare to a Touchpad running CM9? Edit: Woops, meant Touchpad - not the Playbook.

very similar, touchpad lacks HDMI

i have this and like it but its pretty sluggish compared to my phone (galaxy nexus) i am not sure if the 1ghz tegra2 or Honeycomb is to blame... im tempted to sell it and upgrade to the Asus TF300 (~$150 more) to get the quad core tegra3 and ICS

Quote from thinklinux : I will bite when it reaches $100.

These are lower every couple of days as the old android tabs are being dumped. It is nowhere near the bottom yet

75 is a good price point and we will be there by mid summer

I got s new 32g one from officedepot for 299 plus tax. I am wondering if i should get 8g refurb instead.

Quote from seetachi : I got s new 32g one from officedepot for 299 plus tax. I am wondering if i should get 8g refurb instead.

Where did you get yours? When I check OD website, the lowest price is $400 for 16gb

Quote from nounta1016 : Where did you get yours? When I check OD website, the lowest price is $400 for 16gb

check store. It is on clearance.

For this go-around, the deal is over:

"This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available."

Found a nice little metal stand for $5.31 shipped. Had been searching for a non plastic one for a while.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/380441533874

(unaffiliated w/seller)