Barnes & Noble NOOK BN-RTV250-16GB-K Tablet TI OMAP4430 1.00GHz 7" 1GB Memory 16GB PowerVR SGX540 (Refurbished) $109.99 + Free Shipping @ Newegg

This info from a previous deal is what I used:

Make the NT rock and install Jelly Bean boot via microSD in 10 easy steps:

1) Format a good SD [google.com] card of at least 4GB in size (A good SD card should have a formatted Crystal disk [cnet.com]4k QD32 write of 1 or greater.) I found the 16gb G.Skill Cl10 cards from newegg were great - QD32 1.4.

2) Download the rather stable cm10-121208_acclaim_sd_hd_img.rar [google.com] and extract the image file using 7-zip [7-zip.org].

3) Write the extracted image to the SD card using win32diskimager [mediafire.com]. Make sure you are writing to the SD card and not to some other portably drive or SSD on your PC!

4) Open MiniTool Partition Wizard [partitionwizard.com] and you should see your PC's partition(s) (leave these alone) and 5 partitions including the unused partition on the microSD card.

5) Delete Partition 4 (Fat 32 SDCARd) and hit Apply

6) Delete the Other partition ~600mb and hit Apply (Neither of those two partitions had any files in them. DO NOT delete the 1st or second partitions which both have the necessary files already inside.)

7) Create a new partition called DATA and select Primary and Ext 4. Make the size 1-4GB (or more) depending on app usage. This is where apps will install. It you are an app hog, them go with 4GB. I went with 2.5GB. Hit Apply.

8) Create a new partition called SDCARD and select Primary and FAT32. The size should be the remaining card space by default - leave it this way. Hit Apply.

9) Close the Partition Wizard, remove the microSD card and place it in the NT that is currently turned off (it needs to be off and not in the sleep state).

10) Turn the NT on and welcome to Jelly Bean. (If you reboot it will go back to stock NT. If you turn it off and then on it will boot Jelly Bean.) Enjoy!


Thanks go to:

http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/20...ok-tablet/

http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/20...ok-tablet/

http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=1789407

http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=2037368

and gilbert_rebel

Note about this method: I attempted to use this method with a 16GB SanDisk Ultra Class 10 and it wouldn't load - just got stuck on the CyanogenMod splash screen forever. I tried a second brand new card (same type) and had the same problem. Finally, I did the above steps with a 32GB Class 4 Transcend card and voila -- booted in Jelly Bean the first time. My advice is to stick with Class 4. --Parachute07

Note about Minitool; it resets some fields (like partition name) when you change other parameters. This drove me nuts for a couple of hours until I noticed that changing the file system type removed the 'DATA' or 'SDCARD' from the partition name box. This caused the unit to not fully boot, getting stuck at the swirly 'cyanogenmod' boot screen. It also caused some other weird issues. So set everything and then double check that its still set before applying the changes. Once I made absolute sure everything was right, no more problems.

MM
I bought 4 at Xmas for $80 a piece and bought 4 of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6820313169 and did just fine with all 4 of them. 1 for me and 3 for the kids. All rocking JB and plenty of space to load apps and movies.