16GB Barnes & Noble Nook 7" WiFi Tablet (Pre-owned) $97 + Free Shipping
 

Barnes & Noble 16GB Nook Tablet™ (Certified Pre-Owned) w/ 7" Touchscreen, WiFi 1GHz Dual Core CPU & 1GB RAM [bensoutlet.com]

Features Include:

• Advanced VividView 7" Touchscreen (1024 X 600) display with 16 million colors
• 16GB of built-in storage expandable by up to 32GB via the microSD card slot
• Email & lightning fast web with built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n)
• FREE Wi-Fi® in all Barnes & Noble stores
• Extra-long battery life provides up to 11.5 hours of reading or 9 hours of video
• Watch movies, TV shows & music from Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora & more
• Switch between books, movies and games effortlessly
• Lightning fast web-browsing, email & smooth streaming video
• Over 3 million books, magazines, comics & kids' books available from the Barnes & Noble E-Bookstore
• Thousands of the most popular apps like Angry Birds & Words with Friends
• Free NOOK Cloud™ storage keeps everything safe & secure
• The FREE NOOK Reading App™ syncs the last page you've read across your NOOK, smartphone or computer - so you can read what you love, anywhere you like
• Connect with friends and share recommendations about the books you love on Facebook and Twitter, or swap books with LendMe®
• Get expert personalized recommendations based on books you love
• 1GB RAM
• Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth): 5” x 8.1” x 0.5”
• Weight: 14.1 oz.

16GB Barnes & Noble Nook 7" WiFi Tablet (Pre-owned) $97 + Free Shipping
 

Ben's Outlet has 16GB Barnes & Noble Nook 7" WiFi Tablet (Pre-owned BNTV250) for $99.99 - $3 with coupon code BENSTHANKS = $96.99 with Free Shipping. Thanks limmad & game1475

Review courtesy of Engadget

This post can and should be edited by users like you :)
 

$3 discount if you use BENSTHANKS at checkout

Thanks to gabe1475

(There are 3 kinds of hack 1.root nook 2.boot from sd 3 install android in emmc)

1.root nook Nook Tablet 1.4.3 complete root guide for 8or16gb and install guide for GB and JB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=2037368

2.boot from sd, ten minutes hack is for nook software is still there when you pull out sd
http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/20...ok-tablet/

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please reference http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/20...ok-tablet/ and http://raywaldo.com/2012/09/root-...let-1-4-3/ and xda


quote from a user Erechtheus:

"I just built a card to boot to because I want to keep the Nook itself stock. It's really incredible. It almost makes me regret buying a Nexus 7 for myself. This one goes to my very lucky sister-in-law.

ETA: If you are running off a card, buy a good Sandisk class 4 card. Don't even try Kingston. Do not buy a class 10 card, they are not well suited for this application. Class 4 has gotten the best results, class 6 next.

http://slickdeals.net/forums/show...tcount=165

How to get the extra space on larger SD Cards allocated to CM10 Storage.

OK I got this Extra space thing figured out now.

Once you create the SD Card image using the 1208 build you will get 4 partitions on your SD Card.
Partition 1: 250 MB for Boot
Partition 2: 350 MB for System (Shows as * in MiniToolPartion)
Partition 3: 600 MB (but type is Other)
Partition 4: Fat32 SDCARD
then unused partition of your SD card...mine was like 13 GB unallocated.

In CM10 Storage shows like 560MB free for Apps (Really Partition 3).

In MiniTool app:
Step 1: Delete Partition 4 (FAT32 SDCARD) and hit Apply (Checkmark in Upper left) and wait for it to finish.
Step 2: Delete the 600 MB partition (Marked "Other") and hit Apply and wait.
Step 3: Create New Partition (Primary, Ext 4) call it DATA and make size whatever you want. I picked 4 GB. Hit Apply and wait.
Step 4: Create FAT32 Partition of the "left over Unallocated space) call it SDCARD. Hit Apply and wait.

Thats it. My CM10 now shows 3.5GB for Apps and data instead of 560MB from the 20121208 Image.

Hope this helps!

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Great post from: Puch0021:


Noob Friendly Install of CM10 on Internal Memory
Got my Nook and installed CM 10 via the EMMC method. Pretty happy with the purchase! I found the steps to be very wordy in the wiki so here is my personal experience and the required the steps to install CM10 to the internal memory of the Nook. I chose this route because it’s the fastest and I don’t need the B&N OS compared to CM10. This is very noob friendly.

Download following files and programs first so you can go through the steps quicker. Make sure to read at least the first post in each XDA thread or link so you have an idea on what you’re getting into or the ramifications of screwing up.

Requirements:
Two microSD cards (one to boot, the other for flashing roms and apps in recovery). You can do this with one card, but it takes longer and the directions aren’t included.

Files:
“NT-CWM-SD.zip” http://www.mediafire.com/?dr6bqau194389te -> required for CWM boot disk
SDFormatter (https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/) -> use for formatting microsd
Minitools Home (http://download.cnet.com/MiniTool...62200.html) -> use for partitioning boot disk
Download the following from http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=1952141
The latest flashable recovery (I recommend CWM_V6.0.1.5_emmc.zip -> This flashes the recovery to the internal storage of the Nook
The latest rom: cm-10-20121207-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip -> You can choose other roms if you want.
The latest Gapps: gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip -> Google apps

Steps:
1A) Transfer CWM_V6.0.1.5_emmc.zip, gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip, and cm-10-20121207-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip to a microsd card. No need to unzip. This is first microsd card used for flashing and is where you would transfer other roms than the one I chose if you wanted to use them.

1B) Create a clockworkmod (CWM) boot SD card so you can boot into recovery (CWM v5) reference: http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=1446987. This is the second microsd card.

A. this requires a microsd card with a size capacity greater than the bootfile (50mb). I used an 5yr old unknown class 1GB microsd card and it worked fine. Any size should do if this is just going to be used as a CWM recovery boot.

2) download SDFormatter (https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/) to format the SDCard.
A. Open the program, select the SDCard (remember the drive letter) that you have mounted to your PC, and go to options -> format (ERASE). This totally wipes the card so remove anything from the card if you want it saved! We are now done with SDFormatter.

3) Download Minitools Home(http://download.cnet.com/MiniTool...62200.html)
A. Start the program and find the micro sdcard you just formatted (it should be the same drive letter). We now need to make this card bootable for the Nook.
B. Select the sdcard in Minitools. On the left hand side, under operations select delete partition. Then the drive should indicate unallocated.
C. Now under operations, select Create Partition. A Create new partition window enters with parameters for the partition. Set the partition size greater than 70mb. Then select file system -> FAT32, then create as -> Primary, and then type “Boot” into the partition label so the sdcard will be named boot. Leave everything else default. Click ok.
D. With the still the same drive selected, under operations tab on the left -> set active
E. You should now have 3 operations pending indicated in the bottom of left panel. In the top left part of Minitool, click apply to do all the operations in sequential order. Click yes when prompted by the Apply Changes? window. We are now done with Minitool.

4) Now find the NT-CWM-SD.zip you downloaded. If you haven’t downloaded yet http://www.mediafire.com/?dr6bqau194389te
A) Open the SD card folder within the NT-CWN-SD.zip file and drag only the contents of the folder (Boot.img, u-boot.bin, etc,.) to the microsd card that we just formatted. Should be four files total in the microsd.
B) We are now done with the boot microsd card. SAFELY EJECT THE DISK by right clicking on the disk under my computer, and hitting eject.
C) MAKE SURE YOUR NOOK IS POWERED DOWN AND OFF. Having it on while inserting the microsd will cause it to write files to the boot microsd.

5) Insert the boot microsd card into the nook (AGAIN MAKE SURE THE NOOK IS OFF PRIOR TO THIS STEP)

6) Power on the Nook and a cardboard box on a white background should appear, and then CWM recovery should be present. CWM V5. Navigate up and down with the volume buttons, the U button selects, and the power button goes back in the menu.
A) Take out the microsd BOOT card and replace it with the other microsd card we created with the rom of choice we want to flash as well as the eMMC.zip.
B) Navigate to “install zip from sd card” -> choose zip from sd card -> select CWM_V6.0.1.5_emmc.zip. *This will flash the newest CWM to the internal memory of the Nook*
C) After flash is complete, power off (hold power button). Then holding the power button and the U nook button at the same time, it should boot into Cyanoboot. This combo is used to boot to the eMMC and access the CWM we just flashed there.

8)If Cyanoboot loads-> hold the U button and then select eMMC recovery.

9) Once in CWM v6, navigate to the following and:
A) Wipe data/factory reset
B) Wipe cache partition
C) Navigate to advanced -> wipe dalvik cache
D) install zip from sd card -> select cm-10-20121207-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip and flash it and then flash gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
E) Cycle back to the starting menu in CWM and reboot the system

10) CM10 should then boot and follow the XDA thread for new updates to the Rom or help.

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Hope the post was helpful and to XDA forum I referenced, make sure to give thanks to the developers or anyone who was helpful in those threads. Keep reading if you want to learn more too!

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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

probably bought all the 89 dollar nooks cowboom was selling.... It's not a bad price as a week ago they were about 140-160. But I only recently started watching these. It will probably go cheaper, and that said, I probably wont buy it and will pick up a nex7. Word up, word bitches.

are these better quality than cowboom's? not sure what condition "certified pre-owned" will be since they don't give a grade like cowboom.

It does say that they are in retail packaging with a 1 year warranty so these could be the B&N refurbs vs the cowboom typed used ones.

Is there cm10 for this model?

Not a huge difference, but there is a $3 discount if you use BENSTHANKS at checkout.

I am looking for a cheap tablet for my 6 and 8 year old and this would work well. Hesitating pulling the trigger since there will probably be better deals to be had next week.

Does anyone know what the difference between refurbished and certified preowned is? They both seem to come with a 1 year warranty. Also does B&N also put a new shell and battery similar to apple?

I'm thinking this could be a good deal for the kids too...but I don't know the difference in the ratings. I was thinking of the new color at WM on BF for $99, but this model is better for the same price. Wish we knew what other deals are coming!!!

Walmart's would end up about $10 more since there is tax, but you would get brand new. Also I think that one is in store only, but not sure, either way I like the specs on this one better.

I'd think the Tablet is significantly faster than the Color, but I also think B&N has the Tablet locked down more than the Color. I'm not an expert at the Tablet like I am the Color, though.

I've heard good things about this running CyanogenMod 10 w/ Jelly Bean. But I don't think I'll be biting on a tablet until ones on par with Tegra 3 chipsets start dropping to the $100 range (since the Tegra 2's or other dual-core Cortex A9 SOCs are there now).

I'm plenty happy with my Elocity A7+ and I don't really see what extra features this Nook Tablet will bring other than getting ride of Skype Video chat.

To answer a few questions (which have largely been answered in previous Nook Tablet threads):

1. Refurbs are in retail packaging with full equipment and a plastic protector over the screen - basically, they're indistinguishable from new retail stock. 'Pre-owned' - take your chances on their definition.

2. CM7 has been stable for many months and available on SD card boot as well as internal mount. CM10 took a while but is now pretty much done and includes things like hardware acceleration. The Tablet bootloader took several months to crack, which is why it didn't take off like the Color did.

3. The Tablet has enough processing power to play 720p video. The Color does not. Bluetooth isn't available on the Tablet, but is on the Color.

4. 16 GB > 8 GB tablet for running non-stock. Pretty much most developers ignored the 8 GB version as it came out late and the partitions were a pain to deal with.

If these are actually refurbs - which since the website says they're including the Quick Start Guide they probably are - this is a smoking hot deal. No, it's not the Nexus or the new Nook HD+ (which thanks to efforts of several people, just a week after release can be rooted and google apps and sideloading works and is $200 cheaper comparable hardware), but $99 for a quality 7" tablet like this is a steal.

Thanks. Had a Nook Color tablet w/ CM7 on it awhile back, got this one to put CM10 on.

This doesn't have access to google play Store does it?

Not directly afaik.

Looking for a tablet like iPAD, but cheaper to buy

I REALLY want to get this, but I just feel like the price will go down further and/or the Nexus 7 8GB will drop to $125...

Screw it, bought one. CM7 (Android 2.3) is stable on this, and can be easily dual booted:

http://liliputing.com/2012/03/how...-card.html

With 2.3 I can put the googleplay store on, correct? And 2.3 is the big upgrade that makes more/most aps work?

Thanks, OP.

SD cards preinstalled with Android 4.0 or 4.1 can be had for ~$20 on eBay or other websites. Just pop it in, and you'll have a full featured dual core tablet for around $120.

Correct. CM7 includes Google Play.

I would not recommend buying any N2A SD card, especially Android 4.0 or 4.1. N2A SD cards quite literally steal the open source community development, but in the case of the more recent versions of Android not only are they stealing but there have been reports they're doing so with the beta versions that have expiration dates.

You're a lot better off doing the process yourself. Isn't particularly hard.

webcam?
 

This has webcam for skype or google talk?

There's no front camera.

if there was ever a time when it should be said.....


COOL STORY BRUH!!!!

you are a perfect candidate for the Ipad mini

Still has 99% in stock....if this is such a good price, it should sell out???

wonder why everyone is giving away they're tablets...except apple.

Who needs a front camera?...

Learn some reading comprehension. I was replying to a question another poster asked...

Thanks. Yeah, I fully intend to do it myself. Are there stable dual boot (that is you don't have to root the tablet) versions with android 4.0+?

This is a pretty sweet deal! I have owned a Nook Tablet with CM7 on a bootable SD for the last 6 months, and I had previously owned a Nook Color with CM7 (now being enjoyed by my grandfather). Although the Nook Tablet ran much more stably than the Color, I was still left wanting more, so I very recently got a Nexus 7 and am loving its speed, its screen, and the overall Jellybean 4.2 feel. For the real Android tablet experience, I recommend a Nexus 7. Just my two cents!

That being said, the Nook Tablet with CM7 is still quite capable, and at this price it would be a good buy for a young one, casual web browsing, or light gaming.

is it the same cm7 as the color?

rather pay an additional $50 for a used nexus 7 8gb

I bought one of the Nook Colors Overstock.com had a couple weeks ago, and it came in an original B & N box with all retail packaging and miscellaneous accessories. Since this comes with a one year warranty, about which I just sent a message to Ben's, my guess is this is indeed a completely refurbished unit with new screen, bezel and whatnot; the same as B & N sell.
I'll reply to this post if I hear from Ben's that this is a B & N warranty.

That's all good until you have to buy 3 so each of your kids has their own. :rolleyes:

Is "Certified Pre-Owned" guaranteed no Lemon?? Do I need TabFax?

don't like heavily skilled nooks and kindles. NEXUS 7 or NEXUS 10 FTW!!

good price! just a few bucks more than the cowboom nook tablet deal last week

I have 2 NT and they are great. No camera is the only down side. The battery last almost all day and the kids watch Netflix on them like crazy. They have been dropped over and over and over and they keep on going. We have a 32GB micro sd card in them loaded with cartoons, to watch on the road. We paid $180 for each and @ less then 100, I would call it a very SOLID Tablet for the prce!

IMHO I don't think the price will drop much more then this in the next few months. I've been waiting for the BB Playbok to drop below 100 for the past 6 months with no luck. At this point I would just buy another NT but I really want to try something different.

Thanks! Bought one for Mom in Law
 

Was considering buying this for MIL when the Cowboom deal was available, but afraid to get a dud. Was going to try to get the Nook Color from Walmart on Black Friday since it would be brand new, but that's not a sure thing. So....hopefully this will come looking/operating like brand new and she won't even know its preowned. This is almost the same price as the Cowboom deal for me, since I have to pay tax there.

what kind of features will this thing have with CM10 on it

The nook has a micro sd, Nexus does not have a micro sd. The usb is a kludge on Nexus 7 for additional storage.

can play youtube?

Certified Pre-Owned is just B&N's way of saying factory refurbished. I've bought them before and all units I've received have been indistinguishable from new aside from a sticker on the box indicating it's a refurb.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/c...1104687988

what's the most current guide to rooting and installing the necessary stuff for custom roms?

Sales tax in Florida :(

In for one, hope it is good :) !

Why is it, everytime I try using this website, my payment method doesn't work, it's a MC.

bb playbook 64gb is only 149 brand new at od

also
http://slickdeals.net/f/4887260-B...ned-110-FS
http://slickdeals.net/f/5328662-R...20-Shipped

if thats the case id rather get the $70 nook color deal

Does the Playbook stream Netflix? and does the Nook support Skype?

2013 maybe:):)

It supports Netflix fine. Skype, well, it would need a microphone to start with.

Your statement assumes that I need extra space.......

Or you could buy refurbished or used. You can find original ipads for under $200, but you're probably better off with at least an ipad 2 for around $250 used or $320 refurbished.

For CM10, look here [xda-developers.com]. Forgot which exact version, but I was having battery drain issues, so I'd just do full shutdowns overnight. Otherwise, Jelly Bean runs very, very nicely on the NT even in the Beta CM10 stage, so if you're a bit technical and a bit patient if you run into issues, it's a very nice reward when you get it loaded and see the responsiveness and nice screen on this tablet.

Do you get to use all 16gb internal storage when running CM10? I think B&N giving you just 1GB to store your own files is BS.

Is it me, or does it look like the picture with the male hand, on Ben's site, look a little embellished? I'm holding my 10" TF300 tab the same way and the nook appears to be as big as that in this pic. Either this male "hand model" has small hands or this pic is doctored. Just sayin'

Now i wish i didn't buy the Dopo at Bb for $90 plus tax.... oh well, technology always goes cheaper as things age can't regret once u jump on the bus.

That's a good question. I think you can repartition it either way now, but I wonder if it comes locked out of the box.....Anyone know the answer?

It looks about right. We've had 2 NC's for a year (just sold one for $129 with CM7 on it on CL), and with smaller girly hands, it's possible.

There is still 90% stock remaining, which tells me the demand is down (or they have a ton of stock). Good news - they may have to drop this price even further in the weeks ahead.

One thing I really enjoy about the NC is the feel. It's the perfect size, feels great to hold, and the screen is outstanding. And, with two boys hammering it all year, neither one had any scratches on the screen (no screen protector). The big fail on these is the charger. They are too stiff, and will eventually fail. Any aftermarket charger will take all night to charge the unit. Bad design.

i'm looking to get my daughter a tablet for Christmas and was leaning towards the kindle because we have prime membership and thought there could be some perks to that. To all the tech savvy folks, what is your take on that? Kindle or Nook?

My take is: If you are technically inclined, want to root things and want to install custom software, go with the Nook. If none of the above and you like Amazon's ecosystem, go with the Kindle. Myself, I chose the Nook.

You may not be an expert but you got this right on. Nook Color can be booted from a micro SD to run whatever flavor of Android you want. There is even ICS available though the hardware doesn't really seem up to it. The Nook Tablet is harder to root. I didn't realize the difference a year ago when I got my wife the tablet intent on rooting it. I ended up exchanging it for the Color.

whats a great price on a new one? .. and where?

Screenshot from a fairly plain jane CM10 install, so I believe it does allow use of pretty much the entire emmc onboard flash.

Thanks for the info., I may actually buy one of these to hack away on. And regarding the power supply, are you buy a replacement with same voltage AND amperage?? Both are equally important. (Gonna rep for the further info provided ... thx)
And regarding the pic, it must be the wide bezel that's throwin' me off. My TF300T barely has a bezel.

I believe the charger for the Nook has a longer connection and NOT any off the shelf charger will work. But the good news is that BN stands behind the NOOK and they are more then happy to replace the charger. I just took mine in and had it replaced.

Playbook is a great tablet but it lacks the development support that the NT has. Last I checked they where still having issues with trying to get a stable ROM to work on the Playbook. Plus, RIM has one foot out the door and has been in trouble for quite a while.

This thing is noticeablly faster than the Nook Color. I own this with Jelly Bean on it and find it to be a perfectly capable tablet. It's locked up tighter than the Color but Jelly Bean works great (the only downside being the battery drain. I have to charge it every night now).

Reply from Ben's (support@bensoutlet.com):
"Thank you for Contacting Ben's Outlet,
I apologize for the inconvenience this item is covered by a manufacturer warranty.
Sincerely,
Yuset"

So, like the Color Nook I posted and purchased, this should be EXACTLY the same as the "certified pre-owned" item you walk into B&N B&M store and purchase, without, of coarse, paying state and local sales tax. (Note: these ARE NOT the "trash" available at Cowboom!!!)

Good work Quattro and I agree Cowboom has a lot of trash. But I can't stop buying crap hoping one day I may get something that just works PERFECTLY!

This thing sure is a refurbished item so $100 is a good deal. Still, they have 90% left, should I wait for the further price drop or buy it now? Any suggestions?

Thanks I bit and got one.. After the disappointing Pre-BF Sears sale and your comments I figured it's worth it for me to buy it now and quit wasting my time searching ..

I have a pair of these coming my way now (it was supposed to be one but apparently I threw two into the cart, I'll cope). I looked into it before buying and learned that while it took a lot longer to get things going, it's now pretty easy to get CM7/9/10 working on the device. I played with one in a store today very briefly and it blows the Color away in responsiveness. My Color is too slow for virtually anything but reading by my bedside.

oh and I coudn't get the $3 coupon to work. Not sure if anyone else could

Is the Ben's Outlet site a daily deal or does it have some time limit? If so, it might be gone soon regardless of the stock.

For someone who has never altered a tablet, is there a how-to somewhere that you would recommend?

The simplest thing to do is buy a microSD card that has been fixed up by somebody, but it's really not too hard to figure out. Compared to the HP Touchpad which I have been modding since CM7 came out for it, this is a piece of cake. XDA Developers is the place to go, look up Nook Tablet and you'll find a ton of reading. If that's not your style, I'd suggest hitting YouTube because if it's like every other tablet I have already done, somebody has put together a video guide on how to do it.

I tested it myself on multiple browsers and it didn't work for me either.
Is that promo code dead?
1OFF10 takes it down $1

It worked yesterday when I didn't buy, but yes 1OFF10 seems to be the only valid code I could lay my hands on today.

Would you recommend the CM7 or CM10?

would it be tacky to give a refurbished tablet to an adult? The price is right!

10 is light years better.

We're giving one of these to my sister-in-law whose expectations are not massive so it's perfect for her. It's more about who that person is than any set rule on tacky IMHO.

Well last year he bought me a beautiful diamond necklace and I got him a pair of slippers ..lol .. so wanted to step it up a little this year without breaking the bank. I know he'll love it but refurbished worries me a little :P

I have a Nook Color that I tried rooting the SD card with CM7 last year and was having some issues (user-error and nightly builds) so I gave up and just kept using it stock. Yesterday I loaded CM10 with little to no issues using these instructions. Hope this helps, it should at least be a good place to start.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...st32921666

Price just went up to $129.99 and 40% stock

I have one in my cart that I had added a few days ago when I first heard of this deal. Still shows $99.99 and also the $3 coup. Wondering if I went ahead and ordered it, if they would charge me the higher price. This is not the most reliable outfit according to many folks' experience, so I'm a bit hesitant. Still if I saved screenshots and order info, etc. that should be sufficient evidence to prevent them from pulling anything on me.

Any advice? I don't have to have it, but it would make a good gift for someone.

I failed to setup an account when I ordered, and can't track my order. Those who did, what kind of shipping times are you looking at?

^ordered yesterday, still havent shipped

Ordered on the 18, still has not shipped, we will see

Just read comments on Reseller ratings

There are a bunch of 5 star glowing reports that reviewers say are false, there are horror stories of late shipments and no service. Should have googled earlier, now I have to wait to cancel through my credit card if it does not show up.

Ordered on Saturday. No shipping notice or even an email confirmation yet. Till yesterday my order status was pending. Now can't even log in to my account. Does not look very promising. Anyone with the same experience?

I sent a note to customer service - tracking asking when my tablet will ship, will update when I get a reply

Just read comments on Reseller ratings

There are a bunch of 5 star glowing reports that reviewers say are false, there are horror stories of late shipments and no service. Should have googled earlier, now I have to wait to cancel through my credit card if it does not show up.

BBB rating of F - great! Buying a refurbished piece of electronics from an F rated company: not the best idea. Should have checked earlier.

^ yeah I think we got screwed over.. fark my life.. Meanwhile, thanks a lot to whoever posted this deal. Ruined my thanksgiving

You didn't do due diligence and you blame other people for your failure? Audacious, at least.

A lot of the deals here have some risk, certainly higher than going to Target. Part of the process is protecting yourself in a variety of ways, including researching the seller.

But because other people didn't do this for you, you're mad at them. Probably time to start looking for a deal for a mirror, though be sure to check the reseller ratings first.

And if having to deal with a modest hassle of returning/challenging on your credit card/possibly getting the very thing you ordered "ruined your Thanksgiving," well that's another issue entirely.

If I posted a deal from a very poor reseller, I would at least mention the poor rating. There should be some pride in your posting. And the poster has oodles of experience, I would think they should know and mention it. And if you do look at the reseller ratings they look ok, unless you go though a bunch to find out that the ratings are mostly fraud. Thus they are engaged in fraud which even due diligence may not detect. I guess they spend their time posting fake ratings instead of customer service and shipping. They do manage to charge the credit card quickly though. They are one sale a day, found out by calling the number on the credit card info.

play nice please

Did anyone who ordered actually setup an account with them? If so, what kind of status are you getting?

One Sale a Day has decent reseller ratings, so is this the shady spinoff?

Anyone with any positive news? Is there any hope of getting it or is it time to call the credit card company?

Status is processing

Just spoke to American Express, they apparently have up to 30 days to ship. Interesting, on the Better Business Bureau site, it has two results from Bensoutlet, one has an F , one an A-, they are both the same company apparently.

Received this

Sharnakay | NOV 20, 2012 | 03:39PM EST

Thank you for contacting Ben's Outlet,

Once the order is purchased it takes 5-7 business days for the item to ship.

Depending on USPS/UPS's delivery times, where you live and the amount of orders we have to ship, delivery time varies between 3-10 business days.

Thank you for your continued patience.

If you have any questions contact me at any time.

Sincerely,

Sharnakay

Thanks for the update. Did you get any email confirmation after placing the order? So far in three days I got zero communication from them.

no email

Not as it comes out of the box, but if you mod it up to CM10, it certainly will if you do it right.

CM7 would do it too, right?

Correct.

I emailed customer support asking for my order status and received the following reply (which is a good sign as scammers don't reply):

I ordered this on 11-18 order still says processing. I have read online reviews and these guys are notorious for delayed shipping. I have hopes this arrives before Christmas Cross fingers.

I got an email stating its shipped w/ tracking number.

That's great news. When did you order?

Me too !

I just got email to with tracking number but no info where to track USPS or UPS?

I ordered 11-18-12

I just got a ups tracking # too. Hasnt actually shipped, but the # is valid. I ordered 11-17.

Sat the 17th

Likewise. I'm going to return it since I'm heading to Staples now to get a new one for $110.

Mine has the tracking number right under the item description box. It is not hotlinked, so easy to miss.

Mine also shows shipped but could not find any tracking number on their website. Just realized that I typed a wrong email address when ordering, So naturally did not receive any emails from them. Hopefully will get it sometime next week.

Got a tracking, it is ups, but has not shipped, so no idea when they will actually ship.

Anyone get any updates from UPS? There tracking seems to Suck.

A week since ordering and no ship yet.. If I did this on something I sold I would get a one star rating.

I purchased a Toshiba thrive 3 months ago from bens. Takes about a month to ship. By then I already lost interest and got something else. I was able to refuse the package and got refund. They are slow but you will get it. There some level of customer service but just don't expect instant response.

They made a label but did not really ship. What a lousy place

So I can just refuse it and they'll credit me back? That seems much easier than trying to deal with an return, since I jumped on the Staples NIB deal.

I did emailed the cs rep and got confirmation that I will will get my refund if I refuse the package. I saved the email. After ups confirmed the package returned, I follow up by attached the email conversation about the refund. I got the refund about a week after the package returned.

Which Staples deal? I might do the same

Here's the thread:

http://slickdeals.net/f/5546824-N...c-tax-YMMV

But I think it's dead. Staples is clearanceing out the NTs, and there was a $25 off all e-readers coupon that was only valid on 11/21 (though there may be other staples coupons you could use instead). But you have to find a store with them still in stock, hence the YMMV.

woohoo updated shipping info

Scheduled Delivery Updated To:
Wednesday, 12/05/2012
Last Location:
Hialeah, FL, United States, Monday, 11/26/2012

woohooo mine shipped too !!!!!

I should have my pair of these Thursday based on my tracking. I was starting to sweat it a bit given the talk above of month-long shipping times. One of these goes to my sister-in-law, and the other likely goes to my daughter. It would have been unfortunate to not have them before Christmas.

Hollywood, FL, United States 11/27/2012 4:10 A.M. Out For Delivery
11/27/2012 4:10 A.M. UPS will attempt delivery; package will not be transferred to local post office for delivery
Hialeah, FL, United States 11/26/2012 9:19 P.M. Departure Scan
11/26/2012 3:35 P.M. Origin Scan
United States 11/20/2012 12:39 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Today!! I will update this post later.

Finally - mine is scheduled to reach on Friday, which is in the nick of time as I am leaving for a month long trip on Saturday morning and was planning to take it as a gift for the niece. Wish I had more time to check it out and root it before leaving. But it's better than not getting it at all.

Meanwhile the Nook Color I ordered on Thursday from B&N on eBay for $60 has no trace at all :confused:

Yes Please! we're all anxious as to what kind of condition these are in

Hialeah, FL, United States 26/11/2012 8:03 P.M. Departure Scan
26/11/2012 4:50 P.M. Origin Scan
United States 20/11/2012 12:39 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Seems like they shipped a bunch
I guess they read my post - They made a label but did not really ship. What a lousy place

Ok I received mine it looks like new. box was sealed with a factory refurbished sticker.
hang in there guys they are slow but atleast I got my Nook.

Thanks for the update! - do you think we can take the refurbished sticker off without it damaging the packaging?

I received mine today, looks brand new and is in the box, sealed with a refurbished sticker.

I took it off with no issues.

I already got Jellybean on it CM10 sweet tab for 100 bucks!!!!!!

I received mine also. Only thing, I ordered 2 and received 4. I have only been charged for 2 and my order still shows I only ordered 2. I received tracking for 2. What to do...what to do...

Just got mine today as well but they kind of screwed up... I got two of them, only ordered one two seperate shipping boxes lol

Got mine today - also two. They seriously screwed up.

Are you returning the extra ones? Do you think we'll be charged for the extras? Mine all came in separate shipping boxes so I would think they could track where the extras went.

I also got two today...only ordered one. Weird.

Did everyone who received a double order email them earlier to ask about their order? (I did.) I'm just wondering if that somehow caused them to ship 2.

I didn't call or email but received 2 extras.

I did and I got replies from two different persons. I think that was the source of the mix-up.

I am going out of country this weekend. Will deal with it after I come back.

I didn't call or email ...but hope I get two lol. I'm in Washington State so my delivery isn't schedule until 12/5 ...the package is only 1 lb so it's probably only one tablet

one extra bonus because of delay

Those who have gotten two (and I am hopeful I will as well as I've been getting double emails from them (though with the same order number and tracking info), are you seriously planning to return them if you do not hear from the store?

I'm not certain on the legality here, but if they don't charge you, and they don't ask for you to fix their error, why would you be obligated to do so?

They are offering 20% off the extra Tablet or they want it shipped back.

Well, you can actually keep it as a gift. It's one of those things about mail order. The law says if you were sent something you did not order, you can keep it as a gift. see below

I received something in the mail that I did not order. Do I have to pay for it or send it back?

No, neither. It is illegal to send unsolicited goods through the mail and then bill for them. If you receive something in the mail that you did not order, you may keep it. An exception is that a charitable organization may send a gift requesting a donation without violating this law. However, you are still not obligated to donate nor to send the item back if you choose not to donate.

For more information, see: 39 U.S.C. § 3009 (2010).
http://seniorlegalaid.net/index.p...&Itemid=15

It was a friend of mine who ordered it. She is worried they are going to charge her card for the second tablet. She can't get them to commit to paying for shipping to send it back yet.

I'm not 100% you're reading the US code correctly. Here's the entire section:

So we are clearly talking about "unordered merchandise" here.

It is section B that makes me wonder, as the merchandise does not "have attached to it a clear and conspicuous statement..."


More research indicates anyone trying to keep them has murky ground on which to stand at best. FTC also weighed in:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/c...pro15.shtm

The unordered merchandise provisions apply to people who get unsolicited stuff and then receive a bill, not those who receive more than they ordered. The idea is to prevent unsavory firms from mailing you junk and then billing you for it.

20 percent off the price we paid, or what its going for on their site now?

They didn't say just that they were offering a 20% price reduction to keep the tablet.

The other suggested FCC says they have to make arrangements to ship it back, and you can charge a handling fee, you can send them a letter saying they have 30 days to make arrangements after which you will dispose of it. Note, this is only a suggestion from the FCC

seems a little shady to send everybody extras. i paid through paypal so they can't charge me anything. i'll email them to send me a prepaid label, otherwise it's just going to sit at my house. i'm not going out of pocket to ship it back.

this is too comical. This has to show you what type of operation these guys run. I dont think they can charge your card a second time for extra and if they do dispute it. For me UPS never asked me to sign for the package they knocked and left so what ground do they stand on?

If you return it make sure they pay for shipping this isn't your fault they sent you extra.

Has anyone else talked to these people? I haven't called or emailed and haven't received any communication from them about my extras. If I don't hear something from them by the end of next week, I'll consider them mine.

to root and install CM10 with CWM6, here's some cliff notes how to from windows

get two microsd cards - I used 4gb and 8gb class 6.. (it's actually possible to do with 1 card if you format and copy after booting from it)

d/l
from https://launchpad.net/win32-image.../+download : win32diskimager-binary.zip

from http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/0JHJFKRM/ : cm10_121118_sd_hd.7z

from http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=1952141 : cm-10-20121128-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip , gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip , CWM_v6.0.1.5_emmc.zip

format one of the microsd cards to fat32, and to it copy cm-10-20121128-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip,gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip,CWM_v6.0.1.5_emmc.zip

on the other microsd use win32diskimager with the image from cm10_121118_sd_hd.7z, this makes bootable cm10 with CWM recovery, stick this in powered down nook

boot into sd recovery (will be CWMv5), swap in the other microsd card

flash CWM_v6.0.1.5_emmc.zip (this roots and puts cyanoboot bootloader with CWM6)

power off, power on while holding n to boot into Internal eMMC recovery (will be CWMv6)

wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, advanced->wipe dalvik

flash cm-10-20121128-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip, gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip

reboot and enjoy

this may sound easy to you but I don't have a clue .. lol Do you know if you can pay to have someone do this kind of thing?

for $20 bucks ... that is awesome! thank you!

$20 is a total ripoff, it's free if you learn a just little.. you can just use win32diskimager with the image from NT-CWM-SD.zip to get the same thing, a bootable CM10 install.. my instructions are for flashing the internal storage with a well developed CM10 rom, which is where you'll want to be

for instruction should be

Windows:
Install Win32-image-writer, win32diskimager-RELEASE-0.1-r15-win32.zip or WinImage and run it.
Navigate to the directory of image, cm10_xxxxxx_sd_hd.img
Choose the letter that corresponds to your SDCard
Write the image to SDCard

Download:
e90f02c92f96d192deef96740727c999 *cm10_121128_acclaim_sd_hd.part01.rar
38085de442f729800c05b67f7ea6e695 *cm10_121128_acclaim_sd_hd.part02.rar
05c008182d2dc4c2801108abe4382c9b *cm10_121128_acclaim_sd_hd.part03.rar~ 460MB total

it might be a rip off for many but for someone that can barely turn her computer on by herself the $20 seems pretty cheap to know it's done right :bounce:

OhmyGod I love this tablet with jelly bean :) , thanks for the instructions yall

I don't think this has been posted:

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

I just built a card to boot to because I want to keep the Nook itself stock. It's really incredible. It almost makes me regret buying a Nexus 7 for myself. This one goes to my very lucky sister-in-law.

ETA: If you are running off a card, don't cheap out. Buy a good Sandisk class 4 card. Don't even try Kingston.

on the other microsd use win32diskimager with the image from NT-CWM-SD.zip, this makes bootable cm10 with CWM recovery, stick this in powered down nook

something wrong here

yeah you are right, I had the wrong file.. thanks.. sorry my instructions were not only wrong but also vague.. I'll update the above to read
------------------
d/l
from https://launchpad.net/win32-image.../+download : win32diskimager-binary.zip

from http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/0JHJFKRM/ : cm10_121118_sd_hd.7z

from http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=1952141 : cm-10-20121128-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip , gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip , CWM_v6.0.1.5_emmc.zip

format one of the microsd cards to fat32, and to it copy cm-10-20121128-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip,gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip,CWM_v6.0.1.5_emmc.zip
on the other microsd use win32diskimager with the image from cm10_121118_sd_hd.7z, this makes bootable cm10 with CWM recovery, stick this in powered down nook
boot into sd recovery (will be CWMv5), swap in the other microsd card
flash CWM_v6.0.1.5_emmc.zip (this roots and puts cyanoboot bootloader with CWM6)
power off, power on while holding n to boot into Internal eMMC recovery (will be CWMv6)
wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, advanced->wipe dalvik
flash cm-10-20121128-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip, gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
--------------------------------------

please reference http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/20...ok-tablet/ and http://raywaldo.com/2012/09/root-...let-1-4-3/ and xda

Well, I guess they aren't TOO worried about getting their extras back... I emailed them Friday evening asking if they wanted to send me a prepaid shipping label so I could return it, but I haven't heard back from them yet. Strange.

On a side note, I opted to run CM7 from the SD card, and I'm loving the tablet like that! I'm a fairly proficient computer user, but I know nothing about all that technical stuff...still I had no problem following some of the directions on the web for creating the card and changing the size of the partition. I recommend giving it a try yourself before buying a N2A card (unless you are short on time and have cash to spare, and/or know very little about computers.)

So... now that I'm realizing that android is SO much better than running it in stock mode, I probably don't mind altering the actual internal storage of the nook so much... in that case, should I be considering cm10? I'm totally diggin' it with the cm7, and I don't feel like I'm lacking anything, so I'm thinking I'll just leave well enough alone... unless some of you peeps have a good reason for switching to cm10. ;)

you will love CM10 Jellybean is the way to go nice and fast for me I recommend it.

At least some cm10 mods clock the processor at 1.2G (not technically overclocking, but faster than in cm7).

OMG all these d/l links make me want to choke someone out

Mine arrived today. Along with a friend. In a second box. Funnily, they also double shipped the french press I ordered from them. Also arrived. With a friend. In a second box. It seems like their system double shipped all their orders during a specific period of time.

Unless I hear from them, I'm not saying anything about it to them. Their mistake, they can fix it if they want.

I also got two (ordered one). That's weird.

My friend e-mailed them and they said she should receive a shipping label in 3 to 5 days and to send the extra tablet back or she will have to pay for it.

That's very noble of her, we'll see if they mass email out these demands for return. If so, obviously I'll send it back, but it's not my responsibility to tell them they made a mistake, nor is it my responsibility to encourage them to correct it.


I wonder if they will bother demanding return of the extra $12 french press they sent me. Seems like return shipping on that would approximate the value of the item (especially considering they will then have to pay free shipping to the next person they sell it to).

Until then, I'll just keep an eye on my credit card to ensure they don't try to double charge me. If they do that, I'm reporting them to the state AG and BBB.

looks like I'm getting 2 also. The email they sent with the tracking # that's suppose to be delivered on 12/5 is a different tracking# then what was delivered today. hmmm .. I'm interested in how this all plays out.

I heard back from them today. They asked for my order number so they could send me a prepaid shipping label. I asked about possibly keeping the extra for 20 percent off, so I'll see what they say about that. I just wonder how that happened.

And, I'm not too surprised to see that they only have 1 percent in stock now...

I doubt they will double charge your card unless they send you a return postage slip and you decide to keep it. .. And I just gotta ask why you would report them to BBB ? one or more of the employees made a mistake and you want to potentialy put a company out of business by giving them a bad name and keeping something you didn't pay for?

If they send me something I didn't order and then charge me for it, that's illegal and a very shady business practice. That's why I would report them.

Otherwise, you could easily see plenty of shady internet businesses making this "mistake" and figuring that a non-trivial number of their customers would be too busy/lazy to return the product.

I am not one to do all the legwork myself in getting the tablet to dual boot. I found the company below that offers a download for $10. For any that may be interested.

ttp://www.androidfornook.com/

Thanks for this, but I would say that the people selling these cards are doing so illegally in all likelihood. It seems very likely that they are selling the work of those in the xda forums, the custom roms designed by others and provided for free. I don't know for certain which ROMs they are using, but basically these companies are taking someone else's work, repackaging it and selling it without compensating or acknowledging the author.

Also, if you spend about a half hour googling and reading threads, you'll find a free disc image you can put on your card that does the same thing.

i just put cm10 on my tablet using the guide in this thread, should not take more than 10-15 minutes. at first i divided the files into 2 microsd, but the tablet didn't read the kingston so after i booted up with the sandisk, i reformatted it and put in the other 3 files and just continued. i don't like the dual boot stuff as i'm never doing anything nook/b&n-related stuff.

when you power up with the 1st micro, be sure to hold down "n" so you get into recovery mode, then choose "sd recovery". once you're in there switch microsd (only that part is a lil unclear on the guide). d/l-ing the 370mb file will be the only frustrating part as it's gonna take 2 hours on the slow d/l.

I spent an hour trying to create a dual boot card and the site I was using did not have instructions on how to maintain the additional storage space of the card, in my case 32GB. For $10 I think they are charging for the legwork of a bootable SD card with support for an issues that may come up. I wish I was a bit more tech savy, but am limited in what I can do.

i think that's what these people selling the boot cards are banking on. prolly not worth it for a regular guy banging his head for a couple hours trying to figure this stuff out, when he can just spend $10-$20 and it's done. it's all opportunity cost.

if you spend a few hours for hack
most likely you are getting the wrong instruction :)

I recommend learning yourself So if something goes wrong you know how to fix it.
You could always brick the nook and ask the guy you paid 10 bucks to to fix it for a fee. It is best to know what you did to undo it if need be.

I understand why you would pay for it, but reiterate that you're buying the work of someone who did the work in order to give it away. I don't see a substantial difference between this and say using OfficeMax to make high-quality prints of The Oatmeal's work and then selling it yourself.

if y'all have to pay for it then you shouldn't be delving into it in the first place.. really, it's just using a simple utility to flash an image to a card.. all the info on how to do it is being spoon fed to you

Can you give simple instructions to load cm10 image onto SD card? The instructions from the previos post look too complicated/confusing: (sorry I am not familiar with flashing/rooting/imaging)

------------------
d/l
from https://launchpad.net/win32-image.../+download : win32diskimager-binary.zip

from http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/0JHJFKRM/ : cm10_121118_sd_hd.7z

from http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=1952141 : cm-10-20121128-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip , gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip , CWM_v6.0.1.5_emmc.zip

format one of the microsd cards to fat32, and to it copy cm-10-20121128-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip,gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip,CWM_v6.0.1.5_emmc.zip
on the other microsd use win32diskimager with the image from cm10_121118_sd_hd.7z, this makes bootable cm10 with CWM recovery, stick this in powered down nook
boot into sd recovery (will be CWMv5), swap in the other microsd card
flash CWM_v6.0.1.5_emmc.zip (this roots and puts cyanoboot bootloader with CWM6)
power off, power on while holding n to boot into Internal eMMC recovery (will be CWMv6)
wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, advanced->wipe dalvik
flash cm-10-20121128-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip, gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
--------------------------------------

"simple utility to flash an image to a card".. what's that mean?? lol .. some things are best left up to the people that know what they're doing. It's way worth $10 to me :nod:

Just curious. Did the company contact anyone about the duplicate Tablets? I think they should be offering more of a 30% discount. At this point shipping back and to new customer are sunk costs.

you can give out as Christmas gift soon

they only have 30 days to send the return label. :lol:

I have said nothing and heard nothing. I also got two french press coffee makers after ordering one from them a day or two after ordering the tablet. It's definitely not worth the return shipping/restock costs for them to reclaim the french press (which was only $12).

Clearly there was a major system error that was double shipping all their orders between certain dates. Really hard to see how no humans stopped it from happening.

That's the assumption under which I'm operating. Did you start the clock when you ordered or when the shipment arrived?

Describe this 30 days law in more detail please.

selling my nook tablet for nook hd now,

the nook hd screen is so much better than nook tablet

Ah, but can the Nook HD be rooted?

yes yes

http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=1981617

I ordered 5 in 3 separate orders and received 7, I haven't heard anything from Ben's yet. I have to say that running CM7 from SD this thing is great. They are presents for the Grandkids so I'm setting them up so they can play their facebook games.

It isn't a strict statute (and state laws very widely). But some basic information you may find helpful is here:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/c...pro15.shtm

So, as you see, it isn't a federal law, but a guideline. Also, to me, the most relevant portion is:

"You have no legal obligation to notify the seller."

As such, I'm keeping my extra tablet until I hear from them, and keeping my mouth shut unless I am charged on my card (in which case I will raise holy hell).

I just got a voicemail from Ben's asking me to call. Not sure if its in regards to the duplicate Nook or the 6 orders of flashlights I made earlier this week. Anyone else hear from them today?
I'll call when I get home from work