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Fire HD 8 Tablet w/ Special Offers (Refurbished; 7th Gen 2017): 32GB $27, 16GB Expired

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Woot! has select Fire HD 8 Tablet w/ Special Offers (Refurbished, Used - Good; 7th Generation, 2017 Model) on sale listed below. Shipping is free w/ Amazon Prime or is otherwise a flat $6 per order.

Thanks to Community Member synthesis77 for finding this deal.

Note: Limit 10 per customer. If you're a Prime member and you don't see free shipping on the order page, look for a "Use this address" button and tap/click that. The order page will finish loading and shipping will update.

Available (use drop-down menus to select condition/model):
  • 16GB
    • Black (Used - Good) $19.99
    • Blue (Used - Good) $19.99
  • 32GB
    • Black (Used - Good) $26.99
Key Features:
  • Up to 12 hours of battery life, a vibrant 8" HD display, a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 1.5 GB of RAM, and Dolby Audio. More durable than the latest iPad.
  • 16 or 32 GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for up to 256 GB of expandable storage
  • Just ask Alexa for quick access to the information and entertainment you want. Ask questions, play music, check your calendar, get the news, weather, and more.
  • Ask Alexa to call or message almost anyone, or make video calls to family and friends with a Fire tablet, Echo Spot, Echo Show, or the Alexa App. Instantly connect to enabled Echo devices.
  • Enjoy millions of movies, TV shows, songs, Kindle eBooks, apps and games - including Netflix, Facebook, HBO, Spotify, and more
  • Prime members get unlimited access to over a thousand books and magazines, millions of songs, and thousands of movies and TV episodes - at no additional cost
  • Watch downloaded videos anywhere with a Prime membership, Netflix plan, or Showtime subscription
  • 90 Day Woot Limited Warranty
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I know everyone hates on the Fire HD tablets, but for $20, these are a no-brainer for simple use. They're not for gaming or multitasking at all, but for watching a movie or using Alexa or controlling lights/etc they're perfectly serviceable.

There's a SD slot but if you wanted the 32GB instead of 16GB, it's $27.

Quad-Core: 1.3 GHz, with 1.5 GB of RAM (same as the 8th gen)

edit: use XDA Fire Toolbox to remove ads to speed it up

https://computers.woot.com/offers...et-7th-gen
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I'm not saying you should buy this at all (unless you need something to teach you to slow down and be more Zen) but old tablets make great clocks. There are a bunch of "big clock" apps that will keep the tablet awake as long as it's plugged in. I always set the screen to the lowest brightness setting that permits the numbers to be viewed, otherwise the LCD light makes it too hard (for me) to sleep.

If you yourself can't use this then think about an elderly relative who's eyes ain't so great anymore.

Sorry about the low quality of the pic, which shows either the 7th or 8th gen 8" Amazon tablet.
And for those unaware, getting Play Store onto these is very easy. Lots of simple YouTube step by step guides!
Can be used for a trade in and get $20 gift card and up to 20% off a new tablet.

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12-01-2021 at 04:43 AM.
12-01-2021 at 04:43 AM.
Quote from Sanras :
Follow the instructions here to get TWRP loaded - https://forum.xda-developers.com/...s.3962846/
Thanks, but the instructions were kind of confusing. I got the tablet yesterday and condition looks pretty good with no scratches on the screen. It comes with 5.6.8.0 version of the firmware and finally followed this person's instructions and was able to install twrp. I was able to do it with a live version of ubuntu.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/...t-85370121
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12-01-2021 at 06:28 AM.
12-01-2021 at 06:28 AM.
ugh. woot shipped me a Fire HD 7 instead of one of the 8s...

serial number matches on the box too. I guess they didn't notice what product it was???
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12-01-2021 at 06:40 AM.
12-01-2021 at 06:40 AM.
Here's how I installed Lineage OS. Note that the PIA part is putting in the recovery. Note that you are bricking your tablet in order to recover it, so don't blame me for bricking your $20 tablet and couldn't recoverSmilie

Download the following:
A) amonet-douglas-v1.2.zip from first Page of this Thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/...p.4845269/
Unpack the Archive to a separate Folder.
B) brick-douglas.zip from first Page of this Thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/...p.4825253/
Unpack the Archive to a separate Folder.
C) MTK-su (i used te 64 bit) from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/...0.3904595/
Unpack and copy to the MTK-su from the 64 Bit folder to the "bin" folders of the previous unpacked folders. ( I played around with it but it doesn't seem to work for me so it is not in the included steps)
1) Boot from a live version of linux (I used Ubuntu mate Lts 20.04) or you can install linux in your computer.
2) Run the following commands to install tools;
sudo apt update
sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt install python3 python3-serial adb fastboot dos2unix
3) Disable modem manager
sudo systemctl stop ModemManager
sudo systemctl disable ModemManager
4) Reboot FireHD8 to Recovery (Power Off device, then hold VolUp + Power)
5) Select Factory Reset then Wipe Cache
6) Reboot to Bootloader. You will see the black screen with "Fastboot" in the lower corner.
7) Connect your usb cable to the tablet.
8) Open Terminal from "brick-douglas" folder an enter "sudo ./brick.sh (note that you are actually bricking your fire tablet in order to recover)
9) Check Display output for the "Disconnect USB and Powerdown" Message and do so when prompted. Proceed to step 10 if there no problems, but it didn't work for me.
*** Note if you see an error and the FireHD Reboot and do the "Apps and Data Optimization" at the Welcome Install Screen Powerdown the FireHD and enter Bootloader again.
a) repeat steps 4-7
b) Enter "sudo ./brick-8920.sh" instead of brick.sh
c) You should see Display output for the "Disconnect usb and powerdown" message and do so when prompted.
10) Open Terminal from "amonet-douglas-v1.2" foder.
11) Enter "sudo ./bootrom-step.sh"
12) Reconnect USB while your tablet is off.
13) Wait until the bootrom step is finished
14) Enter "sudo ./fastboot-step.sh"
15) You will end up in TWRP
16) Prepare a microsd card with Lineage OS 15.1 or 14.1 with the rom and gapps and install Lineage OS.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/...1.4328503/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/...1.4195349/
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