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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 17, 2018 20:36:32 GMT
Not sure what caused this deal on eBay but I just grabbed a new Lenovo Tab 4 10" Android tablet for £28 less Nectar points so just £18. It lists for £179.99 elsewhere. Be quick, there may be a few left! Gone You have various pads and tablets. What will this one do for you the others struggle with ? |
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Post by MartinT on Dec 17, 2018 21:59:07 GMT
Longer battery life, faster for just Spotify and browsing, which is all I need in the music room. I'll be well chuffed if the thing actually turns up and isn't a scam.
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 18, 2018 20:20:15 GMT
Ta !
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Post by MartinT on Dec 19, 2018 14:16:46 GMT
Not sure what caused this deal on eBay but I just grabbed a new Lenovo Tab 4 10" Android tablet for £28 less Nectar points so just £18. It lists for £179.99 elsewhere. Be quick, there may be a few left! ...and it was too good to be true. Got an e-mail from eBay saying that the goods were posted on a hacked account. In their usual wonderfully helpful way, I have to contact the 'seller' and wait 8 days before I can claim my money back. Wait, didn't they e-mail me about the issue? Couldn't they just initiate a refund process immediately? Oh no, wait, this is eBay. |
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Post by Slinger on Dec 19, 2018 18:21:15 GMT
Bummer! The only roughly comparable thing that happened to me is when I apparently bought a leatherworking awl from someone in America. eBay was straight on it, in fact, they informed me about it before I'd had a chance to notice. They also refunded me straight away.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 19, 2018 19:21:24 GMT
I now have the refund, so all is well.
It spurred me to investigate Android for x86 tablets and I installed it onto one of my Dell Venue 11 tablets. It worked so well that I'm using it to control Spotify and type this now.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 20, 2018 13:13:59 GMT
Android stuff moved to a new thread.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 22, 2019 14:07:43 GMT
It's that time of year, again. Amazon are selling the latest version (v3) of their basic Echo Dot for £22.00 instead of £49.99, and in the full range of colours. The Echo Show 5 (5" screen) is £30.00 off at £49.99 and makes what is probably the best (and most expensive) bedside alarm clock I've ever owned.  The Echo Show 8 (it has an 8" screen. Duh.) is £59.99, down from £119.99. The Fire TV Stick with the Alexa Voice Remote (2nd Gen) is £19.99 instead of £39.99, or £29.99 for the 4K version instead of £49.99. This is new, and fairly cool, the Echo Flex. It's basically a plug-in Echo. I imagine that the speaker is pretty crappy, but if you just want to control your gizmos and ask "Alexa" the odd question it looks like a good solution if you've got a spare 240v socket but no spare worktop/shelf space. I am in now way connected to Amazon, I just love gadgets and gizmos. Automate your home. It's fun.  |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 22, 2019 14:31:18 GMT
If Now TV were selling their Smart Sticks cheap, I'd be interested.
...or a Roku Streaming Stick, which looks possibly a better option.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 14:44:37 GMT
Well I usually hate all this Americanized bullshit selling cobblers, however this year I have managed to acquire a rather nice advantageous package on a new piece of test hardware today, not very often one has that inner satisfaction of happiness. Now just need a stiff brandy to recover from shock  |
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Post by Slinger on Nov 22, 2019 14:49:50 GMT
If Now TV were selling their Smart Sticks cheap, I'd be interested. ...or a Roku Streaming Stick, which looks possibly a better option. The sticks themselves are dirt-cheap. It's the content that costs money. At least with Amazon I'm paying for Prime anyway. |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 22, 2019 14:55:02 GMT
Yes, but...
I'm paying through the nose for Sky Q so I can assure you my costs for content will come way down. Our main LG TV has apps for everything so I'm just after two sticks for the kitchen and bedroom TVs. The Roku is £29.98 and looks on spec to be a better device than the Now TV one. Any Black Friday deals on them would be welcome.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 22, 2019 14:59:49 GMT
Yes, but... I'm paying through the nose for Sky Q so I can assure you my costs for content will come way down. Our main LG TV has apps for everything so I'm just after two sticks for the kitchen and bedroom TVs. The Roku is £29.98 and looks on spec to be a better device than the Now TV one. Any Black Friday deals on them would be welcome. I assume you're looking at the Roku Streaming Stick+, Martin? The full price is £49.99, so £29.98/£29.99 IS the sale price. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 16:08:40 GMT
Paperwork has just arrived for new business purchase, its when you look at it in the cold light of day its quite sobering, the 'pre black Friday' special arrangement runs just into five figures from the bottom, never let it be said audio has a mark up like this stuff  |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 22, 2019 16:19:52 GMT
Oh I see, thanks Paul.
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Post by Chris on Nov 23, 2019 17:41:37 GMT
Kindle Fire 10 thing for my Dad,£90 instead of £150 and a dashcam for the car for £30
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Post by Slinger on Nov 23, 2019 18:13:53 GMT
I was going to get my late wife a dash-cam, but we figured it would probably end up costing us more than it would save us. |
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Post by speedysteve on Nov 23, 2019 19:49:27 GMT
Year long Eurosport player sub for £19.99 - half price.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 23, 2019 21:52:36 GMT
I bought the Roku since it does Netflix, Now TV and all the catch-ups at full HD.
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The Echo Show 8 (it has an 8" screen. Duh.) is £59.99, down from £119.99.
