Refurbished ASUS Google Nexus 7 Tablet 2013 (2nd Generation) 32GB Wi-Fi only $85.45 after PULL5 code. This is used to be an excellent Tablet with great screen 1920X1200 resolution, 2GB Ram. At this price now it's a steal. Two other sellers are selling this on ebay at around $95.
Price of 1 KitKat was a better deal.
I almost got diabetes from that competition! Fridge was stacked full of the damn things.
Hey, I missed the reference—what happened with KitKats?
They were giving away Android devices in some bars as a promotion for the launch of Android KitKat
Bought the thing on DSE clearance sale for $100 3 years ago? Didn't know it would hold its value so well.
Can it still hold its own for general tasks like YouTube, Skype, viber, whatsapp, email and browsing news sites.
I don't think the person I will buy it for will play any games or use it for anything else mainly YouTube and movies I think.
Definitely holds up to multimedia stuff. It's fantastic til this day and is still pretty powerful IMO.
I have one that I rarely use. Its still fairly fast for basic tasks. Can browse the web, play youtube on it.
I mostly use it as an e-reader.
I've still got 2 from the kitkat comp, both going strong. One stock, one custom, still a capable tablet.
I got 3 from that competition. Can eat kitkat anymore. I had to make kitkat cheesecakes to get through 2kg of kitkats back then.
wifi on mine had been dropping in and out. Otherwise it's now a great tablet for the kids
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
Hopefully upgradeable.
Yes. But best to upgrade to KitKat.
Mine upgraded to marshmallow just fine.
These things may be old but the screen is still a cracker.
The final update of Jelly Bean turns it into a stuttering wreck but there are some custom ROMs that work just fine.
Great for travelling though.
I updated to Jelly Bean and it became so slow that it was utterly useless. Thanks for mentioning this useful point.
Most definitely, I've been running cm/lineage os for years. If you do a quick search on xda, there's a one click flash program making it a walk in the park for nexus devices! Also roots the device too.
Any quick pointers where to find the custom rom and one click flash? XDA forum is way too big to search. Appreciate if you can provide a few links save us searching
@neonlight: from XDA homepage use the device search box and put in the model of the tablet. Then go-to Android Development release forum and pick a ROM :)
@neonlight: Nexus Root Toolkit for that one-click goodness https://plus.google.com/u/0/113329792100896065459
The video guide on using it
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381698
The classic way of doing it (if you'd like to learn. This method is pretty much how you'd do it for MOST Android devices [but always do a search to be doubly sure])
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382051
Aaaand just in case you stuff up (no biggie), the original OTA updates to get back to stock
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-7-2013/general/nexus-…
Quick pointers: youtube some custom ROMS and find one you like (I just use lineage os), always have at least 1 backup per os (1 for original, 1 for custom ROM), make sure you download the correct files for the correct device (I remember accidentally flashing a Nexus 5 TWRP [custom recovery] file to a Nexus 4), nightlies (monthly/weekly/daily updates, not listed as a stable update) are generally okay but check changelog if its missing something crucial, take your time and be patient.
Sorry for the essay :c
i was impressed the first time i saw it in the shop when it first came out.
Marshmallow was the last official update from the 2nd Gen (2013) version. I never had a problem with any official update.
Maybe those with Jelly Bean probs had the 1st Gen model.
They came with Jelly Bean so why would anyone be updating to it? They'd be updating officially to later versions (6.01 Marshmallow was the last offical release for the 2nd Gen 2013 version of this tablet, same as one in this deal post).
Does it come with a set of MS DOS floppy discs?
No, it comes with a punched card
I've got 3 of these things. Can anyone recommend a good ROM they can run? If I factory reset them, android pretty much just grinds to a halt after a short while.
My son installed Lineage OS on his, works fine.
As did his father, and his father before him?
Use KitKat. Very fast. Do not use or update to Jelly Bean.
is there a way to 'down grade' if someone was on Jelly Bean. asking for a friend.
LOL… Kit Kat (4.4) comes after Jelly Bean (4.1 - 4.3). Lollipop comes after Kit Kat.
Why would you flash Jelly bean over KitKat? KitKat is newer.
2nd Gen (2013) run official Marshmallow 6.01 (last supported update) perfectly fine.
I guess 85 bucks is not good enough?
Custom Rom should sort it, lineage OS
All of my Asus tablet and phone failed after a year. Poor quality in material in the design.
Really? That's unusual.
My old Asus TF300T has been running since 2012 on a daily basis. It's now a dedicated screen for my security cameras.
My Asus TF201 is insanely slow :(
This is still better than the cheap Lenovo tablet that is getting flogged off or the other cheap tablets at the sub 100 dollar price point
Still probably better than anything else in the price range.
It is but that Lenovo tablet it decent. I picked one up and the gps locks in seconds, the screen is good enough, and after setting up Voip it can be uaed as a phone. Sure if you want someyhing more high end this is great, but refurbished is not new
Which Lenovo model is that?
Would be worried about battery life. After 5 years battery life isn't what it was new.
If a battery replacement is part of the refurbishment (as if) it could be a decent deal
Lol at least you have battery life.
My nexus 7 (2012) refuses to even start lol
Same with mine, was using it as a bed side alarm clock with the dock for some time.
very good deal. cheaper than most used ones
2013? Lol. Who wants my iphone4 for $300?
I just saw an iPhone 5s for about 80 on Gumtree
Correction 60 but locked to an unidentified UK network so only a WiFi device really
This or iPhone 5s?
IPhone 5s
For a 5 year old tablet? I know it was a good one but that good?
Yeah, maybe $50 now, but not at this price.
I just patched my mum's old one up for her. They are a decent tablet, nice screen good battery life and quick to use. To be honest,
It is far nicer than a friend's recently purchased lenovo tab 8. The nexus is quicker, has a nicer screen and no bloatware
I still use mine from 2013.
If you're browsing and running some of the less demanding games, this is great.
Anything else it will struggle, if you install several apps, it will start to slow down.
It's fine for lighter tasks now, 5 years using it, flashing it etc.
Amazing tablet back then, but at this price, it would need to be used as surf, YouTube and read device.
Sounds perfect for somebody I know who only needs it for instant messaging apps, YouTube and email browsing no games
Clash of Clans, etc works perfectly well. Plenty of popular games are fine. Maybe not VR ones ;-)
DO NOT UPDATE TO JELLY BEAN!!
It slows it down so much.
On the previous version it is a dream tablet that runs smoothly.
That could be why mine runs like crap. Gave up on it.
Dude. This thing shipped with Kit Kat. It was the Kit Kat launch device. Jelly Bean was the previous android version. I assume you are trolling, or do you mean lollipop?
I agree, even the first one came with Jelly Bean and could be updated to Lollipop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_7_(2012)
Any post here about updating to Jelly Bean is crap because no one would need to do it. They must be trolling or confused and misleading others.
I have one of these, I bought it in January 2014 and it's still going strong. It's had almost daily use over the last four years and only now am I starting to notice little things like the battery dying faster than it used to, which is better than I can say for my 1.5 year old iPhone… It's been one hell of a tablet and has been great value, this deal is certainly a good one, even if these tablets are refurbished.
I am sure these were going for less than this a couole of years ago when they were phasing them out, could have been the 2012 model but pretty sure they were going as low as 55
Incredible tablet. Using one right now which I got in the Kit Kat promotion. Still got a second one unopened in the box.
Used every day and still going strong.
Still use my 1st gen Nexus tablet primarily as an e-reader. Anything else is a struggle although I have loaded it up with movies and TV for the kids to use occasionally.
And I will repeat, do not update to Jelly Bean. Unless you want an oversized coaster for your beer.
If you accidentally update to jellybean can you go back.. this seems perfect for my old roommate who only really needs it for Skype, viber, YouTube, checking news and email.
Yeah. Use Nexus Root Toolkit to rollback.
They all shipped with Jelly Bean JB spanned versions between 4.1 and 4.3.1). Update them to the last official release for them (1st to Lollipop and 2nd Gen to Marshmallow) No issues.
I think a lot of the comments here are referring to the 2012 model. This 2013 2nd generation model shipped with Jellybean and was able to update to Marshmallow.The previous model running the nvidia tegra 3 hardware performance was terrible, especially on jellybean.
I think people must be mixing them up too. I had one on these and it ran KitKat perfectly. If I remember correctly, marshmallow was where it began to slow down, so I reverted to the final build of KK.
I still have my 2012, it's so god damn slow. I need to get around to doing that flash TRIM fix and maybe installing LineageOS
They all shipped with Jelly Bean. JB spanned versions between 4.1 and 4.3.1.
Update them to the last official release for them (1st to Lollipop and 2nd Gen to Marshmallow). No issues.
lol what a junk 2013, too old
But can it play Crysis?
Bought one of these for my kids years ago .. and it's still going strong.
USB charging port started to fail a couple of years ago, so simply bought myself a Qi wireless charger for 10 bucks instead (as it is wireless charging compatible) of getting the charging port replaced.
That's cheap! Any particular model of Qi charger?
Just get a 10w one. 5w is toooooooo slow.
I've been using mine daily since 2013 and it still works just as good as the day I bought it.
Same here. Can't say that of most tablets 5 years old.
Thanks op
Scored one!
5 left
Tablet with wireless charging
This was the best tablet I have ever used!
What is the spiritual successor to this? Are there any high quality, decently powered 7-8 inch tablets available today with more up to date specs?
Lenovo P8 or as its known Tab3 8 Plus.
Awesome tablet for the price.
Except it's stuck on an old version of android.
We all like features of newer versions of Android, but for these low to medium end spec tablets it might perform better for longer not updating, although I too think 7 would still work nicely on these.
I bought one of these the week they were released and never used it. I'm pretty surprised at everyone's love of the screen tbh
Damn missed out, this would be a handy field device for deploying Ubiquiti gear
Would any of the cheap Xiaomi phones do just as well?
My current one won't even turn on.
does it has enough power?
I've left it on charge for a while, even had the charging port replaced and followed many troubleshooting steps.
Did you try holding power and volume down (after leaving it charged for a while)? This brings my one back to life.
Other reason for failure might be that the battery depleted below a level that allows it to charge.
@MikeWhitneysHair: Thanks, I'll leave it plugged in for longer than I did last time. New battery seems like it should do the trick though.
Can pick up on ebay for less than 10 bucks. May be a little slower to charge wirelessly, but a lot cheaper than getting micro usb port replaced.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BLACK-Qi-Wireless-Charger-Chargi…
The battery is faulty (must be replaced) if the notification LED blinks a few times when you connect a charger.
Damn missed out. This would be perfect for Oldschool RuneScape mobile coming out soon.
Ironman btw
Price of 1 KitKat was a better deal.