normaflores wrote:Perhaphs the sale is over. From your link I see that the Reader R103 is on sale for $89.99

The sale is not over.... you have to log into your newegg account before you can apply the discount code.

raylotekka wrote:I just don't see how this qualifies as a good deal. It's refurbished. It doesn't come with a memory card. I just did a search, and one can purchase this NEW, with a 4GB memory card for $100.

Some of us have spare SD cards laying around so that isn't a concern. I have several refurb electronics. I'll take $30 off a $100 item for this but you can choose to spend the extra money. It's a personal choice you decided to make so a bad deal to you isn't always a bad deal to everyone else.

If you're spending $25 for a 4GB card, you're not looking hard enough. Most prices can get you class 8-10 cards around $1 per GB on sale. You should be able to get a 16GB card for the money you've listed.

i have one and have not been able to add apps to the memory...seems you must transfer to the card manually???? I gave up. any tips?

If anyone cares:

I first thought with the Kindle app that you had to swipe to change pages. There are no docs with the Kindle app and Amazon's online "Help" for "Kindle for Android" is pathetic.

Anyway, to change pages in the Kindle app you can just tap, actually lightly quickly touch, the lower right or lower left of the screen. Or you can swipe.

sdc100 wrote:See ... here's the problem. Too many users and developers are trying to imitate the iPad. For example, is there any real reason to use a swipe rather than a tap to turn pages? Perhaps a tap or double tap in the Left and Right bottom corners or margins so there would be no accidental turns. That's one reason I love the Edge's eInk side -- it has hard page turning buttons. No swiping to turn papge, which is one of those stupid "cool" things that have no reason for existing. Indeed, for arthritic users, a swipe can be painful. And yes, since swipes are directional, it can confuse a capacitive screen into turning the wrong direction, depending on where you finger registers first. I have no such problems with a resistive screen.

Try searching for an alternate eReader which doesn't rely on swiping.

What a bizarre thing to say. Swiping is a perfectly natural motion for turning pages. It's a perfect metaphor for turning pages. If you're holding a book and you reach the bottom of the right page and you tap the corner, what happens? If you're holding a book and you reach the bottom of the right page and you swipe your finger across the page, what happens? Swiping's existed since pages were bound. Which predates the iPad.

I ordered 3. Something I've never done before on woot. I just think that $75 for a capative WiFi tablet is too good to pass up. I even already have a tablet. I bought the HP Touchpad 32GB on the Firesale (not on woot), and wish I had ordered 3 then, or 12. lol.

I will open one, play with it. If I like it, I will keep it, and either sell the other 2 (at the prices I see for this online elsewhere, possibly getting enough back that my 3rd on is free), or give them as Christmas presents.

If I don't like it, then I will sell all 3. What's the risk? I may not get all my money back, maybe, but I am sure I will get most back. And probably make a profit in the long run. Either monetarily or with a free/super cheap tablet.

chadwsmith wrote:I ordered 3. Something I've never done before on woot. I just think that $75 for a capative WiFi tablet is too good to pass up. I even already have a tablet. I bought the HP Touchpad 32GB on the Firesale (not on woot), and wish I had ordered 3 then, or 12. lol.

I will open one, play with it. If I like it, I will keep it, and either sell the other 2 (at the prices I see for this online elsewhere, possibly getting enough back that my 3rd on is free), or give them as Christmas presents.

If I don't like it, then I will sell all 3. What's the risk? I may not get all my money back, maybe, but I am sure I will get most back. And probably make a profit in the long run. Either monetarily or with a free/super cheap tablet.

Let us know how that works out for you after Black Friday.

jguzman277 wrote:Just ran into this link on how to root it and install the market on it: http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/21572-guide-cruz-t10x-t301-rooting-dalvik-turbo-removing-bloatware-gapps-market-more/

Just found that site myself, then found your post.. Good Info!

http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/21572-guide-cruz-t10x-t301-rooting-dalvik-turbo-removing-bloatware-gapps-market-more/

What is the difference between Resistive and Capacitive touch?

babystang wrote:What is the difference between Resistive and Capacitive touch?

Resistive responds to pressure. Old school PDA touchscreens, Nintendo DSes, anything that uses a pointy stylus - those are resistive screens. For the most part, they are single point devices. No multitouch. So no pinch and zoom, for example. This also leads to "false touches" like pocket-dialing. Because anything can put pressure on the screen, not just fingers.

Capacitive is different. It allows for multitouch. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but it responds only to things like fingers (so no gloves). And there are rubberized styluses out there. I assume a pencil eraser would work just as well, but I don't know. The only real draw back to capacitive is that you have to use your fingers, for the most part. So normal styluses don't work. Gloved hands don't work. I think it has something to do with electricity, (capacitors are electric), and that's why skin works, and rubber works, but cloth and plastic do not.

99.99% of the time, Capacitive is *BY FAR* the better choice. That's why resistive tablets / ereaders are so cheap. *A* the tech is old and simpler to make, and *B* nobody wants them.

I bought this tablet but I guess I should have waited, found it today on walmart.com for 79.95 with 12 gb flash card and free shipping. And with the ability to return it to walmart store if I don't like it. For it would have cost just $6.50 more over the woot price for the peace of mind that a return policy offers. Live and learn I guess.

link below
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Velocity-Micro-Cruz-T301-7-Capacitive-Touchscreen-Entertainment-Tablet-eBook-Reader-with-Google-Android-2.0-OS-12GB-of-SD-Cards-Refurbished/19392655?adid=1500000000000012981640

Wally World trounces Woot. It's a sad day!

I don't see a lot of consistency between the Velocity tablets listed as T301's. One review says it only has the buttons on the screen but the Walmart one shows actual buttons. Memory in the tablet is different although RAM is the same. Seems like every site has different specs listed for the same model.

Will see what arrives & hack it. See if it can be a media player or becomes my kid's toy.

gvruiz28 wrote:I bought this tablet but I guess I should have waited, found it today on walmart.com for 79.95 with 12 gb flash card and free shipping. And with the ability to return it to walmart store if I don't like it. For it would have cost just $6.50 more over the woot price for the peace of mind that a return policy offers. Live and learn I guess.

link below
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Velocity-Micro-Cruz-T301-7-Capacitive-Touchscreen-Entertainment-Tablet-eBook-Reader-with-Google-Android-2.0-OS-12GB-of-SD-Cards-Refurbished/19392655?adid=1500000000000012981640

Wow, except there's some conflict on that page. The picture is of the T103. Later in the page in order to build the sale bundle it has a link to the original "T103" Walmart page which is included in the bundle. And that description of the "T103" also refers to it as the "T301" though it is describing the "T103".

The T103 has the 16:9 screen and three physical buttons on the screen side. The T301 has a 4:3 screen and no physical buttons on the screen side.

http://www.cruzreader.com/T103.php

http://www.cruzreader.com/T301.php

So, who knows what Walmart has there, Walmart's webpage writer doesn't.

Sweet! I've already got a tracking number for mine! That's the fastest I think I've seen woot ship out an order in a long time!

jguzman277 wrote:Just ran into this link on how to root it and install the market on it: http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/21572-guide-cruz-t10x-t301-rooting-dalvik-turbo-removing-bloatware-gapps-market-more/

Thanks jguzman277, that's great information for those of us who need help with rooting. This will be the second thing I do to my T301 when I receive it; after updating it.

I got a nonaddressed ad flyer in the US mail today from Radio Shack, this T301 will be $99.99 there (new) on Black Friday. RS will also have the leather case for $29.99. The real case instead of the cloth sock it comes with is well worth it, imho.

received mine today. came with a dead battery, wont charge. Very disappointed Woot. Been a customer since 2005.

We purchased three of them for our kids for Christmas. Received them today and have opened two of the three to check them out. Neither will power on or charge. So disappointed as this was our first Woot purchase. Thought it would be a great first tablet for our kids

Now what do we do?

mjrek11 wrote:We purchased three of them for our kids for Christmas. Received them today and have opened two of the three to check them out. Neither will power on or charge. So disappointed as this was our first Woot purchase. Thought it would be a great first tablet for our kids

Now what do we do?

I'd start with #3 under the Woot Terms & Conditions:

"CUSTOMER SUPPORT
You may contact WOOT Member Services by sending an email to service@WOOT.com. You acknowledge that the provision of customer support is at WOOT’s sole discretion, and that we have no obligation to provide you with customer support of any kind. We may provide you with customer support from time to time, at our sole discretion, provided that you have created an Account and that you submit your customer support inquiries using such Account."

If your having problems turning on or charging this may help correct the problem.
http://www.amazon.com/Cruz-wont-turn-what-do/forum/Fx1QT2SXRD8Y0FR/Tx762AE57B9MX2/1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B004CFF6ZI

Got Mine yesterday. So far its pretty cool. My son really loved it. Wish I had bought a couple more . Can you buy another one after the product has been taken down by woot?

Anyways, Everything seems to be working. Netflix app won't install, but I haven't rooted it yet, so maybe I can get it to work off the android market. I'm a developer, so I love a challenge!

Wow, wow, wow...

These really suck.

jiggersgreen wrote:If your having problems turning on or charging this may help correct the problem.
http://www.amazon.com/Cruz-wont-turn-what-do/forum/Fx1QT2SXRD8Y0FR/Tx762AE57B9MX2/1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B004CFF6ZI

Thanks that fixed mine.

To save everyone digging through the comments, just put a paperclip into the reset hole and it should pop right on

jiggersgreen wrote:If your having problems turning on or charging this may help correct the problem.
http://www.amazon.com/Cruz-wont-turn-what-do/forum/Fx1QT2SXRD8Y0FR/Tx762AE57B9MX2/1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B004CFF6ZI

You couldn't just tell us to use a paperclip & hit the reset button???

My 5 year old asked for an iPad for x-mas so, naturally,I got him this instead. It was just delivered and will not charge. I am working with the manufacturer to get a replacement, but they told me to try a different charger first. Boo :-(

I plan to use it solely (nearly) to browse reddit and possibly view videos/pictures. Would mod-ing it improve it's abilities in regards to this? Or (even better) make it useful for other things?

chudleyone wrote:You couldn't just tell us to use a paperclip & hit the reset button???

OK ...Use a paper clip to do a hard reset!

chudleyone wrote:You couldn't just tell us to use a paperclip & hit the reset button???

NO

Does anyone know if this thing has limitations in regards to SD cards? What are they (if any)? can this thing handle an 32GB SDHC?

If it won't charge you might want to make sure it's plugged into the charger jack. When the Galaxy WiFi 5.0 sold on Woot a while back several people were actually plugging the charger into the headphone jack.

Heh, Perhaps I should have checked the posts FIRST. I will try the paper clip thing. dur...

Got mine yesterday. I'm very happy with it. We needed a color ereader for mom (e-ink is too hard for her to read) but the main color ereaders are so expensive! This works very well and lets her directly access library ebooks via Overdrive. She can also check Facebook and her email and show her pictures. I am very pleased.

The keyboard on this device suck... but that's what I get for trying to save a dollar... I need to return this device cause the keyboard is not work properly... When I type the letter "L" it reads it as "LA" and so on... Do anyone know how can I return this device and get a my money back or a new one... good thing I checked the device before I wraped it up in Christmas paper...

My battery is dead. It boots fine when plugged in, but i have a '?' where the battery status is.

Also, reset button does NOT appear to fix it.

Very disappointed woot.

At least you guys have received yours, mines hasn't even been given a tracking number yet.

Recieved mine. It charged via usb but not the regular outlet charger. I guess I need to try to get another wall charger. but connecting it usb did charge it and allow it to turn on.

I just got ours today, and it won't power up.
Any suggestions?

It has been plugged in for about 4 hours.
No instructions. Just came with a quick start guide.

Okay. The paperclip worked.

Just got mine today (bought 2) and the first one is not turning on. Plugged in, light comes on, but will not power on. Hope I can get a replacement by Christmas. Sigh. Going to check the second one, but not expecting much based on the comments here.


>>> Used the paperclip to reboot and it came on finally!