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TheMoon
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You traded in your cartridge for £11?? Why didn't you sell it for twice that (at least)?
TheMoon
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GermanGAF: Splatoon Special Edition w/ Squid amiibo for €34,20 with coupon "mailights2015" (you have to pay via "Sofortüberweisung" which removes the shipping fee)
Delivery only within Germany^
Delivery only within Germany^
Because I didn't have any buyers to hand. I've generally had a lot of headaches and time wasted with selling games through the mail, whereas I could easily trade it in at CEX.
Not really on-topic but Im sticking this here as its a UK only product and some of you might have experience with it
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A friend in work was talking about some of the old arcade games he used to play when he was a kid. I threw a couple on my Nexus 7 to show him as I thought hed appreciate the nostalgia kick and he now wants a tablet of his own to scratch his retro-itch! Nexus 7 was a bit on the pricey side for him so how is the Tesco Hudl2 for stuff like this? Im guessing it would be powerful enough to play anything up to SNES/Mega Drive and old arcade stuff like Simpsons, Turtles, Wrestlefest etc? Can they easily be rooted so he can connect a DS3/4 with Sixaxis manager?
If this is no good, any suggestions on a good Android tablet around the £100 mark? I only suggested the Hudl2 as it looks like it hits a sweet spot between specs, size and screen quality
A friend in work was talking about some of the old arcade games he used to play when he was a kid. I threw a couple on my Nexus 7 to show him as I thought hed appreciate the nostalgia kick and he now wants a tablet of his own to scratch his retro-itch! Nexus 7 was a bit on the pricey side for him so how is the Tesco Hudl2 for stuff like this? Im guessing it would be powerful enough to play anything up to SNES/Mega Drive and old arcade stuff like Simpsons, Turtles, Wrestlefest etc? Can they easily be rooted so he can connect a DS3/4 with Sixaxis manager?
If this is no good, any suggestions on a good Android tablet around the £100 mark? I only suggested the Hudl2 as it looks like it hits a sweet spot between specs, size and screen quality
Hudl2 is pretty good, almost got one until Amazon put the HDX on sale over Christmas. If you don't mind grade A refurbished, this is much more powerful and has a better screen if 10" isn't a problem: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...Tablet-16GB-Wi-Fi-White-Grade-A-/381212421275 RDC are a large IT recycling centre, they're legit. They've also got a 1st gen Nexus 7 for £50, which Isn't as good as the Hudl2, but Lollipop has killed it for now.
The Tab 2 works fine out of the box, but I'd personally shove CM12 on it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-2/10-inch-development/rom-cyanogenmod-12-cm12-t2997928
EDIT: Totally missed that they had a Tab 3 8" for £85!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...10-16GB-White-WiFi-Only-Grade-A-/231520836614
GetDigitized
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The numbered samsung tabs really aren't worth it - subpar specs with touchwiz slowing them down. Having owned a 10.1 tab 2, it's slow(as were other tablets at the time)[even with cm12] & the tab 3&4 aren't that much of an improvement compared to the alternatives which were released at the time.The pro& Tab S are good buys but they're more expensive since they're newer as well.
F̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶£̶1̶0̶0̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶p̶o̶i̶n̶t̶ ̶I̶'̶d̶ ̶g̶o̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶h̶t̶t̶p̶:̶/̶/̶w̶w̶w̶.̶j̶o̶h̶n̶l̶e̶w̶i̶s̶.̶c̶o̶m̶/̶l̶g̶-̶g̶-̶p̶a̶d̶-̶8̶-̶.̶.̶.̶b̶l̶a̶c̶k̶/̶p̶1̶7̶5̶7̶0̶6̶1̶(̶a̶s̶ ̶i̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶s̶a̶l̶e̶
̶ ̶o̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶h̶u̶d̶l̶.̶ -- Get the hudl2.First gen Nexus 7 has issues with memory detioriorating quickly over time.
This doesn't make that £100 price point but if he's really set on a Nexus 7 you can pick up a 32Gb 2013 model for £139.99 @ Argos right now.
CarlieCaplin
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Yeah, I ordered it earlier today. At this price point I don't care about playing it day one. I just hope they get enough stock...
evilvort3x
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lucreto needed to ask. are these british psn cards or?
toythatkills
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It was already established that they're Irish cards. You can't use them. The dream is dead.
evilvort3x
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must of missed that 
. oh well 
. oh well Thanks for all the advice on tablets folks. Don't think he's particularly fussed about it being a nexus or specs in general. The guy doesn't even have internet in his house so all he's going to use the thing for is emulating some really old games so as long as the specs are enough for that he's happy and £109 was the budget he gave me
What makes you recommend this over the Hudl2 out of interest? Hudl seems to have twice the ram and 50% higher PPI for the same price which is why I assumed it was a good buy
What makes you recommend this over the Hudl2 out of interest? Hudl seems to have twice the ram and 50% higher PPI for the same price which is why I assumed it was a good buy
GetDigitized
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Oh wow,I really messed up - wasn't aware of the hudl2(It wasn't released when I was tablet shopping in september) & assumed it was £120(hudl 2 was £130 initally apparently),was thinking of the hudl1's specs .The other guy was recomending stuff like the tab 2 10.1 with custom roms(Too much of a headache with video drivers&app compatibility and not needed for modern devices imo.) which isn't even in the same class as the hudl 1 tbh... Just looked the 2 up & yeah it seems better in terms of specs. The hudl 1 felt cheap& the display model wasn't zippy with a sub par camera. LG's software on 4.4 is great - double tap(only Sony products have this,but only for waking iirc) to wake/sleep & multi-window are features which I didn't think I'd use but they're so convenient. Not sure about what Tesco put on the hudl but other than the apps it looks stock which can only be good for the speed&app compatibility. The 1080p screen though is a dealbreaker though,I can't believe they managed to include it in a £100 tablet! I'd definitly go for the hudl2(at this price point) despite the LG software making it great - unless you're hardcore gaming the processors will remain adequate imo but the hudl2 is definitly more futureproof.
GetDigitized
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Cheapest place for an xbox one pad?
One the "x" button is stuck.
On my second one I have the left stick drift up
http://www.zavvi.com/xbox-one-accessories/xbox-one-wireless-controller-black/10808129.html
Think there was a first time purchase code posted a while ago, dunno if its still valid.
Arkham Knight for £14.90 on PC pre-order
http://www.cdkeys.com/batman-arkham-knight-pc-cd-key-steam
use code HUKDMAYDAY
http://www.cdkeys.com/batman-arkham-knight-pc-cd-key-steam
use code HUKDMAYDAY
Fuck sake, I said I wouldn't buy anything else.
LonelyGreyWolf
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Cheapest place for an xbox one pad?
One the "x" button is stuck.
On my second one I have the left stick drift up
Unless you've been taking really bad care of them, this shouldn't happen. You should be able to get that repaired/replaced for free if you still have your warranty, which is guaranteed to be minimum two years by EU regulations.
GetDigitized
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Hatsune miku 2+persona 4 arena ultimax are on sale for £13.50 with code here :http://www.ricedigital.co.uk/hatsune-miku-persona-ultimax-bank-holiday-coupon/
They only ship to the UK, so if you're in mainland Europe, will they send you the code via email, or cant you buy this at all? I'm really interested in this deal.
giant_frying_pan
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There goes the physical order and wrestling with Brazilian DNS servers to get Nuvvem to serve me!
AHA-Lambda
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Key reseller guys, beware!
Not a deal, but probably something UK Amazon purchasers ought to be aware of:
About Changes to FREE Super Saver Delivery
So, you'll only get free delivery if you spend £20 now, when it used to be £10. Unless you're buying books.
About Changes to FREE Super Saver Delivery
So, you'll only get free delivery if you spend £20 now, when it used to be £10. Unless you're buying books.
It looks like they actually physically send the code. There's no way to add an address outside of the UK, so I guess you'd be out of luck elsewhere.
You could try preordering a title with the original cheap game you wanted (to push the price over £20), and then cancel the preorder after receiving cheap item?
Thanks for the update. Not a fan of the increase, but it's still the cheapest delivery option around.
Not if you don't use Amazon Instant Video. I don't want it, why am I having to pay for it?
You don't? This isn't prime. It's the standard free delivery they offer
Guess they're going back to how it used to be. :/ I remember way back when there was a £25 minimum purchase for it.
I'm talking about delivery. Most companies charge for delivery, but at least Amazon provide a free delivery option.
MrRoflWaffles
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Pancakes R Us
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What. Screw you, Amazon. I'm pretty sure there was a time when £5+ = free delivery. They're just trying to push Prime on people.
It was £25 minimum like 10 or 15 years ago, then eventually became no minimum, and now they're increasing it again.
foobarry81
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We even had free shipping to Belgium (and probably some more countries too) for quote a while with a minimum of £15 or £20 (don't even remember, lol) spent. They cut that down first.
After that they increased the minimum amount needed to get free delivery on Amazon Germany and France too.
Cheap shipping days are over. They need the money for them drones...
toythatkills
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The obvious solution is that instead of buying Call of Duty this year, you should buy a book about army dudes who love killing people.
King Gilga
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Stallion Dan
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This is ridiculous. So stupid when a £9.99 item made you pay delivery...let me pay an extra penny for it and get free delivery instead?
Now gotta make up £20? I'll be shopping elsewhere, don't know of any place that charges shipping on games aside from CEX.
Shit dawg, I hope this doesn't change the price for Super Saver Delivery to Ireland by much (if at all), £25 is bad enough some times.
E_Darkness
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Fuck that. That's basically all I've got to say on that.
YianGaruga
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I was going to ask why you don't get Prime but it's £80 a year in the UK? The hell? It's 49 in Germany normally and I pay 24 because I'm a student.
Well, it's been $35+ for free shipping in the US for a while now and that's over 20 British pounds, so uh, yeah...
CaptainTiptop
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They upped it to £80 a year when they added Prime Instant Video sometime last year.
E_Darkness
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Yep. Damn I didn't realise we were getting ripped off with it that badly. I mean it is £40 if I sort out Student Prime but that is still considerably a lot more. I think they forced the price up by adding Instant Video which is a service I have no desire using ever.
YianGaruga
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Yeah it was upped to 49€ here because of that. It was 29€ for everyone before! I also don't use Prime Video because the selection sucks and everything is dubbed German.
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