Amhaz( starts communication) has new prices: 8gb:300
16gb:350
It would be at least good if 8GB = 250 (crazy for western users :P)
solo220 wroteAmhaz( starts communication) has new prices: 8gb:300
16gb:350
I wonder how the people that bought it a week ago with a 100 dollar difference gonna feel.
I think the only one that bought it was a pappy and mammy who don't care if somethink costs $10 or $100,000. You just reminded me of one, he actually went and hit a wall intentionally and then went like pappy i need a new car and his pappy got him a new car.
What about now, whats the price at Star communications?
i wouldn't advise anyone to buy this yet, especially not from stores that don't allow returns. there has been a large amount of reported problems with it, here are a few:

http://www.androidauthority.com/nexus-7-backlight-bleeding-issue-spotted-102236/

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/07/most-common-complaints-about-google-nexus-7/54792/

http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-7-tablet-forum/203029-received-7-defective-nexus-7s-google-now-refusing-rmas.html

Apparently, there are new batches of the product coming out that have a less chance of having a problem, it is discussed in one of the links above.

At the moment, there is no safe option for us lebanese, as if we buy from outside and ship, it would cost alot to return it if it has a problem. If we buy locally, the shops don't accept returns as none give you a valid warranty.

The best option is to wait or get something else.
rtwo2008 wrote
Midnight wroteAnd looking at the prices I found here, I can kinda see why. http://www.3gleb.com/Products/tablets/pages/default.aspx
Wow, this website is ridiculously overpriced. You'd think that saving on the cost of a physical store location would translate in a lower price... I have a feeling these guys are buying retail then adding their profit, which is a very bad business plan.
well for the ipad they are offering it at the same price as apple (which is a bit weird if you ask me...) so saying the whole site is overpriced is not accurate ... the nexus 7 is overpriced ...
The prices we are getting from Lebanese sideroad phone shops, believe it or not, are lower than apple's prices, especially for the 32gb and 64gb versions. Go ask or check on elmazad.com. Those stores are paying rent so they have expenses. An online store has barely any expenses so it should be cheaper than the phone stores, not more expensive.
rtwo2008 wroteThe prices we are getting from Lebanese sideroad phone shops, believe it or not, are lower than apple's prices, especially for the 32gb and 64gb versions. Go ask or check on elmazad.com. Those stores are paying rent so they have expenses. An online store has barely any expenses so it should be cheaper than the phone stores, not more expensive.
Well in that case i guess it really is overpriced... Do you know how they are able to provide those prices ?
First, they are definitely buying from the source directly, not from USA at their retail prices.
Second, either the price they are buying at is sooooo low, that they pay customs, VAT, add their profit, and still come out costing the same or less than USA prices. OR, they have their own ways of importing without customs and VAT.
Third, they don't give out a valid warranty. You can open the item, try it in front of them, then go home and never come back. If you notice any problem later on with wifi reception, battery power, you are on your own. But the good thing (specifically with apple products) is that a very very small percentage could have any factory defects. Moreover, even if you with full warranty at the exorbitant prices, is the Lebanese warranty from the dealer good enough? or do they all tell you "latshit kahraba, sorry we don't cover that"...
An online store has barely any expenses so it should be cheaper than the phone stores, not more expensive.
This is a misconception. An online store has to invest much more in marketing and customer acquisition, given its virtual nature. You don't magically end up in an online store, you have to be lead there. Side road phone stores as you call them, do have a decent amount of serendipitous customers.
samer wrote
An online store has barely any expenses so it should be cheaper than the phone stores, not more expensive.
This is a misconception. An online store has to invest much more in marketing and customer acquisition, given its virtual nature. You don't magically end up in an online store, you have to be lead there. Side road phone stores as you call them, do have a decent amount of serendipitous customers.
There has to be an investment, but it's minuscule compared to the costs of a physical store. If what you say is true and that an online store has to invest "much more" which would justify its higher prices, then it would be a bad business as a large number of people like to physically see/try the product before they buy it. Also, real world examples shows that prices from online stores are always less than physical stores.

Now, I don't want to hurt the guy's business prospects, but he should rethink his business plan and I'd definitely be one of his customers. (Started buying from pcandparts approximately 13 years ago due to their pricing etc...)

I'm guessing 3gleb is buying retail and "then" adding his profit instead of going to the source directly (but I might be wrong in this guess and it could turn out he is just adding a large profit). When a sideroad phone shop can get me an ipad3 black 32GB wifi for 590$, he is definitely making at least 10-20$ profit from the transaction otherwise he wouldn't bother, so he must be getting it for 570-580$? maybe even less.

His strong points: the distrust many people have with sideroad phone shops, the mystery of whether the items from 3gleb come with a valid warranty or not (to see if we compare his prices to virgin or to sideroad phone shops) but can be sorted out with a question in an email. Other than those 2, there is no gain I can see whatsoever. Convenience? This is a very small country, there are phone/computer shops every few hundred meters, so convenience isn't valid much.
If you are afraid of hardware faults then try the delivery guy from elmazad, he gives at least 2 days for testing(warranty), while amhaz won't give you 2 hours!
And for more or less 10$ difference with amhaz
so are they stolen products ? because if they aren't then apple would cover your warranty regardless
mezin wroteso are they stolen products ? because if they aren't then apple would cover your warranty regardless
I doubt they are stolen products as they are just way too many. Apple doesn't have an official store in Lebanon, however they do have some resellers. Those resellers just don't acknowledge your purchase unless bought from them.

The good thing is that if you keep buying cheap without warranty, you would have saved enough money to repair (paid repair) a product if it turns out to have some defect that you didn't see on the moment of purchase.


Guys, by the way, how about the Kindle Fire HD instead of the Nexus 7? It's a very nice tablet, let's hope it arrives to Leb at less ridiculous prices.
I doubt it, it's an amazon product so sold via internet, unless an Asian country put them on shelves.
There are NO iphones official warrenty in Lebanon because apple didn't recognise our country as officially listed. Ipods yes though...
I bought an iPad. With no warranty. I checked apple's website and it says according to my iPad's SN that I have 1 year warranty until 2013 August(I bought my iPad and activated in August) and it says that I have a valid purchase date, but it is not the one I purchased my iPad in.
Guys just a thought: if you buy a nexus tablet for 300$ you won't be able to sell it the next day for 150!
Buy something you will be able to sell in case you wanted a new tablet.
Wait for today's iPhone although I do not expect something extraordinary.
This is non-sense, I always sell my Android phones(HTC and Samsung) just 100$ less than their market cost and after a full year. Iphones are not the only ones
Also don't forget that Google products need time to be loved by Lebanese just like the Nexus 1.
When they will be aware of this formidable device they all want to buy it then
Also note that Amazon also isn't properly recognized in Lebanon. I remember downloading the kindle app on my android a while back, but when I try to log in to my amazon account to perform online purchases of book, I only get a notification that my country isn't supported. I'm not saying the Kindle HD is bad. Far from it. But when it comes to general compatibility and use, the Nexus 7 works better for where we are.
@vegetaleb i was not talking about smartphones, since android phones are the best selling.
I was talking about tablets. How would you feel if you sold your tablet less than half its price? The nexus 7 was like 400$ two weeks ago, and now it is 300$.
For example galaxy note is a good tablet with a stable price, i was not attacking android os mate.
And it could indeed stand to compete with iPads, the same thing for windows asus tablets.