[Nightprowler]

rc3675, on 22 February 2012 - 04:33 AM, said:

The one item I don't like is the keyboard (no cursor keys). Can anyone suggest an alternative?

I've heard that Thumb Keyboard (https://market.andro...boardplus&hl=en) is a 'must have' for any droid tablet. Only downside is that it's not free, and I don't have my unit yet so cannot confirm how well it works on the Aurora.

[jiggykillauk]

jiggykillauk, on 13 February 2012 - 01:39 PM, said:

I've checked the status of my order today and it is showing as shipped and there's also a tracking no, still waiting for an email to give a little more details. I don't really know if I should trust this or not? we'll see.

I managed to track my order on the web with china Airmail registered or something like that and all it says is "Departure From Outward Office Of Exchange" any ideas what this means? The retailer is merimobiles.com by the way. Did their on-line chat thing but they where sh*t, I'm starting to worry, I ordered my aurora on 21/1/12.

This post has been edited by jiggykillauk: 22 February 2012 - 02:16 PM

[toerbnator]

jiggykillauk, on 22 February 2012 - 02:16 PM, said:

I managed to track my order on the web with china Airmail registered or something like that and all it says is "Departure From Outward Office Of Exchange" any ideas what this means? The retailer is merimobiles.com by the way. Did their on-line chat thing but they where sh*t, I'm starting to worry, I ordered my aurora on 21/1/12.

some google magic later:

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Departure from outward office of exchange --> auf dem Weg in den Flieger/ Flughafen verlassen, normal auch die letzte Statusmeldung bis es bei dir ankommt

Quelle

[SG8]

jiggykillauk, on 22 February 2012 - 02:16 PM, said:

I managed to track my order on the web with china Airmail registered or something like that and all it says is "Departure From Outward Office Of Exchange" any ideas what this means? The retailer is merimobiles.com by the way. Did their on-line chat thing but they where sh*t, I'm starting to worry, I ordered my aurora on 21/1/12.

It means it is on its way, that is the main thing.

Could take a while to arrive but at least you know it is on the way!!

[jiggykillauk]

OK thanks, hope I get it before I reach retirement age.

[!Sumit]

rc3675, on 22 February 2012 - 04:33 AM, said:

My order from Gadgetfreakz arrived yesterday.
I've had a couple of hours playing with it and am very impressed. The IPS screen is fab.
I have seen no quality problems as with some previous posts. The only sign that this was built to a price is the buttons rattle slightly. Overall a fantastic improvement from my Elonex tablet, and on that will make my Xoom owning friend envious.
The one item I don't like is the keyboard (no cursor keys). Can anyone suggest an alternative?


I've updated my previous post http://www.slatedroi...post__p__306896 with the final details.


Sent from my Aurora using Tapatalk

I was using this keyboard on my previous N7A : https://market.andro....swiftkey&hl=en
It's pretty good and has different color skins too. But you will have to buy it from market, unless you can find it uploaded somewhere as .apk while googling.

[Astral100]

So which sites are best to order from if I don't want to pay any VAT or customs tax?
I am living in UK by the way.
Oh and waiting time is not an issue for me. As long as the tablet works:)

[BENJIRY]

owenkingthe1, on 22 February 2012 - 09:23 AM, said:

It appear many ali sellers are selling refurshished units so beware.

Why do you think so?

[pillowtablet]

Site name: Bestmid.com
Price: $196.99 including shipping (8GB)
When was the order placed?: 21/02/2012
When was the order shipped?: 23/02/2012
How much was shipping?: $26 (DHL Express)
What country was the tablet shipped to?: Australia

I paid $5 for the 'Ext. Quality control' service (you can read about it here) so I'm hoping to receive a working tablet.

This post has been edited by pillowtablet: 23 February 2012 - 05:44 AM

[raul]

Had a great experience with pandawill so far. First with the advanced which arrived in 10 days, and now with the Aurora. It was shipped on 17th Feb and I received it on 26th with registered shipping which is pretty fast. Have not tested the tablet yet but it was packaged well and both the box and the tablet well protected. Clear communication on email, and no issues, very professional.

[Marcio K]

raul, on 23 February 2012 - 06:28 AM, said:

Had a great experience with pandawill so far. First with the advanced which arrived in 10 days, and now with the Aurora. It was shipped on 17th Feb and I received it on 26th with registered shipping which is pretty fast. Have not tested the tablet yet but it was packaged well and both the box and the tablet well protected. Clear communication on email, and no issues, very professional.

Lucky you. I've ordered mine in January 21st, and no sign of shipping.
They answered all my e-mails, but always saying "will ship next week".

When I found a good retailer with an Aurora REALLY in stock, probably will cancel this order in Pandawill.

[jiggykillauk]

jiggykillauk, on 22 February 2012 - 02:16 PM, said:

I managed to track my order on the web with china Airmail registered or something like that and all it says is "Departure From Outward Office Of Exchange" any ideas what this means? The retailer is merimobiles.com by the way. Did their on-line chat thing but they where sh*t, I'm starting to worry, I ordered my aurora on 21/1/12.

As I was about to leave the house this morning, I found a package behind the bin, it's pretty wet because it's been raining all night. I haven't opened it yet but I know it's my Aurora. I'll see when I get home tonight I'll find out if it came in one piece or not and I'll post my findings! Atleast it's here after a month of ordering but to be fair to merimobiles.com there was the delay because of the Chinese new year.

[toerbnator]

jiggykillauk, on 23 February 2012 - 07:53 AM, said:

As I was about to leave the house this morning, I found a package behind the bin, it's pretty wet because it's been raining all night. I haven't opened it yet but I know it's my Aurora. I'll see when I get home tonight I'll find out if it came in one piece or not and I'll post my findings! Atleast it's here after a month of ordering but to be fair to merimobiles.com there was the delay because of the Chinese new year.

which company delivered it to your house? sounds horrible

[KevIW]

jiggykillauk, on 23 February 2012 - 07:53 AM, said:

As I was about to leave the house this morning, I found a package behind the bin, it's pretty wet because it's been raining all night. I haven't opened it yet but I know it's my Aurora. I'll see when I get home tonight I'll find out if it came in one piece or not and I'll post my findings! Atleast it's here after a month of ordering but to be fair to merimobiles.com there was the delay because of the Chinese new year.

Thats exactly why I get any larger items delivered to my work address! Saves the hassle of having to got to the post office collection centre.(or finding stuff behind your bin )

[rc3675]

Nightprowler, on 22 February 2012 - 01:38 PM, said:

I've heard that Thumb Keyboard (https://market.andro...boardplus&hl=en) is a 'must have' for any droid tablet. Only downside is that it's not free, and I don't have my unit yet so cannot confirm how well it works on the Aurora.

!Sumit, on 22 February 2012 - 04:31 PM, said:

I was using this keyboard on my previous N7A : https://market.andro....swiftkey&hl=en
It's pretty good and has different color skins too. But you will have to buy it from market, unless you can find it uploaded somewhere as .apk while googling.

Thanks,
I've downloaded swiftkey tablet x trial, and will see how it goes.
! Sumit, glad to hear your tablet is on it's way.

[Con]

Site name: gadgetfreakz.com
Price: £135ish (16GB)
When was the order placed?: 2/02/2012
When was the order shipped?: 20/02/2012
How much was shipping?: $Free
What country was the tablet shipped to?: UK

Arrived on 22nd, feels very solid and have had good use out of it. very happy with it.
gadgetfreakz are a great company to deal with and were very prompt in replying to any queries i had

i would def buy from them again

[YoX]

jiggykillauk, on 23 February 2012 - 07:53 AM, said:

As I was about to leave the house this morning, I found a package behind the bin, it's pretty wet because it's been raining all night. I haven't opened it yet but I know it's my Aurora. I'll see when I get home tonight I'll find out if it came in one piece or not and I'll post my findings! Atleast it's here after a month of ordering but to be fair to merimobiles.com there was the delay because of the Chinese new year.

When did you order from merimobiles? I'm just curious because i ordered from them the 21 jan and it still haven't been shipped.

[!Sumit]

rc3675, on 23 February 2012 - 08:21 AM, said:

Thanks,
I've downloaded swiftkey tablet x trial, and will see how it goes.
! Sumit, glad to hear your tablet is on it's way.

Thanks mate; getting eager to get my hands on it. Hopefully would be here in next week sometime. Then I will also write my feedback about build quality/screen issue if any (hope not) etc.

[jiggykillauk]

toerbnator, on 23 February 2012 - 08:12 AM, said:

which company delivered it to your house? sounds horrible

hard to tell, I think they just got "Joe Blogg" to deliver it. I suppose that's what you get when you opt for free shipping. I also didn't have to pay tax as well, must be a bonus right ? :rolleyes

This post has been edited by jiggykillauk: 23 February 2012 - 12:14 PM

[jiggykillauk]

YoX, on 23 February 2012 - 08:43 AM, said:

When did you order from merimobiles? I'm just curious because i ordered from them the 21 jan and it still haven't been shipped.

I ordered from them on 21/1/12. But I kept going on line on the chat thing and questioning them, maybe that facilitated the delivery? I doubt it.