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r/Android•
MechEng2723

I have a nook color I would like to give away.

Hey r/android! A couple of months ago I book a nook color and almost immediately rooted it to get the most out of it. Right now I've got the latest CM7 build on it and it runs for me without any issues at all.

However, as an early birthday present I received a wifi-only XOOM! I am having SO much fun with it that I literally have not even touched the nook color since receiving the XOOM. I obviously could try to go about selling it...but I'd much rather just give it to someone in this great community. Preferably I would love to give this to one of my fellow android fanatics that just can't afford to spend the money on something like this.

So...how about it? Anyone here dying to get your hands on one of these things but just don't have the money for it?? No strings attached. Just send me a pm stating why you love android so much, and how bad you've wanted a nook color and it's yours! :-)

I will update this post when I've chosen who gets it. I'll take care of shipping and will send it to whatever address you supply.

Edit: I will post this in r/nookcolor as well.

Edit 2: Just to be clear in case you guys don't know, rooting of the Nook Color is still an experimental process and although it's stable you will find occasional issues. If that's something you aren't comfortable with I can always unroot the device if desired. Thanks for all the responses and kind words so far! I really can't describe how good it feels to do something like this!

Edit 3: I'm off to grab some dinner but I'll start figuring out my decision when I get back! Thanks again for all the kind words and I really can't wait to make one of you a very happy individual! :-D

FINAL EDIT: I've made my decision everyone! I put a good amount of time into my decision (even made a spreadsheet) and I feel very good about who I have chosen. CONGRATULATIONS "ahuisinga"!!!

For everyone who did try thank you. It was an emotionally uplifting evening reading some of your comments. Have a great day everyone!

Posted Apr 14, 2011, 12:22 AM UTC · edited

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ahuisingaGalaxy Nexus | Touchpad•

This is by far the most awesome thing that has ever happened to me through Reddit! Thanks so much to MechEng2723, and I'll do my best to make this gift worth you choosing me! When I get my next paycheck, I feel that I owe you at the very least a few months of Reddit Gold. Hopefully I can return the favor some day!

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

It is my pleasure! As I told others I think I may be just as excited as you. I sent you a pm with all my personal information. I want to be very clear that this isn't some horrible joke. Aside from reddit I'm giving you two other ways to track me down. But I promise you have nothing to worry about.

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lukaro•

Congratulations!

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xilpaximS4 T-Mobile Stock•

Congrats!!

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Ducttape2021Moto X 2013, N7 2013, ADT-1•

You are awesome for doing this! And congrats to ahuisinga too!

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

Thanks! I just sent a pm to him. Can't wait to hear back!

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Ducttape2021Moto X 2013, N7 2013, ADT-1•

I know the feeling to a lesser degree from giving away games on Steam. You're going above and beyond that, though.

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

Actually that's where most of the inspiration came from. I was browsing r/gaming on my XOOM and was really overwhelmed by their generosity. Then I started to think about what I might be able to contribute to the community...and here we are. :)

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Ducttape2021Moto X 2013, N7 2013, ADT-1•

And this act of kindness may, in turn, inspire someone to do another charitable deed. Charity appears to be contagious on Reddit.

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MisterMcFancyPantsNexus 4, Nexus 7•

This is a great thing you're doing. See...stuff like this is why I love Reddit

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WheninRomeXperia Z3 - TMobile•

This poster: http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/gphow/a_question_about_tablets/ might be looking for a NookColor. Would be great if you could check this out first. :)

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

That's very kind of of you to recommend someone else. I will check it out thank you.

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outsider•

I've been trying to squeeze one into my budget for awhile now.

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

Is your interest in one primarily for use as a tablet or as an e-reader? Just looking for your opinions.

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outsider•

Both. I just sent you a PM but I do most of my reading right now with my phone but my eye are getting kind of tweeked from it I think and increasing the text size means I'm flipping pages every 30 seconds or so. I've caught up on most of Jules Verne's works, all the old OZ books, Some of War and Peace, Moby Dick and some of Jane Austen's books. The tablet stuff is a big part of why I've wanted a Nook Color though. I had planned on buying a tablet with recent tax returns but tax returns were less than I thought and our bills needed to be paid.

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xmrbonesx•

Maybe not the answer you are looking for, but there are always devs like those on XDA looking for devices. They do 99% of their work for free and getting devices into their hands usually only leads to great things happening.

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

I completely agree! I have many of those devs to thank over at XDA for pretty much everything I know about my Droid X and rooted Nook Color.

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flobinXperia Z, stock•

Hey, I'd happily buy it from you so I could give it to my mom, since I don't think they sell them here. But there have been plenty good suggestions in this tread.

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

Thanks for the suggestion. But I have no intention of selling this device to anyone, I just want to give it away for free to someone who I know will enjoy it. :)

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

Okay great thanks for the followup. :)

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Wifflepig•

I have the normal Nook Wifi, and an Evo 4G - and I've been wanting to pick up a nook Color to root that as well, to fiddle with it like you did. I'm not throwing my hat in for the picking -- frankly, I already have a nook I love reading, and my Evo - and I can afford a nook Color if I really wanted it.

But what I wanna know is - does it perform well enough for the basics, watching video, browsing, email, etc?

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

Thanks for the honest reply. I am currently able to watch youtube videos and also view most (that I've tried) videos on the websites themselves. Browsing works great, I've been using Dolphin HD for the browsing and have not had any problems. For most of the basic functions the Nook Color works surprising well. Do keep in mind that with rooted devices come a few risks, and you might have to put some effort into getting certain things to work. The CM7 rom I have on it right now seems to be the best of all that I have tried. (For the longest time watching videos didn't work, but they seem to have fixed that now.)

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NLclothingGalaxy Nexus, JB•

Just figure I would toss myself in here.. I love android and all the modding community has to offer. I'm still using my OG droid with gingerbread installed but I just feel like I am missing out on what honeycomb will have to offer, considering a tablet is just not in my budget and likely won't be for some time. I would just like to have something to put some TLC into and push it's capabilities with the modding community. Thanks for the offer and any consideration!

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

Thanks for the reply! It's nice to hear that you would be willing to work on this a little. Like all rooted devices patience is key. :)

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[deleted]•

I would love a tablet of any variety, and the Nook, being the cheapest one, is what I've half settled on as something to save up for. Outside the necessities + internet, I only make about $60/month, Woo school! My last birthday present was money to help me pay for books (<3 Parents)...SPEAKING OF BOOKS, I'd be using this as an ebook reader with Aldiko, and I've been dying to test out honeycomb. Not really sure what else to say other than how generous you are for giving away your nook :DD

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

Thanks for replying. Just as an FYI the Nook I'm giving away is rooted but does NOT have honeycomb installed. I tried a rom a while back with it, but for me it just had too many issues. However, the capabilities of this device are great and would certainly suit your needs. :)

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[deleted]•

With the amount of time it'd take to save up for one, I've already done a LOT of research into the NookColor and am already familiar with it's ins and outs.

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

Great to know thanks!

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hokiebirdHTC One M8 H/K•

Quite a generous act you're performing! With that said, I'll admit that I'm not sure if I have a pressing need for a tablet, which is why I haven't bought one (yet). Well, that, and being a poor college student, of course.. But I do value portability, which is why I got a netbook about a month ago. I mean, I'm pretty much addicted to android, as most people here, so that's probably no surprise. I do, however, fully support the idea of passing it on as tetshi said he/she would do. I'd treat it essentially as an extended trial period to determine if I really want to buy a tablet sometime (not necessarily a NC, per se).

The most experience I've had with tablets is a couple touches of a friend's ipad, and a couple minutes messing with the xoom in a best buy store. But obviously, that's not nearly enough to base my needs decisions off of. On the other hand, I already had a need for a phone, and knew I wanted android, so that one made sense. This one is a bit trickier, though, so I can see this helping out a ton in that regard. Plus, I'd be able to let somebody else go through the same evaluation process as soon as I either make up my mind or get enough money to buy one (which ever one comes first)!

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foo-•

PM sent. cool idea someones day will be made this evening.

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

I think I might end up being more excited than who gets it! lol :)

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Eighter•

My girlfriend is a public librarian. Lives in a small town where rent is cheap, but she's buried under student loans- her loans are actually more per month than her rent. She's got a dumbphone, so she hasn't yet experienced Android in any meaningful way save for in-store demos. She can't afford cable or a converter box, so her TV is basically just there to watch DVDs on.

She spends a LOT of time reading. Partially because it's what her job requires, and partially because it's one of the few leisure activities she can afford to partake in. I think she'd get a lot of use out of the Nook Color when using it for its advertised purpose. Her library offers digital rentals, so she'd probably just barrel through book after book in the bit of free time she has. I also think I've piqued her interest in the Android platform by constantly raving about my phone, so I think this would be great exposure to the OS for her.

And regardless of the outcome, you're extremely generous for doing this.

EDIT: Preemptive "HEY LOOK EVERYBODY, THIS GUY HAS A GIRLFRIEND!".

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

Sounds great thank you. Well it's hard for me to think of a much better recipient than a librarian! haha You will definitely be considered in my decision. :)

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bek8806•

I figured that I may as well post here even though you already have a bunch of hopefuls! I actually recently bought a Nook Color at Best Buy (like a month ago) and well, dropped it on the way to my car and the screen literally shattered. Apparently, since it was caused by me, it wasn't covered by warranty. And Best Buy, of course, wouldn't take it back since I didn't get their protection plan or whatever. Now i'm out $250, plus I have a case and I even went the SD card Gingerbread route, so it's just sitting there...kinda useless. So I figured I would try to throw myself in there too.

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

Wow I'm really sorry that happened to you! I do have a bunch of hopefuls but I am still giving everyone a shot.

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lukaro•

Look I'll toss my story out there too. I don't want the thing for myself I need one for my wife. She has recently developed a love of reading for the first time in her life and I would do anything to support her in this. The trouble is she is mostly blind. She has had eye trouble since birth and over the last two years her vision has deteriorated to a point where she can see the big E on the eye chart and that's about all. I was playing around with the kindle app on a net top one day and my wife noticed she could read the largest font in night mode with out much difficulty. This was great news she was determined to read a book. 18 months of eye surgeries and being stuck at home with only Netflix was driving her nuts. She was ready to pull herself out of a depression and her first finished book did the trick. 8 books later and the net tops screen is going out, loose wiring in the hinge I think. Anyway after shopping for a replacement reading device we found two that I might be able to afford in a few months. The kindle app on a rooted nook is the only e-reader with a large enough screen that will do white on black with a high brightness that my wife needs to be able to see well enough to read. I am saving up to purchase her one but life keeps throwing roadblocks in my way. New prescriptions for fancy eye drops, 200 mile round trip eye specialist every week etc.. etc... Well this dumping of my situation is extremely cathartic. I'm not poor I save what I can but our household was established on two incomes and now its down to one. We've cut back everywhere we can. The only extras that we have in our budget are Netflix and cell phones. I have to keep a cell phone work and she needs one for sanity. Anyway times are tight for us and I want to see her keep on reading. I can't even begin to describe the change it has brought out in her.

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commentisfree•

Congratulations to ahuisinga!

Any chances you'll be offloading your Motorola Xoom in the near future? :p

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MechEng2723OPDroid X, MIUI4DX, Verizon•

haha I don't see that happening at all sorry. Can't blame you for trying though.

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kaze0Mike dg•

I think you should pick again, I missed this. AHUISINGA will understand. His name means "understanding" in pig latin.

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ricoza•

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! You needed more time to decide on this!!! If ahuisinga will allow, please at least consider my request. PLEEEAAAAAASE!!!!!!

I have some very compelling arguments why I should at least be in the running:

  1. I'm in South Africa, I cannot order a Nook Color. B&N won't ship here, never mind what I want (I'll pay for the shipping).

  2. Tablets cost almost double here what they cost in the US, so even the few tablet you can buy here are too expensive by a large margin.

  3. I've been wanting a Nook since they came out.

  4. I'm a really nice guy, really.

  5. I'll do a full weekend's charity work at the charity of your choice close to me (I live in the Cape Town area). I'll send you a list and you can decide which one.

  6. Did I mention I cannot order one from B&N, even if I had the money?

  7. See 1&6

  8. I missed the post because of the time difference, otherwise I would have been in time and you surely would have at least considered me.

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lukaro•

By far this is one act of generosity that I will remember. You are a good man.

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