yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] _dsouza_:
Really? Considering that I paid $369 mine just two months ago, this is a significant price drop. I need to say that I am not happy to have paid a higher price, but on the other hand, US$ 279.99 for the TabPro 8.4 is a bargain for an excellent tablet!
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] DaBigJMoney:
Maybe it's a local sale, but it's $279 at the Best Buy's in the Saint Louis area. I'm kinda ticked, especially since with the change of their price matching policy to 15 days, I'm six days over the limit. I could've saved another $70.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] Buttercream:
Maybe the website hasn't changed the price yet. It's 279.99 at my local Bestbuy at San Francisco, CA.

I went in originally to get the Tab 4 8.0 for 239.99, but found out that for 40 dollars more, the Tab pro 8.4 is a much better deal.

Receipt:
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] al2fast:
AWESOME!! I'll be getting mine tomorrow, I'll post up if the price is same at the BB in Milwaukee.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] rkial:
Ordering online from bestbuy is 329.99+ $50 gift card.

In store you can get it for 279.99

Great deal.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] Alexpride:
No if you order it online then pick it up store, price gets adjusted to 280 + 50gc mail to you.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] rkial:
Really? You sure?

When you order online, don't you have to make the $330 payment? Then you go to the store and pick it up.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] Alexpride:
Yes, I did it myself. Bought for 330 online but price adjusted in store to 280. System takes the lower store price automatically when you go for pickup at store. They will mail the gift card to you.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] mtwaldman:
Did you buy it with a credit card?

Most credit cards have a longer price guarantee. http://creditcardforum.com/blog/amex-citi-chase-credit-card-price-protection/

Contact your credit card company and you fill out a couple forms. and you can get a price difference refund.

QUOTE=DaBigJMoney;53354524]Maybe it's a local sale, but it's $279 at the Best Buy's in the Saint Louis area. I'm kinda ticked, especially since with the change of their price matching policy to 15 days, I'm six days over the limit. I could've saved another $70.[/QUOTE]
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] vikrant82:
SO just to confirm its either 329.99 + 50 $ GC or 279.99 right ? I just called in their CC and they said its 329.99 (since I have already used the GC)
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] Alexpride:
No, you still get the gift card when you buy it online then pick it up from the store, the price gets adjusted to 280 from the 330 online price. you still also get the gift card not in store but mailed to you. Just make sure that your store has it for 280, which is most likely the case.

So

Store pickup after online purchase = 280+tax = free 50 gift card + device + Antivirus app download.

I hope this clarifies things.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] al2fast:
Damn, I should've ordered online before I went to the store. I just bought it in the store and it was $279.99 in Milwaukee, WI. Didn't see anything about a $50 gift card in store. I wonder if they will mail me one or if I have to call and shake them down or if the $50 gift card is only valid for online purchases?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] vikrant82:
I think not all stores are running this. I bought one at cambridge, Boston for 350 + 50 GC, I could get them to refund 20 to match 329.99 (I still have 2-3 days left). But neither the store not CC would admit it's going at 280 at any of their stores. I got GC at store.

329.99 - 50 is already a great deal. 279.99 - 50 is just awesome. Thanks for sharing.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] pilmoore:
I purchased one in Greenville, NC on June 6 for $350 with the $50 gift card (net purchase price = $300). Went to store today and it was clearly marked on sale at $280 with no mention of a gift card. I went to customer service and asked about a refund for the difference. Their system did not show the $279.99 price when the refund was attempted. The customer service rep went to the Samsung Store to verify the sale price. I ended up receiving a refund of $20 + tax which resulted in a final price to me of $329.99 minus the $50 gift card {net purchase price $280). No complaints from me about Best Buy :D You may want to actually go to the store to check the price instead of calling based on my experience today,
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] al2fast:
I had basically the same experience. I bought mine today on lunch for $279.99. Got back to the office and then I see on here that there is a $50 gift card if you buy it online. I go back to a Best Buy by my house after dinner tonight and the customer service guy says that he thinks I can only get the gift card with online purchase and do a store pickup and get the $279.99 price. I say OK, then if you have to do that setup the return and I'll buy one online right now and pick it up at the store and then you can give me this one back. He says let me go talk to my manager first and see if we don't have to do that.

The manager asks if I would just be content just getting $50 knocked off my purchase and credited back to my card so we don't have to screw around with the return and new sale. HELL YEAH BUDDY! So I just did that and got it for $229.99. Plus, I purchased a refurb Yoga 2 Pro from BB at the beginning of this month so I had a $25 BB rewards applied to it so my receipt says $204.99.

I think this thing is a steal at $279.99 and then the $50 on top of it! Alright! Now I just have to wait for Father's Day to open it and play with it...
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] Alexpride:
Awesome deal, congrats!
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] rkial:
The $50 gift card offer is gone. Wonder if the in store price has gone back up to $330
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] colts187:
I got mine today in Little Rock, AR for the $279.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] bosotros:
Just bought one at Best Buy in Portland Oregon for $279.00. I haven't looked into all the extras but I did get 50 GB of Dropbox for two years.

They had an S-8.4 on display with a Pro-8.4 next to it and to my eye the Pro looked better. I didn't even know it was on sale until I had decided to get this model instead of the S.

Happy Fathers Day to Me!
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] cletusarrarr:
been looking for one of these , if anyone is returning theirs or so or letting em go sub $200 please let me know first :)
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] mitchellvii:
The only real advantage visually of a super amoled screen to a super lcd screen is blacker blacks. The tradeoff is that all other colors tend to be over saturated and a bit cartoonish. Reds appear a bit orange. If black blacks are your obsession wait for the S. If you care about realistic color that looks like a real printed magazine, get super lcd (and save $130).
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] triplef90:
And the 3Gb RAM? Isn't this a better spec when compared to Pro?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] _dsouza_:
Indeed, IMHO this is the only Tab S spec that is really better than the Tab Pro (the screens are *different*, while the AMOLED might appeal some, it is not unanimous, specially considering it is pentile).

BTW, another factor to consider: the TabS 8.4 WIFI has a Samsung Exynos 5 SoC (CPU is 4 x A15@1.9GHz cores + 4 x A7@1.3GHz cores). I believe that this will make Cyanogenmod support more difficult.

On the other hand, the Tab Pro 8.4 (WIFI and LTE) runs the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC (CPU is a Krait 400 with 4 x A7 cores@2.3GHz), which is fairly well supported by CyanogenMod.

Notice however that the Tab S 8.4 LTE is running the *same* SoC as the Tab Pro 8.4 Wifi (Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC).

So, if one's plan is to run CM on the Tab S, it is more likely that Tab S 8.4 LTE is going to be better supported by CM due to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] triplef90:
For me the screen is not the problem. I love the super LCD. For me the question is about performance. Is this one much more fast? Once the Amoled is more efficient can the batterie last long? And if that happen, how significant it is? For me that is the major diference, the rest is blabla marketing
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] _dsouza_:
Sure. Just keep in mind that performance is not hardware specs only. Software (especially the operating system) plays a major role in the overall performance as well.

For example, CyanogenMod is better optimized when compared to the original stock ROM. So it uses less memory and it is lighter on the CPU compared to the original Samsung ROM. It has a *better performance* than the original stock ROM on the Tab Pro 8.4.

So, even with less memory and a CPU with less cores (but higher clock), the Tab Pro 8.4 running CM will likely to be as fast (or faster) than the Tab S 8.4 with the stock ROM.

About battery consumption, only a real test will say if the AMOLED screen has any significant impact o battery duration.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] triplef90:
I understand you. And at this moment I'm pending to the Pro 8.4 cause I will buy the Wifi version, the LTE is too expensive and i don't need it that much. However this equipament has so few participation here... And i'm sure Samsung with this new Tab S will forget to update the Pro.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] _dsouza_:
Only time will tell. I believe it will depend on how well these tablets will sell. I believe the lower price of the Pro 8.4 will increase its sales. At least until Google launhces Nexus 8.

Personally I don't care about Samsung updates. I moved to CM and never looked back. CM for the Pro 8.4 Wifi model is being activelly supported by the amazing work of a single developer (crpalmer). Check this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2744910
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] triplef90:
And how about this comment from [MENTION=426561]scrosler[/MENTION] "Yeah, Samsung screwed up by putting such a high res screen on this tablet. The chip just cant handle it." Do you think Tab S will correct this?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] _dsouza_:
Notice that the Tab S 8.4 Wifi and the Tab S 8.4 LTE have different hardwares.

The Tab S 8.4 Wifi has a Mali-T628 GPU, while the Tab S 8.4 LTE has an Adreno 330 (which is the same as the TabPro 8.4).

With that said, I never had any problem with GPU performance at all. But I am just an occasional gamer. For hard-core 3D games, I am not sure. Anyway, anyone looking for serious 3D gaming performance should look for a PS4 or Xbox One... ;)

EDIT: According to AnandTech, the TabPro 8.4 has one of the best 3D performance benchmarks:
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] triplef90:
You convinced me. I'll wait for the Tab S launch and then I buy the Pro. Maybe the price will reduce a little bit more
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] _dsouza_:
Well, actually I was not trying to convince you... ;)

My point is that both tablets are good, and the Pro 8.4 with a reduced price is still a great tablet (as the S 8.4 is, with a higher price tag...). :good:
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] mitchellvii:
The s tablets will be amazing but at a premium given the rapidly falling prices of the Pro line. I paid on $279 for the 8.4 I'm typing this on.

If the AMOLED screen is anything like the one on the S5 I have my doubts. I was in Bestbuy yesterday and looked at the display model which admittedly is on all day. Regardless the screen burnin was very bad and very obvious. Also while AMOLED colors do pop and blacks and whites look great, the colors simply are not natural. Everyone looks orange.

AMOLED screens are like girls with accents. At first its sexy but after a while it gets on your nerves.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] _dsouza_:
:)

Well, I am on the second AMOLED for my smartphone (I upgraded from an S3 to a Moto X), and I need to say that the colors in the Moto X are much better and more natural than it was on the S3.

Part of this cartoonish colors is because of Samsung stock ROM, that boost many colors so everything pops up. This is OK for games and icons, but not good for photos and videos. However, the Samsung stock ROM allows the color mode to be changed. When I had the S3, I always changed to "Natural" mode when watching movies, and it did improve the color accuracy.

OTOH, the AMOLED on my Moto X seems to be much better than the S3. In the S3, the pentile arrangement was obvious to me when reading texts. Moto X has an RGB AMOLED, and it is much sharper than the AMOLED in the S3. Moto X does not have the option to change the color calibration, but the default screen configuration is pretty good.

And you are right about AMOLED burnin. I am fortunate to NOT have experienced any burn in both with my old S3 nor with my Moto X, but I have a colleague that showed me his S3 and the status bar was clearly burned in.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] mitchellvii:
Yes, honestly I am torn on the AMOLED. While I LOVE the deep blacks and white whites, I HATE that everyone looks like they are wearing cheap sunless tanner. Every time I open my Note 3 I immediately think - wow, these colors rock! But then after reading the web for about 20 minutes it starts to annoy me.

If I could get the colors of a super lcd with the blacks and whites of an amoled that would be the ideal for me. Now Windows solves this by simply allowing us to adjust GAMMA which makes blacks blacker and colors richer without being oversaturated. For some reason this does not seem to be available in Android with the exception of the Nexus line which has something in their kernel which enables it.

I have sought out a kernel for the 8.4 which also does this but basically crickets from developers. Being able to dial down the gamma on my 8.4 would make me happy indeed as there is an neat tool in the Market for this assuming your kernel supports it.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] dwd3885:
The S5 adjusts screen on the fly. I imagine the Tab S does too.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] mingkee:
My Note 3 generally maintained well to prevent burn (~40% brightness except outdoors and one minute timeout) even after 9 months.

Frankly, I'd see tablet screen is IPS with backlight instead of AMOLED that the screen can last longer without horrible looking burn.

Hopefully I will get two (yes, two with 8.4 and 10.1 model) once I got a job while Note 10.1 will stay with 4.1.2 in order to watch flash video, and Note 8.0 lives again after 4.4.2 update.

Tab Pro is based on 800 processor which has very good performance and good battery.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] tmacgarris6727:
Bestbuy has it for 249 instore
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] chasney:
I just called my local Best Buy for current instore price and it's 329.99. Maybe it was Sunday only? I was all excited but maybe the sale will come around again.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] drmacrofish:
fyi guys, 249$ is correct. Just went into my local Best Buy and that is what they have it listed as.

Sale guy said good through Saturday.

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10 incher is now 349$

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I still haven't bought one of these, but now seriously considering it. That 8.4 in is a great price for all it offers.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] gucabe:
Thanks guys... I saw this a couple of hours ago ... went to best buy and got mine for 249.99 yeahhh
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] Zargon335:
FYI- you can order online at the $329.99 price, and it comes with a $50 Best Buy Gift gift card (which will be mailed separately). If you do in-store pickup the price automatically adjusts to the in-store price of $249.99 when you pick it up. $249.99 for the tablet + a $50 gift card is a pretty smoking deal.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] drmacrofish:
That would be a seriously smoking deal. I mean 250$ is really good. If you could somehow get that price and they still included the 50$ gift card, that would be nuts.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] Zargon335:
Already picked up the tablet and confirmed that they adjust the price at the store. Just got a shipping confirmation for the gift card. :)
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] drmacrofish:
Sweet! Did you have to ask them to price adjust, or they just do it?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] Zargon335:
I didn't have to ask.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] otamctech:
Confirmed. MON 6/23. Brought online for 329. Price adjusted to 249 when picked up. Expecting gift card in mail. Sweet. $199. I suspect it has to do with the S being available this week.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] mjnoles1:
I bought mine at the store for $249 and realized after the fact that online offered a $50 mailed gift card. I called my BestBuy and asked if I should be getting the mailed giftcard, he stated "sorry, we can not supply you with the mailed giftcard but come back in and I can refund you the $50 back to your credit card." I flew back to BestBuy and got mine for $199 :) I was going to wait for the Tab S and see if I wanted to pay a little extra for the Tab S, but, at $200 cheaper than the Tab S there is no need to wait.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] drmacrofish:
Went ahead and ordered one online for pickup. Didn't have a chance to go yet though, so will have to do so tomorrow. Will let you all know if it works out like others. Too good a deal to pass up. No way the tab S is worth 200$ more!
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] disk@tek@:
No gift card anymore. :crying:
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] Alexpride:
I noticed that the gift card is no longer available
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] drmacrofish:
Yeah, looks like you cannot get the gift card anymore. Too bad. I did get mine picked out today though. In-store pickup already had the price adjusted to the 249$ without even asking just as others reported. Since I did order mine yesterday, I got the 50$ gift card sent out to me last night too.

Also got them to price match Staples price on the cost of the Samsung black book cover, so got it for 35$ rather than the 50$ they are selling it for. Sweet!!!
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] ecetim:
Just FYI to all, the $249 price is still good in-store. The $50 GC may have made it smoking hot, but $249 for an 8.4" premium tablet is still really nice. And if Google announces an awesome Nexus 8 at IO, you've got 15 days to return it anyway. Picked mine up today!
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] unt0uchable:
Damnit, can't believe I didn't look HERE before I went to Swappa. I just paid $260 for my used GTP 8.4 2 days ago. :cyclops::(
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] otamctech:
Make sure you register with the galaxyperks. You get a $25 Google play credit effectively bringing the price down to 175 or 225 if you didn't get the gift card.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] Mechayoshi:
Shame I missed out on this. It's 330$ for me.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] al2fast:
Thanks for posting this, I didn't know about it. Just registered. How long it take to get the play store credit via email? Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] FitchVA:
mine was within a few minutes.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] rholm:
Yes... pretty quick and painless.

Have you rooted? I used towelroot. Will wait a little to install a different rom. I haven't installed a custom recovery yet.

Cheers,

Rich
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] al2fast:
Man I still haven't gotten it. I double checked and I'm all registered up with Samsung. I'll have to harass them when I get back home. Couple apps I want to try like tablet talk, come on samsung.! Thanks for the replies.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] PUFNSTUF:
For those in Canada, I happened to notice the 8.4 at the source for 279, and the 10..1 379. It didn't look like it was on sale, just the regular price. I may attempt to get one and see if I can price beat it at future shop or best buy. Anyone else see these prices in the source?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] the Doctor:
It's back up to $279.99 in store at Best Buy today.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] FitchVA:
Around Christmas time I had issues registering the Samsung Perks for her Note 10.1 2014 ed. I ended up having to call Samsung customer support. After 2 weeks and 2 different calls, they finally got the registration pushed through. So if you haven't gotten it by now, call them up.:good:
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] metaldood:
I didn't get my Perks email yesterday. So I contacted Samsung support via Facebook and they asked for screenshot of the tablet with Samsung account signed in. Then they sent me the perks email immediately.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] al2fast:
Well turns out my problem was me. I had gotten the perks email right after I registered but for some reason gmail has an inbox called important that the email went into and I just never check that folder. Samsung support told me to check a promotions folder and I just started checking all my folders and found the email in there. I probably got it a half hour after registering. Samsung support has been very good helping me through this I can't complain. Thanks for the feedback!
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] ihavenewnike:
329.99 at best buy. Online and in store.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] MrBewst:
This is what I'm finding....
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] enaybee:
Yeap. Me too. Called a few stores within 100 miles and they all said the same thing. Plus a couple of stores didn't have them in stock anymore.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] xdm9mm:
Just went to my local bestbuy and bought it for 329 + tax, no $50 gift card too. They said they do not know about the price getting down to $279... but they might not be telling me the truth.. anyway I am happy... time to root..
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] metaldood:
Sucks that I missed the $250 price but for $329 + $50 GC + $50 Trade in GC for 2012 Nexus7 + $25 Google Play + 5% Discover Cashback (hopefully) is a decent deal.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] rkial:
I think the $25 play credit offer is over. It was valid till 30th June,

I got it for $280 in store and no GC. I know it went lower.. but it was still a great deal. The tab is worth it.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] MrBewst:
I agree. They must have really been trying to liquidate stock at $250 but $280 is still better than the $320.

I believe you are referring to the previous promo - which appears to be a different one. Based on what I'm seeing the current Galaxy Perks promo ($25 Play and trials of Gogo, Sirius, Audible, WebEx, Dropbox, RemotePC, Hancom, WatchOn, Bloomberg) is good from 7/1-9/30/14.

Does anyone know if the trials were a part of the previous Galaxy Perks promo that ended on 6/30?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] xdm9mm:
Which store did you buy from and when?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] rkial:
Might be. The stock web browser took me to the galaxy perks page when I first opened it. That page said the offer was valid till 30th June.

They might have extended it.

Bestbuy (in store) about 20 days back. I don't live in the US. Had someone pick it up from there. So couldnt get them to price match it when it went down to $250 within the 14 day return period
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] rdfry:
Bought mine from Best Buy Mobile for $279 on 7-3. I received all the perks. Don't know about the $50 gift card.