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Originally Posted by stangri
Yeah, I was surprised to find out there's different update tracks for the vendor and the retailer. Does Booxtor install their own build of Android on Kepler (with different signatures I'd assume) which can only be updated with Booxtor's updates and the regular caught in the wild Keplers can't?
Totally, sadly for your neighbours up north, faster delivery = courier services = outrages fees for "brokerage/customs clearance" (this is separate from the government duties/taxes) sometimes exceeding the value of goods.
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I don't know the answer to your first question. It's not clear from the eReader-store site. Is the update their own build, or is it a pre-release of a future Onyx update? (If you see this, Booxtor, feel free to answer!!) My best guess is that it's an in-house build, but I wouldn't bet a lot on that.
There are different Keplers running around in the wild (I've seen some, shall we say, 'interesting' discussions on that topic), but perhaps it is safe to say that all K-Pros are basically the same? The specs seem to be identical to the K-Pro that Banggood offers - though some vendors aren't careful with the specs they post.
Yeah, I hadn't thought of the very high brokerage fees that some folks (like you) have to pay for some imports. That really is outrageous.
Are you in Canada? I went to school in Ottawa, and at one time lived in Calais (right across from St. Stephen, NB) and in Fort Kent (along the northern border with NB). For folks in Maine, going to Canada is no biggie. It doesn't feel like a foreign country to us. Many of us have roots in Canada.