NX700QC16G Now $69.99

Yes (as pointed out by d wilson, whose self proclaimed named brings up way to many unsavory definitions, pointed out) the price has gone up. The price seems to frequently change and may go down again before Christmas. This is a great tablet with the Firmware upgrade. Got to look into getting something like a automatic price tracker thingy.

NX700QC16G is $59.99

The current price for the NX700QC16G is $59.99 at Walmart Online. A great deal made even better now with the firmware upgrade.

Applying Firmware Update for the NX700QC16G

Applying the Firmware Upgrade
for the NX700QC16G

Thank you to all parties on the Freaktab forum
and all those who commented this posting.
Special thanks to Brian December 4, 2014

NOTE: This will wipe out all apps and info on your tablet

NOTE: I am using
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Processor with 8 Gb RAM

NOTE: It has been reported that the driver install may not work on window 8. But it does appear to work fine on windows 7. Reported in comments below by d wilson December 4, 2014. A method to install the USB drivers is located at How To Install Nextbook7 (NX700QC16G) USB Drivers on Windows 8 & 8.1.

How to find it

-- Go to the Nextbook Website nextbookusa.com/download.php

-- Go to updates and select Firmware

-- Scroll down to updates and it is there

What You Will See & Download

Nextbook 7 (NX700QC16G)
firmware update instructions:

Directly to the right of this text is a button that will download the a docx file with instructions. Download this Instruction File. This is a Microsoft word compatible file. Wordpad in windows will open this file.

Download the Firmware Update File. This file is 2 gigabytes in size and downloads slowly. Since this is the only good file as far as I can tell.

You now have a instruction file and a firmware file.

Notes on Firmware Upgrade

This upgrade will get rid of the Data Partition. The Application Partition will now be 13.12 Gigabytes in size.

Lots of activity on the FreakTab forum by people reporting success at fixing the drivers.zip problem and installing the new firmware. Also lots of comments below.
I tried the replace the files without success. So I used Brian December 3, 2014 post in the comments below to download the drivers and sp flash tool.

How To Install Firmware Upgrade

NOTE: Use the links below to get the driver and SP Flash Tool. The ones at NextbookUSA do not work at this time.

Doing Step 1

Download the Driver File from China Gadgets Reviews MediaTek Smartphone Driver. Do the right click and Extract Here to decompress this file.

For windows 7 or earlier run the Mediatek Driver Install.bat file. Just pick yes or install to get pass the screens. If you have Windows 8 or later then try following the directions at How To Install Nextbook7 (NX700QC16G) USB Drivers on Windows 8 & 8.1.

Doing Step 2

Do the right click Extract Here to the Firmware file you got from NextbookUSA above.

Doing Step 3

Download SP_Flash_Tool rar or SP_Flash_Tool zip file. Use the file marked as new. Do the right click Extract Here to decompress this file.

Run flash_tool.exe in the SP_Flash folder..

Now you can follow the directions and pictures found in the Instruction docx file from NextbookUSA that you download above.

NOTE: Turn off tablet by holding power button down for a couple of seconds until a screen appears with a power off button and pick power off.

NOTE: I had to connect the tablet to several different usb ports before it would work. If it does not start up by showing progress in the bar at the bottom of the screen in 5 seconds then try another usb port.

Other Sources of Info

nextbook7.blogspot.com also a good run through on upgrading NX700QC16G and a guide to install USB drivers for windows 8.

FreakTab A entire thread on upgrading the firmware and rooting the NX700QC16G. I have not done it yet but I read that this tablet is easy to root once you do the firmware upgrade.

NX700QC16G Price Drop to $49.99

The NX700QC16G is currently $30 off from walmart

Firmware Update for Nextbook 7 NX700QC16G

Read in Forum about Firmware update for larger Application Partition at Freaktab.

Note that there seems to be a problem with it right now according to the forum.

I have not tried it yet and I am currently to busy.

I am sure that if there is a problem it will be fixed.

I will report back when I get a chance to try this.

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How to find it

-- Go to the Nextbook Website Downloads

-- Go to updates and select Firmware

-- Scroll down to updates and it is there

NOTE: I have done the firmware update successfully with 13 Gbs of application memory as a result. Some of the files on the nextbookusa website may not be good. Try the Directions at Applying Firmware Update post.

Price reduction to $59.99

The NX700QC16G is currently $20 off from walmart

NX700QC16G Youtube Videos

Youtube Videos from the ChiaChatterVlog Youtube Channel.

NX700QC16G Unboxing

Nextbook NX700QC16G First Impressions

These are well done videos. Worth watching, especially if you are thinking of getting this tablet.