Worth it to root? Device is useless otherwise

[SuperZac]

I had planned on using a virtual router in a laptop to connect my new N7 to the web. Got it yesterday, and after trying a million things I finally found out that it was all useless- the N7 can't connect to adhoc wifi.
I found a guide to get it to do just that, but it requires that the device be rooted.
It seems to me that, other than this, rooting can also open the door to a lot of other cool things.

Problem is, if it doesn't work, rooting voids your warranty, right?

Before you give me your answer, here is what I know:
1. My N7 can connect to regular wifi, I have tried successfully. No hardware problem.
2. I tested the virtual router with a Gingerbread phone, and it worked flawlessly, so no problem there (plus my tablet picks up the signal.)
3. There is no was for me to just go buy a wifi router, which is the logical solution.

The situation is either I root and do all of this fun hacking crap, or I return the device.
Advice, input?

 

[anon(94115)]

If you have an issue, you just unroot and it will not matter. Heck most of the time it doesnt matter anyway. I have sent back rooted phones without issue. Usually I hardbrick them or return to stock though.

 

[2defmouze]

A Nexus device is almost impossible to brick.. Just about anything can be fixed by flashing the factory images (see my guide). If you did that and then lock the bootloader no one would ever know it was tinkered with

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[SuperZac]

If you have an issue, you just unroot and it will not matter. Heck most of the time it doesnt matter anyway. I have sent back rooted phones without issue. Usually I hardbrick them or return to stock though.

Awesome! Thanks!
Still open for more input. I'll have to bring it to school to download the necessary apps, unless you can download apps on your computer and transfer via USB (?)

 

[a1kemist]

You can usb to laptop/pc and put the files on the "sdcard".

Don't need wifi to root, and it's done between pc/laptop and the N7.

The super easy way is to download a toolkit but people have different views on it. Many people prefer to learn about adb and the coding, but if you're in a hurry, it gets the job done.

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[wtherrell]

A Nexus device is almost impossible to brick.. Just about anything can be fixed by flashing the factory images (see my guide). If you did that and then lock the bootloader no one would ever know it was tinkered with

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

^^^^^ +1 for this. 2defmouze is a solid helper around here. Also you may want to use OTG thumbdrive storage or SD card in USB adapter for extra storage if you root. If you need warranty service these guys will show you easy ways to return your device to stock so basically it's not even an issue.