birthday gift -kindle or nook

zephyr15
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:12:28 +0000

Kindle Fire vs Nook Tablet

(Current Nook COLOR user the Fire and Nook Tablet should be better than what I have, but probably not a lot.-- so this is educated guesswork).

The Nook Tablet has better specs in that it has twice the memory, twice the internal flash and expandibility (i.e., it can take a 32 gb micro-sd chip). The processors each are dual core 1gb chips, so otherwise, one would expect that performance will be similar.

Basically, it will come down to whether you prefer to deal with Amazon or B&N. We’re a ‘nook’ family, which means if I buy a book for my nook, my W and D also get the book. I think that Amazon has a similar arrangement.

Amazon may offer a better (cheaper) alternative for movies, etc. However due to the lack of an SD drive you’ll have to deal with download times, which may slow you down – this is the thing to wait for.

Neither is likely to compare to the iPad in functionality. The 7" screen is great for a reader, but is tedious for things like word processing.

So – if you want a reader and want reliable interent, email, some games, word processing in a pinch, either machine should be fine. If you’re used to an e-reader, the biggest downside will be battery – you’ll have to recharge every day or so.