About this rooting stuff

LordP · 11-22-2011, 09:21 PM

I'd just like to get a take on what you eventually wind up with.

I own a Kindle 3 & a Motorola Xoom, they serve different purposes and both work really well.

The Xoom is a bit heavy for everyday use and I was wondering if a rooted Nook could be made into a reasonable mini Xoom will all the same apps and features that I use the Xoom for.

I don't use the Xoom for entertainment....mostly documents and maybe a few trade specific apps, calculators and such. I would like to be able to read MS doc/docx, Excel, PDF, keep some text files in Dropbox - things like this.

Would buying a Nook and rooting it make sense in my case?

jasonkchapman · 11-23-2011, 09:11 AM

You could do it with a rooted nookColor or an unrooted (but slightly tweaked) nookTablet. QuickOffice Pro has direct access to a DropBox account built in. Then it's just a matter of adding your specific calculator apps.

LordP · 11-23-2011, 03:13 PM

Thanks for the info. I think I'll give it a shot.

11-22-2011, 09:21 PM	#1
LordP Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 1341124 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	About this rooting stuff I'd just like to get a take on what you eventually wind up with. I own a Kindle 3 & a Motorola Xoom, they serve different purposes and both work really well. The Xoom is a bit heavy for everyday use and I was wondering if a rooted Nook could be made into a reasonable mini Xoom will all the same apps and features that I use the Xoom for. I don't use the Xoom for entertainment....mostly documents and maybe a few trade specific apps, calculators and such. I would like to be able to read MS doc/docx, Excel, PDF, keep some text files in Dropbox - things like this. Would buying a Nook and rooting it make sense in my case?

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11-23-2011, 09:11 AM	#2
jasonkchapman Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 2347 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NYC Device: Sony Reader, nook, Droid, nookColor, nookTablet	You could do it with a rooted nookColor or an unrooted (but slightly tweaked) nookTablet. QuickOffice Pro has direct access to a DropBox account built in. Then it's just a matter of adding your specific calculator apps.

11-23-2011, 03:13 PM	#3
LordP Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 1341124 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Thanks for the info. I think I'll give it a shot.