Well I think your the vest judge of what you need and should have to be convinced of anything.
But since you and I have similar situations I'll share mine.
I had no intention of getting the nook, I knew the reading experience on the nook going to be sub par in contrast to the kindle, I read a good deal in sunlight. I also knew the nook would not compare to a tablet device that was built for productivity.
Now after three weeks if owning the device both if my gut feelings hav been confirmed.
Am I going to keep my nook yes. Here is why
- Love the form factor and it is a beautiful device. I know this because if it was ugly my wife would have never bought it.
- Even more portable than the tab, thinner in length and thickness than the tab. But it is much heavier
- The best PDF reading experience period! Belive it or not a $5 app has made a $260 device one of the best readers on the market.
- The android community keeps on making the rooted experience even better. Once nookie becomes stable or cygogen (sp?) releases nook support the nook will be a full fledged tablet.
One thing i noticed is while i was happy with my smartphone, laptop, kindle, and desktop computer. And find that these devices do what they do better than the nook, I find myself using the nook the most because it is so convenient to use and so portable.