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GreenMonkey · 01-19-2011, 12:44 AM

The Tab is nice, but a couple of cameras, GPS, bluetooth, and a little exra oomph aren't worth twice the price to me (~$250). And I would certainly never pay for the monthly data contract. I don't really need that stuff anyway on a tablet.

Soon XDA will probably have the BT working on the NC (if B&N doesn't add it to their official 2.2 update) - that's my biggest want.

I don't see the Tab as being worth $500. I hate the ipad and itunes and I'd probably still buy an iPad over it (not that I would buy an ipad).

A lot better tablets are going to undercut it soon. I doubt the NC will be undercut as the best bang/buck tablet any time soon - B&N is surely selling it at a very marginal profit at $250. I think the question is really whether to get the NC or to wait.

I will say that I think for someone that likes ebooks, the NC is a better buy as a rooted tablet than a non-reader.

01-19-2011, 12:44 AM	#35
GreenMonkey DRM hater Posts: 945 Karma: 2066176 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan Device: Nook ST glow, Kindle Voyage	The Tab is nice, but a couple of cameras, GPS, bluetooth, and a little exra oomph aren't worth twice the price to me (~$250). And I would certainly never pay for the monthly data contract. I don't really need that stuff anyway on a tablet. Soon XDA will probably have the BT working on the NC (if B&N doesn't add it to their official 2.2 update) - that's my biggest want. I don't see the Tab as being worth $500. I hate the ipad and itunes and I'd probably still buy an iPad over it (not that I would buy an ipad). A lot better tablets are going to undercut it soon. I doubt the NC will be undercut as the best bang/buck tablet any time soon - B&N is surely selling it at a very marginal profit at $250. I think the question is really whether to get the NC or to wait. I will say that I think for someone that likes ebooks, the NC is a better buy as a rooted tablet than a non-reader. Last edited by GreenMonkey; 01-19-2011 at 12:48 AM.