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Originally Posted by jbcohen
Hay tube monkey how would you compare your Nook Color to your Kindle 3? Not only which is better than the other but what features does the Kindle have that the Nook Color does not and what features does the Nook Color have that the Kindle 3 does not? If one cost more than the other does the more expensive one warrant its price?
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I will give you my opinion. I do own a Kindle, returned the NC.
1st, the Kindle 3 is a dedicated e-reader using e-ink screen. A totally different device focus on reading only. It excels on what it does, which is allowing you to read a book indoor or outdoor with no glare at all. Four weeks of battery, 8oz, it also reads the book for you.
The Nook Color is a tablet with a customized UI running on top of Linux Android. B&N locked Android so users can't get access to the market and use Android's power and features. They want you to buy books from B&N, spend money on the store, so for them, unlocking the device makes no sense. The Nook Color is heavier, give you hours, instead of weeks of battery and does not support landscape mode.
A great disadvantage of the Kindle 3 over NC is its poor Internet Browsing capabilities and of course, no color at all. This can or cannot be a problem for people who mainly read novels or technical books, but if you like magazines and read full color books most of the time, an eink device is a "no no".