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TiranoPetrie · 02-22-2011, 09:18 PM

Hi!

I'm trying to decide between a nook colour and a kindle 3G+wifi. I've read up on both of them and I'm sort of leaning towards the Kindle but I need help!

Here are the facts:
I live in Australia, so 'walk in support' at B&N on the Nook isn't very helpfull for me. I'm also unsure if the free 3G access on the Kindle will be very good over here, does anyone have any experience with it?

I'm going on a 2 1/2 month trip around America and Canada, which is the main reason I'm looking at buying an eReader - I want to be able to use it on all those 12 hour flights and long bus rides. But I also want to be able to use the web browser in cafes and find interesting locations near me/check my emails/go on facebook etc while I'm on my travels. Most reviews I've found rate the Kindle 1 and 2 web browsers as being amazingly painfull to use, is the 3 any better? I do like the idea of a colour screen but if thats the only upside I'd rather go with the longer battery life of the Kindle

Apart from traveling I really am only going to be using it as an eReader - I have a laptop at home which does me fine, which is why I dont really want to spurge on a more expensive tablet like an iPad.

So what would you recommend? Are there any other options that I could look into?

Thanks!

02-22-2011, 09:18 PM	#1
TiranoPetrie Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	Kindle 3G or Nook Colour for international user Hi! I'm trying to decide between a nook colour and a kindle 3G+wifi. I've read up on both of them and I'm sort of leaning towards the Kindle but I need help! Here are the facts: I live in Australia, so 'walk in support' at B&N on the Nook isn't very helpfull for me. I'm also unsure if the free 3G access on the Kindle will be very good over here, does anyone have any experience with it? I'm going on a 2 1/2 month trip around America and Canada, which is the main reason I'm looking at buying an eReader - I want to be able to use it on all those 12 hour flights and long bus rides. But I also want to be able to use the web browser in cafes and find interesting locations near me/check my emails/go on facebook etc while I'm on my travels. Most reviews I've found rate the Kindle 1 and 2 web browsers as being amazingly painfull to use, is the 3 any better? I do like the idea of a colour screen but if thats the only upside I'd rather go with the longer battery life of the Kindle Apart from traveling I really am only going to be using it as an eReader - I have a laptop at home which does me fine, which is why I dont really want to spurge on a more expensive tablet like an iPad. So what would you recommend? Are there any other options that I could look into? Thanks!