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Originally Posted by ApK
A poll here shows it is indeed an important factor for some.
I'm curious to get my handle on the new nook. Ergonomically, it's looks promising.
I wouldn't MIND having a touchscreen, but without a web browser at least as functional as the Kindles, there's not much I look forward to it for, except games. Does the new nook have games?
You can call the Kindles navigation buttons 'dated' or what have you, but they work just fine, and better in some cases than any touch screen for me and many others.
The Kindle nav buttons are imperfect but so is every touch UI I've tried.
Unless the touch interface works better for me than the Kindle, I personally would have no reason to get one.
Even as a just an additional ereader in the gadget collection, I think I'd probably wait and see what else comes out, be it a new firmware for the new nook or other new devices. |
Ergonomically, it holds and feels nice, but that's very subjective matter. It depends of your hands and what your idea of comfort really is. My wife, for example, found it too small and light.
Nook Touch was rooted but using it as a game player is an aberration to me. Current eink displays have not been designed for high refresh rates required for games. So playing Angry Birds is horrible with a very slow refresh rate and painful game experience. I see no reason why someone could find it nice as pseudo eink tablet.
As a side note, I want and like dedicated ereaders, I don't want an eink reader for games. That's why I have my tablets.