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Originally Posted by avariel
They might know it. That doesn't mean they made a wise decision. I am sure they are as blind as the rest of us about what B&N has planned. One thing is for sure, B&N has been a step ahead of Amazon in terms of technology for awhile. The Fire is catchup.
According to the information released, B&N has plans for two tablets this year. They were priced at $249 for the Nook Color upgrade and then $349 for its brother. With a 10 inch tablet at $349 this year, they may just leap frog Amazon. If the rumors about the Nook Color 2 having a hybrid LCD, color eink screen are true, then they may really make the Fire look inadequate.
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For te record, I cannot multi quote at work. No idea why and I am not about to ask my IT guys for help...
I don't see a 10 inch NC as all that exciting. Then it is a really large e-reader that you have to hack to make it into a tablet. $350 makes me shrug my shoulders and go find a full fledge tablet that I don't have to hack for a bit more.
As someone looking to buy a tablet some time soon, BN is not even on my radar. I want a 10 inch tablet. Not a 10 inch device that I have to hack.
The Kindle Fire is not on my radar. I want a 10 inch screen and I want something that I don't have to hack to pick up the apps that I want. A 10 inch Fire probably would not interest me.
There are Archos devices out there that do more for $350, I would buy that before a NC or Fire in 10 inch form.