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Lordvic · 10-19-2011, 12:18 PM

its appealing. But sort of Bitter sweet.

yes, 199 for an android tablet is good.
but no, it's not the same value as what the American's can currently get. We will eventually get the Fire, but we'll have to wait a little longer.

Its analogue to Canadian Television. a lot of times we can't get american broadcasting on initial release and some shows wont be shown till 1 or 2 seasons later. But meanwhile, the networks here will play "local" homebrew shows, where the production quality is 1/2 that of the american version. But it's all we get, till they decide to bring the better, american show northbound.

This is what it feels to me. we have no choice. if we want a sub $200 android tablet, this is basically the only option. Despite just a short drive away, a better option is avialble for the same price.

But in markets were both the Fire and the Vox are available, the Vox isn't priced right for the competition between the two. Especially with the Fire having Amazon's name and backing.

Also the kindle includes more than just ereader. its got the amazon cloud backing, the whispersynch and a ton of unique features.

I love how Kobo alays has been the "barebones" e reader. providing the base comfort levels. never the fanciest, not the latest, greatest hardware, and they did this at usually cheaper prices than anyone else. (not including the ad supported kindles).

But from what i can tell, the Vox is the same mentality on the hardware. Simple, easy to use, bare minimums to just do what it needs to do. But at the same price as the feature rich alternative

Edit:

also, kobo is giving you a chance to win a Kobo Vox if you buy ebooks off them. There will be 10 Vox's available to win. Thats, kind of ... cheap.

last i saw, Kobo books sales were pretty good. the Vox costs them < $200 (i'm asuming wholesale for them is a lot less). only 10 winners? come on. thats not enough odds to warrant me suddenly spending money at your bookstore. I'll continue to sideload and get my books elsewhere

This entire release has been quite underwhelming

10-19-2011, 12:18 PM	#36
Lordvic Connoisseur Posts: 87 Karma: 19104 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Toronto / Ontario Device: Blackberry Playbook	its appealing. But sort of Bitter sweet. yes, 199 for an android tablet is good. but no, it's not the same value as what the American's can currently get. We will eventually get the Fire, but we'll have to wait a little longer. Its analogue to Canadian Television. a lot of times we can't get american broadcasting on initial release and some shows wont be shown till 1 or 2 seasons later. But meanwhile, the networks here will play "local" homebrew shows, where the production quality is 1/2 that of the american version. But it's all we get, till they decide to bring the better, american show northbound. This is what it feels to me. we have no choice. if we want a sub $200 android tablet, this is basically the only option. Despite just a short drive away, a better option is avialble for the same price. But in markets were both the Fire and the Vox are available, the Vox isn't priced right for the competition between the two. Especially with the Fire having Amazon's name and backing. Also the kindle includes more than just ereader. its got the amazon cloud backing, the whispersynch and a ton of unique features. I love how Kobo alays has been the "barebones" e reader. providing the base comfort levels. never the fanciest, not the latest, greatest hardware, and they did this at usually cheaper prices than anyone else. (not including the ad supported kindles). But from what i can tell, the Vox is the same mentality on the hardware. Simple, easy to use, bare minimums to just do what it needs to do. But at the same price as the feature rich alternative Edit: also, kobo is giving you a chance to win a Kobo Vox if you buy ebooks off them. There will be 10 Vox's available to win. Thats, kind of ... cheap. last i saw, Kobo books sales were pretty good. the Vox costs them < $200 (i'm asuming wholesale for them is a lot less). only 10 winners? come on. thats not enough odds to warrant me suddenly spending money at your bookstore. I'll continue to sideload and get my books elsewhere This entire release has been quite underwhelming Last edited by Lordvic; 10-19-2011 at 12:36 PM.