well at $239(price i saw at costco today) the 8gb Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.0 7" is a much better value/bang for the buck than the nook. It does have an SD slot so storage is up to 32gb, its slightly smaller and lighter, you can add the nook app and every other reading app available to android and its on ICS instead of ginger bread. oh and its got an ir blaster so its a universal remote. im leaving tons of stuff out too
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