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Barty · 12-12-2013, 09:57 PM

Hmm, I was thinking something bigger than 7" but maybe my sister, being a girl, is not as obsessed with size

Thanks for the suggestion.

Spec wise, nexus 7 and HDX (both 2013) look nearly identical. Nexus has GPS and rear camera. I don't know if she will ever use the rear camera, but GPS is certainly handy at some point. HDX has slightly better CPU. HDX screen is highly praised for color accuracy, but I think my sister is more likely to notice and be bothered by the blue border than to care about the color gamut.

Nexus 7 is the true android experience, backed by google so you know it gets all the apps and updates. Amazon has good customer service, and it's great if you are invested in amazon ecosystem, but she is not.

Nexus 7 is now $179

http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...er=50614430095

HDX is $229 for the ad version.

Game, set, and match to nexus 7, I think. Any objection to my comparison?

PS: I'm agreeing with Blossom and others on the pw2. I feel like I spend more time fiddling with it to make it look right than reading. After a while, I feel like: why am I doing this? I think that by trying to overcome eink's shortcoming, the PW paradoxically highlights it. The old school kindle is better for day reading, and a good hi res tablet is better for night reading. The PW is sort of stuck in no man's land.

12-12-2013, 09:57 PM	#76
Barty doofus Posts: 2,552 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	Hmm, I was thinking something bigger than 7" but maybe my sister, being a girl, is not as obsessed with size Thanks for the suggestion. Spec wise, nexus 7 and HDX (both 2013) look nearly identical. Nexus has GPS and rear camera. I don't know if she will ever use the rear camera, but GPS is certainly handy at some point. HDX has slightly better CPU. HDX screen is highly praised for color accuracy, but I think my sister is more likely to notice and be bothered by the blue border than to care about the color gamut. Nexus 7 is the true android experience, backed by google so you know it gets all the apps and updates. Amazon has good customer service, and it's great if you are invested in amazon ecosystem, but she is not. Nexus 7 is now $179 http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...er=50614430095 HDX is $229 for the ad version. Game, set, and match to nexus 7, I think. Any objection to my comparison? PS: I'm agreeing with Blossom and others on the pw2. I feel like I spend more time fiddling with it to make it look right than reading. After a while, I feel like: why am I doing this? I think that by trying to overcome eink's shortcoming, the PW paradoxically highlights it. The old school kindle is better for day reading, and a good hi res tablet is better for night reading. The PW is sort of stuck in no man's land. Last edited by Barty; 12-12-2013 at 10:01 PM.