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Originally Posted by booklover6
I am envious that you have both  Is your Nexus 7 this year's model? (I have read of people with last year's model having issues with KitKat).
I just can't get over that price hurdle....$139 I am comfortable with, for e-ink. More than that, no.
My Nexus has 323ppi, compared to the Aura HD's 265ppi. OTOH, the Aura HD is 50 grams lighter, and has a much longer battery life.
If I could ever find one cheap enough, I would buy it, for sure. I would love to compare them side by side. |
I picked up the new 2013 model and donated my old Nexus 7 to a nephew. With discount it was $229 for the 32GB model. I was iffy about going with the new Nexus 7. I looked at a couple of other tablets as I would have preferred more expandability with microHDMI and uSD card connections. However I decided since I hadn't really missed them with my old Nexus 7, I didn't really need them and the Nexus 7 did offer the fastest access to new Android releases.
As a dedicated reader, I find the eInk displays are more comfortable for long term reading. After a couple of hours, I find my eyes start bothering me when reading on a LCD display.
When I compare them side by side, text on the Aura HD and Nexus 7 look equally sharp at my comfortable reading distance.
The main obstacle to adding to my device collection is with my wife's muttering about men and their toys.
Regards,
David