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Originally Posted by supermighty
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My quoting the 'use' the WiFi was referring to the fact that it wasn't really useful. Only being able to buy books from B&N via the WiFi offers no advantage over the cellular connection. If it had a web browser like the Kindle and it was usable over WiFi then that would be a slight advantage...
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But regardless of that there is great potential for this device. Even if the WiFi is locked down, and I can't see that being the case, then hackers and nerds will develop custom roms that offer more features including WiFi and some sort of browser. Even without a browser I believe there will shortly be a way to install your own android apps (custom made for the nook of course) to do all sorts of neat things.
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I would never assume any of these things. So far B&N has definitely overpromised and under-delivered. We'll see what happens once people actually start getting the devices. My biggest concern right now is that the devices looked really slow. In the video the e-ink refresh looked really bad compared to the K2 and newer Sonys.
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The WiFi radio consumes less power than the 3G as it's range is shorter. This makes for longer device life. What's bad about that.
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Nothing really, but at least with my Kindle, battery life is a complete non-issue. Again, while WiFi could be a nice feature, with B&N limiting its use to only buying from the B&N store, it's almost meaningless IMO.