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crutnacker · 12-12-2009, 08:52 PM

Saw one at B&N. The entire time I was there, nobody appeared to have any interest in it, which could be due, in part, to the fact that it's on display at the service desk.

I was prepared to dislike it, but didn't. Here are my thoughts in the brief time I used it.

UI was not as difficult to figure out as portrayed
Reviewers that said the touch interface makes you want to touch the ink display were absolutely correct
The color screen looks nice, but isn't really a killer feature (in my opinion)
E Ink was crisp and easy to read
Unit feels solid and well made
Page forward button and backward button should be flipped. My thumb landed where the back button is. HOlding it in the position where it falls on the page forward button gives it an awkward balance.
Page turns are slow, but not horrible.
Unit looks like very good.

Overall, I was more impressed than I figured I would be.

12-12-2009, 08:52 PM	#1
crutnacker Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 850 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: None	Finally used a nook.... Saw one at B&N. The entire time I was there, nobody appeared to have any interest in it, which could be due, in part, to the fact that it's on display at the service desk. I was prepared to dislike it, but didn't. Here are my thoughts in the brief time I used it. UI was not as difficult to figure out as portrayed Reviewers that said the touch interface makes you want to touch the ink display were absolutely correct The color screen looks nice, but isn't really a killer feature (in my opinion) E Ink was crisp and easy to read Unit feels solid and well made Page forward button and backward button should be flipped. My thumb landed where the back button is. HOlding it in the position where it falls on the page forward button gives it an awkward balance. Page turns are slow, but not horrible. Unit looks like very good. Overall, I was more impressed than I figured I would be.