Nook Color 2? - Page 2

kennyc · 11-05-2011, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I wonder how much it costs B&N to make the current NC1? A price of $175 would really shake up Amazon.

An ereader tablet at $175 and a straight tablet at $250 is a powerful one, two punch.

Cost has gotta be pretty close, course the extra memory and the slot in the NC2 is definitely going to increase the manufacturing cost over the Kindle Fire. They are probably even made in the same factory.

tubemonkey · 11-05-2011, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

But, but but, the Nook Tablet is NOT a straight Tablet any more than the Fire is.

It'll root into one easily enough.

kennyc · 11-05-2011, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

It'll root into one easily enough.

Same, same,

I expect both of them to be rooted withing 24 hours of shipping.

tubemonkey · 11-05-2011, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Cost has gotta be pretty close, course the extra memory and the slot in the NC2 is definitely going to increase the manufacturing cost over the Kindle Fire. They are probably even made in the same factory.

And that $250 price tag is well worth it.

tubemonkey · 11-05-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Same, same,

I expect both of them to be rooted withing 24 hours of shipping.

But with only 6GB and no card slot, I see no point in doing so. You're stuck with the cloud. I need a tablet to play my content at the time of my choosing.; and that's not the Fire.

kennyc · 11-05-2011, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

But with only 6GB and no card slot, I see no point in doing so. You're stuck with the cloud. I need a tablet to play my content at the time of my choosing.; and that's not the Fire.

Yes and no. Certainly the SD Slot make the NC a "better candidate" for rooting, but both are missing significant hardware in order to be a full tablets. Fact is they really are both media consumption devices and Amazon has a much better infrastructure for that with the cloud, video, mp3s etc. You really don't need to even root it for media and the storage is (as I said earlier and in another thread) pretty much irrelevant.

tubemonkey · 11-05-2011, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Yes and no. Certainly the SD Slot make the NC a "better candidate" for rooting, but both are missing significant hardware in order to be a full tablets. Fact is they really are both media consumption devices and Amazon has a much better infrastructure for that with the cloud, video, mp3s etc. You really don't need to even root it for media and the storage is (as I said earlier and in another thread) pretty much irrelevant.

Outside of media, what else is there?

kennyc · 11-05-2011, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Outside of media, what else is there?

Assuming you are not being facetious (monkeys are never that way, right?

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A tablet has many uses in connecting with systems. Properly configured I could use it to do many of my Computer system support and management functions, Email, website interaction, management, design even.. etc. etc. etc.

It makes a very nice navigation system, but must have the hardware to support it,

Neither the NC or the Fire have cameras -- those can be very useful...

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kennyc · 11-05-2011, 04:12 PM

The biggest issue I see with the Fire is that if you are out of wifi range then you are much more limited, but I plan only to use mine around the house, at work or at free wifi locations so I really have no issue with the EIGHT Gb memory. (stop playing monkey games with memory numbers

)

tubemonkey · 11-05-2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

A tablet has many uses in connecting with systems. Properly configured I could use it to do many of my Computer system support and management functions, Email, website interaction, management, design even.. etc. etc. etc.

This monkey doesn't do that kind of stuff; even on a computer. I do webmail, none of that fancy exchange stuff. My netbook has a webcam and I've never used it.

tubemonkey · 11-05-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

The biggest issue I see with the Fire is that if you are out of wifi range then you are much more limited, but I plan only to use mine around the house, at work or at free wifi locations so I really have no issue with the EIGHT Gb memory. (stop playing monkey games with memory numbers

)

6GB usable

I got a tablet for traveling. I generally watch videos on my desktop.

kennyc · 11-05-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

This monkey doesn't do that kind of stuff; even on a computer. I do webmail, none of that fancy exchange stuff. My netbook has a webcam and I've never used it.

Well there ya go then.....different monkey strokes for different monkey folks.

slm · 11-05-2011, 07:45 PM

Some really important Android Apps--Dropbox , Nook and Kindle for three--REQUIRE an SD card since this is where they automatically place their storage.

It may be possible to fool the Fire into thinking that part of internal memory is a card.

Or it may not.

SCION · 11-05-2011, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by slm

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It may be possible to fool the Fire into thinking that part of internal memory is a card.

Or it may not.

That's what's going on with my Honeycomb tablet. All apps place there folder in internal storage thinking it's an SD card.../mnt/sdcard. The actual SD card is /mnt/sdcard2.

kennyc · 11-05-2011, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SCION

That's what's going on with my Honeycomb tablet. All apps place there folder in internal storage thinking it's an SD card.../mnt/sdcard. The actual SD card is /mnt/sdcard2.

Yes, it's wrong, because Android TREATS the internal memory as an SD Card.

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11-05-2011, 04:12 PM	#24
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	The biggest issue I see with the Fire is that if you are out of wifi range then you are much more limited, but I plan only to use mine around the house, at work or at free wifi locations so I really have no issue with the EIGHT Gb memory. (stop playing monkey games with memory numbers )

11-05-2011, 07:45 PM	#28
slm Fool Posts: 499 Karma: 4660650 Join Date: Feb 2003 Device: Kindle: Voyage,PW1,KOA, Kobo: Clara Colour, Nook GLP, Pocketbook verse	Some really important Android Apps--Dropbox , Nook and Kindle for three--REQUIRE an SD card since this is where they automatically place their storage. It may be possible to fool the Fire into thinking that part of internal memory is a card. Or it may not.