Classic tried to demo a nook...

tuomas · 12-08-2009, 06:51 PM

Well, I schlepped off to my local B&N tonight to try out the nook. It wasn't a very successful expedition. The nook (actually they had two units that I saw, one of which refused to start up) was slow to the point of not being usable. there was an extreme lag on every tap of the LCD touchscreen. Once a book was brought up the unit seemed to function just fine. Pages turns were fast.

The staff claimed (and I have no reason to not believe them) that the nooks were working fine earlier in the day and the day before. They said that they may have been having issues with the in store wi-fi. But unless the nook was trying to download something I don't know why it would have caused such unresponsiveness.

I have a nook on pre-order, and I'm keeping it. I just hope that a firmware upgrade address these reports of sluggishness. The unit I was using doesn't seem representative of other demo units. So now, I'm just watching my in box for a shipping notice!

Ocean · 12-08-2009, 07:10 PM

"tired to demo a nook... "

I love this thread title. I've heard that some have fallen asleep waiting for the device to respond.

tuomas · 12-08-2009, 07:13 PM

Yeah, I am tired, and I tried to correct the title...

Alexander Turcic · 12-08-2009, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuomas

Yeah, I am tired, and I tried to correct the title...

NP, I fixed the type for you. Looking forward to hearing about your first hands-on experience once the shipping arrives!

Ocean · 12-08-2009, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

I fixed the type for you.

Who'll fix yours?

pshrynk · 12-08-2009, 07:37 PM

Well, this thread got off to a good start!

I wonder if the Nook has the same sort of WiFi issues that the tOuch has. Sometimes, my tOuch just sits there forever, burning up battery time while trying to figure out the WiFi signal. Other times, it blazes along. I have never been able to figure that out.

daffy4u · 12-08-2009, 07:43 PM

The nook I tried today in California also had wi-fi issues with the LCD screen. It brought up browsed and searched for books just fine but the cover flow never worked. Interesting.

12-08-2009, 06:51 PM	#1
tuomas Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA Device: nook	tried to demo a nook... Well, I schlepped off to my local B&N tonight to try out the nook. It wasn't a very successful expedition. The nook (actually they had two units that I saw, one of which refused to start up) was slow to the point of not being usable. there was an extreme lag on every tap of the LCD touchscreen. Once a book was brought up the unit seemed to function just fine. Pages turns were fast. The staff claimed (and I have no reason to not believe them) that the nooks were working fine earlier in the day and the day before. They said that they may have been having issues with the in store wi-fi. But unless the nook was trying to download something I don't know why it would have caused such unresponsiveness. I have a nook on pre-order, and I'm keeping it. I just hope that a firmware upgrade address these reports of sluggishness. The unit I was using doesn't seem representative of other demo units. So now, I'm just watching my in box for a shipping notice! Last edited by tuomas; 12-08-2009 at 07:01 PM. Reason: typo

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12-08-2009, 07:10 PM	#2
Ocean Banned Posts: 166 Karma: 666 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Proud G1 Kindle Owner	"tired to demo a nook... " I love this thread title. I've heard that some have fallen asleep waiting for the device to respond.

12-08-2009, 07:13 PM	#3
tuomas Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA Device: nook	Yeah, I am tired, and I tried to correct the title...

12-08-2009, 07:37 PM	#6
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Well, this thread got off to a good start! I wonder if the Nook has the same sort of WiFi issues that the tOuch has. Sometimes, my tOuch just sits there forever, burning up battery time while trying to figure out the WiFi signal. Other times, it blazes along. I have never been able to figure that out.

12-08-2009, 07:43 PM	#7
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	The nook I tried today in California also had wi-fi issues with the LCD screen. It brought up browsed and searched for books just fine but the cover flow never worked. Interesting.