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Old 01-19-2011, 10:56 AM   #46
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At the end and based on that you're the OP, if you were going to compare Nook Color vs Galaxy Tab, last one is better piece of hardware and unleashed out of the box, even after rooting the Nook Color. GT Has a faster processor, more RAM, etc.

If price is a big obstacle for you (it looks it is) your better and only alternative right now on the market for a capacitive tablet running Android is the Nook Color. Out of the box (no rooting) will not provide Android Market access and the browser won't be as good as the Galaxy Tab, but I believe taking the hacking step is totally yours.
I understand what you are saying, and I agree that the Tab is a better unit (for what it is). It is a tablet and the NOOKcolor is a reader. I really only wanted to know if I went to - say - the Toronto International Centre, and used their wifi, could I access full websites to process credit card payments. I probably can on both devices, and really if I had to I could bring my laptop for that.

I was really trying to see if I would get more use out of one over the other. I think that I would probably like the NC, because I really want it for night reading and I could sync it to my classic Nook. I don't like that I have to use different apps for the Tab. So I think the NC is what I want. If I was looking for a full tablet, then the NC would be out and the Tab would be in.

Thanks so much for all the help everybody! I will let you know if or when I get one.
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Old 01-19-2011, 11:28 AM   #47
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NC has no 3G, the option for 3G is there on the SGT if you want it.

Rooting the NC isn't something I was going to do if I went for it. The product is too new to know the reliability factor of it so negating the warranty isn't something I would want to do. That said, I could wait until the upcoming software upgrade to see what that adds BUT I would not buy it beforehand in speculation.

Folks are savvy enough to know the differences amongst devices out there now or upcoming so just go with what will meet your requirements and what you are willing to spend. HOWEVER $499 with no contract commitment I don't see as an unreasonable price if you prefer the SGT as it is a great product (I see no reviews stating otherwise). And B&M stores offer a period of time to return it if it doesn't suit you.

Futhermore, the upcoming tablets or readers though I don't think are going to offer a much better price in comparison to the NC and SGT, at least not right off the bat but I suppose we'll see about that (and if some even make it to market).
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It is a tablet and the NOOKcolor is a reader
This is where I will have to disagree with you.

Hardware perspective, both are tablets, but the Android Operating System on the Nook Color has been locked so the user won't access to the additional operating system features, like Android Market, only access to certain features installed by default.

If the price is ok for you and rooting or not gives you what you like and need, go for it.
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HOWEVER $499 with no contract commitment I don't see as an unreasonable price if you prefer the SGT as it is a great product (I see no reviews stating otherwise).
Yes, I agree. Up here though the price would be $743.37 with taxes and environmental fees.
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I defintely wouldn't want to spend that amount so if it is indeed between the two then the NC is what I'd go with unrooted and all.

BTW, you cannot buy the SGT in the states and leave it just WiFi (NC doesn't have 3G anyway).
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BTW, you cannot buy the SGT in the states and leave it just WiFi (NC doesn't have 3G anyway).
Yes you can If you opted for not having or drop the month to month plan, it becomes a wifi only device.
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Maybe he cannot buy it in the states instead which I'm unsure of for which I offered as an option to him. If possible, $499 instead of the price he quotes may sway him.
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Maybe he cannot buy it in the states instead which I'm unsure of for which I offered as an option to him. If possible, $499 instead of the price he quotes may sway him.
I can buy in the US when I go visit my family. I would prefer to buy here with a 3g device so I can use it with my preferred carrier (which mine actually doesn't offer the Tab yet, but the price I quoted was from Costco). I had a hell of a time unlocking a phone once that I bought down there.
jocampo, I guess they are both tablets. I guess I should say the NC is sold and marketed as a reader and the Tab as a full tablet.


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Aldiko does not read B&N DRM. It's just like how Kindle books can only be read on a Kindle or Kindle app. B&N's stuff can only be read on a NOOK or NOOK app.
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So, I just checked out Aldiko again (used it on my Eris and was not impressed; that was an old version though). It is really nice. I got it to own BN drm content. You need to use your name and cc# (the whole number) as the login and password respectively.

Then, you are in.

I think the paid and free are the same but you support the Dev with the paid.

Moon+ has better note taking features (full annotation and export)
But for nook books, Aldiko is amazing.
It's dictionary feature is nice too.

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For c. $500(3G is more IIRC, also going to have to wait as they're just now starting to ship out December orders) a Notion Ink Adam with PixelQi screen(useable outdoors in bright/sunny conditions) would just be so much of a better deal IMNHO. Doesn't have the market, but that's because it's not really an overgrown phone and Honeycomb still isn't available, but it does come with Tegra 2 goodness and my gTablet runs flash nearly as well as my notebook does(Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz/ATI 4850 mobility/4GB RAM). The drawback ATM still being drivers that aren't quite all the way there yet for video playback(if you care), ATM really only doing up to 720p decently, and a crappier screen on the gTablet but I was concerned about Notion Ink when they were taking orders and charging a month-and-a-half before shipping anything.

There's also the XOOM coming out, but it'll be locked down until it gets cracked if you care and an unknown screen quality. (Tegra 2 again... more dual core cortex-a9 goodness...)

Then there's the Nook Color. "Nicer" 7" form factor IMO as it's just generally easier to handle, and applying some relatively simple hacks can get most of them up to nearly the clock rate of a Galaxy Tab although it still lacks 3G, camera, mic, and has a "weaker" integrated GPU, the PowerVR SGX530 v. PowerVR SGX540 in the Tab.

Overall I still have to give the better "deal" award to anything mentioned here over the 3G Tab as at $500 it's just still too expensive for what it is. IF it were $300 w/o contract then I'd say yeah, that's not too bad of a price for a cortex-a8 tablet, or if it were $400 with a PixelQi screen... (There are Chinese cortex-a8 tablets w/GPS for c. $215(so we already know that their pricing is inflated a great deal), and the Archos 70 & 101 for $270-300 if you go for base models... Tablet pricing ATM just seems to be based on hype IMO rather than intrinsic value esp given that when I went to look at gTablets in the stores the displays were wedged between two cheaper netbooks(ASUS($250) & Toshiba($300) at Sears IIRC and Acer($300) & ASUS($250) at Staples v. $379.99 gTablet arguably less capable overall and certainly cheaper to manufacture))

(If you even think about the Notion Ink Adam go watch the engadget video and any others that might've turned up as, personally, I detest their custom UI much more than I do the TapNTap UI used in the stock Viewsonic gTablet firmware... Their custom UI just looks cumbersome to use.)

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adding some battery life of ones that I own/have owned:
Pandigital Novel(white): c. 6-8h w/occasional WiFi (usually charge every 1-2d)
Nook Color: c. 6-8h w/occasional WiFi (usually charge every 1-2d)
Viewsonic gTablet: c. 9-11h w/fairly heavy WiFi (usually charge 3-4d)
Augen Gentouch78: 4-6h w/moderate WiFi (just tossing in for comparison, charged every day at least once)
Sony PRS-505: probably 96+h of usage(eInk, but hey... why not usually charge once every other week or so)

I wouldn't really recommend anything other than the Nook Color as a reader/web browser from the above(yeah WPDN is really super cheap but it's slow...) and the gTablet while being a champ at battery life and flash has a pretty crappy screen to most people(I got used to it and it's fine viewed straight on), and well eInk just isn't going to be much user other than as a reader even with WiFi/3G since screen updates are just too sssslllloooowwww...

No idea what the other devices battery runtimes are like or will be, and don't want to quote based off videos, etc. w/o having one myself to test as AFAICT I'm seeing less batt runtime from my NC than some claim, which IMO is it's biggest drawback as a reader esp. if they encourage leaving WiFi on constantly or even just sleeping it rather than shutting it down when not in use. (I shut my NC down and only enable WiFi when I want to look something up quickly ATM, but I'll have more data from heavier WiFi use once spring really hits and it starts to get something like evenly remotely nice outside... i.e. it'll be used as much as a tablet as a reader...)
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My opinion here is this. If you plan on using it mostly for reading and browsing the internet will be your 2nd option, then go for the Nook Color. It's awesome. If you plan on using it to browse the internet first and read books second, then go for the Galaxy Tab.
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Nook Color has a better screen, it costs a fraction of the price and you don't need a long-term contract.

If you need wifi when out in the world, use your phone as a hotspot.
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