05-10-2011, 10:30 AM | #31 |
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I shouldn't have to root a device to make it a tablet. I want to buy something I don't have to fiddle with. The Nook Color requires fiddling and I don't want to do that.
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05-10-2011, 10:34 AM | #32 | |
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the Nook color is marketed and designed to be an eReader with some fun features. that's it. People are taking advantage of the price point, outstanding hardware and having fun with it. It was never the intention of Barnes and Noble but hey for $250 and soo easy to do, then why not. If you don't want to root and still want a top notch device you will have to pay alot more, at the very least $100 more. Last edited by boswd; 05-10-2011 at 10:36 AM. |
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05-10-2011, 10:38 AM | #33 | |
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And keep in mind: The Nook Color is being positioned as a color e-reader, not a tablet. You can turn it into a tablet, but that's not how it's marketed. So I think we need to ask the question: With Amazon's tablet be a color e-reader you can turn into a tablet, or a tablet on its own, out of the box? If it's a tablet out of the box, then it sounds to me like the Archos tablets that have been around for a while. That's not necessarily a terrible thing, but one of the things they always get panned for is not running the full Android Market. |
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05-10-2011, 10:41 AM | #34 |
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I've been considering getting the NookColor for some time. My money is invested in Amazon, however. My wife and I have spent a considerable amount of money on Amazon books since she owns a K2 and I have the Kindle app on my iPhone and my iPad. The NookColor is a better form factor for reading, for me at least, and even though I de-DRM all my purchases (thus making my purchases usable on the NookColor), I thought about investing into the Nook ecosystem as a way to diversify a bit. I can root the Nook Color to get access to my Kindle books. A Samsung Galaxy Tab would let me get the form factor that I want and still stay married to the Amazon ecosystem and also give me a true tablet. For now, I'm holding off on my plans. I want to see what Amazon has up its sleeve.
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05-10-2011, 10:42 AM | #35 | |
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But, at the same time, I don't think it matters what the price is on a device, someone's going to try to crack/root it just because they can. |
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05-10-2011, 10:52 AM | #36 | |
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I really thought that the nook color was attempting to move more toward tablet-land when they announced the firmware upgrades would allow purchased apps etc. But really, as it stands right now it is extremely anemic. Maybe they should look into forming a partnership with Netflix or something and offer a full fledged media experience similar to what Amazon is likely gearing up to. That'd be pretty cool. |
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05-10-2011, 11:15 AM | #37 |
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You can now get a Galaxy Tab for $350 and not have to fiddle with it. Me, I don't mind rooting if it'll save me $100.
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05-10-2011, 11:16 AM | #38 |
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My birthday is in September, I can wait. This is not something that I have to have now but something I would like to have.
I know that the Nook Color is not marketed as a tablet, that is why I have not thought about buying one. |
05-10-2011, 11:21 AM | #39 | |
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I'd definitely wait to see what Amazon comes up with. Right now, your only two realistic choices are Nook Color for $250 and Galaxy Tab for $350. |
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05-10-2011, 11:25 AM | #40 |
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I think the primary difference concerns the fact that one exists and the other may exist at some future point... just love the internet and the way it feeds on itself from rumour to fact...
Still, if the Amazon Tablet comes to fruition then, dependent on price and openness, it'll be worth a look... |
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We don't know how the Amazon Kindle will distinguish itself from the Nook Color yet because we have not seen the specs. But if the Amazon Tablet is actually a tablet and not an e-reader that can be rooted to behave like a basic tablet that would be a biggie.
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05-10-2011, 11:30 AM | #42 |
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I'd like to see Amazon take on the Nook Color and give their tablet full market access. $250 is a good price point and something with mass appeal. The average consumer doesn't need all of the hardware add-ons of the $500+ tablets.
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05-10-2011, 11:36 AM | #43 |
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Stop giving us cameras and lower the price.
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05-10-2011, 11:40 AM | #44 |
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05-10-2011, 11:45 AM | #45 | |
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It's the same reason they sell Kindles. |
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