HD/HD+: To buy or not to buy? - Page 3

AnemicOak · 05-14-2013, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovejedd

It supports purchased Adobe-DRM ebooks. Just not sure if it also supports library books.

Yes, it does.

oj829 · 06-10-2013, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by livramax

According to this TechCrunch blog http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/08/mic...for-1-billion/, "Nook Media plans to discontinue its Android-based tablet business by the end of its 2014 fiscal year as it transitions to a model where Nook content is distributed through apps on “third-party partner” devices".

Could the Mother's Day generous sale on their HD/HD+ line a prelude to this wind down?

If it was, they clearly still didn't empty the warehouse. Their just-announced "Father's Day" sale slashed prices even more drastically than the Mother's Day offer.

Entry level price point is now $129 for an 8GB Nook HD.
The HD+s are now $149 (16GB) and $179 (32GB)

Offer ends 06/16.

fredlave · 06-14-2013, 10:41 AM

I started this thread by asking the question in the title line. When the Nooks went on sale I bought a 32 GB HD+ during the pre-Mother's Day sale and I love it. I installed CM10.1 on a 16GB SD card. I was so pleased with the result that I bought one for my wife during the pre-Father's Day sale. For a 9" tablet with a great display and a dual core processor you cannot beat the price ($149/$179) and, as long as ROM development continues, it doesn't matter if B&N shelves their Nooks.

livramax · 06-18-2013, 12:46 PM

I too couldn't resist picking one up during the Father's Day sale. If the price ever goes down to $100 (maybe a Grandparents' Day sale

) I might get another one for spare.

For those of you who contemplate rooting the device or flashing custom ROM, be aware there are reports on XDA HD+ forums that some recently acquired HD+ units have difficulty booting off SD card.

Rbneader · 06-18-2013, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by livramax

I too couldn't resist picking one up during the Father's Day sale. If the price ever goes down to $100 (maybe a Grandparents' Day sale

) I might get another one for spare.

For those of you who contemplate rooting the device or flashing custom ROM, be aware there are reports on XDA HD+ forums that some recently acquired HD+ units have difficulty booting off SD card.

I'd be interested to see these. I had trouble at first, but when I got a SanDisk class 4 card it worked the first time. I suspect it's a case of users not knowing / following card selection advice. Can you link to the reports?

livramax · 06-18-2013, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rbneader

I'd be interested to see these. I had trouble at first, but when I got a SanDisk class 4 card it worked the first time. I suspect it's a case of users not knowing / following card selection advice. Can you link to the reports?

Here goes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2288688, and http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5&postcount=19.

fredlave · 06-20-2013, 01:52 PM

I installed CM10.1 on SD cards on both the HD+s I bought in the past few weeks using verygreen's straightforward instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2087988 He also provides a link to the latest version of ClockworkMod (7.1) and instructions on how to use it.
Also,there is a FAQ about the basics of rooting at http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2317500
If B&N is really getting out of the tablet hardware business it's important know how to root Nooks so system updates are available.

fredlave · 06-21-2013, 12:02 PM

My 32GB HD+ booted from a Sandisk 16GB Class 4 card with no problem and CM10.1 installed and updated easily. When I cloned this card and tried to boot my wife's 16GB HD+ with it it failed. Using CWM 7.1 on an 8GB Sandisk Class4 it booted with no problem and I was able to install CM10.1 with no difficulty. From what I could glean from XDA Forum postings persistence is the key and it may take several attempts and different cards.
BTW, our local B&N store considers rooting on an SD card as a violation of the warranty and will not exchange a Nook because it will not boot from the SD slot.

taosaur · 06-21-2013, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by fredlave

BTW, our local B&N store considers rooting on an SD card as a violation of the warranty and will not exchange a Nook because it will not boot from the SD slot.

That's kind of a given, but if you can find some other way to demonstrate that the SD slot is faulty, you might have better luck.

Sukiyaki · 06-23-2013, 02:04 AM

Qvc has the nook hd+ for 169.95 in 5 easy pays. Today only as it is today's special value.
I picked one up as I want a large color screen for some cookbooks and pdf's. I plan on keeping my sony prst2 for daily reading. Also has extra charger and app pack. There will be a full presentation later today.

http://www.qvc.com/webapp/wcs/stores...atalogId=10151

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Rbneader · 06-23-2013, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by livramax

Here goes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2288688, and http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5&postcount=19.

At least one of those people was using the wrong card - in a followup post s/he mentions that s/he switched to a Sandisk card and then everything worked. The other thread does make it sound like there are some faulty SD adapters in the new HD+ though. Hm. Glad I picked up the smaller HD during the sale then. I'll try root and see how it goes. If it doesn't work, back to the shop with it.

Xanthe · 06-23-2013, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Sukiyaki

Qvc has the nook hd+ for 169.95 in 5 easy pays. Today only as it is today's special value.
I picked one up as I want a large color screen for some cookbooks and pdf's. I plan on keeping my sony prst2 for daily reading. Also has extra charger and app pack. There will be a full presentation later today.

http://www.qvc.com/webapp/wcs/stores...atalogId=10151

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That's interesting that they're having it on the Special Value again. They just did that with the Nook HD at the beginning of May.

The price of $169.00 for the 32GB is actually cheaper than the sale price in store of $179. Not to mention the easy pay option of $33.99. Hell, if I didn't already own it, I'd buy it again.

They just announced that they've sold 20,000 so far.

booklover6 · 06-23-2013, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Xanthe

That's interesting that they're having it on the Special Value again. They just did that with the Nook HD at the beginning of May.

The price of $169.00 for the 32GB is actually cheaper than the sale price in store of $179. Not to mention the easy pay option of $33.99. Hell, if I didn't already own it, I'd buy it again.

They just announced that they've sold 20,000 so far.

Well when you add in the $10 for shipping, it comes out the same as the store price.

Xanthe · 06-23-2013, 07:04 PM

Yes, but they are giving you two chargers (figure $25-29 for that extra charger), a bunch of magazines and apps (I got the HD during the earlier sale and they had a great bunch of apps for young children included with it - that I probably would have bought on my own), The main attraction is the easy pay option, though - for those of us on a budget who can't always shell out the full price at once.

booklover6 · 06-23-2013, 07:33 PM

Hmm. You have a good point. I forgot about the extra charger. I think I might go for it. I need to get one for the kids. They had a Nook Color, which I sold last fall and replaced with a Lenovo A2107 and that thing really sucks.

06-14-2013, 10:41 AM	#33
fredlave Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 510748 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	To buy or not to buy - SOLVED I started this thread by asking the question in the title line. When the Nooks went on sale I bought a 32 GB HD+ during the pre-Mother's Day sale and I love it. I installed CM10.1 on a 16GB SD card. I was so pleased with the result that I bought one for my wife during the pre-Father's Day sale. For a 9" tablet with a great display and a dual core processor you cannot beat the price ($149/$179) and, as long as ROM development continues, it doesn't matter if B&N shelves their Nooks.

06-18-2013, 12:46 PM	#34
livramax Addict Posts: 275 Karma: 1115510 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA Device: Nook ST, Aura HD, Galaxy Note 8, Fire HD10, Galaxy S6 Lite	I too couldn't resist picking one up during the Father's Day sale. If the price ever goes down to $100 (maybe a Grandparents' Day sale ) I might get another one for spare. For those of you who contemplate rooting the device or flashing custom ROM, be aware there are reports on XDA HD+ forums that some recently acquired HD+ units have difficulty booting off SD card. Last edited by livramax; 06-18-2013 at 12:48 PM.

06-23-2013, 07:04 PM	#44
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	Yes, but they are giving you two chargers (figure $25-29 for that extra charger), a bunch of magazines and apps (I got the HD during the earlier sale and they had a great bunch of apps for young children included with it - that I probably would have bought on my own), The main attraction is the easy pay option, though - for those of us on a budget who can't always shell out the full price at once. Last edited by Xanthe; 06-23-2013 at 07:10 PM.

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06-20-2013, 01:52 PM	#37
fredlave Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 510748 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	I installed CM10.1 on SD cards on both the HD+s I bought in the past few weeks using verygreen's straightforward instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2087988 He also provides a link to the latest version of ClockworkMod (7.1) and instructions on how to use it. Also,there is a FAQ about the basics of rooting at http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2317500 If B&N is really getting out of the tablet hardware business it's important know how to root Nooks so system updates are available.

06-21-2013, 12:02 PM	#38
fredlave Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 510748 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	My 32GB HD+ booted from a Sandisk 16GB Class 4 card with no problem and CM10.1 installed and updated easily. When I cloned this card and tried to boot my wife's 16GB HD+ with it it failed. Using CWM 7.1 on an 8GB Sandisk Class4 it booted with no problem and I was able to install CM10.1 with no difficulty. From what I could glean from XDA Forum postings persistence is the key and it may take several attempts and different cards. BTW, our local B&N store considers rooting on an SD card as a violation of the warranty and will not exchange a Nook because it will not boot from the SD slot.

06-23-2013, 02:04 AM	#40
Sukiyaki Member Posts: 20 Karma: 608996 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Sony PRS T-2, Nook HD+	Qvc has the nook hd+ for 169.95 in 5 easy pays. Today only as it is today's special value. I picked one up as I want a large color screen for some cookbooks and pdf's. I plan on keeping my sony prst2 for daily reading. Also has extra charger and app pack. There will be a full presentation later today. http://www.qvc.com/webapp/wcs/stores...atalogId=10151 -- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

06-23-2013, 07:33 PM	#45
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,533 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	Hmm. You have a good point. I forgot about the extra charger. I think I might go for it. I need to get one for the kids. They had a Nook Color, which I sold last fall and replaced with a Lenovo A2107 and that thing really sucks.

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