Nook vs. Nook Color vs. Sony 650

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by jocampo

I don't have an iPad so I cannot make a comment on that, but NC virtual keyboard, at least on the device I had, was very sensitive and responsive, much more than Nook 1st generation which, like you say, it is sometimes unresponsive and sluggish. Because the screen is bigger, the virtual keyboard is also bigger, hence easier to type than Nook classic.

Thanks for that. If B&N comes up with a word-processing app, I may kick myself for buying the much more expensive iPad.

[jocampo]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Thanks for that. If B&N comes up with a word-processing app, I may kick myself for buying the much more expensive iPad.

As a tablet, and not ereader, Nook Color could be a nice alternative. It's price, weight and screen win by far; iPad is too heavy and in my opinion, over priced. NC just needs a nice Android or B&N Market and would be a serious contender.

If you are planning to get one, I would suggest wait 1 or 2 months. B&N will launch its own Android Market soon and the Os still has some problems. They just released the 1st firmware version recently so I won't be surprised of another major release in about 2 months or so. Some folks have reported problems turning pages or like me, a totally frozen or unresponsive browser when using Internet.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by jocampo

As a tablet, and not ereader, Nook Color could be a nice alternative. It's price, weight and screen win by far; iPad is too heavy and in my opinion, over priced. NC just needs a nice Android or B&N Market and would be a serious contender.

If you are planning to get one, I would suggest wait 1 or 2 months. B&N will launch its own Android Market soon and the Os still has some problems. They just released the 1st firmware version recently so I won't be surprised of another major release in about 2 months or so. Some folks have reported problems turning pages or like me, a totally frozen or unresponsive browser when using Internet.

Thanks, but too late. I already bought the iPad, though I remain interest to see what the B&N app store will come up with. And you're right: an iPad is expensive if all you're looking for is a way to do word-processing on the fly.

I hope the promise of a B&N app store is more substantive than the Amazon promise of an app store for the Kindle has turned out to be.