nook Tablet vs Kindle Fire. you opinions....

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/15/11 at 2:14pm

I have been missing e-mails from work and wanted something to be able to keep up. (We send a lot of them at work). I didn't want, and cannot afford, an iPad right now. I started looking and pared it down to the nook Tablet and Kindle Fire. I think I am going with the nook Tablet.

I want the web browsing features. I am not so up on e-reading but I think it will come in handy. I have been reading a lot and have no place to store books. I decided that i will probably only buy actual books that I will refer to a lot.

I have been back and forth but I like the nook for the expanded memory and the ability to store media on a card. One downfall may be music. It has to be mp3 format and all of the music I have with me is in my ZUNE library. However, the tech person at B&N told me to bring my thumb drive in 9Where I have my ZUNE program stored) and he woulf look at it and see how to convert it. He feels it is possible.

My reasoning for getting this is because I am living wth a friend still. I don't like to "kick" him off of his computer to check e-mails, search for jobs, get on Facebook, etc. I know I may have limited access as the device is wifi driven but I am thinking of getting a router to hook up to his modem so I can use it in the house. I have my laptop and could use that also with wifi at home. But I need some access on the go as I am at work when the bulk of the things I need to read come into my inbox. Also, I have read something about "rooting" the nook to be able to access more things.

Also, can anyone tell me more about rooting? I am reading you can do this with a nook but it looks complicated.

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 11/15/11 at 3:37pm

i don't know anything about rooting...

but i thought i'd share this article on yahoo this morning about the Kindle Fire to help with your decision...


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/5-killer-features-kindle-fire-won-t-ipad-032018038.html

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/15/11 at 4:28pm

Thank you lasagna. I have been reading a ton of stuff on Kindle vs nook. Everything almost evens out but I like some things about nook a bit more. I am not getting it for the apps or watching movies. Some of the things mentioned in that article are featured on both devices. I am finding that some people are leaning more towards the Kindle because it is a Kindle.