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I got a Kindle Fire for my b-day yesterday and I really like it. Does everything I want it to do and it’s a huge step up from the first gen Kindle that I had.
My daughter has a Nook and likes it too, but you can’t beat Amazon for electronic books. They have the largest selection and tons of them are free.
You can test out both by getting their apps for your android phone. I prefer the lay out / ease of use of the nook.
Which do you think will be around in 2 years?
Barnes and Noble or Amazon?
The tech specs are better on the Nook, but I’d avoid both and wait a few months. I know it’s Christmas, but better spec cheap tablets are on the way that will run perfectly with Android ICS.
My best friend picked up a Samsung Galaxy Tab yesterday and I was researching this today and as much as I want one, I’m waiting. It’s just not right now. Either you’ll have a crippled stock Nook or Kindle or you’ll have a phone OS on a tablet. Within the 1st quarter 2012, that will change.
IMHO, you’ll regret it if you buy any of them now.
bmrk
There has been a long list of complaints about the Fire:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/309130-amazon-serious-security-flaw-in-the-kindle-fire
I decided to wait several months to see what gets fixed on the eventual upgrade.
The iPad.
I have the iPad and the Fire. The Fire suffers by comparison in every respect. The extra cost for the iPad is WELL worth it, IMO.
Captive customer = revenue maximization.
Run the other way.
I have had numerous Android tablets. I have looked at the same ones you have too. Save yourself some grief, buy the iPad.
Got the wife the Galaxy Samsung. Got the daughter the Kindle Fire. Daughter loves hers. Wife loves hers. Kindle Fire has limited apps, but big deal. Both do what they’re meantto do.
Me...? I bought myself a laptop with HDMI output so I can watch Hulu shows on my flat screen....
Get an IPOD, go to www,Audibles.com and buy some books and listen while you go about your chores, drive, walk, work out, whatever. Enjoy life and your collection of books, which you own.
Since you've read the online reviews, I don't need to elaborate the plus/minus of each. But you can ask me directly question you have. Hopefully I can help.
Even the higher-tech solution involves nothing more than following directions carefully. I rooted and upgraded my wife's Nook color in about an hour.
If you want an even less expensive alternative, which is what I did for myself, you can find a cheap Pandigital White Novel (not the black one, make sure it's the white) and upgrade that to android 2.1. they are working on a newer, stable verion of gingerbread now but it's not quite ready yet. The Pandigital cost me $70 from Newegg during a Cyber Monday special.
The downside of rooting your Nook color is that it voids the warranty, which really isn't much of a big deal. If you are worried about things like that then the first solution I offered is for you because everything is done off of the SD card. Take out the card and your Nook is exactly like it was the day it came to you.
Do Google searches for rooting and you will find loads of information.
BTW, the Kindle Fire is really a pig og a tablet but is still popular due to agressive marketing. I'd avoid it but that's just one person's opinion.
buy the one that doesn’t run that stoopid annoying blonde and the GeedTard selling some tablet.
“Better to receive than give...”
I hate that commercial!
What are you mostly wanting to do with it?
If you are mostly reading books, the eInk display on the regular Kindles are what you should stick with.
If this is primarily to be a tablet for browsing the Internet, I have no strong opinion either way on those two devices.
Which one displays PDF best? Can either display protected PDFs?
I bought a plain Nook Touch a few months back. I do a lot of reading in varible light and outdoors in good weather. E-Ink is basic for that use and not a reader imitating a tablet. If I break down later and get an Ipad to parallel my Ipod which holds my music and movies, I can get the Nook App and read books from my Nook Touch, on my Ipad if I wish.
If you want one device that can do it all, get the IPad and a 4G account either with the Ipad or as a carry along hotspot device. However, for me, the E-Ink is the absolutely necessary
I have both the original Kindle,(which still works great), and the new Kindle Fire.
I like the Fire because I can access all of the books I have purchased for my original kindle and well as surfing Free Republic. I have watched various TV downloads on the Fire. Mostly National Geographic stuff. The viewing quality is very good and the sound is quite adequate through the built-in speakers. Using headphones is superior though.
My major reason for going with electronic books though is convenience of storage. On the Fire I have over 500 books. It takes up minimal space. In the Garage I have over 2000 books that take up large amounts of space. Since I moved to a smaller home I no longer have the space for a dedicated library/office I used to have.
So because of that the Kindle allows me to indulge in my love of reading. I also don’t like renting a book once it gets into my hands it is there forever ;-).
Now drawbacks to the Kindle Fire. Hmmm, well I think the screen is a little to touch sensitive, and I have to charge it every night. It’s slightly heavier than my original kindle or my wife’s Kindle II, but with that being said I don’t notice any fatigue with using it for long hours.
Bottom line? I like it, it was a good purchase and I am pleased with it. If you are looking for more functionality than a media display device for books, videos or music then the Kindle fire is not for you, but if you are using it for those things exclusively? Yes, it’s a good purchase.
Sounds dumb, but I’ve been reading older books in .mobi format on my Palm Zire. I tried it to see it I’d like it. It isn’t bad, but i turn pages a lot. But I can read it at night with the lamp off, and if it falls on the bed between us because I nodded off, it’s not a big deal.