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6:32PM

Why the Nook Tablet is Not Right for Me

Since Monday, when Barnes and Noble announced their new tablet, I have been considering buying it.  I have no doubt that it is a great product for the price, but wanted to consider all factors when comparing it to Amazon's Kindle Fire.  They are both scheduled to release in the next week or so, so I needed to make a decision. 

Hardware wise the Nook is champion.  Both devices sport 7 inch displays with resolution at 1024x600, 169 PPI, 1GHz dual-core processors, and the same body quality.  The differences between the Nook and the Fire are RAM (1GB vs 512MB respectively), storage (16 vs 8GB), and the Nook has a mic, and can read microSD.

Both devices software is based off of Android.  Amazon has built a new operating system with the FIre in mine, and the Nook Tablet takes the Nook Color's operating system, with a few adjustments.  Although Nook Color's operating system was not criticized compared to other new OS's, it was nothing special, and the app store is a disappointment.  I expect the Fire's operating system to show Amazon's learnings from previous OS's.  Amazon has planned this for quite a while, while the Nook appears to be more of an attempt of competition.  There is nothing wrong with this, but time may have given Amazon the advantage to design the better OS.  Amazon has also announced major apps coming, like Facebook and Pandora.
To me the devices are about tied if we were to decide now.  This following factor made up my mind, which is, who the developer is, and what their goals are.  Amazon is a growing company.  Its entire production line is based in the tech world, and the guys in charge know what they are doing.  Their goal is to get the Fire out there in as many people's hands as they can.  They want people to purchase media from them, and get invested.  Barnes and Noble's goals appear to be the same, but their situation as a company is not.  They have had financial trouble recently, and the guys in charge, although experienced in business, they are not with gadgets.
So, I have decided to buy the Amazon Fire.  You viewers will see a video of the unboxing, boot up, and initial impressions, shot with the newly purchase Canon ELPH 300 on the site in the next week or so.  We also have some products to review from ThinkGeek and other suppliers, so stay tuned.

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