Re: [mh] B&N NOOKcolor

[Joel D. <jr...@io...>]

On Fri, 1 Apr 2011, it would appear that Eloy Paris wrote:

> Hi Stuart,
>
> On 04/01/2011 01:15 PM, Stuart Wells wrote:
>
>> Eloy,
>>
>> Are there advantages of the nook color over a similar sized android
>> tablet running the B&N software? I ordered a 7" 1Ghz android tablet
>> running 2.2 yesterday for $140 from http://www.pandawill.com
>> <http://www.pandawill.com/>.
>
> Hhhmm. I don't know since I am completely new to the Android scene.
>
> Where would you get the B&N software from; is it available from the
> Android Market (or whatever the Android App store is called)? (Not that
> I care too much about that since I am mostly interested in web browsing,
> email, reading PDFs, and fun things for the kids, although I would
> definitely consider a plus the ability to buy e-books from B&N or some
> other place.)
>
> If the hardware is comparable then the only advantage I can think of is
> (perhaps) better support and warranty handling if something goes wrong.
>
> I was thinking that perhaps better quality too, but then I thought that
> in this global economy what you bought and the NOOKcolor probably come
> from the same place
>
> Do you have other Android tables like the one you just bought, or this
> would be your first one?
>
> Anyway, thanks for the pointer.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Eloy Paris.-

I picked up a Viewsonic tablet last week from woot.com for $279.  It's
got a 10" screen and a dual core processor and runs android 2.2.  So
far it seems to run fine, though all I've done is a little browsing
and installed "Angry Birds", which is a great time waster.  I think
if all you want to do is use the browser/ebook reader and play some
games, the nook may be adequate.  I suspect the simpler tablets have
substantially better battery life than some of the higher powered ones,
though this is just conjecture, as it's possible the simpler ones
cheaped out on the battery.

Joel