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I'm trying to decide between the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet. There's an awful lot of misinformation and biased reviews out there, which is making the decision much harder. I'm trying to boil it down to pluses and minuses with ratings that take into account what's important to me, using only verified information, updated as I discover it.Right now it's pretty heavily leaning towards the Nook, but I feel I'm missing some factors.
Feature Fire rating Nook rating Winner App store (Rating this low because you can install Amazon Appstore on the Nook with a bit of work, and the whole Android Marketplace on either with more work and risk) 3 2 Kindle Battery life: kindle=8hrs Nook=11.5hrs 2 4 Nook Boot loader: Unlocked on the Kindle, still working on the Nook 4 2 Kindle Buttons: Nook has hard home and volumen buttons 2 4 Nook Can arrange items on shelves and create shelves 1 4 Nook Content formats: Nook supports more video and ebook formats 2 3 Nook Durability: The Nook has a border that protects the screen, Kindle is all glass up front 3 4 Nook External storage: Kindle has 5GB cloud-based, Nook has up to 32GB MicroSD 1 5 Nook Hackability: Kindle: easy to root but modifies the system. Nook: Can boot off the card leaving the original OS in tact 2 4 Nook Keyboard: Nook keys are further apart, Kindle keys are bigger. Neither offers alternative input 1 2 Nook Microphone: Nook has one, Kindle does not. Skype does not yet work though. Bump up if it does. 1 2 Nook Music and video content: Both have Hulu/Netflix/Pandora, Amazon has its own 4 3 Kindle Onboard storage: Kindle has 8.5GB for out-of-market, Nook has 1GB 4 3 Kindle Price: Kindle=$200, Nook=$250, plus you'll want a microSD card 3 2 Kindle RAM: Kindle has 512M, Nook has 1GB 3 5 Nook Screen rotation on all apps: Kindle does, but Nook has some apps that don't 3 2 Kindle Screen: Nook has no air gap, less glare 2 4 Nook Sideloading apps: Kindle: You can email as attachments Nook: ??? <strong>RESEARCH</strong> Sideloaded apps DO NOT show up on the default launcher 3 2 Kindle Streaming video: Nook reportedly streams Netflix better (multiple sources) 3 4 Nook Web browser: Kindle's Silk browser renders desktop version most times, pretty fast 4 3 Kindle TOTAL 51 64
Basically, the Nook is superior in hardware for $50 extra. Software-wise, they're both similar (Fire edging slightly better in most reviews, as well as the Nook having a 1GB file limit for non-B&N files, despite its' higher internal memory).
Fire's ecosystem is superior to the Nook.
If you're looking for hardware-only to make it into a full-fledged tablet, go for the Nook. If you're looking for easy media consumption, go for the Fire.
Also I would say if you do plan to hack it, you would have to look at two things one nook having a locked bootloader but has more space and sdcard, while fire has unlocked bootloader with only 6gb of usable memory.
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I had no say in it. Wife wanted a fire, she got it, and then got me one while she was there.
I just heard it had droid and was happy with that.
Later I read about the nook, and I don't like second guessing myself. Only perk I saw was the sd card slot, but if you really use it more for what it was intended, thats more than enough material. As long as I don't go crazy with video, I'll be ok.
also brand new I connected to my desktop and reported 5gb available, so ~3 is being hijacked.
I used to read ebooks 10 years ago on a palm zire. Isilo files, plain .txt, so I'm used to low space.
Its the ability to read comics decently that got me hooked. I read for 2-3 hours straight last night .
Printerscape said:
Basically, the Nook is superior in hardware for $50 extra. Software-wise, they're both similar (Fire edging slightly better in most reviews, as well as the Nook having a 1GB file limit for non-B&N files, despite its' higher internal memory).
Fire's ecosystem is superior to the Nook.
If you're looking for hardware-only to make it into a full-fledged tablet, go for the Nook. If you're looking for easy media consumption, go for the Fire.
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Actually, that's not a reason to go for the Nook - the Nook's locked bootloader kills it.
Isn't it a bit early to claim the Nook Tablet can boot off of the SD card? It was true for the Nook Color, but may not be true for the Tablet.
sodaboy581 said:
Isn't it a bit early to claim the Nook Tablet can boot off of the SD card? It was true for the Nook Color, but may not be true for the Tablet.
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They're working on it, but it's true you can't take it for granted that you will be able to boot off the MicroSD card anytime soon. While I am a hacker at heart, I'm OK with that. For that money I don't need it to work 100% like a real Android device, but I do need access to may more progams than the Nook currently has.
Without solving the boot loader problem, they already have the Amazon Appstore running on the Nook with a little work, and the whole Android Marketplace with a lot more work. Likewise, I think I read they got the Nook store on the Fire (for unknown reasons). So "the ecosystem" is now a lot less important than it was at launch time.
I appreciate all your feedback so far. Thank you.
I have both. I have the fire for myself and the nook for my sister. We both like the fire over all.
The fire feels better in our hands and when using it as a tablet the kindle just plays nicer. The nook has a worse keyboard and doesn't have dedicated buttons for back and menu and home. This makes it quite annoying when using things outside their "eco" system.
The only bad thing we could find is that is doesn't like the epub format and the nook does. But we downloaded an app to take of that so we had no problems what so ever.
I would go with the fire and never look back.
Hello everyone!!
I'm debating on what to get. I'm not sure whether to purchase a Kindle Fire or a regular Android Tablet like the ASUS Transformer.
One of the main things holding me back is that the Kindle Fire only has 8GB of storage and no microSD slot to increase that.
Would you buy the Kindle Fire again after owning it?
Thanks!
gk527 said:
Hello everyone!!
I'm debating on what to get. I'm not sure whether to purchase a Kindle Fire or a regular Android Tablet like the ASUS Transformer.
One of the main things holding me back is that the Kindle Fire only has 8GB of storage and no microSD slot to increase that.
Would you buy the Kindle Fire again after owning it?
Thanks!
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I only bought the Fire because I was short on cash and only needed a tablet to develop software, connect to computers remotely, read books, watch a couple movies, listen to a couple music and browse the web. So far, the Fire has been doing those pretty well.
I'd definitely buy a full fledged tablet like the iPad 2 or Asus Transformer if I could spare the cash though but I definitely like my Kindle and want to keep it!
It just depends on your needs man but sometimes. If you don't need to do too many things on a tablet, just get the Kindle man it's only $200.
As above, I only bought the KF because it was a cheap way to get a durable small tablet for Internet access. As a Kindle E-Reader it's rubbish, bright backlit display and short battery life make it very poor compared to a regular Kindle.
if you have the money, I would get a full Android tablet. You can do everything the kindle can do on an Android tablet, but you can't do everything on a kindle fire that you can do on an android tablet.
That said, the Kindle Fire is excellent for streaming video, reading books, light game play, and general web surfing.
Hi all. I wanna buy new tablet and I stucked here for two is Kindle Fire and Novo 7. And I wanna ask which is better, if Kindle Fire, why ? if Novo 7, why ?
Justin5 said:
Hi all. I wanna buy new tablet and I stucked here for two is Kindle Fire and Novo 7. And I wanna ask which is better, if Kindle Fire, why ? if Novo 7, why ?
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It depends how comfortable you are with flashing and modding. You'll have to do this on the Kindle Fire to get the Android Market/Google Play on it as you won't be able to use the Amazon Appstore at all being outside the US.
The Ainovo comes with ICS where as the Kindle Fire ICS has a few bugs such as hardware video acceleration. I do like the Kindle Fire Stock ROM and have flashed Paul Obrien's ROM. I use the Android market for any of my app needs, to hell with Amazon and their walled garden.
I'm a fan of the Kindle Fire tbh. It's a solid tablet with easy to find accessories. I just don't think it's for "Joe consumer" that lives outside of the US if they don't want to mod their tablet.
Hope that helps.
On the one hand yes I want to change android, develop it. You know installing custom roms ant etc. But on the other hand Novo 7 reads SD cards have HDMI connection but big minus is that you cant change anything and therebis no Google Play. But it is cheaper than Kindle. So I am really mest uo but I think I will buy Kindle from Ebay.co.uk couse just from there they are sending to Lithuania
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I personally think the Fire is better...unless you just have to have the camera. The 800x480 resolution of the Novo would drive me bonkers.
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Kindle Fire all the way! Dual core, Amazon services, Gorilla glass, its all good. Plus, tons of mods!
Which Novo 7? There are several.... Build quality and support are always going to be an issue with Ainol....might get lucky and the unit is fine...or have dead pixels and screen seperation like folks are getting with the Novo 7 Aurora...
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Kindle Fire all the way! Dual core, Amazon services, Gorilla glass, its all good. Plus, tons of mods!
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^What they said. Also, what was mentioned above... unless you absolutely want a camera that you'll use sporadically, then sure go for the other. The Kindle's a nice little toy.
I chosed Ainol Novo 7 Aurora, which have 1 gb processor, micro sd slot, hdmi out, IPS screen (same as iPad 2) and 1080p HD quality. and I think it is better than Kindle also you get 1 year warranty and it cost less and it have orginal ICS with Google Play.
Kindle Fire
You will have much more ROMs to choose from for the Kindle Fire. It is supposed to be the second most popular tablet at this point. And if you need HWA you can always use CM7 until ICS is a little more stable. It might be a little more money, but you get a device that you will be able to find accessories for as well as a plethora of ROMs
Additional Storage
Kindle Fire does NOT allow you to add any storage. At 8GB you may very well find yourself extremely limited when attempting to add media.
Ainovo Novo 7 on the other hand has up to 32GB expandable storage, which means you can have unlimited storage because you can also switch out differnt cards. Say you want 32GB of music on one MicroSD card, then you can put other things on another card. Even one 32GB MicroSD is probably fine, but 8 or 16GB is certainly not sufficient.
p.s. ICS is perfectly stable.
guys need som help..i donno which one of these following to choose..kindle fire or nook tablet..my prime purpose is gaming..i dont want hw the stock devices perform coz i m gonna straightaway root d device n put a custom rom if just installing apks wont work..i want the device that is easier to go for gaming as soon as taking it out of the box..and also pls give me any links wer i can get hd games 4 free..no fkin surveys please..i m fed up of that..
Kindle fire... just wait until ICS kernel is done then it will be perfect.
Id go with the Kindle...
The kindle fire has a less cheapy feel to the design than the nook, plus developers are REALLY on top of things (ICS is already in beta ) and i heard the partitioning for the nook is really wierd (only 1 GB to store your own content).
I know we are in the Kindle Fire forum here, but I would be remiss if I didn't mention the HP TouchPad. Its got more horse power (processor and RAM), bigger screen, more storage (albeit nook has a microSD slot), and IMO bigger dev following than either of the other two. They still sell NIB for $200-$250 depending on source. Local classifieds seems to be consistently less than online places like Amazon or eBay.
But after using family members' of both the Nook and Fire, I would have to say if those are your two options I vote fire. Something about the Nook just doesn't feel as good in hand to me. If you go the mostly stock route I also find the navigation of the Fire to be much better.
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The fire has a finished cm7, NT is still building it. We have a solid ics port, NT is still in alpha. I thought long n hard, n the fire was the solid winner.
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Kindle fire all the way! Cyanogenmod, ICS, its all good. Plus the product quality is much better. I have a friend who has a nook tablet and he hates it. Amazon has made the kindle with quality components compared to the cheap stuff Barnes and nobles makes
Even flashing the stock rooted Rom is nice. So you have stock rooted, cm7, and ics.
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nook tablet all the way it has good screen plus sd card support
don't compromise build quality over sd support plus good screen
I would say wait a month and see what google releases. But between the two you mentioned, kindle fire. It is all about the ecosystem.
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Don't know much about the Nook but after the success I had rooting my Kindle Fire and flashing CM7, I went out and bought another one for the sole purpose of testing new roms. Its very stable, sturdy and powerful...and most importantly, inexpensive.
The only downside IMO is the lack of a camera and microphone, but what can you expect from a reader?
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Don't know much about the Nook but after the success I had rooting my Kindle Fire and flashing CM7, I went out and bought another one for the sole purpose of testing new roms. Its very stable, sturdy and powerful...and most importantly, inexpensive.
The only downside IMO is the lack of a camera and microphone, but what can you expect from a reader?
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The volume control options on cm builds are awful in my opinion.
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Kindle fire. Nook tablet doesnt have many rom like KF
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