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28.11.2013
10/10
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Великолепно
- + 1. Великолепный мужской девайс, достаточно прочный, и в тоже время элегантный и стильный. Имеет размер с бумажную книгу и свободно размещается на любой книжной полке вместе с печатными книгами. Корпус выполнен из тёмной, но не чёрной матовой пластмассы. Что в свою очередь даёт приятные тактильные ощущения, а если говорить по-русски: в руках он «тёплый», по сравнению с алюминиевыми аналогами.
2. Рамка, поскольку она матовая, не отвлекает внимание глаз от экрана.
3. Великолепная фирменная обложка с четырьмя точками крепления, на которые планшет крепится намертво. Материал обложки так же матовый и приятный на ощупь.
4. Экран очень яркий, что обеспечивает хорошую видимость при офисном освещении. (А на ярком Солнце хорошо видно только на экранах с электронными чернилами.)
5. Маленький размер пикселей обеспечивает очень качественное отображение текста на экране. Пикселей почти не видно, даже в очках.
6. Хорошая цветопередача и высокий контраст изображения.
7. 32 Гига внутренней памяти. Эту позицию стоит отметить особо, так как ни один производитель не указывает на то, какая именно память внутри девайса и самое главное: сколько циклов перезаписи она выдержит. Дело в том, что внутренняя память используется в качестве системного диска, на котором постоянно идёт перезапись битов обрабатываемой информации. Но количество циклов перезаписи одной ячейки памяти вряд ли превышает 5000 циклов, то из этого обстоятельства следует предположение о том, что чем больший объём уже впаянной памяти - тем оно лучше.
8. Наличие слота для карты памяти.
9. Не очень высокая цена за качественно сделанную ВЕЩЬ.
10. Автономной работы хватает на 10 часов просмотра видео при 25%-ной яркости экрана (больше всё же прослушивание того, о чём говорит докладчик). На работу в интернете полного заряда аккумулятора хватает на 4-6 часов при яркости экрана 25-35%.
11. Очень удачный размер экрана: 9 дюймов при соотношении сторон 3:4 – идеально подходит для чтения и работы с текстом. - - 1. Андройд!!! Столкнулся я с приложениями к этому хвалёному чуду и обомлел… Дело в том, что пользуясь более-менее современным софтом в Windows – я вдруг оказаться в прошлом, в лучшем случае, где-то в самом начале этого века. Если программное обеспечение на платформе Windows позволяет делать все необходимые для работы манипуляции с файлом, то программное обеспечение на Андройде позволяет лишь осуществлять самые минимальные манипуляции.
Поэтому всё же лучше брать планшет на Windows 8, если есть необходимость пользоваться уже привычным софтом и иметь максимум возможностей для работы с файлами. Ну а если просто для интернета в качестве смотрелки и читалки, то вполне подойдёт и Андройд – всё у вас будет летать со скоростью света.
2. Железо отстаёт от требований своего времени года на два, FullHD показывает с большим подтормаживанием. Другое дело, что этот Фул на 9-ти дюймах абсолютно не нужен.
3. Нет на корпусе разъёмов USB для подключения внешних устройств.
4. Нет автоматической регулировки уровня яркости экрана.
5. Покупал в интернет-магазине (располагается на территории телецентра Останкино, это не реклама магазину, просто там продавец очень толковый в области электроники) брал вначале Сентября за 8500рублей + 500 руб. за установку последней версии Андройда и самых необходимых приложений. (Из которых самым полезным приложением оказался Тотал коммандер)
Но дальше начинается бизнес по-русски: фирменная обложка (без которой, ни куда) стоит 2400 рублей при наклеенном ценнике в 40 долларов. Матовая плёнка на экран (то же фирменная) стоит 2000 рублей при наклеенном, но замазанном ценнике в 23 доллара США. Так что, если потребуются дополнительные причиндалы к девайсу – надо приготовиться стать щедрым покупателем…
Прошло какое-то время, и мной было сделано удивительное открытие: оказывается, художественную литературу гораздо интереснее слушать на плеере, ну или на телефоне, чем портить своё зрение при её прочтении.
Всё началось с прослушивания авторского чтения Вени Ерофеева его безсмертного творения «Москва – Петушки». Это стало для меня настоящим потрясением: там столько у него между строк понаписано, что прочитать на бумаге и осознать, что именно там сказано просто не получается. Для этого надо слышать интонацию голоса, местами авторские комментарии, а ещё, конечно же, надо было ЖИТЬ в ту ЭПОХУ, что бы понять всё сказанное автором между строк.
Для читающих текстовый носитель информации – будет только текст и только свои собственные картинки описуемых событий. Голос автора несёт куда больше, чем просто текст, будь он хоть рифмованный. Кому не верится – наберите в поисковике: Александр Галич «Облака», послушайте пару-тройку раз. Если убедитесь, что им сказано сильнее, чем прочитанные вами эти же рифмованные строки, значит, в некоторых случаях, живая речь может быть убедительнее печатного слова (набранного текста).
И вот, после таких размышлений, я и пришёл к выводу о том, что иногда в художественной литературе, записанной на аудиофайлы, встречаются интересные мысли, убедительные фразы, ценные наставления, которые хорошо бы скопировать и разложить по полочкам (в смысле по папочкам). Создавая тем самым свой собственный аудиоцитатник из которого потом можно будет самое ценное переложить на бумагу, используя в качестве аргументов, фактов, цитат и реплик (кстати говоря, многие, до сих пор, цитируют крылатые фразы из советского кино и их смысловое содержание актуально даже в наши дни).
Эта необходимость и привела меня к мысли о том, что пора приобретать планшетник, позволяющий не только читать, смотреть и слушать, но ещё дающий возможность проводить не хитрые манипуляции с этими файлами.
Всё началось с прослушивания авторского чтения Вени Ерофеева его безсмертного творения «Москва – Петушки». Это стало для меня настоящим потрясением: там столько у него между строк понаписано, что прочитать на бумаге и осознать, что именно там сказано просто не получается. Для этого надо слышать интонацию голоса, местами авторские комментарии, а ещё, конечно же, надо было ЖИТЬ в ту ЭПОХУ, что бы понять всё сказанное автором между строк.
Для читающих текстовый носитель информации – будет только текст и только свои собственные картинки описуемых событий. Голос автора несёт куда больше, чем просто текст, будь он хоть рифмованный. Кому не верится – наберите в поисковике: Александр Галич «Облака», послушайте пару-тройку раз. Если убедитесь, что им сказано сильнее, чем прочитанные вами эти же рифмованные строки, значит, в некоторых случаях, живая речь может быть убедительнее печатного слова (набранного текста).
И вот, после таких размышлений, я и пришёл к выводу о том, что иногда в художественной литературе, записанной на аудиофайлы, встречаются интересные мысли, убедительные фразы, ценные наставления, которые хорошо бы скопировать и разложить по полочкам (в смысле по папочкам). Создавая тем самым свой собственный аудиоцитатник из которого потом можно будет самое ценное переложить на бумагу, используя в качестве аргументов, фактов, цитат и реплик (кстати говоря, многие, до сих пор, цитируют крылатые фразы из советского кино и их смысловое содержание актуально даже в наши дни).
Эта необходимость и привела меня к мысли о том, что пора приобретать планшетник, позволяющий не только читать, смотреть и слушать, но ещё дающий возможность проводить не хитрые манипуляции с этими файлами.
Симашов Олег
08.03.2014
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
- + 1. Великолепный мужской девайс, достаточно прочный, и в тоже время элегантный и стильный. Имеет размер с бумажную книгу и свободно размещается на любой книжной полке вместе с печатными книгами. Корпус выполнен из тёмной, но не чёрной матовой пластмассы. Что в свою очередь даёт приятные тактильные ощущения, а если говорить по-русски: в руках он «тёплый», по сравнению с алюминиевыми аналогами.
2. Рамка, поскольку она матовая, не отвлекает внимание глаз от экрана.
3. Великолепная фирменная обложка с четырьмя точками крепления, на которые планшет крепится намертво. Материал обложки так же матовый и приятный на ощупь.
4. Экран очень яркий и обеспечивает хорошую видимость при офисном освещении.
5. Маленький размер пикселей обеспечивает очень качественное отображение текста на экране. Пикселей почти не видно, даже в очках.
6. Хорошая цветопередача и высокий контраст изображения.
7. 32 Гига внутренней памяти. Эту позицию стоит отметить особо, так как ни один производитель не указывает на то, какая именно память внутри девайса и самое главное: сколько циклов перезаписи она выдержит. Дело в том, что внутренняя память используется в качестве системного диска, на котором постоянно идёт перезапись битов обрабатываемой информации. Но количество циклов перезаписи одной ячейки памяти вряд ли превышает 5000 циклов, то из этого обстоятельства следует предположение о том, что чем больший объём уже впаянной памяти - тем оно лучше.
8. Наличие слота для карты памяти с файловой системой exFat, что обеспечивает работу флешки объёмом в 64GB (смею предположить, что этот объём может составлять до 2ТВ).
9. Не очень высокая цена за качественно сделанную ВЕЩЬ.
10. Автономной работы хватает на 10 часов просмотра видео при 25%-ной яркости экрана. На работу в интернете полного заряда аккумулятора хватает на 4-6 часов при яркости экрана 25-35%.
11. Очень удачный размер экрана: 9 дюймов при соотношении сторон 3:4 – идеально подходит для чтения и работы с текстом. - - 1. Андройд!!! Столкнулся я с приложениями к этому хвалёному чуду и обомлел… Дело в том, что пользуясь более-менее современным софтом в Windows – я вдруг оказаться в прошлом, в лучшем случае, где-то в самом начале этого века. Если программное обеспечение на платформе Windows позволяет делать все необходимые для работы манипуляции с файлом, то программное обеспечение на Андройде позволяет лишь осуществлять самые минимальные манипуляции.
Поэтому всё же лучше брать планшет на Windows 8, если есть необходимость пользоваться уже привычным софтом и иметь максимум возможностей для работы с файлами. Ну а если просто для интернета, в качестве смотрелки и читалки, то вполне подойдёт и Андройд – всё у вас будет летать со скоростью света.
2. Железо отстаёт от требований своего времени года на два, FullHD показывает с большим подтормаживанием. Другое...
gtfon2008
28.04.2014
10/10
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Великолепно
- + - общее качество сборки-изготовления, дизайн, "фирменность" устройства
- цена в 6 тысяч рублей: другие 9-10 дюймовые планшеты с 32 ГБ и разрешением Full HD и выше стоят от 8 т.р. китайские, от 11-12 т.р. - брэндовые.
- хороший аккумулятор, заявленное уверенно держит
- неплохое качество приёма Wi-Fi
- слот для микроСД (на других брэндовых планшетах вроде Apple или Amazon часто отсутствует). - - - нет камеры
- на родной прошивке нет установки из *.apk файлов, только приложения напрямую из ПлэйМаркета.
- железо на сегодня уже средненькое по производительности
- как и писали, экран склонен к заляпыванию
- Модель уже не является совсем безоговорочным выбором из бюджетных 9-10 дюймовок: по этой цене есть 9.7-дюймовые китайцы с 4-ядерными ЦП, 2 Гб ОЗУ, чуть большим разрешением экрана (Retina) и камерой.
- В пользу выбора сыграли фирменное...
- В пользу выбора сыграли фирменное...
Павлов Юрий
05.05.2013
10/10
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Великолепно
- + Отличный экран с разрешением FullHD. Кино смотрится очень хорошо, цвета приятные. При чтении тоже все замечательно, шрифты очень четкие.
В отличие от похожего на него Kindle Fire HD 8.9 в последней официальной прошивке (2.1.0) присутствует Google Play Market, а значит полный доступ ко всем приложениям андроида.
Небольшой вес, один из самых легких планшетов с большим экраном.
Довольно мощная начинка, хороший процессор, без проблем тянет HD-видео, интернет-серфинг и многие игры.
Памяти много, и её можно расширить с помошью карты MicroSD.
Очень хороший встроенный динамик. Для кино, аудиокниг или игр вполне годится.
Отличная сборка и внешний вид. - - Разъем для зарядки и обмена данными нестандартный.
В планшете отсутвуют камеры, USB-OTG, 3G.
Экран немного "желтит". Не сильно, так что особенно не мешает.
При работе нагревается в районе дырки для ремешка. Тоже не сильно, дискомфорта не вызывает.
Планшет в Россию официально не поставляется, могут быть проблемы с поддержкой.
После включения планшет требует обязательной регистрации, и в России она может не сработать по разным причинам. В этом случае его можно зарегистрировать в тестовом режиме. Как это сделать - можно посмотреть на сайте 4pda в теме посвященной этому планшету. При регистрации в тестовом режиме могут быть недоступны некоторые встроенные приложения, но Google Play Market...
Батищев Сергей
05.02.2014
10/10
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Великолепно
- + 1. Отличный экран
2. Не большой вес
3. Качество изготовления
4. Наличие слота под карту памяти
5. Емкая батарея
6. Аппаратные клавиши
7. Мощный процессор - - 1. Нестандартный разъем
2. Слабый функционал собственной прошивки из коробки
3. Без пленки быстро пачкается экран отпечатками
4. Не заряжается от пк (только от розетки, хотя может это только у меня так)
Собственная прошивка из коробки мне очень не понравилась, рекомендую сразу использовать CyanogenMod, с этой же прошивкой пробовал карту...
Скроменый эксперт
10.10.2013
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
- + Экран (разрешение и IPS матрица)
Мощная батарея - в моем случае 10 и более часов чтения
Легкий вес
Все грузится без тормозов
Отлично ловит интернет
Дополнительный слот под карточку микроСД (до 32 гб)
Теперь обновляется сам, устанавливает ГуглПлей, а дальше - дело техники
Добротная сборка, без скрипов и люфтов
Оригинальный дизайн: гремучая смесь современности и архаики, эдакий экзотический артефакт
Смешная цена за такое качество, минус камера - это 4 айпэд по своим характеристикам - - Есть небольшие вопросы по дефицитному кабелю зарядки и неудобному расположению динамика (сзади)
Нужно...
Теоретик Физик
15.05.2013
10/10
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Великолепно
- + Очень качественно сделан, отличный экран, поддерживает микроСД 32 Гб, без проблем ловит Wi-fi, легко подключается к компьютеру по USB, долго держит батарея, не тормозит (как в играх - не знаю)
- - В Россию официально не поставляется, нет аксессуаров, нестандартный разъем, слишком мелкие системные шрифты (отчасти лечится)
Из коробки после регистрации (для адресов gmail нет проблем в России) и автоматического обновления доступен play.google и русский язык. Если установить права администратора (root, описано на известном сайте и весьма просто в исполнении), то можно изменить размер системных шрифтов и устанавливать любые программы с СД-карточки. Превосходен в качестве ридера, для просмотра и прослушивания контента из интернет. Однако В Контакте и gmail мелкие шрифты и тексты (сообщения) не масштабируются, Канал "Совершенно секретно" онлайн не работает...
Попов Алексей
04.12.2013
10/10
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Великолепно
- + Экран, звук, сборка
- - Глянцевый экран
Отличный монолит, корпус без отпечатков, но экран быстро заляпывается и довольно сильно зеркалит.
Не знаю как стоковая прошивка не видел, сразу после включения прошил на CM и стал довольно неплохой планшет. Поддерживает все видео-форматы. MKV-аппаратно. FullHD 30fps спокойно тянет, без тормозов и пропусков кадров.
Читал тут, что кто-то...
Не знаю как стоковая прошивка не видел, сразу после включения прошил на CM и стал довольно неплохой планшет. Поддерживает все видео-форматы. MKV-аппаратно. FullHD 30fps спокойно тянет, без тормозов и пропусков кадров.
Читал тут, что кто-то...
Крынецкий Александр
27.09.2013
10/10
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Великолепно
- + - Хороший экран
- качественная сборка
- уверенно держит Wi-fi
- никаких глюков с ПО - - - нестандартный USB-разъем
След. недостатки не...
Мамошина Полина
08.05.2013
10/10
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Великолепно
- + шикарная книжка,просто приятно в руках держать
собрана очень добротно
отличный экран
заряд держит долго,пока 2 дня использовала ее не совсем по назначению : серфила...
Скроменый эксперт
17.04.2014
4/10
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I love having an electronic book reader, but the Nook Color is a big disappointment. It has so many really irritating quirks and problems. I've never used any other brand, so I can't compare, but I definitely don't recommend getting a Nook Color.The biggest problem is that the battery life is abysmal. After just a couple months use, I now only get about 2 hours of use on a full charge, even with the screen dimmed quite a bit. Since I want to use this when I'm traveling and don't usually have access to an outlet, this is a HUGE problem and extremely limits its usefulness.Besides that:* It has a tendency to turn itself on. This happens whenever I put in or remove the power plug and sometimes just when it gets jostled. Sometimes I don't notice because the cover is closed. Turning itself on after I remove the power plug definitely doesn't help with the already abysmal battery power.* When I'm using it while it is plugged in and charging, which is most of the time because of the poor battery, it repeatedly displays the battery charging message, ever 10-20 seconds for a second or so. This is VERY disruptive when trying to read, forcing me to pause and wait until it disappears.* While reading, the menu at the bottom pops up A LOT too, for no apparent reason, covering the lower text.* Sometimes books get stuck on one page and won't advance or will skip pages. It takes quite a bit of finagling to get it to show the missing pages.* There are a few spots on the screen that don't respond to touch, especially near the upper and right edges, which is where webpages usually have critical navigation buttons.* The zoom feature is very hard to use, and the zoom level doesn't stay the same when moving from page to page, especially on websites. I try to zoom the webpages so I can access buttons under the dead touchscreen spots, but the page won't stay zoomed in when trying to move the page to get to the desired spot.* The touchscreen doesn't work well on webpages, often selecting a different item than the one touched. This often sends me zinging off to undesired links.* The on-screen keypad doesn't always pop up when trying to type something on a webpage, and there's no way to manually make it show.* The Nook's book filing system is rudimentary and hard to sort. I would especially like to be able to sort by rating, but it doesn't allow that. I'd also like to be able to tag books, but can't do that either.* The B&N online store search is terrible. You can't do a dual search to narrow down long lists, and it will only list the books alphabetically by title. On the tiny Nook screen, it takes forever to scroll through long results. You can't exclude tags. When I search for mysteries, there's all this paranormal stuff mixed in that I'd like to exclude but can't.* I can't look through my own reviews on the Barnes and Noble website using the Nook Color. It doesn't support that feature. I can only access them on my regular laptop. Dunh. I read a lot of books and can't keep track of all of them. It would be handy when I'm thinking about buying a book by an author I've read before to be able to see what I thought of the author's other book.* Some Google apps and Flash Player apps don't work on the Nook. I subscribe to NFL Game Rewind, something I enjoy when I'm on the road, but I can't watch it on my Nook Color.One thing I do like is that there are a lot of really good, free books for the Nook Color available through the B&N online store.And I like that I can watch Netflix.
Скроменый эксперт
03.05.2012
10/10
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The Nook Tablet, in both the 16gb version and 8 gb version, are the best color e-readers of 2012. Both are bargains when purchased at the discounted price Barnes & Noble provides to its members. However, they are designed for reading...if you want a gaming tablet, a Skype video tablet, or need access to thousands of apps, you need an I-Pad.I have owned a "Brand X" color e-reader for about a year, but seldom use it for reading because it causes eye strain. I have a Nook Simple Touch e-reader that is wonderful for books, but its e-ink screen is black on white only, which does not work well for colorful magazines such as "Automobile" or "National Geographic".Barnes & Noble has an offer that enables its members to buy the Nook tablet for MUCH less than the price quoted by internet vendors, so I took advantage of their offer...plus the staff of my neighborhood Barnes & Noble were very helpful, and invited me to classes they provide to teach new owners the in's and out's of their new tablet. Mine is the 8gb version, which works as well as the 16gb version. I added a 32gb memory card, so my Nook has more storage for books than I could ever fill.The Nook Tablet is the best of both worlds. It is easy on the eyes for long reading sessions because its screen was designed to prevent eye strain. The fonts are very clear, very sharp, and have very high contrast, enabling you to read with the screen set at a very low brightness level, eliminating eye strain. Independent tests have verified that the Nook tablet has less reflection and glare than any color e-reader or color tablet, because the screen's glass cover is bonded directly to the LCD, eliminated the air gap that causes glare.The vivid color makes magazines "pop" even more than their paper versions. Barnes & Noble adds a special "text only" option for magazine articles that make it easy to read the text by enlarging the fonts and putting the text of the article in a single long file.The Nook "shop" does not work as well as the Nook website on the internet for searching for specific books or categories of books. So, I downloaded the Dolphin HD browser from the Nook shop and use it to look at the Nook shop's book inventory. The Dolphin browser uses tabs, so I can put two or three books I am considering in their own tab, and switch back and forth.The Nook Tablet has Pandora Radio installed, so I can listen to my favorite music while I read books. The sound is weak through the Nook tablet's puny speaker, but wonderful through good earbuds. I also transferred about fifty of my favorite CD's to the Nook's memory card, so I can listen to music even when I am not near an internet connection.When I get tired of reading, the Nook tablet lets me watch movies and tv shows on Netflix or TV.Com. Movies on Netflix look wonderful, because the color balance on the Nook tablet is superior to that of any seven inch tablet currently available. Skin tones are difficult to get "right", but the Nook tablet does a great job.Many reviewers make the error of comparing the Nook Tablet to full-blown tablets, such as the Apple I-Pad. The Nook Tablet is designed to be an e-reader, and for that purpose, it is superior to any of its seven inch competition. The fact that it includes Pandora Radio and Netflix is a bonus...but it IS an e-reader. The Nook Shop has a relatively small number of apps, each of which has been tested to verify it works well with the Nook tablet's seven inch screen...most Android apps are designed for a three inch or four inch screen.The reading apps for children are impressive. Last week I downloaded a free children's book that combined the best of the "book world" and the "video world". The book played music in the background...as a character walked through a field, the flowers were swaying in the wind. The book provided an option to have a character read the book out loud, and an option to turn the voice off, so your child can read the book to herself. Many of the children's reading apps are free, or cost less than $5, a bargain compared with the $15 or $20 children's books sell for in stores.The Nook website offers a "book of the day" for adults and a "book of the day" for children. The illustrations in the children's books take advantage of the Nook's color screen. Yesterday's children's book was "Mary Poppins", a bargain for $2...but the REAL Mary Poppins seems a bit scary compared with the Julie Andrew's Disney version.For people who want MORE than just the world's best e-reader, Amazon.com sells a $35 SD card that converts the Nook Tablet into a conventional Android tablet with full access to Google Play and its vast array of Android apps. Just put the N2A card into the Nook's card slot, and restart the Nook. When you want to use it as just an e-reader, take the N2A card back out. Best of both worlds...the best seven inch color e-reader becomes a very good seven inch Android tablet.
Скроменый эксперт
16.02.2012
10/10
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Великолепно
Months later, I am still happy with this Tablet, but you should know 2 things. One is, you'll get it for $224 if you're a B&N member. Also, if you go online, often they have a deal such that if you buy a year's subscription to the NY Times, they reduce the price of the Tablet. To get the member's discount, you're better off going to a B&N store. BUT THE BIG THING is, if you already own Kindle books, Barnes and Noble stupidly don't provide a Kindle app, HOWEVER, you can buy the cheapest n2a card, either on Amazon or on n2a.com. This allows you to boot your Tablet up as a full Android tablet (like the $500 ones), and you can get the Kindle app on that. There's no problem accessing your Kindle books on the Nook. Since, as noted below, the Nook eReader is beautifully designed, much better in my opinion than any Kindle, so I use my n2a card only when I'm reading a Kindle book. I find B%N and Amazon charge about the same for books. There are some books on Nook that Kindle doesn't have, and some on Kindle that Nook doesn't have. However, only Nook has the Page Perfect editions and the Enhanced editions of books with embedded video, audio clips, and animations.One other thing: the Nook has a tab for "My Stuff" so you can download music, pictures, videos and documents easily onto the Nook. You don't have to buy music for it. Use what's on your PC or what you rip from disk. I am doing a project of editing and making slide shows of over 4,000 pictures. For that, I bought a 32 disk san drive for the Nook to download the pictures to and to work on them using a Nook app. I don't know how you could do that on the 8 gig Fire. I don't know if you can put pictures on the Cloud for the Fire. However, I can make many different slide shows and digital albums on the Nook Tablet without any Cloud.I got this and the Kindle Fire on November 16, 2012. Then came days of comparing them side by side. You can see my review of the Fire on its page's customer reviews, so, how about the Nook? First of all, if you want one, get it from Barnes and Noble. It cost $199 with a year's subscription to the NY Times. Even without that discount, it costs $249 with free shipping (and, this month the NOOKcolor Tablet is only $149!)Hands down, for the money there is no finer Tablet than this Nook. Some reviewers say they're going to get a Sony or a Galaxy for their features. I have no quarrel with that, but you pay for those features. Sony and Galaxy are fine tablets--I've tried them out, too. However, the Sony is on sale for $399.99 this month, and the 32 bit is on sale for $499.99. Comparing it side by side with the Nook, the Sony salesperson said, "Wow! it's as good as the Sony!" Yes, and for about the half the price.Another salesman lamented that the Sony doesn't have the Netflix app, which comes with the Nook. Of course, Sony wants you to buy their movies. Barnes & Noble just wants you to buy their books, which is fine for a Bookaholic like me. B&N has 2,500,000 titles available, over 1,000,000 free. Since they have a lot of earlier editions of books, Book Freaks like me can purchase those or get them free. They even have a Page Perfect series which are facsimiles of beautifully designed books. What you see on your screen is what a reader in 1867 or 2007 saw, brilliantly illustrated and unusually printed books. You'd pay a fortune for them in their original editions, not $3.99. Many children's classics are in this series, but also adult books, like Butterflies.The Nook also has Enhanced Editions with audio and video clips embedded in the text. Some of the old books are also Enhanced. Changes because of misprints or other errors in the original are underlined. You touch them, and can see what the original had. One of my Nook Books is a collection of Kafka. You touch underlined passages and up pops a picture of the street Kafka has mentioned, or of a notable person he's alluded to. In general, eBooks are superior to paper if they are on a Tablet with access to the Web. You read in more depth, and can envision what the author is writing about without interrupting your reading experience. The Nook's connection to the Web is as fast as your wifi and is accessible with two clicks: Look up and Google (or Wikipedia).The Nook comes with Pandora and you can also download music from your computer using the USB cord which comes with the Nook. Pictures, videos and documents can all be downloaded to the Nook, which has built-in folders for each, and, if the 16 Gig iof the Tablet is not enough for you, you can put a 32 Gig or smaller SD card.That's not all! If you're App happy, you can buy the N2A card for the Nook Tablet, which gives you every App in the Android Marketplace without rooting it and voiding the warranty. I myself have been happy so far with the thousand or more apps available for the Nook, with new ones being added each week. Truthfully, if it's apps that are what you want most in a tablet, the way to go is t
Скроменый эксперт
04.01.2012
4/10
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I pulled the trigger on three of these on pre-order back in November. I'd cancelled my order for as many Kindle Fires because I felt the technical specs justified the extra $50 for the Nook Tablet. I also appreciated more onboard storage and expandability since we're a four person family and I drive ... all three were for my wife and kids and not me, and I expected they'd be used on the road a lot.I think that by the time anyone reads this they should know that the tablets (both Kindle and Nook, to be fair) are tied to their respective distributors. That didn't come as any surprise to me, I fully expected it. I knew that, without modifying the device (not really acceptable for your average person, if you ask me), I would be stuck with B&N's app store. What I didn't know was how woefully limited that app store really is; it pales in comparison to Amazon's and doesn't even register when compared to the android marketplace.My daughter got hers first (a late birthday present). For the most part, she was satisfied with it. I made sure wifi was available throughout the house; we downloaded a couple of apps (Angry Birds, of course, and a drawing program). The first thing to notice is that the B&N app store has a tiny selection of free apps. The ad-sponsored version of Angry Birds can't be found, but for a couple of bucks I didn't mind paying - I paid for the non-ad version for my phone, too.Netflix works as well on the tablet as it does on any other device in my home (PS3 and a bluray player, both hardwired networking) as long as wifi connection is good. Her other use was email, and since she hardly gets any, the built in app was OK.The other two tablets I purchased were for Christmas for my wife and son, and that's where the problems started. My wife gets copious amounts of email from several different accounts and likes to keep it as neat as possible... she also uses her smartphone and computer and doesn't want to have to delete things three times. The built in email application absolutely sucks. You can't even empty the trash to completely delete messages you don't want. We experienced this on our phones and installed the highest rated email app we could find on the android marketplace, which also happened to be a FREE app. B&N makes nothing by distributing free apps in their marketplace, so this app was not available at all, and the selection was slim for other apps. Even the touchpad app that people were using to syncronize with Microsoft Exchange servers apparently doesn't work (and is very expensive for an app).As I mentioned, I knew I'd be limited to B&N app store - I just didn't realize how limited that app store was.My wife then started getting a bunch of free samples of books, and bought several of them. They all downloaded except one stubborn one. That book would load just fine on all the other Nooks in our house (the other two Tablets and we have two original Nooks, as well). I sent an email to technical support and received the usual "we got your request and will reply as soon as possible" message, along with the addition that they are experiencing a high volume of help requests. That was a week ago and we still have not heard back. After a few days, though, we physically took the Nook to the store to get help. Nothing worked; off/on, archive/unarchive, even de and re-registered the device (losing our wifi and email configs in the process). This book still will not load.We finally "side loaded" the book, which required installing a program on my wife's PC (which is very annoying in itself) and we were required to create an Adobe ID (how much spam will we get from them, I wonder?). After side-loading the book, it has no cover art... more annoyance. That book still won't download correctly, even after they told us it'd be fixed in 48 hours (that was five days ago).I am not one to "root" products like these (especially since they aren't "mine," as I won't be the one using them). As the "guy," it seems I'm responsible for all technical support in the house and didn't want to deal with the ramifications (or, frankly, even take the time to run through all those steps to do it). It's not that I can't, it's that it's a pain in the buttocks and I simply shouldn't have to. We were not asking for the world, we were asking for a table that had Nook e-reader software and allowed a few other niceties. I wasn't expecting an iPad for $250, but I was expecting working software and a functional email program.It's technically not a bad tablet - the screen is bright and clear and responsive; the UI is decent (although I prefer the four buttons on my android phone over the single big "n" button on the Nook). It's solidly built and sturdy; with Angry Birds and Netflix as my only benchmarks I can say they both run much better than they do on my phone, with no pauses (that I saw) in Angry Birds at all.However, the accumulation of annoyances was a bit too much for me (let's say there was a naggi
Скроменый эксперт
02.01.2012
2/10
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Update 2-Sep-13:Put on CM 10.2.2 (Android 4.2.2) last week. I've got to say, it's nice. Fonts are small, though one could choose dpi if they had visual issues (google this). Netflix works, and the UI is really quite nice - pretty much no need for Button Savior, battery life is same as CM7. In general I like it better than CM7. My major hardware dislikes are headphone jack requires a little wiggling sometimes, no BT, no GPS. Seems to charge fine with a normal cable.At this point I lean toward Samsung tablets - I like the IR and the microSD slot.===========================Update Jul 2012: I've installed Cyanogen 7, which works with button savior. I had trouble installing from .zip booting into recovery but was able to install without a hitch using a bootable microSD card. Fonts are sometimes a bit big, as is line spacing, but in general, CM7 frees you of the B&N walled-ness, even as somewhat mitigated below. Netflix doesn't work, and Google Chrome won't run on Android 2.3. Headphone jack a bit intermittent - need to wiggle wire sometimes.===========================Original review, Dec. 2011.===========================First I give a summary, followed by the details if U are interested. I hope people will read reviews here, as, if you say much at all on B&N's site, they don't post your review and don't allow you to modify it so that U can post it!:A Nook Tablet could be quite good if you only want to:- Read ebooks purchased from B&N- Browse the web on a tablet- Play a small selection of games, having to pay 3-4X normal Android/Apple pricesGet something else or modify it if U want to:- Buy a full selection of games/apps- Pay the same price for a game as U would on an iPhone/iPad, Android Phone buying from either the Android Marketplace or Amazon App Store.- Play music where U can sort by artist, album, genre, etc.- Play mpeg videos- Watch YouTubeIf U are willing to do a bit of work, you can do all this by modifying the device. I used it rooted with the modifications described below for 11 months, before installing Cyanogen 7.2 on it. This is a huge improvement over rooted with the below modifications - it's essentially a normal 7" Android tablet now.The Details:============My daughter got a Nook Tablet for Christmas 2011. She'd been saving for an iPad (~$500) but at the rate she was saving, we took pity after a year and a half.While she does read (and so do us parents), she also wanted to use it as a music player, and a movie watching device while away from wireless in the car, on a plane, etc, and she wanted to play some games.I did my reading and we seriously considered an iPad for the family with each of our 2 kids putting in $150 or so.I read about the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet - the Fire only had 8GB of onboard storage at the time, and no micro SD slot. A deal-breaker. This was pre Samsung GalaxyTab, Nexus, etc. Since the Nook Tablet has 16GB and a micro SD slot, we went to a store to take a look. Sales guy was good, and the device hardware shows well. Once we got it home and were doing more reading about setup, we found the first of our issues:Issue #1: Onboard Memory========================Of the 16GB of storage, you can only place your own items in 1GB. The rest is for B&N-purchased content. 1GB is not enough for a music collection, or any significant amount of video. A 32GB Class 4 micro-SD card was also in her stocking, having read about this ahead of time.Once she unwrapped it and we set it up (easy enough), annoyance #2 showed itself:Issue #2: App prices and quantity=================================2 Examples: Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja.- BN Market: $2.99, $3.95.- Amazon's Android Market: $0.99 (ad-free), with free ad-supported versions available- Android Market, $0.99 for either, plus free, ad-supported versions available.- Apple App Store, $0.99 and $0.99, plus free, ad-supported versions available.YouTube: free/pre-installed on all Android/Apple phones/tablets I know of, not available on the Nook Tablet, not in the Nook store.I didn't buy either game, but instead looked back to some of my pre-Christmas reading - U can load Amazon's Appstore without rooting the device, esp. if it's running v1.4.0 of the software. I got that working and bought $0.99 ad-free Fruit Ninja and Angry Birds. While I was at it, I side-loaded a few other apps by e-mailing them to myself and web-browsing to get them, and got usb drivers working on an XP laptop so I could sideload via adb over usb.I wasn't home for Christmas, but I did have my work laptop which has music on it. I copied some over and began to use the music player....Issue #3: Built-in Music Player Limitations===========================================The built-in music player in Android is decent - has been since Android 1.5 - the first version I used. U can, generally, sort by artist, album, etc, and the UI has dark backgrounds rather than white. The Nook built-in music player doesn't allow sort. For this, I didn't w
Скроменый эксперт
01.01.2012
8/10
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Хорошо
Synopsis: Good ebook reader. Mediocre tablet that is decent for media consumption but is limited at media creation. Limited Out-of-the-box functionality because it seems to have been designed to require third-party apps. Total Cost of Ownership is $400.I readily admit I am not the target user Barnes and Noble (B&N) had in mind for the NOOK Tablet. I spend a lot of time flying for work and my needs were for a supplement to my laptop. Tablets, including the vaunted iPad, are meant for enjoying media (music, video, casual games, reading) and not for editing or creating new content. The 7" tablets are even more hampered by their limited screen space. So why did I choose a 7" tablet instead of an iPad or 10" competitor? Price. The large tablets start at $600 and after adding peripherals your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is $900 - $1000, which is the same price as a good laptop that does everything...except run on battery for a 6+ hour flight.After a lot of online research, I settled on the NOOK Tablet. B&N has a 14-day return policy so I put the Tablet through rigorous functionality testing to determine whether to keep it or not. As much as possible, I only used the built-in applications and made no changes to the hardware or software. I will not discuss the hardware because you can find dozens of reviews online. These are my results.Reading books. Naturally, the Tablet excels. My concern was that it be able to remember bookmarks on multiple books and PDFs even after powering off and/or removing the SD card. Verdict: PASSReading magazines. B&N tells you up front that you have to cancel your emagazine subscriptions and use their web store. I tried reading PDF versions and online subscriptions through Zinio's website (which supports everything except NOOKs). There just is no easy way to read multi-column magazine articles on a 7" tablet. This is too bad because my second reason to get a tablet was to stop carrying around 15 pounds of magazines. Verdict: FAILReading and editing MS Office Documents and PDFs. This is 70% of my job and the primary reason for purchasing a tablet. The Tablet has a lite MS Office reader and a PDF reader. Both are good at reading documents. Neither allow editing or adding notes to documents. For about $20 you can buy excellent third-party apps that allow editing both types of documents. (Note: Animations in PowerPoint do not animate so the Tablet is not suitable for showing animated presentations.) The virtual keyboard is the biggest limitation. Most internal apps do not support rotation so the keyboard is not much wider than a smartphone keyboard. You have to type with your index fingers to keep from hitting numerous keys. Where the keyboard totally fails is a lack of cursor keys. If you have a typo in the middle of word, there is no way to move the cursor to the exact letter you want it on. Retyping entire words is not uncommon. Verdict: FAILEmail. The Tablet has email capabilities and works really well with GMAIL accounts. However, security is appalling. Once your enter your account and password you are never prompted for it again. This means if someone picks up your Tablet they can read your email. The settings can be changed to require a password to compose email, but it does not appear to work. Enabling the 4 number passcode on the Tablet is the only security you have. Because of this, I have not tried connecting to my work MS Exchange server and probably never will. Verdict: FAILWeb Browsing. The Tablet has a good web browser that supports Flash Video, which means you can watch YouTube videos. You can keep bookmarks and open HTML pages stored on the media card. The primary browsing limitations are the screen size (and obviously need for a wireless connection). Verdict: PASSCalendar and To-Dos. There are no built-in apps for either of these, which seems unthinkable. Even a basic smartphone has these. You can download free ones from the B&N app store. Verdict: FAILNote Taking. No built-in app for writing notes! The Tablet has a microphone, but you can't even create audio notes. Note taking is the one killer app I wanted for home use. I write notes everywhere to the point of being buried by them. Third-party apps saves the day. Evernote works great with the Tablet - and supports audio notes and keyboard rotation. Verdict: FAILMusic. The music player is absolute garbage and there is currently no third-party alternative. The first week the music player would skip a lot and even crash the Tablet when playing MP3s from the SD card. Recovery was horrible because the Tablet wouldn't shut down and then wouldn't power up without being connected to the power cord. Fortunately, a firmware update solved the instability problem. Despite four ways of sorting music, finding and playing music in the order you want is terrible (see comments on audiobooks). You can pause and resume a song but you cannot stop. There is no stop button. The spea
Скроменый эксперт
07.12.2011
8/10
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First, I like it, It's my new favorite toy. I've had it 3 days.This thing gets 4 stars as an E Reader (-1 star for being in BN lockdown mode), 3 stars as a TABLET (limited app availability) and 5 stars for being the perfect pre-bedtime Entertainment TV/Reader.My background as a reviewer is I have an android smartphone, a 2010 Compaq laptop with Windows 7 and I'm a lifer as a PC (non-mac) user. Never owned a tablet nor an EReader but I've used the NOOK app on my smartphone (which is amazing BTW). I've perused the previous NOOKS and was very disappointed at the buttons and user interface. This is a SIGNIFICANT improvement over the previous, with a fast duo-core processor, micro SD expandable, and it claims to have 16 GB on board memory (ONLY 1 GB IS FOR YOUR PC-TRANSFERRED MEDIA: CAUTION!). I don't know yet if the expandable micro SD will give you more space for NON-BARNES AND NOBLE content. I see this is a major, major, major star deduction in the Quote Unquote....."Tablet" category. It takes this little gizmo from HERO to almost ZERO for this user. :( I'll have to get a separate tablet OR return this one.That said, I see advantages to being the "best" at only a few things.It's primarily an E reader and Netflix and HULU viewer with Web surfing capability. As someone who was not doing much e-reading on my smartphone or laptop (occasional textbook or a Nook book loaned to me), I am sooo loving that the NOOK Tablet introduced me to the new way convenient way (inexpensively) to save paper, read books, magazines, and newspaper WITHOUT extra clutter. I am a chronic book purchaser, so having my first E READER may take care of my "where the heck do I put these books?" -- problem. BTW, I am loving having my smartphone (Sony X10)sharing of nook books and mags on the go, and my NOOK articles for bedtime reading. Textbooks: lady in the store said textbooks, if they are PDF or PUB files, can be viewed on this here thingy. BUT and this is a big BUT... Mind the ONLY 1 GB OF YOUR OWN MEDIA THING.Ok, this 1GB of memory thing may cause the review to have 1 more star taken off for the dishonesty of the "16 GB" claim, and the non-open-source nature of their BNAndroid OS, and 1 star added back -ok, ok- for the really super low price. That keeps the review at 4. :( Hmmph.Netflix + E Reading beautifully + Web + flash playing video + dedicated volume on side + cute little keychain loop (design) = $249.00 (that's not bad!)Having a dedicated E-reader "plus more" might just be what I've been looking for. A laptop is too clunky sometimes. Inconvenient for pre-bedtime movie streaming. The limitless book seleciton capabilities (I can change selections if I'm bored) is such a nice benefit to having a NOOK.ANDROID: This seems to be B and N hybrid version of Android OS.This little tablet reader is great because then--it limits how media explosive you're allowed to be. Sometimes I think that we are "overwhelmed" by too many options. This device is great for bedtime ET. don't get a bedroom TV get a nook. But then buy a tablet PC also, for virtual online school and/or work for your MS OFFICE and all that stuff. Very limited app avaiilabilitiy. But for like $4 bucks there is a NOOK office app that, I 've heard, lets you do Office things. (you can read them for free, but to edit: buy the app).So.. If you speak android phone already, you will feel frustrated a bit with limited app avail. (No Google MAPS app, for example). However, you quickly realize that ah ha! It's different from your smart phone, and that's something to love. The netflix app dissipates any bad feelings, alone. Then, the "flash" player ability (type in you tube and you stream videos on web,directly - try that on your previous android OS).Even though you can't have amazon, best buy, google reader apps- which I find essential, you can WEB browse these sites. I don't know how to PODCAST upload This american life yet and that's a bummer, but I can just do that on my smart phone.Pros: netflix app, web browsing, great color resolution, access to B and N is convenient. Dedicated volume rocker control, "expandable" micro SD "claims " to go up to 32 or additional 32 GB but other users have found this to be untenable.Cons: You can forget about 90 percent of the apps you know and love. Only have few nook apps (probably because of this being a B and N android applied OS).CAUTION as ANOTHER reviewer pointed out ONLY 1 GB OF THE ON BOARD MEMORY BELONGS TO YOUR CONTENT: MUSIC, VIDEO, DOCS, WHATEVER. The rest is B and N reserved territory.Music: Does not play WMV files so you'll have to convert them to MP3 before uploading to the NOOK.Sound: onboard speaker is ok. I really enjoyed the listening experience with headphones, watching favorite TV shows streaming. The TV / netflix HULU streaming are thus far my favorite features.Plus, and this is a big plus-- I love the reader. Click* and the page turns. Mmmm. I know E readers aren't new. But the set up was SO EASY. I don't mind that t
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30.11.2012
6/10
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Плохо
For starters: This is my third Nook product and in many ways, it is not nearly as good as the Nook Tablet.The display is beautiful, crisp and clear. No doubt about that! For viewing movies it's superb!But.....there are a lot of things BN needs to fix --- fast! Things that the Nook Tablet HAS and this one does NOT!The Setting interfaces in books and video is now so UN-user Friendly that it is irritating. On the Nook Tablet, which watching a video, if you tapped on the screen, you could easily option the Brightness setting bar. Not now.1) Never mind.I STAND CORRECTED. As of 11.30.2012, my Pandora app works. B&N must have heard our cries!2) It does not play Flash videos. Boo! This is, admittedly, a problem with many tablets out there. Many websites are getting away from Flash but for now, you can't watch a website that uses Flash.....except with a very untrustworthy app download.3) it freezes sometimes after wake up on books. You have to sometimes re-start the darn thing. NOT good! It'll get stuck when you turn a page, even with the animations off.4) In the Night View, when the Brightness setting is all the way dimmed, (which helps in Power saving) is too dim. NC is much better, still dim but not unreadable.5) The font size in all areas, all apps (settings, email, contacts, Nook Friends, Pandora etc.) is ridiculously small. It's even smaller than the font size on the NC and Nook Tablet and it's a bigger size item. And there is no way to make it bigger. Nice. Not.As you are reading a book, if you tap on the screen to access the chapters, page slider, font size etc. ---- all of that is way too small and where the heck is the Brightness Slider? Oh, that's right ---- it's not THERE any more! Who's idiot idea was that?6) when you tap on a word to access the dictionary, it often freezes or is unresponsive. Then when the dictionary options do come up, and you tap on Look Up, often THAT freezes. Say what? Oh, and when the definition does appear, the font is so small, it's almost unreadable.I normally read my books in a much larger font size and on the NC/NT, the definitions are readable. Even though this tablet does have Text to Talk, it's not that great and I don't want text to talk, thank you.7) The web browser does freeze often but this was a big problem with the NC/NT too.8) when watching a movie, you cannot easily access the Brightness bar, and when you try to tap on the Movie slider to advance or go back, that sucker disappears faster than you can ever imagine. On the NT, that slider stayed for at least a few seconds, enough for your finger to get on it. Very annoying. Also, again the Brightness button is not easily accessed. You have to tap on Settings, go to the Brightness setting, adjust it and then find your movie in the Main Menu and reopen it.9) The keyboard is a joke, as it was on the NC/NT. Come on, how hard is it to have a "qwerty" keyboard with numbers at the top. All other tablets have that.10) The Brightness button in not on the tool bar when you are in the book reader as it was in versions past.If B&N had kept all the aspects of the Nook Tablet, adding the gorgeous HD display, the larger, less bulky hard drive, and the more robust processor of the HD+ , the Nook HD+ would be a winner-winner, chicken dinner!Hate to say it but:My husband has the new 10" ASUS HD tablet and I think that's actually a better buy! You just download the Nook app, which does allow you to view the magazines as on the older Nook Tablet, by the way. I didn't check if the kids' books work (i.e. read to you). I feel bad I cannot return it, as it's past the 14 days. I'll keep flogging away it, as it has some very nice features!
Скроменый эксперт
16.12.2011
10/10
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Великолепно
I love my new Nook Tablet. I previously owned a first generation Nook, but wanted an e-reader that was in color and offered extras such as web browsing and games, etc. I didn't need a device that was a full mini-computer, so the Nook Tablet was perfect for me.I've had my Nook Tablet now for almost a month, having picked it up at a local B&N store the day it was released. It took only a couple of minutes to set mine up, since I was a previous Nook owner. My husband got one at the same time, his first Nook, but his only required a few more minutes to set up than mine.WHAT I LOVE:1) I am enjoying the full color. While I loved the eInk technology of my old Nook, being able to look at my books and magazines in color is wonderful. The default brightness was a bit much for me, but I was easily able to tone it down to get close to the brightness of the eInk technology, without sacrificing the clarity and color of books, magazines and other apps. The shiny screen hasn't been an issue for me.2) I love the in-store experience, where I can have full access to an e-book for up to an hour a day. When my hour's up, I can decide whether to buy the book, add it to my wishlist for later or just "check out" another e-book for another hour. My husband and I have enjoyed having a couple of "Nook Book" dates at B&N.3) Buying books & apps on the Nook Tablet has been easy to do. (All my old purchases from my 1st generation Nook came over without any effort on my part.) I've enjoyed finding cheap reads, like an 81-book collection of public domain classic books for just $3.99. And while it took a little doing, I have set myself up to check out books from my local public library. I am definitely reading more.4) I have also enjoyed buying a couple of games, like Scrabble, Pot Smash and Quell. Lots of fun, even if it cuts into my reading time a bit.5) I have activated Pandora (which came loaded on the Nook Tablet) and am enjoying it. I tried to sideload some music onto my SD card, but the resident music player doesn't work as well as I would like, but Pandora is great. So far, I'm just doing the free service. (BTW, there is an external volume control, unlike the new Kindle Fire.)6) Reading books on the Nook Tablet has been easy to do. I bought a cover which helps to protect my Nook, but also gives me a "book feel". Page turning, adjusting font size and look, etc. have been easy to do. I have found it helpful to lock the screen orientation, so the book I'm reading doesn't automatically rotate between portrait and landscape when I shift my sitting position a tad. (FYI, ePub books allow you to adjust fonts, but not PDF books.)7) I've done some Web browsing when I've been in a WiFi area. I never planned to do extensive browsing, so the Tablet works well for me. It's not as good as browsing on a PC or maybe even on a larger tablet like iPad, but it's definitely better than on my cell phone.8) I had a SD card on my old Nook, so all I had to do was swapped it over to my new Tablet. Worked perfectly. I have always kept my personal content (Word Docs, photos, music and PDFs) on my SD card, so the fact that the new Tablet was designed to work this way was fine with me.THINGS I WISH WERE BETTER:1) I can't print from the Nook. The best I can do is open up my book or magazine on my PC through the "Nook for PC" app and copy & paste my selection into a Word document for printing.2) I can't organize my music or photos into playlists or slideshow groupings. When you play music or do the slideshow, everything is mixed together. Since starting to use Pandora, the music hasn't been as much of as issue. (28-Dec-2011 Update: Figured out how to create playlists in the resident music player. Now need to figure out how to group my photos.)3) I wish you could lend out a book more than once under the "Lend Me" feature. With a printed book, a book can be lent out more than once. I certainly understand B&N and the publishers not wanting to have a purchased e-book loaned out too many times, as that represents a potential loss of revenue, but to be only able to lend once for 14 days seems a bit limited.4) I have had mixed results with tech support. I've used both in-store support twice and phone support three times. Sometimes I've gotten great results and other times, not so much. I can say that in all cases, the persons helping me did try really hard to help me and they were very nice..So All in All, I am very happy with my purchase. I can recommend the Nook Tablet to anyone who is looking for an e-reader that offers more than just reading. It may not be a full blown computer like other tablets on the market, but for what it is, it does a great job (especially for the price). The Nook Tablet is the size and weight of a small hardback book, so it feels like a book, but it's much more than a book. It's a whole library of books, magazines, games, etc.
Скроменый эксперт
18.01.2014
2/10
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Ужасно
I bought this over Kindle after seeing it in a B&N store, because they would deliver it overseas where I live.It seemed to work OK for e-publishing, my main interest, and an occasional NetFlix or YouTube streaming movie to unwind.It worked fine for 90 DAYS on post-production of one of our lastest e-books ... then the screen went black, ... just white letters NOOK slowing fading, fading to black. With my production files now locked inside. Que?I tried plugging it into my PC, hoping it was a charger issue. Nothing. Bricked. Tried the long double button hold trick. Bricked.I contacted B&N. They gave me an 800 number, which turned out to be a couple in Ecuador (I asked) on a crackling dial-up line, who took my credit card number before they would ship me a replacement unit, then just as they were issuing the RIN, the line conveniently went dead, after an HOUR of international long-distance.I contacted the nice couple again. This time I got the guy. He had a macho tone of voice. I told him I got cut off. [crackle, crackle] He took my credit card number and address again, then just as he was giving me the RIN, the line went dead.I immediately contacted my credit card company and burned that card.Then I flamed B&N that I had a BRICK with all my files trapped on it, that it was well within WARRANTY, that I had wasted TWO HOURS with desperadoes in Ecuador stealing my credit identity, and I wanted a REPLACEMENT.B&N first auto-sent a FAQ. Hold the two buttons long time. Recharge, lida. OK, Joe?I sent another FLAME subject line, REPLACE OR REFUND, and this time got a human response, who took down all my sales information, my sales invoice, model, serial number, credit card and address ... then never sent the RIN!!!And they never sent a replacement!You are just pouring your money into a hole in the ground when you buy a Nook. Then one day it will freeze up with all your apps and files like a BRICK. And you'll hold that BRICK by your couch, week after week, waiting for a replacement that NEVER COMES.
Скроменый эксперт
27.02.2012
8/10
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Хорошо
I went to a few places just to try testing them out, best place to test them out first hand was BN. The people at Walmart didn't want you near them, and didn't know ANYTHING about them. Best Buy was pretty much the same, except you could 'sorta' test them out. BN though had people trained to know EVERYTHING about them, even the stuff that was not listed about them on the BN website.First thing not listed: if the Nook Colour can do it, so can the Nook Tablet. (for instance... read .cbz files without installing any extra apps)The 16gb model was much more responsive than the 8gb, so to me it was well worth the extra 50 bucks.Add to that that currently if you buy one at BN and don't like it, you have 2 weeks to return it for a full refund as long as it is still in new condition (so no attempting to root the device, which from what the rep told me will brick it unlike the Colour)that pretty much sold me, I found a place with micro SD cards on sale, bought a few, and took my Nook home.Pros:The screen is AWESOME! I use it for reading .cbz comics and .pdf files more than anything. The missing gap between the glass and screen made reading much better. Also the response on the touch screen was great.much better response time at turning pages, launching apps and using the inet that other tablets in the budget rangenative flash supportnative .cbz support (main reason I bought it)supports almost every popular ebook format except for .mobi (which can be converted to epub or .pdf anyway)good size for holding one handed for reading and lightweight (under a pound)battery life... 11 hours+ with wifi off, 8+ with it on, I tried it out and watched lots of movies and did some reading on it without it coming close to dying on me.a test drive opportunity if you buy it at BN and dont scratch it up or anything. I like the idea that I was able to take it home and so if it actually does everything that I want it to do wihtout a fear that I'm stuck with it for good.also if you buy it from BN you can buy an 'oops' return warranty (which means if you spill coffee on it or drop it, it can be replaced)affordable if you go without things like eating out 2x a week for awhileCons:lack of Android Market, lack of some apps I would like to see on the BN market (such as Google Music app) no sideloading apps at the moment either. That being said, this also means that apps available from BN will actually work with your Nook, there isnt a quantity over quality in the app store either. This means that if you've bought an app from Android market, you will have to buy it again if you want to use it on the Nook.The screen. trust me, I love it. But unlike other tablets where if you crack the glass you just have to replace the glass, on the Nook if you crack it, the screen is toastno front facing camera (or any camera for that matter). The ability to use Skype would have been nice, but wasn't a complete necessity. I've had many friends with tablets that had a camera that swear they never used it even once, and thinking about it, I wuld seldom use it either since most places outsite of my house that I will use it are places where video chatting would be frowned on, like Starbucks or the libraryno bluetooth, which to me didn't matter, but it seems to be an issue for some people. There IS bluetooth, but it's disabled and there isn't a way to enable itno GPS, this would be nice, unlike bluetooth, I would actually use it.mono speaker instead of stereo, again seems to be an issue for other people, I plug it into the minijack on my surround sound at home or the jack in my car stereo when I'm on the road though and its just fine. I use headphones if I'm out and about. Why on earth would I care about speakers that I never use anyway?no .flac support. a good chunk of my digital music now is .flac. it does have .ogg support thoughno .avi support. again, a massive portion of my movies etc are all in .avi format. It does have .mkv and .mp4 support though, so from here on out I will just have to rip my video files in those formats if I plan on watching them on it.lack of decent accessories selection. lets face it, the case market seems to be geared toward people that worship at the church of Steve, and the availability of accessories shows it.
Скроменый эксперт
25.09.2013
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
I got the Nook Tablet for Christmas last year. Since then, I have memorized the use of my Nook inside-out, and know all the Pro's and Con's.Pro's1. Very user friendly. Has an easy to use menu button that lets you hop from one place to another on your Nook. You are able to put allot of your personal content on the home screen, making it really easy to get to your favourite apps and books quickly.2. Great storage. The Nook Tablet has 16 GB built in, and the memory is expandable up to 32 GB via a MicroSD[HC] Card. Content stored on card runs pretty fast for a Tablet.3. Best-ever e-book reader. Its nothing that can be fought againsed: Nooks are the best e-readers of all time. You can change the size of the text, background page color and picture settings easy. Has a built-in dictionary that can be used to look up words that you don't understand in that new Hunger games best-seller, or just to look up any random word when reading Pilgrim's Progress. Overall, a great E-Reader.4. Large selection of apps. The Nook store always will have the newest Fruit Ninja app, the new temple Run and much more. ranging from gaming apps to apps that will help your business thrive, the Nook store has it all.Con's1. The processor. Sometimes the Nook will run into reboots that can take up to a minute, though they never actually seem to help the Nook itself. It can't handle that many downloads at once, which can make your downloading of the Angry Birds series.2. Hard to unlock. Unlike allot of other tablets, Barnes & Noble really have this one guarded. It is very hard to hack it (Legally)to get all of the Google Play apps. There's a card that can do that, but it costs $50. So, not the best for the techy-app types.3. Poor speaker. The Nook's speaker isn't the best. Even at full volume it isn't that loud. The only way to really hear anything good is with headphones.So, it seems like there's some for getting it and some for not getting it. But it sure works for me. At least it has a better e-reader than the Kindle Fire.
Скроменый эксперт
09.02.2012
6/10
Оценка пользователя
Плохо
A real concern I had, after reading several critical reviews discussing the limitations of the Nook TabletBarnes & Noble NOOK Tablet (NEWEST Version, Color, BNTV250), was that I would be unable to download eBooks from the public library. One reviewer reported even the B&N tech person in the store was unable to enable the Nook Tablet to download library eBooks.EBooks cannot be directly downloaded onto the Nook.According to my librarian, B&N has made this a more complicated process than on the Kindle Fire, needing more steps, but the Overdrive Platform accessed through the library website which uses the "Adobe Digital Editions" Application provides the needed interface to bring the library onto the Nook Tablet through your home computer.My county library system has a Downloadable Library that is powered by Overdrive.com. Overdrive works with thousands of publishers to distribute eBooks to libraries, schools and retail establishments like B&N. With the help of the reference librarian at my city library I was able to successfully link to the "Overdrive" website through my library's website and then download the "Adobe Digital Editions" Application onto my home computer. The Reference Librarian talked me through parts of the process on the phone. I called twice for help not wanting to tie her up while I went through the registration process.This Application is offered free from Adobe.com but does require registration with Adobe to access and download it. The library eBook editions are then downloaded and stored on the home computer through the "Adobe Digital Editions" Application. The digital book copy can be transfered from the home computer to as many as 4 other digital devices (Adobe allows for this), but each digital device must be authorized before downloading the very first eBook.This was a long and overly complicated process it seems to me, and it took close to 2 hours for me to complete all the steps and then download a library book through the library's Downloadable Library site to the "Adobe Digital Editions" platform on my computer. I finally was able to transfer the eBook from my computer onto the Nook through the Nook Tablet's USB cable connected to my computer. My husband made sure that we safely disconnected the cable from the computer through a pop-up from the task bar before physically separating the Nook Tablet from the cable connection.Through this Adobe application I am able to read the downloaded eBook edition on my computer. I put an icon on my desktop for quick access the platform. And ... I can read the book on my Nook Tablet as well. Hopefully the next eBook I download from the library will be an easy and swift process since all is now in place for this to occur smoothly and quickly.I have done this once and it worked perfectly, but downloading an 874 page book swallowed 60% of the Nooks 1 GB of memory that is designated for "My Files" on the device. I await the arrival of a SanDisk 32 GB microSDHC Flash Memory Card (card only) SDSDQM-032G. There isn't a lot more that can be downloaded onto "My Files" without it.This is the first device of this sort that we have bought (no cell phone or Ipod or other such devices), so I have few expectations at this point. Downloading library books was of critical importance for me. I actually like the Nook. I love the Pandora app that comes pre-installed. Beautiful color screen with crisp images. I like that I have web access and can email things I want to read from my main computer to the Nook or download an article from the web and store it in "My Files" to read later.I have another week to decide if this is a keeper. I'll update this review if there is more to say. I might change my rating then. Only 3 stars now because of the already known and often discussed limitations, the expensive apps and the overly complicated library download process.Hope this helps.
Скроменый эксперт
20.03.2012
6/10
Оценка пользователя
Плохо
If you're looking for a tablet PC, save your money and just buy a tablet PC. This is not a tablet PC. If you manage to root this device (voiding your warranty) you still won't have bluetooth, GPS, a camera, HDMI, nor the ability to easily connect your Nook to your monitor, TV, printer, keyboard, or mouse. You will only have internet access when you're near wifi, no option of 3G service.If you're looking for an e-Reader, just buy a regular e-Reader. The reading experience on the Nook is NOT the same as classic e-Readers, which seem to have more of a paper appearance to their screens. Reading on the Nook is just okay and is best in sunlight. I'm not too thrilled about reading on this while in bed, for instance, as it's not as gentle on the eyes when compared to regular eReaders. If you're not used to reading on a regular eReader, this might not be a problem at all for you. If you like the eReader experience, these types of devices will disappoint. While you can change the background color and dim the screen, it is a far inferior reading experience.I, personally, purchased this device believing there would be some setting that would make the reading experience like one on a regular eReader. While the Nook has a lovely screen and beautiful Netflix playback, it's not a good eReader unless you're reading a lot outdoors.I bought this knowing that the app selection was poor, but not realizing just how poor it really is. B&N seriously needs to open up this device for more learning apps. After my initial disappointment, I just figured I would let my children have my Nook. It *seems* to be great for kids as they can use the various learning tools, and they're more likely to reread books than I am. But, when it came to looking for various math, spelling, and other learning material for my 7 and 10 year old sons, the selection was dismal at best!It's cool to play Angry Birds on a larger screen to the tune of 3 bucks per version... and Drawdle is a huge hit with my boys, but the excitement sort of ends there. The excitement really ended after I paid 2 bucks for a spelling app that isn't even compatible with my device. The way the market is locked down, that shouldn't even be possible! As for Netflix, well... how many places will I have wifi and the time and ability to watch a movie also? At home I can just watch Netflix on the big screen TV. It would be most useful for long car rides if you have mobile hotspot on your phone. But, of course, streaming from your mobile hotspot will just eat up your monthly usage!All in all, I say it's a very confused device. If you're looking to buy this, save yourself the money and just buy the Nook Color for $169. The tablet is a little faster and a little lighter in weight, but $250 sort of exceeds this device's usefulness. I was also planning to read library books on my Nook... only to learn that I don't have access to the Overdrive app in order to do so. If there is some roundabout way to accomplish this, I just haven't put in the time to investigate.I honestly think this device is best suited for kids just because big touch screens are fun. In the end it's an over-sized android phone without the market... or the phone lol. It's a cool toy for a kid (maybe 8-18 years of age) to have for the family on a budget, I guess. But to me, it's starting to feel like a waste of money. I'm not too keen on the reading experience, and while both of my kids are just dying to get time on the Nook, the learning app selection is *severely* limited. However, as my kids aren't as picky as I am, they would actually get some use out of this device as an eReader. Yet, since this doesn't seem to be a device designed for kids, I do wonder how long it will take them to break it. =-p
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