About to go get my honey-bunny her Christmas present. She really likes the Nook Tablet, but have been considering the Kindle Fire as well. Any thoughts out there?
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My wife just got a kindle Fire for her birthday.
My thoughts,
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What is she going to do with it. That really starts answering the question.
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Does what she wants to do require a good infrastructure. (Edison, and Jobs (lightbulb, Ipod) were not first with their devices, where both were smart, was they put in the infrastructure to support their device.
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If all she wants is an E-reader get a Kindle touch.
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If she wants apps, and shopping what kind of support do the devices provide.
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web browsing - cant help on which is better.
From what I’ve read, they’re fairly equivalent.
The Nook has a slight edge in the hardware.
The Fire has the edge in services and content. Amazon Prime, etc. Amazon is aggressively pursuing Netflix-like capability.
From what I’ve read, they’re fairly equivalent.
The Nook has a slight edge in the hardware.
The Fire has the edge in services and content. Amazon Prime, etc. Amazon is aggressively pursuing Netflix-like capability.
The Fire has Netflix capability. or at least I thought it did.
Nook tablet does as well. In the end, I decided to go with the Nook. You can put a 32GB SD card in the Nook to store movies and stuff, whereas you pretty much rely on streaming video over the Internet for the Fire.
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The Fire has Netflix capability. or at least I thought it did.
It does. I should have been more clear in saying "Netflix-like. " My point was that Amazone - like Netflix - is pursuing exclusive licensing agreements for certain movies and shows, and those will only be available (legally) on Amazon.
I always take into account the future of the product when considering purchase. The Nook has a good reputation but you are gambling on Barnes & Noble continuing to invest in it. Pretty likely for the next year but bigger companies have seen their tablets tank and are considering dropping altogether. Amazon has some serious bucks behind the Fire. They’ll keep the OS up to date and with the Amazon branding and services it is hard to beat it. I’d go with the Fire.
I find the word “fire” used with books ironic.
The deciding factor for me, in going with the Nook, was the fact that I have a brick and mortar location I can go to if/when I have issues. I also like being able to go to the B&N and get freebies on the Nook. It automatically recognizes when you are in a B&N and pops up coupons, including free drinks in the cafe.
That was also a factor for me…my wife loves going to the local B&N and hanging out, so I figured this would be the way to go. The real deal killer for me with the Kindle was the complete lack of memory…everything is essentially done on the cloud, so if you aren’t in an area with a Wi-Fi connection, you are screwed.
Spot
Definitely go with the Kindle Fire. I have it for like the past 2 weeks and I completely love it. Its fast, the screen is great and best of all; it runs on Android. However, the only letdown for me is the web browsing experience. It feels a bit odd and slow when you are multi-tasking. But that isn’t an issue if you are a regular surfing guy unlike me; I go really mad at multi-tasking.
I would suggest you to compare those two tablets and read reviews. Here’s a good link to read about the Kindle Fire: http://www.bestandroidtabletsforchristmas2011.com/...e-for-christmas-2011
All the best 
I am considering a tablet that my wife and I would use mostly for web surfing, email, and possible remote access to a business computer. I was attracted to the low price point of the Fire, but when I went and played with it, I found the screen size to be way too small. In my opinion, a 7" screen is just too small for a pleasing web experience. When I need something quick on the internet, I am fine with using my phone and its 4" screen, but the main use of my tablet would be for a better internet experience than my phone. The 10" tablets like the iPad, Galaxy Tab, Acer and Asus all provide a good web experience, but I wouldn’t go smaller than the Galaxy Tab 8.9".