I am looking into buying a tablet under $180 and my two best choices are the nook tablet and the kindle fire. I have been comparing the two and am not sure which to get. I would like to get some opinions from people who own either device. Here is a comparison of the pros and cons of each device that I have made-
Nook tablet vs Kindle fire
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-Nook tablet - $154.99 with $25 discount included with barnes and noble rewards membership ($179.99 otherwise)
Pros-
-Better quality, brighter, more responsive screen
-Micro SD card slot
-Able to be safely turned into a full android tablet without voiding warrantee with an androidfornook micro SD card ($19.99) which allows you to choose when you turn on your nook whether you want to boot it up into the nook os or android 2.3.7
-Cheaper by $5 (with barnes and noble membership which I have)
-More customizable
-Better battery life
-Strong if dropped, screen won't easily break or get scratched
Cons-
-Less apps available
-Must purchase music from another place, only apps, movies, books, and magazines are available in the nook store
-Slightly slower processor than kindle (1GHz dual core compared to 1.2GHz dual core)
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-Kindle fire - $159.99 + additional $15 if ads are removed
Pros-
-Lots of apps available
-Slightly faster processor than nook (1.2GHz dual core compared to 1GHz dual core)
-Can purchase songs, movies, books, magazines, and apps from amazon, compared to only apps, movies, books, and magazines from nook store
Cons-
-Less bright, not as good picture quality
-Worse battery life
-not as customizable
-ads which to get rid of you have to pay $15
-Only 8GB, no SD card slot
-Cannot be safely turned into a full android tablet and if any attempt is made to turn into a full android tablet then the warrantee is voided
-more expensive by $5 not counting the $15 needed to remove ads
-not as strong as nook when dropped, screen will shatter if dropped onto a hard surface
Nook tablet vs Kindle fire
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-Nook tablet - $154.99 with $25 discount included with barnes and noble rewards membership ($179.99 otherwise)
Pros-
-Better quality, brighter, more responsive screen
-Micro SD card slot
-Able to be safely turned into a full android tablet without voiding warrantee with an androidfornook micro SD card ($19.99) which allows you to choose when you turn on your nook whether you want to boot it up into the nook os or android 2.3.7
-Cheaper by $5 (with barnes and noble membership which I have)
-More customizable
-Better battery life
-Strong if dropped, screen won't easily break or get scratched
Cons-
-Less apps available
-Must purchase music from another place, only apps, movies, books, and magazines are available in the nook store
-Slightly slower processor than kindle (1GHz dual core compared to 1.2GHz dual core)
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-Kindle fire - $159.99 + additional $15 if ads are removed
Pros-
-Lots of apps available
-Slightly faster processor than nook (1.2GHz dual core compared to 1GHz dual core)
-Can purchase songs, movies, books, magazines, and apps from amazon, compared to only apps, movies, books, and magazines from nook store
Cons-
-Less bright, not as good picture quality
-Worse battery life
-not as customizable
-ads which to get rid of you have to pay $15
-Only 8GB, no SD card slot
-Cannot be safely turned into a full android tablet and if any attempt is made to turn into a full android tablet then the warrantee is voided
-more expensive by $5 not counting the $15 needed to remove ads
-not as strong as nook when dropped, screen will shatter if dropped onto a hard surface
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