$199 for Tablet soon?!

[dlcullen]

Ok so I have the nookbook, rooted running CM7 and love it. But I am definitely upgrading to the Nook Tablet when it comes out. Remember when the nookbook went on sale for $199 by B&N on eBay? I got one! Seems like that wasn't too long after they first come out.

So anyone think they'll offer the tablet for $199 for Christmas sales? If not I suppose we should see it for that price n March or so?

Just wondering if anyone else was thinking the same! I tend to wait around awhile till devices go down in price instead of rushing out and paying TOP dollar for them!

 

[FloridaPhil]

Top dollar would be iPad money. $249 is half top dollar.

 

[dlcullen]

very true, $ 249 is great price... but I may wait a bit to see if I can save myself $50!

 

[giograves]

Wondering how this measures up to the Fire.

I'm a e-reader pre-purchase noob of 2 days. I really need something to consolidate my miles of printed pdf's, and give the ability to highlight and add notes to those pdfs...and the occasional you-tube and web browsing and div-x movies on the go.

I dont like the limited storage of the Fire. I won't have free wi-fi tether off my EVO forever....

 

[dlcullen]

The Fire has no sd card slot, the Nook Tablet will allow up to 32GB on a microSD

The Fire has 512MB RAM / Nook Tablet 1GB RAM

Display and Processors look about the same

If you are looking at one of these 2 the Nook is far superior!

 

[dlcullen]

so... just to update I went ahead and got the Tablet, I purchased the $25 membership which gave me a $25 discount on the tablet, can't complain about that. Discounts make the membership worth $25!

 

[mohawkx]

so... just to update I went ahead and got the Tablet, I purchased the $25 membership which gave me a $25 discount on the tablet, can't complain about that. Discounts make the membership worth $25!

Excellent choice. Now just enable 3rd party downloads and you'll have the whole Amazon App store and Kindle library at your fingertips. Took my about 30 minutes but then I've never used any android op system before. Takes an experienced used about 15 minutes to make the mods.

 

[hgary06]

So I learned that ebates doesn't give cash back on Nook purchases. Now if you buy B&N gift cards (not customizable ones), that should qualify for cash back (8% as of now 11/30/11). B&N also has a $10 eGift card for every $100 gift card purchased promotion ($10 to be given after Christmas 12/26/11). Buy $200 in gift cards and get $20 later. You will also qualify for first ebates $10 gift card and cash back ($200 x 8% = $16). So if you're willing to wait for gift cards and cash back later, you can spend $200 and get $30 back in gift cards and $16 cash back via ebates!

Coupons, Promo Codes and Cash Back Savings - Ebates.com

 

[coolVariable]

The Fire has no sd card slot, the Nook Tablet will allow up to 32GB on a microSD

The Fire has 512MB RAM / Nook Tablet 1GB RAM

Display and Processors look about the same

If you are looking at one of these 2 the Kindle Fire is far superior!

4. the Nook tablet has a locked bootloader making the Kindle Fire far superior.
5. the Kindle Fire has custom ROMs making the Kindle Fire far superior.
6. the Kindle Fire has a bigger battery making the Kindle Fire far superior.

...

X. and if you really want to use it just as an ereader: the SD card is worthless, the RAM doesn't matter, and the Kindle eco-system is much better, making ... wait for it ... the Kindle Fire far superior.

 

[trgilman]

4. the Nook tablet has a locked bootloader making the Kindle Fire far superior.
5. the Kindle Fire has custom ROMs making the Kindle Fire far superior.
6. the Kindle Fire has a bigger battery making the Kindle Fire far superior.

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X. and if you really want to use it just as an ereader: the SD card is worthless, the RAM doesn't matter, and the Kindle eco-system is much better, making ... wait for it ... the Kindle Fire far superior.

Sounds like someone bought themselves a Fire, and wants to feel good about it.

The Nook Tablet really does not need rooting to work well. With a few adjustments, I have full access to the Amazon app store, and can side load apps from the Android Marketplace.
The Kindle fire may have a bigger battery, but that does not translate into longer battery life. The Nook tablet beats the Fire in charge longevity by a little over 2 hours.
If you're buying the Nook Tablet or the Kindle Fire as dedicated e-readers, you're doing it wrong.
The ability to use a SD card is huge when it comes to having a really useful Android tablet.
Ram matters. Both in the speed to run apps, and in viewing movies.

The Kindle Fire is a capable tablet for $199. The Nook Tablet runs $50 more, but the price difference makes it a much more capable tablet.

 

[dlcullen]

Sounds like someone bought themselves a Fire, and wants to feel good about it.

The Nook Tablet really does not need rooting to work well.

The Kindle Fire is a capable tablet for $199. The Nook Tablet runs $50 more, but the price difference makes it a much more capable tablet.

Agreed...

You can root the Nook Tablet, I have and it runs great. Better than the nookcolor (just sold on ebay for over $150) also rooted and running CM7.

 

[jr369]

Sounds like someone bought themselves a Fire, and wants to feel good about it.

The Nook Tablet really does not need rooting to work well. With a few adjustments, I have full access to the Amazon app store, and can side load apps from the Android Marketplace.
The Kindle fire may have a bigger battery, but that does not translate into longer battery life. The Nook tablet beats the Fire in charge longevity by a little over 2 hours.
If you're buying the Nook Tablet or the Kindle Fire as dedicated e-readers, you're doing it wrong.
The ability to use a SD card is huge when it comes to having a really useful Android tablet.
Ram matters. Both in the speed to run apps, and in viewing movies.

The Kindle Fire is a capable tablet for $199. The Nook Tablet runs $50 more, but the price difference makes it a much more capable tablet.

can you post a link to what you used for your nook tablet?

I've been reading different methods I'm thinking of getting one today if I can get the feel of a droid tablet with avoiding the B&N launcher.

Also, is having the amazon market just as good as the droid market? Is it safe to say that a droid APK file is all the same no matter where is comes from?

 

[dlcullen]

Here's the link I used to root, I also watched video they have a link for. Made the process very easy!

[Update 12/10/11] Full root for Nook Tablet. [11/20/11] [Permanent root!] - xda-developers