Looking for a pad

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Cucurbita wrote on 2010-12-14 06:27

No, not these kind

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For some time I've wanted a smart phone for the purpose of a portable device that can access the internet. This would help me keep in touch with people and the information I need whenever I want.

I asked my parents for one a few months ago, but I was shut down pretty fast. Besides, I got an okay messaging phone and its got another full year on its contract, so I can see their reasoning behind their decision. A little bit later my mp3 player broke and I found it to be a good opportunity to ask again.

My dad actually took a bit of interest in the new production of the pad type devices, much like the iPad and other tablet devices. Despite being uber rich, he said Apple doesn't deserve his money, and their products are overpriced, so he bought a chinese knock off called SUPER PAD for 200 dollars instead.

Came in the mail today, and I gotta tell you its about a crappy as I told him it was going to be. I told him resistive touch screens sucked, but he didn't listen. I had poor experiences with resistive touch screens. They're uncomfortable, inaccurate, and slow reacting. He should've gotten the slightly more expensive OTHER chinese knock off HI-pad instead if anything.

Dammit, I'm ranting.

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Anyways, not only did I have an interest in owning a smart phone, but I also recently gained a lot of interest in e-readers. At first I ignored the products and shrugged it off as unnecessary, but its starting to look more and more appealing especially as they develop.

For an e-reader alone, kindle takes the cake with both its awesome $139 price tag and month long battery life when compared to the nook's $149 price tag and only 10 day battery life (not that I would ever leave it on for more than 10 days without recharging...) The Kindle REALLY boasts superiority with its experimental web browser, which satisfies my need for... web browsing.

But then comes in the new Nook Color. For only a hundred extra dollars comes a device powered by Android. Its... basically the iPad. On top of having the obvious advantage in having color, it boasts quite a number of media usage.

Downside is that its only got 8 hours of battery life, and its LCD instead of e-ink so its a little strainful to the eyes.

Should I ask for a Nook Color or a Kindle? Christmas is coming up and my dad seems to feel a little generous this year :D
Andy-Buddy wrote on 2010-12-14 06:33

Kindle. Its lower book cost, decent PDF support, and sync between all media is nice.

Anyways, I love mine.

Edit: Kitae, did you have that picture on your photobucket, or did you just google it?
Cucurbita wrote on 2010-12-14 06:42

Quote from Andy-Buddy;247511:
Kindle. Its lower book cost, decent PDF support, and sync between all media is nice.

Anyways, I love mine.

Edit: Kitae, did you have that picture on your photobucket, or did you just google it?

Now, about that experimental web browser. How fast is it?
Does it support flash?
Is it any good?

Half my pictures tend to be from my large photobucket library. But in this case, I googled it.
Andy-Buddy wrote on 2010-12-14 06:44

The web browser is, at best, comparable to a mid-end cell phone's.

No flash, nothing special. Most I use it for is if I need the weather from anywhere.
Cucurbita wrote on 2010-12-14 06:51

Quote from Andy-Buddy;247525:
The web browser is, at best, comparable to a mid-end cell phone's.

No flash, nothing special. Most I use it for is if I need the weather from anywhere.

You think I could reliably browse manga scans or simple sites like 4chan without becoming frustrated?
Does kindle have a messenger feature?
Andy-Buddy wrote on 2010-12-14 06:55

Messaging on the mobile site of Meebo works quite well.

Manga scans are something I've enjoyed using the kindle for, but usually I'd download the entire manga then put it onto the onboard memory. The 3g can be pitifully slow, and having to navigate through websites can be a pain sometimes.
RicochetOrange wrote on 2010-12-14 07:06

The Nook Color ($250) can have Android installed on it (Unofficially I think) to make a relatively cheap tablet.

Otherwise your best bet is to look on Ebay for a cheap iPad, or get the downgraded iTouch/iPhone with no service, or see if you can find a Droid with no service (if you can.)
Andy-Buddy wrote on 2010-12-14 07:35

He does state he wants to avoid smartphones.

The thing that I have about installing Android on a nook is, you'd still have to buy books, and choose a company to buy books from. You'd still have to make the choice, but the e-reader application would give you a less featured experience.

iPad is rather horrible for reading books. I've used one (my uncle's) hooked onto my amazon account, and the experience is not very pleasant, at least for novels. I can see a magazine working, though.
Cucurbita wrote on 2010-12-14 18:53

I'd gladly take the nookcolor given its more or less an iPad and can run Android Apps. It gains the advantage of being able to play little games (but android games suck), being able to play movies and youtube, and for generally being awesome.

But then it loses all value as an e-reader. Going from e-ink to LCD screens will absolutely ruin the reading quality. Hurts your eyes, glares in the sun, etc.
Also, having only 8 hours of battery life WITHOUT wifi turned on, means its probably half that with wifi turned on. Can do plenty of other things in around 4+ hours, but cannot read a book.

Such troubles..
RicochetOrange wrote on 2010-12-14 19:13

Quote from Cucurbita;247779:
I'd gladly take the nookcolor given its more or less an iPad and can run Android Apps. It gains the advantage of being able to play little games (but android games suck), being able to play movies and youtube, and for generally being awesome.

But then it loses all value as an e-reader. Going from e-ink to LCD screens will absolutely ruin the reading quality. Hurts your eyes, glares in the sun, etc.
Also, having only 8 hours of battery life WITHOUT wifi turned on, means its probably half that with wifi turned on. Can do plenty of other things in around 4+ hours, but cannot read a book.

Such troubles..

Oh, I see.

You want an E-book reader with E-Ink that can browse the web...

Depends totally on what you want out of your device. Either media features, and easy access to the media you would want to watch/read, or better reading experience.

I would go for the full tablet rather than a Kindle, but on the other hand I don't read too many novels. And if I do odds are my dad probably has the book.
Osayidan wrote on 2010-12-14 23:50

I'd say to go with the galaxy tab. Problem is if you get it without some kind of service provider deal, it's similar priced as the ipad. The good news is it makes the ipad look like crap.
Andy-Buddy wrote on 2010-12-15 00:07

Quote from Osayidan;247975:
I'd say to go with the galaxy tab. Problem is if you get it without some kind of service provider deal, it's similar priced as the ipad. The good news is it makes the ipad look like crap.

I was going to reccommend that too, but it has such a high price, and there's many charges attatched.
But between Kindle and Nook on pure book reading/manga reading, I'd say Kindle would win.