Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Tablet PCComparison: Is the Nook poised to stamp out the Fire?

By Barber Paul


We've made this tablet Personal computer comparison before, but some market researchers have made 1 or 2 points about which "cheap tablet" potential buyers would want under their trees this Yuletide. Both the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet have nearly been released to the whole public and most people have taken sides as to which tablet Tablet will emerge with the largest section of the market. According to folks who've tried Barnes and Noble's Nook Tablet, the heat is on for the Kindle Fire.



The Nook's Benefits

The Nook Tablet obviously has the upper hand in the specs dept. It has better speed with a Texas Instruments 1 GHz dual core processor and 1 GB RAM. This upgrade certainly helps with browsing internet sites, reading ebooks, and running applications. It has also got a better display with a multi-touch VividView IPS display. Its laminated screen reduces glare and reflection, while improving lucidity. The Nook Tablet can output HD video, and reportedly has great video resolution when streaming films.



Barnes and Noble has frequently confirmed that their Nook Tablet has a significantly larger built in memory storage (16 GB), and has an external memory slot for microSDHC. Recent reports indicate nevertheless , that only 12 GB of that built in memory is available to users and only 1 GB of the 12 GB can actually be used for content downloaded from most third party sources. (In our earlier tablet Personal computer comparison, we pointed these things out, but information regarding the memory restrictions only surfaced two or three days back.)



How will the Fire fare?

Researchers are still pretty sure the Kindle Fire's lower price (at Dollars 199, compared against the Nook Tablet's Bucks 249) is still its best selling point. Most indicated that many main line clients are not particular with specs, and reply better when faced with a better price tag.



We'll see how this tablet PERSONAL COMPUTER comparison will go in the long run when both the Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire have enjoyed a few weeks on the shelves. B&N has not released any shipment or sales numbers as yet, but we will be here we shallafter they do. Stay tuned.




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