Hi, Andrew, Kindle’s unlimited Cloud is for Amazon content only. Both devices can read PDF’s natively. According to many pro reviews on the web Kindle Fire’s Silk browser is no faster (and sometimes even slower) that other browsers including the one on Nook Tablet. Also, Silk browser is a privacy hazard.
Double the RAM of Nook Tablet will definitely have a lot of performance impact when more than one app is open. Everyone who actually held Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet in their hands noted that Nook’s screen is much better and brighter besides being laminated for reduced glare (not on Kindle or iPad). Nook Tablet is $ 224 if sign up for Barnes & Noble membership. 16 GB Nook’s content capacity plus 32 GB via microSD card vs. 8 GB capacity of Kindle Fire with no expansion slot IS a big deal – and Cloud won’t be available while traveling or where Wi-Fi is not available. Portable tablets are all about doing things on the go. Cloud is way overrated – good for an occasional backup but not for content usage on Wi-Fi-only tablet on the go. Reading 11.5 hours battery life and 9 hours of video playback time vs. 8 hours for reading and 7.5 hours of video playback on Kindle Fire. Also, Nook Tablet has physical volume controls on the side (not on Kindle) and built-in microphone (not on Kindle) for Skype. $ 79 for Amazon Prime if you want to get access to their very limited offering of 13,000 movies and 10,000 ebooks included – but why bother if Netflix has millions of movies and Barnes & Noble has over 2.5 million of paid ebooks plus over 2 million of free ones?
Here’s one of many pro reviews on the web that explain why Nook Tablet is better:
ENGADGET
Both devices rock 1GHz dual-core processors, but the Nook has an edge here, with its 1GB of RAM to the Fire’s 512MB — and certainly the difference is noticeable, even when booting up something as simple as a game like Angry Birds. Things are even more pronounced during video playback. We took Shutter Island for a spin via Netflix streaming on both devices, and it was really like night and day. Motion is far less choppy on the Barnes & Noble device. The HD playback on the Nook also picked up subtle imagery like patterns on ties, which were largely lost on the Fire.
Hi, Andrew, Kindle’s unlimited Cloud is for Amazon content only. Both devices can read PDF’s natively. According to many pro reviews on the web Kindle Fire’s Silk browser is no faster (and sometimes even slower) that other browsers including the one on Nook Tablet. Also, Silk browser is a privacy hazard.
Double the RAM of Nook Tablet will definitely have a lot of performance impact when more than one app is open. Everyone who actually held Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet in their hands noted that Nook’s screen is much better and brighter besides being laminated for reduced glare (not on Kindle or iPad). Nook Tablet is $ 224 if sign up for Barnes & Noble membership. 16 GB Nook’s content capacity plus 32 GB via microSD card vs. 8 GB capacity of Kindle Fire with no expansion slot IS a big deal – and Cloud won’t be available while traveling or where Wi-Fi is not available. Portable tablets are all about doing things on the go. Cloud is way overrated – good for an occasional backup but not for content usage on Wi-Fi-only tablet on the go. Reading 11.5 hours battery life and 9 hours of video playback time vs. 8 hours for reading and 7.5 hours of video playback on Kindle Fire. Also, Nook Tablet has physical volume controls on the side (not on Kindle) and built-in microphone (not on Kindle) for Skype. $ 79 for Amazon Prime if you want to get access to their very limited offering of 13,000 movies and 10,000 ebooks included – but why bother if Netflix has millions of movies and Barnes & Noble has over 2.5 million of paid ebooks plus over 2 million of free ones?
Here’s one of many pro reviews on the web that explain why Nook Tablet is better:
ENGADGET
Both devices rock 1GHz dual-core processors, but the Nook has an edge here, with its 1GB of RAM to the Fire’s 512MB — and certainly the difference is noticeable, even when booting up something as simple as a game like Angry Birds. Things are even more pronounced during video playback. We took Shutter Island for a spin via Netflix streaming on both devices, and it was really like night and day. Motion is far less choppy on the Barnes & Noble device. The HD playback on the Nook also picked up subtle imagery like patterns on ties, which were largely lost on the Fire.