Tablets

Newegg has the Asus T100 32GB refurb on sale for $289.99 with $25 discount if you use V.me to checkout. I picked one up for my birthday.

Is a 7" tablet large enough for reading comics/graphic novels or should I go with a 10"?

Hekotat_sl said:

Is a 7" tablet large enough for reading comics/graphic novels or should I go with a 10"?

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Go with a 10". I found my Nexus 7 a tad small for comic books.

The Dauntless One_sl said:

Go with a 10". I found my Nexus 7 a tad small for comic books.

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I would agree. 7" is fantastic for reading forums/reddit/etc, but anything more sucks unless you have eagle eyes. (I have fucking old man can't-see-shit eyes)

Bummer, I guess I'll have to save a bit longer then.

7" isokfor comics in landscape. Problem is you have to scroll down each page, which isn't a big deal. It just gets obnoxious with 2 page spreads. But yeah, if you're going to be reading a lot of comics 10" is absolutely the way to go. Having a page just be a page is way better,

If you're eyeing a 9 inch Kindle they'll let you pay over 4 months now, FYI.

9" Nook is less than half the price of a 9" Kindle. I like Amazon, but they are getting stupid with their Kindle prices and proprietary shit(no Google Play store on Kindles)

If I'm buying an android tablet, I wouldn't touch a kindle. Way too expensive, especially considering the shit they try to pull.

Don't see the value differences, current Nook compares to the nonHDX Kindle, and it's a $30 difference between them with the Kindle HD having a camera being the only major difference.

HDX are drastically overpriced though, yes.

except the non HDX Kindle near that pricepoint is still 7". Amazon doesn't make a tablet over 7" that is under like $370 anymore. Its ridiculous. So yeah, the 32GB Nook HD+ is $179, the 32GB Kindle Fire HDX is $285, and the Nook is a 9" screen vs the Kindles 7". It's really a no-brainer if someone wants an e-reader.

Sure, the Nook isnt the best android tablet on the market, but it has incredible value if you want an e-reader that is bigger than 7". You just cant get a decent 9-10" Android tablet from anyone else for under $200.

To compare 9" tablet to 9" tablet, 32GB Nook HD+ is $179, Amazon Kindle HDX 8.9 32GB is $444.

Sure the Kindle is more powerful and has a higher rez screen, but the Nook is a perfectly suitable 1280p for less than half the cost.

Guess it recently went back up, was $189-219 most of the year to date including like 2 weeks ago when I was musing another to not need to share thelarge one with the wife.

Not to mention WiFi is the only option for Nook - fine for most but a huuuuuge difference to some. Also saying it's limited to only the stated space is somewhat inaccurate since its got cloud services for Amazon content plus a limited amount otherwise.

Don't get me wrong, Nook ain't bad but the difference vs sale prices and equivalent models is marginal. (Note: I do personally loathe Barnes & Noble management from ages ago, never would support them personally their regional management they put into place while helping Babbages get back on their feet included a witch hunt vs my manager and I as ASM because we managed ZERO theft in a store in a country town for two quarters... You know, stuff that a normal company pats you on the back for...)

Because the NOOK IS A 9 INCH SCREEN. It's priced like a cheap 7", but has a better than 1080p 9" screen(1280p). HUGE difference.

You can't find a decent 9-10" tablet for twice the cost of a Nook HD+

Everyone seems to be completely missing this point. The whole discussion started because someone wanted an e-reader with a screen bigger than 7" screen, and the Nook is far and away the best value for something significantly bigger than 7"