Do you know what the budget is? That will help narrow down the field considerably.
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§ ita § - Jul 05, 2013 12:42:09 pm PDT #22668 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Typo Boy - Jul 05, 2013 2:03:24 pm PDT #22669 of 25497
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
The gift card is 250. She will throw in $50 or so for the right tablet. So a squishy $300
§ ita § - Jul 05, 2013 2:23:03 pm PDT #22670 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And you think 7" is too small for her? Because she can get a Nexus 7 for that price and the screen quality is great (how much nicer do you need?)
I don't know how limited the Nook or Kindle tablets are, but they're within that budget--do you think she has functional requirements that exceed them?
Typo Boy - Jul 05, 2013 2:39:13 pm PDT #22671 of 25497
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Hmm. The Nexus 7 is too small for me, but her eyes are better than mine. I guess I need to take her down to the Amazon Display Case (otherwise known as best buy) for a look.
In terms of nook and kindle - how good are they for web browsing, play videos, email, reading NY Times and such?
Gris - Jul 05, 2013 4:06:43 pm PDT #22672 of 25497
Hey. New board.
I have used my original Kindle fire for Web browsing and it is fine. I am sure the updated versions are better. But I would generally suggest staying in the Normal Android world if possible unless she plans to do Amazon reading, music, video, etc. Amazon is a bit annoying and I don't completely love the Fire interface. The world seems to think the Nexus tablets are the best choice. I covet the N10.
§ ita § - Jul 05, 2013 4:08:26 pm PDT #22673 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Gris, do you think someone's mother needs to stay with conventional Android? I think if your use cases are limited what does one need out of the full universe of applications? I wouldn't encourage my parents to spend extra money to get that, even as I'd nudge my sister to do so.
Gris - Jul 05, 2013 4:09:09 pm PDT #22674 of 25497
Hey. New board.
THE nook Hd+ is a pretty fantastic deal right now, possibly because B&N is going out of business soon. So support won't be there but it is a 9" tablet for $149
Gris - Jul 05, 2013 4:11:56 pm PDT #22675 of 25497
Hey. New board.
ita, it is really hard to get the capitalization right on your name with phone typing. Also, in this case it is more an interface thing: the Fires are definitely designed with Media Consumption front and center with all else secondary.
But the Nook HD+ has thr full app store available too which is pretty awesome.
§ ita § - Jul 05, 2013 4:20:13 pm PDT #22676 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't know if Typo's mother is doing much other than media consumption, though:
It would be used for web browsing, reading email, watching videos (including Democracy Now), reading the NY times online and so on
I wouldn't recommend anyone in my family get a Nexus 10--I'm the only one that would start to road test that bitch--my parents have a relatively dialed down experience.
And, FUCK YOU B&N, please don't leave me to Amazon.
ita, it is really hard to get the capitalization right on your name with phone typing
If I'm starting a sentence with it, I just type iita and then delete the "I" that gets capitalised--most editors won't go back and do it again.
Gris - Jul 05, 2013 4:37:23 pm PDT #22677 of 25497
Hey. New board.
Fair points. I think the Nook HD+ is probably the best of both worlds. It uses Chrome as its default browser now which beats the pants off Amazon's browser, has a slightly more generalized interface, and is a larger screen for mega cheap. I am very tempted actually but don't have the $150 available at the moment...
I would recommend making sure you have archived your Nook books and backed them up (possibly cracking any DRM in the process) just in case. You could always use normal Android tablets and Google Books if B&N goes away. And doesn't Kobo have a pretty good store these days?