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Is the type pad extra slow? Or is it just as good as the average touchscreen? Gher Send a noteboard - 09/11/2010 10:08:48 PM
If you're going to be doing a lot of typing for some reason, you might prefer the Kindle because the NOOK is not easy to type on. But for the purposes of getting books and simple tasks, the NOOK's type pad is perfectly sufficient.

And the no-DRM options ARE wonderful.

I'm not really against the kindle, but I enjoy my NOOK enough that I would not reconsider in the slightest!!


I read reviews that the touchpad is really slow, and navigating the menus can be a little glitchy, so that if I hit forward, it'll sometimes go forward twice, and then I have to backtrack, things like that. But that might have been fixed in a software update, I can't remember how old the review was that mentioned it.

So does it run pretty smooth for you?
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Kindle or Nook? Gher - 09/11/2010 01:56:02 AM 906 Views
Kindle is all DRM. For that reason, I'm wary. Ghavrel - 09/11/2010 02:01:52 AM 623 Views
unless you're into uncommon titles and textbooks, I don't see why one needs Amazon's market. LadyLorraine - 09/11/2010 03:48:01 AM 614 Views
I simply ADORE my NOOK LadyLorraine - 09/11/2010 03:46:19 AM 680 Views
Why. Why the capitalization. Don't buy into their sales pitch, man! *NM* Ghavrel - 09/11/2010 06:16:23 AM 260 Views
sorry, I'll try to be less correct in the future *NM* LadyLorraine - 09/11/2010 01:13:35 PM 280 Views
You must mean your Barnes & Noble NOOK™. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/11/2010 12:13:47 AM 260 Views
Is the type pad extra slow? Or is it just as good as the average touchscreen? Gher - 09/11/2010 10:08:48 PM 561 Views
The touch pad is a bit slow, but it's never detracted from the performance for me LadyLorraine - 09/11/2010 10:53:58 PM 618 Views
I love my Kindle Antigone - 09/11/2010 03:48:58 AM 709 Views
Nook *NM* random thoughts - 09/11/2010 05:02:55 AM 292 Views
i <3 my kindle.... haven't felt limited by anything about it yet. temeraire - 09/11/2010 05:50:19 AM 604 Views
May I ask why the Sony Reader isn't under consideration? Aemon - 09/11/2010 06:22:51 AM 710 Views
Re: May I ask why the Sony Reader isn't under consideration? BlackAdder - 09/11/2010 02:08:37 PM 576 Views
Price, mainly Gher - 09/11/2010 09:57:34 PM 560 Views
They have a $179 option, which is only $40 more. Aemon - 10/11/2010 01:38:02 PM 569 Views
I love my Kindle. I got one for my bear for x-mas. Beqi - 09/11/2010 06:26:46 AM 692 Views
I am of two minds... Wulf`gar - 09/11/2010 02:26:35 PM 640 Views
Yah, I agree that 3G is probably unnecessary LadyLorraine - 09/11/2010 02:33:06 PM 562 Views
Software updates Tavi - 09/11/2010 06:13:37 PM 762 Views
Thanks for the replies Gher - 09/11/2010 10:11:41 PM 613 Views
I think ultimately it may come down to content... Wulf`gar - 09/11/2010 10:28:09 PM 755 Views
content ended up being the #1 reason I chose my NOOK *NM* LadyLorraine - 09/11/2010 10:55:58 PM 280 Views
Calibre works for the Kindle 3. Elaine - 16/11/2010 02:01:23 PM 592 Views
ePUB is the deciding factor for me random thoughts - 16/11/2010 02:29:42 PM 605 Views
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