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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 844 Views
Kindle is all DRM. For that reason, I'm wary. Ghavrel - 09/11/2010 02:01:52 AM 559 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 564 Views
I simply ADORE my NOOK LadyLorraine - 09/11/2010 03:46:19 AM 627 Views
Why. Why the capitalization. Don't buy into their sales pitch, man! *NM* Ghavrel - 09/11/2010 06:16:23 AM 240 Views
sorry, I'll try to be less correct in the future *NM* LadyLorraine - 09/11/2010 01:13:35 PM 261 Views
You must mean your Barnes & Noble NOOK™. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/11/2010 12:13:47 AM 234 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 507 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 568 Views
I love my Kindle Antigone - 09/11/2010 03:48:58 AM 640 Views
Nook *NM* random thoughts - 09/11/2010 05:02:55 AM 263 Views
i <3 my kindle.... haven't felt limited by anything about it yet. temeraire - 09/11/2010 05:50:19 AM 555 Views
May I ask why the Sony Reader isn't under consideration? Aemon - 09/11/2010 06:22:51 AM 661 Views
Re: May I ask why the Sony Reader isn't under consideration? BlackAdder - 09/11/2010 02:08:37 PM 529 Views
Price, mainly Gher - 09/11/2010 09:57:34 PM 502 Views
They have a $179 option, which is only $40 more. Aemon - 10/11/2010 01:38:02 PM 495 Views
I love my Kindle. I got one for my bear for x-mas. Beqi - 09/11/2010 06:26:46 AM 633 Views
I am of two minds... Wulf`gar - 09/11/2010 02:26:35 PM 579 Views
Yah, I agree that 3G is probably unnecessary LadyLorraine - 09/11/2010 02:33:06 PM 507 Views
Software updates Tavi - 09/11/2010 06:13:37 PM 699 Views
Thanks for the replies Gher - 09/11/2010 10:11:41 PM 545 Views
I think ultimately it may come down to content... Wulf`gar - 09/11/2010 10:28:09 PM 693 Views
content ended up being the #1 reason I chose my NOOK *NM* LadyLorraine - 09/11/2010 10:55:58 PM 259 Views
Calibre works for the Kindle 3. Elaine - 16/11/2010 02:01:23 PM 538 Views
ePUB is the deciding factor for me random thoughts - 16/11/2010 02:29:42 PM 547 Views
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