Nook Tablet vs Kindle Fire vs Nook Color vs iPad 2 comparison

They reference battery life in the article, but I don’t see the battery life referenced anywhere in the comparator screen captures. I pulled up the comparison myself & it turns out that the battery life for the Kindle Fire isn’t even listed.

The comparator is cool, but the pictures of the products take up a LOT of space. It looks like the site creators are taking white space lessons from Google Reader. I can reduce the size of everything in Chrome, but then the text is smaller than I prefer.

I agree that the features on this site are great, but the toothpick still has a bit of cake on it.

that was my initial thought, but when comparing fire to ipad2, even at $300 less the specs are nearly identical. Spending $300 on naff cameras and a larger screen looks a bit stupid when you lay it out like that

I find the physical statistics in the comparisons interesting. How will the weight of an iPad compare with a Fire/Nook when reading?

Because people like me are looking for a tablet that can do e-reading, web browsing and mail… I am considering all three of these tablets. A few hundred dollars isn’t a factor in my decision. Since I’d rather have lighter than heavier and don’t need the larger screen, I just want a good experience on the rest of the device.

The reason I don’t already have another iPad is weight and size. If the android tablets are pleasant enough to use; I won’t buy another iPad. They are absolutely comparable products. Anyone thinking they are not are over thinking the end users. The Nook Color is too slow for to every day use for me; even rooted and stripped down. I’m hoping the Fire or Tablet are fast enough to not be irritating and if the color roots just as easily and run the updated OS, I’m probably in there.

Quite simply, because the iPad is the dominant product in the tablet market. It’s become the point of reference when discussing tablets.

Most everyone has seen and handled an iPad, but not so much the case with those other tablets, so it can be used as a point of reference for size and weight.

Because iPad had 70% market share in tablets, and while not in the same class consumers do compare. Most people I know evaluated the iPad alongside the Kindel, Kobo, etc, because the decision point is, should I just get a reader, or should I get a tablet? It is perfectly reasonable to include the tablet that has 70% market share in this comparison.

It can compete. At the end of the day, the Fire and Nook Tablet are limited, as you said. You can only use Amazon’s content on the Fire, and you can only use Hulu and Netflix on the Nook Tablet (and I don’t see that many new content providers coming onto that particular platform).

Where as on the iPad, you have iTunes, Hulu, Netflix, your cable company, your Hollywood based studio, etc.

The iPad will continue to be the best option overall. And people will still be willing to buy it for $500. I do think they will lower the price somehow, with either the iPad 2 dropping in price after the iPad 3 gets here, or a new cheaper version with the same basic hardware (though maybe a smaller screen…) altogether.

“Amazon has essentailly been declared the winner only on hype alone”

So true, and its because of a silicon valley/cali myopia I’ve noticed even among those that are usually the fairest in giving coverage. “Gang of Four” bias has polluted the judgment of more than a few honest pundits.

You’d be right in saying that Amazon does better marketing on mass media platforms. William Lynch should invest in this beyond just the sporadic full page ad in the NYT and relying on booksellers to hand-sell and demonstrate the device to customers. However, the latter is a killer, lucrative advantage and if someone disagrees with that they have lost their grip on the reality of a physical presence and face to face conversation. It is such an easy way for B&N to grab customers that it isn’t even funny.

One third of a pound actually feels a lot heavier when holding it for very long. You can do a backyard experiment with rocks to get an idea. That said, the position you’re holding it in does make a difference.

With the cost the Fire is going out at, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a huge community grow out of that as well.

If you’re not totally creaming your pants for a tablet NOW, wait for the after-Xmas sales.