Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet?

One important point to consider when weighing up whether to buy the Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet is that the Kindle is $50 cheaper – $199 compared with $249 for the Nook. That will lead to a lot more buyers. The Nook has slightly better specs but not enough to justify the price difference for many people.

The Kindle Fire is also better known and access to Amazon content will mean it will be a better Christmas present.

The touch screens are the same size at 7″.

The speed is the same for both at 1 GHz.

The Nook has more storage at 16GB, which can be expanded via a slot for a 32GB memory card. The Kindle Fire only has 8GB but books can be stored online with Amazon.

Theyare not competitors with the iPad except that they are $275 cheaper and most iPad users don’t need an iPad a Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet would do what they want to do just as well.

One advantage for the Nook Tablet is that you can try before you buy in a Barnes and Noble.

It also has a built-in microphone.

In addition to price Amazon also wins on availability of apps and content.

Barnes and Noble may reduce the price of the Nook to $199 after the initial rush (maybe after Christmas?).

In conclusion, the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet are very similar. The Nook has some clear advantages in so far as concerns storage, microphone, and battery life (maybe). For the software the Kindle Fire is the better device. Barnes & Noble will probably increase their number of apps but at the moment Amazon has a clear advantage in this area.

Many people will probably consider that the Kindle Fire is the better bargain at $199 than the specifications of the Nook at $249. For another view of the same dilemma check out – Kindle Fire vs Nook Color

Amazon Kindle Fire Technical Details

7″ multi-touch display – anti-reflective treatment, 1024 x 600 pixels at 169 ppi, 16 million colors.

7.5″ x 4.7″ x 0.45″).

Weight

14.6 oz.

System Requirements
Wireless – no computer required.
Storage 8GB internal. Enough for 80 apps, + 10 movies or 800 songs or 6,000 books.

Free cloud storage for all Amazon content

Battery Life Up to 8 hours of continuous reading or 7.5 hours of video playback, with wireless off.

Full charge in approx. 4 hours via U.S. power adapter (included).
Charging from your PC via USB.

Wi-Fi Connectivity via private and public Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, or enterprise networks with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication; does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.

USB Port USB 2.0