Barnes & Noble Nook HD/HD+ on sale big time
I stopped by a game shop to pick up a Nexus 7 as an e-Reader to study with. Found they were sold out. Went to the neighboring B&N, and found that the Nook HDs were $120 or so. A comparable N7 would...
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According to the B&N website, the Nook HD is currently priced at $129 for an 8G model. The Nexus 7 no longer comes in 8G only 16 & 32G. The Nook HD 16G is priced at $149 while the comparable 16G Nexus 7 is $199. Still a good price but not quite as good as the OP stated.
The Nook HD has a higher resolution screen (1440 x 900) than the Nexus 7 (1280x800) and also has the SDHC memory card slot that the Nexus 7 lacks. The Nexus 7 has a quad-core processor while the Nook HD has a dual-core.
If I didn't already have a Nexus 7 and was in the market for a 7" tablet, I would defintely consider the Nook HD, especially at the new price.
The Nook HD has a higher resolution screen (1440 x 900) than the Nexus 7 (1280x800) and also has the SDHC memory card slot that the Nexus 7 lacks. The Nexus 7 has a quad-core processor while the Nook HD has a dual-core.
If I didn't already have a Nexus 7 and was in the market for a 7" tablet, I would defintely consider the Nook HD, especially at the new price.
