The Barnes & Noble NOOK is bestselling 2011 tablet that received generally positive reviews as a basic tablet. Reviewers praised the tablet for it’s low price point as well as a vibrant display well suited to media consumption and a responsive touchscreen. Some reviewers were critical of a limited amount of Apps, with no full access to the Android App store available, as well as some UI and interface issues including no horizontal view for apps. Reviewers and users had mixed feelings over the tablets design. Many cited the NOOK is the natural evolution of a colour e-reader merged into a tablet.
- Weight: 1.4 lbs
- Display Size: 7 inch
- RAM: 1GB
- Operating System: Android 2.2
- Battery Life: 36 hours
Critic Reviews
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CNet.com March 3, 2012
The $199 Nook Tablet (8GB) matches up well to the Kindle Fire in specs and price--and has the added advantage of offering an expansion slot for additional memory.
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PCWorld November 15, 2011
Nook Tablet excels at reading, and offers a smattering of solid streaming media services, but it lacks the flexibility of a full-featured tablet.
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LaptopMag March 14, 2012
The 8GB Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet has half the storage of the original, but still offers a great eReading experience, high-quality display, and smooth performance for less than $200.
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TechRadar August 7, 2012
Beyond the ability to run a fair bit of media from an external microSD card, nearly everything else about the Nook Tablet experience is either adequate or worse compared to other seven-inch options like the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire.
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DigitalTrends May 19, 2012
If you're looking for a tablet hand-built around reading, but want access to some extra features like email, kids books, magazines, comic books, a Web browser, apps, Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, and some games, then this is for you.
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Full Specifications
RAM | 1GB |
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Operating System | Google Android 2.2 |
Weight | 1.4 lbs |
Battery Life | 36 hours |
Connectivity | 1 x USB | Wi-Fi |
Internal Storage | 8GB |
Removable Memory | microSD card reader |
Display Size | 7 inch |
Display Resolution | 1024x600 Pixels |
Display Type | IPS |
Display Technology | TFT active matrix |
Additional Features | microSD card reader |
Dimension (LxWxH) | 8.1 x 5 x 0.5 |
Warranty | 1 year |