Originally $249, the Nook Tablet 16GB can now be yours for $99.99 (plus shipping).
(Credit: Barnes & Noble)
Got tablet?
Until tomorrow, and while supplies last, Fry's has the recertified Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet 16GB for $99.99, plus $6.99 for shipping. (Sales tax may also apply in some states.)
As you may recall, a short while ago I listed a refurbished Kindle Fire for around the same price. But the Nook Tablet has a few points in its favor, not the least of which are twice the storage and a microSD slot for memory expansion (and more -- read on).
I also prefer the Nook's rounded edges to the Kindle Fire's sharp angles. But what especially seals the deal for me is the plug-and-play Android option, meaning you can bypass (but not erase) the Nook OS in favor of Android proper. That frees you from the somewhat limited confines of Barnes & Noble's ecosystem and makes the Nook Tablet much more versatile as an e-reader and, well, a tablet.
That's accomplished via special microSD cards from sources like N2A Cards and RootMyNookTablet, both of which I've written about before. (I'm actually doing some head-to-head comparison as we speak to se... [Read more]
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