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Saturday, 28 December 2013

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New Review: Nook HD+ is the Best Large Budget Tablet – Assuming You Plan to Hack it

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 05:45 AM PST

I realized the other day that I have never read a review of the Nook HD+ as a budget tablet, so I set out to write one.

When Barnes & Noble launched the Nook HD+ in late 2012 it was a very different device from the one you can buy today. Sure, the hardware is the same, but the HD+ is no longer an enhanced ebook reader with a high price ($270) and a limited supply of apps (no Google Play).

As a result, the many positive reviews garnered by the HD+ last Fall don’t actually reflect what a customer would be getting today. This 9″ tablet is selling for $149. It has the best screen found on any device with a similar price tag, but how well does it work?

Read the review and find out.

P.S. In case you are wondering, I do not plan to review the 7″ Nook HD. While it might have an amazing screen I don’t think that tablet is worth buying. There are other tablets that come with similar performance at a lower price. They also have full Android and not the locked down version of Android found on B&N’s hardware, which I think outweighs the Nook HD’s high resolution screen.

P.P.S. My thanks go out to Juli and Chris of Teleread for providing feedback on this review.

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