Jeff, you may have seen these, but here are some comparisons: http://tablets-review.toptenreviews.com/
http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/top-21-best-tablet-pc-ipad-alternatives-690596 Ann Richmond Jeff Lasman wrote: > > My apologize for the bastardized spelling in the subject. > > > I read an article on Slashdot this morning; it seems that both > Barnes&Noble and Amazon have new updates which make it impossible to > root their tablets, and at least in the case of the Nook makes it > impossible to get the Android store installed (while you can load a > different kernel from the memory card, the firmware requires a > B&N-signed kernel. > > > Or at least so says Slashdot. > > > I've called B&N and verified the points salient to me (I can't load > anything I want from the Android Store; I can't load the Android Store > app). > > > So back it goes, today. > > > Should I just buy the cheapest $100 or lower tablet out there which > has Android store and will take both B&N and Amazon ebook apps? Or > should I be looking at something more expensive? All I want is the > book apps from both vendors perhaps the Chase app if there's a camera, > a shell app, a decent browser, and a few others. Don't need Netflix; I > thought it was a nice feature on the Kindle, but never used it; I'm > not going to sit down at a restaurant and watch a movie and at home > I've got it on my television. > > > So, any suggestions? > > > Thanks! > > > Jeff > > -- > > NoBaloney Jeff > > Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 > > Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only > > Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > -- Ann Richmond ---------------- Randr Inc 951-369-3427 951-787-8683 Fax www.randrinc.com
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