"Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [V]" spake on Saturday 01-Dec-2012@08:52:27 > Although I am a long-time Mac user, I have never used an iPad (or a Nook) or > really any iOS device. Specifically, I am looking at the iPad 2 (WiFi only) > versus the Nook HD+.
I would look at the iPad mini instead. It is half the weight, and that will be a consideration. >> From what I've read, the iPad has a 9.7" screen versus the Nook's 9" screen, >> so not too much difference, but I guess larger is better for my mom. > I'm looking at the 16-GB version of each, though I see that the Nook accepts > microSD memory cards, so that's a nice feature if memory becomes an issue. Books are tiny. 16GB will hold probably 30 or 40 thousand books. > The iPad is wildly popular and I assume it's for a good reason. My guess is > that an iPad can do a lot more things than a Nook, though it's unclear how > many (if any) of them would be important to my mom. The usability of the iPad is simply higher, and you will be doing less tech support. > One other thing that I had in mind, but it might never work out, is video > chatting. The iPads have Facetime, so in theory, my mom and I could use > Facetime once in a while for our long-distance communication. Does the Nook > have a similar capability No. It doesn't even have a camera. -- I WILL NOT EXPOSE THE IGNORANCE OF THE FACULTY Bart chalkboard Ep. 8F15 _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
