Seeing the news of price drop of Nook HD and Nook HD+ on IBF I immediately decided to get one for me, as my existing cheapo tablet had started showing signs of ageing (low battery backup, unmanageable lag everywhere). So, I contacted a friend in US and he ordered a 9” HD+ 16GB for me, and seeing the price drop he got a 7” HD version for himself. The net price for me was US$158 which includes shipping and taxes, turned out to be around 9k. It was delivered to my friend on 21st June. But it was going to be a longer wait to reach me as his parents would be arriving here on September. And finally it reached Mumbai on 11th September and I collected it from them today. As soon as I connected it to Wi-Fi it downloaded and installed a software update (v2.1.1), which was a massive 414MB update.
Pros:
• The tablet feels good to hold due to its rubberized back and matt finish bezel.
• The 9” display is really awesome, almost close to the retina display of iPad 3. This is the main reason I got this tablet.
• 16GB on-board memory out of which 15.1GB is user accessible, with MicroSD slot which supports up to 64GB.
• Google Play access, which was added recently via a software update.
• Casual games run fine without any frameskips. Have not tried any high end games yet.
• Wi-Fi signal quality is pretty good.
• 6000mah battery.
• Official Cyanogenmod support, active development at XDA :biggrin:
Cons:
• The tablet is a bit on the heavier side (most probably due to the 6000mah battery).
• Noticed very slight lags while navigating UI, negligible though.
• Highly skinned Android 4.0 OS.
• No option to sideload apk files (a patch is available which enables it).
• Proprietary data connector (looks a lot like the older iPhone/iPod data connector).
• No camera (at least a front camera for Skype/Google Hangouts would have been nicer).
Overall I am pretty impressed with this tablet, especially the display. Perfect for my requirements. Please feel free to ask any questions or anything you want me to try out on this tablet.
Pros:
• The tablet feels good to hold due to its rubberized back and matt finish bezel.
• The 9” display is really awesome, almost close to the retina display of iPad 3. This is the main reason I got this tablet.
• 16GB on-board memory out of which 15.1GB is user accessible, with MicroSD slot which supports up to 64GB.
• Google Play access, which was added recently via a software update.
• Casual games run fine without any frameskips. Have not tried any high end games yet.
• Wi-Fi signal quality is pretty good.
• 6000mah battery.
• Official Cyanogenmod support, active development at XDA :biggrin:
Cons:
• The tablet is a bit on the heavier side (most probably due to the 6000mah battery).
• Noticed very slight lags while navigating UI, negligible though.
• Highly skinned Android 4.0 OS.
• No option to sideload apk files (a patch is available which enables it).
• Proprietary data connector (looks a lot like the older iPhone/iPod data connector).
• No camera (at least a front camera for Skype/Google Hangouts would have been nicer).
Overall I am pretty impressed with this tablet, especially the display. Perfect for my requirements. Please feel free to ask any questions or anything you want me to try out on this tablet.