Borders Going Bye Bye - Page 5

BarTopDancer · 07-28-2011, 09:49 PM

I have a Nook Color and while I love it I realized what I really wanted was a tablet. I still need to jailbreak it so I can have full access to the Android app store and it may help alleviate that feeling. Without the full app store, it's still a decent poormans tablet with a decent built in music player. I read and listened to music on my flight to/from UT and read while there, didn't need to charge the battery until few days after I got home. The books aren't on a solid white background, it's more of a muted beige.

I also bought a highly rated anti-glare screen and while I don't spend a whole lot of time in the sun it's done its job well so far.

innerSpaceman · 07-29-2011, 09:58 AM

Wait, you don't need an internet contract to get connected on an iPad? It's month-to-month, really? Well, as soon as they put a disc drive in that sucker, I'm sold!

alphabassettgrrl · 07-30-2011, 08:47 PM

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And now there is a (very unverified) rumor floating around the Apple is interested in buying Barnes and Noble.

I hope not. I currently love B&N and I think I would break out in hives if it became an Apple store.

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-31-2011, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Well, as soon as they put a disc drive in that sucker, I'm sold!

A wha?

Not Afraid · 07-31-2011, 12:14 PM

You know, those 5" floppy disks all the kids these days use.

Kevy Baby · 07-31-2011, 05:16 PM

HEY! You promised you wouldn't tell anyone about that incident.

Oh, 5" floppy DISK. Never mind: forget I said anything.

innerSpaceman · 08-01-2011, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

A wha?

My interest in an iPad was piqued only when I learned (in this thread) that I don't need to incur another $75 monthly bill for yet another device to be connected to the internet. So, yeah, I'll want a DISC to insert my own media by hand. I charge nothing for that service.

I'm also waiting for it to be a COMPUTER, and not merely a display device. Once the iPad or any decent tablet is also a REAL COMPUTER, I'm buying. Not until then.

Alex · 08-01-2011, 12:09 PM

Define "REAL COMPUTER"

€uroMeinke · 08-01-2011, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Define "REAL COMPUTER"

I'm thinking blinking lights and punch cards - oh and a desire to enslave humans for our own good.

€uroMeinke · 08-01-2011, 12:36 PM

You know, watching a lot of 60's scifi recently, I think google is what the computer was expected to do for us in the future - answer random questions with authoritative responses. Everything else is gravy.

07-28-2011, 09:49 PM	#41
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	I have a Nook Color and while I love it I realized what I really wanted was a tablet. I still need to jailbreak it so I can have full access to the Android app store and it may help alleviate that feeling. Without the full app store, it's still a decent poormans tablet with a decent built in music player. I read and listened to music on my flight to/from UT and read while there, didn't need to charge the battery until few days after I got home. The books aren't on a solid white background, it's more of a muted beige. I also bought a highly rated anti-glare screen and while I don't spend a whole lot of time in the sun it's done its job well so far. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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07-29-2011, 09:58 AM	#42
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Wait, you don't need an internet contract to get connected on an iPad? It's month-to-month, really? Well, as soon as they put a disc drive in that sucker, I'm sold!
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	You know, those 5" floppy disks all the kids these days use.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	HEY! You promised you wouldn't tell anyone about that incident. Oh, 5" floppy DISK. Never mind: forget I said anything. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Define "REAL COMPUTER"
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	You know, watching a lot of 60's scifi recently, I think google is what the computer was expected to do for us in the future - answer random questions with authoritative responses. Everything else is gravy. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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