B&N Nook Color & Tablet Users discussion

Please contribute if you've had experience with the Nook Color for other folks who are curious. :)

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How long owned?
Primary use:
Rooted/Hacked?
Accessories?
Fave App:
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I have a nook color and I love it my fav app so far is the nook friends i have had it for about three months now give or take and I enjoy it

How long owned? Just about 2 years
Primary use: Borrowing ebooks from the library and magazine subscriptions
Rooted/Hacked? Never got around to it but if I get the HD+, I will be rooting permanently
Accessories? Not really anything else besides power plug, microSD and cover
Fave App: Most used app would be the crossword game, most useful would be Dolphin browser
Overall Pros: Form factor. Even as newer Nooks have improved hardware, the NC is still light enough and comfortable to hold
Overall Cons: The touch screen isn't perfect. I've had issues where it seemed like the screen didn't register my tap, usually in the top right corner of the screen

How long owned? 18 months

Primary use: Reading

Rooted/Hacked? Yes with micro-SD Card
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Accessories? None except Charger and less expensive cover purchased on line.

Fave App: Nook Reader so I do not have to reboot between Tablet and Nook. I can read my Nook books while in Tablet mode.

Overall Pros: Works great using a browser when I don't want to bother going from the living room to computer room.

Overall Cons: Same as Kat's; sometimes my tap doesn't register, sometimes it registers 2 or 3 times. Also B&N limits what apps you can load onto the Nook Color, supposedly for the user's protection. This is solved by rooting the Nook Color and loading apps in Android mode.

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How long owned? 2 yrs
Primary use: Reading/playing scrabble
Rooted/Hacked?no
Accessories? Custom sleeve and stylus-also have a screen protector
Fave App: Goodreads
Overall Pros:Low App memory. I can't update anything else or download anything new apps :(

Kat wrote: "Please contribute if you've had experience with the Nook Color for other folks who are curious. :)

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How long owned? I had my Nook Color 2 years and my Nook Tablet 1 year.
Primary use: Reading books
Rooted/Hacked? No
Accessories? Cover and screen protector for both.
Fave App: K9 for Nook on both. This email app is so much betterthen the one that comes with it.
Overall Pros: Size, Expandable memory, speed. I liked my other Nooks so much that I have ordered the new Nook HD+.
Overall Cons: Again screen is touchy to work with. On mine you have to have a light touch. You have to keep the screen clean or it will give you problems with not being responsive. Also the browser is terrible and sound is heard to hear without buds.

I didn't realize there was k9 app for nook. I used to use that on my phone. I'll have to try it out.

Try Dolphin for a browser, if you haven't, much better, I think.

I downloaded Dolphin and do like it. It seems to be faster. Its different and will have to learn the in and outs but like it so far.

How long owned?: I got my Nook Color for Christmas 2010, so just over two years now.

Primary use: Reading books, magazines, and some light browsing on the internet. I mostly read on it more than anything. Oh, I also play "Words With Friends" and "Scrabble", haha.

Rooted/Hacked?: I bought an N2A card, which has the ability to boot up the Nook with Android Jellybean, and it gives me the tablet functioning without permanently rooting it. (All I have to do to revert to stock software is take out the card and re-boot without re-writing the original OS.) Since the Color wasn't really designed with software to handle all that very well, it tends to be slower, so I don't tend to use that mode often, just now and then when I want to access my Kindle books or better browsing.

Accessories?: I have a few flip-covers, got some decals for it that make it quite spiffy, and protective screen covers. Otherwise, nothing besides the charger and cord.

Fave App: "Words With Friends"

Overall Pros: It's super user-friendly, and they've upgraded it quite a bit past the initial stages. The initial Adobe reader was atrocious, since it would only scroll down, had no option for bookmarking, and would revert to page one when closed and opened it back up. So much better now. It's just a nice, easy-to use reader, with the option of light tablet functions for fun.

Also, the "read-to-me" kids books are awesome. My two year-old adores them.

Overall Cons: The software is much more stable now, though in the beginning, it wasn't. It used to freeze and crash regularly. I wish they had more options for app downloading, as in a true open Android platform, but I can understand in many ways why they don't, since it controls the performance and keeps the basic experience how they want it.

I wish it came with more internal memory, because I don't enjoy having to buy larger microSD cards when it should have more than 5GB of memory on board. I also wish it gave you the option of storing your B&N purchases (like magazines) on the external card and not in the internal memory. Not a deal-breaker by any means, especially if you're not into tech stuff and it doesn't matter, but I have a large library, and like to have it all with me. I'm a nerd like that.

The BIGGEST issue I have had is with the charging cords and accessories. They are not made to withstand a lot of uses, and I have to treat them like babies, since I've gone through four or five of them already (I've lost count, which is terrible, since I've had some other USB phone cords for well over five years now). I've also heard they're being pulled from most stores as they move on to pushing the new HD and HD+ models, which is lame.

I've had nothing but problems with my Nook Color in fact this is my 4th replacement and I am still having trouble.

Can you elaborate on the issues you've gotten Dawn? When did you first purchase your NC?

About a year and a half ago. I first had trouble with it taking a charge. They replaced the cords first and that didn't work so they replaced the Nook. Now they never give you a brand new one, it's always a "certified" refurbished one. Well my "new" Nook acted possessed. My words to the book I was reading would suddenly just disappear, the highlighter would start randomly highlighting words and it would freeze up constantly. These problems were hard to get to go away and usually sent me into the store for their assistance. Where I would just get a run around about replacing it. At this point I was thinking what is the point of buying the warranty if they aren't going to let me use it. Well they finally replaced this one when I called support and demanded them to replace it. They sent me one that I couldn't even plug in so they then had to send me another one. Now this one will not download any apps so again I am getting another one sent to me. My warranty is expiring soon so I hope that they get it straight this time. All I get is "oh I am so sorry you are having so much trouble". They don't make the Nook color anymore so I can't just get a brand new one sent to me and they never offer to just upgrade it. I would just prefer to get my money back and get a tablet. I would never buy another Nook product again.

Sorry to hear about that.
I actually loved my Nook Color-I received the Nook HD as a gift or else I would have kept using my color.
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Dawn wrote: "About a year and a half ago. I first had trouble with it taking a charge. They replaced the cords first and that didn't work so they replaced the Nook. Now they never give you a brand new one, it's..."

I was finally given a Nook tablet instead since I was going on my 5th replacement, so far so good.

I'm still using my Nook Color, and I've managed to baby the last cord I got a year ago so that it's still working happily. It'll be four years old this December, and it's still doing just fine. As much as I would love a new HD, I still use nothing else to read.

I'm really gonna miss it when it stops working one day, haha.