Nook HD £99 / Nook HD+ £149

coffee to go · 03-07-2013 10:19AM #1

Price drops for the two Nook tablets, some folks might be interested.

Nook HD - £99, down from £129

Nook HD+ - £149, down from £179

Note: Buying direct from Nook website, was this disastrous for people during the Simple Touch extravaganza? I assume Parcel Motel was the way to go.

stevenmu · 03-07-2013 11:26AM

Parcel Motel worked great (used it as the billing address too). The Nook website was a little slow to ship, but there was huge demand for the Simple Touch, it probably won't be as bad for these.

the_pod · 03-07-2013 11:47AM

Also available from Argos UK

Barnet · 03-07-2013 09:44PM

stevenmu wrote: »

Parcel Motel worked great (used it as the billing address too). The Nook website was a little slow to ship, but there was huge demand for the Simple Touch, it probably won't be as bad for these.

I ordered the Nook Simple Touch from Argos UK, with deliverey by Parcel Motel. I also used PM as the billing address!

jazzie · 03-07-2013 10:44PM

I bought a nook recently and was very disappointed that I couldn't download from Barnes and Noble with an Irish Credit Card, so be careful.

Dr Nic · 03-07-2013 10:54PM

got one as bday pressie. put cyanogenmod on straight away. love it...
massive technology for the price

Supercell · 03-07-2013 11:20PM

Thats a lot of bang for buck looking at the specs of the HD+ especially if Cyanogen can be put on it. They claim 9 hours of video per charge, anyone know if that stands up in real life?

paddyp · 04-07-2013 12:24AM

Only one drawback - no camera for skype etc. other than that super deal.

the_pod · 08-07-2013 08:52AM

Picked this up from parcel motel yesterday - worked out just over €121 from Argos UK including the €3.50 PC charge.
So far so good, great screen. Only downers so far are the propriety 30 pin connector instead of micro USB and it's a little heavier than I was expecting but it's supposed to have good battery life so I can live with that

OU812 · 08-07-2013 08:56AM

Be aware that last week Barnes & Noble announced they were discontinuing the nook & that support for it will end when warranties expire.

the_pod · 08-07-2013 09:11AM

I was aware of that but no harm letting others know so they can make an informed decision, thanks.

It's fine by me though, I may end up rooting it at some stage anyway. I was looking into one of the cheap Chinese Androids but this has better resolution and battery life. Don't think you can get much better for the price.

Barnet · 08-07-2013 05:30PM

jazzie wrote: »

I bought a nook recently and was very disappointed that I couldn't download from Barnes and Noble with an Irish Credit Card, so be careful.

This happened to me today. After putting in all my Visa Debit Card details I was directed to their website. I have not been able to access their website yet, I just hope I have not been charged me for the e book I tried to order until this gets sorted.

Doodah7 · 05-09-2013 11:29AM

I see that the Nook HD 8GB is now down to £79 in the UK. Available to order from Argos or John Lewis (both through Parcel Motel)...

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1286809.htm

http://www.johnlewis.com/nook-hd-tablet-ti-omap-1-3ghz-7-wi-fi-8gb-smoke/p231809934

Seems to be great value, especially as you can stick a microSD card in it to increase capacity.

Big Nelly · 05-09-2013 11:39AM

Can you run Kindle app on these?

Also what is the max memory with SD card in it? It doesnt say on website

thanks

aspasp1 · 05-09-2013 11:43AM

i am thinking of buying one for my 5 year old , will i be better off buying from

http://www.littlewoodsireland.ie/nook-hd-8gb-7-inch-tablet---smoke-grey/1216528706.prd?browseToken=%2fq%2fnook

or use parcel motel and get from uk. Dont see much price diff between both,

aspasp1

Big Nelly · 05-09-2013 12:07PM

aspasp1 wrote: »

i am thinking of buying one for my 5 year old , will i be better off buying from

http://www.littlewoodsireland.ie/nook-hd-8gb-7-inch-tablet---smoke-grey/1216528706.prd?browseToken=%2fq%2fnook

or use parcel motel and get from uk. Dont see much price diff between both,

aspasp1

Good deal and if you use O2 can get 10% discount.....thanks I think I will order off them

But note I ordered other Nook from Littlewoods last time and it was 3 months before it arrived....in the end I sent it back to them as 3 months later for kids birthday

Doodah7 · 05-09-2013 12:24PM

Big Nelly wrote: »

Can you run Kindle app on these?

Also what is the max memory with SD card in it? It doesnt say on website

thanks

Can't see why you couldn't run the Kindle app (other than the irony of it!). I read elsewhere that it will take up to a 32GB card. (It's actually in the product description on the Argos website).

Edit: Littlewoods says up to 64GB...

dory · 05-09-2013 12:24PM

Big Nelly wrote: »

Can you run Kindle app on these?

Also what is the max memory with SD card in it? It doesnt say on website

thanks

Yes you can run Kindle. Read magazines on my HD+. I love mine, but dont expect iPad performance. Its sluggish sometimes and restarts itself. Many apps dont work on it. I just use it for internet / movies when I travel and its perfect for that

Big Nelly · 05-09-2013 01:06PM

dory wrote: »

Yes you can run Kindle. Read magazines on my HD+. I love mine, but dont expect iPad performance. Its sluggish sometimes and restarts itself. Many apps dont work on it. I just use it for internet / movies when I travel and its perfect for that

Really that all I need it for, had the playbook but it have me a headache when reading books...was about to buy the kindle via germany but then would have no video player so this looks good

aspasp1 · 05-09-2013 01:15PM

Big Nelly wrote: »

Good deal and if you use O2 can get 10% discount.....thanks I think I will order off them

But note I ordered other Nook from Littlewoods last time and it was 3 months before it arrived....in the end I sent it back to them as 3 months later for kids birthday

O2 code wont work for electronics, computers etc. as per t&c, any other option before i order

Big Nelly · 05-09-2013 01:15PM

aspasp1 wrote: »

O2 code wont work for electronics, computers etc. as per t&c, any other option before i order

Crap :mad:

bidiots · 05-09-2013 03:41PM

dory wrote: »

Yes you can run Kindle. Read magazines on my HD+. I love mine, but dont expect iPad performance. Its sluggish sometimes and restarts itself. Many apps dont work on it. I just use it for internet / movies when I travel and its perfect for that

I've put Android 4.3 on mine. Was simple to do if you have a spare sd card or just be willing to wipe one that you already have. It really makes a difference having this OS on it compared to the B&N flavour. As said, this is not an iPad but for the money, its hard to beat.

the_pod · 05-09-2013 05:17PM

I'm very happy with my HD, it's completely replaced my iPad 1 but I only use it for browsing and netflix plus the odd game. Great screen and battery life