Barnes & Noble Nook HD user reviews

Pros 1 million books to look from
nice display

Cons sluggish interface- touch is sometimes not responsive.
limited customized OS version of android
it solely dedicates itself mainly 75% of time to reading, 15% apps and 10% to browsing.
web browser needs work a lot very slow compared to nexus 7

Summary lets me first say I'm tech savvy person and have a lot of hands on experience with gadgets whether its smartphones or Open source stuff to computer OS, so let me say first the size is great the book content is great but the apps are very limited only over 25,000 apps, which is mainly games- kids and basic low ball apps. it has a sluggish performance overall. its almost like it shows its overpriced performance- web browser is suspect. i understand why its sluggish to begin with. its the term ereader- mainly has a performance to read books and with lite gaming and lite browsing. but if your going to compete with other touch os's this will fail tremendously due to lack of content and OS quality. they should just stick to the traditional ereader and just leave the touch screen OS behind. they could save alot of money by doing this and also many people buy a kindle anyways its more popular then the nook. i would strongly recommend a kobo reader or touch- it least it gets a full android app experience like the nexus 7 and 10 tablets. so overall i rate it less than the kindle with 2.5 stars. i do have to say i like the setup on this device better than the kindle fire in general. the processor is definitely a cheap dual core processor- this makes me very frustrated to say that this product is overpriced and will move on from nook and its apps in general. if you want books download the ios app or android app or just stick to the tradionalt ereader-paperwhite which B & N offers dont buy this touch screen ereader.

Updated on Feb 20, 2013

no dont plan to i sold mine last week. i didn't like it at all esecially since i own apple and google products

Pros Easy to hold, nice feel, sharp screen and crisp texts, great movie resolution, email, calendar, light weight.

Cons I keep hitting "Switch keyboard" instead of space bar, keyboard cover up what I'm trying to type, sometimes browser seems slow, can't use Nook study, need more graduate-level academic books, and no back arrow for email, browser, and calendar apps.

Summary I love the Nook HD. I like that it's a simple, basic, not too much extra included tablet. Netflix looks really good, and books look fantastic. I like reading on it more than traditional books and I'm actually reading more now instead of watching TV or browsing the internet. I also just like holding it, because it feels nice in my hand. It's really attractive and I liked the way it looked and felt the moment I saw it. Also, I like that I don't have a lot of contents, market places, and ads constantly trying to tempt me to waste more hard-earned money. It's a tablet that makes me feel like a frugal human being. The only things I wish it had more of are productivity apps so I can use it for presentations and work-related stuff like that, and to display my to-do list on the screen itself instead of having to open an app to see it.

Pros Screen is great to look at, apple has me spoiled and the Nook HD does not dissappoint. Sound is a huge improvement, the whole unit feels great. After reading so many reviews, I had my concerns, but I'm so glad I ignored them and bought it.

Cons None, it's a great multimedia device and an excellent e-reader.

Summary Okay i have an iphone 5, and an ipad with a retina display, but this is a great device itself. I don't use my ipad much except for school and internet. Right now, listening to pandora, it probably sounds as loud as my iPhone. I like having this device for it's magazines with article view, comics look great with the box zoom comic view feature. For the price, this is a great media device too, BN is still adding to their movie and TV offerings, but you can use netflix which looks great. It's also really responsive and the scrolling feels really smooth. A huge improvement from the Nook Tablet, this feels more polished. Shopping for books is so easy on the nook HD, and the suggested channels pick interesting titles. I can't wait to go to BN to read them for free to see if i will like it.

Overall this device feels very responsive, fast, and the scrolling menus are so fluidly smooth. I am really impressed how BN was able to improve the nook this much. It is completely re-done, but so easy to use and very user friendly.