Elfknitter.# Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 From the homeschooling pov of ebooks/ curricula, which would opt for? Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'd go for the iPad...because you can add the Kindle App....but then add so many more fun educational apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'd go for the iPad...because you can add the Kindle App....but then add so many more fun educational apps. :iagree: Plus the screen size is 100% better than the kindle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeturn Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 iPad. No doubt. We love ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 iPad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 iPad. They can share. We do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I have both and would choose the iPad for schoolwork. For myself, I'm fine with using the Fire's smaller screen for reading pdfs, but it doesn't work as well with a smaller child who needs a larger screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I went with a Thrive, so I still get the 10" screen, yet it's still Android OS (I prefer Android, having used both). It's cheaper than an iPad, so you could probably also get a Kindle. :D The Kindle Fire is nice for portability. It can fit in your purse and is roughly the size of a paperback book. The Thrive has the nice 10" screen, which I really like having for PDFs for school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Hmm, I wasn't aware of the Thrive. I see it supports flash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 The Kindle Fire is nice for portability. It can fit in your purse and is roughly the size of a paperback book. The Thrive has the nice 10" screen, which I really like having for PDFs for school. It's a lot easier carrying the Fire outside than the iPad. People seem to notice you if you carry a 10" tablet and I'm a low-profile kind of person so I try to avoid unwanted attention. But I find it really hard to type up long emails on the Fire, but it's almost doable on the iPad. The Thrive is not that much cheaper than a refurbished iPad :confused:. Did you get it at Amazon? DH doesn't need an iPad, but he could use an android tablet if it's cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 iPad. you can do so much more with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 It's a lot easier carrying the Fire outside than the iPad. People seem to notice you if you carry a 10" tablet and I'm a low-profile kind of person so I try to avoid unwanted attention. But I find it really hard to type up long emails on the Fire, but it's almost doable on the iPad. The Thrive is not that much cheaper than a refurbished iPad :confused:. Did you get it at Amazon? DH doesn't need an iPad, but he could use an android tablet if it's cheap. My dad got it for me, so I don't know exactly how much he paid. I know it was less than a new ipad. I don't know how much a refurb ipad costs. So yes, they might be similar in price. Typing long emails... I prefer Swype over individual typing on an iOS device, but it's still not as fast as typing on a keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystika1 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I just purchased the nook tablet and rooted it. I now have full access to the android market and all of my kindle books.(with the kindle app) I did a lot of searching before I purchased it. The Thrive would have been my choice if I wanted a ten inch screen, but I have two nice computers that I built connected to flat panel tv's. The thrive is a nice tablet that has lots of ports on the side.(usb, hdmi, microsd card) You can connect the thrive to a flat panel tv with the hdmi connection and view your movies and everything else on the tv. I just wanted a small portable tablet and the nook works perfectly. Btw...the nook can be connected to the tv also with a special connector. If my dd is working on it, we switch to landscape mode which is wide enough for us. At that price...we bought two for the price of one. The kindle fire can be rooted to give you full access to the android market. Rooting just changes the operating system . It is the same as changing your operating system on a desktop computer. Hth, Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystika1 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Btw...best buy has the thrive for $399.00 The asus transformer tablet is also worth looking at and it is the same price at best buy. At least it was last week when I was digging through all of my options. Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorrelZG Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) It would depend on how much reading you were going to be doing. I/We do a lot of reading on the kindle which couldn't be done on the iPad without eye strain. The iPad has many other uses (being able to use PDF curriculum without printing, educational apps, etc.) but I wouldn't want it for a lot of reading. eta. In case I was misunderstanding what exactly you were talking about I just wanted to clarify that I was referring to the regular Kindle ereader with e-ink vs an iPad with a black-lit screen. If you were talking about a Kindle fire with the back lit screen then I would just go with an iPad, personally. Edited February 24, 2012 by SCGS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 iPad Absolutely no question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamajag Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 From the homeschooling pov of ebooks/ curricula, which would opt for? Why? I would go for iPad. There are so many great learning apps, the screen is larger, and all around I think it offers so many more options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 there are a ton of great apps available for ipad. My favorite is a knitting app that is called knitcompanion. Soooo cool! DH uses garageband for recording church services. The kids play various apps. We use it to face time grandparents that we only see a few times a year. I have nook and Kindle on it for downloading free classics and any other book we might want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebastianCat Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Depends on whether you want something strictly for reading, in which the old-style Kindle (without the backlit screen) can't be beaten. But if you want to use it for more than just reading, I'd get an iPad in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrunchyGirl Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Depends on whether you want something strictly for reading, in which the old-style Kindle (without the backlit screen) can't be beaten. But if you want to use it for more than just reading, I'd get an iPad in a heartbeat. I agree. I love my Kindle but all I needed it for was reading books. I will probably get one for DS in a year or so (when I can trust DD not to destroy it). But for everything else, iPad is far superior and we are going to be getting one as soon as the new version comes out in a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystika1 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Just wanted to add that with the ezpdf reader app you can fill in the blanks on stuff like math mammoth on the nook/kindle fire/ thrive. That ability is not limited to the ipad. Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Just wanted to add that with the ezpdf reader app you can fill in the blanks on stuff like math mammoth on the nook/kindle fire/ thrive. That ability is not limited to the ipad. Penny Yep, I love ezPDF! They update it pretty often too, and have been fixing any annoyances I had in the beginning. It's a great app! Very much worth the $2.99. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynful Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I know that everyone has their favorite, especially apple vs. android. For me, I've been through alot of them: ipod, iphone, nook color (then rooted it), kindle, kindle fire, extensively researched the galaxy tab and asus and finally got a refurbished ipad at Christmas. The ipad is by far my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 I know that everyone has their favorite, especially apple vs. android. For me, I've been through alot of them: ipod, iphone, nook color (then rooted it), kindle, kindle fire, extensively researched the galaxy tab and asus and finally got a refurbished ipad at Christmas. The ipad is by far my favorite. What is it about the ipad that tops your list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 iPad would win in my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTaelon Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Depends on what your using them for. We have an Ipad2 for the kids for school and love it but I'm planning on getting a Kindle Fire for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrself Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I just purchased the nook tablet and rooted it... Rooting just changes the operating system . It is the same as changing your operating system on a desktop computer. Hth, Penny Penny, Can you tell us more about how to do this? Before I got a Nook I'd read about it online and wanted to, but I haven't been able to figure out how. Thanks! Nicole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Penny, Can you tell us more about how to do this? Before I got a Nook I'd read about it online and wanted to, but I haven't been able to figure out how. Thanks! Nicole I think you need one of these cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystika1 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I made my own card using the instructions in the first post of the thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466583 It is not hard to make your own card and wayyyy cheaper. As listed in the directions..you need to use a card that is formated(nothing on it) and make the card bootable, you can unzip the contents of the zip file onto the sd card and then slip it into the nook and boot it up. Follow the install instructions and you are good to go. I am running linux on my machine but they have a link in the first post on how to root using windows. There are lots of directions on the web on rooting that are really old. I rooted mine like three weeks ago with the above direction and have been very happy with the results. Once rooted you will need to download golauncherfx app from android market or app manager from the nook apps to browse all of your android apps that you download via android market. The nook library will not list outside apps so that is why you need either the app manager or golauncherfx. Please let me know if you have trouble. I may be able to guide you or provide help. HTH, Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsutsie Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Ipad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 (edited) Double post. Edited February 26, 2012 by WishboneDawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 There's a world of tablets beyond the iPad. I have a Le Pan (bought on Amazon). It's an excellent Android tablet that does everything the iPad does but for a third of the cost. The one big compromise is that it lacks memory but buying a bigger SD card solves that issue. Honestly, my head and wallet hurt (sympathetically of course :)) whenever iPads are bought without people researching the much cheaper options out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 bumping...:bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystika1 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I love my nook tablet. I rooted it and can do anything my sister's ipad does for less than half the price. I borrowed the ipad before I purchased the nook to see if the ipad would be better for me....my husband stayed up half of the night because the light kept him awake. I went for the more compact nook. My girls use it for school each day with no problems. If I would need a bigger tablet I would purchase an android instead because I like to have usb ports and the ability to add memory cards. My aunts ipad has no usb or slots for added memory. Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Logic ala WTM: 1. All Kindled are not also IPads 2. All iPads are also Kindles 3. Therefore, buy the iPad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Logic ala WTM: 1. All Kindled are not also IPads 2. All iPads are also Kindles 3. Therefore, buy the iPad Not necessarily true. The great appeal of a proper e-reader is the e-ink screen which an iPad does not have. I bought a tablet when I wanted an ereader based on the above logic because I found one (a LePan - sold on Amazon) that wasn't much more expensive then a high end ereader. Then I got a free Kindle (just the basic model) a few months later. While the tablet gets used a lot everyone turns to the Kindle when they want to read because it's simply a much better device for that. Frankly, for the price of an iPad anyone could buy a cheaper Android tablet and one or two basic Kindles or other, cheaper ereader. That to me would be the best choice. Or wait for the new Microsoft Surface to come out. :drool5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystika1 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Frankly, for the price of an iPad anyone could buy a cheaper Android tablet and one or two basic Kindles or other, cheaper ereader. That to me would be the best choice. : :iagree: Very well put. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudswinger Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I have one cheap($99) android ereader and one e-ink nook touch. For reading and battery life the nook wins hands down. It's light, no glare, can read it outside, battery lasts forever. I thought about rooting it, but I use the color ereader for whatever apps/videos/browsing I may need. And I can trust that my dd is reading and not playing games or browsing when I hand her the nook. She does seem to focus more on the books on the nook, where if she gets the android device, she jumps around the various apps a lot more. I've actually been reading more books now that I got a nook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELITEANDLOVINGIT Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'd find an open android tablet with 2.3 or higher for these reasons: 1) Apple will not run flash with any level of consistency, which can include many ARC based mapping systems, web programs etc... Apple has become as tight and closed as Microsoft 2) Kindle does not yet have the number of apps available to an open android system, or Apple 3) Androids are pretty open platform, though Google has certainly begun to tighten the market you can still load most educational apps that are available to apple, and still load flash sites. JMO - I like them all and have everything with exception of a Kindle at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Depends on whether you want something strictly for reading, in which the old-style Kindle (without the backlit screen) can't be beaten. But if you want to use it for more than just reading, I'd get an iPad in a heartbeat. I hear lots of people say this, but we find there is not enough contrast to read comfortably. My e-ink is 3 years old, but I just haven't used it much for that reason. Bean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeniebeenie6 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I have a regular Kindle and I have had nothing but problems with it. It crashes a lot. I much prefer my ipad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Penny, Can you tell us more about how to do this? Before I got a Nook I'd read about it online and wanted to, but I haven't been able to figure out how. Thanks! Nicole There are a few ways, this one is good if you want to spend $10 http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57572408-251/root-your-nook-tablet-for-as-little-as-$9.99/ This is free but you need to be a tad tech savvy http://nookdevs.com/Main_Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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