Thursday, March 28, 2024

With the $50 Barnes & Noble Nook 7 Tablet, you get what you pay for

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If all you’re looking for is an e-reader, then maybe $50 isn’t that bad. Maybe. Possibly.

The Nook 7 from Barnes & Noble is $50. That may be the best thing I have to say about it. It’s not particularly fast. (Or fast at all.) The display isn’t anything to write home about. The software is basically stock Android with BN apps added in.

But if all you’re looking for is an e-reader, then maybe $50 isn’t that bad, right?

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I guess it really depends on what you’re hoping to get out of this. I’d hoped this might be another option for the kids. And while it is, it’s not really a good option. At least not without doing some work to it. There’s no real kid support built into the Nook 7 out of the box. There’s basic Android user switching, and even profile support for the Barnes & Noble content. It’s password protected, even, so you can keep your Disney kids out of your Danielle Steel. But that’s it. They still have full access to every single app on the tablet. And you’re on your own for setting up any sort of screen time limitations. Point is, for not too much more money you can get a much better tablet for youngsters.

On the other hand, this one does have Google Play support from the moment you fire it up, so there’s that.

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