tugboat_2

February 21, 2012 at 10:55pm

I think you are miss understanding what you are getting with the Nook, storage/memory wise.

Out of the 5 or 6 gig's of memory avail, YOU are the one that gets the 1 gig or less memory to play with. B&N gets all of the rest for store content. This is basically the same with the current Nook, you get 1 gig of memory they get the rest (15ish gig's) for store content.

Also (note that I may have this wrong but I've seen it mentioned on a couple of reliable sights such as AnandTech and Paul Thurrott's WinSuperSite.com) in order to access any storage you may install via the memory card slot you must use a computer. As in, you cannot access the memory card directly from the Nook. For instance, as I understand it, if you download a Pdf doc for later reference you will be sending it to your 1 gig of memory. If you need that space or want to store that Pdf out of the way for the time being, then you must download the file to a computer then then re-upload to the memory card.

Likewise , when you want to use that Pdf later (say to refer to it while you repair something. While your computer is offline) you must first put on a computer then back on the Nook's internal memory. Which makes that "32 gig" almost a joke.

dgrmouse

February 21, 2012 at 7:06pm

I don't believe they (B&N) are measuring success in the same way that you are. Their goal isn't necessarily to get one of these devices into the hands of every creature on the planet. Their goal is to use the device as a tool to push additional, higher profit, content.