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However, familiar it is, the Nook Tablet has a distinctive design in a market filled with iPad lookalikes.
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Also, in spite of some revamped innards, the company managed to shed a little more than an ounce on the reader, knocking it down to 14.1 ounces (400 grams) - half an ounce less than the Fire. The only major changes to the body are a lighter color (a metallic silver to the Color's dark gray) and a slightly more textured back, which should help when it comes to keeping the thing from slipping to the floor during a particularly saucy D.H. In other words, the Nook Color wasn't broken, so B&N didn't fix it - besides, the company surely wanted to make the most of its Yves Behar investment. When we asked Barnes & Noble why it opted to go with the same form factor, a company rep told us it was because the Nook Color was such a successful device with an immediately recognizable design.
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Yes, it's been said before, but it bears repeating: the Tablet is nearly identical to its predecessor. Need a fun way to pass the time this weekend? Why not roll down to your local Barnes & Noble for a round of "Nook Tablet or Nook Color?" It's the gadgety game that's sweeping the nation.