[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] DarkDvr:
Listen, I understand how people are looking at KF and thinking - man, it's already rooted, has CWM and ROMS are but a minute away. Our NT is still locked down, and we're being told it may stay this way.

So naturally, being in your return period, you're thinking about switching boats to KF.

I have one word explaining why that's a real bad idea: SPECS.

Ok, say you have a KF running CM on it.

RAM - you have 512MB RAM. That's low, not enough for GB or ICS. No need arguing that GB will run on it - yes it will, but it'll never be as smooth as a 1GB RAM device. Android will keep closing apps to free up mem, that creates response lag.

Anybody who had an original SGS with GB on it knows - you just can't make an SGSII out of it, it will always lag here and there. Read engadget review - they are complaining about how laggy it is.

Memory - You've got 6GB memory. That's it. You'll never have any more. That means you'll constantly feel deprived of space - you can't load full HD movies to watch, you can't load your music collection on it. You'll constantly be sacrificing something.

Books/Media store - you only have access to Amazon media store, since B&N doesn't have a store you can install and use. On a NT, though, without any root we already can stream Amazon content, read Kindle books, and that's all with native support of everything B&N has to offer.

No MIC - forget about using your Fire with Google Voice. There's no mic. Also forget about recording yourself reading books to your kids, to use in case you're on vacation or something.

Amazon Cloud you say? Yes, but only where you have a good WiFi connection. As soon as you're out of range - the fun stops. Phone tethering you say? Those 2GB will disappear MEGA FAST if you stream to your KF.

Amazon videos you say? Sure, but remember - that ain't free. Pay Amazon Prime membership fee, then also pay for movies themselves. And again, only when on WiFi and you don't get to keep it.

On the other hand, consider this:

With NT, even without root, we already have a device that's:

Very snappy

Able to sideload apps

Able to run a different launcher

Able to run Opera browser - nice n fast

Able to run 720p videos in browser, full screen

Able to play almost any video up to full-HD 1080p BlueRay

Able to play AVI files with free third-party players (no need for conversion)

Has 33GB+ of memory with an added SD card. I've just loaded tons of movies, books, magazines and music on it, and still have space remaining

Will be able to be used as a phone with Google Voice

Run Amazon Market (some have reported that even older Android Market APK works)

Run both Amazon's and B&N's premium content.

Think about it. Yes, KF was hacked faster than our NT was, but in the end, we already have almost everything we need, AND we have a much more powerful device.

KF was quicker at the start, but it has almost depleted its potential as a modern Android tablet, considering what future versions of Android need. Our device still has tons of untapped potential.

EDIT:

Engadget released a comparison between the two HERE.

Here are some interesting parts for the lazy:

tl;dr version: PATIENCE!