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Old 09-07-2012, 05:34 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by pidgeon92 View Post
I bought my DXG last year after Thanksgiving, when it was down to $279 for a day or so. I purchased it on a whim, but ultimately, it is the reader I use during the day, when I am not in bed. I have it in a nice easel, and it sits on my kitchen table. When I have lunch or a cappuccino in the afternoon, it is the ereader I use. I'm sad it's not a popular Kindle, but I guess portability trumps larger pages.
I love my DXG as well. It's one of the few gadgets I won't give away.
But: Lots of friends did ask me for advice, when going for their first eReader in the last 2 years or so.
And reaction to Kindle DXG, to my surprise, always was the same: Way too big. I don't need anything that size. Today I'm reading paper books. And even hard covers aren't much bigger. I want about the same or even smaller....

As you said: Portability seems to be key.

To me, this doesn't matter that much.
Yes, I love my Sony tablet P, as I really can take it everywhere.
And of course I usually have my iPhone with me.
But if I compare to this kind of mobility, 6" are way too big as well. I don't take a 5" or 6" reader with me when biking for example.
But when I take a reader with me, it's either in my house (reading in numerous places) or on a business trip or vacation. And then I really don't see a problem, taking DXG with me. I easily can put it in any bag or even in the very same sleeve as my MacBook Air. I guess, it's more a gut feeling than a real argument...
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