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Originally Posted by readit
Nice, at least some people in here are interested in a topic about "not spending more than necessary".
There WAS actually an e-ink device sold for £39, someone posted it back in Feb ( forum link) , and no response at all from others.: |
It looks as though that £39 eInk reader
only supported TXT and HTML files. The specs quoted by Makro were incorrect and were for a model currently being sold at M&S for £139.
The version at Makro is also at Argos for £90 - see the comments about the specs here:
http://reviews.argos.co.uk/1493-en_g...05/reviews.htm
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Originally Posted by readit
Well, some just have the money and don't care about "a hundred" more or less,eh?:
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Some are doubtless fortunate to have more money, but I suspect that there are very few who don't care about the price.
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Originally Posted by readit
Anyway, with makro group (metro imperium!) having made the approach, let's see which big sellers follow and when the "kidlemania" comes to an end  |
Prices have been coming down steadily over the last couple of years, and as more features do creep into the lower end machines it will bring down the prices still further. 'Kindlemania' or not, you are still getting a lot more for your £110 Kindle or £130 Sony than you get from the budget end of the market. Such as the new Pearl screens or the ability to read books purchased from the major retailers without having to break the DRM (or, as with this cheap Binatone out the box, lose the formatting of the book).
Graham