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Originally Posted by wandalynn
Now that the JBL and Libre are available for under $100 I've considered getting one or the other as a portable ereader. The nook is just too clunky to comfortably carry around.
So what features make the big difference between the Ectaco and Aluratek?
I saw the Libre at Borders, liked the size and weight, the no black flash between FAST pageturns. But no dictionary was a con.
My concern about the JBL is that the battery pack would make it heavy. Plus, I prefer to use rechargables which don't seem to work as well from what I've read.
I mostly read PG and Overdrive books. I've bought others from Sony, B&N, Smashwords and Kobo.
The no clock feature is what most interests me about these ereaders, btw. (Overdrive).
Thanks for any advice.
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I just weighed my JBL and it's a fine hair over 9 oz. My 6" Mentor weighs 6.5 oz. Four Sanyo Eneloops (the prechargeables I use) weigh 4 oz. I'm guessing the extra weight of the AAs vs. the internal battery of the JB is only 3oz. Heck, my purse, with the JBL inside, weighs 4 lb. (and I used to carry a heavier one but I got too old)! If you can't handle the extra 4 oz. each set of four batteries weighs, get a bag to hang on your walker.
As mentioned, I use the Sanyo Eneloops in my JBL. Battery life in the JBL seems to only equal alkalines but I carry extra batteries in my purse so it's not a big deal. At least, when the batteries run down, all I have to do is pop in a fresh set and reboot. It takes only a few minutes opposed to several hours of recharging time, assuming I'm near an outlet when they run down (which I never am, of course).