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gokalp · 03-24-2009, 05:27 PM

For your needs, I recommend a slate tablet PC such as TC1100. It is reasonably small and light (10" screen), it has great notetaking and pdf abilities. It is not produced anymore, but I bought it used for ~$400 last year. The only downside I can think of is its battery life, which pretty much less than 3hr.

I also have the 6" eink reader PRS 700. It is very good for casual reading, but for technical journals, the text becomes just to small to read, especially in double column papers. As an alternative, the larger screen IRex that everybody mentioned is good, but it is prohibitively expensive.

edit: oops I noticed that my feedback is too late. Well anyways, enjoy your PRS 700 it is still a very capable device, despite its limitations.

03-24-2009, 05:27 PM	#15
gokalp Member Posts: 23 Karma: 13 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: sony prs 700	For your needs, I recommend a slate tablet PC such as TC1100. It is reasonably small and light (10" screen), it has great notetaking and pdf abilities. It is not produced anymore, but I bought it used for ~$400 last year. The only downside I can think of is its battery life, which pretty much less than 3hr. I also have the 6" eink reader PRS 700. It is very good for casual reading, but for technical journals, the text becomes just to small to read, especially in double column papers. As an alternative, the larger screen IRex that everybody mentioned is good, but it is prohibitively expensive. edit: oops I noticed that my feedback is too late. Well anyways, enjoy your PRS 700 it is still a very capable device, despite its limitations. Last edited by gokalp; 03-24-2009 at 05:30 PM.