05-24-2011, 05:22 PM | #1 |
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Touch, WiFi, Note taking, PDF support
Hi,
This might have been asked already, but I am a newbie and I badly need an e-reader (never thought I would, ever want one earlier) and any suggestions from the good and kind bookies here. 1) This e-reader should have touch (as opposed to all the annoying buttons of the Kindle 3 or DX). 2) Should be able to highlight / mark / strike off text, take notes and save them. 3) I have more than a 100 PDF files on my computer related to Mathematics, Programming, and Electrical Engineering. I want the reader to support such free PDF files them. Also, need support for scanned PDF files. 4) Display (decent enough to read). Can be e-Ink or back-lit LCD, no issues with either (prefer e-Ink though) 5) I don't want 3G or Edge or Whispernet. Just WiFi would be fine. 6) Should feel light in hand. (If it's more than 500 grams, holding it would be straining the muscles after a while) 7) Price <= $280. Can some one throw some light and advise please? Thanks in advance, Olive Riley. |
05-24-2011, 06:54 PM | #2 |
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05-24-2011, 09:46 PM | #3 |
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niether of those will do well although the Kobo's pan would help.
Onyx M90 9.7" Pearl Eink Display 1600 mAh battery WiFI , Browser Digitizer Stylus SDHC (32GB max) 2GB on board storage 330grams Handwriting Recognition, Text to Speech, Dictionary Supported Formats ADE EPUB and PDF , EPUB PDF DOC DOCx XLS PPT PPTX CHM PDB MOBIPOCKT FB2 DJVU TXT HTML MP3 WAV JPEG PNG BMP TIFF GIF same price as Kindle DX. Available in a week or two. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&highlight=m90 also https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=127120 |
05-24-2011, 09:50 PM | #4 |
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similar thread you might want to read https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=132246
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05-25-2011, 10:17 AM | #5 | |
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Just make sure that whatever you get that it has a large screen. More so for the types of PDFs that you'll be reading. Such documents don't display well on smaller screens (6" eInk). And zooming and panning a PDF on a eReader is a painful way to read. Until large screen, affordable, color eInk devices are available you're limited to a LCD tablet. I only recommend the iPad because of it's price and large app base. |
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05-25-2011, 10:38 AM | #6 |
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You could also have a look at the Sony PRS-950, on sale for $200 at Best Buy. It has a 7 inch screen (if you are looking for something very portable. If not, I would suggest that you try to get a larger screen).
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