Silliness E-Ink Device for Sweetpea

vivaldirules · 08-05-2009, 02:17 PM

Sweetpea has been agonizing over which e-ink device to buy and the prospects of new and rumored devices are confounding the issue. So I thought we'd be excessively democratic, to the point of being collectively dictatorial, and decide the issue entirely for her. Please choose from her list of candidates (and I've thrown in just a couple of others, too). All votes will be counted and the results will be binding (or will be bound and tossed overboard). I would mention my preferred candidate but that would probably be unfair.

vivaldirules · 08-05-2009, 02:20 PM

Ooooooops. Can you possibly believe that I forgot the poll? Oh, well. Not that it matters. You can just as easily comment with your vote from this list:

Hanlin V3
Hanlin V5
IRex Digital Reader
Sony PRS600
PlasticLogic
Hanvon WISEreader N518
Txtr Reader
Opus
The Blue One, Next To The Fish
A Can (perhaps two!) of WD-40

vivaldirules · 08-05-2009, 02:21 PM

Drat! Where was the poll shark (desertgrandma) when I needed her?

griffonwing · 08-05-2009, 02:23 PM

You can't go wrong with a Slate Blue Pocket Pro (Hanlin v5)

krisk · 08-05-2009, 02:26 PM

whwere is DG anyway?

vivaldirules · 08-05-2009, 02:51 PM

I think she's been around occasionally but posting infrequently. Good grief! Maybe she has found a life outside of......you know where!

DixieGal · 08-05-2009, 03:07 PM

Hey Sweetpea, Slayda just posted that he found his EZ Reader, and now says to "make an offer" for the other one.

Sweetpea · 08-06-2009, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by griffonwing

You can't go wrong with a Slate Blue Pocket Pro (Hanlin v5)

I prefer Maroon... Fits better with my room, which is, well, maroon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by krisk

whwere is DG anyway?

Yes, I've been wondering that too. Somebody check her house! (there've been too many stories lately about people laying dead in their houses for weeks...)

phenomshel · 08-06-2009, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Hey Sweetpea, Slayda just posted that he found his EZ Reader, and now says to "make an offer" for the other one.

Where was it?????

Dylrob · 08-06-2009, 02:23 AM

The blue one is by far the best reader on the market... if you can bare the smell of rotting trout.

dreams · 08-06-2009, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Where was it?????

The EZ Reader from Slayda...

"So I now have two EZ Readers. Anyone want to buy one - make an offer. "

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...8&postcount=16

from this thread

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...413#post544413

Sweetpea · 08-06-2009, 03:59 AM

Wait, a quarter just fell...

Why is it Unutterably Silly that I can't decide what device to buy!?!?!?!?!

cbell · 08-06-2009, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Wait, a quarter just fell...

Why is it Unutterably Silly that I can't decide what device to buy!?!?!?!?!

Sweetpea, you've been entertaining us with your fence-sitting. Your post above made me LOL.

It's not quite unutterably silly that you keep changing your mind and devouring info on new devices, but well...

What you need is kind of like a Pocket Loox, but a little bigger, probably e-Ink, maroon or maybe silver, kind of looks like an iPhone, but maybe not quite...

Your new device is out there somewhere waiting for you - keep searching and please keep us updated.

The device you eventually choose will be the benchmark for other people still trying to decide

Sweetpea · 08-06-2009, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbell

What you need is kind of like a Pocket Loox, but a little bigger, probably e-Ink, maroon or maybe silver, kind of looks like an iPhone, but maybe not quite...

Actually, you're really close to the mark there.... I just want something that isn't there (yet). Though, that Sony 600 does come close (except for the backlight and colour screen, but I can live without those)...

cbell · 08-06-2009, 05:52 AM

There's lots of new ebooks readers on the horizon. You can wait for the 'perfect device' or use one that will do, for now.

Maybe when the Sony 600 comes in maroon and is available in your country... but there'll be other devices to choose from by then... heh!

Plenty of people happily read ebooks on PCs, laptops and PDAs.

It's good that you're doing your research and your musings might help others decide. Take your time!

I felt strange when I lost my avatar, much better now.

View Poll Results: Which E-Ink Device Should Sweetpea Get?
Hanlin V3	3	10.00%
Hanlin V5	4	13.33%
IRex Digital Reader	5	16.67%
Sony PRS600	16	53.33%
PlasticLogic	4	13.33%
Hanvon WISEreader N518	2	6.67%
Txtr Reader	3	10.00%
Opus!!!	7	23.33%
The Blue One, Next To The Fish	12	40.00%
A Can (perhaps two!) of WD-40	6	20.00%
Pffft!!!	9	30.00%
What does "Remember to keep the poll options short and to the point" mean? Give me a	9	30.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 30. You may not vote on this poll

08-05-2009, 02:17 PM	#1
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	E-Ink Device for Sweetpea Sweetpea has been agonizing over which e-ink device to buy and the prospects of new and rumored devices are confounding the issue. So I thought we'd be excessively democratic, to the point of being collectively dictatorial, and decide the issue entirely for her. Please choose from her list of candidates (and I've thrown in just a couple of others, too). All votes will be counted and the results will be binding (or will be bound and tossed overboard). I would mention my preferred candidate but that would probably be unfair.

08-05-2009, 02:20 PM	#2
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Ooooooops. Can you possibly believe that I forgot the poll? Oh, well. Not that it matters. You can just as easily comment with your vote from this list: Hanlin V3 Hanlin V5 IRex Digital Reader Sony PRS600 PlasticLogic Hanvon WISEreader N518 Txtr Reader Opus The Blue One, Next To The Fish A Can (perhaps two!) of WD-40

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08-05-2009, 02:21 PM	#3
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Drat! Where was the poll shark (desertgrandma) when I needed her?

08-05-2009, 02:23 PM	#4
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	You can't go wrong with a Slate Blue Pocket Pro (Hanlin v5)

08-05-2009, 02:26 PM	#5
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	whwere is DG anyway?

08-05-2009, 02:51 PM	#6
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	I think she's been around occasionally but posting infrequently. Good grief! Maybe she has found a life outside of......you know where!

08-05-2009, 03:07 PM	#7
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Hey Sweetpea, Slayda just posted that he found his EZ Reader, and now says to "make an offer" for the other one.

08-06-2009, 02:23 AM	#10
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,141 Karma: 47366760 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	The blue one is by far the best reader on the market... if you can bare the smell of rotting trout.

08-06-2009, 03:59 AM	#12
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Wait, a quarter just fell... Why is it Unutterably Silly that I can't decide what device to buy!?!?!?!?!

08-06-2009, 05:52 AM	#15
cbell Frenetic Posts: 590 Karma: 8181 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Device: iLiad V2	There's lots of new ebooks readers on the horizon. You can wait for the 'perfect device' or use one that will do, for now. Maybe when the Sony 600 comes in maroon and is available in your country... but there'll be other devices to choose from by then... heh! Plenty of people happily read ebooks on PCs, laptops and PDAs. It's good that you're doing your research and your musings might help others decide. Take your time! I felt strange when I lost my avatar, much better now.

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