What's your eink reader / tablet combo ...

[jocampo]

Originally Posted by SCION

Both are with me at all times.

Even at work or while working? ... just kidding ..

[khalleron]

Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

e ink is dated. Whatever comes out with Qualcomm's Mirasol display. Shall be equipping most tablets and smartphones some years from now and shall render e ink single-purpose devices irrelevant.

Poor person, always missing today while waiting for tomorrow. . .

Me - Sony PRS-505 and Nook Color with CM7.

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by jocampo

I think that you are correct and your answer was the reason why I asked. You said you moved to ASUS from iPad and you mainly use Kindle app. I enjoy and like iOs version better, so I do not fully understand the reason for your move

Ironically, I like the B&N Android version better than the iOs one.

I don't want to derail your thread with pro/anti Apple posts - but the iPad is a beautiful reader - I hated being tethered to iTunes on a PC/Mac and being unable to load my own files onto the thing without jailbreaking it. I decided to move to an Android tablet instead - and the ASUS TF was the top choice. I've not regretted the move. [I traded the iPad in using Amazon's electronic trade-in program - and the amount I got for it paid for the TF & its keyboard dock]

[jocampo]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I don't want to derail your thread with pro/anti Apple posts - but the iPad is a beautiful reader - I hated being tethered to iTunes on a PC/Mac and being unable to load my own files onto the thing without jailbreaking it. I decided to move to an Android tablet instead - and the ASUS TF was the top choice. I've not regretted the move. [I traded the iPad in using Amazon's electronic trade-in program - and the amount I got for it paid for the TF & its keyboard dock]

Thanks for your input.

I don't mind talking about Apple pros and cons, I'm a device person, not a brand loyal guy ...



I actually share the same feeling about iTunes. But still is not so powerful and bad to make me take the move ... NO YET! at least ...

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by jocampo

Thanks for your input.

I don't mind talking about Apple pros and cons, I'm a device person, not a brand loyal guy ...



I actually share the same feeling about iTunes. But still is not so powerful and bad to make me take the move ... NO YET! at least ...

Yeah - iTunes was the deal breaker for me.

One reason I have remained loyal to the Kindle was that you never HAD to tether it to a PC in order to load books and read.
And if you did hook it up - its file system was accessible - no fancy tricks needed to sideload books - either via calibre or using the OS file manager.

Android tablets give me that level of independence & control.
And I eagerly await the arrival of the rumored Amazon tablet - I'm sure it will be fully integrated into the existing infrastructure - for books, music, video. The only question will be if it will be WiFi only, or if also 3G - will Amazon subsidize a carrier as with the Kindle - if the tablet is "locked" into the Amazon website.

[jersysman]

Nook Color for my tablet stuff....soon getting a Nook STR... great eInk reader.

[vxf]

PRS350+PRS950/iPad

[m-reader]

Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

e ink is dated. Whatever comes out with Qualcomm's Mirasol display. Shall be equipping most tablets and smartphones some years from now and shall render e ink single-purpose devices irrelevant.

[Namekuseijin]

Originally Posted by m-reader

You'll eat those words out when Kindle and iPad come with it next year.

[m-reader]

Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

You'll eat those words out when Kindle and iPad come with it next year.

Mate, you're missing the point by a mile. If you want to discuss the pros and cons of e-Ink/backlit, there's a million threads out there on this blessed topic. This particular thread is not about that. Give us a break.

[Namekuseijin]

Mirasol is not backlit nor LCD. It's also crisp clear, colorful and with amazing refresh times.

I also guess right until it comes in a mass-market product, it must be insanely expensive...

[tubemonkey]

KSO WiFi / Nook Color (auto nooter)

Why these models? Price, color, display, and quality. Brand loyalty means nothing to me. I'll bash Amazon just as fast as I'll bash Apple.

Feature-wise, the K3 is the best ereader out there. On top of that, mine is free courtesy of Amazon's Special Offers program. My wish for K4 is a touch screen; which means a smaller size and bye bye keyboard.

I got the Nook Color because of its killer display and $250 price tag. Lack of app store access at the time was just a temporary setback, because I knew it would eventually get rooted and gain access to the Android Market.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

e ink is dated. Whatever comes out with Qualcomm's Mirasol display. Shall be equipping most tablets and smartphones some years from now and shall render e ink single-purpose devices irrelevant.

Still waiting for that, but starting to doubt it'll ever come in a mass market product.


Anyway, OT:

e-ink side is hard to name. I switch equally between my Sony (at home) or BeBook (everywhere else).
LCD is my JE100. Though, I don't use it as a "tablet", but rather as ereader only. Still searching for a tablet for pure tablet stuff...

[Filark]

enTourage eDGe/Pocket eDGe

Pocket eDGe for shopping lists, games, and reading on the go (either tablet or e-ink side). Big eDGe for e-ink reading with web/dictionary/color lookup (on the tablet side).

I took my EE outside with my coffee this morning, folded over so only the e-ink side was showing, and read for an hour in the sun. The big screens (and weight) make it awkward at times, but I wouldn't trade the dual-functionality for anything I have yet seen.

[MAT160]

Sony PRS-600 / Ipad 2