Thread: Why E-ink?
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Old 08-12-2010, 02:06 PM   #22
bill_mchale
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Originally Posted by GA Russell View Post
One way might be the price!
True... I thought of that, but effectively, there are no e-ink readers (That I know of) that are directly comparable to the Jetbook. The Pocketbook 360, the Cybook Opus and the Sony 300 are the closest units in general distribution. The Opus and the 360 are a fair bit more expensive. But on the flip side, the 300 is close to the price of the Jetbook. Now granted, the Jetbook has better ePub support, but the metal case of the Sony makes me think it might be a more durable unit (And since my current Jetbook's plastic case is slowly falling apart due to stress cracks (probably from carrying in my Jeans Pocket) that is important) and I can always convert to LRF if I really want justified text.

Now admittedly I think I would rather like the PocketBook 360's Ergos (Not sure mind you, just a guess), but then again maybe the Jetbook Mini will take care of that issue... oh well ).

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