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Old 09-29-2010, 04:59 PM   #26
ski_power
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Originally Posted by ProfCrash View Post
* If I did need to use a bookstore other then Amazon I know where to go and how to convert if needed.
* I don't need a replaceable battery. I had one in my K1 and didn't need it so I don't care that the Nook has one.
* I don't need a memory card slot. I had one on my K1 and never used it. With collections and the space to store 3,500 books on the K3 and DX I can have all of my books loaded on my device, sorted in a way that makes sense to me.
This.

With such super long battery life devices it doesn't make sense truthfully. For the fear of getting flamed by the battery brigade, I've not replaced the battery in my 5 year old phone(HTC Wizard btw). (I'm NOT an Apple dude, otoh I dislike apple in general.) But Apple do have a point sometimes, when the battery-life is greater than the device life, you probably don't need user-replaceable battery.
Heck, on my camera I've just stuck an 8 gig and it's never come out except for transferring pictures to the computer, since it's far more convenient to stick the SD as the door opens with one thumb; on the laptop rather than keep the camera cable hanging around.
That convenience is essentially negated in the Kindle 1 since you need to open the unwieldy back cover. I watched a video for the nook and you need to do the same. And the added inconvenience of needing to use an adapter with the uSD card.
Remember I'm not talking as a tech user, but rather as probably some middle aged Average Joe/Jane like to use it. They just want to get things done.
In that respect I'd say you have a winner with amazon.
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