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capsizing · 11-28-2007, 12:24 PM

I just got an iLiad for my 24th birthday. Maybe I'm odd, but I'd rather have several devices that do one thing extremely well than one device that's mediocre at everything it does. I want a cellphone for clear conversations, and I carry a separate camera, because it takes better-quality photos than any cellphone camera. I wanted an e-reader so that I could read fully-page PDFs on it, and I don't think any cellphone with an 8 inch screen would sell.

I'm also a grad student, so reading PDFs is more important to me than the average 24 year old. The other grad students in my program all want an iLiad, after seeing what it can do, but the price is too high for most of them.

11-28-2007, 12:24 PM	#17
capsizing Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iRex iLiad	I just got an iLiad for my 24th birthday. Maybe I'm odd, but I'd rather have several devices that do one thing extremely well than one device that's mediocre at everything it does. I want a cellphone for clear conversations, and I carry a separate camera, because it takes better-quality photos than any cellphone camera. I wanted an e-reader so that I could read fully-page PDFs on it, and I don't think any cellphone with an 8 inch screen would sell. I'm also a grad student, so reading PDFs is more important to me than the average 24 year old. The other grad students in my program all want an iLiad, after seeing what it can do, but the price is too high for most of them.