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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
You couldn't get my K3 out of my cold dead hands. (see what I mean about fanatical?  ) |
But that's because you refuse to follow the lightened path and try a Sony 950. Once you try a Sony 950, a butterfly will be able to remove your K3 from your death grip.
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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
E-book readers aren't like cell phones, or mp3 players......we develop a real relationship with them.
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And here I thought your only relationship was with me. Imagine being replaced by a piece of plastic with a keyboard. Ohhh, the hurt I feel.
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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
Reviews on tech sites are often done by those who don't use the devices on a daily basis......and I often wonder if they aren't sometimes 'skewed'.
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Seriously, this is very true. I find it frustrating that every reviewer who downgrades the Sonys because they lack wireless are adamant that wireless is a must-have feature. I, for one, don't find wireless the must-have feature; I much prefer being able to double-tap a word and have the dictionary pop up. I buy and load books maybe twice a month; it just isn't a big deal to sideload them. OTOH, I use the dictionary feature frequently.
Granted with my Sony 950, which does have wireless, I can see why people like it, but even so, I still do most of my book loading by sideloading.
I also think that most of the reviewers are gadget freaks not book lovers. Not that this is bad, but that they come at the problem from a different perspective. I come at it from the angle of what makes my reading experience easier and more pleasurable; they come at it from does the device have everything that is the state of the art or what they think is must-have state of the art.