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Originally Posted by boswd
I would say not to have wireless on your ereader is the equilavant of your HDTV not having an HDMI port.
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Except that for the HDTV, the HDMI port would be the sole method of getting high quality digital to the TV from an external source. That is not the case for Wi-Fi on an eReader. There is nothing the wi-fi does in terms of loading up books that a USB cable couldn't do just as well.
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It the standard now adays not to much the pure convience and ease. When ereaders across the board offer this feature that are rated just as good if not better, it makes no business sense to leave these features off.
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But if you don't care about wi-fi on an e-ink reader, then it is unnecessary. It all depends what you are looking for. If there were wi-fi on my 350, I don't think I'd ever use it. On the other hand, if there were no full-screen touch on it, I wouldn't have bought it.
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Think of it like this if you bought a Droid or an iPhone, you would expect to surf the web. Selling a smartphone that does not surf the web at a higher price makes 0 business sense.
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But a smart phone is supposed to be able to surf the web. Its integral to the device. There is nothing about wi-fi that makes it integral to an e-ink reader.