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Old 12-19-2010, 05:07 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek View Post
Jump in all you want! I appreciate the information. Also, I've always wondered what would happen if someone tried to access youtube on an e-ink device. . I've narrowed down my choices to the new Pocketbook 902 or 903, or the Kindle DX. Both are very attractive devices with pluses and minuses. The thought of free 3g is really growing on me - my parents and in-laws don't have internet connections, so I could check my e-mail at their houses using the Kindle in case of an emergency (I don't have a smart phone, and I'm not very interested in getting one.) I really think I'd appreciate a Kindle, the only thing that is holding me back it that I wouldn't be able to make handwritten notes on it (which I would need for Greek letters, Croatian words with diacritics, etc.) and I'm a bit worried about the PDF handling. The PB is new enough that I haven't been able to find a video showing how it handles PDFs. I'm O.K. with the Kindle not being able to read epub, that's what I have my Sony for. (I've also decided to upgrade my beloved 505 to the PRS-950 next time I'm in the states, after the new year.)
I like the way my PRS-600 handles PDFs better than the way my Kindle does, but the responsiveness of the virtual keyboard on the Touch leaves a bit to be desired. In addition, the Sony's note-taking and annotation functions are sluggish and inexact, and the limitations as to how much text can be copied in a single instance is maddening. The newer generation of Sonys may have overcome these limitations; I can't say, having no experience with them. Overall, I strongly prefer my Kindle, but the inability to clip foreign language symbols is not its most endearing attribute.

Many of the quotations I post here at MR were originally copied from books that reside on my Kindle.
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