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Originally Posted by RKnack
Well, the dead REB1100 went out in the mail yesterday. Can't wait to get my new e-reader!  |
Well, be sure to report back on what you get. I have come to the conclusion that there is no one "right" EBR, even for one person. Instead, there's just the question of "fit for use."
As you can see, I have several* EBRs. The critical ones are my 350 and my Kindle DX.
The FFU for the 350 is Portability, pure & simple. This EBR goes with me any time I leave the house.
The FFU for the DX is Screen Real Estate. This device is my EBR for home reading, where I'm not cramped for space & can prop the thing on something when I read. I find that fewer page turns and more words on the page mean a great deal.
So the key to any EBR purchase is to make sure what your fundamental need is. If it's easy ebook purchasing, it's a Kindle or Nook, not a Sony! If it's battery life, it's a Sony or a Kindle or Nook, but not a color Nook. If it's absolute portability, it's the 350, hands down. If its semi-portability (briefcase or purse) plus a bit more reading real estate, it's any of the 6 inchers. If it's weight while you are reading, it might be the 350, or maybe the K3 or Nook or 650, but not the color Nook & certainly not the DX. If it's reading PDFs, newspapers & magazines it's the 950 or the DX.
Problem is, of course, choosing one FFU necessarily eliminates some other option. This is why I've ended up with more than one EBR. But if I had to pick just one, the 350 would edge out the Color Nook, because I just know I'd find myself leaving the CNook at home, and later regretting it.
Frankly, I think that the 6 inch screen EBRs are compromise EBRs, but the compromise is FFU for a lot of people. I even have one, my K3, but if I had to ditch one, that would be it.
* I own an iPhone and an iPad. I find that I don't read books on either one. I also have a Sony 300, which is the predecessor of the 350. (I've set the 300 up as my dedicated bathroom EBR, pretty much replacing the selection of fine bathroom pbooks I used to have stacked in there.) That I bought the 350 when I already had a 300 tells you how much I liked the 300. Well, the 350 is more portable (the 300 approaches the size of the 650,) has twice as many font sizes, and a much clearer screen.