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Old 01-02-2011, 09:43 PM   #1
luv2knit
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your opinion on Pocketbook IQ 701

so i thought i was settled on a nook, although not quite happy with the lack of customization and the lack of open android apps... then someone mentions to me in passing about Pocketbooks... and about 8 hours of internet searching later i am thinking the IQ 701 is my machine.

so a few questions for those experienced with one:

1. how are you finding the screen experience? pleasant? i expect a very nice screen experience since it is supposed to be an e-reader, but i don't expect the most perfect non-glare experience since it is going to give me all the other goodies (and the price point!).

2. does the audio support other than mp3? i ask only because the specifications almost everywhere say only mp3, but if you pull up the PDF manual it says "mp3, wma, aac" - so that is much more but that is the only place i find it. would love to have all those formats, but will resort to noteburner software if i must...

3. battery life. what is your real experience with the battery life and reading? obviously turning wifi off will lengthen that, but wondering if it is a generous battery life or so short you just read while plugged in.

i'll probably think of 3 other things the moment i close this post.

my hope was to find an "e-reader" that would support both my ebook and audiobook habits, and this android seems the ticket. another desire i became concerned with when researching other ereaders was organization of my audiobooks, as many of them had nicely organized ebook areas but the audio area was just one large jumping ground and made me think my audio experience would be less than good.

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