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So...
I have read on the NC for over 7 hours, and did about 3.5 hours non-stop last night before falling asleep -- no eyestrain. Really, eyestrain was one of my original (and personally untested) criticisms of tablets vs. e-ink. But so far all is well.
Another worry I had was bright sunlight on the LCD screen. We had a remarkably sunny day yesterday in the Colorado foothills, and I sat on the deck for a bit. Turned up the contrast to full and read with only minor glare issues. I'm hoping the non-glare screen protector will fix that.
The battery life still sucks. I got about 10 hours after rooting, with heavy-duty reading, some intermittent downloading and playing with apps, Gmail running in the background, an showing it off to the kids (while avoiding the missus, who hasn't yet figured out I have a different e-reader). It's a far cry from my K3's incredible battery 3 week battery life!
I really enjoy the ability to have "shelves" with cover thumbnails displayed. I can create real collections without the kludgy workarounds some of our brilliant fellow Kindlers have come up with.
And yes, as much as I hate to admit it, I really do enjoy the fact that my NC is an e-reader than can do a few other things. Now I don't have to stay close to my laptop or keep my phone handy to check those pesky work emails that come thru even though the hospital lets me off a couple of days a week!
Besides, jailbreaking my K3 just didn't give me the same thrill that rooting the NC did. Yeh, it was jailbroke and I installed the SS hack. Whoo... Rooting the NC gives me a whole new dimension of screwing around with my device.
For those who are waiting around to see what goodies come from CES, yes that crossed my mind as well. But I don't want a cheap Meoyonasonic imitator (yes, I made that up), I hate Apple for their monopolistic, "we know what's best for you" attitude, and I'm not gonna wait around for $500+ tablets from reputable companies to drop in price. Santa kinda gave me the shaft this year, so I bought myself a new toy.
Don't worry; I can dink around with my toys and still find at least 3 or 4 hours a day to read. On an average day off (like today) I've already read 4 hours, and am going back to it after dinner.
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