Okay, I've had my Jetbook Lite for a couple of months now and love it. But the grass is always greener and I really wanted a PD Novel. Santa brought me one and I've had time to play with it some. I've hacked it so I can do most anything you want with it. It's a great little toy but for book reading it just does not hold a candle to my Jetbook Lite. I had planned on selling my JBL after getting the PDN but after review, No Way. Here's what I like about the JBL better than the PDN (and by the way I have all the Book Readers on the PDN - Aldiko, Amazon, Pandigital's B&N variant, Cool Reader, Moon Reader, and maybe another one or two.
I like JBL better because:
Reading is not as hard on the eyes. The size is perfect for throwing in you pocket and traveling. No charger to keep up with. Way more operating hours without a charge. Simple to use. The weight. (I bet the PDN ways 5 times what the JBL weighs). Can easily operate the JBL one-handed.
What I do like about the PDN:
Backlight is nice for dim lighting or night reading. Internet access, games, music, movies - anything but reading. Looks cool. Wi-fi access.
My main point is that, in my opinion, if reading books is your goal, you cannot go wrong with the JBL. At $85 bucks with case and lite, I am very tempted to buy another just for back-up.
By the way, thanks to all you JBL guys and gals on this site that convinced me that this was a good device for me and helped me through the FW update and getting the books the way I wanted. This is a great site with some awfully nice people hanging around.
Teleguy
