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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
I was going to buy one, Harry, as my one and only device other than my Sony. I wanted a reader that was also a full tablet. But the reviews all indicated that the Atom processor is just insufficient for Windows 7 and the battery life is only about 3.5 hours. So I gave it a pass and bought an iPad instead. I hope someday someone will finally sell what I want.
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I apologize ahead of time if this is too far off topic, but you don't need to automatically be afraid the Atom processors. I have an N475 with 2GB memory and a fast hard drive and it runs Windows 7 fine. I've been surprised at how close it is to a desktop. No Atom can address more than 2GB of physical memory but the current crop of Atom processors addresses DDR4 memory with twice the bandwidth of DDR3. The Atom works fine for tasks like browsing, reading books, and running Office productivity programs, watching movies and streaming video. I haven't found a program that could choke it but I admit I don't push it very hard.