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Originally Posted by Newbie1
Hi! Sorry in advance for yet another thread seeking help in choosing the right device for me, but I am really confused right now.
I really don't care much for Apps and books. I need an ereader for reading documents I use for work on the go (mainly doc., .rtf and .pdf formats) and also a decent web browser. Any additional features will be welcome, but I won't be devastated if I cannot stream video or listen to the music.
I would prefer a more sensitive touch screen, not the resistive screen (I'm used to my iphone, so I'm afraid the resistive screen will drive me crazy and I don't want to use a stylus).
The most important thing for me is to be able to read documents and to do web browsing in different languages - mainly English, Russian, and French.
And, of course, the dimensions... the smaller and lighter - the better.
Unfortunately, my budget is not very high - I'd like to stay under $200.
I've been looking at Velocity Cruz Reader (don't know if it supports Russian) and PocketBook IQ 701, but I am open to other suggestions!
Any advice will be highly appreciated!!
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Browsing is not one of the strongest selling points for dedicated ereaders. So in my opinion, that would be a "no no" to any eink device.
Based on your PDF requirement and ability to browse Internet, it looks like you need a tablet, but the problem is that I don't know of any good capacitive screen tablet which falls under your 200 budget. The closest things would be a Nook Color. Even though it handles PDF ok, does not remember last read page and lacks of other important PDF features present in a Sony ereader, for example.
So, I would suggest to check (in order) for these devices: Nook Color, Samsung Galaxy Tab, iPad.
iPad could be out of budget, but for PDFs and browsing (except Flash, of course) I think there is nothing better; kind of big though, so keep that in mind. The Galaxy Tab is a bit less expensive, you will have Full Android Market and it's more open in terms of ports and software than Nook Color and iPad. It is about 16oz and portable and ThinkFreeOffice app handles PDF really well, with reflow and supports TOC, which is awesome.
I played with the Velocity Cruz and did not like, besides was running an old version of Android; I found it a bit unresponsive as well. The Pocketbook could be ok for some folks, but that LCD screen is just not for me.