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Originally Posted by TooOld
I read at night only so i assume i would be better off with a backlit LCD ?
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Well, you could use an eink device with a night-light, but backlit LCD would probably be more convenient, yes.
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Does it allow you to do things as well like checking emails, surfing the net, does it play things like youtube (flv's) ??
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Yes to the first two. I don't think it can do the third natively.
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I have had a look at dulinsbooks but they sell it for $169-99 plus $45-00 postage that takes me to $215-00 US Dollars and I didnt know if this unit was worth $215-00??
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Am I just being stin-gy or is this worth $215-00?
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I'm an Aussie who bought the Pocketbook IQ 701 via Dulin's Books. The 701
is cheaper than most Android tablets available locally, so in that sense it would be a worthy purchase. That said, I bought the 701 at a rather cheap price before recent price rises, and if I had to shell out $215 for one, I'm not sure I would get it.
I will say also that Dulin's Books has very good service, and their shipping charges for the Pocketbooks are the most reasonable I've seen.
It's a pity you didn't ask earlier, otherwise I'd suggest you consider strongly at the Nook Color too. It was recently selling on eBay for $200, $50 off, and with mail forwarding, the entire bundle cost about $240 for a similar 7" Android tablet
but with a superior screen. I'm aware of a fair few Aussies who recently took advantage of this deal.