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RCR · 01-31-2008, 09:06 AM

I've got both a Sony Reader and an Asus eee.

The Asus, running Win XP, will display any ebook format that Win XP can handle. And you can easily re-orient the display any way you like with <ctrl> <alt> <arrow>.

And it has wireless/internet built in.

But - the screen is only 15cm x 9cm. It is fiddly to get it to display a page that is easy to read. The Asus is clumsy to hold like a book. Battery life is apparently only three and a half hours (I've never run mine down to find out).

Summary - I love my Asus but I find it too clumsy and fiddly to read ebooks on. It has all the other problems of reading ebooks on a normal computer made worse by that tiny screen.

Or maybe it is just that having a Sony Reader has spoiled me.

01-31-2008, 09:06 AM	#5
RCR Addict Posts: 334 Karma: 992487 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: 2 x Sony 505, iPad, Samsung 7 Tablet, ASUS Transformer, Nexus 7	I've got both a Sony Reader and an Asus eee. The Asus, running Win XP, will display any ebook format that Win XP can handle. And you can easily re-orient the display any way you like with <ctrl> <alt> <arrow>. And it has wireless/internet built in. But - the screen is only 15cm x 9cm. It is fiddly to get it to display a page that is easy to read. The Asus is clumsy to hold like a book. Battery life is apparently only three and a half hours (I've never run mine down to find out). Summary - I love my Asus but I find it too clumsy and fiddly to read ebooks on. It has all the other problems of reading ebooks on a normal computer made worse by that tiny screen. Or maybe it is just that having a Sony Reader has spoiled me. Last edited by RCR; 01-31-2008 at 03:33 PM. Reason: Removed images. Apologies for my thoughtlessness.