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Old 03-18-2011, 06:47 PM   #149
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Originally Posted by Cypriobrit View Post
Which would you buy?
(Kindle DX or Asus)

Only if you read your papers sequentially, without too much jumping from one page to another, these are the right devices for you. If you don't, I would suggest trying something with an LCD screen. If you don't like backlit LCD screen, I suppose the only option at the moment is the Asus eeeNote EA800, which has a non-backlit 8" LCD.
I have bought my DR-900 for scientific papers as well as for literature, but I have found it more suitable for the latter. In combination with pdfcrop (for Linux), which I use to remove white margins from pdf documents before loading them on the DR-900, it makes a very good tool for reading. (It would be much nicer, though, if the device had this functionality onboard... Asus, wake up!)
I can't comment about the DX, which I don't have used personally, except to say that in my view it's too large to be easily brought with you in a bag. The Asus, with its touchscreen interface, is noticeably smaller (and forces you to use a virtual keyboard, of course, but for reading you don't need it). In previous posts, I already wrote about the limitations of the current version of the DR-900's firmware, which are pretty strong (although mostly affect "secondary" functions like web browsing). That said, I didn't even consider the Kindle because I don't like a device that has the built-in possibility for the vendor to spy -and possibly mess with- the files that I choose to load on it. On a more pragmatic note, the Kindle lacks some very useful features, like the microSD slot.
I hope these notes have been useful.
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