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Originally Posted by kyzu
I love my kindle but sometimes I'm looking to read magazines, or pdf's, or just browse the web and it really sucks in every one of those categories EXCEPT novels, it's perfect for those.
But I want a change, so, can anybody recommend one that has color, magazines/pdf's look good, and is ~$200 ?
Thanks SO much  |
Welcome to mobileread!
I do not think that your Kindle sucks on those categories
. The Kindle is an ereader; was designed for novels, pure text books. It is not a tablet.
Now, for Magazines and PDFs a tablet is better, no question about it. Can you find a good tablet below $200.00? Difficult. Not impossible, but difficult. However, for about $350.00 you can buy a wifi Galaxy Tab. It is more expensive but is a nice piece of hardware, Froyo out of the box and it is lighter than similar devices at that size.
I respectfully disagree of getting a Nook Color and root it. On my case, I don't justify the effort of rooting plus the problem when receiving the official B&N firmware upgrade later via wifi. To me, it is too much trouble for just $100.00 more. Granted, that maybe is too much for some people, but at the end, you are getting more hardware for what you pay.
Pocketbook IQ is ok, good value, but IQ's resisitive touchscreen is just not for me. Once you have used capacitive screens, you don't want to go back.
I'm with Hughes about his PDF and iPad comment though. iPad is a bit more expensive but unbeatable, in my opinion, when reading PDFs.