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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
These come to mind off hand, I'm sure there are others, but I haven't been keeping up...
BeBook Mini
BeBook Club
CyBook Gen 3
CyBook Opus
Pocketbook 301+
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I'm having trouble finding just about any of those anywhere.
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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
Problem is if you're thinking to save money by dropping things like WiFi and 3G you won't. These all cost about as much or more than a Kindle 3 3G+WiFi and also use the older Viziplex screen instead of Pearl (not a big deal for some).
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For some reason, I expected E-Ink to be cheaper than it is. Alright then, I'll forget about getting some kind of cheap reader.
I'd still rather get one that isn't weighed down and made thicker by unnecessary features like cameras, WiFi, 3G, extra screens, and such.
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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
Until you listed a removable battery as a requirement and mentioned "Sony BS," I'd have recommended the PRS-650 (though it isn't cheap), since it does take a standard SD card as well as the aforementioned BS media.
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Removable battery isn't really important, it would just be kind of nice.
However, I have absolutely no stomach for Sony products. In this case, it's because they use their proprietary memory card format, which is absolutely unacceptable.
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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
Other questions: which formats do you intend to read, what size screen would you prefer and does the type of eink screen matter to you at all (vizplex or pearl)? Do you think you'll require a keyboard or not?
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I'm more worried about finding a device that fits my needs than the format it supports. I'll worry about getting things that are supported by whatever I decide to get.
I would prefer something a bit small; smaller than an iPad, but bigger than an iPhone, perhaps.
Can you explain the aesthetic differences between Vizplex and Pearl?
I'd rather that it not have a keyboard, that just seems like extremely unnecessary hardware.