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Old 05-28-2011, 12:01 PM   #114
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Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
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Originally Posted by elemenoP View Post
The hardware specs on the new Nook and Kobo are the same as the current Sonys: Pearl E-ink Screen, Neonode IR touch. The processors may be different but they let's assume they are all "pretty fast." The Nook and Kobo have a wireless transmitter inside, the 650 does not.

So in what way are the Nook and Kobo devices more cheaply built? Because they have a plastic bezel instead of aluminum? How much of a price difference do you think that is, in terms of the parts? Aluminum costs more than a wireless transmitter?

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Let's use laptops as an example...
Let's say you had a $400 laptop and a $450 laptop. Both similar specs. But the $400 laptop comes with Vista and the $450 comes with Windows 7. You'd buy the $450 laptop with Windows 7.

Now, what we know is that the software on the 650 is good. ADE works well. The interface is good. But we do not know the system software on the nook or Kobo. We don not know how good ADE is. So for all we know, the 650 could still be better even though the specs on the others are similar. We won't know this until after these two devices are released and people can actually go to stores and try them in person.
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