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Originally Posted by JL6161
I'm another person who registered for the forum specifically to say how heartbreaking and frustrating this news is. I'm an academic teaching a lot of online/paperless classes who just learned of the eDGe's existence a few days ago and was all set to use some professional development funds my employer owes me on a shiny eDGe 10.1. But if there will be no future support or OS/firmware upgrades, it seems . . . unwise. And the univ. wouldn't authorize the funds under the circumstances.
What a gigantic bummer. Like other folks have said, this device might have been made expressly for me, especially since I have a whole arthritis/pinched nerve/carpal tunnel combo thingie that means I need to be doing more things onscreen than on paper. I don't want some wafer-thin, featherlight, totally un-ergonomic, painful to use piece of trash like a Kindle or iPad, and I don't need 5 billion pointless apps. But integrating an e-reader/writer with a tablet in a nice large solid durable package? This is total brilliance. I dunno -- I'm halfway tempted to plunk down my own funds and grab one while I still can, support and warranty or not. Everything I need it to do, it already does well enough.
Or I guess the alternative is to limp along with only the laptop and old reliable Time:Master planner book and hope desperately that someone, anyone, somewhere realizes the marvelous practicality and limitless potential of this design.
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I'm also an academic, and I heartily endorse the Edge despite all of its limitations. Every day I am more and more pleased with my purchase(s), as I've now got both a PocketEdge and a full-sized Edge. For academic purposes I really suggest getting the full-sized Edge. If your Uni won't cover it because the company is potentially going under, definitely consider picking up a used one. I got my full-sized Edge, used, from an Amazon seller for $380. There are quite a few up for auction on ebay that are well under the $500+ retail price. It's worth it! And does all sorts of things that the ipad just can't do.