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Originally Posted by Noah98
As much as my new gadget radar has been going off lately, I can't shake the feeling that my current nook classic 3g is still better (for me) than what's currently on the market. I wish they offered the same design with a pearl screen, graphite color case, and better battery life. That would be my personal perfect ereader. I guess I'm in the minority, but I love the small LCD screen because it makes the device unique (well, except for the Alex reader) and adds a splash of color to the reading experience while still offering the eink advantages.
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Part of the problem with the first-gen Nook is that the design choices run counter to each other. They went with the touch screen on the bottom because infrared touch tech wasn't yet ready. But LCD touch tech is a major reason for the battery life on the first Nook being worse than the competition.
To increase the battery life, they had to ditch the LCD screen, get a bigger battery (bulkier device), or get new battery tech. The last one hasn't really happened in the last year for anyone, and ditching the LCD screen let them go lighter as well as getting better battery life. It really was the most
logical choice.
The design is interesting, but it was full of compromises that turned a lot of people off from it (including me). I'd rather see them focus on the Color and STR as they actually fit certain niches. The color fits the role of a tablet for the reading-focused crowd, while the STR fits the role of a dedicated eInk reader. Not that the STR is perfect, but it currently has the least "deal breaking" problems of the eReaders on the market other than maybe Sony/Amazon, but Sony's stuff is priced out of the market these days, and Amazon I don't buy into on principle.