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Old 09-29-2011, 12:06 PM   #284
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Originally Posted by Laura81 View Post
A kindle with no keyboard is appealing and I don't want touch screen in an ereader. Fingerprints on the screen I'm reading on? No thanks. I'm curious though, is there any good or useful reason for a keyboard on the kindle?
its IR touch. you can use your fingernail if you want. or gloved fingers etc.

there are plenty of good uses for the keyboard. taking notes , searching for something on device, searching for something in the store, entering web addresses in the browser etc.

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Originally Posted by murraypaul View Post
Right, but the new cheapest version has half the battery life of the current units. Which would be 2-2.5 hours for a week, which is about 15 hours.
the battey is also half the size so the device weighs less

and you are still missing the point. with an eink ereader you can turn it on and leave it on. never shut it off and you will get a week of life out of it. turn on and leave on an lcd device with an equivalent battery and it wont last the day

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