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Originally Posted by vxf
Come on, I know we all have our biases, but this is fanboyish-behavior.
SONY makes a big deal about how you can use the T1 to download books directly, without the need for a PC. Yet, you need a PC to make it work in first place. And, if you live outside of North America, you need a PC to authorize the device as well. That, by itself, should not be the case. And no-one should have to jump through hoops to get anything to work in the first place.
In general, I am starting to feel frustrated about how much 'work' is involved in having a functional ebook reader. Read forums, install patches, deal with bugs, contact CS, download PRS+... it's all starting to feel like a lot of work, which a customer should not have to deal with. We are talking about a device that displays text, for heaven's sake, it's 2011... Why can't anyone get it right? And yes, I am not claiming SONY is alone here - the Kindle Touch is clearly a disappointing - to me, and to many others - device as well.
Really - the more I think about it - the more I hope Apple decides to enter the ebook reader market soon. Because this feels like MP3 players pre-Apple.
I know they won't. But I can dream, can't I?
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To use a Kindle to borrow library eBooks, you do need a computer. It won't work with just the Kindle. So there goes the Kindle experience. So there are gotchas to every reader. None are perfect and none work perfectly. The Bookeen Odyssey has a firmware update to fix the problem with the SD care slot not taking over 2GB cards. Every reader has had something not work correctly or a gotcha that doesn't happen often. There isn't a perfect reader straight out of the box. I'm not sure there is a perfect reader at all even after firmware updates.