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palex481 · 05-26-2008, 12:20 PM

I am not linking to it, as its not my auction, but I saw this on ebay for $128.

These are the specs:

Tablet PC

Celeron 500Mhz
128Mg Ram
8.4in Active TFT SVGA Display(800x600)
6gig Hard Drive
Windows 2000
Internal 56k modem but they are including a Wireless G PCMCIA card.

Ok, so if this were to be used as a laptop computer, it would be lousy specs. But for reading Ebooks/PDFs how much horsepower do you really need?

I mean you can get much less bloated PDF viewers than Adobe. And I'm sure it would run Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader, etc.

The only possible concerns would be. 800x600 isn't that great of a resolution, but it would suffice for reading. And the auction says it holds a charge, but no guarantees on battery life....

But I really want something to work with Zinio.com(The Digital Magzine People. Cool technology, but its no fun reading magazines on a PC, but cool on a tablet.)

Thoughts?

05-26-2008, 12:20 PM	#1
palex481 Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 53 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505	Fujitsu LT C-500 as a Cheap PDF/Ebook Reader? I am not linking to it, as its not my auction, but I saw this on ebay for $128. These are the specs: Tablet PC Celeron 500Mhz 128Mg Ram 8.4in Active TFT SVGA Display(800x600) 6gig Hard Drive Windows 2000 Internal 56k modem but they are including a Wireless G PCMCIA card. Ok, so if this were to be used as a laptop computer, it would be lousy specs. But for reading Ebooks/PDFs how much horsepower do you really need? I mean you can get much less bloated PDF viewers than Adobe. And I'm sure it would run Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader, etc. The only possible concerns would be. 800x600 isn't that great of a resolution, but it would suffice for reading. And the auction says it holds a charge, but no guarantees on battery life.... But I really want something to work with Zinio.com(The Digital Magzine People. Cool technology, but its no fun reading magazines on a PC, but cool on a tablet.) Thoughts? Last edited by palex481; 05-26-2008 at 12:53 PM.