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Originally Posted by DrMoze
I use my Reader for reading books and stories. It does that great. The screen size and thin form factor are just right IMO. (A larger screen for pdfs would be a different beast.) It really hits the mark for a leisure reading device.
I don't need more memory. My 505 internal memory is about half full, and it has at least 2-3 months' worth of reading. What are y'all reading that takes up so much memory? Or do people want to carry "every" book file with them? That's more of an obsession than a functional /need. Seriously, I have quite a variety for any reading mood, with tons of memory to spare, and no need for memory cards.
OK, I *might* like "official" customizable options like clock display or mapping the menu keys to page turns, but I already have that anyway.
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Agree. I don't need to have 3 years worth in reading time in my reader.
What I would like to have is the option to transfer files between the reader and the sd card, so that I can remove the already read books and add new ones from the sd when I need them. I use the SD just for storing, but if you want to read any book from there, it will deplete your battery. This is not an issue if you have a laptop or a PC, but when you go on holidays it can be a nuisance.
Faster page turns for files with embedded fonts would be very nice.
A couple of dictionaries (English-English and English-X) would be nice, I think, for foreign and English speakers (try reading Master and Commander without one). I used to read in my Dell Axim X50v and had a dictionary program called Lexisee with which you were just two clicks from any explanation/translation. I seldom used it, but when I needed it, I got the result so fast I didn't need to reread anything. Depending on the book you pick, the dictionary can make a difference.
The clock display, I already got, thanks to Wolf, and the font editing too, thanks to Covid, to the point that my lrf look exactly as I want them. Could be improved, of course, but it is not worth my time.
As for all these other wishes like light, extra battery, extra memory, faster ram, touchpad, etc. I would say a firm no to all of them. I don't want a light that would add weight and subtract autonomy, I don't have a problem with battery life as it is, the internal memory of my reader is half full at the outmost, as I don't need to have more than 10 books on my reader (right now I have 16, but only for the sake of having them, not out of probable need of reading them). The card slots hold the original grey plastic pieces and are taped to prevent dust from entering. I don't want a faster ram that will eat my battery and I sure as hell don't want a touch pad or an stylus.
The only thing apart from the above I would like is color. Still, If I had to pay more to have the color screened reader, I don't think I would.