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Originally Posted by heeby
I'd say the high cost is the issue not the desireablity. The larger readers are at least 3x more costly and not 3x the device. I would buy an 8" reader in a heartbeat if it wasn't much more than the 6" devices.
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5" reader: 12"sq. screen area.
6" reader: 16.7"sq. screen area.
8" reader: 31.5"sq. screen area.
9.7" reader: 38.9"sq. screen area.
The 8" reader has almost double the area of the 6"; it's reasonable (but I agree, very annoying) that it costs quite a bit more.
Before the rush to the <$100 reader, the 8" devices cost a bit less than double, not a bit more than double the price of the smaller devices. Chalk some of the higher price up to the hassles of making it more protected--an 8" screen is easier to crack or bend, so the hardware needs to be built with that in mind.
Hypothetical letter-size or A4-size screen:
~14" screen; ~95" screen area.
With the area of almost 6 of the 6" readers, I don't think we'll be seeing this one at an affordable rate anytime soon.