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Originally Posted by nekokami
My ideal device would be about the size of a "trade" paperback but no more than 2cm thick, would run for at least 12 hours between charges, and would have integrated lighting, at least 150dpi (more would be better), and stylus input including handwriting recognition. From a software point of view, it should be able to read PDF and all the standard ebook formats (though I don't care about DRM support). I don't care about making phone calls, so my ideal device isn't a phone, but some kind of anywhere-wireless access would be ideal. Color is less important to me than all of the above, and rapid screen refresh only slightly more important than color, though if I could have a full-power computer that I could do graphics work on, I'd want both.
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I'm in roughly the same position.
I'm not interested in convergence, because of the compromises in form factor required. I simply want a bigger screen for the other things I do than any usable cell phone can have.
My cell phone is a tiny low-end Nokia. All it does is place and receive calls, and that's all I want it to do. I'm happy to carry a cell phone
and another device.
My requirements for the other device include color, and the ability to do other things besides display ebooks. The PDA I use has a fair subset of the capability of a laptop. I'd
like a screen larger that the 320x480 screen it uses, but I haven't found a device that has one that does everything the PDA can do.
I'm comfortable reading on an LCD screen, and battery life, while not wonderful, is bearable. I can generally go all day and simply put the device on the charging cable at night to be topped off by the next morning.
I'll carry a cell phone and a PDA. I won't carry a cell phone, a PDA,
and a reader.
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Dennis