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Old 04-05-2013, 04:48 AM   #523
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Originally Posted by Francois_C View Post
I disagree with this wish: I am a rater longtime user and I think the Kobo Touch is not a tablet; it is a kind of portable library. A very specialized gadget. Reading has nothing to do with checking one's mails. As you point it, it is already so slow, even to find a book or a word, so that one gradually gets out the habit of searching anything as it dramatically slows down reading.
Generally I switch off the WiFi, because it exhausts the battery. I use the browser only when I need a crucial information about my reading, which hardly happens once a quarter.
The Kobo Touch is not powerful enough to become an all-purpose device. The processor and the display can not allow it.
But in order to access the Calibre server, one needs to use the browser. The same goes with access to Dropbox. Indeed, the websites are cumbersome to use with such small screens.
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