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Originally Posted by DDHarriman
Eink device: unique answer Iliad (wireless, screen size, etc…).
Against: it's not eInk, battery life, weight. Screen almost useless to see outside (at least compared with Eink).
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I agree with all the advantages of a good tablePC. But your "Against" arguments are the reason for me to look to an e-ink device for e-paper reading,
I have two new MacBooks, one with 13 inch, one with 17 inch LCD, both are very good portable PC`s with everything you can expect from a mobile computer. They are also comfortable to read e-papers as long as I am inside a building, sitting on a table. I prefer to read,whenever possible, outside. Neither the power consumption nor the weight are conditions to carry your electrocic papers around like newspapers and journals. May I like to read at the evening in the bed. May I like to read at a sunny beach. Also a good time to read is If you are travelling by bus, train or plane.
I belife, e-readers are the right terminals. Today they are optimized to read e-books. Companies like Amazon are selling the Kindle e-book readers with the goal to sell their books.
Therefore my question is still open: Is there now an e-reader available offering the ability to download from the Internet and read without compromise e-papers like newspaper and jounals?
Relating to the price: Every new product is starting with a relative high price until the quantitiy (and competition) is getting up. It`s up to the customers if they want to have the product early or to wait.