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Originally Posted by ProDigit
About the battery on the Iliad, this is indeed bad; very bad even... 15 hours is very little compared to the other devices out there!
And I wonder why the battery life is so different compared to the rest...(I had overlooked that one)
So, If I'd disable the wifi, would I still get the same results?
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That IS the battery life with the WiFi disabled. If you make extensive use of the WiFi, the battery life will be a lot less.
The iLiad is really a very different class of machine. It's much more of a general-purpose computer than a dedicated eBook reader. Think of it as a Tablet PC with an eInk screen - in that context, a 15h battery life is excellent.
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So, it's a bit confusing.. the Bookeen Cybook is not connected to the Netronics EB600 ??
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The CyBook Gen3 is, in hardware terms, very similar to the now-discontinued Netronix EB100, but Bookeen wrote much, MUCH better software for it than the Netronix machines have. The Gen3 has the best support for MobiPocket books (MobiPocket is by far the most popular commercial eBook format) of any eInk device on the market. It is a truly excellent machine which many people on this forum have (including myself).
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I on the majority will read my own downloaded (unencoded) .pdf files,and if possible html or doc files.
I have various of free books available from a site that uploaded .pdf files that no longer is... The .pdf files are legal, and most of the books are over 25 years old; but still a valuable resource.
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PDF is the worst possible choice for an eBook format. PDF was never intended to be used for books, and have horrendous problems when used as an eBook format. Virtually any other choice of format is better. Avoid PDF files like the plague.