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kreg · 11-16-2008, 01:42 AM

To say that the DR1000 is an accessory to a computer is sort of like saying a book is an accesory to a bookstore. Yes, it does need power, but a $10 AC to USB adapter works fine. The DR1000 is a book. In fact, it is all books. It has some features a paper book does not have, like you can scribble on any PDF and (with some added software) convert the scribble to computer text, but why in God's name would you want to print documents from the DR1000? Indeed, the whole demographic for the device is business people who are to use it instead of printing reports!!

Personally, I don't plan to buy another paper book (including sheet music) as long as I live. I won't be using a DR1000 for the rest of my life, but the PDF and CHM files I am accumulating are here to stay, and the 60 pounds of technical manuals, 30 pounds of sheet music and 20 pounds of random personal reading I like to keep around, those are going out the door.

The DR1000 is still a little rough and way too expensive, yes. They are still refining the firmware, and the device is a tad slower than I would like (although it mostly turns pages faster than I can when reading music, and plenty fast when reading anything else). It isn't as slick as an Ipod (or the tablet Captain Picard used to read from on Star Trek TNG) but it's pretty good, pretty easy to use, and veryt open. To me none of the smaller form factors are real products. They might be okay for reading novels, but that's about 1% of my reading. The DR is the first ebook reader in the history of the world to be light, portable, and with a large enough screen and high enough resolution to really and truely display A4 documents, sheet music, magazines and large format books. Yes it's cutting edge and you pay the price, but I carry it with be all day and to me it's worth it.

11-16-2008, 01:42 AM	#49
kreg Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: DR 1000s	To say that the DR1000 is an accessory to a computer is sort of like saying a book is an accesory to a bookstore. Yes, it does need power, but a $10 AC to USB adapter works fine. The DR1000 is a book. In fact, it is all books. It has some features a paper book does not have, like you can scribble on any PDF and (with some added software) convert the scribble to computer text, but why in God's name would you want to print documents from the DR1000? Indeed, the whole demographic for the device is business people who are to use it instead of printing reports!! Personally, I don't plan to buy another paper book (including sheet music) as long as I live. I won't be using a DR1000 for the rest of my life, but the PDF and CHM files I am accumulating are here to stay, and the 60 pounds of technical manuals, 30 pounds of sheet music and 20 pounds of random personal reading I like to keep around, those are going out the door. The DR1000 is still a little rough and way too expensive, yes. They are still refining the firmware, and the device is a tad slower than I would like (although it mostly turns pages faster than I can when reading music, and plenty fast when reading anything else). It isn't as slick as an Ipod (or the tablet Captain Picard used to read from on Star Trek TNG) but it's pretty good, pretty easy to use, and veryt open. To me none of the smaller form factors are real products. They might be okay for reading novels, but that's about 1% of my reading. The DR is the first ebook reader in the history of the world to be light, portable, and with a large enough screen and high enough resolution to really and truely display A4 documents, sheet music, magazines and large format books. Yes it's cutting edge and you pay the price, but I carry it with be all day and to me it's worth it.