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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
Let's go with the argument that a tablet is a better device than e-ink for reading PDFs, which I will now re-write:
"A tablet is a better device for reading PDFs than an e-ink reader."
Here's my question, based upon the thesis statement above:
"What purpose then, does, an e-ink reader such as the M96 serve in the marketplace, and to whom is such a device targeted?"
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For me it is: outdoors (during the sunny days) Kindle DX and other e-inks 75% of the time (with iPad as auxiliary device for scribbling, color recognition, surfing...), indoors it's iPad and LCD computers 90% of the time, because Kindle DX doesn't have its own light and I have no problem reading on LCDs for hours (with screen brightness always considerably reduced).
I can read on iPad outdoors during the sunny days for hours without a big problem though, as I used with netbooks and laptops a decade before tablets (using ultra matte anti-glare protector, shade cap, sun glasses + homemade sunshade if needed) but e-ink is overall just more comfortable to me and doesn't take time and effort to find and maintain sweet angle or position.
So, I guess, untill they reduce the price considerably, 10" e-ink readers shall buy and keep those pdf consumers who really suffer from LCD eyestrain or read a lot outdoors or indoors in demanding conditions (like with a lot of light bulbs around).
I guess if Sony had launched reflective 10" or 13" LCD color reader with good pen, simultaneously with DPT-S1, for let's say 500-600 $, I would get one regardless of its viewing angle, colors or contrast.
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Originally Posted by mo4co4
I'm looking a e-ink reader for pdf scientific journal articles, mostly text and figures. Found that Onyx M96 (RAM 500MB, CPU 1GHz, resolution 1200x825) have better specifications than M92, Icarus Excel, ProcketBook Pro 902, Kindle DX, Boeye G10. New 13.3" Sony is out of my price range.
So, is there any other ebook readers, that can be better than Onyz M96?
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Until they polish M96 software up, M92 could be a better choice.
If or when its annotation/scribbling speed or capability is not good enough for our liking, we can simultaneously use some tablet while reading on e-ink.