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Originally Posted by DaleDe
If you really need windows to read PDF, MS LIT or practically any format you may want to consider the ASUS eee PC 1000HA available at JR.com http://www.jr.com/asus/pe/ASU_EPC1000HW1X/ It is $419 with free shipping plus a $40 mail in rebate bringing it to less that many eBook readers. Rebate ends at the end of the month of December.
It has a 10" 1024x600 screen and the display can be rotated to portrait mode for full page reading (CTL-ALT-any arrow key). This unit is not a stripped down Linux model but includes 1 Gig of memory and a full copy of Windows XP SP3 preloaded on a 160 GB hard disk. It uses an LED backlight and if you keep it turned down a bit they claim more than 7 hours of battery life. The unit weighs 3.2 lbs. WiFi is built in.
Dale |
I'll just pop in here and add that I own one of these (lucky to get it for under $300 with a live.com 30% cashback!). The screen is extremely crisp, and the battery life is for real. It's a 'real' pc that runs productivity apps (MS Office 2007, etc.) and browses just fine.
One slick trick I've done is to rotate full-page pdfs and hold the Asus like a book, screen on left in 'portrait' orientation, scrolling with my thumb using the arrows or mouse button on the right.