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Originally Posted by Teknikal
I do like the battterylife of eink but I really wouldn't buy another one unless a manufacturer put some proper modern hardware into it, I want a huge library and I want it instantly searchable and responsive I want it to be able to cope with any size book even huge PDF files.
I see no reason they can't take some tablet hardware perhaps a stripped down version of Android (no need for the full thing as I'm sure eink would not cope well with most tasks anyway) slap an good eink screen into it and buy some decent software perhaps based on Mantano or Moon+ ideally.
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The reason is commercial.
Think about it. If such a hypothetical reading tablet had the same kind of CPU and memory as a normal tablet, it would cost more than a general purpose tablet since an eink screen is likely more expensive than LCD since the volumes are so much lower.
That said, Kobo's Arc 10 HD is discontinued and a steal at less than $200 for an Android tablet with a 2560x1600 screen.