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rutgurt · 02-10-2009, 02:51 PM

hhmm, seems I have pulled a U turn. A few hours ago I was really leaning towards Sony, but Kindles getting my attention more and more. Finally, can someone confirm to me just how easy it is to highlight text without a touch screen? I have never used an one of these gadgets before. I just dont want it to feel frustrating.

Also, any easy solutions to the light problem? Sony's backlight is the only other thing that gets my attention now, but im sure theres ways around this, right? Like some kind of 3rd party light I can clip on to the reader just like I would for a book, right? Anyone tried one of those lights that actually plug into a USB port? Just an idea: plug it into the Kindles USB port. Not sure if it would work or not, or if it would eat the battery up fast or do something else that would be weird.

Also, is the lack of SD card a big deal to anyone? I can't imagine myself filling up 2 gigs worth of Ebooks.

So right now, looks like im leaning back towards Kindle 2.0, unless someone can sell me in on the Sony more so. I will be making my final decision in a few hours.

02-10-2009, 02:51 PM	#10
rutgurt Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	hhmm, seems I have pulled a U turn. A few hours ago I was really leaning towards Sony, but Kindles getting my attention more and more. Finally, can someone confirm to me just how easy it is to highlight text without a touch screen? I have never used an one of these gadgets before. I just dont want it to feel frustrating. Also, any easy solutions to the light problem? Sony's backlight is the only other thing that gets my attention now, but im sure theres ways around this, right? Like some kind of 3rd party light I can clip on to the reader just like I would for a book, right? Anyone tried one of those lights that actually plug into a USB port? Just an idea: plug it into the Kindles USB port. Not sure if it would work or not, or if it would eat the battery up fast or do something else that would be weird. Also, is the lack of SD card a big deal to anyone? I can't imagine myself filling up 2 gigs worth of Ebooks. So right now, looks like im leaning back towards Kindle 2.0, unless someone can sell me in on the Sony more so. I will be making my final decision in a few hours.