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Originally Posted by crich70
Ah but those same multipurpose devices have one flaw. If the wrong thing malfunctions everything else goes. ...
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That doesn't apply to a "merged" tablet + ereader. There is no significant difference between the guts of a 2017 tablet and a 2017 ereader. There is a small difference, technically, between some of the displays and small differences in the speed of the microprocessor and size of storage. None of these differences makes any difference in reliability. The significant difference between a "tablet" and an "ereader" is primarily the software/firmware. After that, its just balancing relatively minor differences in specs to optimize the device for its particular target application.
Even things like the fact that ereaders have WiFi, but rarely Bluetooth and that tablets universally have both doesn't count since the radio chips available today have both. New devices today that have WiFi will all have a Bluetooth radio even if the software/firmware doesn't use it. It's the same chip either way so its the same reliablility.