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Originally Posted by Alisa
We're already at the point now where we can do better than that with a tablet. There are affordable netbooks on the market with SSDs already that boast rather good battery life. Once the screen technology gets where it needs to be the unit will be even more efficient (and cooler).
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The problem with netbooks is keyboard, horizontal form and generally the stuff that reminds you that it's a tech thingy, not a book.
I read sometimes novels or fiction magazines/stories on my pc - I have a dedicated monitor for that - the joys of multiple monitors setup - so it does not interfere with browsing or other activities, but there is nothing like curling with a good book in bed or on a sofa. The book can be on the 700 or on the 770 or a print book, but the differences are much less since I do not need to type anything, do not need to use a keyboard, not even a stylus (with small exceptions for precision on the 770, while on the 700 I had not needed to use it at all so far)...
So that is what dedicated (or even small full screen reading ones like the iTouch, 770, pda's) devices bring - the ability to forget you are reading on them, and I doubt pc's/laptops/tablets will get there soon - maybe lighter vertical form tablets with touchscreen and minimal noise and heat emission, but I have yet to see one as silent, light and heat-efficient as the PRS so far...