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nrapallo · 02-24-2009, 11:07 AM

I got started with the REB1100, but there weren't a lot of choices for purchased content when I acquired my first one (Gemstar was in the process of closing up their ebook division/store).

I tried some 320x320 Sony PDA's (B&W/Colour) and as well as the 320x480 Sony Clie TH55. The screen was too tiny to read comfortably, but it allowed secured ereader or Mobipocket ebooks to be read.

I fell in love with the REB1200 (my current reading device) due to its larger and coloured touchscreen. It's a bit too heavy to hold when reading for extended periods of time, but I've learnt how to prop it up so that isn't too much of a concern anymore. It can handle massive .imp ebooks (20-30MB in size with thousand of hyperlinks/images) and is used mainly for reference material reading. It's also nice to read novels with embedded images since it offers a lot of screen real estate (480x640).

I then bought the EBW1150 when www.ebookwise.com started offering purchased content for the EBW1150 (and REB1200 later through their firmware migration offer). The things I loved about the REB110 weren't there with the EBW1150 (extended font/size selection, landscape orientation, crisp B&W screen) but I did like the interface and having images display in 16 shades of gray.

And that's where my journey ends, as I do not really need the longer battery life/lighter weight of eink devices, nor the wider selection of mainstream ebooks they support. I'm happy to "roll-my-own" ebooks and/or convert/acquire them from public domain offerings (like available here!).

I ended up buying another REB1100 so that my two kids could BOTH read my vast selection of classic ebooks I'd acquired. My wife likes reading mainstream books on the EBW1150 (it's hers now) and I'm, ..., I'm, ..., well, the ‹The REB1200 Guy›!

02-24-2009, 11:07 AM	#6
nrapallo GuteBook/Mobi2IMP Creator Posts: 2,958 Karma: 2530691 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: REB1200 EBW1150 Device: T1 NSTG iLiad_v2 NC Device: Asus_TF Next1 WPDN	I got started with the REB1100, but there weren't a lot of choices for purchased content when I acquired my first one (Gemstar was in the process of closing up their ebook division/store). I tried some 320x320 Sony PDA's (B&W/Colour) and as well as the 320x480 Sony Clie TH55. The screen was too tiny to read comfortably, but it allowed secured ereader or Mobipocket ebooks to be read. I fell in love with the REB1200 (my current reading device) due to its larger and coloured touchscreen. It's a bit too heavy to hold when reading for extended periods of time, but I've learnt how to prop it up so that isn't too much of a concern anymore. It can handle massive .imp ebooks (20-30MB in size with thousand of hyperlinks/images) and is used mainly for reference material reading. It's also nice to read novels with embedded images since it offers a lot of screen real estate (480x640). I then bought the EBW1150 when www.ebookwise.com started offering purchased content for the EBW1150 (and REB1200 later through their firmware migration offer). The things I loved about the REB110 weren't there with the EBW1150 (extended font/size selection, landscape orientation, crisp B&W screen) but I did like the interface and having images display in 16 shades of gray. And that's where my journey ends, as I do not really need the longer battery life/lighter weight of eink devices, nor the wider selection of mainstream ebooks they support. I'm happy to "roll-my-own" ebooks and/or convert/acquire them from public domain offerings (like available here!). I ended up buying another REB1100 so that my two kids could BOTH read my vast selection of classic ebooks I'd acquired. My wife likes reading mainstream books on the EBW1150 (it's hers now) and I'm, ..., I'm, ..., well, the ‹The REB1200 Guy›! Last edited by nrapallo; 02-24-2009 at 02:30 PM.