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Old 03-11-2009, 07:29 PM   #166
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Originally Posted by Patricia View Post
Returning to the topic, there does seem to be two camps when it comes to reading devices. One believes that a dedicated device works better than a multi-purpose one. The other believes the contrary.
My (purely anecdotal) impression is that younger people prefer the flexibility of multi-purpose devices, while (often) older people prefer a specialist reading device. However, I may be getting an inaccurate impression...
That makes sense. I'm looking for a book replacement, so something the size of a Reader's Digest that carries hundreds of books suits me fine. For people who don't think "how well does this replace a book?" but rather "will this also do X, Y and Z" I can see how a reasonably pricey unitasker (any Alton Brown fans?) isn't hugely appealing.
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