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Originally Posted by bazz2004
Excuse me for being personal but why are there folks on the forum who have multiple Android e-readers from different manufacturers? They are clearly painfully slow - reminding me of early pc's where you could almost make a hot drink while waiting for them to be ready to go. Also, they are buggy and difficult to utilise fully. Are they given to folks in exchange for help with development or for maybe review purposes. I can think of little which would be less useful to make a collection of. At least stamps appreciate in value.  |
I have a history of Android e-readers. I began with a Nook ST that I rooted. I used it for writing. I still use it. It remains my best device for working with text away from a distracting computer. I used it yesterday to review and edit a text out in the sun. If I had stayed home, I would have got nothing done.
I then bought an Onyx T68 and a Boyue T62 used from the same mobilereader. I meant to just get the Boyue, but he did me a deal for both. The Boyue is long dead with a defunct battery. It was also unstable with apps. The T68 remains perfectly functional, though it has an awful tough screen and a too bright light. Otherwise I'd probably still be using it.
I also now how have a rooted Nook GL3. The OS is hotrrible, but the screen and light are the best I've had. I use it to read on. I had to root it in order to install Koreader which has a reverse dark screen night mode. If the default Nook software had that, I may not have bothered.
I bought the Nova (1) 7.8" in order to read comics and pdf files. It does the job very well. As I said, the neoreader app is essential. If a similar app existed on the Likebook, I might get one of those, though I've read the screen and light on the Likebook is not as good, but the touch screen is more sensitive (Onyx touch screens have always been a bit insensitive, but they are acceptable to me now.)
Finally I deci