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Originally Posted by Ereadlog
in term of price/performance ereaders are atrocious; the only reason to buy them is eink screen;
if we do not account for the screens: there is new xiaomi 11' tablet - it got 6GB ram, snapdragon 860, 128GB rom
compare this to note air: 3GB, snapdragon 636, 32GB and 2x more expensive than xiaomi
so given pure performance (eg for web browsing) is 2-3x better with xiaomi the price/performance of note air is 4-6x worse; this is really huge and it all comes down to eink monopoly + smaller market for ereader tablets
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It comes down to having choices, and using the right tool for the job. Not "accounting for the screens" is basically missing the entire point. People don't buy eink readers for web browsing; they're for reading static pages. I've got an iPad mini that I know has a faster CPU than than my Kobo, and will turn ebook pages faster; but I prefer the Kobo for reading, and the page turns are fast enough. Pretty simple, really. I also know it won't die if I spill coffee all over it, and it's light enough to hold in my hands for long periods of time. Those are pretty killer reader features for me.
If someone prefers their different device, more power to them, and I hope they're enjoying their reading. I'm really sick of the black & white personalities who insist that X "is better" for everyone and in all circumstances, instead of realising that different people want different feature sets from their tools.