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Originally Posted by Sirtel
I would not get a new Libra if the old one still works perfectly. Moreover, while the Sage has a newer and supposedly faster processor, the new Libra doesn't. So you'd trade the weight and ergonomics for a possibly slightly better screen (and that's not yet certain). Now if you wanted a larger screen, the Sage might be an option. But if 7'' is optimal for you, stick with your Libra.
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Yeah, agreed. Thanks for the well-reasoned opinion. I'm even more of the mind to keep what I've got now than when I wrote that, as the initial shock of the announcement of these new models continues to wear off. And as I read more with the Libra H20 during lunch and continued to be perfectly pleased with it.
I think the 7" screen may in fact be optimal. It's 40% more screen area than a 6" (I read that somewhere), which makes a huge improvement. An 8" may start to be unwieldy. Though, with an 8" screen you'd now be edging closer to parity with printed books in terms of words per page at a reasonable font size, to make the page numbers line up more closely and fewer page turns. If the bezels on ereaders could be further reduced a la smartphones, you could get an 8" screen in there without much change to the device's form factor. As long as we could keep it under 200g in weight, or even get it down to maybe 175g somehow.
So, perhaps I'll happily read my Libra H20 for 3-5 years, and see if those refinements have occurred :-D