MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Those with both an ereader and an I Touch, please respond

catsittingstill · 04-28-2009, 10:09 AM

Boy, that's a hard question. I don't have an iPod Touch, but if I had to choose between my e-book reader and my mp3 player *and* PDA (which is basically what a Touch would be for me)... I'd keep the e-book reader. But not without a whimper.

I can read e-books on my PDA, but the display is a lot less comfortable to read, and my e-book reader (a Kindle) is much more capable in terms of contacting the web, and obtaining new books, than my current PDA. Part of that is where I live--rural Tennessee, meaning wifi is available at home and at the library (and the only reason I have WiFi access there is that my husband works at the local college) and nowhere else, while Whispernet has pretty good coverage.

I really like that my PDA can function as my auxiliary brain and beep to remind me of chores and appointments, but I could go back to using a paper calendar and such.

I love my mp3 player, not least because it can record to mp3 (which the iPod touch can't do, as far as I know), but day-to-day I use it most for listening to the radio (which the iPod touch also can't do). But I could get a little radio for pretty cheap if I gave up the mp3 player, and I now have another, better mp3 recorder, and I could live without the tunes if necessary.

But I really really would hate to have to live without my magic book.

I'm thinking about getting an iPod Touch, because both my PDA and my mp3 player are getting a bit old and battered, but haven't made the move yet. Maybe for my birthday, or for Christmas, I'll ask for one.

04-28-2009, 10:09 AM	#55
catsittingstill Guru Posts: 643 Karma: 551634 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle 1.0.8, iPod Touch, Kindle Keyboard	Boy, that's a hard question. I don't have an iPod Touch, but if I had to choose between my e-book reader and my mp3 player and PDA (which is basically what a Touch would be for me)... I'd keep the e-book reader. But not without a whimper. I can read e-books on my PDA, but the display is a lot less comfortable to read, and my e-book reader (a Kindle) is much more capable in terms of contacting the web, and obtaining new books, than my current PDA. Part of that is where I live--rural Tennessee, meaning wifi is available at home and at the library (and the only reason I have WiFi access there is that my husband works at the local college) and nowhere else, while Whispernet has pretty good coverage. I really like that my PDA can function as my auxiliary brain and beep to remind me of chores and appointments, but I could go back to using a paper calendar and such. I love my mp3 player, not least because it can record to mp3 (which the iPod touch can't do, as far as I know), but day-to-day I use it most for listening to the radio (which the iPod touch also can't do). But I could get a little radio for pretty cheap if I gave up the mp3 player, and I now have another, better mp3 recorder, and I could live without the tunes if necessary. But I really really would hate to have to live without my magic book. I'm thinking about getting an iPod Touch, because both my PDA and my mp3 player are getting a bit old and battered, but haven't made the move yet. Maybe for my birthday, or for Christmas, I'll ask for one.