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Originally Posted by BuddyBoy
... frankly if ETI can put that in a $100 reader and still make a profit, I don't think the marginal cost is that high.
I suspect, and it's just a suspicion, that Sony may have lacked the time to add the software to utilize such a screen, and that time to market, and not cost, were the driving reasons behind its lack.
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I'm guessing ETI isn't using e-ink? The best guess I can get on the cost of a 6" e-ink screen is somewhere around $150~$200 ....
That makes me think that your suspicion, while quite logical, may not be entirely correct.
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Originally Posted by BuddyBoy
perhaps a dedicated book toggle button that switches between active titles.
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You can actually do this with the Mark button: when you want to switch titles, add a bookmark, and then hold the Mark button down till it pulls up the all bookmarks page, and you can go to a bookmark in any book. Then use the same method to switch back when you're ready.
On the other hand, I'd agree that calling this hardware perfect might be a bit of an exageration. The best reading optimized hardware that has come along in the last 20 years ... that I'd agree with.
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Originally Posted by Cthulhu
I think that the eReader--any one--will not have reached its destination until the *hard*ware is actually not, but is as flexible and durable as a big bundle of paper.
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Actually, I
like the fact that my Reader doesn't close or flip pages on me just 'cause I'm not physically restraining the pages. I see the lack of big floppy paper bundle replication to be a plus.
I agree with you both that there's still a lot of road we can walk down on this e-reading thing, but I also want to enjoy the advent of a very significant milestone in that journey.
