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Originally Posted by kuliand
I don't get this geek obsession that a device has to be multi functional and has to be connected to the internet all the time it drives me mad with people saying they would just buy a netbook over a kindle if i want to browse the damn internet i'll use my computer.
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Agreed. Next time, ask two further questions.
1) Have they used an e-reader with an e-ink display for more than five minutes?
2) Do they read anything other than manuals and text books?
Of the people who think a netbook is just as good, I'd bet most will answer no to both questions.
It isn't much different to having a conversation with someone who is really into music and trying to sell them on the idea of the first MP3 players when there were perfectly good portable CD players already on the market for much less.
Why spend so much on a little gadget with tinny sound, that needs a whole computer to load up with an album or two, and that is super expensive? When for a fraction of the cost, I can buy a nice looking sleekly designed CD waklman with good sound, and buy music and listen to it straight away. And I can also carry around enough music to last me all day in the same bag. These MP3 players will never take off.
But when was the last time you saw a portable CD player in use?
E-readers with proper e-ink displays are still far too rare for most people to have had enough hands on time to be convinced either way. So they see the e-book reader as a text display, and one display is as good as another.
Personally I hate multi function devices. They never do all the functions well. I refuse to even buy a scanner/printer all in one device.