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Originally Posted by John Bailey
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.
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Not really. The Canon/Xerox laser multi-functions (printer/copier/scanner/fax) we have at work are excellent. Albeit, they're probably really expensive, too. Besides, it's not if the multi-function does something particularly well that matters. It's if they can do the job good enough that a lot of people care about.
Still, I do agree that the blog post was shortsighted. While I prefer multi-function devices (for comics/manga, a computer still works best), I understand that there is a market for dedicated readers for a variety of reasons. It's not a very big one (more people seem to prefer YouTube as opposed to reading), but it exists.
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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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Technically, isn't the Kindle connected to the internet all the time? Heck, even more so than a netbook. Verizon has pretty good signal in various locations, while wifi is not as readily available. True, you can get a 3G plan for your netbook, but in the US, that's just too darn expensive and there's the whole 5GB monthly cap.
Myself, I do want an always connected device (reason I got an iPhone). I don't really need it for browsing the internet, checking email or watching YouTube, but it's invaluable for access to practically unlimited reading material available online. If I can't find a book I want to read among the 500 currently stored on my iPhone, I can always browse FeedBooks, BooksOnBoard, FictionWise, Amazon, etc to get new content.