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Originally Posted by NatCh
Whoa. What PDA is that? I'd like to look into one that has that good a battery life -- I could only get 5~6 hours of reading out of my Palm T3 when it was new, and a good deal less now.  |
Tapwave Zodiac... may Tapwave RIP.
It's designed for gaming, so just to get a few hours of gaming, they had to give it a 1540mA battery. It also has a backlight you can set very low when you don't really need it, which works fine in most situations for reading. For ebooks, all of this spells a great battery life, though like you, I used to get better life out of it new -- I think I averaged 14+ hours in the first few months.
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Originally Posted by Stingo
Common Jack, take a chance and get one. :-)
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I am going to get something for myself for the holidays. I go back and forth between the Sony and the eBookwise. The two main advantages of the Sony are better portability, and what seem to be more current selections in the book store, but as a Mac user, the book store is not really an option. The eBookwise is about a third the price, has a backlight, and, while the commercial book selection may not be as good, Mac support isn't an issue.
Now, if the rumored Reader-customized Lightwedge materializes, and isn't a kludge, my decision would be much harder.
Jack