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Very late to this thread, but I wanted to share. I have a HanLin V3, which I got in April. Very pleased with it, no major complaints and very few minor ones. A few weeks ago, I got an iPod touch primarily as a portable web browser for a short vacation I was going on. After a bit of hemming and hawing, I decided to leave my V3 at home while I traveled with my Touch. I was surprised to find how well I adapted to reading on it. With Stanza permanently set to display white text on black and dimmed down as low as environmental conditions would allow, I found I could read as much as a couple of hours at a time (as much as I would read on my Hanlin) and not get eyestrain. And I am someone who works with my laptop on the dimmest setting at all times and still gets a headache after a couple of hours. Now, I actually have to force myself to use my poor, neglected HanLin.
A month ago, I was eagerly awaiting the V5 as a more portable option. Not only has that changed, but I can see myself disposing of my V3 in the very near future. If Apple comes out with a new Touch with better power management, I'll definitely be getting that. However, the battery life on the Touch is quite acceptable for my use as it is. If just reading, I could get it to last three days without recharging, a day or two with using a bit of wifi and some games.
BTW, I'm someone who hardly ever uses my cellphone -- I keep it for emergencies. I do not find the iPhone enticing at all.
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