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Originally Posted by Teyrnon
Based on price and number of supported formats the jetBook is very attractive. It looks like a nice device. On the other hand e-ink is the major thing that drew me towards dedicated ebook readers.
I was at Fry's Electronics the other day and they had four devices on display, the jetBook, PRS-505, PRS-700 and something from Astak. Of the four the only one that actually worked correctly was the PRS-505. The jetBook appeared to have a dead battery. The Astak looked it had a crack in the display and a severe case of burn-in. (Which is weird since I didn't think an e-ink display would be susceptible to that.) And finally the PRS-700 seemed to be a little flaky in behaviour and the display was a little foggy.
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that's definitely a downside that you didn't get a chance to play with each of them. in technical aspects there is not that big of a discrepancy between battery life of an e-ink display to that of a TFT.
i personally just can't get used to the splash effect e-inks give off, but otherwise i read every day and charge my jetBook once a week -Sunday nights
- and even when i travel it lasts and lasts throughout.
It's always better to see the actual devices you're interested in and hold them in your hand just so you can understand the ergonomics and screen clarity of each. and if you have them all in front of you just turn them on and right away you'll catch the differences. Let us all know if you get a chance to see them again and good luck!