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Originally Posted by medfield
Currently I use a netbook for digital reading, but my attention span for IRC or solitaire has a tendency to interrupt my reading. The main use for this ereader would be school notes and ebooks. Format of notes/material varies since I am a studen  t, quite often DOC/PDF for school and other typical formats. I realize the size of A4 but I am willing to try a useable "zoom" fucntion or attempt a change in formatting when possible. |
I was with you until this last statement. This throws my recommendation set into a tailspin. As far as I can tell, none of the popular ebook's are great at note taking. I have heard the most positive response for one of the Irex models, but frankly I just don't think e-ink is well suited to note taking -- at least in its previous incarnation.
Many novices focus on the way that e-ink flashes when it changes pages. They think this is a big deal. I've never heard anyone who owns an e-ink device who had problems with the page flash. H
owever, it does disguise a problem that would impact your scenario. Let's look at your description of zooming in to read a pdf. If you were on a PC you could 'grab' the page with your mouse and slide it around to continue reading. On e-ink you have more difficulty moving the page since it must 'flash'. In the future this may be minimized with the advent of new display controllers, but it is a problem with current devices.
As far as I know, the Kindle (maybe the Irex???) is the only choice for wireless rss feeds. Depending on how you do this, and what changes Amazon makes in its future pricing, there may be a fee for this in the future.
In terms of bugs, any modern electronic device seems to have its share. However, I believe the Sony and Amazon devices are pretty solid within the limits of the technology. The Etaco Jetbook also seems to have its supporters. However, I am not a big fan of the Cybook. Mine had its share of problems. I would dismiss this as normal in a first generation device but I wasn't impressed with their customer service. I do think that others here would disagree with me and are happy with their Cybook.
In the end, if you goal is really note taking and PDF's and you want to do it electronic, and you need it now I would encourage you to consider a tablet PC instead of an ebook.