[rgeorg]

I am NOT going to start a rehash of the eink vs LCD argument - but I do recall posts on mobileread complaining about eink readability under some conditions (low-light/sunlight), page flashing & delay, format issues, reading while holding device in hand (button placement) and eye strain from the flashing. Many LCD tablet and reader devices are low-weight and conversely there are eink devices (iRex or Kindle DX for example) that are heavier than 250 gr. Clearly not everyone is as happy and problem/inconvenience-free as you are with eink. And the devices are expensive and very breakable!

--- I'll grant you the battery life point in general. I suppose the value of that depends on how long one is typically away from a wall socket. I suspect that battery life of 8-10 hours is more than enough, unless you purchase it for long-haul travel or camping. Just my opinion.

My point was that taking the sample of people on MobileRead and extrapolating that "only a small number" of people *in general* are content with LCD solutions - is just plain incorrect use of a biased statistical sample. MR forum members are primarily eink device users. Just observe the forum titles and this is clear.

Note that I do not perceive any issue with you stating that YOU prefer eink for the reasons that you list (that apply to your device). That is an entirely different statement, and I respect your opinion.

Also, for the record - I am not saying that eink/LCD is good/bad or generalizing - I just thought that Sonist' post didn't take the MR context into account and that worxland way over-generalized in his reply.