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Originally Posted by Tuna
As for the hardware, it's a tad unfair to single the Cooler out for not having wireless access when they are also comparing it to the Sony PRS-505.
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I agree...Wireless isn't the the most important thing to have on a reader...and a reader isn't "bad" if it doesn't have wireless.
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Originally Posted by Tuna
To be honest, I'm not very convinced by the recent Wired reviews.
I'd like to see a more in depth review of the Cooler to get a better feel for it.
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I would like to see a review from someone who has actually TOUCHED, bought a book, and read a book on the Cool-er.
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Originally Posted by mtravellerh
Cool-er has been shipped to me, so there will be a full review pretty soon. It should be here tuesday at the latest.
What bugs me a bit in that WIRED review is the fact that (like all the other reviews I've seen so far) it doesn't seem to care about the device itself, but slams the Cool-er because of the doubtful quality of the ebookshop. I don't see the connection, frankly. I can buy from every bookshop I like and put the books on that, so where's the problem?
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I agree. As long as I can find the books I want somewhere, I'm happy. I don't need to buy from Amazon just because it's Amazon.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
We don't even know that wired actually had a reading device in hand for the reviews other than a Kindle of some flavor.
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Originally Posted by rhadin
This has been my problem with most reviews as well, including the reviews that praise the Kindle. To me, in the balancing scales, a device's ergonomics, formats accepted, usability, reliability, and readability scores are more important than the particular bookstore associated with the device. I think a device that gives access to a greater number of formats and bookstores is better than a device that gives access to fewer, assuming all else is nearly equal.
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exactly. the reasons why I looked at the Kindle had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I could buy books from amazon.
Sorry...this is just my opinion. I would be much more likely to buy a cool-er than a Kindle. And I've read too many biased and misleading reviews written by the fine folks at WIRED to take anything they say seriously. I prefer to trust the people on this website who actually USE the ebook reader for more than 5 minutes before claiming that it's a piece of crap.