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Originally Posted by hike_gc
I've been following this thread and am still debating which device I am going to buy. I discovered this website a couple days ago and have to say the information here is a lot more useful than any of the other reviews I've been reading.
I'm having a hard time swallowing the Kindle. It seems the most proprietary product out there. Am I really strictly tied to buy Amazon's content? I mostly read classics and some newer books. PDF support would be nice although it sounds like that technology could use some work. Wireless access is very low on the priority list. If I plan ahead, I should have more than enough content loaded on the device to get me through any traveling. And what bookworm would be caught without several books lined up to read?
What I really want is a quality product for a decent price that is the least restrictive about what content I can load on it.
Unless someone can really sell me on the Kindle, it's down to Sony or Irex. I was ready to buy the ilead book edition until I saw the firmware is no longer being updated. I'm curious to see the new Sony devices later this month. I know Sony also has propriety content but it doesn't seem as limited. Or is that just my imagination? The irex products are expensive but they seem solid and the ability to play suduko would be nice.
This newcomer awaits your advice  |
You mention the Kindle, so I'll presume you're living in the States. Just to let you know, IRex is (supposedly) working on a new 8" screened device. Which should cost at around $400. You can find a news story about that in the news forum.
And about the Kindle. You can only a few formats on it. But, it's possible to shift almost any format to almost any other format (using Calibre, for exampe). Notice the "almost"! Not every format can be easily shifted. If you do buy DRM'd books anywhere else but Amazon, you will have to remove the DRM and (if it's not in a mobipocket format) shift it to mobipocket.