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Originally Posted by Teyrnon
Any comparison chart produced by the manufacturer should never be trusted. They're always designed to make the manufacturer's product look best. From what I've seen they're never made up by someone who has looked at the competitor's products fairly and in fact are more likely to be based on hearsay more than any factual review. They really should lose the chart altogether as it just makes them look sleazy and petty.
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Agree 100%.
In a world of (mostly) e-ink, I think they were trying to show people that their non-backlit LCD is a viable alternative. Hence the comparison to page turns (since e-ink measures their battery life in that manner). But it was poorly (and misleadingly) executed. I got the most useful information leading to my jetBook purchase by this forum, and the opinions of satisfied jetBook users. The chart was interesting, but not enough to sway me -- the price was.
How about this: how many pages do you read in an hour? 60? 120? 200?
Let's say you read 200 pages/hour (seems fast to me). The device is supposed to get 20-24 hours of continuous use (never believe manufacturer's battery life claims!) 20 hours * 200 pages/hour = 4000 page turns. Doesn't really rival e-ink in that regard. Even with the jetBook battery being 2800 mAh vs. the typical 1000 mAh.
Oh, and speaking of a "green" screen (though it doesn't appear green to me)... my last device was an EB-1150 -- you've seen that one, haven't you?
