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Originally Posted by GA Russell
I think that Robert is a good salesman!
Three weeks ago I had my heart set on a txtr. But now I think that I will see what the Pocket Pro early adopters think of that unit's build quality.
No matter what specs Robert touts, if the unit seems to be junky I'll give it a pass. But if it's solid, I think I'll go for it.
The txtr being German, I would be very surprised if it were junky. But they will have wireless options, and its price may be in line with the Kindle 2's $299 rather than the Sony 300's $199. If so, I'll go with the $199 Pocket Pro.
I will also be curious to see if the txtr has a user-changeable battery. I wonder how many people think that that feature is as important as I do.
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Dear GA Russell:
I know next to nothing about the German "txtr"... so I cannot comment. What I do know is that the Pocket PRO comes from the same factory that made the EZ Reader Basic. I have not received a single complaint on the build quality (and you are welcome to go through the lengthy pages of this thread and see for yourself). The EZ Reader and the Pocket PRO are built by a factory in China that manufactures more eBook Readers than Amazon and Sony combined.
This factory has had the lowest number of returns that FRYs has seen. We have seen 10,000 EZ Reader Basics come thru here at Astak. However, that same model has been the biggest seller in Europe in 2008 and has sold tens of thousands in Asia and Russia. I can safely tell you that the build quality of the Pocket PRO is outstanding. They have more than 180 engineers that design these devices, and they have ten years of experience manufacturing.
I do not even worry about build quality with these units. Every one that we checked has been perfect. I know I am, in your eyes, just a "good salesman". But I have never sold anything in my 25 years that I did not believe was first rate. I do not blame you at all for holding out to see the reviews. All I can say is that build quality is the strength on these devices.