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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
Silly comparison. Multifunction devices aren't really needed for non-portable things. Those things stay at home, and it's not a problem having dedicated devices.
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I also have an MP3 player that is over 5 years old and still works (and when I need a portable music player, that is what I use).
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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
But I'll concede maybe I was too strong. Maybe dedicated readers will always have a place for you bookworms. I'll leave mine behind as soon as there's a 9-10" tablet that does everything I want well around $500.
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Bookworms?
Your theoretical device is a...
1) a reasonable sounding eBook reading device, unless of course it's a light-emitting screen, which will induce greater eye-strain to all buy the jetbook-owning population
2) a music player with an unpleasantly large form factor (arguably no longer portable, by the standards of music player portability)
3) an exceedingly small (albeit larger than tiny) screened video player with almost certainly enough battery line for two movies, if that many. And possibly not LOTR Extended Edition two movies either.
4) a decent internet browsing device, no doubt
5) a fairly poor general purpose computer, given that it has either a cramped netbook style keyboard or only an on-screen one
All but one of those items are not something I've any interest in owning. Ever.
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