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Originally Posted by tr_tr
I am still looking for the perfect ebook reader, unfortunately they all seem to have issues or a lack of features so I'm leaning towards buying a tablet PC.
The most feature rich ebook reader is probably the Irex dr1000s. I like its size, pdf reading capabilities, note taking. It costs in the Netherlands 699.00 Euro
Then there are the compact tablet PC's like
Asus EEE PC T91 price 459 Euro
Gigabyte Netbook T1028 599 Euro
or the less compact
HP TouchSmart TX2-1050ED 919 Euro
They all have their pros and cons. I am in doubt, and although money is not my biggest concern I might buy the T91 for its price and hope it will do what I want.
Not interested in handwriting recognition, but I do want to anotate pdf's (and preferably other formats as well)
It needs to be as compatible and fast enough for all pdf's (also bigger PDF's based on scans). The less I need to scroll through PDF's the better, so the bigger screen of the HP TX2 and Irex could be very useful.
Still in doubt, so if anyone has suggestions that might help me decide please let me know.
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I'm an iRex fan and I LOVE eINK.
But I wouldn't use iRex 1000S for extensive scribbling.
It's relatively slow, lags about 0.5 seconds behind and simply isn't very precise.
Any Tablet PC in that instance will be far superior.
But the reading experience will be totally different.
I've had a Tablet PC from Fujitsu Siemens Computers with outdoor display a few years ago for some days to test.
I've installed MS reader and absolutely was fine with it. Have been reading on Pocket PCs for years as well.
But check out Sony 505 and you'll never go back.
Contrast, clarity, mobility, battery duration, ... are phantastic.
And you can have great readers for € 250, way below competitive Tablet PCs.
In my opinion, it depends on your personal preference: Reading, mobility or scribbling?
If scribbling is a "must", I'd be careful about iRex 1000S or Sony 600. You should check them out before buying.
If reading is your main concern and some scribbling would be nice, each of them is great.
I'd check out iRex iLiad, iRex 1000S, Sony 600 and the announced new iRex unit, as you obviously would like to have a touchscreen unit.