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Oman · 09-27-2009, 01:14 AM

I'm rather new to the concept of eReaders, but through my research I've come down to really two options that fit what I want to spend with what I want to recieve:

The V5 and the ECO reader tend to be the two that keep popping up. This review was an excellent insight into the capabilities of the ECO reader, but I was wondering what benefits were gained for the extra ~$100 for the ECO over the V5. We're talking about a...what....20-30% price increase for, as far as I can see a 1 inch increase in display. What else am I missing in the ECO that increases its value over the V5?

Also, considering the applause the ECO support received in this review, what kind of support is offered by DA for both systems? There is a lot of talk about ECO being the "Australian" eReader, how does this make it a better choice than the V5?

Also, with eReaders in general in Aus, can we expect them to be supported and updated? Or to merely become cheap and fall into obsolesance early?

I really appreciate the help on this, its really making this thing easier.

09-27-2009, 01:14 AM	#45
Oman Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: None	I'm rather new to the concept of eReaders, but through my research I've come down to really two options that fit what I want to spend with what I want to recieve: The V5 and the ECO reader tend to be the two that keep popping up. This review was an excellent insight into the capabilities of the ECO reader, but I was wondering what benefits were gained for the extra ~$100 for the ECO over the V5. We're talking about a...what....20-30% price increase for, as far as I can see a 1 inch increase in display. What else am I missing in the ECO that increases its value over the V5? Also, considering the applause the ECO support received in this review, what kind of support is offered by DA for both systems? There is a lot of talk about ECO being the "Australian" eReader, how does this make it a better choice than the V5? Also, with eReaders in general in Aus, can we expect them to be supported and updated? Or to merely become cheap and fall into obsolesance early? I really appreciate the help on this, its really making this thing easier.