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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
dmaul1114 - For a lot of people the battery life /is/ a big deal, though. One of the reasons I'm interested in the Nook is the $30 user-replaceable battery!
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I didn't mean to imply that it isn't something that matters. Everyone has their own needs.
People here are too quick to bash devices with other screen types as useless, rather than just saying they're not for them.
I love my e-ink Kindle 1 for leisure reading. But an e-ink device will probably never be suitable for a large, touch screen academic or business device meant to replace scientific documents, books, articles and allow easy annotating etc.--as well as preferably having video, internet, e-mail, PDA etc. to be a powerful business tool.
It just seems some are very resistant to such devices as they only need a dedicated e-ink reader and worry multifunction devices will kill them off or something. They won't, as such devices would be for niches like academics, scientists, doctors etc.
I get why people here love e-ink, as I love my kindle. But there's room in the market for all kinds of devices that can be used for e-reading to fit different needs and some here are very resistant to discussing anything other than dedicated e-ink readers in a positive light for some reason.