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Originally Posted by calvin-c
As for the size, it seems to me that there are two separate markets here. Some people are entirely in one market or the other while others straddle both markets depending on what they're doing-but I think there's definitely two markets.
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Agree 100%. I'm kind of a straddler as I love my Kindle for leisure reading, but it's wortheless for work.
That said if I can get a nice tablet device that's not larger than A4, and very thin and light, I'd probably eventually scrap my leisure reader and just use the tablet for work and novels.
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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
So, I drowned my phone a few months ago. If I had been you, I'd not been able to read and surf the net anymore (I used my PDA for that, now it would be the JE100, Mini and PDA). Or take notes (PDA again). Or listen to my MP3's (MP3 player).
Me, I'd take 4 different devices for 4 different functions any day. It would be nice if some functions were on several devices (like note taking on your phone and your reader or listening to mp3's on your phone and mp3 player, etc).
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As you note later, most everyone has multiple devices that can do these functions. I can listen to my cds, or mp3s on my pc, laptop, work pc, as wel as two mp3 players. Can read on PCs etc. etc. So one could still do those things if one all in one device was broken/lost.
It's just nice to have a good, portable device that consolidates several functions together for those of us on the go all the time. It doesn't mean that's the only device we have for those functions. Just it would be our main portable device for those functions.
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Originally Posted by ziegl027
I disagree. It would be enormously useful both for those of us looking for a large format for technical work, but would also be appealing for those looking for recreational larger-format reading materials such as magazines with photo layouts.
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Yep. That's why I could see myself scrapping my Kindle (or other small reader) for a a light tablet for leisure reading and work reading etc. It's a little less convenient for novel reading, but the benefits for magazines etc. kind of outweigh that loss for me.
But as said above, there are two markets here with some overlap. There needs to be a wide array of devices from small, dedicated readers, to thin tablets mainly for reading and annotating, to full tablet PCs so that everyone can find a device that suits their needs. Plenty of room in the market for such an array--just like with cell phones, netbooks etc.