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Originally Posted by Yoshi 1080
Old LCD, basically no relevant format support at all, extremely small storage and obsolete expansion cards, bulky. I guess I'm missing the point here because I wouldn't even take it if I received 90 bucks for it! For double the price you get a modern eInk reader, so why bother with that old POS?
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Yoshi,
Ever wonder why the HP-12C business calculator is still in production, virtually unchanged since 1981? (ok there are internal differences the streamline production and replace parts that are no longer available, but from the user perspective it is still the same calculator). Sometimes, a device just works for some people. I don't personally have an 1150, I was worried about using it with Linux and or Macs (I have since learned it can be used fine with the Mac), which is what ultimately swung me to the jetbook. But lets look at the disadvantages.
1. Small storage: As others have said, most novels (Which is what the book is really designed to read) don't take up more than about a megabyte. Even if you read two books a week, and stick with the 64MB internal storage, that essentially means you only have to load new books on the reader every once a month.
2. Format support: fictionwise and their ebookwise subsidiary still sell lots of books in .imp format and it is supported by Manybooks.net if I remember correctly. In other words, there are tens of thousands of books available to read on it. Since even the "standard", epub, has different versions (particularly with DRM) you are still taking a gamble regardless of which format your device supports.
3. LCD versus eInk. If LCD doesn't cause you any problems, but the flash and slow refresh of eInk does, then this is a plus for the 1150. Likewise, the back light is a plus for most people. Even the low resolution does not appear to be a problem for most people.
4. As for bulk that is a subjective thing. Some people find the bulk makes it easier to hold and makes it feel more like a real book. Your mileage may vary.
Shoot, at $90, I am tempted to pick one up even though I need another book reader like I need a whole in the head....
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Bill