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Originally Posted by kacir
I have only mentioned the clicks because I noticed that many people were concerned about clicks in previous PB360 discussions, especially after seeing one video at the YouTube. The one comparing PB360 to Sony reader PRS-505.
It is really not that bad. And if you use D pad, and click (push and release button) slowly you can make clicks almost inaudible.
I can happily read and click away with my wife that is falling asleep next to me and with two small kids (one less than 6 months old) sleeping in the same room / bed.
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thanks kacir...the clicks sound just horrid in the couple of YouTube videos I found...but I also did have a feeling that part of it was the room/area the device was tested. I did notice that the clicks were MUCH louder when the 360 was lying flat on the hard surface table compared to when hand held...again that makes sense. Still it would be nice if there was a move to a soft-click membrane style button setup. But no knowing the engineering limitations, it just might not have been possible at the time. Or maybe even these buttons will last longer.
I am only sensitive to the clicks because of the old days with the really LOUD IBM keyboards, but I also love my Northgate keyboard because the thing was not only built as if you could bludgeon an invading Viking horde but also the click as well as the tactile feel of the keys were still the best I ever used on a computer. In fact one year I gave all my friends keyboards for Christmas or their birthdays because they were so good.
Ultimately for me, the click is not a big deal at all. But I find it a bit surprising in this day and age. I could see though that from a durability standpoint by removing the rubber membrane on the buttons will make them work correctly and retain the same feel a lot longer. As an example the trackpad on my current laptop uses sort of a rubber gasket sort of thing between the mouse buttons and the actual switch. The laptop is only 3.5yrs old now and I have been through 5 sets of those leetle beasties because the buttons never feel right once that rubber loses it's integrity.
Anyway, that is how I am going to rationalize the whole thing in my mind!! hehehehe....but, in all seriousness, it's great to read about someone with hands on experience in this one niggling point I have...I figure if that is the only issue to find with the reader, I think they did it all right!
Thanks a bunch for your comments.
