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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I would not mind LCD for reading with on a portable device. But, it has to have good battery life and there isn't such a device yet that can give good enough battery life that uses an LCD screen. So really, an Apple tablet (if it ever was to exist) would not make a good reader.
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Agreed, though I don't need super long battery life. I could get by with 6-8 hours of battery life during real usage--but even that's probably pushing it--with current lcd touch screen technology and current battery tech. That would get me through most days and I could just charge over night like I do my cell phone every other day or so.
But hopefully things like the PixelQi screens (or other new screens) and advances in battery tech will have tablets more viable in a couple of years in terms of weight, heat output, and battery life. So I don't anticipate having any interest in an apple tablet or any other competing 1st or second generation tablets. I just want some to come out so they can start getting the kinks worked out.
But even then, once their are good tablets out there, I'd readily concede an e-ink device would be best for the avid reader reading hours a day. For those of us who read less and spend more time on other functions (web, video, e-mail etc.) and need good stylus annotation abilities, pda functions etc, tablet devices are more up our alleys.
So it's not an either or proposition. There's plenty of room for all different types of devices that can display e-books to fit everyones need--be it just reading, or having a device that does other things a particular person does more often but also is a decent reader.