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FragFrog · 12-03-2009, 03:28 PM

On the one hand I want my reader to be as small as possible to make it easier to hold in my hand while reading (especially on busses / trains / planes where you cannot generally prop it up somewhere), yet on the other I want a reader to be as big as possible to maximize screen size. Ideally this means getting as little excess 'junk' on the reader as can be. For this reason alone both the Nook as well as the Kindle II are not my preferred choice - sure, they might make great devices, but if I wanted a device I can type on or watch tiny color videos on (and not even well if I am to believe the stories) I would get out my laptop.

For the Kindle DX this is somewhat less of an issue, yet there comes Amazons lockin into play - they are just a tad bit too happy to oblige publishers with restrictions on what you can buy where and whom exactly that content belongs to after you "buy" it.

Mind you, if I had the money I would toss the Sony and get an iRex DR800 / DR1000 for pretty much the reasons mentioned above.

12-03-2009, 03:28 PM	#7
FragFrog Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 32 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The Netherlands Device: PRS-600	On the one hand I want my reader to be as small as possible to make it easier to hold in my hand while reading (especially on busses / trains / planes where you cannot generally prop it up somewhere), yet on the other I want a reader to be as big as possible to maximize screen size. Ideally this means getting as little excess 'junk' on the reader as can be. For this reason alone both the Nook as well as the Kindle II are not my preferred choice - sure, they might make great devices, but if I wanted a device I can type on or watch tiny color videos on (and not even well if I am to believe the stories) I would get out my laptop. For the Kindle DX this is somewhat less of an issue, yet there comes Amazons lockin into play - they are just a tad bit too happy to oblige publishers with restrictions on what you can buy where and whom exactly that content belongs to after you "buy" it. Mind you, if I had the money I would toss the Sony and get an iRex DR800 / DR1000 for pretty much the reasons mentioned above. Last edited by FragFrog; 12-03-2009 at 03:31 PM.