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I tried to resist weighing in here, to avoid the wrath of the "nothing except e-ink" contingent. No, don't lynch me yet, I'm not done. There's nothing at all wrong with preferring e-ink to read on. But there's nothing at all wrong with preferring LCD and color, either.
The attraction of a tablet device for me isn't the ability to multitask, listen to music, watch video, check email, etc. No, it's the compatibility. A tablet running Windows, (and no, I'm not bashing Mac or Linux here, I'm stating fact), now that Amazon has released Kindle for PC, has free software for every ebook format out there. No conversions, no wondering "which version should I buy?" Comparison shopping to the max!
Until and unless Pixel Qi goes mainstream with their screen technology, the battery life and viewability in sunlight on an LCD won't ever come close to an e-ink device. But I still say a tablet with the right form factor, a Pixel Qi type screen, and running Windows (sorry again!!), is MY ideal device. No, not everyone's. Just mine.
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