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Originally Posted by Marcy
I don't know. I was just looking at the website and the eDGe seems to not really satisfy any need. At almost 3 pounds it's very heavy for use as an ebook reader. Battery life for the e-ink screen is listed as only 16+ hours. As a netbook it doesn't have a keyboard, only a virtual one and probably won't run my Windows applications so I can't work on documents or accounting files away from the office. It seems to strip away the most useful portions of an ebook and a netbook and leave you with something that doesn't quite fit either niche.
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How many hours of reading do you need to get out of an eBook, exactly? 16+ hrs seems like MORE than enough time to last between charges...
And when it comes to working on documents and such, DataViz AND Google both have Android OS options for achieving this...
The virtual keyboard is definitely something that will take some getting used to, but most touchscreen phone users should adapt quickly.
Remember, this is NOT meant to replace your laptop, but serve as a watered down solution for surfing the web, light email work, and maybe handle some media here and there...the potential here is quite impressive - the REAL concern is with the whole first generation device thing...how good/quick will their support be and resolving the inevitable bugs that get past testing and into production units?