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Originally Posted by nezroy
Only e-ink devices have a chance of reaching a mass audience outside of the geek niche, and luckily it seems that most current device makers realize that. The iSlate may make techheads drool in comparison, but reading on an emissive display will never have a chance against the paper and e-paper experience.
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True. But people wouldn't be buying an iSlate to primarily use as a reader.
It, and other lcd tablets, would be multimedia devices. They can be used for reading and could do magazines and other things needing color better--but that won't be the only or main appeal.
They'll be bought to read stuff, surf the net, watch videos, play games, use all kids of apps like the iPhone does etc.
As you say, such tablets appeal to techheads. But by the same token, e-ink appeals to bookworms who read enough to justify buying a dedicated reader. I fall in both categories personally, as I own a Kindle and I'm very interested in a multimedia tablet.
That said, I don't think either are that likely to become huge, mass market successes. Both will just appeal to sizable niches. But they're not going to catch on to everyone like laptops, cell phones etc. IMO.