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GlenBarrington · 01-12-2010, 06:27 AM

I used to read on my Palm Tungsten E, Then on my Palm Treo. They were too small to be comfortable to read from, though I did a lot of it. I knew I wanted a dedicated device.

The problem is there are no truly 'take anywhere' devices that you can stuff into a pocket to take out and use whenever you have some down time.

I have the Sony PRS-300, which appears to be about the smallest dedicated device out there. Certainly the only one that is heavily marketed. But it is really a tad too large to be considered 'very portable', it is merely 'kinda portable'. It needs to be about 12 to 25 mm narrower and shorter in my mind for true portability (1/2 to 1 inch reduction)

There needs to be something in size between the PRS-300 and a telephone/PDA that has long battery life, has a slightly smaller screen that's big enough to be comfortable to use.

Am I the only one who feels this need?

01-12-2010, 06:27 AM	#1
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	How come no 'tweener' devices? I used to read on my Palm Tungsten E, Then on my Palm Treo. They were too small to be comfortable to read from, though I did a lot of it. I knew I wanted a dedicated device. The problem is there are no truly 'take anywhere' devices that you can stuff into a pocket to take out and use whenever you have some down time. I have the Sony PRS-300, which appears to be about the smallest dedicated device out there. Certainly the only one that is heavily marketed. But it is really a tad too large to be considered 'very portable', it is merely 'kinda portable'. It needs to be about 12 to 25 mm narrower and shorter in my mind for true portability (1/2 to 1 inch reduction) There needs to be something in size between the PRS-300 and a telephone/PDA that has long battery life, has a slightly smaller screen that's big enough to be comfortable to use. Am I the only one who feels this need?