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Old 01-17-2010, 05:33 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by mogui View Post
The new netbooks...They are easy to hold. They run FBReader ....you can read in the dark, ...

Reading on a netbook is similar to holding a hardback novel, except not quite so heavy. ...

... Why? Mainly because e-ink screens promise to increase battery life. We want a device we can throw in a suitcase and use for a month. .....

Hmmmmm. Easy to hold? No. not compared to a Sony 505. Heavy, yes. E-ink because of battery life. NO. Because it is easily readable, even in sunlight or with the same light you'd read a paper book with.
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