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IndecisiveMe · 04-07-2010, 03:31 AM

I can understand that coming from the States that some things might seem expensive to you.

I was tossing up between the Astak Pocket Pro and the Pocketbook 360 for ages before I finally decided. The PB360 is really fast compared to videos I've seen of any other reader. That was a big deal for me. You'll have to factor in a leather cover if you go with just about any other reader, but the PB360 doesn't need one, it has its built in hard cover (which I love).

I considered the international version of the Kindle (very) briefly, but didn't want to be tied to one online book shop. I'm not really sure, but I think the Nook has the same limitations, doesn't it?

Wifi and 3G didn't matter to me at all, because even if I got the internation version of the Kindle, it was going to cost me more for each book I downloaded.

I was also worrying that a 5" screen was going to be too small for me to read on comfortably. It's not, at all. It did seem a little small when in portrait mode, but I use it in landscape mode 100% of the time and it's perfect.

I guess in the end you have to buy what you're comfortable paying for. I didn't bother with the comfort version of the PB360, because I've already got a USB wall adapter with my iPhone that works just fine and I wanted to choose my own SDHC card. We've also since bought a 7 port USB hub so I'm glad I didn't pay extra for that.

It is a dilemma! I feel for you, because it took me months to make a decision. I was SO relieved when I finally hit that submit button with Pocketbook and didn't have to worry about it anymore. I am completely happy with my decision. I always said that if I wasn't happy, I'd wait until Christmas and see what new readers were out and get another one. I don't see that happening, that's how happy I am with it.

Good luck with your decision!

04-07-2010, 03:31 AM	#4
IndecisiveMe Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 106 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Pocketbook 360, Sony PRS-T1	I can understand that coming from the States that some things might seem expensive to you. I was tossing up between the Astak Pocket Pro and the Pocketbook 360 for ages before I finally decided. The PB360 is really fast compared to videos I've seen of any other reader. That was a big deal for me. You'll have to factor in a leather cover if you go with just about any other reader, but the PB360 doesn't need one, it has its built in hard cover (which I love). I considered the international version of the Kindle (very) briefly, but didn't want to be tied to one online book shop. I'm not really sure, but I think the Nook has the same limitations, doesn't it? Wifi and 3G didn't matter to me at all, because even if I got the internation version of the Kindle, it was going to cost me more for each book I downloaded. I was also worrying that a 5" screen was going to be too small for me to read on comfortably. It's not, at all. It did seem a little small when in portrait mode, but I use it in landscape mode 100% of the time and it's perfect. I guess in the end you have to buy what you're comfortable paying for. I didn't bother with the comfort version of the PB360, because I've already got a USB wall adapter with my iPhone that works just fine and I wanted to choose my own SDHC card. We've also since bought a 7 port USB hub so I'm glad I didn't pay extra for that. It is a dilemma! I feel for you, because it took me months to make a decision. I was SO relieved when I finally hit that submit button with Pocketbook and didn't have to worry about it anymore. I am completely happy with my decision. I always said that if I wasn't happy, I'd wait until Christmas and see what new readers were out and get another one. I don't see that happening, that's how happy I am with it. Good luck with your decision!