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Originally Posted by sphinx666
@ChrisC333 - thanks for the insight. now i don't feel so bad about how frustrating this experience is. with how far we've come with technology, i'm so surprised by the limitations of the ereaders. i've never spent this much time doing research for any tech product! i feel like i'm buying a car. lol... out of curousity - which reader do you own?
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Most of us have our readers listed on the left under our avatar pics. I have an iRiver Story (which is an e-ink device), an iTouch iPod, a cheap 10" netbook and a 12" HP tablet style computer. They all have their good points.
All the features you could need are available, but just not in the same product. Some things are mutually exclusive - i.e. the device that's small enough to slip easily into my trouser pocket (the iTouch) is just not big enough to do a decent job of displaying something like a technical manual or a magazine with complex layout. But other strengths and weakness are also spread across the spectrum. E-ink based devices are light and some people like the way they look, but in comparison to a device with a computer style OS they're very primitive at this stage. Grey-on-grey displays, no ability to instal your own choice of a range of software, etc.
My own current favourites are the two computers - because my priority is to have the versatility they offer to instal any software and read anything from plain text through to full colour and movement on internet based content. But others would rule that solution out because they want something even lighter or smaller, or don't like computer screens.
Like TGS said, the analytical search for perfection is a pretty fruitless one, you usually just have to fall for one or the other for no especially logical reason. And then keep saving for the next one that will catch your eye in another year or two...
Good luck.
Cheers,
Chris