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jessc · 05-07-2010, 03:43 PM

I'm looking to get my first ereader and am almost certain I want the PB 360. But before I buy I have a few questions I'm sure people here can answer, if you don't mind:

1. How many books (approximately, obviously) can the internal memory hold?

2. If I get an SDHC card for additional memory, does it slow down boot time at all? If so, does it get significantly slower as the size of the card gets bigger?

3. Would I be foolish not to get the wall charger? Or is that an unnecessary additional expense (I'm on a student budget) and the USB charger generally sufficient for most purposes? I know you can't tell me about *my* usage, just trying to get an idea of general usage...

4. Does anyone use the wrist lash that comes with the "comfort" model? Is it something that is particularly good to have, or more on the unnecessary side? Could I use a wrist lash from my digital camera, or is it somehow proprietary on the Pocketbook?

5. I've seen some discussion about the availability of En-En dictionaries like Oxford, Webster (newer than 1913), etc., but haven't seen anything that gave me a clear idea if they are really available and where/how to get them if so. Did I miss that, or is it still an open question?

Thank you, I really appreciate all the information in these forums! I'd never even heard of the PB 360 until I started reading here, and now I'm wondering how I've lived without one so long.

05-07-2010, 03:43 PM	#28
jessc Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 50470 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Sony PRS-T2, Kindle Paperwhite	A few more questions I'm looking to get my first ereader and am almost certain I want the PB 360. But before I buy I have a few questions I'm sure people here can answer, if you don't mind: 1. How many books (approximately, obviously) can the internal memory hold? 2. If I get an SDHC card for additional memory, does it slow down boot time at all? If so, does it get significantly slower as the size of the card gets bigger? 3. Would I be foolish not to get the wall charger? Or is that an unnecessary additional expense (I'm on a student budget) and the USB charger generally sufficient for most purposes? I know you can't tell me about my usage, just trying to get an idea of general usage... 4. Does anyone use the wrist lash that comes with the "comfort" model? Is it something that is particularly good to have, or more on the unnecessary side? Could I use a wrist lash from my digital camera, or is it somehow proprietary on the Pocketbook? 5. I've seen some discussion about the availability of En-En dictionaries like Oxford, Webster (newer than 1913), etc., but haven't seen anything that gave me a clear idea if they are really available and where/how to get them if so. Did I miss that, or is it still an open question? Thank you, I really appreciate all the information in these forums! I'd never even heard of the PB 360 until I started reading here, and now I'm wondering how I've lived without one so long.