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Truth · 06-16-2010, 06:39 PM

Hi all,

I post here as a long time lurker finally seeking the wisdom of the experts. I've been spending so much time reading these forums that I have actually increased my confusion as to which device to purchase.

Technically, there is no rush, but I would like advice on which ereader best fits my current needs/wants.

- I would prefer not to spend over $200, but the Kindle price range is not completely unfeasible. I'm in Canada, so the Nook isn't available and the prices are higher than in the States.

- I would prefer a 6", but I've heard that there isn't a huge difference between the 5" and 6" readers.

- I would prefer e-ink, but I've been reading a lot of good things about the Jetbook's screen.

- It must be able to handle pdf documents relatively smoothly (resize or zoom). I have a number of game manuals that I am tired of carrying around with me and tired of carrying my clunky old laptop instead of the books. Since the manuals are scanned documents often in the 50 Mb+ range, the reader needs to be able to operate fairly quickly.

- I would prefer that it have memory expansion so that those game manuals don't have to sit on the reader all the time.

- DRM compatibility means little to me. I'll happily jailbreak or "acquire" jail-broken texts as I see fit (although I mostly read classics).

- I am also a comic/manga reader, so something that can handle them would be nice. I know that the smaller readers aren't recommended for Manga, but I can't afford (read: justify the price to my wife) larger readers. Again, if I can open moderate quality images/pdf, zoom in, and read them, I think I'll be fine with that.

- An on-board dictionary would be nice but isn't strictly essential.

- The ability to handle Japanese text would be sweet, but isn't a deal breaker.

- I don't listen to music while reading, so that doesn't matter.

- Easy organization would be nice, too.

So, please tell me... am I crazy? Does such a reader exist? Will any of the readers mentioned in the thread title do what I want? Is there something else in my preferred price range that is worth looking at? Should I wait for the next generation?

06-16-2010, 06:39 PM	#1
Truth Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 16 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: None yet	JBL vs. Kobo vs. Libre vs. ??? Hi all, I post here as a long time lurker finally seeking the wisdom of the experts. I've been spending so much time reading these forums that I have actually increased my confusion as to which device to purchase. Technically, there is no rush, but I would like advice on which ereader best fits my current needs/wants. - I would prefer not to spend over $200, but the Kindle price range is not completely unfeasible. I'm in Canada, so the Nook isn't available and the prices are higher than in the States. - I would prefer a 6", but I've heard that there isn't a huge difference between the 5" and 6" readers. - I would prefer e-ink, but I've been reading a lot of good things about the Jetbook's screen. - It must be able to handle pdf documents relatively smoothly (resize or zoom). I have a number of game manuals that I am tired of carrying around with me and tired of carrying my clunky old laptop instead of the books. Since the manuals are scanned documents often in the 50 Mb+ range, the reader needs to be able to operate fairly quickly. - I would prefer that it have memory expansion so that those game manuals don't have to sit on the reader all the time. - DRM compatibility means little to me. I'll happily jailbreak or "acquire" jail-broken texts as I see fit (although I mostly read classics). - I am also a comic/manga reader, so something that can handle them would be nice. I know that the smaller readers aren't recommended for Manga, but I can't afford (read: justify the price to my wife) larger readers. Again, if I can open moderate quality images/pdf, zoom in, and read them, I think I'll be fine with that. - An on-board dictionary would be nice but isn't strictly essential. - The ability to handle Japanese text would be sweet, but isn't a deal breaker. - I don't listen to music while reading, so that doesn't matter. - Easy organization would be nice, too. So, please tell me... am I crazy? Does such a reader exist? Will any of the readers mentioned in the thread title do what I want? Is there something else in my preferred price range that is worth looking at? Should I wait for the next generation?