Best portable reader?

lovebaby · 12-23-2005, 07:38 AM

I'm trying to find the best possible portable e-book reader. My Treo 650 and HP 2745 are just a little too small for my poor eyesight.

I bought a Nokia Internet tablet 770 and the sluggisness and placement of scoll buttons and lack of support are turning me off and I'm considering returning it.

I read in a review where page loading was fast and it had instant on on the Nokia. 30-45 seconds is not instant on and I wonder if the reviewers had ever tried a fast machine like the HP 2745.

What about the larger Pocet PCs - the Ipaq 4700 and Dell Axims. Any commments?

Can you buy the Dells at a Dell booth or do you have to mail order and wait a month?

The HP4700 looks interesting. It has a big screen, but it is a big as the 770?

paulkbiba · 12-23-2005, 04:32 PM

Since you are familiar with Palms, how about a TX? Nice big screen, choice of a lot of readers, non-volitile memory. I'm currently reading books on my Treo 650 and I agree the screen is a bit small. I have 3 pocket PCs (two Ipaqs and a Toshiba) but they are just not convenient to use. After Xmas I'm going to get a TX and dedicate it to ebook reading. Using WiFi it will be easy to access my Fictionwise and eReader accounts, and download stuff from Blackmask. Plus, the charger for my Treo will work on the TX when I travel.

dpierron · 12-27-2005, 09:52 AM

Since I bought my Dell Axim X50V, I used it for reading ebooks. I just love it, the resolution makes it easy to read while its size stays small enough for fitting in my pocket.
I wrote an article about this : http://www.davidsoft.org/posts/on-eb...ading-devices/

Cheers,
David.

12-23-2005, 07:38 AM	#1
lovebaby Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2005 Device: Nokia 770/HP 2745	Best portable reader? I'm trying to find the best possible portable e-book reader. My Treo 650 and HP 2745 are just a little too small for my poor eyesight. I bought a Nokia Internet tablet 770 and the sluggisness and placement of scoll buttons and lack of support are turning me off and I'm considering returning it. I read in a review where page loading was fast and it had instant on on the Nokia. 30-45 seconds is not instant on and I wonder if the reviewers had ever tried a fast machine like the HP 2745. What about the larger Pocet PCs - the Ipaq 4700 and Dell Axims. Any commments? Can you buy the Dells at a Dell booth or do you have to mail order and wait a month? The HP4700 looks interesting. It has a big screen, but it is a big as the 770?

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12-23-2005, 04:32 PM	#2
paulkbiba Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 45 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Device: Nokia e61i, iPhone	Since you are familiar with Palms, how about a TX? Nice big screen, choice of a lot of readers, non-volitile memory. I'm currently reading books on my Treo 650 and I agree the screen is a bit small. I have 3 pocket PCs (two Ipaqs and a Toshiba) but they are just not convenient to use. After Xmas I'm going to get a TX and dedicate it to ebook reading. Using WiFi it will be easy to access my Fictionwise and eReader accounts, and download stuff from Blackmask. Plus, the charger for my Treo will work on the TX when I travel.

12-27-2005, 09:52 AM	#3
dpierron calibre2opds guru Posts: 533 Karma: 8792 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Metz, France Device: iPhone, iPad, PRS-650	Since I bought my Dell Axim X50V, I used it for reading ebooks. I just love it, the resolution makes it easy to read while its size stays small enough for fitting in my pocket. I wrote an article about this : http://www.davidsoft.org/posts/on-eb...ading-devices/ Cheers, David.

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