ASUS EEE Reader by Year End, Color, Touch Screen, £100 - Page 3

Hellmark · 09-08-2009, 02:22 AM

Argh! I'm accumulating too many devices as is!

Sweetpea · 09-08-2009, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Hellmark

Argh! I'm accumulating too many devices as is!

Argh! I'm not accumulating enough devices as is!

They are coming faster than I can afford

Slite · 09-08-2009, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Argh! I'm not accumulating enough devices as is!

They are coming faster than I can afford

Pffft... Haven't you figured it out yet? He/she who has the highets number of lieussesesss (I HATE that word! I can never get it right) when he/she dies wins.

You are WAY behind Sweetpea, enough with the procastrinating and start bying devices! And no, cameras doesn't count

Sweetpea · 09-08-2009, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Slite

Pffft... Haven't you figured it out yet? He/she who has the highets number of lieussesesss (I HATE that word! I can never get it right) when he/she dies wins.

You are WAY behind Sweetpea, enough with the procastrinating and start bying devices! And no, cameras doesn't count

Hey, I'm on my fourth device already! And the 5th will be here by the end of the year.

pilotbob · 09-08-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Hellmark

Argh! I'm accumulating too many devices as is!

Remember, whom ever dies with the most ebook readers, wins!

BOb

Hellmark · 09-08-2009, 10:56 AM

In a years time, I got an N800, another iPod, my 505, my s10e netbook, an maudio mic and mixer, GPS for my N800, new phone, bluetooth USB dongle to use with phone, Zaurus SL-5500, and not to mention an Xbox 360, and 20 or so games for it. I am poor, so can't afford alot, but seem to be lucking into some great deals ($45 for the ipod, $100 off the netbook, half off on the maudio equipment, $1.72 for the dongle, $20 for the GPS, half off on the 360, and averaging $12 a game on the 360). They keep making offers I can't refuse! ~$200 for a twin screened machine in a netbook size is a really good price.

Slite · 09-08-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Hellmark

In a years time, I got an N800, another iPod, my 505, my s10e netbook, an maudio mic and mixer, GPS for my N800, new phone, bluetooth USB dongle to use with phone, Zaurus SL-5500, and not to mention an Xbox 360, and 20 or so games for it. I am poor, so can't afford alot, but seem to be lucking into some great deals ($45 for the ipod, $100 off the netbook, half off on the maudio equipment, $1.72 for the dongle, $20 for the GPS, half off on the 360, and averaging $12 a game on the 360). They keep making offers I can't refuse! ~$200 for a twin screened machine in a netbook size is a really good price.

Hey! I've got some really good offers on some prime realestate down the Florida way. You can't refuse it... I promise

Hellmark · 09-08-2009, 11:21 AM

Screw Florida, I'm a Missouri boy!

wodin · 09-08-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Slite

Hey! I've got some really good offers on some prime realestate down the Florida way. You can't refuse it... I promise

If I can close in the next week, will you throw in the Golden Gate?

Kali Yuga · 09-08-2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Andybaby

asus always seems to deliver. and their EEE line is what invented the netbook market....

I'm not necessarily saying "it will not exist." I'm saying that it is silly to speculate about a device with vague or no published specs and no real release date.

Once they get them to reviewers or start shipping, then it makes sense to discuss its qualities.

Kirtai · 09-12-2009, 07:11 AM

I would love a double screen reader like this, especially for my comics and artbooks. Reading double spread pages shrunk and rotated or cut in half is not fun.

HarryT · 09-12-2009, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bsg75

It says full color, so it can't be eInk.. and also it must be backlit. There are no color non-transmissive screens commercially available for anywhere near that price.

I'm sorry? My Compaq iPaq 4700 Pocket PC has a "transflective" colour LCD screen, which is most definitely not backlit. Such screens rely on being lit from the front.

brecklundin · 09-12-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I'm sorry? My Compaq iPaq 4700 Pocket PC has a "transflective" colour LCD screen, which is most definitely not backlit. Such screens rely on being lit from the front.

+1

Me too, my Sony Clie nx73v has one also...it works pretty well outdoors in full color.

DawnFalcon · 09-12-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I'm sorry? My Compaq iPaq 4700 Pocket PC has a "transflective" colour LCD screen, which is most definitely not backlit. Such screens rely on being lit from the front.

Yea, and both that and the Clio are way, way above £100 new...

brecklundin · 09-12-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

Yea, and both that and the Clio are way, way above £100 new...

yeah, so what? My device was made 6-YEARS ago and sold for around US$450-$500ish. Also PDA devices do far more than function as a ebook reading device. Reading is a trivial use of the computing power any of these devices.

Today day an nx73v can be found used, for WELL UNDER US$100 and have years of life left in them. New batteries cost like $6. Same for the iPaq 4700 if you have patience and shop around.

I do not understand your comment or how it applies in this discussion. If it helps I suggest you research Moore's Law. You can also learn more if you search using "tear down cost {insert device name here}". That search will usually yield a pretty solid picture of the costs for building a device. Not always, but usually.

FYI, my device is not a "Cleo" but a Clie...

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09-08-2009, 02:22 AM	#31
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	Argh! I'm accumulating too many devices as is!

09-08-2009, 10:56 AM	#36
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	In a years time, I got an N800, another iPod, my 505, my s10e netbook, an maudio mic and mixer, GPS for my N800, new phone, bluetooth USB dongle to use with phone, Zaurus SL-5500, and not to mention an Xbox 360, and 20 or so games for it. I am poor, so can't afford alot, but seem to be lucking into some great deals ($45 for the ipod, $100 off the netbook, half off on the maudio equipment, $1.72 for the dongle, $20 for the GPS, half off on the 360, and averaging $12 a game on the 360). They keep making offers I can't refuse! ~$200 for a twin screened machine in a netbook size is a really good price.

09-08-2009, 11:21 AM	#38
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	Screw Florida, I'm a Missouri boy!

09-12-2009, 07:11 AM	#41
Kirtai Addict Posts: 304 Karma: 2454436 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: PRS-505, PRS-650, iPad, Samsung Galaxy SII (JB), Google Nexus 7 (2013)	I would love a double screen reader like this, especially for my comics and artbooks. Reading double spread pages shrunk and rotated or cut in half is not fun.

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