Newbie seeking advice on what to buy

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Originally Posted by tarq

It would be nice to have a larger screen, and one that can be read in bright daylight, but not so large that it isn't easily portable. I wonder what my options are?

I'm not too bothered about the PDA functions because I may be getting a new mobile with them on soon, so it's mainly the reader part, of course it would be helpful if they were there.

One option that has not been mentioned is a Nokia N800/N810. The N810 may be out of your price range, but it has a daylight readable LCD screen. There is a Palm emulator that may allow you to use your existing PDA software. There is no DRMed ebook support, but FBReader is a very good multi-format DRM-free ebook reader and some have reported reading PDFs is also ok (even on the small screen). The screen is about the best you are going to get in a pocketable device, and you can surf the web on it (WiFi again).