eReader Question
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Dalek Dave wrote:
proper grown up books do not have pictures
You read playboy just for the articles then? :laugh: :laugh:
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Thinking about buying an eReader and as always, I am the most impatient man in the world and want it now. I am looking at a couple of them now and want some feedback from others who use these devices and maybe able to point me in the direction of an ereader I don't know about or tell me why the ones I am looking at suck arse. 1st is the Kindle[^], it's $139.00 which is good,but I have to but it online and wait 3-5 days for delivery, that's like asking me to wait for beer. Also read that it's handling of PDFs, specifically zooming is not that good. More books available via Amazon. 2nd is the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-650[^], I can walk over to Border's at lunch and pick one up, but it's RRP is $229.00. Reviews tell me the PDF handling is superior including zooming and it has memory expansion via SD Card or Memory Stick Pro. Less books as partnered with Borders and Angus & Robertson. Give me recommendations, as I know I will go and buy the Sony on impulse, even though it is over my budget of $250.00, which was to include accessories and probably some books.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
No one in their right mind should ever buy anything made by Sony. Get Kindle, it'll be worth the wait.
"People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them." Eric Hoffer
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for $250 I could get about 250 paperbacks from the charity shop. That'd last about 5 years of commuting to work. You and I both know that thing will be stuffed in a drawer at home within three months and you'll be obsessing over the next useless gadget.
or save 250$ and recycle old dead trees by getting a library card. probably the only reason I don't have a kindle yet.
Watched code never compiles.
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or save 250$ and recycle old dead trees by getting a library card. probably the only reason I don't have a kindle yet.
Watched code never compiles.
While out house hunting a few weeks ago we saw something pretty special, an entire large book case of nothing but Danielle Steel, all in perfect condition. I'm pretty sure Mick's motivation is pursuing his interest in modern chick-lit without his mates finding out.
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for $250 I could get about 250 paperbacks from the charity shop. That'd last about 5 years of commuting to work. You and I both know that thing will be stuffed in a drawer at home within three months and you'll be obsessing over the next useless gadget.
Josh Gray wrote:
for $250 I could get about 250 paperbacks from the charity shop. That'd last about 5 years of commuting to work. You and I both know that thing will be stuffed in a drawer at home within three months and you'll be obsessing over the next useless gadget.
I've got to get me some Certification so I can move back to a salary that allows me to support my family or get a new job that does the same. Many of these books are large and bulky and in some cases expensive. I have been handed (by one of my Gen Y colleagues) several of these books in PDF format (don't bother mentioning pirating, I pay for my software, DVD's, BluRay's, books etc. can't afford do do the same at the moment), so I will use the eReader quite heavily. I also have many other PDF's that are software/hardware manuals, Linux manuals and also freeware books on Networking and the like. I haven't had time to read fiction for several years and 95%+ of my existing books are in storage, I don't have the physical space to store any more books at home. I still trying to get the Missus to chuck out the tonnes of her and the kids shit I have balancing precariously in the garage as it is.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Josh Gray wrote:
for $250 I could get about 250 paperbacks from the charity shop. That'd last about 5 years of commuting to work. You and I both know that thing will be stuffed in a drawer at home within three months and you'll be obsessing over the next useless gadget.
I've got to get me some Certification so I can move back to a salary that allows me to support my family or get a new job that does the same. Many of these books are large and bulky and in some cases expensive. I have been handed (by one of my Gen Y colleagues) several of these books in PDF format (don't bother mentioning pirating, I pay for my software, DVD's, BluRay's, books etc. can't afford do do the same at the moment), so I will use the eReader quite heavily. I also have many other PDF's that are software/hardware manuals, Linux manuals and also freeware books on Networking and the like. I haven't had time to read fiction for several years and 95%+ of my existing books are in storage, I don't have the physical space to store any more books at home. I still trying to get the Missus to chuck out the tonnes of her and the kids shit I have balancing precariously in the garage as it is.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Kindle. End. Of. Story. It is worth it. Not only is it the best on the market, it is eay to read without eyestrain, a charge lasts up to a month and it has the biggest selection of books. It also is tough, durable and simple to use. There is also the fact that you do not hold the books on the device, but on an account so you can load them to any kindle enabled device. Accept no substitutes! Kindle is the only option if you like reading. BUT! It will be expensive, I am a kindle whore and get through 3 or 4 books a week, so they add up unles you are careful.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
There is also the fact that you do not hold the books on the device, but on an account so you can load them to any kindle enabled device
So what do I do with the PDF books I have on my computer that I want to read on the Kindle if I get one?
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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If I had $250 to spend on an eReader, I'd get the Nook Color. Then again, I don't have $250 to spend on an eReader, so I haven't researched it much.
AspDotNetDev wrote:
If I had $250 to spend on an eReader, I'd get the Nook Color. Then again, I don't have $250 to spend on an eReader, so I haven't researched it much.
Looks nice, but I'm in Australia, don't think we have Barnes and Noble over here.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Fair enough, if you're only reading pdfs have you considered a netbook? Only about $100 more at JB HIFI
Josh Gray wrote:
Fair enough, if you're only reading pdfs have you considered a netbook? Only about $100 more at JB HIFI
I've already got a Lenovo S10e or something like that. For the books I was looking for something smaller and easier to hold in a chair or train.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Thinking about buying an eReader and as always, I am the most impatient man in the world and want it now. I am looking at a couple of them now and want some feedback from others who use these devices and maybe able to point me in the direction of an ereader I don't know about or tell me why the ones I am looking at suck arse. 1st is the Kindle[^], it's $139.00 which is good,but I have to but it online and wait 3-5 days for delivery, that's like asking me to wait for beer. Also read that it's handling of PDFs, specifically zooming is not that good. More books available via Amazon. 2nd is the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-650[^], I can walk over to Border's at lunch and pick one up, but it's RRP is $229.00. Reviews tell me the PDF handling is superior including zooming and it has memory expansion via SD Card or Memory Stick Pro. Less books as partnered with Borders and Angus & Robertson. Give me recommendations, as I know I will go and buy the Sony on impulse, even though it is over my budget of $250.00, which was to include accessories and probably some books.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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RichardM1 wrote:
It's this really cool stuff: Books.
Expensive (comparitively), bulky and I've no more room to place new books. Covered this in my reply to Josh.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Josh Gray wrote:
Fair enough, if you're only reading pdfs have you considered a netbook? Only about $100 more at JB HIFI
I've already got a Lenovo S10e or something like that. For the books I was looking for something smaller and easier to hold in a chair or train.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
Michael Martin wrote:
I've already got a Lenovo S10e or something like that. For the books I was looking for something smaller and easier to hold in a chair or train.
So the real question is - does the difference in comfort between using an eReader and a netbook justify the price?
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Thinking about buying an eReader and as always, I am the most impatient man in the world and want it now. I am looking at a couple of them now and want some feedback from others who use these devices and maybe able to point me in the direction of an ereader I don't know about or tell me why the ones I am looking at suck arse. 1st is the Kindle[^], it's $139.00 which is good,but I have to but it online and wait 3-5 days for delivery, that's like asking me to wait for beer. Also read that it's handling of PDFs, specifically zooming is not that good. More books available via Amazon. 2nd is the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-650[^], I can walk over to Border's at lunch and pick one up, but it's RRP is $229.00. Reviews tell me the PDF handling is superior including zooming and it has memory expansion via SD Card or Memory Stick Pro. Less books as partnered with Borders and Angus & Robertson. Give me recommendations, as I know I will go and buy the Sony on impulse, even though it is over my budget of $250.00, which was to include accessories and probably some books.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
An iPad is the only sensible option. It's a backlit Kindle, has another book store you can access, will hold all your photos, plays games, reads your mail and gives you web browsing and games.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Michael Martin wrote:
I've already got a Lenovo S10e or something like that. For the books I was looking for something smaller and easier to hold in a chair or train.
So the real question is - does the difference in comfort between using an eReader and a netbook justify the price?
Josh Gray wrote:
So the real question is - does the difference in comfort between using an eReader and a netbook justify the price?
Nah, I've squirrelled away the money and it's going to be spent, just hoping to spend it on something useful. The Lenovo S10e is a netbook, Atom 1.6GHz CPU, 2GB RAM and running Windows 7. I'm hoping not to spent $300.00 odd when I can get something as good or better for more like $150.00. The Kindle by all reckoning is the device to go with, but the books are not stored on the device (therefore backed up to my PC/Server/Backup USB HDD), I don't know if I can load PDF's I already have to it and also as the Most Impatient Man in the Universe, I want the fucking thing now. I want to walk over to Macquarie Centrein the next half an hour and walk out with one in my hands.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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An iPad is the only sensible option. It's a backlit Kindle, has another book store you can access, will hold all your photos, plays games, reads your mail and gives you web browsing and games.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
An iPad is the only sensible option. It's a backlit Kindle, has another book store you can access, will hold all your photos, plays games, reads your mail and gives you web browsing and games. Christian Graus
And out of the $600.00+ I don't have available to purchase my new toy, would I have left over from getting the iPad? I have a few thousand put away, but that is to do a CCNA Bootcamp and pay for 6 or 7 MCITP exams in order to get the all important Certifications all comapnies want from their System Engineers.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Dalek Dave wrote:
I like the interviews.
Yeah I like the innerviews too.
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Thinking about buying an eReader and as always, I am the most impatient man in the world and want it now. I am looking at a couple of them now and want some feedback from others who use these devices and maybe able to point me in the direction of an ereader I don't know about or tell me why the ones I am looking at suck arse. 1st is the Kindle[^], it's $139.00 which is good,but I have to but it online and wait 3-5 days for delivery, that's like asking me to wait for beer. Also read that it's handling of PDFs, specifically zooming is not that good. More books available via Amazon. 2nd is the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-650[^], I can walk over to Border's at lunch and pick one up, but it's RRP is $229.00. Reviews tell me the PDF handling is superior including zooming and it has memory expansion via SD Card or Memory Stick Pro. Less books as partnered with Borders and Angus & Robertson. Give me recommendations, as I know I will go and buy the Sony on impulse, even though it is over my budget of $250.00, which was to include accessories and probably some books.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Josh Gray wrote:
So the real question is - does the difference in comfort between using an eReader and a netbook justify the price?
Nah, I've squirrelled away the money and it's going to be spent, just hoping to spend it on something useful. The Lenovo S10e is a netbook, Atom 1.6GHz CPU, 2GB RAM and running Windows 7. I'm hoping not to spent $300.00 odd when I can get something as good or better for more like $150.00. The Kindle by all reckoning is the device to go with, but the books are not stored on the device (therefore backed up to my PC/Server/Backup USB HDD), I don't know if I can load PDF's I already have to it and also as the Most Impatient Man in the Universe, I want the fucking thing now. I want to walk over to Macquarie Centrein the next half an hour and walk out with one in my hands.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
Michael Martin wrote:
I'm hoping not to spent $300.00 odd when I can get something as good or better for more like $150.00.
I'm suggesting you use the netbook you've got (I bet it's also stuffed in a drawer, unused) not buy another one you goose. Spend the $150 on beer and strippers. Or a nice hotel room, tell your wife you're going to Canberra and have a quiet night on your own, few drinks, watch tv and a good night's sleep. That's what I'd buy with $150.
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Michael Martin wrote:
I'm hoping not to spent $300.00 odd when I can get something as good or better for more like $150.00.
I'm suggesting you use the netbook you've got (I bet it's also stuffed in a drawer, unused) not buy another one you goose. Spend the $150 on beer and strippers. Or a nice hotel room, tell your wife you're going to Canberra and have a quiet night on your own, few drinks, watch tv and a good night's sleep. That's what I'd buy with $150.
Josh Gray wrote:
I'm suggesting you use the netbook you've got (I bet it's also stuffed in a drawer, unused) not buy another one you goose. Spend the $150 on beer and strippers. Or a nice hotel room, tell your wife you're going to Canberra and have a quiet night on your own, few drinks, watch tv and a good night's sleep. That's what I'd buy with $150.
Not as heavily used as my laptop, but it does get used, handy when testing connectivity and managing server in Data Centres that don,t have much space to work in.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Thinking about buying an eReader and as always, I am the most impatient man in the world and want it now. I am looking at a couple of them now and want some feedback from others who use these devices and maybe able to point me in the direction of an ereader I don't know about or tell me why the ones I am looking at suck arse. 1st is the Kindle[^], it's $139.00 which is good,but I have to but it online and wait 3-5 days for delivery, that's like asking me to wait for beer. Also read that it's handling of PDFs, specifically zooming is not that good. More books available via Amazon. 2nd is the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-650[^], I can walk over to Border's at lunch and pick one up, but it's RRP is $229.00. Reviews tell me the PDF handling is superior including zooming and it has memory expansion via SD Card or Memory Stick Pro. Less books as partnered with Borders and Angus & Robertson. Give me recommendations, as I know I will go and buy the Sony on impulse, even though it is over my budget of $250.00, which was to include accessories and probably some books.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
I read a LOT (downloaded PDF articles, textbooks, books for pleasure, word documents) and purchased the Sony PRS-650. I'm really happy with it. It's not PERFECT with PDFs but it does it pretty well though there are certainly things about the zoom controls that I would have changed - however in general it has lessened my daily load of books and printouts spectacularly, and since I like to read when I'm traveling it's fantastic to not have to cart around 5-6 books like I used to do. I've only come across a few books that I wanted but couldn't get yet - mostly older ones, and I guess other disadvantages of it include the lack of wireless access (meaning content updates require a connection to the computer or using the SD slot, where the Kindle/Koobo can purchase wirelessly?), no LIT file support (if that kind of thing matters to you), and the user interface can be clunky at times. I haven't actually tried the SD expansion because I haven't run out of room on it yet. Also, I wouldn't really consider using it as a tool for quick reference, the user interface isn't really fast enough to use it like that efficiently. Also (2), the reason I wouldn't use an iPad to read with is because the backlight tires out my eyes. I much prefer the reader in that respect. Hope this helps!
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