eReader Question
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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.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut occasionally. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] [My Site]
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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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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
Borders also have the Kobo eReader[^], it does do PDF, no idea what it is like but maybe they would let you compare it to the Sony and at only $179 it's worth a look.
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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 don't know if I can load PDF's I already have to it
Last I heard, you email the PDF's to some Amazon service, and they convert it for you and send it to your Kindle. Or something funky like that. I think it takes a matter of seconds.
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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.
I was under the impression that the lack of a backlight was a feature. Supposedly, the Kindle is very much like paper, so it is very easy on the eyes. Or so I'm told.
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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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I was under the impression that the lack of a backlight was a feature. Supposedly, the Kindle is very much like paper, so it is very easy on the eyes. Or so I'm told.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
I like the interviews.
Yeah I like the innerviews too.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut occasionally. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] [My Site]
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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
I've herd of 'Duokan's firmware' for Kindle. Supposedly it handles PDF's (and more) a lot better than Kindle's firmware. I have not tried it myself (Chinese hacking skills scare me :-D ) , so I can't really advise for or against it, just thought I can mention it's out there. Anyway, you may want to google for 'duokan' A couple of guys here[^] seem to like it.