Yes, eInk is great for prolonged reading. I can't remember the last time I had more than an hour where I could just sit and read though. :)
I have seen the Kindle and it is great for people who are avid readers. Usually though I can't find more than 20-30 minutes to read something so the laptop does great. Your mileage will vary. I just wanted to give people another option since if your reading habits are similar, you might find more functionality out of a laptop. The battery lasts 8 hours on mine which is more than enough for flights, reading, and anything else I want to do. On an airplane you don't have any ambient light to read the Kindle with unless you buy a book light. Don't knock it just because you think eInk is cool. It is, but it may not work for everyone. On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Joshua Marinacci <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, the key to all of these is electronic paper. The most popular form is > the technology from eInk, though there are several competing technologies > that may hit the market soon. Electronic paper is special because it > requires *no* power to keep the image and has a reflective surface instead > of emissive. Being reflective means you get greater contrast and the > brightness is a function of the ambient light around you, just like real > paper. Since it requires power only when changing the image, not to hold it, > an ebook reader can last for weeks even with continual use. > > About ten years ago I had a chance to see some early epaper technology at > Xerox PARC. The contrast was horrible, it was heavy, and the pixels were > about a quarter inch each. But I could tell that one day this stuff would > be everywhere. Now that the production is ramping up I predict a netbook or > PDA using this tech within 5 years, and active wallpaper within 20. (yes, > you may have banner ads in your wallpaper :) > > - Josh > > On SatDec 26, 2009, at 4:03 AM, Rakesh wrote: > > > what everyone is forgetting is that the ebook readers have a special > > technology for prolonged reading. > > > > Using iphones/laptops/monitors is fine for reading for short periods > > but extended reading is not comfortable, hence e-ink or whatever its > > called. > > > > I have a Sony PRS-505. The main issue is that pdfs don't render well > > at all. Thankfully I can usually get ePub format books. > > > > R > > > > On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 3:02 AM, Robert Casto <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I have to agree. For the money I decided to get a really nice ASUS IEEE > >> laptop with the extra memory. The thing can run some pretty cool stuff > if > >> you are patient. Also, Amazon has released the Kindle software for the > PC > >> which I have loaded up onto the IEEE. I don't get the same battery life > or > >> experience, but I can view PDF's, watch movies, write code, and much > more > >> for just a bit more money. > >> > >> On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Henrique de Miranda Gontijo > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Sorry, this isn't the main topic of this thread, but sincerely i can't > see > >>> a reason to buy a ebook gadget in times of small and cheap > >>> notebooks/cellphones where you can do it easily. > >>> In Brazil, this kind of gadget is almost unknown. > >>> On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Jan Goyvaerts <[email protected] > > > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Maybe this is usable as ebook reader too ? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > http://www.slashgear.com/notion-ink-tegra-android-smartpad-uses-pixel-qi-display-1866308/ > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 16:57, Jan Goyvaerts <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> What about annotating a pdf ? > >>>>> > >>>>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 15:57, Mark Volkmann < > [email protected]> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Kfir Shay <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>>>>> Mark, how is the interface to load pre owned pdf and what is the > >>>>>>> quality once its loaded > >>>>>> > >>>>>> You attach the Kindle to your computer using a USB cable. The Kindle > >>>>>> appears as a hard drive. You just copy PDF files over to it. They > look > >>>>>> great on the Kindle. The only issue is that you can't change the > font > >>>>>> size or zoom on PDFs. You can rotate the display 90 degrees though > and > >>>>>> that makes the text larger. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Mark Volkmann > >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>> The Kindle 2 supports PDF now. I have one and like it a lot! > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> R. 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