Hi all, I have decided to buy the e-vrit e-reader.
I have just connected it to be charged for the first time, so I won't be able to test it till tomorrow. I'll tell you about my experience with it soon. Thanks! Amichai. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10:15, geoffrey mendelson < [email protected]> wrote: > > On Feb 3, 2011, at 9:28 PM, Mordecha Behar wrote: > > I think your best bet is B&N Nook Color. >> > > > The nook color is very attractive, but IMHO, it's not quite ready to be a > general purpose tablet. Not because the hardware is lacking, but because its > sold as an eBook reader by B&N, and nothing else. Eventually (which is often > only months in this business), the manufacturer of the hardware will be able > to sell a similar unit (same internal hardware, different name and case) and > it will be for a while, the best deal around. > > IMHO it won't replace the iPad, or even harm sales of it. The iPad is a > stunning piece of hardware and iOS is a very well developed operating > system. However the market is big enough for both an iPad, and an open > device. > > I suggest that before you buy anything you look at the iPad to see what it > can and can not do, and then decide if you really want it, or you want a > different device. It is the state of the art, and will be for a while. That > is assuming you want a general purpose pad, and not a smaller, cheaper > dedicated eBook reader. > > I'd love to see something along the lines of the nook, or the nook color as > an open device, instead of the current versions which are based on open > source software, but are just as proprietary without a "hack" as the iPad. > > I understand you can root a nook or nook color, but that's not the same as > it being a fully open device. But then it becomes a general purpose pad, and > not an eBook reader, which may be very different. > > > Geoff. > -- > Geoffrey S. Mendelson, N3OWJ/4X1GM > Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to misquote it. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >
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