mastermesh
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Been thinking about getting an ereader... Darn friends on facebook got me thinking about them a few weeks back, so I started doing some reading...
So far, the ones that look most interesting (most bang for the buck) are the Kindle, Nook, and Ematic Eglide.
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reader-Wifi-Graphite/dp/B002Y27P3M
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ematic-eGlide-7-Touchscreen-Tablet-PC/15608825
Weighed pros and cons, and Kindle seems best at the moment in my opinon (opinion is subject to change at any time, as it has nearly every day for the last couple of weeks, lol)
Advantages of Kindle
- Battery life of a month
- Read To Me feature might be nice for listening in the car, at work while doing something else, etc.
- 3G version = free internet everywhere (at least in the US)
- More stable support, etc. since Amazon has been doing this stuff a few years...
Disadvantages of Kindle
- Not color (but the color gizmos all have shorter battery lifes because of the color/backlight)
- No sd or micro sd card slot, so storage is limited somewhat when it comes to books/blogs/feeds with illustrations
- Not "android" so getting more apps might be a problem?
- no support for epub (but that is ok since there are converters out there)
Advantages of ematic
- Andoid Market is right there by default
- sd card slot and usb thumbdrive slot
Disadvantages of Nook Color and Ematic
- Battery Life is measured in hours so it would require charging nightly, which seems like it'd be a hassle
- wifi only.. (black and white nook does have 3g option, but not the color one)
- no "read to me" feature, unless maybe there is some android app that can be installed to do that??!?
What's your choice and why?
Also, if anyone has a Kindle, what is the battery life if the "read to me" is used a lot?
Not interested in ipad since there's a monthly fee involved... and it's a heck of a lot more expensive. Spending that amount of money doesn't seem smart to me unless you wait a couple of years to let the technology get better/cheaper/more durable (fumble fingers).
Also, saw a refurbished zune on walmart's site that has 80 gigs, but don't really need another mp3 player... and it does not do 3g, just wifi?
So far, the ones that look most interesting (most bang for the buck) are the Kindle, Nook, and Ematic Eglide.
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reader-Wifi-Graphite/dp/B002Y27P3M
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ematic-eGlide-7-Touchscreen-Tablet-PC/15608825
Weighed pros and cons, and Kindle seems best at the moment in my opinon (opinion is subject to change at any time, as it has nearly every day for the last couple of weeks, lol)
Advantages of Kindle
- Battery life of a month
- Read To Me feature might be nice for listening in the car, at work while doing something else, etc.
- 3G version = free internet everywhere (at least in the US)
- More stable support, etc. since Amazon has been doing this stuff a few years...
Disadvantages of Kindle
- Not color (but the color gizmos all have shorter battery lifes because of the color/backlight)
- No sd or micro sd card slot, so storage is limited somewhat when it comes to books/blogs/feeds with illustrations
- Not "android" so getting more apps might be a problem?
- no support for epub (but that is ok since there are converters out there)
Advantages of ematic
- Andoid Market is right there by default
- sd card slot and usb thumbdrive slot
Disadvantages of Nook Color and Ematic
- Battery Life is measured in hours so it would require charging nightly, which seems like it'd be a hassle
- wifi only.. (black and white nook does have 3g option, but not the color one)
- no "read to me" feature, unless maybe there is some android app that can be installed to do that??!?
What's your choice and why?
Also, if anyone has a Kindle, what is the battery life if the "read to me" is used a lot?
Not interested in ipad since there's a monthly fee involved... and it's a heck of a lot more expensive. Spending that amount of money doesn't seem smart to me unless you wait a couple of years to let the technology get better/cheaper/more durable (fumble fingers).
Also, saw a refurbished zune on walmart's site that has 80 gigs, but don't really need another mp3 player... and it does not do 3g, just wifi?
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