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    Amazon Kindle

    Anyone got one of these?

    Any thoughts on this or other electronic readers?

    #2
    why not buy a small 8" laptop at the same price ?

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      #3
      Originally posted by Andy2 View Post
      why not buy a small 8" laptop at the same price ?
      Ergonomics of reading a computer screen as opposed to the paper-like screen of the kindle
      4 days battery life
      Read-to-me feature

      But fair point.

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        #4
        I have to admit I didn't really see the potential at first, but now I have a fair collection of ebooks I can see it would be useful to have something the size of the Kindle. It's just a bit too expensive at the moment IMHO.
        Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?

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          #5
          Certainly beats a porn stash

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            #6
            Originally posted by Foxy Moron View Post
            Certainly beats a porn stash
            Probably wipes clean too.
            Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?

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              #7
              I'd give it 2 or 3 years before buying one.

              At the moment they are at the same level as the first ipod. They need a few generations of improvement yet.
              Originally posted by cailin maith
              Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar??

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                #8
                Originally posted by Andy2 View Post
                why not buy a small 8" laptop at the same price ?
                The Kindle screen can stay on without power IIRC meaning you can read real slow. Laptops aren't cut out for this, they all would run out of battery if you wanted to read a whole book over a weekend...
                Originally posted by MaryPoppins
                I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
                Originally posted by vetran
                Urine is quite nourishing

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                  #9
                  I thikn the sony reader looks better. As in, it looks smaller without the keyboard

                  To be honest I don't really know much about them but if I had time to read I would buy one.
                  Last edited by minestrone; 10 March 2009, 15:59.

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                    #10
                    "Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S."

                    This also applies to the content.

                    Ergo, not much point getting one if you're not in the US.

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