[Wylug-discuss] advice on ebook reader or similar...

Dave Fisher davef at davefisher.co.uk
Wed Dec 14 16:33:50 UTC 2011


On 14 December 2011 16:13, Smylers <Smylers at stripey.com> wrote:
> On September 22nd Dave Fisher wrote:
>> I've seen a few more open devices, but they are extortionately
>> expensive (short production runs) and most have performance flaws
>> (page turning speed, poor UI, poor battery life, etc.)
>
> Was the Kobo one of these, Dave? The Kobo Touch is Ł100, and claims a
> month of battery life, but obviously we wouldn't want to get one if it
> has unbearable user interface or performance.

No.

Although the Kobo had been released when I made that comment, it came
out after I did my big survey of the market.

Obviously, it doesn't fall into the category of Ł200+ 'open' devices
that I had in mind.

Dave



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