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Device Reviews
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Wireless
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Touch
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Memory
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Notes/ Highlight
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Formats
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Audio/ TTS
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Battery
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Dict-
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Pros
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Cons
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Est.
Price |
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Wi-Fi, or 3G AT&T data
plan
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Yes, Fingers
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16-64 GB
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Virtual keyboard
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Depends on apps
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Speakers, audio jack, iTunes
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10 hours
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Yes
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9.7" screen, full multimedia
device, HD quality, many apps
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Data plans, reflective screen,
new iBook store DRM, no expansion slots
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Free 3G AT&T
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No
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4GB
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Keyboard, cursor
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AZW,
PDF, TXT, MOBI, PRC, AAX, AA, MP3
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Speakers, audio jack, TTS
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7-14 days
7500 pages |
Yes
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9.7" screen, free internet, low
ebook, prices, TTS, auto screen rotate, global wireless
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No
ePub support, no library ebooks, Amazon's DRM, keyboard
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$379
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Free 3G AT&T |
Yes, Fingers, Stylus
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2GB, SD, Pro Duo card slots
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Freehand, virtual keyboard
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EPUB, PDF, TXT, RTF,
LRF, DOC, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, AAC, MP3
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Audio jack
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12000 pages
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Yes
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7.1" screen, PDF crop and zoom,
wireless subs., 2 column layout, improved contrast
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No browser, reflective screen,
sideload free & library ebooks
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$249
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Wi-Fi
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Yes, resistive touch
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1GB, SD card slot
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Virtual keyboard
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PDF, EPUB, HTML, MP3, AAC, WAV,
JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, MPEG4
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Speakers, audio jack
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6 hours
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Yes
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7" screen, Color LCD screen,
B&N ebooks, video player, web browser, picture viewer, hackable
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Unfinished firmware, sparkly
display, touch requires stylus or sharp fingernail
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$149- $199
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Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth |
Yes, LCD screen, wacom E Ink
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4GB, SD card slot
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Virtual keyboard, freehand,
wacom stylus
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EPUB,
PDF, DOC, PPT, XLS, ZIP, MP3, WAV, 3GPP, AMR, AAC, OGG, M4A, 3GP, MP4,
Flash Lite
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Speakers, audio jack, mic,
webcam, TTS
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16 hours E Ink, 6 hours LCD
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Yes
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Good for notetaking, etextbooks,
PDFs, has Google Android OS and USB ports
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Somewhat heavy at 3 pounds, no
3G models, can't test in retail stores
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$499
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No
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Yes, Stylus
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2GB micro SD card included
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Notes with newest firmware
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EPUB, PDF, PDB, JPG, BMP, GIF,
PNG, TIFF
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No
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1-2 weeks
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No
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8.1" screen, connects to
B&N's ebook store, Wacom tablet, 1400 newspapers
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No longer being made; iRex is out of business, 3G no longer works
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$399
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Wi-Fi
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No
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2GB, SD card slot
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Keyboard, notes app
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EPUB, PDF, TXT, HTML, CHM, RTF, FB2, MOBI, PRC, JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, MP3, WMA, FLAC, AAC, WMV, MP4
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Speakers, audio jack
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6 hours
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No
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7" screen, Color LCD screen,
Adobe DRM ebooks, video player, web browser, picture viewer
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Unfinished firmware, PDF support iffy, DRM ebooks cut off text, slow loading
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$99- $129
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Wi-Fi
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Yes, resistive touch
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256MB, 2GB SD card included
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Virtual keyboard, annotations?
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EPUB, PDF, PDB, TXT, HTML, JPG, BMP, GIF,
PNG, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, MPEG-4, H.264
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Speakers, audio jack
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Up to 10 hours
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Yes
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Update after review
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Update after review
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$199
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Device Reviews
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Wireless
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Touch
Screen |
Memory
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Notes/ Highlight
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Formats
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Audio/ TTS
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Battery
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Dict-
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Pros
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Cons
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Est.
Price |
Where To
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