J, I knew about the Kindle but i think I prefer the Sony one. Hope you enjoy yours. Reading is food for the brain, always yummy. EDIT: Just found out the following about the Sony. PDF files are hard to read because they're reduced to fit the screen and you can't magnify (zoom) them; though diminished, some lag issues remain when flipping pages; no support for Audible audio books. Maybe it's time for Adobe to wake up and released a killer portable PDF reader So far my #1 choice is the: Sony VAIO Mini Laptop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834117594 Anek
http://www.myruggedtabletpc.com/pdf/xTablet_T8600_Datasheet.pdf http://www.motioncomputing.com/products/index.asp
I own Toshiba Portege R500 which I found to be much superior to the vaio. I used to have a 9 inch fujitsu tablet but found it needed to be scrolled to read books. have fun.. http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cmod.to?coid=-33781 SS
SS, The Toshiba has a slower cpu, half the ram, smaller HD and more expensive. Perhaps they are not up to date? Anek
Nkhoi, Thanks again. I like what Motion Computing has to offer, very neat stuff. Digesting their web site as I type this. Anek
No they are up to date. I customized mine to be 2 gigs and a few more upgrades. . And also you are comparing a thin and light class vaio (14.1 inches) with an ultramobile (12.1 inches.) thats why the vaio has a more powerfull CPU I find 14 inches too big as i like to read my books on the laptop with one hand ! Here is a comparison of the same class: http://reviews.cnet.com/4370-3121_7-214-102.html?tag=lnav cheers SS
I see what you mean now, these models are even smaller so they are slower than the one I was looking at. Just found out about this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834117602 Anek
Thank you for the suggestions on the portable e-reader, mini laptop etc. Finally decided on this model http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665253598 Will upgrade the ram to 4GB as it would serve as a nice scalping device for the road and even some casual gaming. Time to look for a discount vendor, those retail prices are always inflated. Anek