e-book reader

any skilled users around? im thinking about getting one, but have no clue what is important and on what to pay attention while choosing. budget is 80-100 eu. help

Most of the specs on these things are more or less the same and it comes down to personal preference.

First important question is it for you or is it a gift?

- If it's for you or someone tech savvy, then buying a top of the line reader is the best because you can get all your books for free (if you want) via piracy and eventually recoup the cost. I'd recommend the Kindle paperwhite.

- Otherwise if it's a gift for someone or they aren't good with computers: go for a Kindle 6th generation (cheap) or a Nook. Both of these are linked to the online bookstores of Amazon and Barns & Noble respectively, so buying a book for them is as easy as clicking 2 times and you're good to go.

I've been using the Kindle Paperwhite for 1.5 years and it's performed great. Now there is a newer version with 40% higher resolution and bigger ram for the same price. It's at the top of your budget but spec wise it's the best. The most important things to look for is:
1) what brand the screen is - the best are made by E-ink and their top model is currently the Carta
2) Processor speed - this will affect how fast you can turn the page and how fast the new one will render. More is better here.

If you want to save on money the biggest difference is whether or not the screen is backlit. Basically this allows you to fine tune the brightness of it depending on where you are reading. So if you are not going to use it outside or read in the dark then you might be better off with getting something cheaper (Kindle 6). However you will have to put up with slower page loading and turning.

suchbalance wrote:[...] you can get all your books for free (if you want) via piracy and eventually recoup the cost.

Remember to support worthy content though

Naturally, but we are talking about mahitovec from mother russia here... :lol:

id rather buy something more expensive but decent than cheap shit which will stop working after 1 month. and ofc piracy for life. thank you for advice

Maliavy nakrilys, perehodim k knizkam ? :lol:

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mahitovec wrote::DDD
its time to selfimprove

In the world of alchemy I assume? Yoda: Making stronger spice, you will.

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My favorite reader is the 3rd generation Kindle. Gives you some extra real estate to hold onto at the bottom.

Plus if you install all of your pirated content in the "documents" folder rather than the "kindle" folder you get around Amazon's DRM system. I have been using mine quite heavily for 5 years and it still has good battery life--especially since I have no need for the wi-fi. You can probably find them on e-bay still. It is the E-ink reader with the little key-board at the bottom but no sd-card slot.