I have searched for "tablet" and "e-reader" here and come up with SFA asides from a 2 year old thread about a guy who wants someone to justify him buying a Microsoft Surface.
My main criteria are:
Long battery life. And by long, I mean Nokia long - days. No Qi charging, no "topping up", just GOOD battery life. (This points to e-reader over tablet, afaik)
Good readability. - Preferably readable in sunlight, flurouescent, and dim/darkness (Paperwhite?)
Durability. - While few things not-made-of-metal last very long near me, and I resent paying for technology, I would like something moderately tolerant of abuse.
It's likely I will buy second hand. I'm no puritan about Apple/MS/Blackberry/Android/Samsung, realistically, price will be the determining factor, but I wont tolerate any crap (ads, forced updates, "log in required", spyware, Microsoft)
The Idea is to have it on-hand in the shop, rather than getting my paper books greasy, and it will probably also find use for evening reading/camping trips.
So I'm seeking advice from anyone who uses E-readers (or a tablet with good battery life) that can point me in the right direction. I don't need this year's model, would prefer something older, proven, stable.
I'm no blouse about taking things apart, so if anyone can recommend a good platform, where I could find a second-hand "broken" one for cheap and replace the screen/keyboard/battery that's good too.
Sorry for being so wordy, It's just there seem to be a lot of pedants 'round these parts. If you can't give me an answer with the info provided it's probably best if you click on by...
My main criteria are:
Long battery life. And by long, I mean Nokia long - days. No Qi charging, no "topping up", just GOOD battery life. (This points to e-reader over tablet, afaik)
Good readability. - Preferably readable in sunlight, flurouescent, and dim/darkness (Paperwhite?)
Durability. - While few things not-made-of-metal last very long near me, and I resent paying for technology, I would like something moderately tolerant of abuse.
It's likely I will buy second hand. I'm no puritan about Apple/MS/Blackberry/Android/Samsung, realistically, price will be the determining factor, but I wont tolerate any crap (ads, forced updates, "log in required", spyware, Microsoft)
The Idea is to have it on-hand in the shop, rather than getting my paper books greasy, and it will probably also find use for evening reading/camping trips.
So I'm seeking advice from anyone who uses E-readers (or a tablet with good battery life) that can point me in the right direction. I don't need this year's model, would prefer something older, proven, stable.
I'm no blouse about taking things apart, so if anyone can recommend a good platform, where I could find a second-hand "broken" one for cheap and replace the screen/keyboard/battery that's good too.
Sorry for being so wordy, It's just there seem to be a lot of pedants 'round these parts. If you can't give me an answer with the info provided it's probably best if you click on by...