Kobo Mini eReader (White) @ TGG - $39 [Free Pickup or $5 Metro Delivery]

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  Joyoz on 17/06/2014 - 16:56

  JB Hifi matched mine when Officeworks had them for $19 for $25 in store.
  Worth asking for a pricematch. The battery life is good. I use it to read lecture slides on the way to university instead of taking my laptop or tablet.

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  hhuy837 on 17/06/2014 - 16:57

  +1

  Upvoted for the description. Short and concise.

  I was just wandering, is there much point in getting an e-reader if you have a tablet? I mean you can download the kindle and kobo app.

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    GaelicAU on 17/06/2014 - 17:10

    Different strokes. I always ask myself the same question when I see eReaders coming up for sale.

    I have an iPad Mini and generally prefer reading articles rather than traditional books so my answer is no.

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    seanbaussie on 17/06/2014 - 17:16

    -1

    Just bought a HP 7" tablet for $99 with that same thought, anything can be read on it and you can also surf the web, play games etc with it - and the screen's 2" larger.

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      GaelicAU on 17/06/2014 - 17:19

      +1

      I think people who swing the eReader way are going for the much longer battery life. I doubt you'll be getting a month out of single charge on a tablet.

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      coolhand on 17/06/2014 - 17:23

      +4

      For me it's more the fact that the screens are like paper. Some days I spend a lot of time looking at a bright screen, an eReader is very different and I can't imagine reading before bed on a tablet.
      As an aside I have one of these and they're great, the screen is smaller than most, but that just means you have to turn pages more often

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    [Deactivated] on 17/06/2014 - 17:29

    +3

    battery life + the ability to read in direct sunlight.

    It is essentially like using a book with the pages toggled by buttons. Probably slightly less convenient than a paperback, however you can store a near infinite amount of books on the device, so it might be better for those who read a ton, or prefer to download their content.

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    BeefBiryani on 17/06/2014 - 17:46

    I bought this for two reasons:

    1- Ability to read in daylight
    2- Longer battery life

    If most of your reading activity takes place indoors and you are happy to do a full recharge everyday, go with the tablet.

    Also if you want to read in your bed without turning on the light, you might want to get a tablet or you could use a clip on reading light with your ereader.

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    jong on 17/06/2014 - 18:03

    +1

    The light from an laptop/tablet/phone screen can throw off your sleep cycle if you use it too late at night, making it harder to get to sleep. I find that I don't get that problem with my e-ink Kindle.

    Plus the extra battery life comes in handy - I can leave it in my bag for a couple of days without charging it, and then still read for hours.

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    Joyoz on 17/06/2014 - 19:08

    My tablet is a bit bulkier so I prefer the lightweight and size of the e-reader and can read it better than my tablet if there's glare on public transport. I sometimes will take my e-reader simply because I know games and other things will distract me on the tablet. If I am just reading I prefer to use the mini. I got given a $20 giftcard so it only cost me $5. For me it was worth it plus I don't need to worry about battery life. Just grab it and go.

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  futaris on 17/06/2014 - 16:59

  And these are capable of running Debian Linux etc as per the threads on mobileread

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    GaelicAU on 17/06/2014 - 17:12

    I did see this night reader hack. http://dbeinder.github.io/kobo-nightmode/

    What benefit would putting Linux on this thing? Email client maybe?

    Are there anything like Instapaper, Read It Later on these things?

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      GaelicAU on 17/06/2014 - 17:17

      Answered my own question. Kobo has Pocket built-in, which allows you to save articles for reading later, and they are automagically downloaded to you Kobo when you connect to Wifi.

      http://getpocket.com/blog/2013/08/pocket-comes-to-the-e-read…

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      jong on 17/06/2014 - 18:07

      I've seen people hang hacked Kobos on their fridge door with an auto-updating calendar/weather page on the display. The five-inch screen on these is tiny, though - it's probably more suited to the larger models.

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  beeze on 17/06/2014 - 17:29

  +2

  I have one, started reading again after 15 years of not reading. Love it (for the $50 I spent), I prefer the non LCD after looking at screens all day.

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  BeefBiryani on 17/06/2014 - 17:47

  The only downside with this reader is that it is very slow. I think it could do much better even with its slow processor.

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    chid on 17/06/2014 - 18:17

    all it needs to do is render a page every minutes or so. It's not very slow.

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      BeefBiryani on 21/06/2014 - 20:00

      I tend to use the built-in dictionary quite a lot during which the slow processing shows itself quite evidently. And is annoying at times.

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  grumpyhermit on 17/06/2014 - 18:07

  built in dictionary for multiple languages is a plus

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  BuyNow Think Later on 17/06/2014 - 18:32

  No free cases this time! TGG gave out free cases for the same price during the Mother's Day. None for the Father's Day!

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  wantphp on 17/06/2014 - 18:39

  Is this kindle paperwhite good deal?: http://www.eglobaldigitalcameras.com.au/amazon-all-new-kindl…