I still have an old Kindle and it still gets months of battery life. I occasionally read comics so this may get me to upgrade.

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    29 days ago

    There too. Low contrast and less bright than b/w e-paper and still suck more power. AMOLED is better for the eyes, even though it glows.

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        28 days ago

        If you’re reading then colour doesn’t matter much. For comics I’d probably get a tablet.

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          28 days ago

          Color is very useful for highlights, taking notes and reading comics, its fine if its not for you but its very interesting for me

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            28 days ago

            Highlighting, taking notes, comics all seem different from just reading

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              28 days ago

              Okay, eink is really really good at two things: reading and taking notes/drawing.

              Comics are a form of reading (especially french comics i read, theyre 50% text).

              You highlight parts of books.

              And for taking notes, say in class, is much nicer when you have color avilable

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                28 days ago

                Hard disagree, e-ink is fantastic for two thing, reading and battery life. Everything interactive, you’re better off with a tablet.

                Comics are a form of reading

                We both mentioned it separarely. And for a good reason imo, traditional books are a much better fit for e-readers because reflowing text just werks while comics are going to be a lot harder.

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                  28 days ago

                  Note that the usual responsiveness problems dont apply when you use a pen to take notes, as the pen just directly pulls up the ink pellets in the screen.