>>>Curious to know how many of you guys have a Kindle and, if so, how much you use it
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>>>(I just succumbed to one and, apart from the keyboard, I like it a lot)
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>>I've got one. I tend to go through cycles where I'll read a ton of new books, then nothing for a few months. So when I'm actually reading, I use it a lot. It's not great for developer/reference books, though. I like the Kindle a LOT more than my iPad for reading books. I used the iPad for browsing websites but find the display of the Kindle a lot nicer for normal books.
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>I *really* wish someone would make a laptop that was usable in even average sunlight !

How come? You live in England (ducking).

More seriously, I have always found this specious. How often do we try or want to read anything in bright sunlight? Even newsprint is a challenge. IMO it's a bogus marketing point, nothing more.

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>> The battery life on the Kindle is excellent.
>Haven't had mine long enough to test that yet :-}