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So 75% of my reading is technical articles that I get from the web. But when on-screen reading exceeds the amount of 50 printed pages, I always wished for an alternative...

Printing on paper? No thanks. The UMPC? Better, but it's still a regular computer screen, if only smaller.

Now the solution seems at hand and it is called "electronic paper" I got myself an iRex iLiad reader and I am amazed by the quality of the display. The paper-like display promises hours of continuous reading without any strain on the eyes. And I can only confirm this - the image is perfect under any lighting conditions, even direct sunlight and looks absolutely static, just like printed paper.

Another great thing is that the display doesn't consume power unless pages are turned, so a charged battery takes you really a long way - up to 20 hours of reading.

Disadvantages? The operating system seems quite "young", some PDF documents don't show properly, e-books are supported, but not e-book dictionaries. There is no full text search and no "go to page" function.

But - the OS is improving constantly and iRex has a great online service for updating the devices remotely.

So, all in all, I am very happy with the device!