Samsung E60

The basics

The Samsung E60 is the latest e-reader, following in the footsteps of the Amazon Kindle. It features a 6-inch e-ink screen, a sliding format with a set of hidden buttons, and a great battery life.

The good

One of the things we like the most about the Samsung E60 is the clean design. Unlike the Kindle, buttons on the front of the Samsung are limited to just a Next and Previous button, letting you flick through pages of the latest novel.

The e-ink screen is excellent to use, with a creamy background and contrasting black text. It's especially easy on the eye, even if you've been using a computer for long periods of time before hand.

There are also lots of options for getting electronic books onto the Samsung E60. The device is affiliated with WH Smiths Online bookstore, and you can buy and download books using Wi-Fi. The Samsung E60 can also read other formats, such as ePub, TXT and PDF, so you can transfer your current digital book collection.

The bad

The Samsung E60 is bulkier than rivals such as the Amazon Kindle, mainly because of the sliding design. The bottom half of the E60 slides down to reveal a set of navigational buttons – it's a neat way of hiding them, but it does make the E60 particularly thick.

The bottom line

Overall, there's a lot to love about the Samsung E60. It does the job perfectly if you want a digital companion to go alongside your book collection. The biggest problem is the price, however, at £199. It's a lot more expensive than the Amazon Kindle.