As for devices, he now sees 2012 Kindle e-reader unit of 7.3 million, down from 9.7 million, with Fire units at 13.5 million, down from 14.7 million.

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While you could probably get along without WiFi in a home-based console that already has Ethernet, and you can always presumably hook up a memory card reader via one of the unit's four USB ports, the lack of HDMI output makes this pretty much a non-starter for anyone hoping to actually use the PS3's Blu-ray drive for anything more than playing games.

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On the ports and peripherals side of things, the unit has three USB ports, an HDMI port, and a card reader.

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Regardless, with this unit, we felt enough latency in the refresh rate to be bothered by it, but e-reader enthusiasts or people who really need to travel with an arsenal or reading material are probably more than willing to let that slide in the face of the other advantages.

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