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eSlick Reader - Do I want this?

Started by enelson, January 01, 2010, 06:31:38 PM

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J Arcane

#15
January 04, 2010, 02:03:38 AM
There are a couple of large format 8.5x11 readers coming next year.

I advise holding off, personally.  That size factor will make for much better RPG book reading.
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#16
January 08, 2010, 05:12:31 PM
Quote from: J Arcane;352962There are a couple of large format 8.5x11 readers coming next year.

I advise holding off, personally.  That size factor will make for much better RPG book reading.

I agree completely with holding off; not only for the larger format, but for a more capable device as well:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/notion-ink-adam-stripped-bare-and-our-in-depth-video-hands-on/

I wouldn't buy a first gen device, but this would be far more useful to me than a uni-tasker like an eReader.

enelson

#17
January 19, 2010, 02:06:36 PM
Brett,

Any more thought's on the Foxit Reader?

Thanks!

Eric
 

brettmb

#18
January 19, 2010, 02:46:26 PM
I still can't update the firmware. They want me to send it in to them. I'm going to try it on a friend's PC when I get a chance first. I really want to evaluate the new firmware.

brettmb

#19
January 28, 2010, 03:21:25 AM
Here's the latest. The updater software broke my eslick. I can't turn it on and the display is frozen on the update screen (e-ink displays don't change until re-drawn). I give up. I'm considering an iPad when released, even though it's more than twice the price. I KNOW that it will work.

I'm sending the stupid thing back and forcing them to give me a refund.

J Arcane

#20
January 28, 2010, 09:10:20 AM
You don't want an iPad.  It's nothing more than two iPhones duct-taped together, but more limited.

Like I keep saying, there's more e-readers on the way, including some research into both color, and large format designs.  The existing products from B&N and Sony are also quite fantastic by all reports, and my hands on with a Sony was quite impressive.

Don't give up on eReaders yet, the eSlick is just a piece of shit, that's all.
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