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sarah11918 · 02-19-2011, 01:54 PM

Not a lot of us have insight into Entourage's plans. I can say that when the pocket edge came out, it mostly took us all on the Entourage forum by surprise. They've had a lot less presence on their forum lately (but not to fear re: customer service -- they will go above and beyond to make sure you have a completely functional unit) and we know (believe) they're working hard to get us up to Android 2.2. That shouldn't come before the end of March, based on what they've shared.

So while I find it difficult to believe they're working on new hardware when Android 2.2 is presenting such a challenge, as well as long-standing feature requests like landscape pdfs on the e-ink side, I can't ignore the fact that the PE came from out of the blue.

But my belief is that they're currently working to get Android 2.2 up and running and when/if they decide to go to a new hardware version, it will be to beef up the hardware so that it's capable of Honeycomb. Almost nothing is running Honeycomb right now, and I've even read that it will take Google probably up to 3.2 for Honeycomb to really work as expected. And if the edge is planning to change its hardware, one would think it would also try to slim down/sleek up the design... no easy challenge if it also has to include updated specs. A month or two is not likely to change their offerings.

So, as with any gadget purchase, I think it's important to make sure you can live with the device as is, assuming no further updates. The general consensus on our board is that the people who want it for what it does RIGHT NOW are very pleased, and don't regret their purchase. Those who expect it to keep current with Android or release more and more features are less pleased.

And my personal opinion is that if the Android tablet part is more important to you than the e-ink part, you may wish to consider just a regular old slate tablet. If you know you'll use the e-reader/journal note taker, and if you think THAT's what's cool about the edge, then you have a much greater chance of loving the device, and loving it for what it is right now.

02-19-2011, 01:54 PM	#3
sarah11918 Tablet Enthusiast Posts: 335 Karma: 30400 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura One (formerly: Asus Eee Note, enTourage eDGe EE, Nokia N810)	Not a lot of us have insight into Entourage's plans. I can say that when the pocket edge came out, it mostly took us all on the Entourage forum by surprise. They've had a lot less presence on their forum lately (but not to fear re: customer service -- they will go above and beyond to make sure you have a completely functional unit) and we know (believe) they're working hard to get us up to Android 2.2. That shouldn't come before the end of March, based on what they've shared. So while I find it difficult to believe they're working on new hardware when Android 2.2 is presenting such a challenge, as well as long-standing feature requests like landscape pdfs on the e-ink side, I can't ignore the fact that the PE came from out of the blue. But my belief is that they're currently working to get Android 2.2 up and running and when/if they decide to go to a new hardware version, it will be to beef up the hardware so that it's capable of Honeycomb. Almost nothing is running Honeycomb right now, and I've even read that it will take Google probably up to 3.2 for Honeycomb to really work as expected. And if the edge is planning to change its hardware, one would think it would also try to slim down/sleek up the design... no easy challenge if it also has to include updated specs. A month or two is not likely to change their offerings. So, as with any gadget purchase, I think it's important to make sure you can live with the device as is, assuming no further updates. The general consensus on our board is that the people who want it for what it does RIGHT NOW are very pleased, and don't regret their purchase. Those who expect it to keep current with Android or release more and more features are less pleased. And my personal opinion is that if the Android tablet part is more important to you than the e-ink part, you may wish to consider just a regular old slate tablet. If you know you'll use the e-reader/journal note taker, and if you think THAT's what's cool about the edge, then you have a much greater chance of loving the device, and loving it for what it is right now.