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MLDaeni · 12-16-2009, 08:11 AM

Hi all,

I think seriously of buying a Pocketbook 301. I previously
owned a Sony PRS600, but I returned it after a few days
because of the reflections and low contrast due to the
touch screen.

I know that 302 is coming with wireless and
touch screen, but I learned to fear the fuzzy feel of touch
screens :-/ and a larger size (8" and more) is maybe too bulky
for daily travel. That leave me with the "ideal" size of 6"
and it seems that PB301 is a good contender in this category.

I assume, according to the witnesses in this forum that the
screen is clear and the contrast is good.

However, I have a few questions concerning the PDF viewers:
- Can they autocrop margins? To me, this means to match automatically
the text width match the screen width, in both portrait and
landscape mode.
- Can they zoom to arbitrary level and keep the zoom between pages
(persistent zoom)?
- Are the PDF viewers stable enough (no crash) with complex layout
documents with math, tables and graphics?

I read some good things about the PDF viewer, including the above
and also the ability to view two column text one column at a time
(can someone confirm this?), but the discussion was about PB360.
Can someone confirm this for PB301? They are similar devices, but
not identical, so I wanted to check before buying.

Also, one last question: for someone in Europe, what is the best
place to buy? Will http://www.my-ebook-reader.de shop to France?
Everything is in German there!

Thanks everybody!

12-16-2009, 08:11 AM	#1
MLDaeni Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Pocketbook 301+	[PB 301] PDF questions Hi all, I think seriously of buying a Pocketbook 301. I previously owned a Sony PRS600, but I returned it after a few days because of the reflections and low contrast due to the touch screen. I know that 302 is coming with wireless and touch screen, but I learned to fear the fuzzy feel of touch screens :-/ and a larger size (8" and more) is maybe too bulky for daily travel. That leave me with the "ideal" size of 6" and it seems that PB301 is a good contender in this category. I assume, according to the witnesses in this forum that the screen is clear and the contrast is good. However, I have a few questions concerning the PDF viewers: - Can they autocrop margins? To me, this means to match automatically the text width match the screen width, in both portrait and landscape mode. - Can they zoom to arbitrary level and keep the zoom between pages (persistent zoom)? - Are the PDF viewers stable enough (no crash) with complex layout documents with math, tables and graphics? I read some good things about the PDF viewer, including the above and also the ability to view two column text one column at a time (can someone confirm this?), but the discussion was about PB360. Can someone confirm this for PB301? They are similar devices, but not identical, so I wanted to check before buying. Also, one last question: for someone in Europe, what is the best place to buy? Will http://www.my-ebook-reader.de shop to France? Everything is in German there! Thanks everybody!