Thread: Hanlin A6 and A9
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Old 02-11-2010, 04:41 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by wallcraft View Post
A large fraction of the hardware costs are the e-paper screen, so the relatively low cost is presumably from SiPix being cheaper than EInk. Jinke's designs have not been cutting edge, but the component and build quality of the existing V3 and V5 is very good.

One issue for the A9 will be the potential for broken screens, because they are using a glass substrate. This can be mitigated by a good case design. We don't yet know how susceptible to breaking these new screens will be.
I thought the SiPix screens were flexible plastic? Their website says it is plastic and the mobileread wiki says 2cm bending radius.
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