08-15-2010, 12:17 PM | #1 |
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Libre Pro $89.99 at Sears
The Libre Pro is on the cover of today's Sears ad for $99.99 with a 10% "Friends and Family" discount when you put it in your shopping cart.
That's only $89.99 + $6.95 shipping. |
08-22-2010, 11:07 AM | #2 |
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I wonder we can buy now either Jetbook or Libre pro for the same price (through newegg/sears) so which device is better (they are almost similar with different firmware)
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08-22-2010, 06:10 PM | #3 |
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I have jetBook and tested Libre on CES show
jetBook has several pluses vs Libre: 1. latest firmware has support for B&N DRMed ebooks 2. jetBook comes preloaded with dictionaries 3. jetBook has better interface (IMHO) |
08-22-2010, 06:34 PM | #4 |
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Thanks kriss, i think i'll go for JBL just waiting for a good deal (i missed the latest 70$ deal at newegg )... BTW does JB support DRMed B&N books? (some old reports said it was supported in JBL and not in JB)
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08-22-2010, 06:44 PM | #5 |
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Kris777, correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the jetBook/jetBook Lite firmware updates have quite a larger fail/problem rate than the Libre's?
I have never had any major issues with the Libre's firmware or with trying to upgrade it, but have read of several people having issues with upgrading their JB/JBL or with the actual JB/JBL firmware. I could just be missing the Libre problems but I haven't seen them nearly as much as JB/JBL problems. |
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08-23-2010, 07:47 AM | #8 |
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I'm like Kriss, I've updated at least 3 or 4 times with zero issues.
Follow directions exactly on a fully charged Jetbook and you should be fine. |
08-24-2010, 09:10 PM | #9 |
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The main advantage of the Libre for me is that it has a serif font. The Jetbook only has sans serif fonts.
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08-24-2010, 09:41 PM | #10 |
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My Libre pro has PDF reflow feature, does Jetbook with lastest firmware has it?
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08-24-2010, 10:00 PM | #11 |
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Although the English dictionary is pretty much useless to me.
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08-28-2010, 12:16 AM | #14 |
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With the advent of the new FW v18g for the Libre I would have to say that both are very close in features. The main difference now is the dictionary and support for B&N's ePub format.
Of course if you do not live in the USA B&N is not an issue. The same with Borders. Both devices (JB & JBL as well as the ALP) support PDF w/ADE DRM with Reflow and "Content Search" as well as TOC support. Both also support ePub w/ADE DRM as well as TOC and "Content Search" support. With the exception of B&N DRM ePub and pdb they all support the same open formats. Yes the JB and JBL have a dictionary but the ALP has serif/sans seri for all formats. I own both and I have found that the Dictionary's word database to be very limited. I guess it is good if you are learning one of the four supplied languages. John |
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