12-11-2010, 12:55 AM | #181 | ||
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build my nodes from parts and check forums for features like this. There might be bios update with boot option you need? Some time ago something called openbios or alike was almost ready. Quote:
way, not embedded readers in small devices, with unstable power. My bet is to have power cord instead of battery for important tasks. Cards are prone to failure if voltage goes up/down. I was puzzled what my plug server had against me, till I found more complaints on sd card adap- ter on it. All of problems with that device were in that area: faulty sd card adapter. Regarding how frequently people buy books, I see another route. Usb stick image, that loads os and network and connects to kobo server. It avoids all win/lin/mac/bsd stuff. One devel team, one troubleshoot platform. Or otherwise, cd live image, with usb stick as a depot. Too late now, but life is not that short not to change from time to time. |
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12-11-2010, 01:10 AM | #182 | |
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12-11-2010, 01:21 AM | #183 |
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Yup. This is true. We didn't actually have to work very hard--but we'd get a build, test, then Kobo engineers would do their thing and we'd have another firmware build and another desktop to try. I know the folks at Kobo have been patient, hardworking, and a pleasure to deal with as we all did our best to help them out.
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12-11-2010, 06:17 PM | #184 |
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When I bought my first gen kobo it was the cheapest ereader on the market in Aus (that I could get retail). Its slow, had a few teething bugs re: PC connectivity (all fixed w/ calibre and new kobo app), and battery is nowhere as advertised, but it was cheap and I read 3 books on an overnight flight to london the first fortnight I had it.
Then amazon smashes the kindle price and suddently the kobo is no longer a good deal, esp as the Australian kobo (Borders) store has a poor selection. At the time it was the best option for me. Now I tell people to buy a sony if they don't want to be tied to Amazon, or a kindle if they want the best device (I know you can strip DRM etc. but this is assuming a layman who doesn't want to bother with any teching about). My next purchase will be high end (sony or kindle), I don't want to deal with lag, slow bootup and relatively poor battery life, but at the same time I know I got a good deal at the time - and at the end of the day, its doing what it says on the tin. If they could get rid of the slow bootup (lack of sleep?) + page turn lag then I would have no hesitation recommending it but as it is most people would rather pay 50-100 more for something that performs much better (the cost over the lifetime of the device would end up as negligible). |
12-11-2010, 06:42 PM | #185 | |
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Amen to that sabredog!! My Kobo has been behaving perfectly since I upgraded (apart from pad separating) ... excellent battery life too. I'll be having attacks of hysteria once the next upgrade is released trying to decide if I risk it or not. |
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