Just broke my second Boox C67ML

DavidTC · 05-13-2016, 05:52 PM

So I bought a Boox C67ML and got it approximately last Nov. (And managed to screw up the firmware for a few weeks but got that straightened out.)

Then I broke the screen. Okay, it wasn't in a case, and I sat on it. Fair enough, my bad. I buy another.

And this one comes with a case, so, good, I put it in that case.

I flip open the case just a few minutes ago...and it's got a crack in the corner of the glass. Which I could live with, except it's apparently broken at least half of the touch sensing.

And the only stuff I did to it since yesterday was...have it in my pocket. Didn't take any hits, didn't do anything.

Grant total of time I have actually used these things is probably eight months, with shipping and software problems I caused. Broke two of them. That is absurd.

So my question is: Is there a *sturdier* Boox out there, or do I need to start looking for another brand? My requirements are a roughly six inch screen, eink of course, and a somewhat accessible root on a modern-ish Android. (4 or later.)

Phogg · 05-13-2016, 11:22 PM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=273291

Coming soon.

DavidTC · 05-14-2016, 01:04 AM

Well, that looks interesting...but appears to have no release date? Is there some sort of clue I'm missing? It says '~2016.5 COMING SOON~', does that mean *May* 2016? As in, right now? (I've never seen any date of the form '2016.5'. I know sometimes dates are yyyy-mm-dd, but yyyy.m? Huh?)

Also, I know I said at least Android 4...but why is a *new* device coming out with that? That seems dumb. I mean, I can live with it, but it seems dumb.

But Bluetooth would be nice, I find myself completely baffled by ereaders that come with headphone jacks and not bluetooth. I mean, I don't listen to any audio using them currently (My phone is perfectly fine at that...and, yes, if I wanted to listen to audio books I'd *still* use my phone.), but if I was going to listen to audio, it would be via bluetooth. I don't even *own* a wired headset.

Also, I'm hopeful they fix C67ML's totally idiotic partition setup, where to install almost anything, you had to get something like App2SD.

05-13-2016, 05:52 PM	#1
DavidTC Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Nook, Boox C67ML	Just broke my second Boox C67ML So I bought a Boox C67ML and got it approximately last Nov. (And managed to screw up the firmware for a few weeks but got that straightened out.) Then I broke the screen. Okay, it wasn't in a case, and I sat on it. Fair enough, my bad. I buy another. And this one comes with a case, so, good, I put it in that case. I flip open the case just a few minutes ago...and it's got a crack in the corner of the glass. Which I could live with, except it's apparently broken at least half of the touch sensing. And the only stuff I did to it since yesterday was...have it in my pocket. Didn't take any hits, didn't do anything. Grant total of time I have actually used these things is probably eight months, with shipping and software problems I caused. Broke two of them. That is absurd. So my question is: Is there a sturdier Boox out there, or do I need to start looking for another brand? My requirements are a roughly six inch screen, eink of course, and a somewhat accessible root on a modern-ish Android. (4 or later.)

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05-13-2016, 11:22 PM	#2
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=273291 Coming soon.

05-14-2016, 01:04 AM	#3
DavidTC Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Nook, Boox C67ML	Well, that looks interesting...but appears to have no release date? Is there some sort of clue I'm missing? It says '~2016.5 COMING SOON~', does that mean May 2016? As in, right now? (I've never seen any date of the form '2016.5'. I know sometimes dates are yyyy-mm-dd, but yyyy.m? Huh?) Also, I know I said at least Android 4...but why is a new device coming out with that? That seems dumb. I mean, I can live with it, but it seems dumb. But Bluetooth would be nice, I find myself completely baffled by ereaders that come with headphone jacks and not bluetooth. I mean, I don't listen to any audio using them currently (My phone is perfectly fine at that...and, yes, if I wanted to listen to audio books I'd still use my phone.), but if I was going to listen to audio, it would be via bluetooth. I don't even own a wired headset. Also, I'm hopeful they fix C67ML's totally idiotic partition setup, where to install almost anything, you had to get something like App2SD.