Sony reveals prototype 13.3-inch e-ink slate with stylus - Page 19

medard · 10-25-2013, 06:03 AM

Oh well. I just uplifted my borderline to 600 Euros then.

HarryT · 10-25-2013, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by medard

Oh well. I just uplifted my borderline to 600 Euros then.

I hope I'm wrong, but the screen is going to be the major cost component, and this screen has almost double the area of the current 9.7" screens.

Randy11 · 10-25-2013, 07:35 AM

Ok, the device read PDF files and I like that, but about the EPUB ?

From http://goodereader.com/blog/electron...-inch-e-reader :

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I noticed it did not currently have EPUB support, which means you will not be able to load in your own books.

Billi · 10-25-2013, 12:10 PM

I guess this is something they don't have to test extensively as they have all the software available. So lacking epub support now may mean everything and nothing.

Gunnerp245 · 10-25-2013, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Randy11

Ok, the device read PDF files and I like that, but about the EPUB ?

From http://goodereader.com/blog/electron...-inch-e-reader :

Would then have to use one of the many reader apps that support epub.

gamba66 · 10-27-2013, 01:43 PM

Does sony withdrawal from the US Market imply that the Slate 13" wont be released?

Kumabjorn · 10-27-2013, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by gamba66

Does sony withdrawal from the US Market imply that the Slate 13" wont be released?

Not necessarily, Sony may not view it primarily as a reader but rather as a tablet, we'll know more when they name it.

ManDay · 11-01-2013, 11:17 AM

I am with Salgueiros on the subject: This device will be revolutionary. I've been using an M92 by Onyx (aka Icarus Excel) for almost a year now and although I've been sceptical before purchase whether the 300-something Euros would be worth it, I'm absolutely glad I made the decision to buy it. For my use case of reading almost exclusively technical documents/mathematical books on it and making annotations, it's simply the best you can currently get - and that Sony reader, if it's released, will be perfect in the very meaning of the word. I couldn't imagine any reason why I'd ever need to buy another ereader again (regarding the M92, it's the 9.7" which still don't really satisfy me, also, I recently damaged it

), so it may aswell cost a thousand Euro, I wouldn't care.

PS: Before I bought the M92, I've been using a variety of (LCD) tablets for years and I shall absolutely never go back to the endless pain of recharging and eye fatigue, let alone it being unreadable in direct sunlight. My primary concern is not that of function-over-price ratio but that of having an electronic book/notebook which excels at that one task and that task only.

gamba66 · 11-01-2013, 02:19 PM

I had the Onyx M92, but I wasnt happy with the build quality and the resolution of it. The features were great, but the resolution just didnt cut it for me.

Because I have imported a laptop from South Korea before, I decided to import the Hanvon E920 9.7 inch with a resolution 1600x1200. I am very happy now, it only lacks some german characters in epub format but other than that it has many of the features the onyx m92 has too such as glyph embolden or annotations.

So there are better, but the hanvon is just restricted to the chinese market

Jmirko · 11-04-2013, 02:44 AM

Hi gamba66,
I sent a question to your private mailbox re. the E920.
Thanks in advance,
Mirko

gamba66 · 11-04-2013, 08:34 AM

I got it and answered you, the hanvon e920 btw was very expensive too, I could have gotten a laptop for the same price

As a matter of fact my current laptop had cost less^^

joblack · 11-06-2013, 04:46 PM

Ohoh, my 'huge eink display' addiction kicks in.

Already saving for the device.

antistar · 11-07-2013, 01:34 AM

Sony has a release day for it (in Japan at least.)

http://www.sony.co.jp/SonyInfo/News/...201311/13-146/

Price is set at 98,000円, about $1000. I am disappointed...if they set it at $500 I would jump at it. Looks like it will be sold only to institutions.

batchaesir · 11-07-2013, 03:16 AM

Great news! It's getting close now,i will import one if possible although it's 1000$.

HarryT · 11-07-2013, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antistar

Sony has a release day for it (in Japan at least.)

http://www.sony.co.jp/SonyInfo/News/...201311/13-146/

Price is set at 98,000円, about $1000. I am disappointed...if they set it at $500 I would jump at it. Looks like it will be sold only to institutions.

Not unexpected; this is about the same level that the Plastic Logic device was priced at. It's clearly targeted at the business market, not the general public.

11-01-2013, 11:17 AM	#278
ManDay E-Reader Posts: 274 Karma: 1606616 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: DPT-S1	I am with Salgueiros on the subject: This device will be revolutionary. I've been using an M92 by Onyx (aka Icarus Excel) for almost a year now and although I've been sceptical before purchase whether the 300-something Euros would be worth it, I'm absolutely glad I made the decision to buy it. For my use case of reading almost exclusively technical documents/mathematical books on it and making annotations, it's simply the best you can currently get - and that Sony reader, if it's released, will be perfect in the very meaning of the word. I couldn't imagine any reason why I'd ever need to buy another ereader again (regarding the M92, it's the 9.7" which still don't really satisfy me, also, I recently damaged it ), so it may aswell cost a thousand Euro, I wouldn't care. PS: Before I bought the M92, I've been using a variety of (LCD) tablets for years and I shall absolutely never go back to the endless pain of recharging and eye fatigue, let alone it being unreadable in direct sunlight. My primary concern is not that of function-over-price ratio but that of having an electronic book/notebook which excels at that one task and that task only. Last edited by ManDay; 11-01-2013 at 11:25 AM.

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10-25-2013, 06:03 AM	#271
medard Wizard Posts: 1,014 Karma: 5595784 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Electronic Paper	Oh well. I just uplifted my borderline to 600 Euros then.

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Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	I guess this is something they don't have to test extensively as they have all the software available. So lacking epub support now may mean everything and nothing.

10-27-2013, 01:43 PM	#276
gamba66 Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 1200000 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Hanvon E920	Does sony withdrawal from the US Market imply that the Slate 13" wont be released?

11-01-2013, 02:19 PM	#279
gamba66 Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 1200000 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Hanvon E920	I had the Onyx M92, but I wasnt happy with the build quality and the resolution of it. The features were great, but the resolution just didnt cut it for me. Because I have imported a laptop from South Korea before, I decided to import the Hanvon E920 9.7 inch with a resolution 1600x1200. I am very happy now, it only lacks some german characters in epub format but other than that it has many of the features the onyx m92 has too such as glyph embolden or annotations. So there are better, but the hanvon is just restricted to the chinese market

11-04-2013, 02:44 AM	#280
Jmirko Recovered collector Posts: 398 Karma: 1555507 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: see signature	Hi gamba66, I sent a question to your private mailbox re. the E920. Thanks in advance, Mirko

11-04-2013, 08:34 AM	#281
gamba66 Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 1200000 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Hanvon E920	I got it and answered you, the hanvon e920 btw was very expensive too, I could have gotten a laptop for the same price As a matter of fact my current laptop had cost less^^

11-06-2013, 04:46 PM	#282
joblack Wizard Posts: 1,745 Karma: 4382514 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere on earth Device: Onyx Boox Tab X	Ohoh, my 'huge eink display' addiction kicks in. Already saving for the device.

11-07-2013, 01:34 AM	#283
antistar Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 32758 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Taiwan Device: PRS-500, dr800sg, prs-950, MS SP3, Boox i86ML, Sony Z3TC, KV, Sony RP1	Sony has a release day for it (in Japan at least.) http://www.sony.co.jp/SonyInfo/News/...201311/13-146/ Price is set at 98,000円, about $1000. I am disappointed...if they set it at $500 I would jump at it. Looks like it will be sold only to institutions.

11-07-2013, 03:16 AM	#284
batchaesir Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hong Kong SAR Device: SONY PRS-T1	Great news! It's getting close now,i will import one if possible although it's 1000$.

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