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I'll just like to say that saying that 50% chance of getting a problem is a misnomer and a bit of misleading figure. One of our members who is a reseller and has sold a few hundred of them, commented that the figure closer to 3-5%, which while high is nowhere near as high as 50 %. The reason it may look so is , that one, the early fimwares were a bit rushed, and as such had some problems, which have been mainly rectified in the newer versions, and two, the squeeky wheel is always louder, and as such problems get a lot more airtime . I'll not say that the Gen 3 has not had problems, or Bookeen is not the best in responding, but it is a decent product in a new industry . Edit: As harry has corrected me, the figure was 1-2% not the 3-5 % I initially put down Last edited by bbusybookworm; 10-15-2008 at 09:57 PM. |
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No, Tribble actually said that the number of broken screens (which is what people worry about) was "under 1%", with perhaps 2% experiencing other problems. We don't have any hard data for other manufacturers, but I strongly suspect that the figures are very similar. There's no reason whatsoever to be concerned about the reliability of the Gen3, IMHO.
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I just rattled the figure off the top of my head and was little hazy about it. That'll teach me to check my figures |
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thanks for your comments chaps - I think in the end i got discouraged with the gen3 after reading some of the comments in the gen3 section , I think I'll probably get a bebook; that's if I dont end up impulse buying the 505 instead! :-)
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10-17-2008, 04:26 AM | #22 | |
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If - as I did - you come to the conclusion that MobiPocket is the best format, then do bear in mind that the current implementation of the Mobi Reader on the BeBook is, by all accounts, not terribly good. That of the Gen3 is enormously better. |
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10-17-2008, 03:30 PM | #23 | |
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Also, Harry what "accounts" are you talking about? From the "accounts" I have read here the Hanlin Mobi support is fine excepting the dictionary lookup is not there yet. What other differences exist? Can someone with both devices compare and contrast this for us? BOb |
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One reason to buy a Bebook now is that OpenInkpot works on it. I would by a Bebook or the new Sony if I bought something now.
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Just to punt into the mix
http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...r/Product.html £180 for the Sony reader, free delivery AND comes with he trifold cover. |
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Since this thread started a year ago, the Sony 300 and Sony 600 are now readily available (Sony Stores, Waterstone's and elsewhere). Also Borders has the Elonex (a rebranded Hanlin/Jinke clone). And there's now the Cybook Opus too.
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So what exactly is "dictionary support?" Just getting definitions of English words? Would be nice for ESL people, but maybe less so for people who speak English as a first language...
I'd love dictionary translation though, so I could quickly look up words when I'm reading in French. |
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I must beg to differ; having a good dictionary at your fingertips is incredibly useful especially if, like me, you read a lot of 19th century novels. There are lots of words which have fallen out of everyday usage and, although one can generally guess their approximate meaning by context, for me personally it makes the reading experience richer to be able to find out exactly what they actually do mean.
For example, one example I encountered in my recent reading, from the book "Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope: Quote:
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Fair enough, Harry. Consider me newly educated about stone walls and jousting.
But do any of these devices support cross-language dictionaries? Because that would get me excited. |
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