Edge Alternatives - Page 4

mr_ed · 06-16-2011, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by CheyenneDonna

It looks like the Eee Note won't be released in the US based on this Facebook post http://www.facebook.com/asus.n.ameri...50331478897178
Although, the wording of the post leaves the idea of a different generation or model hanging.

This sounds like an interesting device! I'm gonna hafta learn more about it.

-- Ed

Last_of_the_PEs · 06-16-2011, 07:16 PM

Is the EA-800 an Android device? I'd be reticent to buy something that is too proprietary.
Here's the ASUS link: http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Note/Eee_Note_EA800/
I'm also really sold on how my PE folds, protecting the screens. I hope when I buy my next tablet, it has an effective mechanism like that.

geneven1 · 06-16-2011, 07:20 PM

I bought a Boogie Board (couldn't resist) and it came today. Now I understand why they didn't worry about figuring out a copy feature. How often do you make copies of your scratchpad scribblings? We're talking grey writing on black background, with little artistic potential.

Still, there is something cute as heck about the thing, and I'm not returning mine. It is ideal for what I have in mind -- an endless supply of scrap paper for calculating, while I try to raise my math skills back up to where I think they should be. And no evidence left behind!

sarah11918 · 06-16-2011, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Last_of_the_PEs

Is the EA-800 an Android device?

No, it runs on linux, so it's very hackable. The guys at Tablet PC review forum have been working hard on it.

I like the dual screens and closing too. I never worry when traveling with the edge about the screens.

sarah11918 · 06-16-2011, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by geneven1

Still, there is something cute as heck about the thing, and I'm not returning mine.

Most people seem to like it, as long as they only wanted it to replace scrap paper. It's a little cooler than a whiteboard, and I haven't heard any complaints about how it functions. (Just about the lack of functions.)

ken_jennings · 06-17-2011, 09:55 AM

It would be nice if it were possible to download the current scratchpad scribbles as a jpeg (or png or gif) to a PC. USB would be nice. Bluetooth would be better.

Better yet, if something inexpensive like this could accept an upload from a PC it would be a cool accessory for presentations. Something like what was suggested: HERE

ken_jennings · 06-17-2011, 10:02 AM

This looks pretty cool. Running linux, and it has a wacom pen.

I would just need an appropriate android tablet and a roll of duct tape to simulate the other half of the edge.

Is there anyplace in the US selling this?

mr_ed · 06-17-2011, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ken_jennings

This looks pretty cool... Is there anyplace in the US selling this?

If you mean the ASUS Note, I'm pretty sure not. But rather than go through pchome I'd buy from one of the eBay vendors in Taiwan. They have good reputations among eBay buyers as indicated by their feedback numbers.

-- Ed

sarah11918 · 06-17-2011, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_ed

If you mean the ASUS Note, I'm pretty sure not. But rather than go through pchome I'd buy from one of the eBay vendors in Taiwan. They have good reputations among eBay buyers as indicated by their feedback numbers.

-- Ed

If the Eee Note, no they have no plans to release it outside of Taiwan and Italy. I'm not finding any spectacular deals on eBay (been watching for a while), though. PC Home is actually the cheaper option, and that's where a lot of people have received theirs from, no complaints. (Someone mentioned 6 days shipping to the west coast of Canada.)

Filark · 06-24-2011, 07:03 PM

Well, the Onyx Boox M series is beginning to come in and get reviewed by MobileRead users: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...127120&page=19. A quick Google search didn't find any current "official" reviews, although it did find Sarah's thread in Tablet PC Review http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/asus...-boox-m90.html, which is interesting.

lorenzoens · 06-25-2011, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarah11918

If the Eee Note, no they have no plans to release it outside of Taiwan and Italy. I'm not finding any spectacular deals on eBay (been watching for a while), though. PC Home is actually the cheaper option, and that's where a lot of people have received theirs from, no complaints. (Someone mentioned 6 days shipping to the west coast of Canada.)

Sarah beware of dr 900 trust me

sarah11918 · 06-25-2011, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lorenzoens

Sarah beware of dr 900 trust me

I hadn't even heard of that one. I'm only looking at the EA 800, but thanks for the heads up.

(In fact, I didn't even know what you were warning me about - at first I read it as a warning against a "Dr. 900" and thought maybe that was a message board person who had spoken favourably about the product I was considering, but whom you knew to be untrustworthy.)

Gunnerp245 · 06-26-2011, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by sarah11918

I hadn't even heard of that one. I'm only looking at the EA 800, but thanks for the heads up.

I believe the reference is to the ASUS DR 900.

Filark · 06-26-2011, 02:27 PM

Gunner, that's a heck of a summer avatar!!

(I like it!!

)

sarah11918 · 07-20-2011, 09:16 AM

I'm kind of liking the Team Red avatar, now!

Oh, and Eee Note arrived. Updating firmware as we speak.

06-17-2011, 09:55 AM	#51
ken_jennings eDGe User Posts: 51 Karma: 88 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: FL, USA Device: Entourage eDGe	It would be nice if it were possible to download the current scratchpad scribbles as a jpeg (or png or gif) to a PC. USB would be nice. Bluetooth would be better. Better yet, if something inexpensive like this could accept an upload from a PC it would be a cool accessory for presentations. Something like what was suggested: HERE Last edited by ken_jennings; 06-17-2011 at 10:22 AM.

06-17-2011, 10:02 AM	#52
ken_jennings eDGe User Posts: 51 Karma: 88 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: FL, USA Device: Entourage eDGe	This looks pretty cool. Running linux, and it has a wacom pen. I would just need an appropriate android tablet and a roll of duct tape to simulate the other half of the edge. Is there anyplace in the US selling this? Last edited by ken_jennings; 06-17-2011 at 10:08 AM.

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06-16-2011, 07:16 PM	#47
Last_of_the_PEs Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 34 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Entourage PE	Is the EA-800 an Android device? I'd be reticent to buy something that is too proprietary. Here's the ASUS link: http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Note/Eee_Note_EA800/ I'm also really sold on how my PE folds, protecting the screens. I hope when I buy my next tablet, it has an effective mechanism like that.

06-16-2011, 07:20 PM	#48
geneven1 Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: P. Edge, Kindle, N800-810-900	I bought a Boogie Board (couldn't resist) and it came today. Now I understand why they didn't worry about figuring out a copy feature. How often do you make copies of your scratchpad scribblings? We're talking grey writing on black background, with little artistic potential. Still, there is something cute as heck about the thing, and I'm not returning mine. It is ideal for what I have in mind -- an endless supply of scrap paper for calculating, while I try to raise my math skills back up to where I think they should be. And no evidence left behind!

06-24-2011, 07:03 PM	#55
Filark Armed with a smile :) Posts: 1,421 Karma: 2463560 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California, USA Device: enTourage eDGe & Pocket eDGe, Samsung Galaxy Note II	Well, the Onyx Boox M series is beginning to come in and get reviewed by MobileRead users: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...127120&page=19. A quick Google search didn't find any current "official" reviews, although it did find Sarah's thread in Tablet PC Review http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/asus...-boox-m90.html, which is interesting.

06-26-2011, 02:27 PM	#59
Filark Armed with a smile :) Posts: 1,421 Karma: 2463560 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California, USA Device: enTourage eDGe & Pocket eDGe, Samsung Galaxy Note II	Gunner, that's a heck of a summer avatar!! (I like it!! )

07-20-2011, 09:16 AM	#60
sarah11918 Tablet Enthusiast Posts: 335 Karma: 30400 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura One (formerly: Asus Eee Note, enTourage eDGe EE, Nokia N810)	I'm kind of liking the Team Red avatar, now! Oh, and Eee Note arrived. Updating firmware as we speak.

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