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omoplata · 01-16-2011, 01:26 AM

I'm waiting for the US release of Pocketbook 603. But I'm not sure if it's exactly what I want. Maybe a Pocketbook 302 would suite me better. I chose Pocketbook because of pdf and djvu support.

In the review videos I've seen of the PB902 and PB602, the on screen keyboard used for typing the search words works like this. The alphabet of the keyboard is divided to several segments (five as I remember). Once you choose one of those your choice narrows down to a smaller set and you carry on until you can choose one letter or number. This seems to be the fastest way possible to type in a device like the PB902/PB602 which has no touch screen or off screen keyboard. Does PB903/PB603 use the same kind of keyboard?

I want the PB603 because I think the touch screen will make interaction faster. But it's not going to be that fast if it uses the same kind of keyboard.

What about the PB302? Can I search within books (djvu and pdf) ? Will I be able to just tap once the individual keys on the on screen keyboard to type?

01-16-2011, 01:26 AM	#1
omoplata Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	Pocketbook 603 typing and text searching I'm waiting for the US release of Pocketbook 603. But I'm not sure if it's exactly what I want. Maybe a Pocketbook 302 would suite me better. I chose Pocketbook because of pdf and djvu support. In the review videos I've seen of the PB902 and PB602, the on screen keyboard used for typing the search words works like this. The alphabet of the keyboard is divided to several segments (five as I remember). Once you choose one of those your choice narrows down to a smaller set and you carry on until you can choose one letter or number. This seems to be the fastest way possible to type in a device like the PB902/PB602 which has no touch screen or off screen keyboard. Does PB903/PB603 use the same kind of keyboard? I want the PB603 because I think the touch screen will make interaction faster. But it's not going to be that fast if it uses the same kind of keyboard. What about the PB302? Can I search within books (djvu and pdf) ? Will I be able to just tap once the individual keys on the on screen keyboard to type?