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Originally Posted by Terence
Hi all,
I also just bought a DR-900W (i.e. Wifi-only) in Hong Kong on April 3rd and hopefully, I will be able to provide more information on this reading device in the next few weeks. Maybe I will initially post a quick/first-impression before writing a full user review.
I have been reading many books on my Sony PRS-505 (with Vizplex display) for about 4 years and thought it was about time to upgrade to a larger screen. Like many others on this forum, I do not like the close-approach/system employed by Amazon (so no Kindle DX for me). And the Asus DR-900 would be a good choice.
At first, I was a bit worried about the quality of the Siplix display. However, after comparing the 2 devices (PRS-505 & DR-900) side-by-side, I think the text/image quality on the Sipix display is on par with the PRS-505. Since I am used to the PRS-505, the "darker/non-white" background as well as the "relatively slow" refresh rate (almost all current-gen e-reading devices have similar slow refresh rate) on the DR-900 doesn't bother me much.
Yes, the firmware is quite primitive at this stage and there are numerous problems/annoyances that should be fixed/improved.
The firmware version on my device is 3054 and the kernel version is 0.0.3.7. I hope ASUS will keep updating the firmware.
BTW, this is my first post here and I look forward to having more discussions with everyone.
Cheers,
T.
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I've just got a DR900 in HongKong, but there is only a DR900, a USB cable and a cover in the package, no warranty card, no charger, it is amazing!!!