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wizz · 06-26-2011, 03:55 AM

Just tested the M91S for one week.

I have compared it with the Pocket 903 and Asus DR-900
My own readers: iLiad and iRiver Story HD (new)
Use: reading newspapers (highest priority), books and pdf.

Positive:

Clearest screen. Although the Pocket 903 is not far behind. The Asus is by far the darkest, although still with crisp letters.

Instant recognizing my sd card with the content. With the Asus DR-900 that was not the case.

Turning pages is a delight. Almost instantly the letters are changing. Same speed if not slightly faster then the Pocket 903. The Asus is a millisecond slower (but still fast). Some ghosting with the M91S if you don’t refresh the page. Refreshing after 3 page turns gave the best result. (This is configurable.)

Smooth handling. Just swipe your finger across the sensor or the buttons. No clicking no pressure. Best I have seen so far. Absolutely addictive. I had no problems with the infrared sensor whatsoever.

Battery, up to modern standards. Used it for one week for casual reading (3 hours/day) and consumed about 15% of the battery. So two weeks wont be a problem.

Reading pdf is best I have seen so far. No margins and completely filling the screen with many different zoom options. Also fast. The Asus DR-900 in that respect is by far worse, with the Asus its really hard to zoom it to the right size.

Nice looks. If it was a girl walking by I would whistle. The Onyx is the sexiest girl of the three, you certainly wont mind a few intellectual nights. The Pocket 903 is more the sturdy intellectual girl with glasses. The silky black Asus is more like a sleek Latina girl, charming but reserved. But to be honest, with all three girls you wont mind introducing them to your parents. And sure your dad wants one for his self.

Negative

Navigating is doable but bothersome. It doesn’t have a memory for your last position in the index. So after returning to the index you have to start all over again from the first position. Not handy.

Using dictionaries it works but there are a few things you have to know. First make a map named “dicts” in the sd card and put there the downloaded dictionaries. Just read that by accident (http://wiki.booxusers.com/index.php?title=Dictionaries) it was not in the manual. Navigation to the word you want to look up takes a while with not having a direct input device (pen). A couple of times the Onyx crashed when using the dictionary and closed the document I was reading.

Summary

If you just want reading books and pdf’s with no need to navigate, using dictionaries or need for internet the M91S should be your choice.

If you have a need to navigate a lot (as for me when reading newspapers) the M90 or Pocket 903, or Asus DR-900 would be the best choice. As I really like Onyx I have ordered the M90

For travelling I prefer my iRiver Story HD as it is far more handy and has the same screen quality as the Onyx.

06-26-2011, 03:55 AM	#308
wizz Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 888 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Poke2, Hisense A5	M91S one week testing Just tested the M91S for one week. I have compared it with the Pocket 903 and Asus DR-900 My own readers: iLiad and iRiver Story HD (new) Use: reading newspapers (highest priority), books and pdf. Positive: Clearest screen. Although the Pocket 903 is not far behind. The Asus is by far the darkest, although still with crisp letters. Instant recognizing my sd card with the content. With the Asus DR-900 that was not the case. Turning pages is a delight. Almost instantly the letters are changing. Same speed if not slightly faster then the Pocket 903. The Asus is a millisecond slower (but still fast). Some ghosting with the M91S if you don’t refresh the page. Refreshing after 3 page turns gave the best result. (This is configurable.) Smooth handling. Just swipe your finger across the sensor or the buttons. No clicking no pressure. Best I have seen so far. Absolutely addictive. I had no problems with the infrared sensor whatsoever. Battery, up to modern standards. Used it for one week for casual reading (3 hours/day) and consumed about 15% of the battery. So two weeks wont be a problem. Reading pdf is best I have seen so far. No margins and completely filling the screen with many different zoom options. Also fast. The Asus DR-900 in that respect is by far worse, with the Asus its really hard to zoom it to the right size. Nice looks. If it was a girl walking by I would whistle. The Onyx is the sexiest girl of the three, you certainly wont mind a few intellectual nights. The Pocket 903 is more the sturdy intellectual girl with glasses. The silky black Asus is more like a sleek Latina girl, charming but reserved. But to be honest, with all three girls you wont mind introducing them to your parents. And sure your dad wants one for his self. Negative Navigating is doable but bothersome. It doesn’t have a memory for your last position in the index. So after returning to the index you have to start all over again from the first position. Not handy. Using dictionaries it works but there are a few things you have to know. First make a map named “dicts” in the sd card and put there the downloaded dictionaries. Just read that by accident (http://wiki.booxusers.com/index.php?title=Dictionaries) it was not in the manual. Navigation to the word you want to look up takes a while with not having a direct input device (pen). A couple of times the Onyx crashed when using the dictionary and closed the document I was reading. Summary If you just want reading books and pdf’s with no need to navigate, using dictionaries or need for internet the M91S should be your choice. If you have a need to navigate a lot (as for me when reading newspapers) the M90 or Pocket 903, or Asus DR-900 would be the best choice. As I really like Onyx I have ordered the M90 For travelling I prefer my iRiver Story HD as it is far more handy and has the same screen quality as the Onyx.