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syclone · 07-08-2011, 05:11 PM

The Pocket Edge I ordered from Woot finally arrive this afternoon. I started to charge it and registered it. It took about 10 minutes before it told me that there was an update. It downloaded something but never did anything with it. This was repeated about 4 times with no success. So, I went to the Ermine 2.2 download - renamed it and put it on a FAT formatted thumb drive. This update worked perfectly.

I'm very pleasantly surprised at the speed of the device. It's not quite as fast as either of my iPads, but still very satisfactory.

One of the first things I did was see if it would sync up with Calibre ver.8.8 - no Problem! The speed that 2 books in ePub format uploaded to the Edge was amazing. The E-ink screen is very readable, but a little dim in low light. Is there any way to bring up the brightness?

I'm going to wait until it's fully charged before I play further - but again - a very nice piece of gear.

I noticed that there is a further upgrade to Ermine - has this newer version been vetted in any way?

07-08-2011, 05:11 PM	#1
syclone Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 536 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NY Device: Entourage Pocket Edge iPhone 4S IPad 1 iPad 2 Nook Touch 4 Palm Pilot	Pocket Edge finally arrived! The Pocket Edge I ordered from Woot finally arrive this afternoon. I started to charge it and registered it. It took about 10 minutes before it told me that there was an update. It downloaded something but never did anything with it. This was repeated about 4 times with no success. So, I went to the Ermine 2.2 download - renamed it and put it on a FAT formatted thumb drive. This update worked perfectly. I'm very pleasantly surprised at the speed of the device. It's not quite as fast as either of my iPads, but still very satisfactory. One of the first things I did was see if it would sync up with Calibre ver.8.8 - no Problem! The speed that 2 books in ePub format uploaded to the Edge was amazing. The E-ink screen is very readable, but a little dim in low light. Is there any way to bring up the brightness? I'm going to wait until it's fully charged before I play further - but again - a very nice piece of gear. I noticed that there is a further upgrade to Ermine - has this newer version been vetted in any way?