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mokel22 · 08-02-2011, 12:44 AM

I was in the same boat as you, I had a PE, saw the EE and started asking questions until the answers got the best of me ... and ... well ... I have an EE.

So heres the answers
1. Do you guys think its still worth it?
-- yes

2.How does it perform compared to the PE?
-- The PE is better for novel reading, the EE is better for textbook and pdf reading

Writing on the PE e-ink is slower and limited space-wise, the EE has both of those qualities on the positive.

The PE barely has any problems after upgrading to 2.2 (only some hibernation issues on almost on no units), the EE has a couple possible downsides (~80% chance of hibernation issue and a good amount of browser crash issues on some units) in addition the camera is pretty much useless due to green tint.

The PE feels sturdier in your hands, while the EE creaks and generally feels more flimsy (but still stable, just less stable in comparison)

The PE has one usb slot and a mic/headphones jack, the EE has two usb jacks and a mic jack and headphone jack.

The EE is much heavier, but what can you expect (I can still hold it like a novel above my head as I lay down with one hand, but I'm used to heavy electronics).

The ac adapters are different (the EE has a brick) and the EE also has an easily removable battery, while the PE has a reset switch.

3.I was a bit disappointed in how laggy handwritting is on the eInk side, but it works great on EZPDF
-- The lagginess is almost gone on the e-ink side once you update to Ermine on an EE. Definitely an improvement over the PE

4. What about Apps? I know the EE has a larger resolution. Are there many full size Apps that will run on it?
-- pretty much every app that works for the PE, works for the EE. In my experience, all of them have, but I've heard of some not working.

5. What happens when Entourage's servers no longer allows registrations? Is there a work around?
-- All of the files that you need to perform the golden update and upgrade to android 2.2 are on this forum, and you can still register through adobe I believe. So, (unless I'm missing something) registration is not really needed?

6. Last question? I'm a bit confused. Someone has instructions on how to move Apps to the SD card and that when you upgrade to 2.2 you no longer have 3 (or is ir 4) gigs internal space?
-- I believe this procedure your talking about makes the edge think that those 3 gbs of storage is an sd card, while the edge stores its apps and internal memory on the sd card in two partitioned areas.

I hope I didn't misinform on answer 5 and 6 (I'm not 100% sure of myself on those answers and would gladly accept a helpful "your an idiot" if I went wrong there)

08-02-2011, 12:44 AM	#2
mokel22 Zealot Posts: 147 Karma: 22 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: USA (Poconos, PA) Device: Entourage Edge	I was in the same boat as you, I had a PE, saw the EE and started asking questions until the answers got the best of me ... and ... well ... I have an EE. So heres the answers 1. Do you guys think its still worth it? -- yes 2.How does it perform compared to the PE? -- The PE is better for novel reading, the EE is better for textbook and pdf reading Writing on the PE e-ink is slower and limited space-wise, the EE has both of those qualities on the positive. The PE barely has any problems after upgrading to 2.2 (only some hibernation issues on almost on no units), the EE has a couple possible downsides (~80% chance of hibernation issue and a good amount of browser crash issues on some units) in addition the camera is pretty much useless due to green tint. The PE feels sturdier in your hands, while the EE creaks and generally feels more flimsy (but still stable, just less stable in comparison) The PE has one usb slot and a mic/headphones jack, the EE has two usb jacks and a mic jack and headphone jack. The EE is much heavier, but what can you expect (I can still hold it like a novel above my head as I lay down with one hand, but I'm used to heavy electronics). The ac adapters are different (the EE has a brick) and the EE also has an easily removable battery, while the PE has a reset switch. 3.I was a bit disappointed in how laggy handwritting is on the eInk side, but it works great on EZPDF -- The lagginess is almost gone on the e-ink side once you update to Ermine on an EE. Definitely an improvement over the PE 4. What about Apps? I know the EE has a larger resolution. Are there many full size Apps that will run on it? -- pretty much every app that works for the PE, works for the EE. In my experience, all of them have, but I've heard of some not working. 5. What happens when Entourage's servers no longer allows registrations? Is there a work around? -- All of the files that you need to perform the golden update and upgrade to android 2.2 are on this forum, and you can still register through adobe I believe. So, (unless I'm missing something) registration is not really needed? 6. Last question? I'm a bit confused. Someone has instructions on how to move Apps to the SD card and that when you upgrade to 2.2 you no longer have 3 (or is ir 4) gigs internal space? -- I believe this procedure your talking about makes the edge think that those 3 gbs of storage is an sd card, while the edge stores its apps and internal memory on the sd card in two partitioned areas. I hope I didn't misinform on answer 5 and 6 (I'm not 100% sure of myself on those answers and would gladly accept a helpful "your an idiot" if I went wrong there) Last edited by mokel22; 08-02-2011 at 12:58 AM.