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mclien · 11-13-2011, 10:10 AM

OK after owning the PB 603 for several weeks, here is my list why I wouldn't buy one again (from my current perspective):
HARDWARE:
-Battery/SIM card cover:
-I think enough is said about that! (Perhaps PB should diliver it with hammer and chisel ;-))

-weight: surely in normal range, but clearly not a light one

-touchscreen:
-OK wacom is known for really good quality, but that makes only sence with graphik tablets (in my oppinion). But if you ever loose you PB stylus you can't use any other type of stylus (even not one of anoter wacom tablet)

-acceleration sensor:
-slow, unexact, unsensitiv (very embarressing sitting in the train knocking the device several time on your knee without effort and have to use it upside down, because it tildet in the pocket...)
-deactivating is in Konfig (configuration)-> Aussehen (appirience), Bildschirmausrichtung (Oriemtation)

-USB connection:
-not downward compatible to usb1.1 (had to buy an PCMCIA USb 2.0 card to get it working)

-Display contrast:
-made the mistake to compare it directly with a kindle from a friend :-(
dark grey on light grey for the PB black un white for the kindle (which is about half the price)

SOFTWARE:
-Registration:
-each 10 times or so you switch your device on you have to click away the registration question. After that you don't return to your last read book , but in the main menue. And you can't get rid of that entirely

-Touchscreen:
-hangs from time to time for 30-60 seconds (several the whole device does along to that, means no button respond either)
-very unexact in the corners (means often you can't get the translation for the last word on page)
-while using the dict you have signicifant shadows lesft on the srceen, altering compleet lines fron dark to middle gray)

-Dictionary:
-the includet dictionaries for en-de lack about 50% of the words for me (reading the Paolini Inheritance Sage, which is Fantasy). And yes both of the en-de dicts
-while using the dict, you get a window, which occupies the bottom 1/3 of the screen, which wouldn't bother me,IF it would reformat the page for that as instead to hide the text below it. So you have to tab a word you already know close above the dict-window, just to make it move to the top of the screen. (Much better ways would be: reformat the page or make the window "hide" in the tray by tabing or timeout)

-general page formation:
-the first line apears directly at the border between the screen and the case, which gives you a really annoying shadow, which makes it really worth to read the first line in many light sitiutions. (would be easy solves by just tarting every page with a blank line.

SUPPORT:
-just read along the forum (especialy the beta Test "offers")
-not to mention the open source "Support", with it's never ending delay to what-so-ever-day

So my conclusion: surely NOT worth THAT price.

11-13-2011, 10:10 AM	#1
mclien 42, the answer Posts: 124 Karma: 17798 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Germany Device: Pocketbook 603	PB 603 dislikes OK after owning the PB 603 for several weeks, here is my list why I wouldn't buy one again (from my current perspective): HARDWARE: -Battery/SIM card cover: -I think enough is said about that! (Perhaps PB should diliver it with hammer and chisel ;-)) -weight: surely in normal range, but clearly not a light one -touchscreen: -OK wacom is known for really good quality, but that makes only sence with graphik tablets (in my oppinion). But if you ever loose you PB stylus you can't use any other type of stylus (even not one of anoter wacom tablet) -acceleration sensor: -slow, unexact, unsensitiv (very embarressing sitting in the train knocking the device several time on your knee without effort and have to use it upside down, because it tildet in the pocket...) -deactivating is in Konfig (configuration)-> Aussehen (appirience), Bildschirmausrichtung (Oriemtation) -USB connection: -not downward compatible to usb1.1 (had to buy an PCMCIA USb 2.0 card to get it working) -Display contrast: -made the mistake to compare it directly with a kindle from a friend :-( dark grey on light grey for the PB black un white for the kindle (which is about half the price) SOFTWARE: -Registration: -each 10 times or so you switch your device on you have to click away the registration question. After that you don't return to your last read book , but in the main menue. And you can't get rid of that entirely -Touchscreen: -hangs from time to time for 30-60 seconds (several the whole device does along to that, means no button respond either) -very unexact in the corners (means often you can't get the translation for the last word on page) -while using the dict you have signicifant shadows lesft on the srceen, altering compleet lines fron dark to middle gray) -Dictionary: -the includet dictionaries for en-de lack about 50% of the words for me (reading the Paolini Inheritance Sage, which is Fantasy). And yes both of the en-de dicts -while using the dict, you get a window, which occupies the bottom 1/3 of the screen, which wouldn't bother me,IF it would reformat the page for that as instead to hide the text below it. So you have to tab a word you already know close above the dict-window, just to make it move to the top of the screen. (Much better ways would be: reformat the page or make the window "hide" in the tray by tabing or timeout) -general page formation: -the first line apears directly at the border between the screen and the case, which gives you a really annoying shadow, which makes it really worth to read the first line in many light sitiutions. (would be easy solves by just tarting every page with a blank line. SUPPORT: -just read along the forum (especialy the beta Test "offers") -not to mention the open source "Support", with it's never ending delay to what-so-ever-day So my conclusion: surely NOT worth THAT price.