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Old 02-28-2013, 03:25 AM   #474
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Conversely, if the device doesn't see the card, how does the user tell the difference between "step 4 is coming, so hang on and wait while I check the card for changes" and "I don't see that there's a card to scan, so there is no step 4"? I have had both the "significant 3-4 delay" and "no card seen" problems, and only rarely have I seen the "bad card" message.
To add some numbers to this...

I just turned my Kobo Touch (firmware 2.4.0, later release) on - about 55 books onboard, about 145 more on the card, no changes since I last had it on. It took about 10-12 seconds to get from step 3 (show device's most recent books) to step 4 (refresh the carousel to show device+card's most recent books). I consider that a significant delay, especially with no indication at all that the device is doing anything during that time. Flash the boot LED, show the pinwheel, whatever...but do something to tell the user that the device isn't frozen during that time!
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