A while ago I finally decided to purchase an E-ink Reader as I found that reading on my tablet or phone was too tiring to my eyes.
But it seemed that , lately , there hasn't been much progress made when it comes to E-ink Ebook readers choice of models. Tablets are not only stealing the market-share but also the interest of most manufacturers.
It looked like I was stuck between the Kindle , Kobo or Nook , but these devices were far too tided up in their respective market ecosystem for my taste.
I wanted something that basically can open any imaginable format you gave it and you can transfer files on and off the device as mass storage.
As I had nothing on the local market to suit my needs and stay within my budget I came up with the idea of getting something from China.
Their E-reader market is still expanding and they did have a few new models for 2013.
I tried to go for one of their "bigger brands" and after reading some reviews translated with our friend Google I ended up getting something called the BoYue C61.
http://www.boyue.com/ebook/C61
An 768x1024 E-ink display reader with Wifi and 4gb internal storage + micro sdhc card support (up to 32gb).
The device arrived a few days ago and surprisingly enough it doesn't disappoint. The screen is very sharp and has great contrast , page render and flips are fast , supports any file format I can think off. Plus the build quality is quite good ... if you leave aside the fact that it is white with a golden'ish back.
I have no real complains about it , especially considering I got it for 104 usd including shipping. The seller even added a faux leather book cover , a LED clip on light for reading in the dark and a screen protector. Now as a little warning , this particular device does only support English , but I did stumble over others with Multilingual support. Also I do hope it keeps performing well in the long run as some Chinese devices aren't best known for that particular trait.
Anyway I'm curious if anyone else has got any similar device. It seems around the forum that most have the Color LCD Ebook readers from China rather E-ink ones.