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Originally Posted by Xenophon
Robert B:
Please please PLEASE tell me you have laid your hands on an REB-1100/REB-1150/eBookWise reader. Play with one. Experience good ergonomics (in terms of the physical feel and button layout, NOT the screen)!
Then light fires under your manufacturing partners to do AT LEAST THAT WELL!!!
My single biggest disappointment with all eInk readers to date is that the designers have dropped the ball on physical ergonomics. Please do the (simple, inexpensive) research to see what "good" is in this area. And please CONFIRM that you are paying attention to this issue.
Xenophon
(Sorry about the shouting, but this is a really big deal...)
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Dear Xenophon:
I am familiar with the ergonomics of the REB 1150. I make it a point to never point out anything good or poor about my competition. I like the big buttons on the left side of the REB 1150 and it has a nice shape.
Let me JUST talk about the EZ Reader in vague comparison. First, not all of the world is right-handed. WHERE would a left hander grasp this other device without accidently doing a page advance. The EZ Reader has three sets of page advance/retreat buttons and accomdates both right and left handed people well. Like the 1150 does to you, the EZ Reader feels great in my hand and everything is in easy reach with my thumb yet there is no danger of accidently triggering a function (why we decided NOT to go with oversized buttons).
Let me say though that I am pleased that you are pleased. I think it great that you found something that feels good to you. Two years of research went into getting the EZ Reader (Jinke Hanlin V3) exactly right on ergonomics. I cannot imagine a more well-planned and logical layout. I am sure that some will feel differently... but I honestly think the strongest suit of the EZ Reader is how it feels in the hand, how it should not have misfires (accidental tripping), and how your thumb has reach.
Robert B