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AnneT · 11-14-2014, 06:37 AM

I'm looking to buy a new eReader, and I'm currently considering the Boox T68 and the Kobo H20.

My ideal eReader
1) has a good e-Ink screen that's larger than my current Boox i62HD's screen.
2) has front-light that can be switched on/off and increased/decreased (without being too 'smart' and deciding autonomously how much light I need).
3) would make an excellent combo with Calibre (via Calibre Companion or Calibre Cloud) - Or at least has an 'advanced' way of managing my library.
4) gives me easy access to dictionary-lookup
5) easy to customize

I guess 3) points me directly to the Boox T68, but I'm a bit wondering about 4)
I do have a Boox currently, and looking up a word in a dictionary is a matter of at least 4 times touching the screen (when using FBreader: open menu, open tools, open dictionary lookup, touch word I want to have explained...- I know it's easier in PDFreader, but I prefer FBreader for other reasons).
Since I would be able to install my preferred Android-reader (Moon+), I hope dictionary lookup would be easier, but I'd like to have that confirmed.

I've read many enthusiast reviews about the H2O, but I have no idea how the library management on that device would work? In the Kobo-app for Android, I can only see 'all' or 'recent' books, and I want something more 'advanced' than that...

Any suggestions, remarks?

11-14-2014, 06:37 AM	#1
AnneT Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 1034826 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belgium Device: Onyx Boox i62HD, Onyx Boox T68, Kobo Aura H2O, Boox Poke Pro	Boox T68 or Kobo H2O? I'm looking to buy a new eReader, and I'm currently considering the Boox T68 and the Kobo H20. My ideal eReader 1) has a good e-Ink screen that's larger than my current Boox i62HD's screen. 2) has front-light that can be switched on/off and increased/decreased (without being too 'smart' and deciding autonomously how much light I need). 3) would make an excellent combo with Calibre (via Calibre Companion or Calibre Cloud) - Or at least has an 'advanced' way of managing my library. 4) gives me easy access to dictionary-lookup 5) easy to customize I guess 3) points me directly to the Boox T68, but I'm a bit wondering about 4) I do have a Boox currently, and looking up a word in a dictionary is a matter of at least 4 times touching the screen (when using FBreader: open menu, open tools, open dictionary lookup, touch word I want to have explained...- I know it's easier in PDFreader, but I prefer FBreader for other reasons). Since I would be able to install my preferred Android-reader (Moon+), I hope dictionary lookup would be easier, but I'd like to have that confirmed. I've read many enthusiast reviews about the H2O, but I have no idea how the library management on that device would work? In the Kobo-app for Android, I can only see 'all' or 'recent' books, and I want something more 'advanced' than that... Any suggestions, remarks? Last edited by AnneT; 11-14-2014 at 06:43 AM.