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Originally Posted by lsale
Hey guys,
I once had a Sony Ereader PRST3, and it was fantastic! It was durable enough to survive many trips on planes and buses, however not durable enough to survive the wrath of my bored dog one evening.
Since they no longer sell Sony Ereaders I replaced it with a Kobo Touch, and literally 3 weeks after I bought it, it slid off the side of my bed and the screen stopped working. I was HUGELY disappointed, why have a mobile electronic that cant even survive a 2 foot fall onto carpet?
Unfortunately, my options are very slim now. I can either go with another Kobo, but I'm not happy with their product. or a Kindle, that dosen't support epub files and I would have to convert everything (which I don't want to do)
Anyone have any suggestions?  |
There are 3 models I can recommend for durability:
1. The Onyx Boox X60 was designed to withstand drops from waist height, this is demonstrated in this video (at 1:30):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8JJLoMnu8w
You can buy it (used) on the MobileRead Flea Market.
2. The Wexler FlexOne has a glass-less, "flexible" screen. It is extremely light and you can literally play frisbee with it without breaking it.
Available periodically on eBay (used or new).
3. The Boyue C61 is another 6-inch reader with a flexible screen.
You can buy it on Aliexpress.
I have owned the first two, they work fine with epubs, the Onyx has much more functionality than the Wexler. I have not tried the Boyue.
I hope this helps!