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Originally Posted by ManDay
I'm afraid from all that can be gathered through the reviews I have to concur with juegos and their opinion about the software.
At first, I was enthusiastic about the device given my great experience with the DPT-S1. But it appears now that Sony has (needlessly, to all I think) removed both, features which I found useful and features which I deem outright essential for the device (see navigation).
Circucising the software, like removing the browser was a bad idea i.m.o. I, too, LarryNYC, rarely used the browser, but every now and then I actually needed it. More importantly, I did indeed often, and for a long time (off the grid, on the train, etc.) use the DPT S1 long away from any (let alone my own) computer. Transfering files via ocassional inet access from and to a shared cloud backing store was indeed essential. Now it seems this option has been removed in favour of a more complicated Windows mediated solution. A very, very unfortunate decision in my opinion and indeed, should my DPT S1 break, I would try to obtain a replacement rather than buying the new iteration.
For my purpose, and supposedly the main intended purpose of the device, being reading documents and annotating them and making sketches, a high resolution screen is not important and the speed at which I could flip pages and documents was, though not particularly awesome, at least sufficient.
Bottom line: I very much share juego's opinion on the matter and, worse, am also little confident that Sony will revert these changes to the better.
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You know what Lincoln said:
"You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time."
Since the S1 and the RP1 cannot replace laptop computers, how realistic is it to think that people are going to travel with just this eInk tablet? I see laptops on the train all the time. If I'm traveling for business, I have to bring my laptop.
If I'm traveling for pleasure, I would load it up with a bunch of content and be done with it.
The Windows/Mac Digital Paper App is quite simple and works well. When you turn on the RP1, the app senses that and connects to it. It then synchronizes new content based on your synch settings.
Resolution, contrast, and performance are important features on any device, even if you don't think so.
Anyway, it's not a crime to stick with your S1. Please bid up the price of my S1 when it appears shortly on eBay. I'll probably include the spare stylus, more tips than you'll use in your lifetime, and the microSD card.