Thread: Ereader for private epub technical manuals
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Old 06-25-2017, 06:50 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Manosk View Post
In fact a 6" display is all we really need. At moment all our docs are in the epub format. Of course a larger screen will be even better, especially if we want to add some pdf manual in the future. But, as you've noticed, our budget is limited.
With your requirements, I'd suggest the original 6.8" Kobo Aura H2O. Unfortunately, Kobo have just replaced it, but you might be able to find them. I think the water and dust proof would be a good idea. The other reason for the suggestion is that it had an external SD slot. The replacement, Aura H2O Edition 2, doesn't have an external SD slot, but has 8GB of storage. You could also go up to the 7.8" Aura ONE.

PDF isn't great. It is rendered well, but navigation is terrible if you need to zoom in. You can install KOReader to handle PDF.
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The final user (our employee) has to be able to fully disable internet connection. The device has to be fully isolated from the internet or any private network.
You can turn the WiFi off for all the devices I know of. The firmware on the Kobo devices is reasonably hackable, so there might be a way to disable the WiFI completely. Removing the driver is probably enough, but I've never had a reason to try.
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