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Old 05-10-2018, 03:32 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Drew22 View Post
Looking back at the company's history, there is no episode where they released an updated e-reader in the same dimension category so soon.
Actually, they have done so with the Max series. They released Onyx Max in May 2016, followed by Max Carta in early 2017 and Max2 at the end of 2017. Expecting an update next year isn't unrealistic, especially considering that Onyx's sales have improved and they are expanding/refreshing their entire product line.

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there are simply not much margins left to increase the price. Not many people would give like 100 € more for a bit of memory or some other marginal improvement...

Hopefully, the next generation of e-readers will not only aim to be faster but also to include colours at an acceptable resolution (minimum 200 dpi).
At these price points, they cant just be simple ereaders, and have to work as productive devices to find a viable market. For that, keeping up with performance requirements is important.

Hi-res colour tech would be great, but it is still a few years out unless other competitors emerge with production ready screens very soon to push eink technology forward at a faster space.

Last edited by gimble; 05-10-2018 at 04:03 PM. Reason: Typos
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