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mobelby · 03-06-2009, 04:34 PM

Sweetpea,

Re touchscreen you're right about ease of usability in bebook 2 and prs700 but I think I'd prefer the touchscreen in the Iliad, which is the same one in the boox.

Re the wifi being present in bebook 2 without an SDIO card, that's unclear from the information to hand. It's also not clear how much the price of bebook 2 will be affected by those inclusions. I do know that 3g access ain't cheap in Australia and I have no need for it as my smartphone has bluetooth tethering, which is how I use my netbook if I'm on the road.

I'm glad many will find the bebook 2 great. I just hope the boox is reasonably sturdy so I don't break it and that the plastic logic reader will not come in at an arm and a leg !

One last thing. The engadget article said the bebook was Q3 or Q4 so it might be awhile yet. I'll wait and see when these new ones are launched and at what price.

03-06-2009, 04:34 PM	#28
mobelby Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 224 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: eeepc 901	Sweetpea, Re touchscreen you're right about ease of usability in bebook 2 and prs700 but I think I'd prefer the touchscreen in the Iliad, which is the same one in the boox. Re the wifi being present in bebook 2 without an SDIO card, that's unclear from the information to hand. It's also not clear how much the price of bebook 2 will be affected by those inclusions. I do know that 3g access ain't cheap in Australia and I have no need for it as my smartphone has bluetooth tethering, which is how I use my netbook if I'm on the road. I'm glad many will find the bebook 2 great. I just hope the boox is reasonably sturdy so I don't break it and that the plastic logic reader will not come in at an arm and a leg ! One last thing. The engadget article said the bebook was Q3 or Q4 so it might be awhile yet. I'll wait and see when these new ones are launched and at what price. Last edited by mobelby; 03-06-2009 at 04:37 PM.