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Originally Posted by Robertb
Dear Griffonwing:
Here is a little more on the Mentor LITE:
Linux 2.6 OS
400MHz CPU
Epson 5X Speed Controller
6 inch E-Ink 4 grey levels
8,000 pages to a charge
8 levels of font adjust
switch from horizontal to verticle at the touch of a button
support for dictionary
supports all major languages
uses a curser to make selections off of menu (no touchscreen)
mp3 with 3.5mm headphone jack
rechargeable/replaceable battery
weighs 6 ounces, thickness of a pencil (thinner than EZ Reader)
note-taking
I have attached a photo. I am waiting for more detail and color pictures and selling price.
This is the first release of the Astak Mentor Line. Additional Sizes and more full-featured 6 inch models will be forthcoming relatively soon.
Stats above are believed accurate; but am waiting for factory to verify.
Robert B
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So its the next generation of hardware that I purchased for my Cybook? I know the software is different, but I'm not that excited. I know others love their Cybooks, and I'm sure [???] your software will solve all of our problems, but ...
It can take several button presses to change the page. Turning it on takes too much start up time (+1 minute for 450 books, compared to 10 seconds for my Kindle 2). There is only one page turn button, and it is on the bottom right. This means you have to grip the thing by pinching it with the bottom corner -- tiring, and its not easy to switch hands. The screen on mine broke after six months -- does the new one have a flexible screen?
And I'm glad the new one has the Epson controller, but the old one took forever to page through the library listing or even to skim through book pages (reading speed was fine). I hope your software supports some type of folders or other organization features for the library.
Michael