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Originally Posted by wallcraft
Netronix is selling the EB-600 to more and more companies (Astak, COOL-ER, Elonex), so it is clear that the basic hardware in the Gen3 will likely be around for years to come. This is in a way surprising, given its age, but it is a proven design and it seems to be at a sweet spot on the price/capability curve for EInk readers. That is not to say that Bookeen isn't working on a more capable 6" device (they probably are), but in the near term all we know is that the 5" Opus is "on the verge" of being released. |
But these are just the new models I am referring to. For quite some time we were seeing readers identical to the Cybook, just with different company logo's silkscreened on. Now Netronix seems to be offering a mix of different features. A 400mhz processor, up to 1GB of internal memory, in the case of the Mentor intrigue the epson controller driving a 16 grayscale screen, and cosmetically, colors and a new round button instead of the former square button.
I'm not claiming that there will be a total new model. It would probably be similar to the Cooler product. I'm just saying that it is likely that there would be a refresh: memory, processor, round controller button; and possibly colors plus a better screen/controller.