cvkemp and Morlac, bottom line, if your happy with your device (along with the multitude of other owners), that is what counts.
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As for why Robertb doesn't say the above, I suspect it's because he would like to continue having his job! Denigrating your own product and your factory supplier in a public forum is simply foolish and self-destructive.
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IMO, what I posted (that you quoted), isn't deingrating his own product. If another similar product can do something, and your product cannot, then it seems to be a very strong indicator that your product can be improved.
As for denigrating your factory supplier, I believe that Robertb has done that in the past (when appropriate).
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That said, I do think that you conveyed Robertb's can-do, enthusiastic attitude squarely -- the overall impression of "I want to make the Pocket Pro the best that it can be and I want every customer to be as happy as I can reasonably make them" seems to be accurate. Why, then, should we mock it?
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I mocked it because I'm holding him to a high standard (maybe unjustly). I still can't tell if Robertb is being sincere, or if most of it is just sales pitches. This is just IMO, I'm sure many people feel differently.
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Nobody is saying that the Sony 600 isn't fast. Perhaps in Robertb's secret heart he fears that the 600 is faster than the PP will ever be. But I would also tend to believe that months ago, when he was talking up its "near-instantaneous" page turns, he honestly felt that the PP was a significant leap ahead of the devices he could compare it to. I doubt very much that Sony saw fit to send him a test copy of the 600 or taunt him with a video of it flipping pages! (Though I must admit, that would've been quite funny to witness!)
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I honestly don't think the 600 is faster then the PocketPro. I think this may be a missed opportunity for Astak customers, if Robertb/Astak's goal is to make the PocketPro "the best it can be". The hardware looks very similar (400mhz, Epson controller). Why not look into it. I haven't heard any comments about the 600 being blazingly fast at page turns. Why not raise the bar? Provide an option, don't go into sleep mode between page turns. Provide an option for how long before the device goes into sleep mode (after a page turn). Provide an option that screen only does the black thing every X number of page turns...
I may post what seems like some mean spirited comments, but if I do, it is because I feel that Astak living up to their lofty goals. If someone posts that PP is crashing after long use, just don't wave it off/explain it away on a low charged battery, it may mean that resources are not being freed and causing crashes. If you are touting the abilities of a feature, also give the down sides/incompatibilities so users can make a logical choice. If your going to say it supports "up to 20 formats", give a comprehensive list somewhere.
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