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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
I did encounter an occasional problem with the unit seemingly “locking up” during operation, usually when a book was being open, and often within the first few pages (the cover, TOC or setup/copyright info). Embarrassingly, I showed the device to two people, and it managed to lock up on the cover of two different books as soon as they tried it! (Not the best way to demo something… sorry, Bob!) In both cases, turning the Astak off, then back on, allowed the book to be read beyond the point of lockup. There is also a reset button on the back of the unit, but I only used it once. Based on the instructions, this lockup is a known issue, but obviously not considered serious. I know it didn’t bother me much, it just meant an occasional extra minute spent rebooting the reader.
One thing I didn’t love was that, upon turning on the Pocket PRO, I had to work my way through a menu to find the book I was reading—and with one of the books that was five pages into the menu, scrolling to the fifth menu page, then selecting the book, and waiting for it to load, took 45 seconds, what I’d consider a tedious wait. It would be nice if the device just opened to the book being read as soon as you turned it on, and saved you the trouble of that menu-diving. |
Excellent review, however I do have some comments:
I have found that holding the BACK button unfreezes my PEZ whenever it locks like that. It is much faster than powering off and back on. I have also found that some formats lock up more than others.
As for the powering on issue, I never turn mine off. I just lock the keyboard by tapping the power button. When I want to read again, I just tap the power button again and the screen goes on immediately and exactly where I left off. I still get over a week of battery life using this approach, which is quite acceptable to me.