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ghost68 · 02-25-2010, 09:05 AM

Well, I bit the bullet and ordered a jetBook Lite and a 4gig SDHC card from NewEgg since they were that cheap. I've been reading alot here about what to do next. I have found many great suggestions. I've been looking around the web at alot of the sites that several people have suggested but I do have a couple of questions.

1. Has anyone tried to use the book previews from Barnes and Noble? Will it work on the Lite? I like the idea of being able to preview a book first before buying it just to make sure I like it.

2. I've read of some people having problems with the jetBook Lite (lockups and what not). What do you all suggest new users do to put their new purchase through its paces to see if it'll break? I have the understanding with electronics that if it's going to break, it usually does pretty early in it's life.

3. I thought I read somewhere that the os was based on linix. Can anyone point me to a good place for info on possibly modifying the firmware? I'm a total newbie for linix but I'd like to play with it. Anyone find an emulator for the jetBook to use on the computer with modified firmware?

This is a great community. Thanks in advance,

Ghost68

02-25-2010, 09:05 AM	#1
ghost68 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 60 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	Soon to be new owner Well, I bit the bullet and ordered a jetBook Lite and a 4gig SDHC card from NewEgg since they were that cheap. I've been reading alot here about what to do next. I have found many great suggestions. I've been looking around the web at alot of the sites that several people have suggested but I do have a couple of questions. 1. Has anyone tried to use the book previews from Barnes and Noble? Will it work on the Lite? I like the idea of being able to preview a book first before buying it just to make sure I like it. 2. I've read of some people having problems with the jetBook Lite (lockups and what not). What do you all suggest new users do to put their new purchase through its paces to see if it'll break? I have the understanding with electronics that if it's going to break, it usually does pretty early in it's life. 3. I thought I read somewhere that the os was based on linix. Can anyone point me to a good place for info on possibly modifying the firmware? I'm a total newbie for linix but I'd like to play with it. Anyone find an emulator for the jetBook to use on the computer with modified firmware? This is a great community. Thanks in advance, Ghost68 Last edited by ghost68; 02-25-2010 at 09:16 AM.