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Begemot · 03-09-2010, 05:26 AM

Finally, received my shiny new Libre.

As this is my first dedicated e-book reader some quick impressions are in order:

Screen:
Looks very nice, very readable, much much better than my Acer Aspire One netbook.

Size:
5 inches is good enough for regular text(readable at 12 points, but I prefer 18 points), however, converted pdfs to ePub do suffer.
For A4 type pages one would need at least 8 inches(with appropriate resolution of course). Thus, as a technical reader Libre is not optimal, but I knew that already going in.

Speed:
Loading of books can take a while.
Page turning(once loaded) is fine.
Some strange delays, for example there is about 15second delay going to recently read books screen, which does not make sense.

Also, it was strange to only get 500KB/s when transferring the free books from the SD to my computer via USB cable. Obviously, not a huge issue, as one could put SD in the computer directly.

Weight:
Appropriate for its size, about the same as a medium hardcover book.

Design:
The left side page turner is a strange beast, otherwise the buttons feel good and put in right places, the design feels much better than expected.

Libre works very well with Calibre which I installed on Ubuntu 9.10. Kudos to developer of Calibre!

Overall, I am very happy with the choice I made. Hopefully, there will be a larger screen version released in the future.

Next step: installing Jetbook firmware to get dictionaries...

03-09-2010, 05:26 AM	#1
Begemot Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 18638 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony DPT-S1, Kindle DX, iPad, Kobo Mini,H20,iRiver StoryHD	Libre first impressions Finally, received my shiny new Libre. As this is my first dedicated e-book reader some quick impressions are in order: Screen: Looks very nice, very readable, much much better than my Acer Aspire One netbook. Size: 5 inches is good enough for regular text(readable at 12 points, but I prefer 18 points), however, converted pdfs to ePub do suffer. For A4 type pages one would need at least 8 inches(with appropriate resolution of course). Thus, as a technical reader Libre is not optimal, but I knew that already going in. Speed: Loading of books can take a while. Page turning(once loaded) is fine. Some strange delays, for example there is about 15second delay going to recently read books screen, which does not make sense. Also, it was strange to only get 500KB/s when transferring the free books from the SD to my computer via USB cable. Obviously, not a huge issue, as one could put SD in the computer directly. Weight: Appropriate for its size, about the same as a medium hardcover book. Design: The left side page turner is a strange beast, otherwise the buttons feel good and put in right places, the design feels much better than expected. Libre works very well with Calibre which I installed on Ubuntu 9.10. Kudos to developer of Calibre! Overall, I am very happy with the choice I made. Hopefully, there will be a larger screen version released in the future. Next step: installing Jetbook firmware to get dictionaries...