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thcrw739 · 03-22-2010, 12:46 PM

I had mention this in the delstar thread, and saw you guys had a thread on it all ready.

Its an alpha 700, just Texet labled & boot screen says texet, like all those windows ce/linux laptops you see on ebay under diffrent names but all look the same, which are also skytone, at least the linux mips models.

This is the thing i was talking about it won http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ht_1184wt_1109

Seems the restore img fixed it, so i was testing out fbreader and the pdf, not bad at all fbreader even connects to this free bookstore thing.

Only thing wrong I'm aware of is the screen has a a couple of indentions/dings in the top plastic layer, mainly around the black screen border though. but for $100 as long as it stay working its worth keeping it, as it isn't real noticeable.

Got about 3 hours with wifi on, other stuff going, medium brightness on the battery, some of it like the backing looks cheap, but its quality is ok for the most part.

I wouldn't pay what they want retail for it ever, but i'd say new its worth about $150 in my opinion new.

03-22-2010, 12:46 PM	#32
thcrw739 Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SLC, UT Device: Texet EZB890/Skytone A700	I had mention this in the delstar thread, and saw you guys had a thread on it all ready. Its an alpha 700, just Texet labled & boot screen says texet, like all those windows ce/linux laptops you see on ebay under diffrent names but all look the same, which are also skytone, at least the linux mips models. This is the thing i was talking about it won http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ht_1184wt_1109 Seems the restore img fixed it, so i was testing out fbreader and the pdf, not bad at all fbreader even connects to this free bookstore thing. Only thing wrong I'm aware of is the screen has a a couple of indentions/dings in the top plastic layer, mainly around the black screen border though. but for $100 as long as it stay working its worth keeping it, as it isn't real noticeable. Got about 3 hours with wifi on, other stuff going, medium brightness on the battery, some of it like the backing looks cheap, but its quality is ok for the most part. I wouldn't pay what they want retail for it ever, but i'd say new its worth about $150 in my opinion new.