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Lord_Pall · 05-23-2010, 02:28 PM

Today my Ectaco Jetbook, bedecked in white plastic, purchased from Newegg during their first sale, has died.

It joins the hallowed list of Ebook Readers past, the REB 1250 and PRS-500 #1, cruely smote before their true end of life.

Anyhoo.
My jetbook screen cracked. No idea what caused it, I suspect a cat landed on it when jumping down from the window.

And it broke RIGHT after you guys explained how to reliably get books onto it.
(No characters other than letters in the filenames).

Now i'm sad and don't know what to replace it with. EInk is still too fragile and I think the jetbook replacements are too pricey too.. I just got an Ipad, but it's not really the same, especially in sunlight..

It was a good run, and knowing what I know now, I'd recommend it to future buyers..

As a sidenote, any ideas how much a replacement screen costs?

05-23-2010, 02:28 PM	#1
Lord_Pall Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Prs-505, reb1200, reb1100	RIP Jetbook Today my Ectaco Jetbook, bedecked in white plastic, purchased from Newegg during their first sale, has died. It joins the hallowed list of Ebook Readers past, the REB 1250 and PRS-500 #1, cruely smote before their true end of life. Anyhoo. My jetbook screen cracked. No idea what caused it, I suspect a cat landed on it when jumping down from the window. And it broke RIGHT after you guys explained how to reliably get books onto it. (No characters other than letters in the filenames). Now i'm sad and don't know what to replace it with. EInk is still too fragile and I think the jetbook replacements are too pricey too.. I just got an Ipad, but it's not really the same, especially in sunlight.. It was a good run, and knowing what I know now, I'd recommend it to future buyers.. As a sidenote, any ideas how much a replacement screen costs?