3rd Generation: Boox vs Hanlin V30 vs Txtr

mobelby · 03-05-2009, 04:03 PM

Hi,
I'm hoping this thread will help me and others who have patiently been waiting to buy an ereader and are now impatiently waiting on a final decision among these three readers, which should all (touch wood) be available to buy by Sep 09, earlier in some cases we hope.

My criteria:

clarity of screen (matching or bettering Iliad v2)
open formats including good support for pdf, txt, lit, rtf, epub
free text search in all formats
multiple fonts and font sizes - at least 5 font sizes
note taking whether via virtual keyboard or touchscreen
ability to load and search a dictionary
wifi to sync rss newsfeeds
battery life (preferably with replaceable battery)
folder support and generally an OS that allows ease of use to manage your library, switch between books you're reading, bookmarks etc

I want to be as objective as possible in my choice but I do not wish to wait forever for vapourware.

At the moment the boox looks real, looks like it has all the features above and looks like it will sell for slightly under USD400 from June 09.
At the moment the Hanlin V30 looks like it will also have these features but there are no photos, videos or firm release dates
At the moment, the txtr is a fantastic looking device but I'm unsure whether it has note taking, dictionary support, or free text searching. It may well meet all the other criteria above.

I welcome others that are in the market for a gen 3 and have unbiased views to join me in a discussion as the final product specs for each of these readers is cemented.

tompe · 03-05-2009, 04:08 PM

My next reader must have an SDK so I can write programs myself for the reader. I am tired of waiting on firmware that never gets updated. So I am hoping the the txtr-reader will have this.

If the txtr-reader have bluetooth it shoud be simple to connect a keyboard and implement some note taking. The synchronization of pages also makes it possible to take notes on your computer when reading on the reader.

03-05-2009, 04:03 PM	#1
mobelby Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 224 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: eeepc 901	3rd Generation: Boox vs Hanlin V30 vs Txtr Hi, I'm hoping this thread will help me and others who have patiently been waiting to buy an ereader and are now impatiently waiting on a final decision among these three readers, which should all (touch wood) be available to buy by Sep 09, earlier in some cases we hope. My criteria: clarity of screen (matching or bettering Iliad v2) open formats including good support for pdf, txt, lit, rtf, epub free text search in all formats multiple fonts and font sizes - at least 5 font sizes note taking whether via virtual keyboard or touchscreen ability to load and search a dictionary wifi to sync rss newsfeeds battery life (preferably with replaceable battery) folder support and generally an OS that allows ease of use to manage your library, switch between books you're reading, bookmarks etc I want to be as objective as possible in my choice but I do not wish to wait forever for vapourware. At the moment the boox looks real, looks like it has all the features above and looks like it will sell for slightly under USD400 from June 09. At the moment the Hanlin V30 looks like it will also have these features but there are no photos, videos or firm release dates At the moment, the txtr is a fantastic looking device but I'm unsure whether it has note taking, dictionary support, or free text searching. It may well meet all the other criteria above. I welcome others that are in the market for a gen 3 and have unbiased views to join me in a discussion as the final product specs for each of these readers is cemented.

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03-05-2009, 04:08 PM	#2
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	My next reader must have an SDK so I can write programs myself for the reader. I am tired of waiting on firmware that never gets updated. So I am hoping the the txtr-reader will have this. If the txtr-reader have bluetooth it shoud be simple to connect a keyboard and implement some note taking. The synchronization of pages also makes it possible to take notes on your computer when reading on the reader.

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