Spotted: Gosund GS601 e-reader from China

Alexander Turcic · 10-06-2009, 06:07 AM

If you can't count anymore on getting special attention by waving around a mainstream e-book reader, how about you try this little beauty straight from China. Dubbed GS601 E-ink, it looks different from any other reading device I've seen so far. Aside from that, the specs look rather mundane:

Display: E Ink, 6-inch 800x600
Size (in mm): 160x116x9
Weight: 1kg (if true, it'd make it the heaviest e-book reader ever)
Internal Memory: Flash?
External memory: 1GB-16GB
Connectivity: USB 2.0
Battery: Lithium-Polymer 3.7V 1000mA
Lifetime: "up to 20hrs" reading time or 16hrs audio playback
Formats supported: TXT, DOC, PDB, PDF, JPG, BMP, MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, AAC, WAV, OGG

When I tried to figure out the price through the order page, it would say zero yuan, so it doesn't seem to be available yet. Or, it's just a very good price.

Link to the product page: GS601 E-ink

Thanks to Lee for the tip!

yagiz · 10-06-2009, 06:10 AM

1kg? Wow! Reading a book becomes a workout!

Sweetpea · 10-06-2009, 06:14 AM

About 5 times heavier than the avarage e-reader.... Looks nice, but, as you said, not spectacular in specs.

HansTWN · 10-06-2009, 06:18 AM

I will take it for 0 Yuan. Ok, maybe 5 Yuan, cash.

PieOPah · 10-06-2009, 08:58 AM

I like the way that they make it seem more impressive by giving the storage capacity in words as opposed to books.

Shame that it doesn't really support many formats...

Hellmark · 10-06-2009, 09:16 AM

the battery life seems low, compared to current tech.

Sweetpea · 10-06-2009, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hellmark

the battery life seems low, compared to current tech.

20 hours? It's pretty long. You read how many pages per minute?

20 hours is 1200 minutes. Let's say you read 3 pages per minutes, so, it will give you about 4000 pages. I've yet to time my Mini, so I've no idea how many pages I'll get out of one charge (they say 8000 I believe)

Jellby · 10-06-2009, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Let's say you read 3 pages per minutes

3 page per minute? Gosh! Either you are a speed reader or you use a large font size. I don't think I can get much more than 1 page per minute.

Faenad · 10-06-2009, 12:02 PM

Either way I rather have a battery capacity in hours (with let say one page turn every 50s) than in "continuous page turn" like almost all current devices.

Hellmark · 10-06-2009, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

20 hours? It's pretty long. You read how many pages per minute?

20 hours is 1200 minutes. Let's say you read 3 pages per minutes, so, it will give you about 4000 pages. I've yet to time my Mini, so I've no idea how many pages I'll get out of one charge (they say 8000 I believe)

I get twice that with my reader. I've been reading on it, for a week solid since my last charge, and it just now says it is at three quarter charge. I've probably gone close to that 20 hour limit in that time.

Morken · 10-06-2009, 01:26 PM

There may be a connection between the good price and its weight.?. So: if the weight goes down, the price goes up. Hurray for heavy readers!!

gregcd · 10-06-2009, 03:57 PM

If the image is not photoshopped, this would be the first ereader with a glossy screen (all the others are matt). Thats going from the reflection.

ProDigit · 10-09-2009, 10:54 AM

1kg seems unrealistic! Perhaps with AC adaptor.
The only way it could be 1kg is if it was made out of plain steel.
1kg is the weight of a milk carton, and usually 3 of these devices would fit in that space.

I'd set my bets on 1lbs (approx 0,46Kg).

Also, I use 8pt as font size, and rather read 1 page every 3 minutes,than 3 pages every minute!
1page per minute seems realistic. It could also depend on formatting and layout!
One block of text could be harder to read than poems written centered on the screen,with a 100pix border.

ZJH · 10-16-2009, 06:03 AM

1Kg is either the total weight of the whole product package, or typo.

10-06-2009, 06:07 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Spotted: Gosund GS601 e-reader from China If you can't count anymore on getting special attention by waving around a mainstream e-book reader, how about you try this little beauty straight from China. Dubbed GS601 E-ink, it looks different from any other reading device I've seen so far. Aside from that, the specs look rather mundane: Display: E Ink, 6-inch 800x600 Size (in mm): 160x116x9 Weight: 1kg (if true, it'd make it the heaviest e-book reader ever) Internal Memory: Flash? External memory: 1GB-16GB Connectivity: USB 2.0 Battery: Lithium-Polymer 3.7V 1000mA Lifetime: "up to 20hrs" reading time or 16hrs audio playback Formats supported: TXT, DOC, PDB, PDF, JPG, BMP, MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, AAC, WAV, OGG When I tried to figure out the price through the order page, it would say zero yuan, so it doesn't seem to be available yet. Or, it's just a very good price. Link to the product page: GS601 E-ink Thanks to Lee for the tip! Attached Thumbnails

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10-06-2009, 06:10 AM	#2
yagiz http://is.gd/4flJX Posts: 134 Karma: 422 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, iPhone 3G	1kg? Wow! Reading a book becomes a workout!

10-06-2009, 06:14 AM	#3
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	About 5 times heavier than the avarage e-reader.... Looks nice, but, as you said, not spectacular in specs.

10-06-2009, 06:18 AM	#4
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	I will take it for 0 Yuan. Ok, maybe 5 Yuan, cash.

10-06-2009, 08:58 AM	#5
PieOPah Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 914 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505	I like the way that they make it seem more impressive by giving the storage capacity in words as opposed to books. Shame that it doesn't really support many formats...

10-06-2009, 09:16 AM	#6
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,591 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	the battery life seems low, compared to current tech.

10-06-2009, 12:02 PM	#9
Faenad Ad astra per aspera Posts: 347 Karma: 724 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mexico Device: PRS-505, PRS-300 & HTC HD2	Either way I rather have a battery capacity in hours (with let say one page turn every 50s) than in "continuous page turn" like almost all current devices.

10-06-2009, 01:26 PM	#11
Morken Member Posts: 13 Karma: 147 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Trondheim, Norway Device: Iliad, future plastic logic owner	There may be a connection between the good price and its weight.?. So: if the weight goes down, the price goes up. Hurray for heavy readers!!

10-06-2009, 03:57 PM	#12
gregcd Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Device: prs-t1, prs-650 to sell	If the image is not photoshopped, this would be the first ereader with a glossy screen (all the others are matt). Thats going from the reflection.

10-09-2009, 10:54 AM	#13
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	1kg seems unrealistic! Perhaps with AC adaptor. The only way it could be 1kg is if it was made out of plain steel. 1kg is the weight of a milk carton, and usually 3 of these devices would fit in that space. I'd set my bets on 1lbs (approx 0,46Kg). Also, I use 8pt as font size, and rather read 1 page every 3 minutes,than 3 pages every minute! 1page per minute seems realistic. It could also depend on formatting and layout! One block of text could be harder to read than poems written centered on the screen,with a 100pix border.

10-16-2009, 06:03 AM	#14
ZJH Hanlin Agent in Singapore Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Singapore Device: Hanlin V3	1Kg is either the total weight of the whole product package, or typo.

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