Please help me find the following accessories for a JB mini

Farhad · 02-21-2011, 08:33 AM

Hi,

I just ordered a Ectaco JetBook mini (

) and I need your advice to get:

a) a simple screen protector
b) a hard (or semi-hard) case

Could you please recommend something?

Thanks!

Farhad

GhostHawk · 02-21-2011, 01:51 PM

Ok, I'll bite, "why"?

When the screen gets dirty, take a warm damp (not wet) cloth and clean it, dry it, go back to reading.

Its tougher than you might think.

As to a cover, the whole point to a mini (I thought) was that it fits in your pocket. Put it in the cover and it isn't going to do that.

I "suspect" you could make a cover out of a cheap dollar store photo album and a bit of velcro if you insist. Couple of threads posting how to's for Jetbooks, I don't see that the mini would be that different.

Farhad · 02-21-2011, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GhostHawk

Ok, I'll bite, "why"?

When the screen gets dirty, take a warm damp (not wet) cloth and clean it, dry it, go back to reading.

Its tougher than you might think.
.

LOL. I am not so sure I will use a cover and so I want to make sure that at least I don't scratch the screen (unless I can also remove scratches with a damp cloth

)

Ken Maltby · 02-21-2011, 10:14 PM

You could cut a piece of plastic milk carton/jug to match the side of the mini with the
screen and include tabs that you could heat and bend to allow you to slide it onto the
mini.

Luck;
Ken

silverraven · 02-22-2011, 07:30 AM

Walmart sold cheap plastic on the roll, very thin, that you can buy by the yard, like $2.50 a yard. You can cut what ever size screen protector out of it. It's not perfect, but if you are real worried about it, it will do. If Walmart doesn't sell it any more, I'm sure other fabric stores do.
S

k9reeder · 02-22-2011, 10:29 AM

Some white macadamia nut cookies I got from the local bakery came in a large rigid and transparent plastic box. I cut off a flat, screen-sized piece from the box top and slipped it over the screen.

Two unexpected things I found about this transparent protector: it has negligible impact on readability (little glare), and it is surprisingly resistant to all the little smudges I'd been putting on the screen up til then. So now I've secured the plastic on each side with a little strip of scotch tape. Easy to remove and replace.

Bonus: you get to have some delicious white macadamia nut cookies to snack on while you're reading - although I guess non white macadamia nut cookie box transparent plastic might work as well. :-)

02-21-2011, 08:33 AM	#1
Farhad Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 1248 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Florida Device: N800/Nokia 5230/PB IQ701/PB 360	Please help me find the following accessories for a JB mini Hi, I just ordered a Ectaco JetBook mini () and I need your advice to get: a) a simple screen protector b) a hard (or semi-hard) case Could you please recommend something? Thanks! Farhad

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GhostHawk Data Privateer! Posts: 586 Karma: 62887 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fargo ND Device: Ectaco Jetbook& Jetbook Lite	Ok, I'll bite, "why"? When the screen gets dirty, take a warm damp (not wet) cloth and clean it, dry it, go back to reading. Its tougher than you might think. As to a cover, the whole point to a mini (I thought) was that it fits in your pocket. Put it in the cover and it isn't going to do that. I "suspect" you could make a cover out of a cheap dollar store photo album and a bit of velcro if you insist. Couple of threads posting how to's for Jetbooks, I don't see that the mini would be that different.

02-21-2011, 10:14 PM	#4
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	You could cut a piece of plastic milk carton/jug to match the side of the mini with the screen and include tabs that you could heat and bend to allow you to slide it onto the mini. Luck; Ken

02-22-2011, 07:30 AM	#5
silverraven Guru Posts: 970 Karma: 3438612 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle 4NTB x 4	Walmart sold cheap plastic on the roll, very thin, that you can buy by the yard, like $2.50 a yard. You can cut what ever size screen protector out of it. It's not perfect, but if you are real worried about it, it will do. If Walmart doesn't sell it any more, I'm sure other fabric stores do. S

02-22-2011, 10:29 AM	#6
k9reeder Groupie Posts: 173 Karma: 216716 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Sony PRS-350, Galaxy Tab S2, PW3(7th) Kobo H2O (1st), Forma	Some white macadamia nut cookies I got from the local bakery came in a large rigid and transparent plastic box. I cut off a flat, screen-sized piece from the box top and slipped it over the screen. Two unexpected things I found about this transparent protector: it has negligible impact on readability (little glare), and it is surprisingly resistant to all the little smudges I'd been putting on the screen up til then. So now I've secured the plastic on each side with a little strip of scotch tape. Easy to remove and replace. Bonus: you get to have some delicious white macadamia nut cookies to snack on while you're reading - although I guess non white macadamia nut cookie box transparent plastic might work as well. :-)

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