Jetbook Maxi = An 8.5x11" Mirasol with optical touchscreen?

Ken Maltby · 10-07-2010, 12:42 AM

We've had the Jetbook, the Jetbook Lite, and the Jetbook-Mini; Why not a
Jetbook Maxi?

Something for the Academic and Corporate Markets. If they can make them
cheap enough also for the Magazine or Journal Markets.

It would be low power consuming, color, large enough, and include a means
of highlighting and note taking.

They could make a deluxe model with "Wi-Fi Peer to Peer" and a light weight
browser.

So... An 8.5x11" Mirasol with optical touchscreen, for next Christmas, anyone?
(It's too late for this Christmas.)

Luck;
Ken

artifact · 10-07-2010, 01:59 AM

Six months ago I would have said a resounding yes and snapped one up. Now I think Ectaco would be too late with too little and has missed the boat. The Mini is going to position them as an even cheaper and lower end product than the current reviews due to the price point combined with the crappy format support and the screen contrast/color (green vs. white BG) vs. e-ink Perl. Plus saying 'get Calibre' is also a -really- cheap move which disgusts me as far as company ethics go. Harware-wise, I don't think it would have been hard to get a large B&W reflective LCD produced (maybe I'm wrong here) which could be waiting for a PixelQi or Mirasol to slap into the existing hardware for a bleeding edge first to market color version.

Their marketing department has its head in the wrong place. No confidence at this point in Ecato :P.

Kris777 · 10-07-2010, 11:39 AM

I would like to see cheap jetBook maxi with PixelQi 7" screen. It can be usefull for ebooks with color pictures.

amgoforth · 10-07-2010, 12:08 PM

I would buy one, if price is good.

10-07-2010, 12:42 AM	#1
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	Jetbook Maxi = An 8.5x11" Mirasol with optical touchscreen? We've had the Jetbook, the Jetbook Lite, and the Jetbook-Mini; Why not a Jetbook Maxi? Something for the Academic and Corporate Markets. If they can make them cheap enough also for the Magazine or Journal Markets. It would be low power consuming, color, large enough, and include a means of highlighting and note taking. They could make a deluxe model with "Wi-Fi Peer to Peer" and a light weight browser. So... An 8.5x11" Mirasol with optical touchscreen, for next Christmas, anyone? (It's too late for this Christmas.) Luck; Ken

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10-07-2010, 01:59 AM	#2
artifact Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 3569616 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: jetBook (RIP), Kobo Touch	Six months ago I would have said a resounding yes and snapped one up. Now I think Ectaco would be too late with too little and has missed the boat. The Mini is going to position them as an even cheaper and lower end product than the current reviews due to the price point combined with the crappy format support and the screen contrast/color (green vs. white BG) vs. e-ink Perl. Plus saying 'get Calibre' is also a -really- cheap move which disgusts me as far as company ethics go. Harware-wise, I don't think it would have been hard to get a large B&W reflective LCD produced (maybe I'm wrong here) which could be waiting for a PixelQi or Mirasol to slap into the existing hardware for a bleeding edge first to market color version. Their marketing department has its head in the wrong place. No confidence at this point in Ecato :P.

10-07-2010, 11:39 AM	#3
Kris777 Banned Posts: 1,767 Karma: 2520493 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Nexus 7, jetBook-Lite, jetBook mini, Toshiba Thrive, JETBOOK COLOR	I would like to see cheap jetBook maxi with PixelQi 7" screen. It can be usefull for ebooks with color pictures.

10-07-2010, 12:08 PM	#4
amgoforth Groupie Posts: 196 Karma: 3142469 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Odessa, Texas Device: 2 Kindles, 2 Nooks, 2 Kobos, Ipad.	I would buy one, if price is good.

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